She was stunned for a moment, then turned her head to Mrs. He and said, "Yaoyao is really pretty. With such a pretty face, who knows what a bright future she will have."
Good looks
Su Yao no longer cared about her appearance. Her good looks did not bring her any benefits. Instead, they always made her the target of criticism. Perhaps it was because she was born disadvantaged in the first place when she got married. Whenever people mentioned her, they would secretly comment that she was too seductive and it was obvious that she was not fit to be a wife.
Mrs. He smiled softly: "This little girl has always been very pretty..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Grandma He came in from outside without waiting for the announcement. She glanced at Su Yao, coughed subconsciously, and said to Mrs. He: "Mother..."
Su Yao knew that it must be something related to him. He lowered his eyes and glanced at his aunt beside him, and he had an idea in his mind.
It was about the same time in the previous life. The second aunt came back to visit her parents, and another group of guests also showed up uninvited - the Shen family, who had raised Su Yao for nine years, came to visit.
The Shen family was just a merchant family, and the Bo's Mansion was far away in the capital and was a prominent family, so they were not someone they could get close to. Over the past few years, they had also gone to the capital to find their biological daughter, but they were repeatedly rejected and could not even enter the door of the Bo's Mansion.
Later, they finally found out Su Yao's whereabouts and went to the He family, wanting to meet Su Yao.
This is not a good thing for Su Yao.
When they meet, not to mention what the Su family, who have always been cold to her, will think, even the He family will think that she was indeed raised in a merchant family and is confused.
But if she doesn't, she will be criticized for being cold-hearted by nature, and even her adoptive parents who have raised her for more than ten years can be turned away.
Su Xingxuan, who also had an embarrassing life experience, was well protected. The wealthy family built a wall around her to protect her tightly... ...
Mrs. He glanced at Su Yao and said, "Your aunt has come from afar. Let's welcome her tonight. You can go back and have some rest first."
Su Yao stood up obediently, without asking any more questions, and bowed to them and said goodbye as he could find no fault with them.
When she was leaving, she vaguely heard Aunt He sigh: "How can he be raised by a merchant family? His every move seems to be very generous. I am confused..."
She curled her lips into a smile, turned around the corridor and returned to her own courtyard. Before she entered the door, she saw Nanny Sang and Zhenzhu coming towards her anxiously.
Zhenzhu pushed aside the swallow grass skillfully and stuffed a hand warmer for Su Yao. At the same time, she lowered her voice and said to her in a very obscure way: "Girl, do you know that your parents...are here..."
It was a taboo to say that her adoptive parents were her father and mother. Even the people of the He family looked down on merchants like the Shen family and hoped that she would forget about the Shen family.
But Zhenzhu dared to say this because she relied on the fact that she was the first person around Su Yao.
Su Yao glanced at her, paused, and then went into the house.
Yan Cao called out to the girl anxiously: "You..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Zhenzhu had already followed Su Yao into the house. Nanny Sang turned around and looked at her, then saw a little maid coming in with hot water, so she asked Yancao to hold the basin.
Nanny Sang was the housekeeper and she came from the capital. She was in charge of all the affairs of the house. Even Su Yao obeyed her and respected her. Yan Cao couldn't afford to offend her. She pursed her lips and took the basin. She was absent-mindedly thinking about what Nanny Sang and the others were going to do. From what Zhenzhu said, they were actually trying to instigate Su Yao to meet the Shen couple. How could that be possible? !
When she thought of this, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in the palm of her hand. She cried out and subconsciously wanted to let go.
"Young lady, be careful!" Nanny Sang looked at her coldly, her eyes cold, "You are the most senior maid beside the young lady, you can't be unable to do such a task as holding a basin, right?! Normally I told you to pay more attention to your tasks, but you always turned a deaf ear to me, not doing the serious tasks, but paying attention to other things!"
Yan Cao didn't dare to say anything anymore. She felt very sad. She stood in the corridor holding the basin, enduring the severe pain. For a moment, she felt that Su Yao was in the same dire straits.
But she was just a maid given to Su Yao by the He family. Although Su Yao was usually very kind to her, he did not trust her as much as he did to Zhenzhu and the others. She watched Nanny Sang enter the room and could not help but feel frightened.
When Nanny Sang entered the room, she heard Su Yao ask calmly, "So? They want to see me in private?"
Zhenzhu grabbed a handful of lily incense and put it into the incense burner. She closed the lid and turned around hurriedly, seeming a little embarrassed: "Yes, I heard that I prayed to the gatehouse for a month. I heard that you were sick, and I went to the temple to burn incense and kowtow to you..."
She sighed, looking very hesitant and uneasy: "Miss, logically we shouldn't tell you, but they are also quite pitiful. They went to the capital before, every year, but every year they came back empty-handed..."
Although he knew he shouldn't do it, he still did it. Su Yao laughed sarcastically in his heart.
Even if Zhenzhu doesn't understand, doesn't Nanny Sang also understand
It was just that the mother and daughter were putting on a show for her.
She said "oh" and seemed a little hesitant and confused. After a while, she said, "Can we go out?"
Madam Sang scolded Zhenzhu with a stern face. Seeing Zhenzhu retreat to the side in anger, she helped Su Yao roll up the curtain and put the fan screen on the small table aside. She said, "Young lady, don't listen to her nonsense. This girl is soft-hearted and soft-hearted. After hearing her crying and knowing that something happened at home, she couldn't hold it in anymore. But this is not something you should interfere with."
Wow, this mother and daughter, one played the soft-hearted little girl, and the other played the loyal old lady, their acting skills are even better than those of the actors on the stage.
She hadn't said anything yet, but the two of them had already explained the situation of the Shen couple in detail.
Yes, after all, she was raised by the Shen couple. To be fair, during those nine years, the Shen couple treated her well. It was not that they were without affection. Any normal person would not remain indifferent when hearing that they had encountered trouble and had nowhere to turn to.
In her previous life, she hadn't been able to remain indifferent.
Thinking of this, she lowered her eyelids to hide the emotions in her eyes, but asked anxiously, "What?! Mammy, whose family did something wrong? What happened to them?"
After all, he was raised in a merchant family for nine years. Even though he learned the rules and etiquette again in the He family, his vision and overall view could never catch up with the one in the capital.
Seeing this anxious look, Nanny Sang was disdainful in her heart, but her face showed compassion and hesitation. She sighed and shook her head: "Young lady, don't ask about these things. You have returned to your maternal grandfather's house now, and your family has made a clear handover with them. You don't owe them anything. Even if they have something to ask for help, it is not in accordance with the rules. If you intervene rashly, I am afraid that everyone will be unhappy."
Sometimes Su Yao felt that it was not unfair for her to lose in her previous life. She had Nanny Sang by her side who could make you fall into a trap and make you feel that you were taking advantage of her. She didn't even know how she died. She was able to hold on to the capital and marry Cheng Dingan, probably because of Su Xingxuan's unwillingness to marry.
She pursed her lips and choked up as Madam Sang had expected: "How can I do this? After all, they raised me... Madam, please help me..."
Pearl couldn't help but curl her lips, thinking sarcastically, what a person who has never seen the world. He didn't get better after being sick, but became even more confused.
When encountering such a situation, knowing that you can’t do it and can’t ask the elders, you can just ask a servant... .
They don't even think about the fact that if they are discovered, they will be in trouble both inside and outside.
She glanced at Nanny Sang.
Nanny Sang frowned and said, "Young lady, this is not right. If the wives of my relatives knew about this, I'm afraid they would be unhappy."
You see, she had already explained the consequences clearly to the girl and didn't lie to her.
Su Yao pursed her lips, her pale face showing both confusion and struggle. After a long while, she took off a bracelet she had been wearing and stuffed it into Madam Sang's hand: "Madam, please, I won't let my grandmother and aunts know. I just want to secretly take a look at them and ask them what happened..."
Nanny Sang's eyes were stern, and she looked at Su Yao with a probing look - the bracelet on Su Yao's wrist was prepared by the Su family when she first came, and it was Mrs. Su San who had been wearing it all the time.
After hearing about this, Su Yao treasured the bracelet very much. He wore it every day and was reluctant to let it go.
But now, Su Yao just gave this bracelet away. Was she sick and stupid? Or were the people of the Shen family so important to her that she even refused the token given by her own mother
Su Yao was shaking violently, as if he was not aware of Nanny Sang's scrutiny. He said anxiously, "Mammy, go get it. If this is not enough, I have other things here..."
Nanny Sang felt relieved. Having been with Su Yao for such a long time, she thought she had figured out Su Yao's personality.
This is a person who does not have many ideas, or rather, is very good at suppressing his own ideas. He does not have a temper and does not have any hobbies. He is as insignificant as a shadow and can be easily ignored.
Such a little girl really has no opinion of her own, and she can't think of too many things and too many consequences.
Nanny Sang estimated it in her mind and couldn't help but shake her head.
I don't know whether I should spend so much time and effort to plot against her. You know, with her personality, what will happen if she returns to the capital and goes to the Bo's Mansion
The third wife won't like someone so dull and slow.
But since the superiors had given the order, she had to do her job well. She refused several times with great difficulty before reluctantly accepting the bracelet. She sighed deeply, "Okay, since the young lady insists on doing this, we, as servants, can only help you. However, this matter is not good for others to know. You should wait a moment. I will think of a way to let you go out of the house to meet them so that you can ask them clearly yourself."
Su Yao's face was filled with surprise and joy, but then he became a little afraid. He asked hesitantly, "Is it possible? If my grandmother and the others knew about this..."
"So young lady, you must be careful." Nanny Sang shook her head. "The fewer people who know about this, the better. We were sent from the capital to follow you. We are as honorable as you. If you didn't insist on seeing us, we would never agree. But if we don't agree to you, we're afraid you'll do something wrong..."
Su Yao was a little embarrassed. She lowered her head and fiddled with her clothes anxiously. Her voice was as low as a mosquito: "Thank you for worrying about me, Madam. I will only meet them once. After that, I will never have any contact with them again..."
There wouldn't be a next time. After this meeting, their mission was almost completed. Nanny Sang nodded with a smile, and looked at Su Yao with satisfaction.