Inside the Su Mansion, the person who went out to gather information came back and wrote back to the nanny beside Madam Su.
The two of them whispered at the side door for a long time. The nanny's face looked very unhappy. After the servant left, she did not dare to delay for a moment and went to report to Madam Su.
"Madam, our people have found out about the woman in the portrait."
Mrs. Su, who was drinking tea, immediately put down her teacup when she heard this.
"Who is he? What's your background? Tell me clearly." For Mrs. Su, nothing is more important than her son.
Her future daughter-in-law, not to mention that her family background must be better than hers, but at least it can't be too bad, right?
Such a huge family business will be entrusted to her in the future. She must be good at some arts such as music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and songs, right?
She looks okay, and it will be prestigious to take her out in the future.
In addition, books such as women's virtues, women's precepts, women's training, and women's appearance must also be read carefully.
The nanny sighed. Seeing how embarrassed she was, she guessed that this girl was not someone who could be considered presentable. Madam Su's expression became even uglier.
"Don't hesitate, just speak!"
"Madam, the girl in the portrait of the second young master is the youngest daughter of the Xiao family who saved him. The Xiao family are all from the mud. There are four brothers in the family and only this one daughter. Now they have fled to Jeju Prefecture and rented a yard in the west of the city. The whole family is crowded in that small yard. It looks really shabby. Moreover, this morning, our people also saw Miss Xiao holding the hand of a little girl of two or three years old. The big and small look a bit alike.
I was thinking, girls from rural families usually get married at the age of thirteen or fourteen, could it be that our second young master is attracted to a widow?"
This is really out of the ordinary. It is said that women have rich imaginations. The nanny beside Madam Su must have a very rich imagination, right?
Before he even understood the situation clearly, he began to belittle himself and called Xiao Lanlan a widow.
When Mrs. Su heard this, she was shocked.
She slammed the table, stood up and said angrily:
"What a vixen, she is really calculating. She saved my son's life and now she has set her eyes on our Su family's family background. She is secretly trying to seduce my son and live out her beautiful dream of becoming a phoenix.
At first, when I heard Yan Qing say that her family didn't want money or banknotes, I thought they were a family of saints who had emerged from the mud but remained untainted. I didn't expect that they wanted so much more!
Fine, fine, I will definitely not let them succeed, go and call the Second Young Master back."
Su Yanqing was looking at the account books at Jishan Hall when he was hurriedly called back home.
He said that his mother had lost her temper at home, and he held his forehead in distress, feeling that he would have to endure her nameless anger again when he returned home.
But he didn't know yet that this time it was no ordinary anger.
When he returned to the Su Mansion, he saw his mother sitting in the main seat with a very bad look on her face. When she saw him come back, she actually looked very disappointed in him.
"Mother, who has made you unhappy again?" Su Yanqing said with a smile.
"Who? Who else could it be except you?" Mrs. Su glared at him.
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Su Yanqing was really wronged. He thought he hadn't done anything to make her unhappy recently?
"Mother, I am really confused. Why don't you let me die knowing everything?"
"Pooh, pooh, pooh, what do you mean by death? Don't say this word." Mrs. Su couldn't bear to hear the word death, especially when it was related to her own son.
So, Mrs. Su winked and asked the nanny to tell Su Yanqing the news she had heard this morning again in front of him.
The more Su Yanqing listened, the gloomier his expression became, and his hands unconsciously clenched.
"This is sheer nonsense, Madam Liu. You are really too old to serve others. You can say anything that distorts the facts. Are you just hoping for chaos in the world?" Su Yanqing looked sharply at Madam Liu who was gossiping.
Nanny Liu was so frightened that she immediately knelt on the ground, very flustered.
She is an old friend and confidant of Madam Su, so Madam Su will naturally speak for her.
"Yan Qing, what are you talking about? Aunt Liu has watched you grow up since you were a child, how can you say that to her? She is doing this for your own good."
"For my own good, should I just distort the facts and slander a girl's reputation without any evidence?
Although Miss Xiao's family background cannot compare with our Su family, she is an honest girl who has received proper education and can read and write, and is well-educated and well-mannered. How could she become the widow you are talking about?
She has never been married and is still waiting to be married, but her mother, without clarifying the facts, allowed her subordinates to belittle her and tarnish her reputation. Not to mention that Miss Xiao is my lifesaver, even if she and I are just casual friends, I would still feel sorry for her."
"Also, I've said that except for Tingzhu and Tingmo who are by my side, no one else can enter my study without permission. Why did mother arrange for someone to spy on me?
It seems that it is time to thoroughly clean up my yard. Even the maids who sweep the floor can no longer be kept. It turns out that this is what made my mother angry today. I wonder why!
I have nothing to explain about this matter. Mother has always been worried that I am not serious about marriage, but now I am serious too, you can rest assured."
Su Yanqing stood up. He did not deny that he painted Xiao Lanlan's portrait because he liked her, but admitted it directly.
At first, Mrs. Su felt a little embarrassed by what her son said, and felt that she had really offended the girl.
But after hearing the last few words, she became anxious again and slammed the table and shouted:
"Just stand there. What do you mean I can rest assured? You admit that you have feelings for that Miss Xiao, right? But I tell you, your principal wife in the future must be a lady from a well-off family who is a good match for our Su family. The Xiao family has done you a favor, but that doesn't mean they can use their daughter to marry into a rich family. Even if she is an innocent girl waiting to be married, she is not worthy of you. Their family and ours can only be a favor, but not a marriage.
With her background, how can she be the future mistress of our Su family? What if she can read and write? What is she proficient in? She can cook but not entertain guests. She is just a pretty face. It is enough for her to be a vase. "
Su Yanqing felt that she was really unreasonable. The more she talked, the more outrageous and excessive she became.
"Mother, I didn't expect you to think this way. You are also a woman, but because of your good family background, you can be superior and look down on others. Not to mention that I am just in love with Miss Xiao, and she has no intention of marrying into our family. But after what you said today, I have to express my attitude to you. Whichever girl you like, you can marry her yourself. I will not marry her. I will never compromise!"
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