Exchange Fate! She Saved the whole family and the Short-Lived Marquis!-Chapter 160: Coordinating Early On

Chapter 160: Chapter 160: Coordinating Early On
Madam Fu: "..."
It might not be that serious.
Mr. Fu couldn’t help but feel angry when he thought about it, "That Mrs. Wu is truly daring. Our Shinian is deeply favored by the Empress and is a Lady of the Land, yet she dares to come and seek a match!"
"However, what Mrs. Wu did today reminded me of something," Madam Fu said, "Initially, Mrs. Wu looked down on Shinian, thinking our Shinian was too pampered, spoiled by the family, and knew nothing else."
"In matters of arranging marriages through maternal families, they’re usually settled early while the children are still young. Who waits until the children are grown and then frantically tries to arrange a match?" Madam Fu pursed her lips, "I think she realized Shinian is favored by the Empress and is now a Lady of the Land, so she considers Shinian excellent."
"But our Shinian, even Marquis Changping has come to propose." Madam Fu spoke with pride, straightening her back, "She’s truly daring!"
"Indeed!" Mr. Fu also straightened his back.
On the day Xiao Chengyu came, after Mr. Fu returned from his duties, Madam Fu spoke of the matter and asked for Mr. Fu’s opinion.
Mr. Fu was quite pleasantly surprised.
Now that the Marquis Changping was in good health, there were no shortcomings at all.
Everything depended on Fu Shinian’s wishes.
On the street, while Fu Shinian and company wandered about, they unexpectedly strolled to the entrance of the Marquis Changping’s estate.
Fu Shinian now couldn’t bear to see the three characters for Marquis Changping, feeling flustered upon seeing them.
As soon as she saw the entrance to the Marquis Changping’s estate, her heart skipped a beat.
Coincidentally at this time, Xiao Chengyu’s carriage stopped right at the entrance of the Marquis Changping’s estate.
"My lord, it’s the second young lady!" Jing Lai exclaimed excitedly outside the carriage.
Xiao Chengyu lifted the curtain to look over, just in time to see Yan Sikang handing a sugar figure to Fu Shinian.
"Thank you, cousin." Fu Shinian accepted with a smile.
Actually, Yan Sikang had bought sugar figures for all three cousins.
It was just that when handing it to Fu Shinian, he was seen by Xiao Chengyu.
Xiao Chengyu hastily let down the curtain and jumped off the carriage.
"My lord!" Jing Lai called out urgently, a bit loudly.
Fu Shinian glanced towards the voice, wondering if she was imagining it.
Why did she just hear someone calling "my lord"?
Turning her head, she saw Xiao Chengyu walking towards them.
Fu Shinian: "!!!"
Was it too late to pretend she hadn’t seen him?
Though she used to be normal when facing Xiao Chengyu, now for some inexplicable reason, Fu Shinian felt her face going red.
"Brother Changqin." Xiao Chengyu greeted as he approached.
"My lord!" Fu Changqin’s face lit up with surprise and he even went to greet him, "Is my lord leaving the estate or just returning?"
"Just returned from the palace." Xiao Chengyu replied, "I didn’t expect to meet you all."
Fu Changqin introduced, "These are cousins from my uncle’s family, we brought them out to see the night market."
Fu Changqin then addressed Yan Sikang and Yan Liqing, "This is Marquis Changping."
Yan Sikang and Yan Liqing promptly greeted him with courtesy.
"I heard from the second young lady that you all would be arriving today," Xiao Chengyu said, "Was your journey smooth?"
"It was smooth," Yan Sikang replied while inwardly marveling. He had heard of the good relations between the Fu Mansion and the Marquis Changping’s estate but witnessing it firsthand was surprising.
Their relationship was so good that the Marquis Changping, upon seeing people from the Fu family, hurriedly descended from the carriage to greet them.
"Do you still have places to visit?" Xiao Chengyu asked again.
Fu Shinian was trying very hard to reduce her presence, hiding behind Fu Mingzhu.
While asking, Xiao Chengyu searched for Fu Shinian with his gaze, but he couldn’t even see the young lady’s face and sighed in exasperation.
Fu Changqin naturally prioritized accommodating the guests, looking at Yan Sikang.
Yan Sikang quickly said, "We’ve been out for quite a while; we’ve almost seen everything and should head back. Anyway, there’s still time in the future, we can stroll slowly and there’s no rush tonight."
"Very well." Xiao Chengyu nodded and asked, "Do you have any plans for tomorrow?"
Fu Changqin blinked, thinking that Marquis Changping seemed particularly talkative tonight, asking very detailed questions.
"No plans yet," Fu Changqin said, "We have some free time in the coming days and plan to take the cousins around the capital."
"If you’re free tomorrow, why not come to the Marquis’s estate for a visit?" Xiao Chengyu thought, if he invited them all, Fu Shinian couldn’t avoid it.
Yan Sikang was genuinely delighted, who would have thought they’d get acquainted with Marquis Changping as soon as they reached the capital.
However, he couldn’t make decisions on his own and still looked to Fu Changqin for guidance.
Fu Changqin said, "With your lordship’s invitation, it is our honor, of course we must come. So tomorrow... we will trouble you, my lord."
"It’s no trouble." Xiao Chengyu looked towards Fu Shinian, behind Fu Mingzhu, "Second young lady, do you have any engagements tomorrow?"
"She’s free," Fu Changqin answered for Fu Shinian.
Fu Shinian: "..."
Fu Mingzhu struggled to suppress a smile.
Returning home, their brother is likely to be scolded by Fu Shinian.
"In that case, the second young lady will come tomorrow too?" Xiao Chengyu said, "These days, Ying Yue has been thinking about the second young lady."
Fu Mingzhu’s mouth twitched slightly. Xiao Chengyu used to say this often.
Previously, it didn’t seem off, but now it had a different ring to it.
Whenever Xiao Chengyu wanted to see Fu Shinian, it seemed he always coordinated through Xiao Yingyue’s name?
Evidently, this brother and sister duo had been working together quite well early on.
Fu Mingzhu worried Yan Sikang and Yan Liqing might catch on to Xiao Chengyu’s special interest in Fu Shinian, so she actively said, "We’ll all go over tomorrow."
This way, Yan Sikang and Yan Liqing certainly wouldn’t dwell on the particular warmth between Xiao Chengyu and Fu Shinian.
On the way back to the estate, Yan Liqing quietly asked Fu Mingzhu, "Xiao Fengxing is often at the estate, if you feel it might be awkward tomorrow, I could stay and keep you company..."
"It’s alright." Fu Mingzhu shook her head, "We’re all in the capital; I can’t avoid places just because he’s there."
"Besides, I wasn’t the one who did anything wrong, why should I be the one avoiding him?" Fu Mingzhu said nonchalantly, "I have no feelings when I see him now."
"That’s good then." Yan Liqing nodded.
Upon returning, Fu Changqin spoke to Madam Fu about meeting Xiao Chengyu and being invited to the Marquis Changping’s estate the next day.
Madam Fu couldn’t help the twitch of her lips.
Marquis Changping now wouldn’t miss any chance to see Fu Shinian.
She just felt her daughter was likely unavoidable.
Yet, they still needed to consider the suitor thoroughly.
They couldn’t let Xiao Chengyu think that just because he proposed, their family would agree.
After returning to her room, Chunyu said, "These are specialty gifts brought from Jinzhou by your aunt."
Thinking of Madam Yan’s nature, Fu Shinian asked, "For sister, is it the same as what I got?"
Chunyu was always meticulous with her tasks, which is why Fu Shinian often kept Chunyu at the manor.
If something suddenly happened at the manor, having Chunyu around meant Fu Shinian had nothing to worry about.