It took three days to get there by riding a fast horse, but because I was carrying two large carts with heavy gifts, it took me five days to get there.
Zhou Gu still listened to the words of the Duke's wife and showed the flag of the Duke Protector's Palace. Therefore, the journey was very peaceful, there were no bandits to rob him, and he arrived at Jiangning County smoothly.
When the carriage entered the city, it was already dark. Zhou Gu would not go directly to the door of Su's house at such a late hour, nor would he go directly to the Su's house. He ordered the steward Zhou Xi who came with him, "Follow Guard Li." I will go to the prefect’s mansion and send the two carts of gifts prepared by my grandfather to the prefect’s mansion first, saying that I will visit you another day.”
Zhou Xiying said, "Young master, don't worry."
Li Yan asked tentatively from the side: "Young Master, aren't you going to stay at the Prefect's Mansion?"
He only went to the capital alone, and when he came back Zhou Gu followed him, unable to send a message back. Therefore, the prefect's mansion did not know that he was coming to the capital, and he even brought Young Master Zhou here in person.
Zhou Gu shook his head, "I have my own place to live, you don't have to worry about it."
Li Yan asked again: "Then when will you come to visit?"
"When I get settled, I will come to visit and send my greetings to the Prefect's Mansion in advance." Zhou Gu didn't want to visit immediately tomorrow. He had to inquire about the situation of the Prefect's Mansion first and spend two days there.
Li Yan nodded, then took Zhou Xi and two large cars back to the prefect's mansion with great gifts.
The guards of the Duke Protector's Mansion had already planned a place to stay in advance and reserved a courtyard. Therefore, after parting with Li Yan, Zhou Gu took the guards to the residence to settle down.
Su Taishou had returned home on business. He said he would be away for three days, but he was gone for more than ten days. It was on this day that he returned to Jiangning. When he heard that Su Rong had injured her forehead and had a disfigured appearance, and didn't even bother to wash and bathe, he hurriedly ran to her small yard.
The eldest lady saw that he didn't say a word, so she rushed to see Su Rong and stared at him, "What a loser a loving father is!"
The wound on Su Rong's forehead had been recovering for ten days, and there was still a pink scar. She had used up most of the tube of the Creamy Jade Satin Cream, and when it was all gone, the scar would probably disappear. It was really not a waste at all.
Su Rong sat bored in the room eating melon seeds, watching Wang Ma pulling Yuewan to do embroidery work. Yuewan's embroidery was stumbling. She didn't like learning to do embroidery work since she was a child, so Yuewan, who grew up with her, didn't like it either. Learn from the teacher.
Wang Ma taught for a long time, watching Yuewan embroider a bird into a black ball of wool, and became discouraged, "Miss Qi can't learn embroidery well, that's it. No matter who you marry in the future, as long as you are not poor, you can always do it." Someone does it for her, but what about you? You are a little girl, you can’t even do the most basic embroidery work, you can’t embroider a piece of handkerchief, you can’t hold it, how can you do it? You will serve the seventh lady for the rest of your life? You will not marry anymore. ?”
"Ah, that's right." Yuewan has never thought about getting married, "I will serve the lady for the rest of my life."
She said happily: "I eat and dress with the lady, and the lady takes care of me, just like Ahua. It's better than marrying a stinky man and serving him food and clothing."
Wang Ma was convinced, "I hope you always have this idea, and don't hate getting married when you reach the age when you should get married."
Yuewan was about to say no, but Su Rong vomited out the melon seed skin and took over the words, "Yuewan, what good things are you thinking about? When you get old, you'd better get married as soon as possible, and don't point at me to raise you. These years, My monthly money is all used to buy food for you and Ah Hua, so that’s it, but you two are getting more and more naughty. The roast chicken has gone from a beggar’s chicken from a small vendor to a drunken goose from Zui Gou Fang. Eat. There are also pastries. In the past, you would just buy two pieces from the vendors on the street, and you two would rush to eat them. Now, you are used to not eating the eight major varieties that are not Jixiangzhai. Your lady, I am not developed yet. Well, if this becomes developed, wouldn’t you want to eat the moon in the sky and the dragon’s sinews at the bottom of the sea?”
Yue Wan felt guilty, "Well, um, Miss, can you please be a little more angry and marry into the Duke Protector's Palace? It is said that the Duke Protector's Palace is rich. If you marry into it, you will definitely have a slave girl and A Hua. of."
Su Rong rolled her eyes, "Don't you want to lose weight?"
Yue Wan said confidently, "Wang Ma and you both lied to me. Yesterday I went to the big kitchen to get you eight-treasure porridge, and I asked the cooks about it. The cooks almost beat me, saying that I was considered fat, so they What kind of?"
Su Rong was speechless, "All the fat people in the house have gathered in the big kitchen, why did you go to ask the big kitchen?"
Wang Ma was also speechless, "You little girl, you might as well say that you can't stand a single hungry meal and can't bear to make your round face slim down, so you go to the big kitchen to feel superior, and then you have a reason to continue." have eaten."
Yuewan felt embarrassed at being told that, and he chuckled, "I just have a rounder face, and I'm not too fat. It's a big deal. I'll just read less of my drawing books and work more."
While the three of them were talking, Su Taishou rushed into the courtyard, "Xiao Qi, where is Xiao Qi?"
"Father, I'm here!" Su Rong stuck his head out of the window, looked at him in a hurry, and waved to him.
Su Taishou immediately entered the room, passed Wang Ma and Yue Wan, walked to Su Rong, looked at her face carefully, and then said, "Is this disfigured? It's disfigured! Why don't you take care of your face?" ? How many times have I told you, you can fight, but you have to protect your face!"
Su Rong casually picked up the creamy jade satin ointment on the table, "Father, don't worry, with this ointment, the scars will not fall off, and it will return to its original state in a few days."
Su Taishou took a closer look, "Condensed jade satin paste?"
Su Rong nodded.
Su Taishou suddenly felt sorry for the money again, "This bottle seems to cost a thousand gold, right? Your father and I have never used such an expensive ointment. You, you are really a waste of money."
Su Rong looked at him, "Then you can't let my face be ruined?"
"That's impossible." Su Taishou scolded, "That little bastard from Chenzhou, he just fights when he fights with you? Don't they say that hitting someone is not just a slap in the face? Why does he just hit you in the face?"
Su Rong felt that Chen Zhou could not be wronged, "I was the one who made the first move and hit him in the face. He pushed me and I hit my forehead. Then I got angry and beat him into a pig's head."
She quickly raised her hand, "The doctor at Huichun Hall said that he was prescribed three bottles of Jade Satin Cream."
The implication is that our family did not suffer a loss, so she only used a bottle of Ningzhi Jade Satin Cream.
As expected, Su Taishou found his inner balance and hummed, "He deserves it."
Su Rong nodded, "He deserves it. He talks meanly and says that if I can't get married, he will marry me. What does he want? Even my aunt dares to tease me. I will let him know why the sky is so blue."
Su Taishou was stunned, "Well, Xiaoqi, don't be so rude. You are a little girl. It is not appropriate to call others grandma."
Su Rong: "..."
Okay, this is his father, gentle and upright.
"Your face can be saved. As long as it's not disfigured, just spend money on it!" Su Taishou solemnly emphasized, "Protect your face next time."
Su Rong nodded. This time it was an accident. During the fight, she was in the wrong position. She didn't notice that there was a stone pier next to her, and she hit it immediately. At that time, Chen Zhou's face was covered with blood and he was frightened. Therefore, he allowed her to hit him without daring to fight back.
"Um, have you heard about the fight between the young master of the Zhou family of the Protector's Palace and the young prince of the Ruian Palace?" Su Taishou asked tentatively.
"Yeah, I heard about it."
Su Taishou observed her expression and saw that she didn't take it seriously. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Well, if you are not a romantic person, you should be young. Young people, even those who are full of blood, are a little young and frivolous. When you grow up, Just get married."
Su Rong was noncommittal, "Father, do you know why my mother arranged for me to be married to the Duke Protector's Mansion?"
"How do I know this? It seems like she has some favor to the Duke Protector's Palace?" Su Taishou shook his head.
"What favor?"
"have no idea."
Su Rong looked at Su Taishou.
Su Taishou immediately said: "When I saw your mother, she was alone and had nowhere to go, so I brought her back."
"You didn't ask her later?"
Su Taishou said, "Well, you know, your mother is very good at pretending to be something. If she doesn't say it, no one will know."
Su Rong stared at Su Taishou.
Su Taishou's scalp was numb at the sight, "I really don't know."
Su Rong looked back and let him go, "Forget it!"
Her mother only revealed the engagement to her before she died. She didn't even notice her father's expression at first, but she remembered that the eldest lady, her eldest brother Su Xingze, and the aunts and sisters in the mansion were all shocked. After all, who would have thought that her mother, a small concubine who gave birth to a concubine, would actually have a marriage relationship with the grandson of the current Duke Protector's Palace?
