As winter approached, it seemed that even the Japanese pirates knew that it was getting cold, and no more reports of Japanese pirate attacks were sent to the capital along the coast. Both the Cabinet and Emperor Yuanfeng breathed a sigh of relief and spent the New Year in peace.
This year was the last New Year before Su Yao got married. The Su family celebrated this year with great ceremony. Old Madam Su gave Su Yao a very large red envelope. Because it was the New Year, everyone had a happy look on their faces, including Old Madam Su. She said to Su Yao, "May everything go well, and may you be safe and happy."
There is an old saying in Beijing that old people don't curse, they say nice things.
What it means is that if there are elderly people in the family, one should try one's best to say auspicious words, otherwise, the bad words said will come true. In the past, although Old Mrs. Su never cursed anyone during the New Year, she also rarely said nice things. But things have been different in the past two years. She has been saying a lot of auspicious words.
Everyone couldn't help laughing.
Even Su Rong smiled.
Su Rong also gave his brothers and sisters very generous red envelopes, patted their heads, and gave each of them some advice, asking them to work hard and make a good future for themselves.
Master Su San was unusually silent, but not for any other reason. Master Su San was a little worried about Su Rong. He always felt that Su Rong seemed to have become much quieter.
When it was time to stay up all night, Master Su San said to Su Rong, "Brother Rong, if you are really upset, I will go to the Wang family for you. This knot will have to be untied sooner or later, so don't make it so hard on yourself."
Su Rong shook his head. He no longer went to the Wang family often because he could now understand Wang Yuerong's feelings.
Especially today, on New Year's Eve, when he knelt in front of his ancestors, he thought about how his father died because of betrayal by Master Wang, thought about how the Su family had lived in decline for more than a decade, and then thought about everything he had experienced.
He didn't really feel anything at all.
As Wang Yuerong said, he may not complain for the time being and be able to separate Mr. Wang from Wang Yuerong.
But he had no way of guaranteeing that he would always remain rational. Years later, he couldn't guarantee that he would not blame Wang Yuerong and say that it was all her father's fault.
He sighed and said, "Forget it. I've figured it out. Let's wait a few years and see."
Master Su San suddenly felt that Su Rong was a little pitiful.
When other people reach Su Rong’s age, their sons may be able to get married in a few years.
However, Su Rong's marriage was always full of twists and turns. Several accidents happened. After finally getting married, something unexpected happened again.
He had nothing more to say, so he patted Su Rong on the shoulder and said, "Think positively. If it really doesn't work, don't force it. Rong'er, life is only a few decades long, you should think about yourself."
Wang Yuerong is a good person, but with so many lives at stake, it would be very difficult for her to have no grudges.
In this case, it would be better to let go as soon as possible so that both of you can get away faster.
Time passes quickly for many people, and the same is true for Su Yao.
It seemed as if it was just the New Year when she made a new bright red cloak to visit Mrs. He, but time had already come to February, and in the blink of an eye, it was already ten days before her wedding.
Several days in advance, the nanny began to teach Su Yao some etiquette and rules for the wedding day.
Su Yao had been married to Cheng Dingan before, but she couldn't remember what the wedding process was like at that time. It was probably because she was so scared at that time, and her life afterwards was so sad that she had no good feelings about the wedding at all. She subconsciously rejected the memory of that time.
So now the nanny is teaching her the rules again, and she is learning bit by bit, and is very nervous.
During this period, the eleventh princess even came out of the palace to visit her and bring her some dowry.
The Eleventh Princess had a very good relationship with her. She gave Su Yao a whole sapphire headpiece. It was obvious that it was a good thing from overseas. It should have been given to her by Pang Qingping. But now she gave it to herself. Su Yao was a little touched. She squeezed the Eleventh Princess's hand. Seeing that she was a little absent-minded, she couldn't help but shout, "Your Highness?"
Princess Eleven came back to her senses and forced a smile: "Look at me, I came here to make you look better, but I ended up distracted. Don't take it to heart."
Su Yao didn't take it to heart. She was just a little worried about the condition of the Eleventh Princess. The Eleventh Princess was too thin and haggard.
After sending the waiter away, Su Yao asked her softly, "Your Highness, are you still worried about what you told me before?"
The Eleventh Princess bit her lip, and couldn't hold back her tears when she mentioned this matter. Her mother had told her before that as a princess, she should enjoy the support and sacrifices, and if the people and the court needed it, she should be allowed to marry.
The Eleventh Princess knew that what her mother said was right, but for her, she was really too scared.
She has not been sleeping well these days, especially after the New Year, when the Japanese envoy brought up the old matter again, and the Eleventh Princess was really scared.
She had stopped telling Concubine Pang about these things, but now that Su Yao asked about them, she burst into tears: "Yaoyao, I'm really scared. I'm so scared. What should I do?"
The Japanese are bloodthirsty and cunning, they have no human ethics at all!
The Eleventh Princess didn't want to go at all.
Su Yao held the Eleventh Princess's hand and said seriously, "Does Your Highness believe me?"
The Eleventh Princess looked at Su Yao with tearful eyes and nodded slowly.
She really believed in Su Yao. Su Yao could always do many things that others could not do.
It seems that everything becomes very simple in Su Yao's hands.
She choked up and said, "I believe you."
Su Yao nodded and said, "Then don't be afraid, Your Highness, because Your Highness will not go to marry, and the court will not agree to the marriage."
Princess Eleven believed in Su Yao very much, so when Su Yao said this, she sniffed and asked crying, "How did you know?"
She just wanted some more concrete comfort.
Su Yao thought for a moment, pulled the eleventh princess to sit down, and said calmly: "Because the Japanese will definitely invade again. Both I and the court officials are well aware of this. If we want to marry, it must be useful. Otherwise, what is the point of sacrificing the princess? Don't worry, that day will never come."
For some reason, Su Yao's words were particularly convincing. Princess Eleven couldn't stop her tears from flowing down. She reached out and hugged Su Yao and cried, "Yaoyao, if it's true, I will definitely thank you very much. I'm so scared. I didn't dare to sleep these days, and I didn't dare to go to my mother. I was afraid that as soon as I opened my eyes, my mother would tell me that I had to go to marry..."