At this time, Song Wanwan walked into the greenhouse with Su Shunci and Su Zhilan.
There were already some young ladies who were on good terms with Song Wanwan sitting there.
A few people came in and the girls exchanged greetings again.
Su Zhilan rarely attended banquets in the capital, so not many people knew her. When she entered, many people looked her up and down curiously, wanting to see what kind of person would be betrothed to the King of Loyalty and Courage.
But whether it was her appearance or her demeanor, Su Zhilan was impeccable. In the past, one could say that her family was of low status, but now that the Su family had produced a Ning Wang who had made great military achievements, this was no longer true.
If you can't find fault with it, people will come forward to make friends. Where there are sincere people, there will naturally be those who are fake.
Su Zhilan was multitasking, thinking about the details of the shipbuilding and what she would ask the "Prince Cheng" when she met him at noon. She kept chatting with him, but she didn't reveal any clues.
The three remaining sisters in the Su family now have very different personalities.
Su Qingyu was reborn and was influenced by Shen Zhixiu. She spoke calmly and measuredly, with a hint of strength.
When Su Shunci talked to people, he kept his eyes and ears open, and spoke to people in a human way and spoke to ghosts in a ghost way.
Su Zhilan was different from her two older sisters. She had a pair of clear eyes that shone with calmness. She spoke neither hurriedly nor slowly. Although she was young, she always managed to pick up the conversation calmly.
He didn't say a word that should have been said, and he didn't say a word that shouldn't have been said, and he didn't act rudely at all.
Song Wanwan didn't invite many people today, only about six or seven in total. They all sat together drinking tea and admiring the flowers, which was quite pleasant.
As noon approached, Su Zhilan wondered why it hadn't ended yet. She had an appointment to speak with "His Royal Highness the King of Cheng" at noon today.
Seeing that Song Wanwan had no intention of ending, Su Zhilan stood up and walked to her side.
"Sister Wanwan, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
In fact, from Song Hongshen's perspective, she is still Song Wanwan's sister-in-law before she gets married.
Upon hearing this, Song Wanwan quickly said, "Isn't Sister Zhilan having lunch here?"
Su Zhilan shook her head. "Next time."
She had something important to ask today, and since she had already made an appointment, it would not be good for her not to go.
Seeing this, Su Shunci stood up and said, "I'll take Zhilan out."
Song Wanwan didn't try to persuade her any further. She had guests, so she asked Su Shunci to send the guests to the carriage.
After Su Shunci and Su Zhilan went out, Wang Jinyao's eyes flashed slightly, and she followed them out under the pretext of changing clothes.
After leaving the greenhouse, Su Shunci pulled Su Zhilan aside and whispered, "There were so many people around just now that it was inconvenient for me to ask you. These days, you've been going out by yourself every now and then. Where have you been?"
Ever since Su Zhilan returned to Beijing, Su Shunci has been acting like an older sister. Previously, the eldest sister took care of her, and now she can also take care of the fifth sister.
Su Zhilan had been out with her for a while, but she'd left several times, using the excuse of having something to do. Initially, she'd thought her fifth sister was old enough that she couldn't interfere in everything. But once or twice, it was fine, but after so many times, she couldn't help but ask for clarification.
Otherwise, if something really happens, it will be too late to regret.
Su Zhilan knew that Su Shunci cared about her, and there was nothing to hide about this matter.
Then he whispered, "Fourth sister, I have an appointment with His Royal Highness Prince Cheng and want to ask him some questions."
Su Shunci frowned, "King Cheng? How did you get involved with him? Now..."
She wanted to say that the battle for the throne was intensifying. The Su family had a Ning Wang, and was related to the Song and Shen families by marriage, so it was not appropriate for them to be too close to Cheng Wang.
But when she thought about her fifth sister who was still young, she swallowed her words back.
Su Zhilan glanced at Su Shunci's expression and roughly guessed what she was thinking.
She explained in a low voice, "I understand what you're trying to say, Fourth Sister. Don't worry, Fourth Sister, I just saw that he knows a lot about weapons and maritime matters, so I wanted to ask him in detail so that we can improve our ship. As for how I built this ship, I haven't revealed a single detail."
Aside from the day at Prince Ning's mansion when "His Royal Highness Prince Cheng" saw the blueprints, the subsequent meetings were all her questions and his answers. She didn't say a word about the boat, and he didn't ask.
But Su Shunci still felt it was inappropriate. The fifth sister was not young at all, and she was already engaged. If others knew about her being alone with Prince Cheng, it would be troublesome.
"You can ask your elder brother about these things in the future. He is a military general who led troops in battle and knows a lot." Su Shunci said softly.
Su Zhilan shrank her neck and said, "I... I'm actually a little afraid of Big Brother."
Fearing that Su Shunci would worry, she added, "I'll ask a few more key questions today, and I won't ask again in the future. Don't worry, Fourth Sister."
Seeing that Su Zhilan understood everything and was sensible, Su Shunci said nothing more. He took Su Zhilan's hand and walked out, intending to send her to the carriage.
After they left, two people walked out of the bushes not far away.
Wang Jinyao patted her clothes in disdain, turned around and instructed the maid beside her, "Follow the fifth lady of the Su family and see where she goes. Come back and report to me."
The maid bowed and turned away.
Wang Jinyao looked at Su Zhilan's back in the distance with a sharp look in her eyes. She wanted to see if the Song family and her cousin would still marry into the Su family if they knew she was secretly seeing a man outside the family.
She turned around and went back to the greenhouse again, chatting and laughing with everyone as if nothing had happened.
A quarter of an hour later, the little maid assigned by Wang Jinyao quietly entered the greenhouse, stood beside Wang Jinyao calmly, and whispered something.
A faint light flashed in Wang Jinyao's eyes, and a sneer appeared at the corner of her lips.
It just so happened that at this moment Song Wanwan was telling the young ladies to stay for lunch.
Wang Jinyao suddenly had an idea and said, "I heard that a new chef from the Sichuan Mansion has come to Guangfulou. Why don't we go there for dinner?"
Song Wanwan is two months younger than Wang Jinyao and calls her sister.
Hearing her say that, he didn't think much about it and responded, "That's a great suggestion, cousin. We all like spicy food, so it would be fun to try it together."
Naturally, the girls had no objection. Eating at Guangfulou was more comfortable than eating at the Shen family.
Su Shunci didn't know where Su Zhilan had gone, so he didn't notice that anything was wrong with Wang Jinyao.
In this way, a group of seven people, along with their maids and servants, got on a carriage and went to Guangfulou.
Song Wanwan sent someone to book a private room in advance. After everyone entered, they went straight to Mantingfang on the second floor.
The signature dishes were served one by one. Su Shunci looked at the red spicy dishes and started to drool.
Wang Jinyao winked at the maid beside her, and the maid understood and turned to walk out of the private room.
After a moment, he walked in again.
"Miss, I have seen the fifth young lady of the Su family."
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