Only then did Su Yihui realize that what she had taken was salt water for rinsing her mouth. She was sensitive about these things, and when Su Qingyu exposed her in public, she felt that everyone was laughing at her.
Su Qingyu had already brought some warm water over and asked her considerately, "Are you thirsty, cousin? Here's some warm water."
It seemed as if the question just now was just an unintentional inquiry, and not intended to embarrass Su Yihui.
Su Yihui took the water from Su Qingyu's hand and looked at her angrily. She wanted to ask, did she really want to see her make a fool of herself?
But she couldn't say anything. If she caused trouble in such an occasion, Zhao Ji would not forgive her.
Su Yihui suppressed the emotion in her eyes and took the water from Su Qingyu's hand, "Thank you."
Su Yihui ate the whole meal with trepidation. She looked at the others with every move, fearing that she would make a fool of herself again.
Second Madam Yang was indifferent and looked down upon the wife of the prince, whom the prince of Weiguo had married in a low-key manner.
So after dinner, Yang left on the pretext of having something to do, as if she was too lazy to deal with it.
Su Qingyu, accompanied by her servants, led everyone to a side hall for tea. She was busy and handled the situation appropriately.
"Sister-in-law, cousin has something to ask you."
Su Qingyu came out of the side hall and was planning to say a few words to the manager, but was caught up by Zhao Ji.
She stopped, turned around and looked at Zhao Ji with a smile, "Whatever you want to ask, just ask directly."
Zhao Ji did not move forward abruptly, but stopped not too far from her.
He said, "My sister-in-law's second uncle is still at home. He used to be a general under my father. Now that he has returned to the capital, I should make sure he is settled."
"But I still need to ask my sister-in-law where to settle down. Do you want a better reputation? Or do you want some real power so you can get promoted in the future?"
Su Qingyu remembered the advice given by her second aunt He to Su Yihui. It seemed that Su Yihui had already told Zhao Ji.
And because it involved the Su family, Zhao Ji came to ask her specifically.
She guessed Zhao Ji asked because he couldn't fathom her true feelings. If she also wanted to help her second uncle, Zhao Ji would be doing her a favor. If she didn't want her second uncle to be well, Zhao Ji would also consider how to deal with the matter.
Su Qingyu naturally didn't want Su Chengyan to have real power in Beijing, so she pondered for a moment.
"Second Uncle used to be in Qianzhou, guarding the border. Now that he has returned to the capital, I believe he can also defend the capital well."
"If there are no extra vacancies for fourth-rank military officers in the capital, Second Uncle can start from the bottom."
Zhao Ji understood and said with a smile: "What my sister-in-law said makes sense."
Su Qingyu thought to herself, no wonder Shen Zhixiu had suggested that Su Yihui marry into the Zhao family. This Zhao Ji was quite interesting. After Su Yihui asked him for help, he even came to ask her about it. They were newlyweds, but he was very clear about the power relations involved.
She suddenly became a little curious about what would happen when Su Yihui returned home tomorrow.
After seeing off Zhao Ji and Su Yihui, the Su family sent a housekeeper to tell Su Qingyu that the third young lady was coming home tomorrow, and the old lady wanted to invite the eldest young lady back to liven up the house.
If Zhao Ji hadn't asked today, Su Qingyu would have declined. But now she was genuinely curious about where Zhao Ji would place her second uncle, and how the Su family would react. So she sent someone back, saying she would definitely return tomorrow.
The next morning, after Su Qingyu had breakfast and finished taking care of the trivial matters in the mansion, she took a carriage back to the Su family.
When entering the mansion, go to Songhe Hall to pay respects to the old lady.
When she arrived, the old lady, Su Chengye, Su Chengyan and his wife, and the third wife, Mrs. Hai, were already waiting. Su Chengxun was not there, probably handling official business at the Censorate.
Su Qingyu bowed to everyone one by one, and then sat down next to Hai.
Turning around, he whispered to Hai, "Aunt San and Uncle San are doing well these days? I haven't been home much since I got married, and we haven't talked much together."
Hai has been feeling miserable these days. The old lady has never liked the third wife, and after the second wife came back, there have been even more troubles in the mansion.
However, she couldn't bring herself to talk about this with a junior like Su Qingyu. She hid the annoyance in her eyes and replied, "Your Third Uncle and I are doing fine. Qingyu, don't worry. But are you happy in the Shen family? Your Third Uncle is always worried about you, afraid that you've been wronged."
Su Qingyu was a discerning woman. Looking at Hai's expression, she knew she had suffered a great deal of injustice in the mansion. In the past, when her mother was home, she could still protect her. Now that her mother had left, Third Aunt was afraid that life would be difficult.
She took Hai's hand and comforted her, "Everything is fine at the Shen family. But Third Aunt has lost some weight."
The old lady glanced at Su Qingyu several times, and she felt a little dissatisfied when she saw that she had been talking to Hai Shi for a long time. Secretly, she still hoped that Su Qingyu would get closer to the second wife.
Just as everyone was talking about Su Chengyan's job, the old lady looked at Su Qingyu and said, "Qingyu, your second uncle's job was completed by Yihui this time. If your second uncle wants to be promoted in the future, you have to contribute more."
"Even if you get married, you can't ignore your family. You must learn to use the Shen family as a support to help your elders in their careers. The Su family has raised you for many years, and now is the time for you to repay them."
Su Qingyu was stunned for a moment and asked, "Where is Second Uncle going? Has it been decided yet?"
He explained, "Yihui sent someone back home yesterday with news that the place has been decided, and the appointment documents will be delivered to your house today."
"Since it's being supervised personally by Prince Zhao, I think this place can be good."
The happiest person today was He. After Su Yihui sent back the news yesterday, she didn't sleep well all night and came early in the morning to wait.
He had two positions in mind, one was the commander of the Five Cities Army, and the other was the commander of the Imperial Guards.
Both positions were decided by just one word from Zhao Ji.
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