Su Qingyu opened the nanmu box and took out a wooden hairpin from it.
Everyone present was stunned when they saw this wooden hairpin. Could something like this be used to add makeup?
There were wooden hairpins for sale on the roadside stalls in the capital, but most of them were bought by poor people. Not only the ladies in the boudoir, but even servants doing menial work in wealthy families would not wear such shabby jewelry.
In fact, Su Qingyu was also surprised when she saw this wooden hairpin, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help twitching.
She asked Feicui to buy a cheap hairpin. She thought she would buy a silver one, but she ended up buying a wooden one.
But a wooden one would be fine too, as it would be easier to make up a lie. If it were silver, she would have to find a reason for the hairpin. The wooden one was much simpler, making it much easier to make up a lie.
Under everyone's astonished gaze, Su Qingyu picked up the wooden hairpin and inserted it into Su Yihui's head.
She explained, "Third sister, I carved this hairpin for you. I was afraid that those vulgar things would taint the love between us sisters, so I thought of making a hairpin for you myself to add to your makeup."
As she put it on, Su Qingyu took another close look at the wooden hairpin. The workmanship was slightly better than the one Su Shunci had given her, but the wood was just ordinary wood, not as good as the wood used to make tables and chairs in the Su family.
Su Yihui came back to her senses, smiled awkwardly, and said through gritted teeth, "Big sister...you are so thoughtful."
Even though she was smiling, it looked uglier than crying. She looked like she wanted to get angry, but didn't dare.
Su Shunci stood behind Su Qingyu, her mouth almost stretched to her ears. The sullenness she had just felt vanished, and she thought to herself that it had to be her elder sister, whose methods were much more clever than hers.
"Big sister, when I get married, you must carve a hairpin like this for me. I love it so much."
Su Shunci also rushed to Su Qingyu, took her arm and said coquettishly.
When Su Yihui heard her say this, she felt a lump in her chest and could only glare at Su Shunci angrily.
Su Shunci took advantage of Su Yihui's unpreparedness and made a face at her, making Su Yihui's face twisted with anger.
Su Qingyu said it all in one breath and didn't want to deal with her here.
"I have something else to do at home, so I'll be leaving first. I won't come to see you off tomorrow. We have a long way to go. After you marry into the Zhao family, I'll still call you cousin."
After saying that, Su Qingyu took Su Shunci and Aunt Lian away.
Before leaving the house, Su Qingyu went back to Bishui Pavilion to see Amber, wanting to ask her how her marriage plans were going.
Amber said that her marriage to the eldest son of the Lin family was settled, and the wedding date was set for the end of the year. She would spend the Little New Year at home and the Big New Year at the Lin family's.
Su Qingyu was afraid that she would be too busy to remember, so she asked Zhenzhu to help her remember and prepare a dowry for Amber.
After leaving the Marquis' Mansion, Su Qingyu wanted to go see her mother. But when she got there, she found out that her mother had left Beijing to inspect the business in Northern Zhili.
Su Qingyu felt envious and happy for her mother.
On the day of Su Yihui's wedding, Su Qingyu did not attend. Unexpectedly, the next day, Zhao Ji brought Su Yihui to the house, saying that he had come to pay his respects to his aunt.
Su Qingyu got the news and hurried to Qingyuan Residence with her people. Now that she was in charge of the inner house, she not only had to go there to greet people but also to arrange the lunch banquet.
When she went in, Zhao Ji had already brought Su Yihui to talk to the old lady. Also accompanying them was the second lady, Yang.
Madam Chen was not at home, saying she was taking care of the sick Shen Ying. After Shen Zhixiu punished Shen Ying last time, she fell ill and could not get up. These days, Madam Chen was very quiet, taking care of her daughter without taking off her clothes.
After Su Qingyu entered, she first greeted the old lady and her second sister-in-law Yang. She then bowed to Zhao Ji and said, "My cousin is getting married. It's really a great joy."
Then he smiled at Su Yihui and said, "I'm going to call my third sister my cousin."
Su Yihui wore a bright red long dress embroidered with hundreds of butterflies, and a gold-sprinkled hairpin with two phoenixes holding longevity fruits. Her eyes held the shyness of a bride, and her hands were entwined.
Zhao Ji laughed heartily and said cheerfully, "This can be considered as a close relationship."
The old lady was also happy. Although he was not her biological nephew, Zhao Ji's coming was a respect for her sister, the wife of the Duke of Wei.
Besides, when people get older, they always feel happy when they see newlyweds.
"Go, bring that white jade peacock hairpin as a gift to the Crown Prince's wife."
The old lady turned around and gave an instruction to Aunt Hua.
Su Yihui looked delighted and hurriedly thanked the old lady.
After the old lady gave the gift, Su Qingyu continued to chat with her for a while.
Seeing that the time was almost up, he stood up and walked to the old lady, whispering, "Mother, I'll go to the kitchen to arrange the lunch. The first thing my cousin and his wife do after their wedding is to pay their respects to you, mother. We should have a good time at noon."
The old lady patted Su Qingyu's hand and said, "You are in charge of the household affairs. You can make the decisions on these matters."
Su Yihui's expression froze when she heard this. Su Qingyu was already in charge of the household expenses at the Shen family? How could this be possible? How could the two wives of the Shen family let her be in charge of the household expenses?
But no matter how much she couldn't believe it, she had to admit the fact.
Su Qingyu had already left the yard with her maids and servants, surrounded by people.
Su Yihui's expression darkened inexplicably. She had already given her all to marry Zhao Ji and become the wife of the Crown Prince. But Su Qingyu had so easily become the Third Lady of the Shen family and was in charge of the entire Shen family's finances.
Su Qingyu prepared two tables of fine vegetarian meals in accordance with the Shen family's custom of entertaining guests. Since Zhao Ji had come to pay his respects to the old lady, he naturally had to dine at Qingyuan Residence, and therefore could only follow the Qingyuan Residence's rules and eat vegetarian food.
At noon, Qingyuan was in a side hall.
Behind the screen sat the women. The old lady sat at the head, while Yang helped wash her hands. Su Qingyu served the soup and arranged the dishes. Su Yihui was the guest, sitting next to the old lady.
Outside the screen, the eldest and second masters of the Shen family were accompanying Zhao Ji. Shen Zhixiu was busy with official duties today and did not return home at noon.
Su Yihui sat beside the old lady, feeling overwhelmed. It was her first time dining with the old lady of the Shen family, and she was afraid of not knowing the rules and making a fool of herself.
She subconsciously looked at Su Qingyu again. Not only was she calm and composed, but her every move also revealed composure and composure.
Su Yihui lowered her eyes. Would she never be able to compare to her in this life? The joy she had felt in becoming the wife of the Duke's son was now completely washed away by this sense of disappointment.
A maid handed her some water. Su Yihui looked dazed as she took it and drank half a cup. She only felt that it was slightly salty.
Then Su Qingyu raised her voice and said, "Cousin, this is mouthwash, why did you drink it?"
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