Chapter 11
During the day, Su Yining was planting flowers in the garden, pulling out the dead branches that had not survived last year's harsh winter, transplanting new flower branches, and then fertilizing and watering.
Just as she was working hard, Tian's mother next to the old lady came to summon her mysteriously and asked her to freshen up carefully.
Speaking of which, Su Yining had nothing to understand, and naturally knew what to do.
However, she simply changed into clean clothes and put her hair into a bun again. She didn't wear any hair or face. She looked cold, but she was also clean and refreshing.
Mrs. Su's handkerchief was handed over to her husband who died a few years ago, so her son took her back to his hometown of Dingyou for three years. But after three years, his position in Jinling City was no longer there, and Emperor Longshun sent him to Qinling.
Now it has been another seven or eight years before I was transferred back to Beijing.
This family's surname is Yang, and it is also a well-established family. It is a direct descendant of the Yang family of Hongnong Huayin, and is related to the same clan as Xie Yu's biological mother, the Yang family.
"Grandma, Ann. Mrs. Yang, Ann." As soon as she entered Chaohui Courtyard, Su Yining lowered her head, stepped forward and saluted politely.
"Sit down quickly." The person sitting next to her grandmother was a kind-hearted old lady who looked slightly older than Mrs. Su. Her temples were gray but her voice was very strong.
"Is this your granddaughter who is knowledgeable and polite?" The old lady of the Yang family looked at Su Yining and opened her mouth with satisfaction, "She is indeed slim and graceful. You are so lucky to have such a well-behaved granddaughter!"
Mrs. Su quickly said some polite words.
The two of them chatted for a while, with Su Yining sitting beside them. Not long after, a servant's voice came from outside, saying that Erlang of the Yang family was here.
Su Yining paused while holding the tea, raised her head and glanced at the door, and saw the scholar who spoke for her in the backyard of Daxiangguo Temple that day.
Old Mrs. Su also recognized the person, slapped her leg and smiled heartily: "Oh my, it was Erlang that day. His appearance has changed greatly after not seeing him for many years."
Yang Yun nodded, walked in the door, saluted and said hello, and sat down under the old lady of the Yang family, facing Su Yining.
The two old ladies continued their conversation, and then Mrs. Su recounted what happened that day at Daxiangguo Temple.
Su Yining didn't answer, she kept her head down and looked at the tea in her hand.
"Miss Su Er, do you like painting?" Yang Yun asked her.
After hearing him question herself, Su Yining raised her head and looked towards him.
At this glance, Su Yining couldn't help but sigh in her heart. It was indeed a big change as her grandmother said. When she was young, Yang Shen had grown taller and fatter, standing in front of her like an airtight wall.
Now he is still taller than ordinary people, but his figure has lost a lot of weight, but he is not weak, he only looks strong. His skin is no longer as tanned as it was when he was playing outside all day long, but now he does look a bit like a handsome young man.
Such a quality son.
This means that he went to Qinling with his father. If he was placed in Jinling City, he would have been settled by others long ago.
Where is Su Yining's turn to pick up the leak?
Old Mrs. Su was completely satisfied with Erlang of the Yang family. After they left, she held Su Yining and talked for a while.
Overtly and covertly, he was asking her whether this would be successful.
Su Yining neither agreed nor refused, she just said, let it go.
At night, what happened in Chaohuiyuan during the day naturally reached Zheng's ears.
She had nothing to do with the old lady, nor could she directly trouble Su Yining. She was also angry with the old lady for favoring a wealthy husband and not thinking about her third girl. When Su Che came back, she lay on the Kang table and cried heartbrokenly. .
"Guardian, please save our daughter quickly."
Hearing her howl, Su Che thought something was wrong. He was so frightened that he didn't even have time to take off his official uniform, so he walked to the Arhat's bed and asked her, "What's wrong? Is it possible that the Weibei Hou Mansion still dares to force death?" Yun? It’s a disgrace to them!”
Mrs. Zheng rolled her eyes at him angrily and said angrily: "You only have eyes for the eldest and the second girl, so why don't you care about Ru'er? Ru'er has been frail and well-behaved since she was a child. She is also known as a wise man in Jinling City. She's famous. It's all because her two sisters have ruined their reputation, which has dragged her down to the point where she still can't get married!"
"Looking at her now, Ru'er is already eighteen years old. If she doesn't decide, she will become an old girl."
"This is no way to live!"
She cried while talking, and kept rubbing her head on Su Che's chest.
"But Ning'er hasn't been settled yet, how can we settle on Ru'er first?" Su Che was a little embarrassed. Although he was cowardly and incompetent and hated the poor and loved the rich, he actually tried his best to treat his three daughters equally.
"Today, the second son of Hongnong's Yang family came, and I look good. But the old lady didn't even let Ru'er see her."
At this time, Su Che frowned.
"Is it the Yang family who was transferred back to Beijing a few days ago?" He didn't believe it and asked again.
Mrs. Zheng hid her tears and snorted: "Isn't it true? I heard that his son is a handsome man, both civil and military, but he is still unmarried!"
Such a good son, such a good family background, and the Yang family has always been famous for their kindness. What a great thing it is to marry his family!
Thinking of this, Mrs. Zheng couldn't help but slap the kang table, hating the old lady for being partial.
Su Che took off his official uniform and handed it to Zheng. He rolled his eyes and said, "It would be good if mother could find this marriage for the second girl. What are you dissatisfied with?"
Originally, Mrs. Zheng wanted to cause a scene and asked Su Che to talk to the old lady. She would find an excuse to invite the second son of the Yang family to her home someday and ask Su Yiru to meet her.
But I didn't expect that Su Che would say such a thing?
"What do you mean I'm dissatisfied?" She was stunned and blurted out dissatisfied words, "Only the eldest and the second girl are the legitimate daughters of your Su family, and the third girl who is my biological child should be assigned to kill pigs and farm? "
Su Che burst into tears because of her, and felt very irritable. He was too lazy to talk to her: "Who do you think the Yang family is? They are the officials of the Hairao family for many generations, especially the late Mr. Yang. Having become a veteran of three dynasties, even the late emperor should be honored as Tai Tu. What is your identity? Are you talking about marrying someone's legitimate son? "
Originally, Mrs. Zheng was only interested in the wealth of the Yang family. After being prompted by Su Che, her mind became more active: "Isn't that old lady and Mrs. Yang a close friend? The second girl can meet, and we, the third girl, can Why not? Maybe Erlang of the Yang family likes a girl like our Ru'er who likes poetry? "
Su Che rolled his eyes at her: "The old lady has not been in contact with the Yang family for many years. No matter how proud she is, she will not ask the Yang family to marry our girl based on the head of her beloved. It must be that Yang Erlang has long ago I asked his grandmother to talk to our old lady about his interest in the second girl."
After saying that, he glanced at Ms. Zheng warily and said in a serious tone: "I'm warning you, this marriage is absolutely certain and it can only be for the second girl. If you dare to interfere with me, I will divorce you!"
After saying that, Su Che took off his official boots and lay down on the couch. He glanced at Mrs. Zheng lazily and said, "Come here and massage my legs. This morning, the third prince and the sixth prince were fighting, and I had to stand next to them." Many hours."
Seeing his appearance, Mrs. Zheng felt very contemptuous in her heart, but she didn't dare to say anything to save her face, so she walked over bravely.
She knew in her heart who she married, her children, wife, and even mother were not in Su Che's heart. In his heart, he will always be the only one who can marry anyone. The most important thing is that it can happen.
Su Che had just warned her not to interfere. It was not because he was afraid that she would mess up Su Yining's marriage, but because he was worried that she would mess up Su Yining's marriage. Su Yiru was not favored by the Yang family, so everything was in vain, and he lost a good backer.
For a person like him, his daughter's marriage and future are far inferior to the glory and wealth he holds in his hands.
If Su Yiru got married one day, he would only be happy from ear to ear.
"There is a letter from Bailudong Academy, saying that Silang will return to Beijing to take the exam in a few days." Su Che naturally put his feet on Zheng's body and said slowly, "But why, Silang repaired the book for me?" , asking for money? Didn’t you ask you to send someone to deliver five hundred taels at the beginning of the year? "
Hearing what he said, Ms. Zheng's heart skipped a beat, and the hand pressing his calf trembled uncontrollably: "Maybe Silang is young and the expenses are a bit high."
Su Che narrowed his eyes and looked at her: "Isn't it possible that if you don't want to make progress, you have raised some shady woman outside?"
Zheng's hand stopped and she quickly denied: "How could it be possible? Silang studies hard every night with lights on and boiling oil. How can he have any leisure time..."
Su Che nodded slightly, accepting her words, and asked further: "I heard that the second room took several girls to Ruyi Zhai to buy jewelry a few days ago. Ru'er was so short of money that he even bought an ordinary hairpin ring. Can't afford it?"
I don't know what happened to Su Che today. He kept keeping money matters in advance, fearing that he would ask about the accounts of Zhonggong, so Zheng quickly took a preemptive action and started crying.
"Yes, it's all my fault as a mother who is incompetent. Ru'er doesn't have much money and can't even afford a hairpin. If I were like my sister and married in with incredible wealth, Ru'er wouldn't be the same. in this way."
Hearing her mention Su Yining's biological mother again, Su Che couldn't help but frown: "You're so good, why are you mentioning a dead person?"
Mrs. Zheng let go of Su Che's legs and wiped her tears with a handkerchief: "I just felt something in my heart, so I said it. It's my fault that it annoyed the officials. But, since my sister married into the Su family, Then her dowry should belong to the Su family. Even after she passed away, the things left behind should be used by the entire Su family. Why was it only given to the eldest girl and the second girl? "
"One day I will get married. My sister should also pay a share of the dowry."
Seeing that she was getting more and more outrageous, Su Che stood up without putting on his shoes or socks. He raised his feet and started to walk out. He pointed at her angrily and scolded: "Look, are you talking human language? The things of dead people." You have to worry about it too! Those are things left to them by their biological mother. How shameless do you have to say this?"
"Not to mention that Yiyun's share has been taken to Weibei Houfu, and I don't know how much it cost. Let's talk about Yining's share, who dares to touch it? If you just touch it, she will make a fuss, The noble concubine in the palace wants you to look good first!"
"You are so greedy now!"
After saying that, Su Che went to the concubine's yard angrily without wearing any shoes or socks.
Zheng stood there, looking at Su Che's figure hatefully, without moving or stopping him.
"Madam, why are you doing this? It's not like you don't know that the master dare not touch the dowry of the first lady." The old mother who was waiting on the side walked over and supported Mrs. Zheng.
Mrs. Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and sat down holding on to the handle of the seat.
"I did it on purpose. I wonder if someone was talking too much. What did the official say? He came back today and kept questioning me about the money. If he wasn't so angry, he might turn it into the accounts."
"Does anyone else know that we secretly took money out?"
The old mother shook her head quickly and lowered her voice: "No one should know. When we go back to the mage, we are all in disguise. Even if outsiders don't even know who you are, how can they talk to the master?"
Hearing this, Zheng's anxious heart slowly relaxed.
She squeezed her old mother's hand tightly: "We have to hurry up. That old immortal has found a good marriage for the second girl again. If it happens, what will happen to my Ru'er!"
The old mother comforted her: "It may not work out, but even if it does happen, maybe there will be nothing bad."
She said it a little tactfully, with the intention of persuading Mrs. Zheng to stop.
In recent years, Zheng was accepted as a closed disciple by a master in the north of the city who was said to be able to understand ghosts and gods. She took money from the Su family all day long to honor her master, and she also listened to the master's words.
"How can it be okay!" Her voice was a little sharp. "The Master said that the three brothers and sisters are in conflict with me. If they are good, my child will be in danger."
"You see, when Dalang was still alive, Shiro was incompetent in literature and martial arts, and was scolded by the officials every day. Later, when the short-lived ghost died, Shiro seemed to have enlightened himself. Even the gentlemen in the academy praised him for his reading and writing. Rules and regulations.”
"As soon as the eldest girl was driven back to her parents' home, someone came to propose to Ru'er!"
"Isn't this what the mage said, that the three of them, brother and sister, defeated my children?"
"If you ask me, I should have been crueler and told them to die together with that short-lived ghost. Don't block the way of my children."
