Her battlefield is not in the Shen family, and her opponent is not Su Yao, who was raised in a merchant family.
Su An thought that all her worries and fears were because of Su Yao, but it was just a beautiful misunderstanding - she was raised in the Su family. She knew the preferences and temperaments of everyone in the Su family, and even knew every tree and blade of grass here by heart. What the Su family gave her was far more than just an identity, so even if they knew that she was not their biological daughter, they were reluctant to abandon her.
They gave her the upbringing of a lady from a noble family, the vision of a girl from an aristocratic family, and a social circle that was completely different from Su Yao's. All these had already made her far ahead of that timid merchant girl.
Besides, if she shed a tear, Su An would wish to ask Nanny Sang and her daughter to dig out a piece of flesh from Su Yao. Her tears were the best weapon and her sad brows were Su Yao's death warrant. Why should she bother to deal with this person herself
Of course, no matter how harmless flies are, they can still make people feel uncomfortable.
She frowned and thought of Su Yao, feeling that she was just a stain on the gorgeous robe.
Pearls and rubble, I know which one to choose with my eyes closed.
So she was not afraid that the Su family would abandon her.
But if Su Yao could not show up, that would of course be the best, so if Su An wants to misunderstand like this, then let it be like this.
When she arrived at Mrs. Su San's Mingxuan Hall, she became more convinced of this idea.
In Mingxuan Hall, Gao Jia was watching the maids carrying a few baskets of navel oranges out. The oranges in the baskets were bright yellow and particularly mouth-watering. It was only early winter now, and these oranges were sent from southern Jiangxi. They were the first batch and were very precious. When Gao Jia saw Su Xingxuan coming, he hurriedly smiled and said, "The third lady is here? Just now, my wife was talking about how you like navel oranges the most, so she asked me to leave a basket for you. I was just about to deliver it to you in person."
She must have known what Su An said in Hengzhi Courtyard. Su Xingxuan smiled gently and said in a talkative manner: "Thank you, Sister Gao, for thinking about it. I'll trouble you to send it there. I'll just ask a little girl to take it there."
As he spoke, he had already climbed the stairs and reached under the eaves.
Lu Ping, the eldest maid beside Mrs. Su San, was just opening the curtain and coming out with red eyes. When she saw Su Xingxuan, she stopped hurriedly and forced a smile as she opened the curtain for her.
Su Xingxuan was a little puzzled - Lu Ping was a very popular maidservant beside Madam Su San, and Madam Su San always gave her face, so why did it seem like she was pregnant this time
Lu Ping called out to the Third Miss and lowered her voice to lead her in: "I just received a letter from Taiyuan... The Madam is not in a good mood."
Taiyuan, I'm in a bad mood...
Su Xingxuan understood, smiled at Lu Ping, and went into the house.
After walking around the eight-paneled screen with a landscape painting on a rosewood base, she saw Mrs. Su San sitting on the couch with a bad look on her face.
Mrs. Su San was wearing a mud-golden jacket and skirt, with a silver mouse fur headband on her head. When she heard the noise and saw that it was Su Xingxuan, the hostility on her face subsided a little, and she waved at her: "Ruyi, why are you here at this time?"
"I just greeted the old lady and came to see you." Su Xingxuan came to her lightly and sat down next to her. She naturally leaned her head on her shoulder and softened her voice to be coquettish: "Why do you look unhappy? Did something happen?"
Mrs. Su San was upset. She felt angry when she thought of the letter from Taiyuan. She snorted coldly and said, "It's all because the subordinates didn't do their job properly. They asked us to send some good things to Yaoyao to serve her, but the ones who sent them were all greedy and didn't care about their master! A healthy person actually got a serious illness. He was about to leave, but it took so long."
The He family had written to talk about this before. The He family had some connection with the canal transportation, and the letters they sent were always timely and fast. But before this, they didn't say that it was the servants' fault, but now they are saying that the servants were not good. Su Xingxuan frowned slightly and asked worriedly, "Why did mother say that? Is my sister's illness getting worse?"
She and Su Yao were born on the same day, otherwise they wouldn't have been taken away by mistake. However, since she had been raised in the Su family for so many years and everyone in the mansion was used to calling her the Third Miss, everyone tacitly assumed that Su Yao was the younger one and became the Fourth Miss.
Mrs. Su San rubbed her brows in annoyance: "It's not just this..." She looked at Su Xingxuan and hesitated to say anything. In the end, she didn't say anything, but just said: "It's just that a few servants are not good. They have been spoiled and have lost their sense of propriety. They have been dealt with by the He family."
Being punished by the He family
Su Xingxuan suddenly began to feel doubtful. Others might not know, but she knew clearly through Su An what kind of person Su Yao, who was raised in the He family, was and how many stupid things he had done.
Su An often told her about Su Yao as a joke.
It was obvious that Su Yao was coaxed to death by Nanny Sang and Zhenzhu, so why is it that the servants are in trouble now
She was confused and lost in thought when she heard Mrs. Su San calling her, "Ruyi, Ruyi?"
"Mother." Su Xingxuan came back to her senses and rubbed her shoulder apologetically: "I am a little worried about my sister. Since the servant is not good, we should bring him back as soon as possible. It's almost the New Year, so let my sister come back to reunite with us."
Mrs. Su San was somewhat relieved. She stroked her hair and praised her lovingly, "Good child, I knew you were the kindest and most sensible one." As she spoke, she laughed happily, "There is also good news. Your grandmother and your second uncle and second aunt are also coming to Beijing together this time. In addition to sending Yaoyao back, they are also bringing Xianyi and the others to Beijing to celebrate the birthday of your second aunt's father."
Su Xingxuan's heart trembled.
Before, it was only said that Mr. He would send Su Yao to Beijing, but now even Mrs. He is coming along
Mrs. He has clearly been a widow for many years and has never left her house. Why would she join in the fun
Besides, this is totally different from what she knew before...
Mrs. Su San could not understand her daughter's thoughts. She sighed and covered her chest with a hand, feeling a little uncomfortable: "Yaoyao has been out there for so many years and has suffered a lot of grievances. How can we give her a good upbringing? When she comes back, you should all get closer to her... to prevent her from feeling sad."
After all, she is her biological daughter. Su Xingxuan laughed sarcastically in her heart.
Even though it was so shameful, Mrs. Su San was still hoping for the best for her daughter, which shows that blood ties always have their role to play.
I don't know what Su An did and why he made things worse. Looking at Mrs. Su San, she was not angry at all about Su Yao going to meet the Shen couple. What went wrong