Chapter 57 Mid-Autumn Festival Family Dinner
Su Shengsheng quickly recovered and bowed, "Excuse me."
She asked Qing Ning to stay and be responsible for serving the food, so that the brother and sister could celebrate the festival together.
In the past, Qingning always accompanied Su Shengsheng to celebrate the holidays. This time, they wanted to use the excuse that they were busy with business, but they didn't expect that the family sent Master Ji to pick them up.
Qing Ning was a little uneasy at first, because this festival was the first time the Su family would meet after the split, and all four branches would be there.
However, when she saw that the person coming was Ji Yanli, she suddenly had an idea and decided not to mention the matter of following him.
Mu Ze couldn't contain his curiosity and asked, "Who is Master Ji?"
Qing Ning glanced at Xie Xuan who was walking to the window, lowered her voice, and said to Mu Ze with a hint of pride, "He is my young lady's fiancé. My future son-in-law is already a juren! And he has never looked down on my young lady just because the Su family is in trouble!"
From his words, he was very optimistic about this marriage.
She guessed that the Su family's invitation to Master Ji to spend the holiday together was arranged by the old man, and the marriage seemed to be a foregone conclusion.
In fact, Qingning guessed wrong.
The old lady originally just wanted Su Hengji to pick up Su Shengsheng to go home for the holiday, but Ji Yanli said that Su Hengji had been tired all day and offered to pick her up.
Considering that the two had not broken off their engagement, the old lady naturally had no objection.
That's why Ji Yanli came to pick you up.
Looking at Qing Ning, who was wearing a jade-colored satin dress with a butterfly-loving flower pattern, Mu Ze praised her, "Your embroidery is really good. Why don't you consider opening another embroidery studio?
It’s not that he is nosy, he just feels that if Su Shengsheng gets married, Qingning will not be able to make a living here.
Qing Ning was busy serving the dishes while answering, "No! This is made by the young lady herself. I don't have such skills."
Mu Ze became even more curious after hearing this: "The eldest grandson's wife of the Su family even made clothes for you personally?"
Since they had become acquainted during their exile, Qing Ning gave him a blunt look. "Although we are servants, the young lady has never spoken harshly to us. The money for the new house purchased by the fourth branch of the Su family was all earned by the young lady. The young lady was grateful for the young lady's kindness and said that we had worked hard outside, so she made clothes for us."
Of course, she did not reveal the embarrassment and privacy inside the house.
In fact, the spare clothes that Qingning prepared for Su Shengsheng last time were delivered by Cen herself.
The reason why it was not sent directly to the third room was because there were many people in the family, including the old lady and the seventh young lady. Cen didn't want to cause trouble for Su Shengsheng, so she sent it to Shixianglou.
In addition, the money she spent on the journey was all earned from selling the property of Qing Ning and the other two, so she made the clothes herself despite the hardship of pregnancy.
The money Su Shengsheng gave her for her pregnancy maintenance had already been used to buy a house, and Cen had always wanted to repay her.
But because of her financial difficulties, she could only hurriedly make clothes with the silk that Su Shengsheng gave her privately.
He was afraid that Su Shengsheng would not accept it, so he gave it to Qingning.
Mu Ze believed this.
If Su Shengsheng had not been so kind to them, how could they be willing to follow here when the three of them had already regained their freedom?
"When your young lady gets married, I'll have to ask for a glass of wedding wine." Mu Ze said with a smile.
The conversation between the two was carried out of the window by the breeze.
The moonlight was as bright as a silver thread. On the long street, two people in sky-blue clothes were strolling in the moonlight.
"Was it King Xuanming who just came to Miss Su's aid?"
Su Shengsheng naturally understood the deep meaning behind his words: "Grandfather said that now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, he is wary of the old ministers and generals, and asked me not to cause trouble for King Xuanming."
Xie Xuan was the commander of the Thirteen Passes, so Fang Sishi naturally dared not refuse him face.
Originally, Su Shengsheng also planned to establish this relationship when necessary, but on the way she heard Mu Ze say that Xie Xuan hated this kind of thing the most, so she did not take action for a long time.
In addition, she was even more embarrassed to speak up because she had disrupted their deployment last time.
Although Ji Yanli has not yet entered the officialdom, he also knows that Xie Xuan holds a large number of troops. If he intervenes in the matter of the imperial teacher who advocates war and is the first person to be attacked by the new emperor after he ascends the throne, it will probably be interpreted as forming a clique for personal gain.
The reason why Su Shengsheng did not ride in the carriage this time but chose to walk back to the Su family was that she wanted to take this opportunity to make things clear and let her grandparents give up the idea.
"Mr. Ji, do you know why my grandfather agreed to let me do business?" Su Shengsheng asked.
Ji Yanli looked at her, only to see Su Shengsheng looking at him indifferently, so he could only keep his words to himself.
However, Su Shengsheng did not leave any room for maneuver for either of them: "My grandfather made a promise to me that as long as I succeed in business, I can cancel the engagement with you."
Ji Yanli stopped involuntarily.
Su Shengsheng also stopped and said, "Now that I have proven my ability to take care of the Su family, please rest assured and return home to prepare for the exam, Master Ji."
She achieved such success in less than a month, helping Pinglai Street regain the right to have a night market. Ji Yanli naturally believed it.
But for some reason, when Ji Yanli heard that she had specially accompanied him back to the Su family just to reject him again, he felt a little depressed.
After finishing speaking, Su Shengsheng smiled again: "The Su and Ji families are old friends, and we will still be friends in the future."
In order not to make him feel uncomfortable, Su Shengsheng changed the subject: "It's not that I don't want to invite Master Ji to the family dinner, but ever since my grandfather was exiled, unpleasant things always happen in our family."
Ji Yanli also understood what she meant: "I think with me here, the situation won't be too awkward."
Seeing that he still refused to believe and insisted on following, Su Shengsheng said no more.
Su Family East Courtyard
The table was filled with fine wine and delicious food, which was even more sumptuous than the Su family’s previous Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.
These were all sent back by Su Shengsheng from Shixianglou, and there were also the signature dishes personally delivered by the ten shop owners who had just joined.
Su Deyong learned his lesson this time and only started complaining after he had eaten and drunk his fill.
The old lady was afraid that his gossip would ruin everyone's mood for the holiday.
Seeing that Ji Yanli went to pick up Su Shengsheng in person, he didn't let others wait and started the meal first.
She also wanted to give the two of them more opportunities to spend time together.
But unexpectedly, her illegitimate son still hasn't made any progress.
As soon as they heard that the meals were sent by the ten shop owners of the Shixianglou branch, they began to mock them openly and indirectly.
"They don't care about their own family members, but they give their money to outsiders. They are really ungrateful people who can't be tamed even if they are not related by blood."
Su Shengsheng and Ji Yanli were just about to hear this when they returned. Seeing her mother's face turn pale and tremble with anger, she retorted, "Fourth Uncle, you're wrong! I see your eyes are still as bright and black as before!"
Su Deyong had long been dissatisfied with the growing power of the third branch, especially when he saw the two elders wearing black brocade clothes trimmed with white fox fur, while he himself was starving and freezing. However, here they had meat and vegetables every day, how could he bear it?
Hearing Su Shengsheng scold him right after returning, he immediately flew into a rage: "Is this how a junior like you should talk to an elder? Didn't your mother teach you any manners?"
"I'm still here! You are a guest in our house and I won't tolerate your insolence! Get out!" Old Master Su slammed the table and shouted angrily.
But now Su Deyong has nothing to eat or wear, so how could he be willing to obey?
"Father, you can't treat us, the fourth branch, so harshly just because the third branch is gaining power!" He walked over to the stove and pointed at the charcoal fire. "You're burning silver charcoal, but we don't even have a charcoal fire. You're warmly dressed and well fed, but we have nothing. Don't forget! It's because of you that we ended up in this hellish place!"
"You...you unfilial son..." Old Master Su was so angry that he started coughing repeatedly.
"Uncle, what you said makes me feel ashamed." Su Shengsheng stared at him coldly. "As a child, you don't respect your parents, and you don't show any compassion to your children. Even children understand the principle of respecting the elderly and loving the young, but you're saying that it's mistreatment of adults like you, who have hands and feet?"
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