The Ups and Downs of Mrs. Yipin

Chapter 10 Birthday Present
It may be that he was promoted, Lord Shangshu was very busy, and it took five or six days before Fang Xiuyi had the opportunity to send the stone out, because Lord Shangshu came back very early that morning.

Fang Xiu stood in the yard, waiting for Sandong to come.Sandong hadn't appeared yet, but that Banxia saw her standing in the small courtyard, as if something was going on, but he didn't dare to pass through the main courtyard, so he called Sandong out when he went back.San Dong was reporting to Lord Shang Shu about the affairs in the yard, and came here in a hurry, Fang Xiuyi never took the initiative to find her, so there must be something wrong this time.

"What's the matter? Chef Fang, what's the matter?"

"It's like this. My two children said that we were in Shangshu's mansion and received a lot of favors from Lord Shangshu. Last time the adult celebrated his birthday, but they didn't make it in time, but they just wanted to give Lord Shangshu a gift. Can you please Hand it over to the adults for me."

Sandong looked at the stone in his hand, it seemed to be very ordinary, but he still recognized the word "Shou".He glanced at Fang Xiuyi, and it seemed that the other party was just giving him a gift.

"Okay, no problem, you go to work, I'll take it for you."

Fang Xiuyi looked at Sandong's back, her heartbeat slowed down, and finally sent it out, as if she was a thief.She had just returned to the kitchen to prepare lunch when Ban Xia walked in.

"Does your lord have any orders?" She is not familiar with Ban Xia, and she doesn't know what to call it.

"My lord, please go over there." Ban Xia's voice couldn't tell what emotion it was.

"Please, come over?" Fang Xiuyi was a little flustered, maybe he sent the wrong thing?

"Ms. Fang, please!"

Fang Xiu followed Ban Xia to the study anxiously.

"My lord, Chef Fang is here." Ban Xia wanted to report outside.

"Come in." When Fang Xiu heard the calm voice inside, she panicked even more. Could it be the calm before the storm?
Adding up Fang Xiu's one and two lifetimes, it was the first time she walked into the study of a high-ranking official, and she felt a little nervous and uneasy, especially because the other party was a high-ranking person who manipulated her life at will. She can challenge these people, but she can't even calm down.

The study room is very large, like a small library. There is a person behind the large desk, a man, a man in his 30s, a good-looking man in his 30s, but this man seems familiar.Fang Xiuyi was a little stunned. She didn't expect such a high-ranking and powerful person to be so young. The main reason was that she felt as if she had seen this person somewhere.

"Ahem." Sandong reminded from the side.

As soon as Fang Xiu looked away, she quickly saluted Lord Shangshu, "My lord."

"Hmm." Lord Shang Shu had the stone next to him, "Is this stone made by Young Master Ling?"

"Yes, my lord. The writing is written by the elder brother, and the carving is done by the younger brother."

"Well, that's right. It's the first time I've received such a gift, but it's a bit late." Master Shang Shu spoke slowly, unable to tell whether he liked it or not.

"The last time they found out about the birthday of the adults, they bought this stone."

"Are the birthday characters and the characters on the back written by your eldest son?"

"Yes, my lord."

"It's really embarrassing for him. This carver looks very unfamiliar, and I don't know how long he has been studying."

"It made adults laugh, he has been studying for almost two years."

"More than two years? Did you learn it when you were in Hangzhou Mansion?"

Fang Xiu was taken aback. They had never told anyone about this. It seems that entering this Shangshu Mansion was not so accidental. Maybe they had checked her out long ago, but have they found out about her? What about the Possessed God?

"Yes, my lord."

"I didn't expect to have such achievements at such a young age." Master Shang Shu looked at the stone over and over again, as if to see the flowers, "However, since you let them all study, won't this affect their studies?"

Fang Xiu thought for a while, if what she said was too reasonable, then her illiteracy lies would be exposed, and the Master Shang Shu would be able to know where her theories and insights came from after checking it.She doesn't dare to take any chances now.

"Letting children study is also to make them become officials in the future, just like adults. Children like this sculpture, and they say it won't delay, and I don't understand it. If adults say it delays their studies, I will turn around and tell them not to do it. That's it." Fang Xiuyi tried her best to make herself a person who has experienced hardships but has never read a book.

"Oh, is it? Like me? Do you think it's good to be an officer?"

"Of course it's good. I can receive a salary and not be bullied." The latter sentence is really Fang Xiuyi's idea.

"Well, what you said is not bad. Being an official means being able to bully people. The bigger the official, the more people you can bully." Lord Shangshu said funny, and even Sandong next to him grinned silently. with.

Fang Xiu blushed, it was a bit embarrassing to be teased like this.

"Go down."

As soon as Fang Xiu bent down to bless her, she withdrew.

In the study room, it was quiet, Lord Shangshu was thinking about something, Sandong and Banxia stood motionless.

"Ban Xia, go and ask Shi Dashan to come over." After a long time, Master Shangshu finally opened his mouth.

"Yes, my lord."

Sandong opened his mouth, but finally couldn't hold back, "My lord, is there something wrong with Mrs. Fang?"

"Santong, what do you think?"

"The little one thinks that Chef Fang is very responsible and can endure hardship."

"Yeah, he is very responsible and able to endure hardships. Sandong, he has been with me for so many years, and his ideas are still so simple. Wait for Banxia to come back and see what he says."

Sandong was accused, and obediently waited aside.

Ban Xia walked in with Shi Dashan.

"My lord!" Shi Dashan cupped his fists.

"Dashan, the last time you went out with Chef Fang's children, do you still remember the situation at that time?"

"Remember, my lord."

"Then tell me, don't miss anything." I didn't care much about this cook at first, but the investigation of her became more and more puzzling.

Shi Dashan recalled it for a while, and told the situation of that day as completely as possible.

"I went to the private school at noon, picked Feiyu and Siyuan out, took them to lunch first, then took them to the snack street, ate some snacks, and bought some toys. Later, Feiyu asked I asked my subordinates to take them to see where there is a place selling stones. I took them to the Jade City in the south of the city. Feiyu and Siyuan seemed to like that place very much. After shopping for a long time, they finally bought I bought a stone and spent a tael of silver. In the evening, I took them to dinner and came back."

"Then do you feel anything is wrong?" Master Shangshu wanted to see if Shi Dashan could find anything.

Shi Dashan thought back, almost two months had passed.

"If something is wrong, it's that these two children are not like the children of poor families. They eat very quietly and don't walk around casually. Although they negotiated the price for that stone, they still spent a tael of silver. They didn't feel bad."

"You followed them all afternoon, so what do you think of their appearance?"

"At first glance, the two children are not very prominent, their skin is not white, and the hats almost cover their eyes, but then I don't know why, the more I look at it, the more beautiful I feel."

"Well, what else is wrong?"

"If there's anything else, it's the little one, Fei Yu, who carries a knife with him and hides it in his sleeve. However, this knife doesn't seem to be big."

"Well, that's a carving knife." Master Shang Shu knew what kind of knife it was when he heard it. As a carver, it's normal to carry tools with you, but it's a bit suspicious for a child as young as this child to carry a knife so concealedly. It's like guarding against something.

"Okay, Sandong, you have heard so much, and you have the most dealings with that cook, so please tell me."

"I don't think there is a big problem with Mrs. Fang. She is very diligent and responsible. Ban Xia, as you can see, she must be very careful in cooking for adults every day. Especially in those few days, when adults are sick, she I'm getting angry in a hurry, more anxious than we are watching." Sandong also knows that those who can be around the adults have undergone strict investigations, including that cook Fang, who has actually been investigated, otherwise it would not be like this Staying in peace, but he doesn't see any problem, he believes that kindness can be felt.

Master Shangshu seemed to be touched, he lowered his head and thought for a while, "In fact, Sandong also has some truths, I may be overthinking it. You go down, Banxia stays."

"grown ups!"

"Banxia, ​​ask Chen Liu to ask why they took half a day off that day. I don't believe it's just to let the children relax."

"Yes, my lord."

The news came back in a while.

"My lord, Mrs. Fang told Mr. that day was the birthday of the two children. They haven't celebrated it for so many years, so they asked for half a day off." Ban Xia didn't expect such a thing.

"Birthday? On that day? April 22nd?" Master Shang Shu couldn't believe it. How could it be such a coincidence that the birthdays of the two children were on the same day as him. "Are you sure?"

"It's been checked, and it's indeed written on the household registration." When Banxia heard Chen Liu's report, the first thing she did was to check the household registration.

"Is the household registration in Yingtian Mansion? Send people to continue the investigation to see if they can find anything else." Lord Shangshu issued an order that no one with unknown identity should be allowed to stay by his side. "Send two more people, one One person follows the child, one person follows her. Report every day."

"Yes, my lord!"

But when Fang Xiu came out of the study, she was in a state of shock, not because she was afraid of the Lord Shangshu, but because she was worried that she would not be able to be the cook of the Shangshu Mansion. After all, this place is quite satisfying.It sounds like that Master Shangshu seems to have doubts, could it be caused by this stone?Isn't it just a stone?Is there any secret?

Fang Xiuyi is thinking hard, Lord Shangshu is thinking, Fang Xiuyi doesn't understand Lord Shangshu's suspicion, Lord Shangshu doesn't believe Fang Xiuyi's simplicity, and just keeps thinking about the other party.

"Mother, does Master Shang Shu like the gift we gave you?" Fei Yu asked his mother eagerly.

"Of course I like it very much. The adults also said that you have achieved such great achievements at such a young age, and also said that Siyuan's handwriting is good. However, the adults also said that there is no need to give them away in the future, and he will accept them."

Although the children didn't think about what they wanted to get, this result obviously made them a little disappointed.

"Understood, mother!" Siyuan said softly.

Fang Xiu sighed, after all, she was a child, and she was extremely eager to be praised by others, especially a high-ranking existence like Master Shangshu.However, the reality is the reality, and the high-ranking people are kind to each other, just because they don't care about that little effort, not because human nature is kind.

Although Fang Xiuyi had tens of thousands of guesses, she didn't find anything unusual about San Dong, on the contrary, she seemed to take care of her more, such as letting her take a rest, and asking about the situation of the two children, which made her little heart It can't even jump smoothly.

(End of this chapter)