Several people sat down at the stone table in the yard. When Su Qingyu heard Lin Wuchen say that she was partial, she teased, "How old are you? Why are you jealous of a child?"
"Can you be the same age as your fourth sister? How old is she and how old are you?"
When Su Shunci heard Su Qingyu mention her, she lowered her head a little embarrassedly.
She was not a shy person, but whenever her brother-in-law Shen Zhixiu was around, she felt oppressed and dared not speak much.
When Lin Wuchen saw her like this, he felt as if he had witnessed something rare.
"Hey, fourth cousin, aren't you always so decisive and efficient outside? Why do you seem like a different person today?"
Su Qingyu became interested and asked, "Is Fourth Sister very successful out there now?"
Lin Wuchen simply ignored Su Shunci's glare and said, "Of course not. This little girl is even better than me. She's really got the talent for business."
"She managed the silk shop to great success. Her accounts were impeccable, and her managers were well-managed. And that's not all. Several of the most beautiful and spoiled young ladies in the capital were calling her their sister all day long."
"Even Miss Song from the Marquis of Loyalty protects her like a hen protecting her chicks, afraid that she would be bullied."
Su Shunci no longer cared about Shen Zhixiu being beside her, and raised her chin to look at Lin Wuchen, "My cousin, just say what you want to say, why are you being so vulgar? Why is Sister Wanwan like a mother hen? I'm not a chick either."
The little girl pinched her waist, her face puffed up with anger. No matter how sophisticated she was in handling business outside, her true colors were exposed when she faced Lin Wuchen.
Lin Wuchen nodded, "That's right. You won't feel tired in front of your sister and brother-in-law."
Su Shunci immediately lost her temper. Lin Wuchen taught her how to do business and how to talk and act. But no matter how she tried, she couldn't seem to escape his control.
Su Qingyu laughed so hard she couldn't catch her breath, and she held onto Shen Zhixiu's shoulder while coughing. Watching these two bicker was more interesting than watching a shadow play.
Seeing Su Qingyu so happy, Shen Zhixiu's attitude towards Lin Wuchen became much better.
"You two should stay at the farm for a few days and spend some time with her."
Lin Wuchen looked around and said, "This place is really nice. When the Lin family no longer needs me, I will build a garden."
Su Qingyu's mouth twitched. "My uncle has only used you for a few years, and you're already thinking about taking care of him?"
Su Shunci sat next to Su Qingyu and asked softly, "Big sister, when will mother come back?"
Ever since Lin Wanyin went to inspect the business in Northern Zhili, Su Shunci went to check on her every few days. But after so many days, there was still no sign of her.
Su Qingyu rubbed Su Shunci's head and said, "It's almost time. I received a letter from my mother three days ago saying that she's coming back."
When Lin Wuchen heard them talking about Lin Wanyin, he began to comfort them, "Aunt will be back in Beijing in the next few days, don't worry."
Thinking of the main purpose of today's visit, Lin Wuchen looked at Su Shunci, "Ah Ci, haven't you always wanted to learn how to make tea? The mountain spring water here is excellent. You can go to the tea room and learn from the sisters."
Su Qingyu was thinking about her mother, and before she could react, Su Shunci had already understood what Lin Wuchen meant.
"Third cousin is right. I'll go check it out right away."
Su Qingyu was shocked to realize that her third cousin had something to say and sent Aci away.
After Su Shunci walked away, Lin Wuchen said, "During this period, I checked all the teenagers around the capital who were eighteen or nineteen years old, and there were indeed three with dislocated arms."
"Two of them were accidentally injured while playing as children, and one was born with the condition. However, that family moved to Beijing in the past two years. Their ancestral home is Hubei."
"I checked everything they said, and it all matched."
Su Qingyu was quite happy when she heard the first part, thinking that something was going to happen. But when Lin Wuchen finished speaking, her face darkened.
She knew that after all these years, searching for her brother was like looking for a needle in a haystack. But she always had a little hope in her heart, hoping that God would bless her again.
After Lin Wuchen finished speaking, he couldn't bear to look at Su Qingyu. He sighed and looked at Shen Zhixiu again, "It's difficult for me to investigate the descendants of wealthy families. I have to rely on you."
Shen Zhixiu pondered and said, "I've been sending people to investigate, but powerful families have many ways to cover up such things."
"If he is really in the capital, even if he has entered the royal family, I will find out one day. I am just worried that he is not in the capital..."
At this point, Shen Zhixiu quickly stopped talking and said, "Don't worry, we'll investigate each prefecture one by one, and we'll eventually find the person."
Afterwards, Shen Zhixiu was afraid that Su Qingyu would have wild thoughts, so he quickly changed the subject.
By the time Su Shunci came out with the tea, Shen Zhixiu had already ordered someone to set up the chessboard. He wanted to play a few games with Lin Wuchen.
Su Qingyu took Su Shunci to the garden behind to see the flowers.
Su Shunci felt her eyes were not enough; everything she saw was new. Even the hollies planted along the path were unusual plum-leaved hollies, whose flowers bore a striking resemblance to plum blossoms.
While Su Qingyu was looking at the flowers with her, she asked, "Aci, I haven't been back home for a while. How is it going there?"
When Su Shunci heard Su Qingyu's question, he immediately looked angry.
"Second Aunt is now a big celebrity around Grandmother. I manage the business outside, and Second Aunt manages the household affairs in the mansion."
"My aunt is fine. After all, they are concerned about my ability to earn money for the family. But Third Aunt is miserable. She is almost driven crazy by my grandmother."
"And Su Xiangling, somehow, she hooked up with the Crown Prince. That's great, she's going to be incredibly powerful in the palace."
Su Shunci now misses the days when her mother and elder sister were in the Su family, but she also knows that the best way out for her mother is to divorce.
The two of them unknowingly walked to the pavilion by the water. Su Qingyu asked someone to bring some fruits, and she took Su Shunci to the pavilion to enjoy the cool air.
"Su Xiangling and the Crown Prince? She's going to enter the Eastern Palace?"
Su Shunci shook her head. "I don't know yet, but she and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince went out of the city to burn incense yesterday."
"Grandma is really confused now. She just let him out without any rules or etiquette."
Su Qingyu chuckled. "For a grandmother, marrying her granddaughter to the crown prince would be the ultimate honor. At a time like this, she wouldn't care about the rules."
Su Shunci thought of the bad things happening in the mansion and felt that she could not finish talking about them in three days and three nights.
"Big sister, you don't know, but Third Aunt now goes to Grandmother every morning to set the rules. She has to visit her every morning and evening, and it's extremely strict."
"Not only Third Aunt, but even Fifth Sister suffered as well."
"That's not all. Grandma scolds me every now and then."
"Sometimes I wonder, why can't Third Aunt be more tough like Mother?"
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