Wang Lu's face turned pale and he lowered his head deeply.

Qin Shu's expression remained unchanged. She thought and said, "This news must be spread to everyone in the capital."

"As for Master Fu and I... have Feng San keep an eye on us. If anyone spreads any rumors about Master Fu and me, write down their identities and report it to His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin."

Wang Lu responded in a low voice.

Fu Ying asked Dongping to arrange someone to escort Wang Lu to Beijing.

After the two left, Fu Ying looked at Qin Shu, his eyes suddenly flashed, and he whispered in her ear: "You have nothing to do, you can't go back to Jincheng, and you can't go to Beijing, why don't I take you out for a walk?"

Qin Shu immediately hugged Fu Ying's arm, raised her face and smiled, "That's exactly what I meant!"

Anyway, the job has been done and we are just waiting for the autumn grain to be stored in the warehouse.

The two of them went out to travel in the mountains and play in the water.

If there is any imperial decree coming from the court, it does not mean that he will disobey the order if he is not here.

If you have anything to say, let’s wait until they come back.

In the past, Qin Shu always felt that a mysterious family like the Fu family must live in a paradise shrouded in fairy mist.

It is a world of its own, isolated from the world.

So when Fu Ying took her into a small village and told her that this was where the Fu family had lived for generations, she couldn't accept it for a while:

The Fu family, who are said to be mysterious by word of mouth among the living, actually live in a place like this?

The small village is called Guanjiazhai.

Qin Shu’s first reaction was: The people in this small village don’t have the surname Fu?

What is different from other villages is that the houses in this village are built in a unique style.

Between the rows of houses, colorful and various signs hanging on the shop doors fluttered in the wind.

Children were walking in groups of three or five on the street, shouting and playing.

From time to time, strange-looking horse-drawn and ox-drawn carts rattled by.

Qin Shu was watching so much that she was dazzled when suddenly a human-shaped wooden figure rushed over to them with a clatter, and then ran away from them with a clatter.

Fu Ying twisted her head so that it was facing backwards and gently straightened it, then gently squeezed the horse's belly and said, "Come on, I'll take you to the Fu family's old house."

Qin Shu suddenly felt a little nervous.

She grabbed Fu Ying's collar and asked in a low voice, "Can't I stay at the inn?"

Fu Rong rubbed Qin Shu's heart with his chin, "I'm here, don't worry."

Qin Shu still felt a little embarrassed.

As an unmarried woman, would the elders of the Fu family dislike her for following a man around?

Moreover, she didn't prepare any gifts or send in a visiting card in advance. Wouldn't it be too rude to go to someone else's house rashly?

However, Fu Ying and Qin Shu were riding on the same horse, and they could only watch him drive his horse forward, passing the tall archway step by step.

After passing the archway, the houses inside become different from those outside.

It seems that all the houses are built on the hill opposite the archway.

The hillside is shrouded in mist, with countless white walls and green tiles hidden in it. The houses are built in layers according to the terrain, with orderly heights and staggered layouts.

It really feels like a place where great people live.

When they reached the foot of the mountain, Fu Ying got off the horse and raised his hand to help Qin Shu down.

Someone came over and bowed respectfully, "The master of the family is back."

Fu Rong nodded modestly, said "hmm", and stretched out his hand to Qin Shu, "Come."

Seeing that the man didn't even dare to raise his head, Qin Shu bowed slightly to her, took the reins handed to her by Fu Ying, and pulled the horse away.

Fu Rong was still waiting, and Qin Shu handed her hand to him.

Entering the mountain is a house, which looks no different from an ordinary house.

In the middle of the courtyard was a wide and flat stone road. Fu Ying held Qin Shu's hand and walked along the stone road, passing through one hall after another.

Every time someone passed by, they would bow to Fu Ying and respectfully call him "Master."

Walk to the end of the courtyard, climb the nine-step three-tier stone steps, and you will arrive in front of a tall and solemn house.

There were two men standing in front of the room. When they saw Fu Ying, they bowed and said, "Master of the house." Then they gently pushed open the door.

Fu Rong took Qin Shu's hand and walked straight into the door.

Immediately, male and female servants came up and led Qin Shu to the west room.

Qin Shu looked back at Fu Rong, who gave her a reassuring look and went to the east room.

When they arrived at the west room, Qin Shu realized that these people had brought her here to take a bath and change clothes.

The outer garment is a grey robe with wide sleeves, and the collar, cuffs and lapels are embroidered with delicate patterns in silver thread.

The lining is a plain dress woven from snow cocoons.

After putting on her clothes, the maid took out a corset embroidered with the same pattern in gold and silver threads and tied it around Qin Shu's waist.

Finally, Qin Shu's hair was combed and smoothed out, and a simple bun was tied for her using an ebony hairpin engraved with flying birds. The loose hair was loosely gathered behind her with a ribbon.

A maid brought over a tray, and on the tray was what looked like a veil.

Just as she was about to step forward, an elderly madam nearby stopped her with a look.

When she walked out of the room, Fu Ying was already waiting for her.

The color and style of Fu Ying's clothes are the same as Qin Shu's.

He looked at Qin Shu with bright eyes, smiled with satisfaction, took her hand, and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to see your grandfather."

Qin Shu suddenly lost her composure: Now it’s time to meet the head of the family?

Seeing that she was hesitant and unwilling to leave, Fu Ying smiled and said, "Don't worry, Grandfather will definitely like you."

Hearing Fu Ying say this, the maids following Qin Shu looked at each other, confusion and surprise revealed in their eyes.

The woman holding the veil breathed a sigh of relief, and when the elder nun looked at her, she quickly gave her a look of gratitude.

Qin Shu thought that when Fu Ying took her to see her grandfather, she would see an old man with white hair and a youthful face, and a fairy-like appearance. However, what she saw was a pile of tablets.

Unexpectedly, Fu Ying took her to the Fu Family Ancestral Hall.

No wonder you need to bathe and change clothes.

Qin Shu stood still. Fu Ying tugged at her sleeve, lit a stick of incense and handed it to Qin Shu. He then pulled her to kneel in front of the spirit tablet and whispered, "Grandfather, she is the granddaughter-in-law Qin Shu that I have chosen for you. I specially brought her to see you today."

He pulled Qin Shu's sleeve, revealing the bracelet on her wrist, and said with a smile: "Look, I have found the destined person for this bracelet. Grandfather should rest in peace if he is still alive."

Just as he finished speaking, he heard a loud bang outside the door.

Then a woman's sharp voice rang out, "Fu Rong, give my Jing'er back to me!"

Fu Ying turned a deaf ear and gestured to Qin Shu to put the incense in her hand into the incense burner.

Then he took her hand and walked out.

Outside the door, there was a woman in gorgeous clothes and a veil on her face, surrounded by several maids. Two guards held her arms on the left and right, trapping her firmly in place.

Fu Ying's originally smiling face suddenly turned gloomy.

Qin Shu looked at the woman, then at Fu Rong, and immediately understood: this person should be the concubine married by Fu Rong's father, and also the biological mother of Fu Rong's younger brother Fu Jing, Qi.

Why did she ask Fu Ying for someone?

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