The moment a few people stopped, Zhao Ji was already approaching.
"Zhixiu, Miss Su, what a coincidence. Have you eaten? Do you want to eat some more together?"
Although Zhao Ji and Shen Zhixiu are not related by blood, they can still be regarded as serious cousins.
Shen Zhixiu nodded slightly and called his cousin.
Zhao Ji greeted again and said: "Zhixiu, from now on we will become more intimate, we are both cousins and brothers-in-law. You don't know it yet, but I have already gone to the Su family to hire the third lady."
Zhao Ji was quite happy that he finally found a chance to chat with Shen Zhixiu.
Shen Zhixiu frowned, "Third Miss of the Su family?"
He turned to look at Su Qingyu, "The one who wanted half of your dowry today and was punished by his aunt?"
Su Qingyu nodded and said, "My relationship with this concubine has never been good in private. I pretend to be a sister on the outside, and that's for the sake of the Su family's face."
"She actually said that if I didn't give her half of the dowry, the Zhao family would not give up."
"I also want to ask Prince Zhao, why do you, the Zhao family, still want to steal your dowry from me?"
Su Qingyu pretended not to be angry and added a few more sentences.
After saying these two sentences, Zhao Ji's expression changed directly.
"What else is there?" Zhao Ji stepped forward and explained: "I didn't mention the dowry. She said that if she has a good relationship with the eldest lady, the eldest lady will give her half of the dowry."
"I didn't marry her because of greed for money, don't get me wrong."
He wanted to marry Su Yihui because of the dowry, but not because of greed for money. He felt that the eldest daughter of the Su family was willing to give Su Yihui half of the dowry, which meant that he was really good with this sister.
Then he married Su Yihui, and through her relationship with the eldest lady of the Su family, how could his relationship with Shen Zhixiu get any worse?
Zhao Ji cursed in his heart, but he didn't expect to be deceived by her. If you don't talk about it without getting closer, you'll offend people.
But Zhao Ji's mind works very fast, and he has been thinking about how to remedy this for a while.
"This may be a misunderstanding. I will go to Su's house and explain to her clearly. How can you do such a thing as forcibly snatching the dowry?"
Shen Zhixiu suddenly asked: "I heard that the wedding is scheduled for June. Is the Zhao family going to hold a big wedding this time? I will definitely go for a wedding drink then."
Obedient to his words, Zhao Ji rolled his eyes and said, "I won't take care of it if I marry a stepmother. I'll just carry it in on a small sedan chair."
If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't break off the engagement after being hired, he would have just called off the marriage. But then I thought about it, it seemed too deliberate to break off the engagement at this time, so let's take her in according to the etiquette of a concubine.
A young man happened to come forward and whispered beside Zhao Ji: "Master, the phoenix crown you asked me to make for the third lady of the Su family has already been drawn. Master Jin has already shown it to the third lady of the Su family and she is very satisfied." , I would like to ask you to take a final look at it.”
Zhao Ji waved his hand and said angrily: "Tell Master Jin not to do it anymore."
That phoenix crown was what Su Yihui said before as she was a concubine and her dowry was only given by Su Qingyu. The wedding dress and dowry jewelry are all made of ordinary materials. He then said that he would go to Fanjin Tower to make a phoenix crown for her.
Su Qingyu's eyes suddenly lit up. Su Yihui had shown off her phoenix crown several times in the past few days.
Zhao Ji was used to observing people's words and expressions. After taking a few glances at Su Qingyu's expression, he knew what to do.
"I'll go talk to the third lady about the dowry." After saying that, Zhao Ji got on the carriage and drove away.
Su Qingyu watched the carriage leave and laughed softly: "This Prince Zhao is quite interesting. He must be very smart."
Shen Zhixiu also laughed, "Fortunately, he is a military commander. If he were a civil servant, he would probably be a treacherous minister who deceived the emperor with his smooth tongue."
"He is a man who will never be manipulated by women. On the contrary, he knows what is best for him."
"So you don't have to worry about what will happen if Su Yihui marries into the Zhao family. She can only be a plaything next to Zhao Ji."
"It's easier to get rid of her with Zhao Ji's help than doing it yourself."
Su Qingyu raised her head and looked at Shen Zhixiu, "Don't you think I'm a little too cruel to my concubine?"
Shen Zhixiu shook his head, his eyes filled with doting.
"Last time at Huguo Temple, I saw her scheming against you with my own eyes. If you hadn't been prepared that time, I wouldn't have been at Huguo Temple either. You will be a hundred times miserable than her now."
Su Qingyu didn't expect that he would be there that time, "I have always been hard-hearted towards my enemies."
Shen Zhixiu said softly: "I understand. Just do whatever you want from now on. I will take care of you if something happens."
Lin Wuchen was half leaning against the carriage, watching Su Qingyu and Shen Zhixiu's eyes intertwined, as if they couldn't finish each sentence.
He shook his head slightly, and waited until the two of them had almost talked about the matter before he joked: "If you have anything to say, can you wait until we get married?"
"This coming and going of people is affecting my cousin's reputation."
Su Qingyu gave Lin Wuchen a look, turned around and got on the carriage.
On the way back home, Feicui persuaded her earnestly: "Miss, you have to make two sets of pajamas, four brocade robes, and two pairs of shoes for the third master."
"You have just finished sewing a brocade robe. This month, Miss can't go out anymore, so just sew at home."
"There is also a meeting gift for Mrs. Shen, which you also need to sew by yourself."
Su Qingyu felt a little guilty after being told by Feicui. Although she was doing needlework in Bishui Pavilion these days. In fact, I often do sewing and reading for half a day.
Jade knew that she didn't like this, so she smiled again and said: "At the beginning of next month, the old lady, two uncles, and several young cousins will be here. Don't you want to get intimate with them?"
"Miss, after finishing her sewing this month, she can spend time with the old lady next month."
Su Qingyu's expression lit up when she heard this, "Jade is right, I'll start doing it when I get back. Don't bother me these days."
It can’t be put off after all. The sooner you finish it, the sooner you will feel at ease.
The carriage entered the house through the side door and stopped at the second door.
Before I even got out of the car, I heard the noise outside the car.
"Why did the prince say that? Didn't we agree before? Eight big sedans are being carried, and the matchmaker is getting married."
"And the phoenix crown, why is it gone?"
Su Yihui cried, her voice vibrating, obviously panicking.
Jade helped Su Qingyu get out of the carriage, and Su Qingyu discovered that Zhao Ji and Su Yihui were talking at the second door.
Su Yihui was followed by Aunt Yuan. Zhao Ji probably wanted to see Su Yihui, and the old lady couldn't refuse. Afraid of breaking the rules, he sent the nanny next to him.
Zhao Ji was standing face to face with Su Yihui at this time. He snorted coldly when he heard this, "I don't want to expose what I said. You know what's going on here."
"I'm warning you, if you ask for a dowry from the eldest lady under the name of the Zhao family again, see how I deal with you."
