Su's father and Su's mother have been at home for more than ten days, and it feels like the days have passed very long.
The children all went to the paddock one by one, and the old couple were alone at home, guarding such a big house, feeling empty.
Although there are so many servants here, they all keep to themselves and work hard every day. They always feel that the house seems lifeless without the noise of children.
The moment they came back, they were all crowded in the living room, and the noisy feeling of home was restored.
After the Holy Emperor returned to Beijing, there were two major events, one was the official corruption case, and the other was the concubine selection ceremony for the princes.
The selection of concubines for the fifth, sixth and seventh princes was naturally presided over by their mother-in-law.
Headed by Concubine Chen, there are also Concubine Shu, the biological mother of the fifth prince, and Xu Zhaoyi, the biological mother of the sixth prince.
Xu Zhaoyi was not favored, her mother's family was not in Kyoto, and her status was not high, so she could only rely on Concubine Shu.
The two of them had different backgrounds, but they had common topics, and the sixth prince had been close to the fifth prince since they were young. They were now on the same page, and Concubine Shu and Xu Zhaoyi were naturally on the same front.
Xu Zhaoyi doesn't want much. She just needs to be able to live the rest of her life peacefully and her son can be a leisurely prince. For the rest, she doesn't want to fight too much.
As soon as he came back, the emperor ordered Concubine Chen to preside over the selection of the concubine. He also specifically asked the queen to send a message to Su Wan.
It was said that she was asked to attend the selection of concubines by the princes and invited her to attend the ceremony.
Su Wan pinched the invitation and instantly felt that the emperor was not serious, right?
Do you really want her to be your daughter-in-law?
It stands to reason that she is the princess, and her status does not require her to participate in such an occasion where the prince chooses his concubine. However, the invitation written by the queen herself has to be taken seriously.
Unable to make up his mind, Su Wan simply took the post and went directly to Jiang Yu to see what he had to say.
Now Jiang Yu's injury hasn't healed yet, and he can't come out on his own, so she has no choice but to go find him.
Although it's a bit awkward to come to the door rashly, but no matter what, it's imminent.
The concubine selection is only three days away, so this matter is urgent.
When several brothers at home heard that she was going to find Jiang Yu, they all asked her what happened. Su Wan showed them the post, and they all fell silent.
"Is it possible that the emperor really intends to let you marry the seventh prince?" Su Chen couldn't make up his mind after reading the content above.
You didn't say let her participate, but you invited her to watch the ceremony. What's going on?
"Don't worry, the queen just wants you to attend the ceremony. Don't think too much. If you want to go to Duke Jiang's mansion, my eldest brother will accompany you."
Su Jing thought about it and decided to accompany her to meet Jiang Yu first to see what he had to say.
If you want to marry Wan Wan, it mainly depends on how hard he exerts himself.
Su Mu and several other brothers also felt that they could only do this for the time being and let their eldest brother take Wan Wan to the Duke Jiang's Mansion.
Su Jing directly wrote a greeting note and sent it to the Duke's Mansion. After receiving a reply from there, she took Su Wan to the door. It was really inconvenient for Jiang Yu not to get out of bed now.
The boy who was sent waited at the door for a long time but no one paid attention to him. Finally, someone was randomly sent out to reply, saying that the Duke of the country had gone to train the army and was not at home. He had to wait until he came back.
The boy had no choice but to come back and reply to Su Jing.
Hearing this result, Su Jing frowned.
They wanted to visit Jiang Yu, so they handed the post out of courtesy. Normally they could just go directly, but why did they have to wait for the Duke of Guo to come back? What does it mean?
Su Wan could use her toes to figure out what was going on. It was the concubine who had the final say in the backyard of the Duke's Mansion, and she must have asked her subordinates to respond.
During the hunt in Junshan, Jiang Yu proposed marriage on the spot, and she was at the scene. Now the Su Mansion specially handed over the invitation, but she dismissed it like this. Who is she looking down on?
In response, Su Wan said directly to Liu Yun:
"Find a way to contact your young master's secret guards!"
When Liu Yun and Liu Ying heard this, they looked at Su Wan at a loss. What did the princess mean?
Seeing the two of them still staring at each other, Su Wan sighed and explained:
"Don't be stunned, go quickly. I knew you were the ones arranged by Jiang Yu a few years ago, and the secret was exposed long ago."
Liuyun: "..."
Liuying: "..."
Well, it turns out that the princess already knew it, but she just didn't reveal it.
Liu Yun hurriedly contacted the secret guards around Jiang Yu. Su Wan asked her to tell the truth. When did a concubine have the final say in the huge Duke's mansion?
When Jiang Yu received the news, he was helpless and directly ordered to write an invitation to the Su Mansion, inviting Shilang Su and the princess to visit him.
He is still recovering from his injuries and cannot be easily moved.
After a hard day, it was getting dark, and Su Wan could only wait until tomorrow to come again.
Later that night, the Duke returned home and went directly to see Jiang Yu.
As soon as I walked in, I felt that the atmosphere inside was not quite right and the air pressure was a bit low.
"Where did I offend you again?"
Seeing Jiang Yu's expressionless face and the low pressure all over his body, Jiang Guogong knew that he was unhappy again.
Normally, you would react somewhat when you see him coming. But if you look so dark today, you must be unhappy.
"Can you take good care of your concubine? When will it be her turn to make the decision in the Duke's palace? Even my guests dare to make the decision privately and send them away?
If you can't bear to punish me, I wouldn't mind doing it for you. "
Well, he directly explained why he was unhappy.
When Jiang Guogong heard this, he knew why he was upset. It was because of Ning Wei.
So he directly called the housekeeper for questioning and learned the whole story.
Originally, the housekeeper would collect such things as invitations and then read them. If you came to visit a patient, you could just let him in. If you were a guest at home, you would only need to ask the host for permission.
At that time, Su Shilang's carriage had arrived at the Duke's Mansion, but he sent them back. It was really disrespectful. No wonder Jiang Yu was so angry.
Ning Wei is indeed bold. Su Jing is a second-grade official after all. If she says she won't give him face, she won't give him face. She doesn't care about anything else. This is what she should not do.
The housekeeper said that when the post was handed over, he was replying to Mrs. Side and happened to meet him, so Mrs. Side took care of the matter directly.
At that time, he said it was inappropriate, but Mrs. Side rolled her eyes.
After hearing this, Duke Jiang Guo knew that he was in the wrong, so he said to Jiang Yu:
"It's true that she did something wrong. It's up to you how you want to handle it, but don't make it too much."
It's not a big deal, it's not like I'm going to kill someone, right?
"A concubine should look like a concubine. When will it be her turn to make the master's decisions?
I think her behavior is not very good. I don’t know how many people she will offend in the future. She is yours, so naturally I can’t do it myself. Isn’t this too much power given to her? "
Jiang Yu is forcing his father to take back Ning Wei's housekeeping rights.
"Are you asking me to take back her housekeeping rights? But now she is the only woman in the backyard. If we go out to socialize in the future..."
