Chapter 360: When water is full, it overflows; when the moon is full, it wanes
Gu Yue turned around and saw Su Wan gloating over his misfortune, and she was so angry that her teeth were itching.
"Why, have you been wanting to see me laugh at you?"
Otherwise, why did she appear immediately after Su Yun poured a bucket of cold water on her?
"What are you saying? I'm in my own home. I can go wherever I want. Do I need to say hello to you?" Su Wan said with confidence.
Gu Yue sneered and pretended to be indifferent:
"What are you so proud of? I gave up all these on my own initiative. If I had insisted on staying in the Su family, what would you have to do now?"
She really got humiliated, but she still insisted on being tough.
Su Wan laughed angrily and said sarcastically:
"People strive for higher ground, and water flows to lower places. This is understandable. When the Su family was impoverished, you didn't seem to feel any reluctance to leave. You ran away faster than a rabbit. You said it yourself. This is your own choice. Since you have chosen it, there is no reason for you to regret it. Besides, everything I have today is the result of my own hard work. I have never relied on anyone else's help. Everything I have is what I deserve."
Su Wan has this confidence. Her position as a princess was also obtained by spending money, but all this money was earned by herself. In comparison, she is much more confident than her.
Gu Yue felt that she could not argue with Su Wan. She was indeed in the wrong and just wanted to have some fun with her mouth.
But Su Wan was eloquent and she couldn't beat her in an argument.
"Hmph, we haven't reached the final step yet. It's hard to say who will be more glorious. Don't you want to marry Prince Jiang? Then you may be disappointed. Duke Jiang already has a favorite candidate for the Prince's wife in mind, but this person is not you, and it can't be you.
Now the Su family has formed an alliance with the Grand Secretary's Mansion. You are aware of the Grand Secretary's reputation in the court. In many cases, he can play a leading role. Now the eldest brother and the third brother, one civil and one military, are in their heyday in the court. The Duke of Jiang's Mansion also holds military power. If they form an alliance with your Su family, not to mention that he may not agree, I am afraid that the emperor will not agree either.
It's not good for a family to be too prosperous. As the saying goes, when water is full, it overflows; when the moon is full, it wanes. You are so smart, you must know this."
In fact, Gu Yue just wanted to make things difficult for Su Wan and annoy her, but what she said was indeed reasonable.
Su Wan knew how serious this matter was, but she just believed Jiang Yu because he said he could handle it.
Now it seems that, just as Gu Yue said, it would be very difficult for Jiang Yu to solve the problem.
But Su Wan is not someone to be trifled with, and he will definitely fight back.
"Instead of worrying about others, you might as well worry about yourself first. As far as I know, the Fifth Prince's power is weak now. You want to be his princess. On the surface, your status is enough, but with the title of County Princess, I'm afraid it won't make any difference. The Gu family is a merchant family and can't reach the court. If you want to do big things, you must have enough power. Money alone is not enough. If the Fifth Prince wants to quickly consolidate his power, the fastest way is to find a minister's daughter who has a strong background, power, and a say in the court. What do you think?"
I remember that His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince is working in the Ministry of Revenue now, right? It's said that the Minister of Revenue has an unmarried daughter, the only daughter in the family. How important is that? As the saying goes, those who are close to the water get the moon first. Do you think what I said makes sense?"
After Su Wan said this, Gu Yue clenched her hands hidden in her sleeves.
She was scared and nervous.
Su Wan's criticisms were also very insightful. Now Murong Sheng was in the Ministry of Revenue every day, and often visited the home of the Minister of Revenue. How could the Minister of Revenue's legitimate daughter resist such a handsome, talented, and single prince every day?
Of course I fell in love with it completely.
Moreover, the Minister of Revenue also intends to send his daughter to the Fifth Prince's Mansion.
He only has this one daughter, who was raised like a treasure. He even wanted to pick all the stars and moons in the sky for her.
As long as she expressed her preference for the fifth prince, the Minister of Revenue would naturally extend an olive branch.
Murong Sheng now has only two marquisates standing by his side. Apart from that, there is only a vice minister of the Ministry of Rites who is on good terms with him, and the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, who has some signs of turning against him.
If he could marry the girl, the Ministry of Revenue would be under his control.
Su Wan stabbed the man and left, but he himself was fine.
How to resolve the issue with Duke Jiang is something that Jiang Yu should be concerned about. What’s the point of her being anxious?
He couldn't just rush to someone's house and beg them to marry him, right?
…
In the evening, the banquet at the Su Mansion was over, the fifth prince and the sixth prince had already left, and Murong Huai and Su Chen were drunk, holding each other's shoulders and arguing.
Jiang Yu was also drunk. He held his head up and closed his eyes. It was unclear whether he fell asleep or was just resting.
In the end, it was the two young eunuchs beside Murong Huai who sent him back to the Seventh Prince's Mansion.
When he passed by Su Wan, he looked at Su Wan with a smile and said:
"Branding Iron, see you another day!"
Su Wan's heart skipped a beat, and he thought, you drink some horse urine because you are arrogant, what if it is exposed?
She quickly joked:
"Your Highness the Seventh Prince is quite humorous. What is a branding iron?"
The second brother was also drunk. Sun Ling'er helped him back to the room, helped him change clothes and wipe his body. As a result, Su Mu turned into a little wolfdog, threw Sun Ling'er onto the couch, and lowered his head to kiss her lips.
After a long while, he muttered:
"Ling'er, we're getting married soon, are you happy?"
After saying that, Su Mu rested his head on her neck and fell asleep.
Sun Ling'er's heart was pounding, but she smiled happily and sweetly. She hugged his waist and said softly:
"Of course I'm happy."
…
Su Yun and Su Yi were responsible for taking care of the third brother, and Su Wan came back only after sending Jiacheng to the carriage.
The hall was empty.
Su Jing wanted to stay completely sober, but he was still seven points drunk and stumbled into his new house.
Seeing this, the maids hurriedly left the yard.
When I opened the door, Shen Qingli had already dressed up again and was sitting quietly beside the couch, holding a fan.
The matchmaker had to watch the two of them drink the wedding wine, eat raw dumplings, and say a lot of blessings before she left.
Shen Qingli foolishly ate three and then joked about having three children in the future. She was so embarrassed.
There were only two people left in the room. Su Jing took away her fan, reached out and gently took off her hair crown, and then rubbed her neck.
The two of them were very close, and Shen Qingli could clearly smell the strong smell of alcohol on him.
"Are you tired?" Su Jing's eyes were blurry.
Shen Qingli shook her head and just as she said she was not tired, she was pressed down by him holding her back.
"Then let's do what we should do..." Su Jing said hoarsely and kissed her lips.
The buttons of the small dress came undone and the bright red curtain fell down.
The room was lit with flickering candlelight, which was set off by the red color to look dark red, creating a very atmospheric atmosphere.
The wick of the dragon and phoenix candle was cut, and the red wax dripped onto the mahogany table. It had already solidified and burned all night...
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