Anle was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized that she was willing to help with the training, but with the end of the year approaching, they had to return to Hongcheng and could not delay any longer, or the New Year would be over.
"Otherwise, I'll take my third brother back first, and then send him over after the New Year."
Su Mi'er nodded, "Okay, I'll have Green Branch go back and pass on the message."
Anle and the others waited for the Su family to send the people over before leaving; their luggage was already packed.
Who would have thought that An Yi wouldn't be the only one waiting, but also Su Tian'er, the younger sister of the Su family, Su Mi'er.
Su Tian'er is not very old, she looks to be only eleven or twelve years old, and she looks very well-behaved and cute.
Su Mier never expected her mother to pull such a stunt on her, or rather, the Su family to do such a thing.
The fact that Green Branch brought the message back made her face burn with embarrassment.
The Su family actually set their sights on the An family, wanting to marry their daughter to An Le's brother, An Yi.
It's not that they're interested in An Yi as a person, but rather what they're interested in.
Anyone who can't keep up the act knows perfectly well that they've definitely taken a liking to the An family's abilities.
To be precise, they were after Anle's status.
I'm afraid that Green Branch will be too talkative when she gets home and will tell her everything, which is why she caused this whole mess.
Originally, Green Branch was placed by her mother to be her spy, and any news would be sent back to her family.
She doesn't usually care what people say about trivial things, but this matter is no small thing, and Green Branch actually dared to go back and spread rumors.
Su Mier looked at Lüzhi with displeasure; this was the first time Su Mier had ever been angry with Lüzhi.
"Green Branch, kneel down."
Green Branch was stunned for a moment. Seeing that Su Mi'er's expression was not good, she quickly knelt down and said, "Madam, Green Branch is terrified and does not know where she went wrong. Please teach me, Madam."
Su Mier sneered.
"You don't know? Why did Mother bring my sister here? And why did she intend to betroth her to me, her nephew? Do you really not know?"
Having grown up in such a wealthy family, Lüzhi naturally knew all the intricacies of the mansion. Upon hearing Su Mier's words, she hurriedly kowtowed and explained.
"Madam, you are wronged! Green Branch really didn't say anything out of line. This is an order from the Celestial Master. How could Green Branch dare to gossip?"
"If you hadn't tipped off Mother, how could she have had such thoughts?"
“Madam, why should Green Branch explain this matter to the Su family? The entire capital knows that the Tang family has been overshadowed by my Yu family. The Tang family head made such a grand entrance with such heavy gifts, kneeling all the way from his doorstep into the Yu family mansion with three bows and nine kowtows. This is common knowledge.”
Even if the servants didn't say anything, the Su family must have had some guesses and knew that the Tang family was completely controlled by the Yu family.
Considering what the lady's niece had said in front of the Tang family's door, the Su family naturally knew what was going on, and could guess at least a little bit of the story.
So the Su family's idea wasn't just something a servant was gossiping about.
Besides, with the Celestial Master's orders, who would dare to go out and spread nonsense? Even if this servant were a chatterbox, she wouldn't dare disobey the Celestial Master's orders.
Upon hearing this, Su Mi'er's expression softened, and she sighed, "Alright, get up." What Green Branch said was indeed reasonable; the entire capital knew that the Yu family was no longer what it used to be.
It's understandable that the Su family wanted to climb the social ladder and curry favor with such a powerful family.
Just as Green Branch said, judging from the Tang family's attitude towards the Yu family, it's clear that in the capital city today, the Yu family is the most powerful family.
It's understandable that the Su family would have such thoughts.
She just didn't know what her little niece would think if she found out about this. She had realized that her little niece was different from other children and couldn't be viewed with the same standards as ordinary people.
What if her little niece gets upset about something like this that involves interests? Brother Xiao values his little niece very much and treats her with special care.
She didn't want to damage the family's kinship for the sake of profit.
Moreover, this little niece is very sincere towards her family.
There's even less reason for such scheming among family members.
"Green Branch, take your sister back and tell Mother that this matter ends here. Don't even think about plotting against the Yu family, especially against your little niece."
Green Branch couldn't help but say, "Madam, if you just let me take the person back like this, the mistress will definitely beat me to death. Besides, this isn't something only our Su family does; the concubine did it too. When I entered the manor just now, I even saw that concubine bringing a young master from the Feng family with her."
Su Mi'er was bewildered. "What are you doing bringing the young master of the Feng family here?"
Green Branch scoffed.
"What could they possibly have? They just think the same way our Su family does, wanting to use it for a marriage alliance."
The Feng family, I think they've been busy all night, and have thoroughly investigated the entire family, inside and out.
Knowing that the adult has two nieces, they're eager to make their move, aren't they?
It's just that one is getting married and the other is being married off.
Our Su family wants to marry our daughter into the An family, while the Feng family wants to marry their eldest son's niece. That's why they've brought their youngest legitimate son along.
As the master and servant were talking, there was a knock on the door, and the voice of the gatekeeper came in.
"Madam, someone from the palace has arrived with an imperial edict. Please come out and receive it."
Su Mier was surprised. An imperial edict?
Why did an imperial edict suddenly arrive at this time? What could it be about? Wasn't the imperial edict that conferred the title of princess upon her niece already issued?
Even the date for the investiture ceremony has been set.
The date was set for next spring, so my niece will definitely have to come back again, and she knows that very well.
But what is this imperial edict about?
Su Mi'er went out to receive the imperial decree with a curious mind.
"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: An Ding, the eldest son of the An family, is kind and virtuous, and greatly pleases me. I have a younger sister, Princess Zhaoren, who is about the same age as him, and she is very fond of the second son of the An family. Therefore, I hereby bestow upon her a marriage..."
Anle sat to the side to listen to the imperial decree. The reason she sat to the side was entirely due to Anle's current status; who would dare to make her kneel? When she tried to kneel, the eunuch delivering the decree quickly helped her up and invited her to sit in the seat of honor to listen.
So at this moment, Anle sat in the chair listening to the imperial decree, and the more she listened, the stranger her expression became. They were even setting their sights on her second brother?
So this is an arranged marriage?
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