"What's wrong with that?" Su Yao was very firm: "Doctor Shen is a kind-hearted doctor. He never divides people into different levels. In his eyes, we are all the same patients. Just go ahead."
Ruan Xiaojiu looked at Su Yao blankly. After a while, he knelt down and kowtowed to Su Yao: "Thank you, young lady..."
Su Yao sighed and let him get up: "I remember you said your sister was not in good health. It's just an extra layer of precaution, just in case. It's not worth thanking. Go and do your work. After you are done with this period of time, you should also focus on your own affairs. Isn't your mother urging you to hurry up?"
Some time ago, Ruan Xiaojiu hid in the house and didn't dare to go home. I heard that it was because Madam Ruan kept nagging him to get married.
When this matter was mentioned, Ruan Xiaojiu pursed his lips, as if he wanted to say something but stopped himself. But after hesitating for a long time, he said nothing and quickly got up to do his work.
Su Xingyi had just come in. Seeing Ruan Xiaojiu hurriedly saying hello and then running away, she asked Su Yao with some confusion: "Why, what do you want him to do again? He runs faster than a rabbit."
"It's just a small matter. He ran away in such a hurry." Su Yao smiled and saw that Su Xingyi was alone with Bai Tao, so he asked her if there was anything else.
"Yes, there is something." Su Xingyi sat down beside her, took a list from Bai Tao and handed it to Su Yao: "Yaoyao, this is the proposed guest list, take a look to see if there is anything missing."
This was the first time Su Rong had held a banquet at home since he was reinstated. The Su family had been in decline for so many years, so no matter how simple it was, the standards had to be met, and no mistakes could be made, otherwise people would point fingers at them and they would not be able to raise their heads. Although Su Xingyi had been the head of the household in the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's mansion before, she was still very cautious.
Su Yao took the list and looked at it. He saw that all of them were relatives or close friends. Besides them, the Shen family and the Song family were also on the list. He thought about it and nodded, "Big sister has considered it very carefully. This is enough. We are not doing anything, so there is no need to be too high-profile. However, I want to add a few more people. Is it convenient?"
Su Xingyi nodded hurriedly: "What's so convenient about this? Your friends are naturally friends of our family. We are so happy that they are coming to visit us. Of course, we welcome them. Just as you said, I will ask the Hui Office to add the invitation when I get back."
"It's Sister Li from the charity hall outside." Su Yao solemnly instructed Su Xingyi: "Please tell the people below that Sister Li is probably not rich. If the reward is not enough or there is something missing, tell them not to be disrespectful. If they do their job well, we will naturally reward them."
How could Su Xingyi not understand Su Yao's serious instructions? She agreed without hesitation.
Accompanying Su Xingyi, they decided on the venue and dishes for the dinner, and added the Desheng Troupe to perform opera to liven up the atmosphere. Before Su Yao had time to get up, she heard the steward outside hurriedly reporting to Su Xingyi: "Miss, the Yunzhang County Lady is here, and she said she is here to look for our County Lady..."
The county lady's arrival was a big deal, so it was reasonable to open the middle door. However, Su Xingyi was not happy. Instead, she frowned. Turning around, she saw Su Yao coming out, so she asked, "Yaoyao, did you hear everything?"
Su Yao hummed, and Su Xingyi said, "I'll go get rid of her."
The Li family really makes a fool of people. Princess Mingchang clearly doesn't like Su Yao, but they want Master Li Xiaojue to propose marriage. The problem is, they are not proposing marriage for the second wife who has a title, but for the third wife who has nothing. Master Li Xiaojue has to marry two wives at the same time.
In this world, any family that can make a decent living will not push their daughter into the fire pit and let her marry into such a family and suffer all kinds of grievances.
What's more, it's a duke's mansion? If they agreed, even if the Su family had been restored to a noble title and had a county lord, they would still be laughed at.
Su Xingyi couldn't help but be angry.
Su Yao stopped her and said, "No need, elder sister. Please ask the county lady to come in. I will wait for her in the Water Mirror Hall in front to see what she wants."
She did not have a very deep impression of County Lady Yunzhang. Compared with other noble ladies with distinct personalities, County Lady Yunzhang was always as faint as a shadow, and there was really nothing to remember about her.
Princess Yunzhang had never made things difficult for her or provoked her before, and this was the first time she had taken the initiative to approach her.
Su Yao was a little curious about what they were up to.
Since Su Yao said so, Su Xingyi had no choice but to nod and told her to be careful and to report to the backyard if anything happened. Only then could she go about doing the housework with peace of mind.
Su Yao went to the Shuijing Hall by himself. When the servants had prepared tea and snacks, Princess Yunzhang finally entered the hall like a star.
Su Yao stood up, looked her up inconspicuously, and greeted her politely.
Princess Yunzhang was still calm and kind. She shook her head and said softly, "No need to be like this, Chang'an. I came here to ask you a favor."
Oh, if she hadn’t mentioned it, Su Yao would have almost forgotten that her title of county lord was Chang’an.
But this is not the point. The point is that the most beloved eldest granddaughter of Princess Mingchang actually has something to ask her.
Su Yao raised his eyebrows with interest and looked at the person in front of him, not hiding his surprise: "Are you kidding me, County Lord?"
"No, I really have something to ask of you." Princess Yunchang looked calm and raised her head to look at Su Yao calmly: "Please give me a favor. After this matter is settled, if you don't want to marry my third brother, I will ask my grandmother to stop and won't let her embarrass you."
Su Yao became even more suspicious. She hesitated for a moment before asking calmly, "County Lady, please tell me what it is first."
"It's something you can do with just a stretch of your hand." County Lady Yunzhang went straight to the point: "Did Li Wenying from the Charity Hall find you some time ago and ask for your help?"
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Su Yao's expression changed a little, and his movements paused for a moment before he asked calmly, "Is it about Sister Li?"
In fact, Li Wenying was an acquaintance of Su Yao in his previous life. In her previous life, she took refuge with the Shen couple and was hired by the Shen couple to take care of Su Yao in the Su family's villa. The two of them had been together for several years and had a deep relationship.
But after Su Yao came to the capital, he finally had the energy and ability to look for her, but he didn't find her.
It was not until some time ago that Mr. Shen helped her find the person, saying that he was found in a charity outside the capital.