After leaving Songhe Hall, Su Shunci's face was tense.
He muttered, "You're disrespectful to your elders. It's shameful to tell others about it."
The old lady's words about finding a way to make Lin Wanyin agree to this made Su Shunci feel a little uneasy.
What would they do? If they resorted to some dirty tricks and forced their mother to come back, it would be worse than death for her.
Su Shunci thought about it and felt that he could not just sit there and wait for death.
She first returned to her own study, picked up a pen and wrote a letter, then instructed her maid Jinyun, "Send this letter to the Shen family and personally hand it to Big Sister."
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Look at the little beggar who used to come to our shop to beg for food, the one called Xiaodouzi. Give him some copper coins and ask him to watch over my father outside the house every day. And tell me where my father is.
Jinyun bowed, took the letter and left.
In the inner residence of the Shen family, Su Qingyu heard that Princess Rong had arrived, so she got up from the study and went into the inner room to change her clothes.
"Princess Rong, can you tell me what's going on?"
"He said he was thinking about the young lady and came to visit her. He brought a lot of supplements."
Su Qingyu scoffed. Chen Wu had been staying at the Shen family for nearly half a month in confinement after childbirth. Prince Rong only visited every few days, but this was the first time Princess Rong had visited.
If you really miss her, why did you come at this time?
But she had no interest in the Rong family's affairs, and Chen Wu had brought this upon himself.
Just as she changed her clothes, Zhenzhu came in and reported, "Madam, Jinyun, who is with the fourth young lady, is here."
Upon hearing this, Su Qingyu left the inner room. Jinyun was standing in the corridor. When he saw her come out, he bowed and saluted.
"Hello, Miss. This is a letter from our Fourth Miss."
Su Qingyu took the letter handed to her by Jinyun, opened it and started reading it at a glance.
The more he looked, the gloomier his expression became, and the knuckles of his fingers that were pinching the edge of the letter turned white from the force.
"Tell Miss Four that I have an idea."
After Jinyun left, Su Qingyu thought for a moment and decided to go to Yushu Hutong tomorrow. A few days ago, Lin Wuchen had summoned two maids from his hometown in Yunzhou who knew martial arts, and she wanted to go back and give them some further instructions.
After calming herself down, Su Qingyu left the west courtyard and went to Qingyuanju.
When she went in, the old lady was talking to Princess Rong, and Li Chaoyun was sitting beside them.
Su Qingyu bowed to the Rongjun Princess upon entering. According to the relationship between the in-laws in her family, she and the Rongjun Princess were of the same generation. However, since the other party was a first-rank princess, she could not avoid the greeting.
Princess Rong, no more than forty years old, wore a rose-purple, persimmon-shaped, embroidered jacket and a skirt embroidered with gold-woven flying birds and dyed flowers. Her head was covered with a full set of gold and gemstone headpieces, and on her hand she wore a thumb-thick, red gold bracelet inlaid with jade.
The sunlight came in through the window lattice, and Su Qingyu was almost dazzled by the light.
"Is this the Third Madam of the Shen family? She's been married for so long and there's still no news. Her small body doesn't look like it would be easy for her to have children."
Princess Rong said this while looking Su Qingyu up and down.
While speaking, she stroked the big gold bracelet on her hand, as if afraid that others would not see it.
Su Qingyu smiled awkwardly twice and did not respond.
Like Prince Rong, the Princess Rong was from the countryside. When Prince Rong achieved military success, the Princess Rong was still selling pork in the countryside.
So even though she had been a princess in Beijing for many years, she still couldn't change her habit of wearing gold and silver and speaking without considering the occasion.
Fortunately, Prince Rong was extremely perceptive of the Emperor's intentions. The more clueless he and his wife appeared, the more favored he became. Of the various princes who had accompanied the late Emperor on the battlefield, Prince Rong's family was the best off.
The old lady frowned slightly. Every time she spoke to the princess, she was nervous, fearing that she would say something embarrassing.
Who would judge someone else's daughter-in-law's fertility in public? This is a wealthy family, not a village in the countryside.
If the emperor had not granted the marriage, the Shen family would never have married their daughter into the Rong family.
Princess Rong was about to say something else, but was interrupted by the old lady.
"Don't you, Princess, still want to go see Wu'er? It's just right for you to let the Third Wife and Chaoyun accompany you."
Su Qingyu knew that the old lady was impatient to deal with her, so she stood up and said, "Princess, please come in. The eldest lady will be happy to know you are coming."
Princess Rong hummed, stood up, and walked out. She was cold and indifferent to Su Qingyu, but greeted Li Chaoyun with a smile.
In her heart, Li Chaoyun is the daughter of the current princess, a phoenix on a golden branch.
As for Su Qingyu, she looked down on her from the bottom of her heart. Li Chaoyun had said the last time she went to the Rong family that this Third Madam Shen was a complete mess in terms of housekeeping. If it weren't for her incompetence, her grandson wouldn't have died like this.
There had been rumors in the capital that Third Master Shen was henpecked, and she had even asked Prince Rong about it. At the time, Prince Rong had just laughed it off, saying it was unbelievable. How could a man like Shen Zhixiu be controlled by a woman?
When she saw today that she was just a little girl in her teens, she looked down on her even less.
On the way to see Chen Wu, Princess Rong and Li Chaoyun chatted enthusiastically. Su Qingyu, eager for some quiet time, remained silent.
Soon, the three of them, along with the maids and old women, entered the courtyard where Chen Wu was recuperating.
As soon as she entered the inner room, Princess Rong curled her lips in disdain, "This bed curtain is too plain. After a miscarriage, we should hang a large red curtain that will bring us hundreds of descendants. That would be auspicious."
Su Qingyu couldn't help but twitch the corners of her lips. A miscarriage of a healthy child was already heartbreaking for a mother. And if she hung up the bright red curtain, she'd probably have nightmares every night.
How did Princess Rong say this?
Shen Wu, who was recuperating in bed, heard her mother-in-law's voice before she even saw who had come in. Her brows knitted together as usual, unable to conceal her disgust.
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