Chapter 333: Conspicuous Bag
“Sister Shen, it won’t be long before I change my mind. My eldest brother is already counting the betrothal gifts and preparing to go to the Shen family to propose marriage.”
Su Wan was talking to Shen Qingli while walking on the road.
Su Jing always felt guilty towards Shen Qingli, so he wanted to prepare more betrothal gifts to propose marriage, so as to express his respect and sincerity towards the Shen family.
Su Jing completed the Xuanhe Dam project, and the emperor gave him many rewards. In addition, Su Wan and his mother kept all the valuable jade ornaments he had won as the top scholar in the imperial examination. All of these would be sent to the Shen family as a betrothal gift.
Intermarriage between officials is not like marriage between merchants. They should not make a big deal about it, as it may easily arouse suspicion of trade.
As I said, those who receive a salary should not compete with the people for business. If an official is found doing business, he will be punished.
However, the Su family had been doing business and had their own businesses before Su Jing graduated from high school, so this did not count as knowingly breaking the law after taking office.
Moreover, as long as it is not out of line and the profit is not large, the court will turn a blind eye.
Anyway, you have to pay taxes.
When Shen Qingli heard Su Wan say this, her face turned even redder and she lowered her head and looked at her toes.
Su Wan knew that she was shy, so he didn't say anything more, but just covered his mouth and laughed.
My eldest brother said that this matter should be settled as soon as possible. Shen Qingli can't wait too long and wants to get married before summer comes.
While walking on the road, two figures suddenly appeared at a small fork in the road.
Because it was dark and they couldn't see clearly, Su Wan and Shen Qingli were forced to stop.
The two people opposite also stopped and shone their lanterns on each other, and found out that they were old friends.
It turned out to be Gu Yue. She walked out from a small path on the side and it seemed that she had also met someone at night.
Gu Yue also saw clearly that it was Su Wan, so she stood still and waited for her to salute her.
She is now the county lady, superior to Su Wan. Su Wan has to bow to her when he sees her. She feels secretly happy when she thinks that Su Wan has to bow and scrape in front of her.
Shen Qingli was unaware of the grudge between the two. She followed etiquette and pulled Su Wan to salute her.
Although Su Wan was reluctant, he still followed and bowed.
"Greetings to County Master Huaimin."
Su Wan didn't say anything. She just thought, I'll make you happy this time, but it may not be the same in the future.
Gu Yue was indeed pleased, and put on airs:
"So it's Miss Shen San and Miss Su. No need to be so polite. You are also going back to Weiyang Palace, right? Why don't we go together?"
"Please come in first, Lady County." Shen Qingli nodded at her.
Su Wan curled her lips in an invisible place. Gu Yue walked in front, and the two of them were a little behind.
After being exposed to the wind outside for so long, Su Wan felt very cold. It was not until she arrived at Weiyang Palace that she felt warmer.
Su Wan noticed that the lip balm on Gu Yue's lips was a little smudged, and it turned out that she had gone to see Murong Sheng.
Before Su Wan went in, she specifically asked Liuying if her hair was messy. Liuying shook her head, and she walked in with peace of mind.
Several ladies had already returned to the palace, and only the Queen was still sitting in the main seat.
However, she looked a little tired, rubbing her forehead from time to time. When she saw Su Wan and Shen Qingli come in, she nodded and smiled at them.
The queen is worthy of being the queen. She is graceful and elegant, and her temperament is that of a mother of a country.
However, Su Wan had observed around before and found that the ladies all had outstanding looks. They were all beautiful women, and one could see how stunning they were when they were young. But the queen had a face that represented peace and prosperity. Her beauty was not stunning, but she was mainly virtuous.
News came from Qinghe Hall that the emperor was drunk and went back to the palace to rest, so the banquet was over.
The Weiyang Palace was about to be dispersed. The Empress announced that everyone could go home, and the noble ladies left the palace one after another to reunite with their fathers and brothers.
Su Jing and Su Chen came to the gate to the harem specifically to pick up Su Wan.
Su Wan, Mrs. Shen and Shen Qingli came out together.
Seeing that her eldest brother and third brother were waiting for her, she happily lifted her skirt and went over.
"Big brother, third brother~"
The little girl can now act as coquettishly as she pleases.
The looks Su Jing and Su Chen gave her were full of tenderness and doting.
"Is it cold?" Su Jing asked.
Su Wan shook her head. She had just stayed in Weiyang Palace for a while and had warmed up.
The Grand Secretary also came to pick up his wife and daughter. Su Jing looked up at Shen Qingli, and Shen Qingli was also looking at him. The two looked at each other and their eyes exchanged feelings.
Su Wan looked at the two people with a dazed look in their eyes, and sighed to himself that he had bumped into something again.
"Let's go, it's late, and mom and dad are still waiting at home!" Su Chen patted Su Jing's shoulder to remind him.
Everyone walked towards Xuanwu Gate together. Su Wan saw from the corner of her eye that Jiang Yu was standing in a dark corner, looking at her quietly.
She looked back every few steps, and every time she looked back he was standing there looking at her.
Su Chen suddenly reached out and straightened her head so that she looked straight ahead.
"Wanwan, you should concentrate on walking and look ahead. Why are you always looking back?"
Su Chen did it on purpose, not letting her see Jiang Yu. He was still angry, but he couldn't bear to be angry with Su Wan.
After arriving at Xuanwu Gate and saying goodbye to Shen Qingli, the three siblings prepared to get on the carriage.
Gu Yue's carriage passed by, she opened the curtain and looked out, and happened to meet the sight of the three siblings of the Su family.
When Su Chen saw Gu Yue, he thought he was seeing things. Su Jing didn't react, but Su Wan was speechless.
Really annoying silver, conspicuous bag.
Gu Yue also knew that the Su family didn't like her now, so she didn't take the initiative to say hello.
Only after getting on the carriage did Su Chen ask his questions.
Su Wan told him what he knew.
After listening, Su Chen nodded to show that he understood, and sighed:
"She's quite nice, though!"
He didn't know the complexity of this matter. He only said that because he heard that Gu Yue did good things.
Su Wan didn't want him to continue feeling this way. She had selfish motives in this regard and didn't want Su Chen to change his opinion of her.
"She is now in love with the Fifth Prince. If she wants to marry him, her status as a merchant girl is not enough. But now that she is the county lady, she is worthy."
Gu Yue did all this with selfish motives, she was just telling the truth.
Su Chen felt like he had heard another shocking piece of news.
"What, she and Murong Sheng?" Su Chen had an incredible expression on his face, and then looked at Su Jing.
Su Jing was not sure either. He only knew that the two men were indeed on the same side. Gu Yue had come to win him over on behalf of the Fifth Prince before.
"How could she know the Fifth Prince?" Su Chen thought that the identities of these two people could not possibly be connected.
This is a long story, and Su Wan doesn’t mind saying it again. Anyway, the way back is still long.
So she told her third brother what had happened in Yanzhou before.
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