The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 1207 - 1186: Scheme Together (Bonus - for "笑看风云" for their tip)

Chapter 1207: Chapter 1186: Scheme Together (Bonus Chapter for "笑看风云" for their tip)

Yue Lan also knelt before Lord Yue’s bed.

Leaning on the pillow, Lord Yue asked him, "The house was in chaos before and I forgot to ask, you mentioned a friend of the Second Lady came to visit on the day Fu Wenhua arrived, who was this old friend?"

Yue Lan’s wounds on his face had just gotten better, and he had been through much turmoil recently. Now he answered with extra caution, "The visitor’s name is Zhou Man. I did not know before, only thought she was a doctor. Only later did I learn that she was the Second Lady’s close friend from her youth."

Lord Yue felt a headache coming and asked, "Besides her, was there also a Young Master that came along with her?"

"Yes, a man named Bai Shan. He said he was a student at the Imperial Academy. I wanted to make his acquaintance, but I didn’t expect that Fu Wenhua would come that day, leading to a conflict and making us the laughingstock..."

So, the next day, he didn’t have the face to show up.

After all, he thought that since the other party was an old acquaintance of the Fu Family, having just been beaten by Fu Wenhua, he naturally didn’t want to appear before him.

Although Lord Yue didn’t know the name of the Young Master Bai who had filed the complaint, he could be sure that the young lady was the famous young divine physician in the capital.

He couldn’t help but tightly close his eyes, feeling a surge of nausea under his tumultuous emotions. It took him a while to suppress that feeling and then with open eyes he said, "So, they are all old friends of the Fu Family?"

Yue Lan hesitantly nodded, "It seems so, as Nanny Fu and Qiuyue and a few others were very familiar with them, probably because they used to visit frequently when my father-in-law was in Luojiang County. Otherwise, the Second Lady wouldn’t have become close friends with Doctor Zhou Junior."

Yue Wei realised he had been used as a pawn.

Once again, he looked down at his son, who wore an oblivious face, and anger made him toss the teacup beside him at the boy. But due to dizziness, his hand lacked strength, and the teacup didn’t hit its target, missing slightly and landing on the floor.

Yue Lan was badly frightened; although his father always scolded him, he rarely physically struck him, let alone throwing a cup at his face.

Old Madam Yue also got startled, hastily asking, "My Lord, what’s wrong with you?"

Lord Yue did not want to speak to them, enduring the nausea he said, "Today’s matter is completely because of you both!"

The mother and son were both bewildered.

But Lord Yue had no intention of elaborating further, for he couldn’t admit to them that Fu Ziliang had set a trap he had walked right into, could he?

He lay back down in bed, gesturing for them to leave, no longer in pursuit of the matter.

Yet his mind couldn’t stop itself from wanting to ponder, Fu Ziliang’s strategy was indeed vicious and clever.

It not only helped an old friend but also avenged his daughter.

Zhou Man also made a trip to see him, clearly not intending to conceal her identity. This approach wasn’t scheming, but an overt strategy.

Nevertheless, it was not wrong, as the strategy could achieve its intended effect on him. Even if he knew Bai Shan and Zhou Man were old friends of the Fu Family, after careful consideration, he would probably still choose the same path, only he would think about it for much longer.

Yue Wei couldn’t help but bitterly smile, in this regard, he truly was no match for Fu Ziliang.

Unexpectedly, he had misjudged the situation. He had assumed that the man was simply somewhat clever but ultimately a composed scholar. However, after today’s events, he realised that not only was the other party knowledgeable but also courageous—he had underestimated him.

With this realization, Yue Wei began to feel pleased, after all, this was his in-law. Being more capable than he had imagined, the future relations between the two families might need some adjustments, but mutual support is always beneficial.

For people like them from humble scholar backgrounds, with only one person in the family in the civil service, not able to rely on family, they could only rely on in-laws instead.

Yue Wei started to ponder, planning to properly teach his son how to deeply love his wife in the future and to remind his own wife to maintain a harmonious relationship with her daughter-in-law.

The more Yue Wei thought, the more his headache worsened, eventually becoming unbearable, leading to him vomiting and then falling into a shaky sleep.

Meanwhile, County Magistrate Fu, who is unaware of the latest developments, sneezed. Having heard that Manbao came to visit her daughter, he emerged with hands clasped behind his back to meet this young old friend.

Seeing her grown into a young lady, County Magistrate Fu couldn’t resist stroking his beard in a sigh, "Children do grow up fast; it’s only been five years since we last met, and you’ve grown so much."

In Manbao’s eyes, County Magistrate Fu seemed to have not changed much, still the same as ever, so she greeted him with particular affection waving her hand, "Lord Fu hasn’t changed much either, still looking so young."

County Magistrate Fu then smiled with delight and couldn’t help but start inquiring about the situation in Luojiang County.

After all, it was the first place he had officially served as a magistrate, and having spent many years there, he was very attached to it.