Su Yu lowered her eyes and said truthfully: "Aunt, I don't mind this. I just want a rich and stable life."
Wealth and stability made Su Yanyun's heart skip a beat.
This is what it means to be a concubine.
Feeling Su Yanyun's gaze, Su Yu lowered her head in embarrassment: "Aunt, don't look at me like that. I know it's disrespectful to say this, but I, do I have the integrity to marry into a poor family?"
Su Yu covered her face and started crying.
In the past few years when the Su family was in decline, she had suffered a lot of cold looks, and she knew best what it felt like to be looked down upon.
Do you want her children to live like this in the future just for the sake of so-called integrity?
Su Yanyun patted the back of her hand: "Auntie, don't cry. Auntie doesn't mean this. If you have thought about it, auntie will naturally support it."
Su Yanyun herself was a concubine, and she was living a good life.
Since she is not seeking the position of head wife, there is room for planning, which is worth considering carefully.
Several names immediately came to Su Yanyun's mind.
However, she kept an eye on it and asked Su Yu what she meant first: "Do you have a candidate you are optimistic about?"
Su Yu's cheeks were slightly red and she was a little embarrassed: "Aunt."
Su Yu really has a candidate.
She got close to Su Yanyun, thought about it for a while, and told her all her thoughts: "Aunt, I heard that the eldest prince is suave, talented, and has a good reputation abroad."
She missed something that everyone knew, and she was the favorite to win the throne.
Click till then.
When she said this, Su Yanyun understood.
She didn't mean to reprimand her niece. It wasn't that Su Yanyun was boasting. Su Yu was so good-looking and could be said to be peerless. Most people might not be able to protect her.
If you marry into the royal family, you will most likely have a good future in the future.
If the eldest prince had that kind of destiny, Su Yu would also be the imperial concubine. Thinking of this, Su Yanyun also felt that it was a good choice.
Su Yu's voice suddenly changed: "It's just that the eldest prince is a prince, how can I get close to him?"
Su Yu's eyebrows were filled with slight sadness.
Su Yanyun thought for a moment and suddenly smiled and said: "Don't worry about this. The eldest prince and Hanzhang are close. There will be a banquet at the eldest lady's family in a few days. Hanzhang will go, and the eldest prince should also go. I will ask the eldest lady to let her Taking you with me is just a chance to try my luck.”
Su Yu was delighted: "Thank you, aunt."
Yes, the eldest prince was the scapegoat Su Yu found for herself.
He is said to be a scapegoat, but he is not innocent either.
In the original plot, the eldest prince is not a good person. He looks virtuous on the surface, but secretly he is ruthless about human life, killing innocent people, interfering in the salt tax, and even the official business.
The male protagonist got close to him under his father's instructions, but in fact, he already had someone to support him.
Later, the male protagonist and the third prince worked together to defeat the eldest prince.
The new emperor ascends the throne, and the male protagonist naturally takes over as the head of the family.
The eldest prince was imprisoned, but later became angry and rebelled, and was beheaded in the palace.
Since you will die sooner or later, blocking yourself from disaster is considered a waste.
As for being a concubine, it was just to fool Su Yanyun and find a logical reason for herself to get close to him.
Anyway, the eldest prince will die sooner or later, will she become a concubine for a ghost?
When the time comes, she packs her bags and leaves the Cui Mansion. The sky is high and the Emperor is far away. She should run faster to see how the male protagonist collapses.
On the other side, in the madam's room.
Cui Ling stepped in and Baishan stood guard outside. The atmosphere in the room was quite harmonious. Seeing him coming, the smile on the eldest lady's face deepened: "Hanzhang is here."
Cui Ling: "Greetings to mother."
The eldest lady quickly asked him to get up and asked: "I just heard the noise outside, what happened."
Cui Ling thought of that woman again.
"Nothing, the servants are making a fuss."
He frowned and revealed what had happened just now in an understatement.
Cui Yue didn't care about the servants' affairs and shared with Cui Ling with great interest: "Brother, did you see a woman when you came in just now?"
Cui Ling was silent for a moment and said, "I saw it."
Cui Yue was even more interested: "Then do you know her origin?"
Cui Ling didn't need to answer, so she continued talking on her own, extremely excited: "She is Mrs. Yun's niece. I heard that she lives in a shabby house. Her parents are gone. She comes to our Cui Mansion to enjoy the autumn breeze."
The maids covered their lips and laughed, matching Cui Yue's ridicule.
Cui Ling's eyes were cold and indifferent, with a hint of displeasure: "Cui Yue, be careful what you say."
Cui Yue was unhappy: "How come my brother is like my mother? This is my mother's yard and no one will spread the word. I don't want to go to other places to say it. Is it okay to talk about it in my own home?"
The eldest lady didn't stop her, she obviously thought so too.
Cui Ling's voice was calm and he ignored her. He turned to the eldest lady and said: "Mother, Cui Yue spoke freely. A few days ago, he commented on the princess in private and it reached the ears of the Holy One. Although the Holy One didn't say anything, my father I felt it was inappropriate and specifically asked me to come over and tell my mother to avoid causing a big disaster in the future."
The eldest lady was surprised: "Is this happening?"
She looked at Cui Yue, who was beside her with a panicked expression, and her voice became colder: "Yue'er, is what your brother said true?"
Cui Yue was a little panicked and tugged at the sleeve of the eldest lady: "Mother, I didn't mean it."
Seeing her admitting it, the eldest lady looked unhappy.
Nowadays, the royal family is suppressing the family fiercely, and Cui Yue dares to cause trouble at this time. No wonder Hanzhang would specifically talk about this matter.
In front of her son, and for her husband to see, the eldest lady said coldly: "Go back and copy the house rules ten times. I will check them in three days, and change all the maids around you."
Cui Yue was dumbfounded: "Mother..."
The eldest lady was unmoved.
She quickly asked Cui Ling for help: "Brother, please say something to me."
Cui Ling took a sip of tea and said, "Originally, my father meant for you to copy the family rules twenty times..."
When Cui Yue heard this, she didn't dare to plead with him again. She was so frightened that she hurriedly said goodbye and went back to copy the family rules.
After Cui Yue left, the eldest lady raised her eyebrows and asked, "Did your father really tell her to copy the house rules twenty times?"
Cui Ling put down the teacup and said in a low voice, "I tricked her."
The eldest lady was amused: "I guess so."
After half a cup of tea, the eldest lady suddenly asked: "Hanzhang, what did you think when you saw Su Yanyun's niece just now?"
Cui Ling raised his eyes slightly: "What does mother mean by this?"
Seeing that he didn't seem to have much reaction, the eldest lady felt slightly relieved and explained: "What else could I mean? I'm afraid you will be confused by that skin."
The eldest lady sighed: "As soon as that girl came in, I felt that she was not content in her room. The color was too bright and dazzling."
But Cui Ling frowned slightly: "Mother, you only see the leopard in the picture."
In layman’s terms, it means you can’t judge a book by its cover.
The eldest lady knew his temper and said helplessly: "Okay, it's not okay if I don't say anything."
"Your aunt invites you to the flower viewing party hosted by your aunt in a few days, and the Lin family girl will also go. If you meet her, you should be more enthusiastic towards her and don't look lifeless all day long. Your father and I are still waiting to have a grandson. Here it is." The eldest lady warned.
Cui Ling had no interest in the matter of men and women for the time being. After being scolded several times, he stopped mentioning it: "I know."
Whether we meet or not when the time comes is another matter.
…
At that time, people were fond of elegant things, such as outings and admiring flowers, climbing high places and drinking wine in meandering streams. These were all entertainment activities highly praised by literati.
It's autumn, and the chrysanthemums are in bloom.
The eldest lady's mother's family name is Yu, and she is also from a large clan, but it has been slightly declining in recent years.
The Yu family recently acquired several pots of precious chrysanthemums, and invited aristocratic people from Kyoto to their residence to enjoy the chrysanthemums.
There is also a hint of a blind date party.
Most of the people who come to appreciate the chrysanthemums are young ladies and gentlemen. Being invited by the Yu family, their status is not much different, and maybe they will be attracted to each other. Three matchmakers and six betrothals will leave, and it will be a good talk in the future.
Su Yu and Cui Yue were riding in a carriage.
After being punished by having the house rules copied ten times, Cui Yue became tight-lipped. At least he didn't dare to ask Su Yu to settle down immediately.
But I still don’t have a good face.
Su Yu was not interested in trying to make people uncomfortable, so the two of them just sat and stared at each other without saying anything.
