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: The Way of Favors Chapter 5\n
: The Way of Favors Chapter 7\n
It was already half a month later when Fu Rong finally dared to look at herself in the mirror. It was the start of summer, with the sounds of birds chirping and the smells of flowers.\n
Her symptoms were rather light. Not many blisters formed and now, most of the blisters on her body had disappeared, only leaving a few that appeared late. They were black, small, and large and couldn’t be seen when clothing covered them. They weren’t itchy and as long as Fu Rong didn’t touch them, it was as if they weren’t there.\n
But she wasn’t the most worried about those, but rather the one on her forehead.\n
The whiter she was, the more obvious the black blister was, very obvious.\n
Fu Rong angrily pushed the mirror. If she didn’t see it, then she wouldn’t be annoyed.\n
“My lady, Second Master wants you to go outside to take your pulse.” Lan Xiang reminded her softly, who was outside the door. The Fu family of the capital has two separate branches, but Fu Rong and her brothers and sisters were arranged in order along with them.\n
“Got it.” Fu Rong answered faintly. She took up from the mirror, picked up a white gauze hat and put it onto her head, then thought of the blister on her forehead, which would be used by Ge Chuan to determine if she was fully recovered. In other words, it means that she wouldn’t be able to pass the illness onto others. She threw the hat onto the rack with disgust and went out after she tidied up the messy hair in front of her forehead.\n
Anyway, the few people outside had already seen her with blisters, so it was useless to cover up. \n
In the hall, Fu Chen was talking with Ge Chuan.\n
Ge Chuan had seen a lot and is very experienced, so Fu Pinyan would always chat and have tea with him when he came over. Fu Chen chatted with Ge Chuan to make use of the time that seemed to go so slowly.\n
Seeing his sister in a white dress walking elegantly, her beautiful face sullen with an aggrieved look, Fu Chen only thought it funny, “Little sister, don’t worry, Mr. Ge just told me that you can now go outside to take walks. You don’t need to stay inside the whole time.”\n
Fu Rong smiled bitterly. With a big black spot on her, she would rather be imprisoned in her room.\n
Fu Rong bowed respectfully to Ge Chuan and then proficiently sat across from Ge Chuan, reaching her hand out.\n
Ge Chuan put his fingers over the wrist to check the pulse, then had Fu Rong reveal the blister on her forehead. He pressed on it gently, then said, “My lady, you have recovered fully, so you probably will not be able to pass on the disease, but just in case, Lady should stay here for three to five more days, until the blister on your forehead fully disappears should you return to the manor.”\n
“Thank you very much, Mister. Mister has been very exhausted these days.”\n
Ge Chuan prescribed her a medicine called Jade Snow Dew. If there were scabs on her body, she could rub some on daily before she went to bed. The scabs will disappear very quickly. It can also be put into the daily bath as it affects to whiten and soften the skin. It was much better than the medication brought by her mother at a high price, she had gotten a great bargain.\n
Ge Chuan laughed humbly, then said a few words about maintenance, and when Fu Pinyan came over in the evening, said goodbye.\n
Fu Pinyan originally wanted to have Ge Chuan stay at his side and be the family’s doctor, but after these few days, discovered that Ge Chuan had an unruly personality and would not be restful as a doctor of a small family in a small courtyard, so he gave up on the idea. He ordered people to set up a banquet and personally sent Ge Chuan out of Xindu City the next day.\n
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“Older brother, where are you taking me?”\n
On the second day after Ge Chuan left, Fu Rong was forcibly dragged out of the mansion by Fu Chen. His steps were large, and Fu Rong couldn’t keep up with him, but she also didn’t want to be dragged along, so she obeyed and agreed to go with him.\n
Fu Chen smiled as he knocked on the hat on her head, “Don’t rush, you’ll know when we get there.”\n
Fu Rong stuck out her lip and followed him with little steps as she took in the scenery around her, saying distractedly, “Have you prepared another surprise for me? I’m telling you, if you have a pair of black bugs to scare me again, I’ll have daddy punish you by confining you in your room for a month.”\n
Fu Chen laughed, recalling the day his precious younger sister was so scared that she had leaped into his arms, and said quickly, “Oh no, I don’t dare. This time, I promise that you’ll like it.”\n
Fu Rong looked at him suspiciously, not knowing whether she should believe him or not.\n
After walking for a quarter of an hour, the two siblings arrived at the edge of the forest. The wild grass here was not as wild as the ones in the countryside. They went up to the knee and were green and shiny, and in this patch of green grass, a mountain goat that was as white as snow was eating grass. It could be because it wasn’t afraid of tigers, as this little goat wasn’t afraid of humans. It turned its head to look at the brother and sister, then lowered its head and continued eating.\n
The little goat was cute, but Fu Rong didn’t like it, and said with dislike, “It’s just this? It would be better if older brother would give me a whole roasted goat.” Having been sick, Fu Rong couldn’t help but be greedy after only having light food for almost a month.\n
“People like kind girls, how could you be so cruel?” Fu Chen took a few steps back, shocked, and looked at his younger sister sadly.\n
Fu Rong didn’t want to listen to him talk so much, and said after turning away, “Okay, can we go back now?”\n
Just as she was about to leave, two tender calls suddenly came from behind her. Fu Rong looked around curiously to see a yellow ball digging out of the green grass, closely followed by another one. The two of them were about the same size, very fluffy, and with the color of a goose’s yellow feathers. They ran around with a slight rhythm, looking very clumsy and cute.\n
Fu Rong couldn’t hide her excitement and asked with surprise, “Where do you get them from?”\n
His sister liked it, so Fu Chen was proud. He ran over and captured the two yellow geese, then held them in front of his younger sister to have her take a look, “I bought them from the village over there. How about this, we’ll stew for soup at noon? Goat and goose meat soup should be pretty delicious.”\n
Fu Rong smiled, then snatched a small goose, petting it, “This gift is good. Let’s bring it home together. Younger brother will like it.” Her white and chubby little brother can finally be held in her arms to fawn over.\n
“Okay then. Oh, Nong Nong, you’ve stayed in the room for so long, so you could come out these next few mornings and nights to release the geese and get some fresh air as well.” Fu Chen found these delights just to help his younger sister relieve her boredom. He of course also wished for her to walk more frequently to recover her original bouncy state and not stare at the mirror unhappily the whole day. \n
“Then you’ll have to release them with me.” Fu Rong pouted, turning her head.\n
“Of course, my sister is a flower, as beautiful as jade. I’ll be worried if she roams around outside by herself.” Fu Chen flattered his younger sister.\n
Fu Rong loved to hear it, smiling so much that her eyes were tiny crescents.\n
Because Fu Rong was almost fully recovered, Fu Pinyan didn’t come over today. Before the sunset, the brother and sister came over to the forest edge as planned to release the geese. The distance between the forest and the mansion was just a half kilometer. Nanny Sun and Lan Xiang were guarding the entrance and could see the faraway brother and sister very clearly. \n
“Older brother, are they female or male? I want to name them.” Fu Rong said excitedly.\n
Fu Chen poured a basin of cold water on her (gave her a blow), “They look cute right now, but when they grow larger and their feathers change color, you will not like them.” His younger sister loved beauty. She didn’t care about the appearance of someone as long as they had a temper that she liked, but as for these things, when they become ugly, she will immediately become uninterested.\n
So, Fu Rong temporarily gave up on the thought and started talking about other stuff with her older brother, “To take care of me, older brother hasn’t gone to the Liang family to learn martial arts for almost a month. Will you suffer losses when you go back and exchange skills with your senior and junior brothers?\n
“You’re underestimating me way too much, don’t mention a month, even if……”\n
He said half of it, then stopped abruptly. Fu Chen frowned as he looked into the distance at the countryside dirt road, and seeing that the carriage was indeed coming towards their mansion, captured the two geese in a flash, “Someone is coming, let’s go back first.”\n
Fu Rong noticed it as well and nodded her head. As they walked back and seeing the carriage that was slowly getting closer to the mansion, she couldn’t help but remember the differences her previous life had from her current one.\n
In the previous life, she came to the mansion only after her symptoms started to appear. She came a few days earlier this life and met the genius doctor Ge Chuan by accident. Now, because she didn’t pick her scabs and her return date was delayed, she didn’t think that they would encounter someone coming to the mansion, and she also didn’t know what type of person they would be. Looking at the sky, they were probably looking for a place to stay, like Ge Chuan asking for water. They were trivial matters, so she had never heard of them before.\n
She went in through the back door with Fu Chen circling to the front.\n
The carriage had already arrived at the front door, and Fu Chen was standing there, waiting for them.\n
A gray clothed Xu Jia jumped off the carriage, bowing to Fu Chen, “Is this childe the master of this mansion?” \n
He wore the most unnoticeable gray robes, but the person was handsome, with a face like precious jade, a red mouth, white teeth, and a personable demeanor. It was obvious from even the first look that he wasn’t an ordinary coachman, which means that the person inside the carriage had an even greater background. Fu Chen glanced at the carriage curtains, then replied, “I am, I don’t know you guys……”\n
Xu Jia sighed quietly. He looked to the west at the sun that was about to set, then explained, “My childe is a personage of the capital. We just arrived from Heze but didn’t expect that his old illness would occur again, so we couldn’t rush. Just now, I heard from the villagers that it will still take an hour to get to Xindu City, but it will most likely be closed when we get there as we are moving slowly, so we want to spend the night at this noble mansion. I wonder if it will be convenient for this childe? Or will you have to discuss this with the elders of the family?”\n
Only his family’s mansion was good nearby, so it was no wonder that they would come here.\n
Fu Chen bowed respectfully. There was the air of a hero inside him, and seeing that Xu Jin didn’t seem like a cunning person, agreed joyfully, “When away from home, who doesn’t have times where they need help. Please, you two. It’s just that this humble house is simple, so please bear with me.”\n
“Childe is too polite” Xu Jia thanked him, then pulled out a piece of silver from his sleeve and gave it to Fu Chen, “We’re suddenly asking for a place to stay and are making trouble. This same token of appreciation should be accepted by childe.”\n
Fu Chen refused to accept it and pushed it aside. Xu Jia could only put the silver away, then backed up towards the carriage, inviting, “Childe, please get off the carriage.”\n
The person inside replied with a grunt.\n
There was only a soft noise from the nose, and Fu Chen couldn’t help but look over, curious about who exactly the person inside was.\n
The carriage curtains were moved aside by Xu Jia, revealing a robe the color of the blue-green sky after the rain, embroidered with clouds. With the gentle sound of the rubbing of clothing, the man stood up and left his seat and got off by stepping down the stool. The action was simple, but because the man had the air of nobility, it seemed like he was stepping off a white jade step rather than a yellow wooden stool.\n
Fu Chen raised his head, and after seeing the person’s appearance clearly, didn’t know why but thought of his precious Third Sister.\n
Second Sister was fifteen, Third Sister was thirteen. They were all at the age of talking about marriage. Fu Chen would occasionally bring up some candidates in front of his father. Second Sister was okay, but when it came to Third Sister, the father and son both thought that in terms of appearances, no one could be worthy of their Nong Nong. But now, at this very moment, Fu Chen finally discovered one……\n
He was so mesmerized that Xu Jin slightly frowned.\n
Xu Jia was observing and coughed quietly.\n
Fu Chen immediately came back to the present moment and promptly invited the two of them inside to cover up the embarrassment on his face.\n
What strange things he was thinking about. No matter how good-looking this person was, he was just an empty rack. Who knew what background he had? And besides, he looked like he was one or two years older than him. When the time came for Nong Nong to marry, he might already be a father, so they were not compatible at all.\n
After he arranged the guest room, Fu Chen went to the back courtyard.\n
Fu Rong was waiting for him the whole time, “Who are the people that came?”\n
Fu Chen shook his head, “I didn’t inquire much. The ones who are staying for the night, they will leave tomorrow morning.”\n
Sure enough, Fu Rong didn’t ask anymore.\n
But inside the guest room in the front, Xu Jia made a pot of Dragon After Rain for Xu Jin and asked in a low voice, “When does Prince plan to do it?”\n