When Su Qingyu arrived, Su Yihui had already arrived. When she saw her come in, she stood up and bowed.
Su Yihui is fourteen years old. She is Su Yuankai's younger sister and the daughter of Aunt Xue.
She wore a crimson jacket and skirt embroidered with diamond patterns, and a gold-sprinkled hairpin in her hair, which made her look very graceful.
Old Madam Su has two legitimate sons, one illegitimate son, and six daughters from three families. Su Yihui's demeanor is the most dignified, and her aura is even more dignified than that of Su Qingyu, the legitimate daughter.
Su Yihui's background was not as good as Su Qingyu's, so she could only work hard in other areas. Whether it was playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, knitting or needlework, Su Yihui tried her best to do it.
If it were just that, Su Qingyu wouldn't have felt anything, but Su Yihui treated her as an imaginary enemy and tried to drag her down in everything she did, in order to prove that she was just a legitimate daughter in name only.
Just like now, Su Yihui looked at Su Qingyu's pale blue jacket and skirt embroidered with lotus petals and branches and said, "The lotus leaves are embroidered very well. Did you embroider them yourself, big sister?"
Su Qingyu's mouth twitched and she said, "No."
Su Yihui looked down at her skirt again and said, "I embroidered this myself. What do you think, big sister?"
Su Qingyu forced a faint smile and said, "Has our mansion become so poor that the young ladies have to do their own embroidery? If everyone is like Third Sister, there will be no work for needlework."
Before Su Yihui could say anything else, a maid brought in the fourth young lady, Su Shunci.
Su Shunci is Aunt Lian's daughter. She is twelve years old this year. She has a baby face with two dimples on her cheeks, and her smile is particularly charming.
Concubine Lian used to be Lin's maid. Even though she was promoted to concubine, she still had special respect for Lin and taught her daughter to be sensible and polite.
When Su Shunci entered the room, she greeted Su Qingyu and Su Yihui first, "Hello, elder sister, hello, third sister."
Su Yihui hummed in a nasal voice, obviously not looking down on this cautious sister.
Su Qingyu walked forward, pinched Su Shunci's cheek, and said with a smile, "Hello, Fourth Sister."
In her previous life, before her mother passed away, Concubine Lian had always taken care of her, never taking off her clothes. After her mother passed away, the household affairs of the mansion were managed by the old lady, but most of the detailed affairs were handled by Gu Ruoyun.
Before she was murdered, the Su family's business outside had plummeted and they were in urgent need of external help, so they arranged a marriage for Su Shunci. The man was Fang Yan, the second son of the merchant Fang family. However, Fang Yan was an idiot and married Su Shunci just to leave behind an heir.
Since God has given her the chance to be reborn, she must ensure that her half-sister will have no worries in her life and repay Aunt Lian for taking care of her mother in the previous life.
"You are all here, please sit down." The old lady's voice sounded, and Su Qingyu also pulled back her messy thoughts.
Turning to look at the door, Su Yuankai was helping the old lady in. The sisters greeted her and waited for the old lady to sit down before sitting down according to their age.
The food was already on the table. The old lady was a Buddhist and ate vegetarian meals three times a day. The small kitchen at Songhe Hall specially employed two chefs to cook vegetarian food.
In the middle of the nanmu round table is a plate of longevity fish, which is made into the shape of a fish with tofu, day lily, and bamboo shoots, and topped with sauce.
There are also four side dishes: ginger-flavored bamboo shoots, mushroom pot, three-shredded rolls and stir-fried ginkgo nuts, and a bowl of yam soup is prepared for each person.
The whole set of cloisonné porcelain plates with lotus patterns, paired with refreshing and exquisite side dishes, is pleasing to the eye even before you eat.
The five generations of grandparents and grandchildren sat down to have lunch. The whole hall was quiet. The girls and boys ate politely and without making any sound.
After the old lady finished eating, the younger generation also put down their chopsticks.
A maid came forward to help the masters rinse their mouths and served them tea.
After finishing the meal, Su Qingyu moved to the side to drink tea and said, "Grandmother, tomorrow I will go to Huguo Temple to perform a ritual for Mr. Shen Sanye on the seventh day of his death."
The old lady said without a second thought, "Go ahead. Old Lady Shen will be happy to know that you are so dedicated."
Su Qingyu lowered her eyes and said nothing. In her previous life, she didn't believe in ghosts and gods, and eventually discovered that people could become evil spirits. In her new life, she acted according to her heart. Mourning for Mr. Shen San was just what she was supposed to do. As for whether the Shen family knew about it, she didn't care.
When Su Yuankai heard that Su Qingyu was going to Huguo Temple, he had an idea and spoke.
"Grandma, why don't you let my cousin go with you to relax? I went to see her this morning and her eyes were swollen from crying."
The old lady waved her hand and said, "She shouldn't go. She should reflect on her mistakes at home. After such a big incident, it's not suitable for her to go out."
Su Yuankai didn't say anything after hearing this, but whispered something to Su Yihui.
Su Yihui frowned at first, but soon her brows relaxed and she said with a sweet smile, "Grandma, I copied some sutras to pray for you a few days ago. It just so happens that I can go to the Huguo Temple with my elder sister to offer them tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, the old lady looked at Su Yihui with appreciation and said, "I know you are a filial girl, so take the good people with you and don't let them get bumped into."
Su Qingyu noticed the little actions of the brother and sister. After her rebirth, she had changed, and things had changed too. In this life, she had to be extremely alert and see what the evildoers around her had done.
After lunch, after returning to Bishui Pavilion, Su Qingyu picked up a pen and made a list with the necessary sacrifices on it, and asked Zhenzhu and the others to prepare it according to what she wrote.
Since we were going to a temple, the offerings only included vegetarian snacks and a few fruits.
In her previous life, she accompanied the old lady of the Shen family to the Huguo Temple to perform a ritual for Mr. Shen San. The things that the old lady Shen prepared were all what Mr. Shen San liked when he was alive, so she prepared the same way.
He then instructed Zhenzhu, "Go tell the stewards to prepare the account books for the past three months and wait for me to come back from Huguo Temple to see them."
Looking at the account books is the fastest way to take over these matters.
Su Qingyu spent the entire afternoon copying the "Nirvana Sutra". She placed the copied sutra and offerings together and would offer them to the Buddha tomorrow.
The next day, Su Qingyu got up early, wearing a plain jacket and skirt, and a Shu brocade cloak with snow fox pattern trim.
The personal attendant only brought pearls and jade, and also brought two maids.
She first went to pay her respects to the old lady, and then got on the carriage with Su Yihui. The maids and servants also got on the other two carriages with incense, candles and offerings.
Huguo Temple is located on Jingshan Mountain in the western suburbs of the capital. Because it is very popular, the road up the mountain is wide and straight, making it very convenient for horse-drawn carriages to pass through.
After sitting down, Su Qingyu gathered her cloak, hugged the heater and closed her eyes to rest.
Before the carriage even left the Su family's gate, Su Yihui sighed and said, "Sis, if you marry a dead man, grandma might not treat you as well as before."
Although it has a hint of regret, no matter how you listen to it, it sounds more like gloating.
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