Married into the Li family
Upon hearing Su Yuexing's question about flower language, Butler Li looked at Su Shi and his wife with suspicion.
“Xing’er is like this,” Madam Su said as she stepped forward.
She organized her thoughts and explained, "Your father has arranged a marriage for you with the young master of the Li family. Once you marry into the Li family, you'll never have to worry about food or drink again."
Su Yuexing said incredulously, "Rumor has it that Young Master Li won't live past twenty!"
The steward of the Li family changed his expression, and Madam Su quickly stepped forward and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? We chose Xing'er so you could bring him good luck."
"It will definitely wash away his illness!"
Su Yuexing suddenly remembered hearing about the Li family choosing a bride on the street a few days ago. It turned out that she had been sold out by her closest relatives without her knowing.
Looking at the things in the yard, she said sarcastically, "I think you're the ones who have no worries about food and drink."
"How dare you!" Su Shi shouted, "Is this how you speak to your parents?!"
With tears welling up in her eyes, Su Yuexing questioned, "How can you call yourselves parents if you sold your own daughter for money?"
Su said aggrievedly, "Xing'er! I know you hate us, but your father and I have no choice."
“Wei’er is still young, only thirteen years old, and your younger brother is in poor health and needs to rely on precious medicinal herbs to stay alive.”
"You know our family's financial situation. We were just trying our luck, but we didn't expect that your destiny would be so compatible with the eldest son of the Li family."
Sitting in her wheelchair, Su Yueyang lowered her head. It turned out that it was because of her that her older sister was going to marry someone she didn't love, and that person, like her, had health problems.
Liu watched the show from outside the door with a disdainful expression. Just a few days ago, she was still clinging to my son Jin'er, but in the blink of an eye, she's with another man.
Moreover, this man is the young master of the Li family, whose family is extremely wealthy.
Fortunately, thanks to my intervention, she broke off all ties with Jin'er.
"Big sister, I'm sorry, it's Xiaobao's fault," Su Yueyang said, looking up with tears in her eyes.
Seeing her beloved younger brother in tears, Su Yuexing's heart softened, and she stepped forward and said, "Xiao Bao, don't cry, it's not your fault."
Even though she was feeling terrible inside, she had to pretend to be calm and comfort her younger brother.
Su Yuewei stepped forward and said, "Sister, are you leaving us?"
Su Yuexing didn't know how to answer for a moment.
The steward of the Li family stepped forward and said, "By the way, our master said that once Miss Su Yuexing marries into our Li family, she will be a member of the Li family."
"From now on, I can never go back to this place, nor can I see my current relatives."
"What!" Su Shi and his wife exclaimed in surprise.
Su Yueyang held Su Yuexing's hand worriedly, "Sister!"
Madam Su stepped forward and said, "Aren't our two families going to become in-laws?"
Why can't we even meet?
The Li family steward smiled and said, "This is the rule of the Li family."
Su Shi thought that since he could suddenly have so much money, it didn't matter if they didn't meet. He still had Wei'er and Xiao Bao.
The steward of the Li family said, "If the master finds out that you met in private, you will have to pay double the amount in compensation."
The neighbors were gossiping, "This isn't a wedding, it's selling a daughter!"
Su Shi steeled his resolve, thinking that a married daughter was like water spilled from a bowl, and smiled, "Yes, steward, we understand."
Su Yuexing finally saw through the true colors of the relatives she had lived with for more than ten years, realizing that she was far inferior to these material possessions.
The steward of the Li family walked up to Su Yuexing and said, "Miss Su, please get in the sedan chair. The master has calculated that today is an auspicious day for your wedding."
Everything happened too fast. Su Yuexing glanced at her family and stepped into the sedan chair.
Inside the cramped sedan chair, she could no longer contain her emotions and covered her face, weeping.
Fortunately, the sound of suona horns outside masked her crying.
It was already dark when they arrived at the Li residence. "Miss Su, we've arrived," said the Li family steward.
Su Yuexing stepped out of the sedan chair and saw that there were no lanterns, red cloths, or red "double happiness" characters decorated around her.
Butler Li, who was standing next to her, noticed her confusion and explained, "The master originally wanted to hold a grand event, but the young master refused."
"Young Master said to keep everything simple, so..."
Su Yuexing nodded and said, "I understand."
No one would be happy to marry a complete stranger.
I suspect that he also strongly dislikes me, just as I dislike him.
She looked up at the large characters on the plaque: Xin Ning Yuan. Having spent a long time with Liu Jin, she had also learned a few characters.
The steward of the Li family said, "Miss Su, this will be your residence from now on. The young master should be coming over later."
"Nothing else, I'll go now."
"Okay," Su Yuexing nodded.
After everyone left, Su Yuexing walked into the courtyard, which was quite large and had bamboo planted nearby.
She pushed open the door and greeted a group of maids who bowed to her, startling her.
Su Yuexing looked at the clothes they were wearing and felt that they were more expensive than her own.
"Don't be so formal," Su Yuexing said with a smile.
The maids exchanged glances. Cao Yu stepped forward and said to the maids, "Alright, the young mistress doesn't need you to serve her. You can go about your business."
"Yes." The maids bowed and left.
Cao Lü sat down on the stool by herself, poured herself a cup of tea, and put it in her mouth.
"Young Madam, right? My name is Cao Lü. I am your personal maid and I also manage all the affairs of Xin Ning Garden."
"If there's anything you don't understand, young mistress, you can ask me."
Su Yuexing nodded slightly and looked the maid named Cao Lü up and down.
Her skin was delicate and tender, quite different from mine, who grew up in the countryside.
Cao Lü was also observing her discreetly. Her skin was dark, clearly the result of working in the countryside and being tanned by the sun all day.
I really don't know where she got the good fortune to marry such a rich young master.
She was extremely jealous of the woman in front of her. "I'll definitely make you pay when I get the chance. How dare a woman like you even think about the young master!"
Cao Lü stood up with a smile, took Su Yuexing's hand, and said, "Young Madam must be tired from your journey. I'll arrange for someone to prepare bath water for you right now."
Su Yuexing nodded and said, "Thank you."
In Changshou Garden, the steward respectfully said to the man in front of him, "Young master, the bride has been brought back and settled in Xinning Garden."
"Understood, you may leave," Li Jinghe instructed.
"Yes." The butler acknowledged the order and left.
Dongyang said, "Young master, I will take you to meet the bride now."
Li Jinghe glanced at him indifferently, which startled him so much that he immediately shut up, realizing that he had said the wrong thing again.
"There's no rush," Li Jinghe said leisurely.
Dongyang bowed his head and said, "Yes, young master."
Su Yuexing tossed and turned in bed, afraid that the young master of the Li family would suddenly barge in.
She clutched her clothes tightly to her chest, spending the night in fear and anxiety.
"Young Madam." A maid's knocking voice sounded from outside.
Su Yuexing woke up with a start, got out of bed, and first checked her clothes. She breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, her clothes were still on.
"Young Madam, it's time to get up, wash up, and pour tea for the elders," a maid urged from outside.
Su Yuexing slapped her forehead. She had heard that wealthy families seemed to have such a rule, so she quickly opened the door and said, "Come in."
Two maids entered the room and, seeing that she was alone, exchanged a glance, their eyes full of mockery.
The maids thought to themselves, "I don't think she'll stay in this position as the young mistress for long."
Therefore, when serving Su Yuexing, he was careless and lazy.
However, Su Yuexing didn't care about any of this, because she was a little nervous and uneasy about meeting the elders of the Li family.
After dressing up, Su Yuexing followed her maid to the main room, where a woman nearing forty sat in the seat of honor.
I heard that Li Jinghe's mother died in childbirth.
Since Master Li did not remarry, the woman in front of him must be Master Li's sister.
According to seniority, I call her aunt.
Su Yuexing took the tea from the maid and handed it to Li Wanxi, saying, "Auntie, please have some tea."
Li Wanxi smiled and nodded, took a sip of her tea, and then took out a red envelope from her sleeve and handed it to her.
"Thank you, Auntie," Su Yuexing said, accepting the thanks.
A man sat next to her, and his gaze made Su Yuexing feel uncomfortable—the kind of look one gives when looking at prey.
Li Wanxi stood up and said, "Originally, I shouldn't be here, but my brother is just too busy."
"So he had no choice but to ask me to deliver a gift to his new daughter-in-law on his behalf."
After saying that, she pulled Su Yuexing to the man and said, "This is my son, Zhou Yong, who is also Jinghe's cousin."
Su Yuexing said calmly, "Hello, cousin."
Zhou Yong said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, if you encounter any difficulties at the Li residence in the future, you can come to me."
His gaze made Su Yuexing very uncomfortable, but she still forced herself to say, "Thank you, cousin."
Li Wanxi said with a sympathetic look, "Don't worry too much about Jinghe not consummating the marriage with you last night."
"His health is not good, I hope you can still be more understanding."
When Zhou Yong heard that Su Yuexing and Li Jinghe hadn't consummated their marriage yet, his eyes lit up. He stroked his chin thoughtfully, thinking, "So, she's still a virgin."
Su Yuexing smiled faintly and said, "I understand."
"Auntie, if there's nothing else, I'll head back now."
"Okay," Li Wanxi nodded.
Zhou Yong's gaze remained fixed on Su Yuexing.
Looking at her son's state, his mother sighed and said, "How could you lay a hand on a country woman like this?"
Zhou Yong touched his mouth and said lewdly, "Don't let her dark skin fool you, she has a pretty good figure."
"It has meat where it should be meaty, and curves where it should be curves."
Li Wanxi felt that her son was serious, and said solemnly, "You'd better be careful. This is a woman your uncle bought to bring good luck to Jinghe. She's not someone you should touch!"
Zhou Yong waved his hand casually and said, "Don't worry, Mother, I know what I'm doing." Then he reached out his hand to her and said, "Give me some money, I'm out of money."
Helpless, Li Wanxi took out a few silver notes from her pocket and said, "Spend them sparingly!"
"Yes, Mother!" Zhou Yong excitedly stuffed the silver notes into his pocket and swaggered out.
Li Wanxi lowered her eyes and pondered. Could it be that her brother suddenly arranged for Jinghe to marry a woman because he saw that Jinghe's health was failing?
So he wanted that woman to have Jinghe's child so that he could pass on the Li family's wealth to his grandson.
A dangerous glint flashed in her eyes. No! I absolutely cannot allow this to happen!
Su Yuexing propped her cheek up with one hand, staring blankly at the scenery outside the window, wondering how her younger siblings were doing.
Now that the family has so much money, how do my parents plan to spend it?
Having been at the Li residence for half a month, I have never seen Li Jinghe. But that's fine, so no one will bother anyone else.
A dark shadow swept past her window. "What was that that just flew by?" She stood up and leaned out to look closely.
"Did I just see things?"
Longevity Garden
Xie Xuanye looked at Li Jinghe in the courtyard, then leaped down from the eaves, his back to them, carrying a bundle in his hand.
Dongyang stood guard in front of Li Jinghe, looking wary. "Who is it?"
Xie Xuanye's lips curled up, and he turned around leisurely, saying, "You don't even recognize me anymore."
Upon seeing the newcomer, Dongyang's eyes crinkled as she looked at Li Jinghe, "Young Master! It's Prince Xie!"
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