The Lotus Fair at the Mansion of the Duke of Pingguo has been a hot topic in the city recently. The case of the Third Prince murdering the former Crown Prince has implicated countless people. The Lotus Fair being held at this time is truly a breath of fresh air amidst all the bad news. For a while, anyone who received an invitation began to prepare enthusiastically, because it was said that the Fifth Prince would also go at that time. Even the rouge, powder and accessories on the street were almost swept away.
When Mrs. Wang went to the Su family to see Su Rong, she happened to bring up this matter: "Fenfen will also go there by then, so we will have to ask Yaoyao to take care of her more..."
Old Mrs. Su was in high spirits because of the happy event. Her spirit and energy were completely different from before. When she heard what Mrs. Wang said, she said happily: "Don't say that. Fanfen is calm and sensible. She should pay more attention to the little sisters..."
Su Xingtian was in deep mourning for her father's death and could not go out to meet guests. However, it was time for Su Yao's half-sister to get married. Old Madam Su's relationship with the Third Master had eased now, and Mrs. Su San no longer cared about things, so she naturally had to worry about these things for Master Su San. Therefore, she asked Su Xingyue to go along as well.
After talking for a while, Old Lady Su asked about Wang Yuerong and Xie Mujun's marriage: "Have you exchanged the engagement letter?"
Since the horoscopes are compatible, once the engagement letters have been exchanged, it is time for the man to propose marriage.
It was supposed to be a happy event, but when it was mentioned, Mrs. Wang's face became even worse. She shook her head and was embarrassed to speak. Just as she was about to say something, the maid who came with the Wang family came in anxiously, saying that her family was urging Mrs. Wang to go home.
Mrs. Wang stood up immediately and said goodbye to Mrs. Su with a forced smile.
Old Mrs. Su was a little surprised, but since this was someone else's family affair and they didn't want to talk about it, there was no reason for her to get to the bottom of it, so she could only nod.
Su Yao happened to come in, and Old Madam Su said with some concern: "Mrs. Wang doesn't look very well, maybe there is something wrong with the marriage."
The mess Su An had caused before had already damaged Wang Yuerong's reputation. If it happened again, no matter whose fault it was, people would always be more harsh on women.
Su Yao had just arrived and didn't know much about the whole thing. After hearing what Old Lady Su had said, he said, "I'll ask Sister Fenfen during the Lotus Feast."
Old Madam Su nodded: "That's fine. The Wang family has helped us a lot, and they are related to your grandmother. If they can be of help, we can't just pretend we didn't see it." She also asked Su Yao what clothes and jewelry he was going to wear.
Su Yao knew what Old Lady Su meant. There were always various unwritten rules in the upper circles of the capital. For example, one had to be very particular about what to wear. One had to wear something bad, otherwise people would say that one's family had fallen on hard times and one had become a pauper. But if one wore something too flashy, people would inevitably say that one was overshadowing the other, or that one's family had no heritage.
In her previous life, Su Yao married Cheng Dingan, and was often ridiculed when they first started socializing.
At that time, she didn't understand the many rules of entertaining guests in Shengjing, and there was no one to ask. If she made a fool of herself, she would often be ridiculed by Cheng Dingan, so she was afraid to go to such occasions for a while.
Now that those memories came to her mind, Su Yao lowered her eyes and said softly, "I plan to wear a light yellow moon-shadow gauze shirt and a tea-white pleated skirt underneath."
The Moon Shadow Shade was the one given by Concubine Pang last time, and the color is fresh and tender, which is indeed very suitable.
Old Madam Su looked at Su Yao with relief and said, "You are a very understanding child. The Duke of Ping's Mansion is a noble family, and most of the guests are also nobles. Among those people, there are inevitably many who are arrogant. From your background to your looks, to your dress and your words and deeds, they can easily become excuses for others to laugh at you. Grandmother knows that you don't care about these things, but it's better to have less trouble than more, so as not to let them ruin your reputation."
The Pingguo Mansion has always been very polite to the Su family because of what happened at the Wang family last time. This time, the Pingguo Mansion invited Su Yao to go, which also showed its attitude, and Old Lady Su was also happy to let Su Yao go.
Su Yao is the real daughter of the Yongding Marquis's Mansion, so it is she who should attend these occasions.
But being qualified to go is one thing, and whether you can really become a part of it from now on is the key.
Time passed quickly as she chattered away. When Mrs. Su looked up, she realized that it was already evening. She couldn't help laughing, "I forgot the time while I was talking."
Just then, Madam Ji lifted the curtain and came in. She quickly walked up to Old Madam Su and whispered, "Old Madam, the Wang family just sent a message saying that Miss Wang will not be attending the flower party at the Duke of Ping's Mansion, and that the Fourth Miss doesn't have to wait for her tomorrow."
What
Old Mrs. Su was a little suspicious. They had just agreed to go together. Wang Yuerong was more familiar with those girls. With her around, the Su sisters would have company. How could she just say she didn't want to go
She thought of Mrs. Wang's hasty return home, and couldn't help asking, "Do you know why?"
Mother Ji was an old woman who had been doing things for a long time. When someone from the Wang family came to deliver the news, she deliberately asked a few more questions. Now that Old Lady Su asked, she said, "I heard that the marriage with the Xie family didn't work out."
Old Mrs. Su couldn't help but be shocked.
Even Su Yao frowned.
It was a perfectly good marriage, and everyone in Shengjing City already knew about it. How could it just fail
But when asked why, Mother Ji didn't know either.
Old Mrs. Su sighed and felt guilty, and groaned for a long time.
Wang Yuerong is such a wonderful girl, why did she have such a bumpy marriage
Just as he was sighing like this, when it was almost time for dinner, Mrs. Wang Er suddenly came to visit.
Su Xingyi personally sent Wen Zongbin and Wen Zonghua to a private school in Baoding Prefecture. When she came back, she heard about this matter. She sighed and felt a little strange: "Why did Mrs. Wang come to our house at this time?"
Mrs. Wang came to ask the Su family to temporarily let Dr. Shen go. She smiled bitterly and said to Mrs. Su, holding her handkerchief, "When I came here, my old lady had already told me that if you asked, there was no need to hide it, because it couldn't be hidden anyway. If I don't hide it from you, the Xie family's marriage will not be successful again."
Old Madam Su pursed her lips and did not pretend to be surprised. She asked directly, "What's the reason? We were all talking well before, why did it suddenly fail?"
Mrs. Su gritted her teeth and told Mrs. Xie about how difficult it was to deal with her. She then said, "I was just a little worried. Who would have thought that after I went to ask her about it, Mrs. Xie would actually say so many unpleasant things. She was like this before she got married. What would happen after she got married? It's really embarrassing..."