imperial concubine

Chapter 28
The second lady and the third lady were already about to get up, but at this time they sat back after hearing what the lady said, Su Wan knew that the lady must be coming for her, but she was not in a hurry, she picked up the tea bowl at hand and said Take a sip.

The old lady looked at the eldest lady, "You are in charge of the affairs of this mansion. I am old, and I just want to eat vegetarian food and recite Buddha's name. I can't control many things."

With a warm smile on her face, the eldest lady shook her head and said to the old lady: "This matter is too important, my daughter-in-law dare not make decisions on her own, so I can only ask my mother to look at it first."

The old lady sitting on the upper seat closed her eyes slightly, turned the rosary in her hand a few times, nodded and said: "Then tell me, what is it, you, the head of the Hou's mansion, can't be the master?"

Seeing the old lady's consent, the eldest lady turned around and took a stack of red post from the mother who was waiting behind her, and then handed it to Mama Li for the old lady to see, "This is the invitation card received by the concierge this morning. It was handed over by the nobles and dignitaries of the high-ranking families in the capital. They all said they would visit Lord Hou," said the eldest lady, who glanced lightly at Su Wan, "and Wan'er."

Mama Li unfolded the post in her hand and read it out to the old lady one by one, including Duke, Marquis, and important ministers and generals.

Before halfway through the thick greeting card, the old lady said slowly, "Stop. This is what the title should mean. Now that Wan'er has a crested golden hairpin, these people will naturally come to visit. This matter You and Huaiyuan can discuss it, don't ask me."

The eldest lady already knew that the old lady would say this, and now she came here to tell the old lady these greetings, but she just wanted to cut off Su Wan's retreat in advance.Don't want to choose a family for Su Wan by yourself, and she will go to the old lady to cry and complain, and there will be side incidents for no reason.

After talking about this matter, the old lady entered the back hall with the support of Mama Li.The eldest lady was wondering why Su Wan didn't object in court today?

With the cleverness she discovered yesterday, she would never be ignorant of the meaning of these people's visits. Could it be that she really rest assured that her marriage is in her own hands?

Seeing the old lady walk into the back hall, the eldest lady turned her head and said with a smile to Su Wan: "Wan'er, these princes and nobles are all after you, you are very popular in the capital now."

As he said, he took the greeting cards from his mother behind him and handed them to Su Wan, "Look, which one are you going to see first?"

Su Wan glanced at the greeting card in Da Furen's hand, and saw the big words "Zheng Guo Gong Zhao" on it.

The corner of Su Wan's mouth hooked up slightly, Zhao Kuoyuan?Back then, a small inspection point in front of the temple in the Chen Dynasty was now also sealed as a Duke!It seems that he must have contributed a lot to the matter back then.

There were about a dozen or so red greeting cards in the stack. Su Wan only glanced at the top one, then stood up and said to the eldest lady: "Wan'er is young and ignorant, so I don't know how to choose. Mothers of these things You can arrange it."

The eldest lady was taken aback when she heard Su Wan's words. She thought that Su Wan didn't speak in front of the old lady just now, but she was going to make a fuss about her. She never thought that Su Wan would actually hand over all these matters to her.Such a reassuring attitude made the eldest lady a little uneasy. Could it be that there is something else hidden in it?

Thinking about it, the eldest lady blinked her eyes, "In this case, I will arrange for you. If there is a suitable candidate, you can tell me. My mother will definitely take good care of you."

Although she didn't know what Su Wan's refusal to speak up to this time meant, the eldest lady still nailed the matter firmly so that Su Wan would not regret it in the future and deny the matter.

Su Wanzhen, who was standing in the hall, nodded lightly, "It's up to the mother to decide. But if the mother has a suitable candidate, she should tell Wan'er. If she really is a good candidate, Wan'er will definitely not refuse."

Without waiting for the eldest lady to react, Su Wan bowed to the three people in the room, "Wan'er is a little tired, so I will leave first. Mother and two aunts chat slowly." Then she took Zhuru and left the room, leaving behind three They looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what kind of medicine Su Wan sold in the gourd.

After leaving the house, Zhuru cried anxiously, "Miss, how can you let the eldest lady do that thing? The eldest lady has always harbored ill intentions towards you, isn't it just giving others a handle by doing this?"

Su Wan, who was walking in front, looked at the flowers and plants by the roadside, bathed in the morning sun, and the golden threads on her clothes gave off a light that she couldn't look directly at, "It's just a meal, it's not worth paying so much attention to. Just leave it to her." .”

Looking at the careless lady walking in front, Zhuru felt bitter in her heart, "Miss, how could it be an ordinary meal? Those princes and princes are all here for you, and what is being talked about at the dinner table is your lady." How can you be so negligent about marriage?"

Hearing Zhu Ru's undisguised anxious voice, Su Wan smiled and said, "Don't you think I don't know they're going to talk about these things?" Zhu Ru walked a few steps behind Su Wan, "Miss, why don't you hand over the matter to me?" Let the lady do it, the lady has been suppressing the anger in her heart since Miss San was imprisoned last time, why did you take the initiative to give her a chance this time?"

Su Wan suddenly stopped, squatted down, and looked at a small flower blooming in the cold wind beside the path, "Then Zhuru, what do you think I should do?"

Zhuru thought for a while, "Miss, you should ask for all those invitations, and then reject them all. Even if you can't refuse, you should delay for a while. Even if you can't delay, you can't leave it to the eldest lady."

Looking at the little flower in front of her, Su Wan's eyes revealed a look of pity, "After doing this."

Zhuru was taken aback for a moment, then scratched her head, "Miss, I don't understand what you mean by that."

Su Wan looked at the little flower that was trembling in the wind, but still unyielding, "The result of your doing this is that my father, mother, and grandmother all united to put pressure on me, and in the end I had to give in. Since I always want to go, why bother?" Work hard."

Zhu Ru who was behind thought for a while, "Then miss, is there no other way?" There was already a hint of crying in her voice.

The rising sun in the sky began to dazzle, Su Wan stood up and looked at the rising sun in the sky, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, "You, the eldest lady, and even the old lady don't understand one thing, I can only decide on my affairs .No one can force me."

The master and the servant returned to the courtyard, and just as they sat down, the rough envoy came to report, "Miss, the second young master is here." Su Wan nodded, "Please come in, the second young master."

Not long after, a man wearing a black Yuhua shirt with an ocher bird pattern belt tied around his waist came in from the door.After entering, the man saluted Su Wan, "Su Qing has met my sister."

This Su Qing is two years younger than Su Wan, he is from the Yuan family, he is the second young master of the Marquis of Weiwu.

Su Wan only remembered that he came to her place a few times when he was a child. Later, when he grew up, the two gradually lost contact with each other, and only saw each other during family dinners.It was the first time in the past few years that Su Qing came to visit.

Su Wan, who was sitting on the main seat, said with a smile: "Your brother is polite. Sit down quickly and drink some hot tea first. Although the sun is nice outside, it will not be spring after all. My brother should drink some tea to get rid of the cold."

Su Qing stretched out his hand to take the hot tea that Zhuru handed over, "Thank you, sister. I heard that my sister was very popular at the Nobile Banquet yesterday, and she came back with the crested hairpin. So I came here early this morning to congratulate my sister."

Hearing Su Qing's words, Su Wan nodded slightly, but she didn't take it seriously.The left and right are just seeing that they have a reputation at this time, and they want to use their own wind to do something.Otherwise, why didn't I see a single visitor in the past many days?
Su Wan nodded, and carefully looked at Su Qing who was sitting in front of her, and saw that although his eyes were big, they were not in a good mood, and his earlobes were small, which was a sign of poor fortune, "Brother, please come here. What happened last night, My sister is fortunate to have the princess's eyes, so she was able to overwhelm the Yuan family and bring back the crested golden hairpin."

Hearing Su Wan mention Miss Yuan's family, Su Qing's expression froze, and then he recovered, "Sister is so beautiful, naturally she should bring back the crested gold hairpin, then Miss Yuan's family is like a firefly compared to her sister Haoyue."

There was a smile on Su Wan's face, but she was sighing in her heart. What she said just now was just to test Su Qing.

Judging from Su Qing's reaction, it is clear that he is acquainted with Miss Yuanjia.The two met each other, but they helped him step down Miss Yuan's family, not to mention that they were cousins, so shameless, this person could not be used by himself.

The right hand rubbed lightly on the stove twice, and the corners of Su Wan's mouth slightly curved, "My brother is serious. Miss Yuan's family is also very capable. The beauty in the box was shocked and aphasic. It's just that Her Royal Highness thinks that she Too much dependence on external things, that's why I got the crested nobile. If not, this crested nobile must belong to the original sister."

This is true. When Su Wan first saw such an exquisite skill, she was really shocked and speechless, but that was seven years ago.

Hearing that Su Wan praised Yuan Yilan so much, Su Qing couldn't hold back, and said with a dry smile, "Hehe, is it?"

When Su Wan saw this, she decided in her heart that this person would not be of much use. She was originally a villain, but she wanted to pretend to be a gentleman;

There wasn't much talk between the two, and Su Wan looked down on Su Qing. After the two had a casual chat, Su Qing took the initiative to leave, and Su Wan didn't bother to deal with it and sent him away directly.

After lunch, the Da Furen sent someone to inform Su Wan that Zhao Kuoyuan, Lord of the Township, would visit tonight, so that Su Wan could prepare well.Su Wan gently flipped through the scroll in her hand, and asked the mother-in-law to go back and tell the eldest lady that she will be on time for the banquet tonight.

Looking at the woman who left the house, Zhuru asked worriedly: "Miss, are you really going to the banquet tonight?"

Su Wan nodded, "That's natural."

However, there was an inexplicable fear in Zhuru's heart, "Then what if the eldest lady takes this opportunity to marry the young lady by force?"

Su Wan put down the book in her hand, and said with a slight smile, "The current Su Wan is no longer the Su Wan who was allowed to be kneaded by her in the past."

(End of this chapter)