Madam Su's smile froze on her face, and she glanced at Madam Yuan. She seemed to be asking, "How come you didn't know that the two young ladies don't eat peanuts and walnuts?"
Nanny Yuan was also wronged. The old lady didn't care about these things, so she naturally didn't know about them.
The old lady felt a little embarrassed, so she smiled awkwardly and ordered someone to remove the peanut and walnut juice and serve milk tea instead.
Su Chengye was a little unhappy and spoke in a teaching tone.
"You cannot refuse a gift from an elder. Even if your grandmother prepares poison for you, you should drink it."
This statement also shows the attitude of a younger generation. Of course, the old lady cannot really feed poison to her granddaughter.
Su Shunci tilted her head, with a bit of girlish innocence.
"My daughter doesn't believe me, so why don't you give it a try? Let grandma bring you a bowl of poison, and then you can drink it. Then I'll believe what you say."
Su Chengye: ...
Su Qingyu lowered her head and suppressed a laugh. The fourth sister could say that; after all, she was still young and could pretend to be naive. But she couldn't fake it.
Under Su Shunci's thick eyelashes, her big eyes blinked twice, still waiting for Su Chengye's reply.
Seeing this, the old lady quickly changed the subject and asked Su Chengye, "How has Aunt Zeng been these past two days? You must be careful with what you eat and drink. The baby is due in four months, so make sure nothing goes wrong."
Su Chengye leaned forward and replied, "She hasn't been sleeping well these past few days. The doctor said she's been too worried. I wonder if she has something on her mind. I asked her, and she kept saying it was nothing, just a little nervous about the upcoming birth."
Su Qingyu lowered her head and smiled faintly. How could she not be overly worried now that Taoist Yuan had been captured?
Two days ago, Wen Zhu had Daoist Master Yuan sent to Shuntian Prefecture, where he's expected to receive a few years' sentence. Boss Zhou, who previously had an affair with Gu Ruoyun and knew Su Chengye's background, was also sent to Shuntian Prefecture.
Both of them were convicted of real crimes and sentenced by the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture.
When the old lady heard that Concubine Zeng had trouble eating or sleeping, she immediately said worriedly, "Is it because the food cooked in the kitchen is not to her liking? She just asks the servants to make whatever she wants to eat."
After saying that, he sighed again and said to Su Qingyu, "The doctor has checked, and Aunt Zeng is pregnant with a boy."
"Now the Su family's title depends on this baby in her belly."
"He is also your younger brother. From now on, as his elder sisters, you should come back to visit him often."
"You are still young and don't understand many things. If a woman wants to avoid being bullied by her husband's family, her natal family is also crucial. If she has a good relationship with her natal brother and has the support of her natal brother, her husband's family will also look upon her with more respect."
Su Qingyu disagreed with this statement. No matter whether it was a man or a woman, in the final analysis, the blacksmith must be strong himself.
Besides, what does what the baby in Aunt Zeng’s belly have to do with her?
My grandmother wanted to adopt a bastard as her grandson, but she wouldn't just adopt a brother casually.
Su Qingyu thought of her third brother Su Yuanyi and suddenly said, "Mrs. Zeng's baby hasn't been born yet. We don't know whether it's a boy or a girl, or what its personality is."
"It's Yuan Yi from my third uncle's family. Not only is he well-educated, but he's also loyal, filial, and upright."
The old lady snorted upon hearing this. "How can the third branch inherit the title? Although Su Yuanyi also has the surname Su, he is an outsider. He is nothing compared to the one in Concubine Zeng's belly. He is from the same family as you two."
"Over the past year, I don't know what has happened to our family. Accidents have occurred one after another, and our descendants have withered. You two sisters should come back more often when you have time. After all, the Su family is your root."
"Our Su family should also interact more with the Shen and Song families."
This was the old lady's purpose today. Once Su Xiangling died, the relationship between the Su family and the prince would be severed. The prince was already generous in not taking revenge on the Su family.
In addition, the two families have dwindled in number. Even if the child in Aunt Zeng's belly can support the Su family in the future, it will be twenty years later.
In the past twenty years, it is still unclear whether the Su family can keep their title.
So the old lady set her sights on Su Qingyu and Su Shunci. She once disliked these two granddaughters, but now she wanted to rely on them the most.
One of them is the daughter-in-law of the Shen family, and the other is the adopted daughter of the Song family. If the family gets closer to them, it means getting closer to the Shen and Song families.
Moreover, she watched from the sidelines, and it was very likely that Su Shunci would marry into a wealthy family. The Su family could also prosper in the capital by relying on these in-laws.
Knowing that her two granddaughters had grown powerful, the old lady did not dare to give strong orders and could only speak in a negotiating tone.
Su Qingyu twitched her lips slightly, thinking to herself that her grandmother was truly snobbish. Her second uncle and second aunt had just lost their son and a daughter, and instead of offering them comfort, she was still contemplating how to build closer ties with the Shen and Song families.
Faced with the old lady's preaching, the two sisters did not respond and just said a few perfunctory words.
Su Qingyu didn't mention Su Yuanyi again, not wanting to cause unnecessary trouble for her uncle and aunt. Some things were too early to say; everything depended on the war situation in Northern Xinjiang.
Seeing the old lady repeating the same words over and over again, Su Qingyu lost her patience.
"If Grandmother has nothing else to do, we'll take our leave. There are a lot of things at home waiting for my decision, and Fourth Sister's shop has a lot of customers."
The old lady smiled and told them to get busy, and even packed two boxes of snacks for them.
Su Qingyu looked at the box of snacks and was at a loss for words. They were actually snacks made in the palace for the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. They must have been sent back by Su Xiangling yesterday.
I don't know if my grandmother thought the ones from the palace were better and gave them to them, or if she thought the snacks were unlucky and didn't dare eat them herself.
Unable to refuse, the two asked their maid to take it.
After leaving Songhe Hall, the two sisters walked towards the outer courtyard.
Su Shunci wanted to speak several times, but swallowed it back.
When they reached the garden, Su Qingyu suddenly spoke, "If you don't tell me, we'll be at the door soon. Tell me, what's wrong?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
