“Mother, Lan’er would never lie to Grandmother.”
Su Rong'an's daughter, Su Qinghe, lifted the curtain and entered.
She wore a light and elegant brocade dress, exuding a captivating fragrance. Her face was exceptionally beautiful, and her features did not resemble Su Yulan's. In terms of both appearance and figure, she was even more stunning.
Su Rong'an did not marry into the family, but although her husband's family was from a military background, they did not have a powerful background.
As the legitimate daughter of the Su family, Su Rong'an's children, if they bear the surname Su, would naturally be the heir and legitimate daughter of the royal family.
To preserve his status, although he was not a son-in-law living with his wife's family, his children all took the surname Su.
As the eldest granddaughter, Su Qinghe was granted the title of county princess on the day she was born, and she received personal instruction from Su Weichuan from a young age.
This is also what Su Yulan resented most, yet felt helpless about.
After entering, Su Qinghe curtsied to the old princess.
"Qinghe wishes Grandmother a long and healthy life, and peace and happiness."
The old princess smiled and waved.
"Your mother has been here for half a day and hasn't seen you. Where did you go?"
Su Qinghe stepped forward as instructed, snuggling intimately against the old princess, her smile tinged with shyness.
"I accompanied the Second Prince to choose a birthday gift for Grandmother, and just now I accompanied him to see Grandfather. The two of them chatted for quite a while, which is why it took half a day. Please don't be offended, Grandmother."
Upon hearing this, the old princess's eyes flickered.
Su Rong'an was filled with pride, and forgot what she was about to say.
"Mother, Qinghe's marriage to the Second Prince should be settled soon. I heard that in the past two days, the Emperor has allowed him to enter the court to govern with the Third Prince. He values him highly and even intends to bestow a jeweled crown upon him. Apart from the Third Prince, this is the first favor bestowed upon any prince. It is truly rare."
It wasn't that she didn't want Su Qinghe to befriend the Third Prince.
However, since the Third Prince's birth mother was the Empress, how could she possibly want a member of the Su family as her principal wife?
The second prince's mother died early, and his relatives are not powerful. Even if he is ambitious, it will be difficult for him to rise in the ranks.
The Su family could provide him with tremendous assistance.
No one can say how far they can improve in the future.
Most importantly, the Second Prince is handsome and refined, a rare talent in both literature and martial arts, and has long been in love with Su Qinghe. Even the Old Prince has high praise for him.
Su Qinghe herself was very satisfied.
This marriage is only missing an imperial decree to complete.
The Cheng family members, who had been given the cold shoulder, looked extremely grim.
Su Yulan stomped her feet in anger.
Qin Run seized the opportunity, suddenly lifted his robe and knelt down on the ground with a thud.
He loudly proclaimed the birthday wishes he had prepared for a long time, his voice rising and falling with emotion.
The room was deathly silent.
Su Rong'an burst out laughing.
Tears welled up in her eyes from laughing.
“Oh my, Second Sister, your adopted grandson is really funny. He comes up here and calls her Great-Grandmother. Who recognizes him?”
His smile hadn't faded, but his tone suddenly became sharp.
"This is utterly absurd. Come on, throw it out. Don't let it offend the ancestors' eyes."
Two servants immediately entered through the door, making a move to arrest the person.
Seeing that he hadn't gotten anything out of it, Qin Run was so frightened that he quickly grabbed Su Yulan's skirt.
"Mother, I only wanted to show my filial piety, I had no other intentions."
Su Yulan felt ashamed.
Annoyed, she pulled her skirt back, about to scold him, but Cheng said, "Eldest sister, what are you doing acting so high and mighty in front of a child? Mother hasn't said whether or not she acknowledges him or not; it's not up to you to decide."
Just as Su Rong'an was about to lose her temper, Su Qinghe, who was beside her, reached out to stop her.
“Mother, Lan’er and her husband have already entered into a marriage certificate. Although they have not yet paid homage to their ancestors, they are legally husband and wife. Whether or not to acknowledge this child is naturally up to Grandfather to decide.”
As she spoke, she looked up at the old princess.
"The Second Prince could not stay long, so he returned after visiting his grandfather. The gift was left at his grandfather's Buddhist Hall. His grandfather will surely take the gift and have a meal with his grandmother. It will not be too late to talk about the child then."
A flicker of surprise crossed the old princess's eyes, but it quickly faded away.
But knowing her good intentions, he patted her hand with relief.
At this moment, the butler bowed from outside and said, "Madam, our distinguished guests have arrived. It's time to move to the front hall."
"knew."
The old princess replied.
Su Rong'an immediately helped her to her feet, while Su Qinghe supported her arm on the other side.
The three walked straight out, and the old princess did not stop when she passed the Cheng family.
The blatant discrimination made Su Yulan seethe with resentment.
Today, she was determined to make everyone in the Su family look at her with new respect.
After everyone left, she could no longer contain her anger and reached out to pinch Qin Minglang's waist hard.
"You won't utter a single word, what use are you to me!"
Qin Minglang dared not resist, and inwardly groaned.
Although Cheng was also displeased, he remained calm.
"Your grandmother wouldn't dare make any decisions before your grandfather gave his approval. Let's go, there are many distinguished guests outside, so everyone better stay alert."
She said that and went out first.
Helpless, Su Yulan could only pull Qin Minglang outside.
Qin Run scrambled after him. Although he had been pampered by Jiang Qingwan for the past five years, he was still from a humble family and found it difficult to feel at ease in the grand mansion.
Having just experienced that embarrassing incident, I wish I could tuck my tail between my legs right now.
Even dressed in fine clothes, he still couldn't hide his petty and stingy nature.
The servants in the old princess's courtyard couldn't help but smirk, making him blush like a monkey's bottom.
He wanted to seek some comfort from Su Yulan, but was met with a cold glare.
He couldn't help feeling wronged, and for some reason, he thought of Jiang Qingwan.
His pent-up emotions, with nowhere to go, fueled a twisted hatred within him.
Why can't Jiang Qingwan be a county princess?
If she were a county magistrate, if she had supreme power, he wouldn't need to be so trembling with fear.
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