Suddenly having this thought, Zhou Gu shook his head internally.
Making medicines was already quite hard, she had been staying up all night the day before, and it looked like she had to be busy all day today. If she had to transcribe letters and strategize with him next, she would probably have to keep busy for several days. So, she decided against it.
Furthermore, he could not stay in her courtyard all the time. Short periods might be fine, but if it lasted too long, there would be no such thing as airtight walls.
So, he decisively shook his head, "No need."
Su Rong turned her head to look at him.
Zhou Gu explained, "I will set off tomorrow. There is no hurry for the letters and the strategy. Give them to me next time we meet. After all, I have seen them all, there is no urgency."
Su Rong nodded, "Alright."
Su Rong’s method of medicine making was proficient, not a single error. The medicines produced, just from the strong medicinal smell and the aromatic scent, could differentiate from the medicine Zhou Gu and Su Xingze researched and made together.
The day passed by in a flash.
In the evening, after the sky darkened, the Lady of the House did not see Su Rong, so she asked Su Xingze. Su Xingze said that his youngest sister was still busy, and the Lady of the House sighed. She said to the closest young lady, "Did you see? Who says she is heartless and thoughtless?"
The young lady said softly, "Mother, you said that."
The Lady of the House was taken aback, unable to refute, "Indeed, it was what I said. How could I have known that when she becomes an adult, she devotes herself entirely to the person she cares about?"
She didn’t even take a rest, shutting herself in the room day and night to make medicine, probably won’t come for dinner.
"Sigh." The Lady of the House sighed, "It’s really true that a woman changes when she grows up."
She looked at the young lady, "Think about the person you saw yesterday, you have another matchmaking session arranged by your Aunt Shen tomorrow. According to your Aunt Shen’s idea, if you don’t like these two, there is still another choice."
The young lady blushed and said softly, "Mother, I think I don’t need to see the person tomorrow. Let’s choose... choose the young master Feng Cheng, who I saw yesterday. Let my second sister meet the person tomorrow!"
She could not be fussy first, after all, there were so many younger sisters waiting behind. If she had seen every option and set her standards too high, how would her younger sisters choose?
The Lady of the House saw her idea, "Don’t worry about your sisters. When it comes to marriage, you have to follow your heart. There are so many eligible young men in the Capital City. If we can’t find one here, we can look outside the city. Even though I’ve always said that I want you all to stay in the Capital City, so that we are close to your eldest brother, it can also be helpful. But who knows what fate has in store? Moreover, your elder brother is not planning to stay in the capital anymore, he wants to go to Jibei. In this case, whether you get married in the capital city isn’t that important."
"Eldest brother won’t stay in Jibei for too long, he will have to return to the capital city eventually." The young lady with flushed cheeks said, "I think he is quite suitable, although young master Feng Cheng is shrewd, he also knows the pros and cons, he won’t do stupid things or make mistakes easily. I am dull and not as smart as my sisters, the Feng family’s social status is not much different to ours, and now the Feng family just moved to the capital city. They haven’t got a firm foothold yet, so they chose our family, trying to rise to power through the Crown Prince. Mistress Feng also seems smart, I prefer to choose a smart mother-in-law than pick a stupid husband and mother-in-law, in order to avoid worrying about the entire family’s problems in the future."
Upon hearing these words, the Lady of the House laughed, "This Feng family is indeed a suitable choice, otherwise your Aunt Shen wouldn’t have considered Feng family as your first potential match. This family has no fools. The inner courtyard is clean and there are no messy issues. It really is a good choice." She changed tone and said quietly, "It’s just that young master Feng, his looks are slightly lacking."
The young lady pursed her lips and smiled, "Mother, you are used to seeing big brother and little sister, and you have also seen Lord Thursday and Second Young Master Ye, even the young master Xie from Rui’an King Residence is a tall, handsome man. Now when you see young master Feng, he naturally falls short in looks. But I do not care about looks as much as my sisters, after all, I am not stunningly beautiful myself."
The Lady of the House looked at the young lady’s tender and beautiful face, "Your looks, not boasting, although not out of the ordinary in the capital, you certainly wouldn’t lose to other noble ladies."
She nodded, "Alright, then it seems that Feng Cheng’s getting a good deal."
She was resolute. Since the young lady had taken a liking to young master Feng Cheng, then she would not drag the matter out either. She called a servant and gave orders for someone to go to the Shen Residence to pass the message to Lady Shen that the matchmaking session would continue tomorrow but with the second lady replacing the first lady. The first lady does not need to continue, and Feng’s family could be notified so that both families could sit down and discuss the marriage.
She did not even consider the possibility that Feng’s family would not choose the eldest lady, for now, the daughters of her family were a hot commodity, they would definitely agree.
Lady Shen received the message very quickly and laughed as she told Sir Shen, "The wife of the Su family is indeed as the rumors had it, decisive and straightforward. The daughters of the Su family may all be from a concubine, but they are young ladies who have been carefully brought up by her and their nature is really decisive and straightforward. Their eldest daughter said she has chosen young master Feng from Feng’s family, so she doesn’t need to continue and has decided on him. The wife of the Su family has no objections either and conveyed this message right away."
Sir Shen nodded, "That young lad from Feng’s family, his name is Cheng Feng, right?"
"Yes, that’s him."
Sir Shen commented, "A fine young man."
Lady Shen smiled, "Indeed, he is a fine young man. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have chosen him for the Su family. I thought that the lady of the Su family would definitely want to compare several families. So, I selected three candidates for the eldest lady, among which Cheng Feng is the most suitable. I didn’t expect the lady of the Su family and the eldest lady to be so decisive and no longer meet the others. The choice was made directly on Cheng Feng. The second daughter will take over the matchmaking session tomorrow."
Sir Shen nodded, "No muddling around; that is the style of the Su family. Compared to his wife, Su Xu is actually more mild."
Lady Shen said, "Now, the eldest son of the Su family is bound to be the top scorer in the imperial examination. Due to his relationships with the Eastern Palace and you, his future prospects are unlimited. Those who want to marry into the Su family are almost breaking down the door. Everyone has heard that I am choosing potential candidates for the Su family and I have a pile of letters coming my way, not to mention the Su family. I heard that every day there are people visiting the East Fourth Hutong, but the lady of the Su family leaves the house early every day with her daughters, thus avoiding them. Some people have even intercepted the lady of the Su family halfway to propose a marriage alliance for Xingze. However, the lady of the house said that Xingze currently has no plans to get married. A man should first establish his career then start a family."
Sir Shen said, "Xingze is still young; it wouldn’t be too late for him to marry after tempering himself for another year or two."
Lady Shen agreed, "Among the young ladies of the suitable age now, I really haven’t found one who could match Xingze. There is no hurry for him. He can even wait for the younger generation of the ladies to grow up."
Sir Shen looked at her speechlessly, "The younger generation? Wouldn’t the age gap be too big?"
"A big age gap isn’t an issue. After all, men’s value increases with age," Lady Shen said. "When he is in a high position with great power in the future, he will have a lot of choices. But his sisters can’t wait. The flower-like age of women only lasts for a few years. If they could wait for a few more years, the marriage options would be much better than now."
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