Su Qingyu agreed with this, and the two slaps were indeed not light enough.
She looked at Su Shunci, "So what are you going to do now? Ancient fragrant satin is not easy to come by. Even if other shops in Beijing have it, they won't easily share it with us."
Solving the problem right now is the most important thing. As for those two troublemakers, we can deal with them later.
Su Shunci frowned and thought hard, wondering how to give the eldest daughter of the Loyalty Marquis's Mansion an explanation. If this matter went wrong, it would easily lead to enmity.
Every year on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, Concubine Rong would hold a lotus banquet in the palace. The eldest daughter wanted the ancient fragrant satin just to attend the lotus banquet.
"I'll take all the brocade in the shop, including this damaged one, as a token of apology. If Miss Song still wants the antique satin, we won't charge her. It'll be a gift to her as an apology."
"Big sister, do you think this is okay?" Su Shunci said thoughtfully, then looked up and asked Su Qingyu.
She didn't know if losing money could ward off disaster, but she had to lose it. Her third cousin had taught her that the most important thing in business was trust. If she couldn't keep her promise, she had to do her best to make amends.
Su Qingyu patted Su Shunci's shoulder in appreciation and said, "The fact that you think this way shows that you really care about business."
"I have a different idea..."
The two sisters talked in the back compartment for a while, and the solemnity on Su Shunci's face gradually dissipated.
In the hall of Songhe Hall in the Su family, the old lady and the second lady He were sitting and talking.
"What do you think of Xiangling's marriage? She's only two months younger than Qingyu, but she hasn't even got a proper marriage."
The old lady was a little anxious. She was still unengaged at the age of sixteen, which was a bit late in Beijing.
He waved her hand, signaling the maids and servants to go down.
Then he whispered to the old lady, "Mother, I didn't arrange a marriage for her before because I always wanted to return to Beijing."
"But on my way back to Beijing this time, I met an old Taoist priest. He read Xiangling's fortune and said she had... the fate of a phoenix."
The old lady's expression remained normal when she heard the previous sentence. She also guessed that the second son and his wife probably wanted to marry their daughter to the capital.
But when she heard the last sentence, the old lady's face changed instantly.
"Are you serious? Is that person's calculation accurate?"
The old lady has always been in awe of ghosts and gods, but she doesn't know whether the person who said this is a charlatan or a hermit.
He couldn't stop smiling. "That person must be quite skilled. She said my family's fortune will take a sharp turn for the better this year."
The old lady's eyes gleamed. "The Crown Prince hasn't appointed a wife yet." If Su Xiangling really had this fate, then the entire Su family would be different.
He continued, "On the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, Concubine Rong will hold a lotus banquet. I have already made an appointment with my sister-in-law to let Xiangling come to the palace with her."
"If I can catch the eye of the Consort Xian or the Crown Prince, this matter will be settled."
The old lady nodded and said, "That's a good idea. Go to my small storeroom later and choose materials and jewelry for Xiangling."
He smiled and said, "I have asked Xiangling to go to our silk shop to choose the material. I don't know how this girl's selection is going."
As soon as she finished speaking, Su Xiangling ran in with a red and swollen face, followed by a panicked Su Yihui.
"mother……"
Su Xiangling threw herself directly into He's arms, tears in her eyes, feeling extremely aggrieved.
He immediately noticed that Su Xiangling's cheeks were red and swollen, and asked quickly, "What happened? Was your face... hit?"
When she thought of her daughter, whom she had raised with great care, being beaten, a cold look appeared on He's face.
Su Xiangling said angrily, "Su Shunci slapped me twice. Mother, you must avenge me."
"I'm going to give her thirty lashes... no, fifty lashes."
After Su Xiangling finished speaking, the old lady was also surprised. If she said that it was Su Qingyu who beat her, the old lady would believe it. But Su Shunci... wasn't that granddaughter always timid and fearful?
Even if she is in charge of the shop now, it is because Lin Wanyin and Su Qingyu support her.
How dare she slap Su Xiangling twice?
The old lady looked at Su Yihui and asked, "What's going on?"
Su Yihui and Su Xiangling looked at each other and decided what to say on the way.
"Grandma, my second sister and I went to our silk shop today. We planned to pick out a piece of brocade to make a dress for her."
"Unexpectedly, just as we were about to make our selection and pay, our fourth sister came back and said that the brocade had been promised to the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Loyalty."
"When the second sister heard this, she said she would look at something else. But when the fourth sister accidentally scratched the brocade when she was picking it up, she blamed us, saying that if we hadn't looked at it, she wouldn't have damaged it."
"The second sister argued for a few words, and the fourth sister slapped her twice."
After Su Yihui finished speaking, He's chest was heaving with anger and she was beyond control.
"Mother, the fourth girl is really going too far. What if she gets hurt?"
"This matter cannot be let go like this. Are there any rules?"
After all, Su Shunci was the concubine's daughter of the eldest wife, so He could only look to the old lady, hoping that she would make the decision for them.
If Su Shunci is not punished, it will be difficult to get rid of the hatred in her heart.
The old lady thought of Su Xiangling's Phoenix fate, and her face became very gloomy.
I always feel that Su Shunci's action is blocking the Su family's road to wealth and prosperity, which is a bit unlucky.
In addition, if Su Xiangling really has the fate of a phoenix, she will naturally make the decision for this granddaughter.
But now Su Shunci had not returned home yet, so the old lady said, "When the fourth girl comes back, I will personally investigate and will not let her off lightly."
Hatred welled up in He's eyes. "Where is the fourth young lady's aunt? I want to ask her how she disciplined her daughter."
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