Song Qianhang was filled with emotions but he didn't dare to ask. He couldn't see through Su Juan and was afraid that if he asked, it would give Su Juan the opportunity to reject him.
After all, he has always known that there is a Liu Xuan who is eyeing Su Juan covetously, even though Liu Xuan's performance has always been mediocre.
But it seems that after returning from Xuzhou, the two of them became much closer.
Thinking of this, I can't suppress the bitterness in my heart, and I can't express it in words.
If we don't bring it up, we can at least still walk together and laugh. If we bring it up, everything we have now will become unsustainable and we will become estranged.
That day, when returning home, Su Juan met the housekeeper of the Su mansion.
The Su Mansion had sent many people before, but they were all sent away by the people from the Duke's Mansion. The butler waited outside for nearly two hours before Su Juan arrived. He hurriedly stopped her before she entered the mansion.
"Miss, there will be a banquet in the mansion tomorrow. We have invited many families in the capital. Even the second young lady and the second uncle will come back. The master and the mistress specially asked me to invite you to come back tomorrow so that the family can reunite and have a meal together."
Su Juan suddenly found it funny. It had been more than half a month since the New Year, and now they were thinking about reunion and even setting up a banquet?
How afraid he was that if he didn't recognize the Su family, he would lose a daughter he could use.
Su Juan had no interest in reuniting with the people in the Su Mansion, but when she heard from the housekeeper that the second uncle was also there, she decided to go and meet Xin Zhang.
After all, Xin Zhang is also on the system panel, so more contact with him is not a bad thing.
She asked, "What time tomorrow?"
The housekeeper was delighted and said, "After noon tomorrow, the eldest lady can come at noon."
At the Su Mansion, Master Su was very proud when he heard the housekeeper's reply. He glanced at his wife who had been speaking coldly to him in the past two days and said, "Did you hear that? Even if she becomes more successful, she is still my daughter."
Could she really not recognize me as her father?
When he returned to the royal family, he would not acknowledge his biological father. If the news got out, he would not be afraid of being laughed at by the whole world.
Madam Su can't bear to look at him. When a girl returns home, she may not necessarily recognize you as her father.
That night, when Duke Ping learned that Su Juan was going to the Su Mansion the next day, he disapproved. It was good enough that he didn't cause trouble for the Su family, considering the face of Su Juan's biological father. He even had the nerve to come to look for him again and again.
Xie Xun drank his soup and echoed his old man's words, "If you ask me, you should just cut off your relationship with the Su family. There's nothing good to do with them anyway."
Compared with the one from the Su family, my old man is really a good father.
The father and son started talking in the same way.
The next day, when Su Juan went out, Xie Xun was called by Duke Ping to go with Su Juan and go to Su's house together.
The banquet at the Su Mansion was grand, and the guests included not only wealthy businessmen and their families in the capital, but also many lords and ministers and their families.
In the past, these people were too arrogant and would never come to a banquet hosted by a merchant family like the Su family. But now, because of a Su family member, they all came eagerly.
Mr. Su was so happy that he didn't want to leave. He felt very proud when he saw these people flattering him and saying good things about him.
People from the Xin family also came, as if the embarrassing things that happened on Xin Zhang’s wedding day had never happened.
When Su Juan arrived, many people came over to talk to her. Su Lingling also came over with Xin Zhang, pushing through the crowd, "Sister, you haven't met Xin Zhang yet, right? Husband, this is my sister, Su Juan."
She signaled to her husband with her eyes to call for help quickly.
Xin Zhang knew in his heart that Su Juan was now a princess of the reigning dynasty, and his wife wanted him to have some royal connections. However, how could matters in the court be achieved by flattering each other?
&t;div tentadv>He bowed slightly and said, "Your humble servant greets the princess."
Su Juan nodded slightly and couldn't help but look at him a few more times. She had seen with her own eyes Xin Zhang angrily scolding Song Qianfan, who was already the emperor, in the court, and he was finally executed.
This stubborn guy would never really follow Su Lingling's wishes. Even if he didn't try to establish any relationship with her, he would still do something great.
"I heard you are in the cabinet now?"
Xin Zhang responded, "Yes."
Su Juan looked at a place nearby where there were fewer people. "I just happen to have something I want to ask you. Why don't we talk over there?"
Before Xin Zhang could say anything, Su Lingling beside him hurriedly pushed him and signaled him to follow Su Juan.
I didn’t think much of it before, but now I understand more and more what my mother said. The current reputation of the Su Mansion is supported by the name of Su Juan. Otherwise, who among the officials of those wealthy families would look up to the Su family?
Su Juan is now a member of the royal family, and she only hopes that her husband can get some help in the court.
At this time, Xie Xun had just found a place to sit down and drink, while listening to these people chatting.
Those few families who had fallen into decline and only had the title left, especially Sun Zhao from the Earl of Qingyuan's Mansion, who was usually aloof and was now trying to speak good words to Master Su.
"Brother Su is truly amazing, raising such a smart daughter."
Mr. Su, who had been coaxed into a trance, couldn't close his mouth. "That's right. When my daughter was still young, I felt that she was not an ordinary person. I doted on her in every way at home. She was also filial. Now that she has a promising future, I am happy for her in my heart."
Mrs. Su, who was standing by, couldn't stand it any longer and left immediately for fear that she would roll her eyes on the spot.
Xie Xun just listened to it blankly.
Lord Sun sighed and said, "We met too late."
He changed the subject, as if he suddenly thought of something, "By the way, I heard that your daughter hasn't arranged a marriage since her divorce. It just so happens that I have a young son in my house who is about the same age as her, and he hasn't married yet."
"Brother Su, since you and I are so compatible, why don't we settle this marriage today?"
When Xie Xun heard this, he almost spit out the wine in his mouth.
Sun Zhao is really bold!
His Sun family is now a impoverished family with a useless title, but they actually want to turn their fortunes around through marriage and have set their sights on Su Juan.
Let’s not talk about all this. What kind of person is his youngest son? He goes to brothels every day and buys on credit. Not only is he a loser, but he is also just like his father.
His wife Su Juan is the one who will sit on the throne in the future. What a crap! She doesn't even consider her own weight and dreams of marrying the princess and becoming the emperor's husband?
Mr. Su was stunned. He didn't expect that someone would suddenly propose a marriage. He smiled awkwardly and said tactfully, "Sir, my daughter has always made her own decisions on major matters, and she won't let others interfere in this marriage."
Lord Sun's face was stern. "You are her biological father, not just someone else. Parents decide, matchmaker decides. Whose daughter's marriage is not decided by parents?"
He was immediately displeased, "Brother Su, are you talking so much because you look down on my Sun family?"
Seeing Lord Sun's anger, Master Su immediately nervously explained, "What are you saying, Lord? How dare I say that? It's really my daughter's marriage, she has her own ideas. Why don't I ask her and then give Lord a reply?"
He looked at Lord Sun cautiously, with cold sweat on his forehead.
Xie Xun turned around and glanced at the two of them. "I was wondering who had the guts to set their sights on my little niece, but it turned out to be Lord Sun!"