Transmigrated to become a maid in the household of the Fourth Prince Hongli, Su Yushan trembled. She realized that when Hongli later ascended the throne as Emperor, she was highly likely to become ...
Su Yushan didn't dare to agree and asked nervously, "Why are you going to a banquet for no reason?"
“Didn’t you want to see your little niece? Besides, you haven’t seen Yu Chan for almost a year, so it’s a good opportunity to visit them.” Hongli’s gaze seemed very sincere, but Su Yushan couldn’t be sure of his true intentions and couldn’t help but remind him:
"I want to see Yu Chan, but that's the Zheng family! You... won't mind?"
"Didn't you say I was your ocean? Then Zheng Lin is just a stream in your life. I am the mighty ocean, what stream am I afraid of?"
Hongli smiled indifferently, his face full of confidence.
Since he said that, he must no longer care about the past. If she refused to meet him, she would seem a little guilty, so she agreed.
On the 26th day of the first month of the tenth year of the Yongzheng Emperor's reign, it was the full moon celebration for Zheng Lin and Yu Chan's daughter.
Hongli originally had a social engagement today, but he had already promised Yushan that he would go to the Zheng family. Changing his mind at the last minute would disappoint her, so Hongli simply canceled the engagement and took her to the Zheng family for the banquet as originally agreed.
The original owner of this body once lived in the Zheng family. After Yu Shan transmigrated, she was already in the Fourth Prince's mansion. She had never been to the Zheng family before, and today was her first time.
At that moment, Zheng Lin was entertaining guests in the courtyard when he caught a glimpse of someone coming from the gate. He was about to go and greet them when he looked closely and was surprised to find that the person was Yu Shan!
Four years have passed since he was tricked by the Jin family that year, and he has never seen Yu Shan again.
Over the years, no matter who in the Su family got married or had a baby, Hongli would only send gifts and never bring Yushan to the event. Logically, it should be the same today. Zheng Lin never expected that Hongli would bring Yushan to his daughter's full moon celebration!
After many years apart, Yu Shan had long since shed her youthful naiveté and become even more alluring. Memories flooded back in an instant, and Zheng Lin's smile froze. But he quickly realized his mistake, forced a smile, and approached, greeting her:
"Fourth Master, you are a rare guest."
Hongli didn't bother to respond. He had come with Yushan to visit relatives, and he couldn't care less about Zheng Lin!
It would be a bit unreasonable for him not to respond when others greeted him, so Su Yushan gently nudged his elbow, and Hongli reluctantly gave a soft "hmm".
Upon suddenly spotting the Fourth Prince, Master Zheng, disregarding the other guests, hurried over, cupped his hands in greeting, and smiled.
"Fourth Master, your presence is an honor to my humble abode!"
Hongli nodded in agreement, "Yushan wants to see her little niece. She happens to be free today, so I'll accompany her."
Master Zheng knew about his son's entanglement with Su Yushan, and he didn't expect the Fourth Prince to come. But he didn't have time to think about the reasons and directly invited the Fourth Prince into the side room. Then he ordered someone to take Su Yushan to the backyard.
During her postpartum confinement period, Yu Chan couldn't wash her hair, so she braided her long hair into a big braid and persisted for a whole month. Today, her confinement period is over, and she can finally bathe, change clothes, and dress up.
Su Jiafeng was not home, so He Yuning brought her son Su Zhiming to deliver congratulatory gifts. The two women were talking in the room when a servant came to report that Princess Su had arrived.
Yu Chan was stunned and thought she was hallucinating. But when she saw her sister's figure, she realized that it was real and her sister had really come!
Overjoyed, Yu Chan quickly got up to greet her, affectionately taking her arm. "I was just talking to my second sister-in-law about my sister! And here you are."
Su Yushan, linking arms with her sister, asked with a curious smile, "Oh? What did you say about me?"
"You have both a son and a daughter, and your life is so harmonious and beautiful."
Su Yushan is indeed very content now, but it's tough on her younger sister-in-law He Yunning, who was forced to separate from her husband. She has to run the restaurant and take care of the children. It's really hard for a woman to manage so many things.
Su Yushan then asked He Yuning if she had received any letters from Jiafeng. He Yuning sighed softly, "I only received one letter, and I haven't received any since."
"Fourth Master has been keeping a close eye on military affairs, and someone reports to him on the situation there every month. There's no bad news coming in yet, which proves that Jiafeng is doing well, so don't worry!"
With her sister-in-law's comfort, He Yunning felt a little better. The sisters-in-law chatted and laughed, while Su Yushan looked around, puzzled.
"I heard from Master Zheng that my elder brother has arrived, but I haven't seen my sister-in-law."
Su Mingfeng has been married for so long, and Yu Shan has never met her sister-in-law, Zhang Shi. She had hoped to meet her today, but Yu Chan said:
"I heard that my sister-in-law is pregnant, less than three months along. She is worried that the pregnancy is unstable, so she hasn't gone out."
"So she's pregnant! That's wonderful news, another baby will be born at the end of the year!" Yu Shan asked about her little niece. Yu Chan only said that the baby had just fallen asleep and was taken away by the nanny, and would be brought back when she woke up.
As everyone was talking, Su Zhiming ran in, saying he needed to pee. He Yunning got up and led him out, while Yu Chan instructed the maid to follow and lead the way.
There were many people around earlier, so Yu Chan didn't feel comfortable asking. Now that there were no outsiders in the room, she lowered her voice and asked,
"Sister, why would Fourth Master agree to let you come here? Doesn't he mind?"
This was also what Yu Shan found strange, but so many years had passed since that incident, and now that her relationship with Hongli was stable, she figured Hongli wouldn't doubt her anymore.
"I didn't bring it up; he brought it up on his own initiative. He's probably let go of the past grievances, right?"
The older sister has let go, and even the usually jealous Fourth Master doesn't mind anymore. But Zheng Lin hasn't truly let go of the past yet. Yu Chan sighed softly, her smile somewhat forced.
Su Yushan noticed her sister's low spirits and held her hand, smiling as she comforted her, "Now that you have a child, the bond between you will grow stronger, and his sense of responsibility will increase. He should know his limits, and everything will be alright."
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