Su Chengye reached out and pinched Gu Ruoyun's chin, and said jokingly, "Okay, I'll write a letter after dinner."
Seeing that Su Chengye agreed, Gu Ruoyun immediately smiled. Just as she was about to leave his arms, Su Chengye grabbed the back of her head and pressed his thin lips against her delicate red lips.
Half an hour later, Gu Ruoyun was half leaning against the headboard, with spots of marks on her fair neck.
"My Lord, let's go see Yihui? That girl has suffered a lot, and we don't know how she is doing." Gu Ruoyun suddenly said.
Su Chengye then remembered that Su Yihui was still sick, so he got up, put on his clothes, and went to Furong Garden together.
When the two arrived at Furong Garden, Su Yihui had already taken the medicine and fell asleep. The doctor said that her life was not in danger, but she still needed to be well taken care of.
Aunt Xue still couldn't accept the fact that Gu Ruoyun became a concubine, so even though Gu Ruoyun expressed concern for Su Yihui in a gentle voice, Aunt Xue's expression remained indifferent.
But Gu Ruoyun acted as if she didn't notice Aunt Xue's dislike for her and gently persuaded Su Chengye, "My Lord, you should go back and rest first. I will stay in Furong Garden tonight and help take care of Yihui."
Su Chengye heard this and said, "That's fine. Send someone to tell me if there's anything."
After sending Su Chengye away, Aunt Xue said coldly, "You have demonstrated your virtue and kindness. You can go back now."
Gu Ruoyun sat down on the small couch by the window and said with a smile, "Has Aunt Xue not understood yet? We all have to live by the eldest lady's mood now. You don't have to compete with me. I can't get in your way."
"You should think about how to get more dowry for the Third Miss from the Eldest Miss, and how to get more property for the Young Master."
Aunt Xue was stunned by what Gu Ruoyun said and said, "It has nothing to do with you."
When she thought about how the Marquis had been secretly doting on Gu Ruoyun for so many years, and now that Gu Ruoyun had become his wife and was superior to her, she became extremely angry and could not bear to see Gu Ruoyun in any way.
Even though she knew that what Gu Ruoyun said was right, she still didn't speak in a good tone.
Gu Ruoyun didn't care. She sighed and said, "I know you're angry with me, but I can't help it. I was almost exiled because of my in-laws. I finally have a place to live. What can I do?"
"If it's not me, it will be someone else. Is there still a woman around the Marquis?"
Aunt Xue pondered Gu Ruoyun's words in her heart, and thought of the incident at the Cheng family, and suddenly her heart was moved.
"But it's worth it. Now you are the co-wife." Aunt Xue was still brooding over the fact that she was the co-wife.
Gu Ruoyun gave a bitter laugh and said, "With Madam here, what's the difference between me and a concubine?"
"I'm not as good as you. You are at least legitimate concubines, but what am I? The eldest lady even called me a shameless mistress."
If Gu Ruoyun had acted like a co-wife, Aunt Xue might have ignored her. But Gu Ruoyun lowered her stance, and Aunt Xue's hostility suddenly dissipated.
When she heard Gu Ruoyun mentioned being scolded by Su Qingyu, she subconsciously comforted her with a few words.
"The eldest lady not only scolded you, but also looked down on us. After all, she is the daughter of the Marquis's family. How can we, with our lowly status, compare with her?"
Hearing this, Gu Ruoyun said, "I accepted her scolding. But your Yihui is going to marry into the Xu family, and she is still putting Yihui down like this today. I really can't stand it."
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Gu Ruoyun and Aunt Xue reconciled their past grudges because of Su Qingyu. The two chatted privately for half the night, and by the time Gu Ruoyun left, Aunt Xue had already affectionately called her Sister Yun.
Time flew by, and it was already the twelfth lunar month. At the beginning of each month, the four grain merchants of the Su family would send the previous month's profits to the Marquis' Mansion. Su Chengye had been waiting for this money to use to build his official connections at the end of the year.
But it’s already the third day of this month and the money hasn’t been received yet.
He went straight to Su Qingyu and asked as soon as he entered, "Why haven't the money from those grain stores been credited yet? Have you urged them?"
Su Qingyu was teaching Su Shunci how to summarize the account books and how to quickly identify problems in the accounts. She was pleasantly surprised to find that Su Shunci was very fast at learning arithmetic and had a good understanding.
So these days, she taught her sister everything she knew. Su Shunci made rapid progress. After less than a month of learning, she was able to help check accounts and use an abacus quite well.
Su Qingyu heard Su Chengye's question and raised her head from a pile of account books. She said, "Those grain shops were my mother's dowry assets. Logically, the money earned from the dowry assets is my mother's private property. It was wrong before, and I have already ordered that from now on, whoever owns it will own it."
Su Chengye was so angry that she couldn't speak for a long time. After a while, she said, "Are you still a daughter of the Su family? Are you going to become estranged from your family just because of that little bit of money?"
His tone was noticeably softer, and it seemed that he was in urgent need of the money.
Su Qingyu remained unmoved, insisting that she was just following the rules and hadn't violated any family regulations. As for the lack of money at home, that was something the head of the household needed to consider; providing for the family was a man's responsibility.
Su Chengye was so embarrassed by Su Qingyu's words that he felt he had nowhere to hide his face.
Although it is true that the Marquis' Mansion used Lin's dowry and property, he is still the head of the Marquis' Mansion, and no one dared to speak harshly about him to his face.
"You...you're just like your mother. They say businessmen are cunning and ruthless, and it's true."
After experiencing a life-and-death struggle in her previous life, Su Qingyu was left with only endless hatred for the Su family. No matter what Su Chengye said, it didn't stir up any ripples in her heart.
"It would be fine if my mother was treacherous and heartless, but unfortunately, my mother is too loyal."
If her mother was truly heartless, she wouldn't have been trapped in this inner house for over a decade, and she wouldn't have died tragically in her previous life.
Su Chengye wanted to say something else, but Su Qingyu had already lowered her head and continued to work. He was so angry that he threw his robe and left the study.
After Su Chengye left, Su Shunci let out a long sigh, "I was scared to death."
Su Qingyu turned around and asked her, "What are you afraid of? Are you afraid of your father?"
Su Shunci nodded and said, "Big sister, aren't you afraid? Father's stern face is so scary."
Su Qingyu put her arm around Su Shunci's shoulders, gently stroked them, and said in a low voice, "As long as you are strong enough, you won't be afraid of anyone."
Su Shunci nodded, not quite understanding, and kept these words in mind.
In the evening, Feicui returned to the Marquis' Mansion in the wind and snow.
Su Qingyu met Feicui alone in the banquet hall of the east side room. "Thank you for your hard journey. Did you see your third cousin? What did he say?"
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