On the birthday of the wife of Duke Weiguo, Su Qingyu got up early, put on makeup and combed her hair, and then went to Qingyuanju.
Today, except for Li Chaoyun who is in confinement after childbirth and the younger generation, everyone else will go to the Zhao family to celebrate the birthday.
When they arrived at the Duke of Wei's Mansion, Zhao Ji and his younger brother Zhao Rui were welcoming guests at the gate of the outer courtyard.
After the greetings, the women entered the inner chambers in sedan chairs. Zhao Ji kept Shen Zhixiu to accompany the old ministers.
In Guang'an Hall, where Madam Zhao lived, Su Qingyu and Yang helped Madam Shen get off the sedan chair. Madam Zhao came out in person and took her sister in.
"Aunt is finally here. Mother has been saying how much she missed you these past few days and got up early to wait for you."
Zhao Rui's wife, Yan, chatted and laughed while helping Madam Shen sit down.
She was the daughter of the Yan family in Jinling, so she followed Zhao Rui's lead and called Old Madam Shen "Auntie." According to her mother's family, she should have called her "Aunt."
Old Madam Shen was also very fond of this niece who married into the Zhao family. She smiled and joked, "You haven't been to my place for a long time. Your mother misses me, but you don't?"
Yan is now seven or eight months pregnant, and her eyes narrow into slits when she smiles.
"Auntie, wait until I give birth to this brat. I will definitely stay with you for a few days. Don't be bothered by me then. Send me back in two or three days."
Yan had given birth to three sons, and she thought this one was a daughter, but the imperial physician diagnosed it as a son after checking her pulse. So every time she mentioned the baby in her belly, she gritted her teeth.
Although she was a Jiangnan woman, she was very gentle when she first married into the capital. Perhaps because the Zhao family was a military family, Yan's temperament became more straightforward.
These words made everyone laugh again.
A servant brought in tea. Su Yihui stepped forward to take it and personally served tea to everyone.
Compared with Yan's relaxed and refreshing demeanor, Su Yihui was obviously much more restrained.
It’s no wonder that since sons are closely related to each other, daughters-in-law are naturally also closely related to each other.
Mrs. Zhao was not celebrating her birthday this year, so she invited only the Zhao family's immediate family members and old friends who were close to the Zhao family.
Since Yan was pregnant, the responsibility of entertaining the guests fell to Su Yihui. However, Madam Zhao was obviously not confident about the wife of the prince, so she asked the second wife of the Shen family, Madam Yang, to help entertain the female relatives.
Yang readily agreed and went out with Su Yihui to welcome the guests.
The whole birthday banquet was lively and grand. Zhao Ji invited the chef from Ruyi Tower to prepare the banquet, and also invited the best opera troupe in the capital, the Wu Family Troupe, to perform.
In Zhao Ji's words, precisely because the people coming are close friends, it is even more important to eat well and have fun.
After the feast, the women went to watch a play or to rest. Su Qingyu sat in the pavilion in the garden, resting her chin on her hand and watching Shen Yue and the others swinging on the swings not far away.
But she was thinking about Su Yihui and Su Yuankai. Could it be that these two people were not going to settle the score with her today?
She had locked Su Yuankai up for more than half a year, and today was the best time to settle the score with her. She didn't believe that Su Yuankai didn't hate her.
She had already made up her mind to get rid of these two venomous snakes that could jump out at any time today. As for Concubine Xue, if she didn't know what was good for her, there was no need to keep her. Concubine Xue had already revealed most of what she knew, so she wouldn't be of much use later.
However, Su Yihui and Su Yuankai were the wife of the prince of the Duke of Weiguo and the eldest son of the Su family respectively. If they wanted to get rid of them, they had to have a legitimate reason.
It all depends on what kind of trap Su Yihui has dug. Then she will push them, the brother and sister, into it.
Ever since she entered the Zhao family's gate, Feicui had been extremely alert. However, after waiting for a long time, she saw nothing unusual.
"Ma'am, are we overthinking this?"
This was the first time that the master and servant were waiting for someone to plot against them, and it was a bit difficult to bear.
As soon as Feicui finished speaking, Su Yihui walked over from the opposite side of the garden.
"Why are you sitting here, big sister?"
Su Qingyu raised her eyelids slightly, "I have nothing to do, so I watch them swinging."
Su Yihui sat down on the stone bench opposite Su Qingyu, "Big sister, you came today, but you haven't visited cousin Jinlan yet, right?"
"She has been unhappy ever since she entered the mansion. Why don't you go and try to persuade her, big sister? We are close relatives after all, and it hurts my heart to see her like that."
Su Qingyu looked at the crowd of people playing not far away and said lightly: "No, I don't know her well."
Su Yihui's expression froze after being criticized, and then she laughed awkwardly, "That's right, we cousins didn't interact much before, so naturally we don't have a deep relationship."
Just then, a maid came over with tea, and Su Yihui took it and handed it to Su Qingyu personally.
But somehow, his hand suddenly slipped and the teacup fell out of his hand.
Although Su Qingyu was not burned, her sleeves were still wet.
Su Yihui hurriedly took out a handkerchief to help her wipe it, but Su Qingyu was wearing a light-colored dress today, so it would have been better if she didn't wipe it. The more she wiped, the deeper the stain became.
"Big sister, why don't I take you to the room over there to change clothes?"
Su Qingyu glanced at her sleeves with disdain, "Then I'll trouble you, Third Sister."
A hint of excitement flashed across Emerald's lowered eyes. It was finally here.
In this way, Su Yihui took Su Qingyu around the garden and came to a yard.
Su Qingyu was not very familiar with the Zhao family's inner house. Looking around, it seemed like an empty yard.
Su Yihui explained, "Big sister, this yard has been empty before. Because it's close to the garden, it's where we change clothes when we entertain guests."
Su Qingyu followed him in and when she turned around, she saw Jiang Qi hiding not far away.
Su Yihui took Su Qingyu and Feicui into a side room.
As soon as they entered, someone covered their mouths and noses with handkerchiefs and then they fell directly to the ground.
Su Yihui looked down at the two people lying on the ground, then glanced at Su Yuankai who was standing aside holding a handkerchief.
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