Lu Qingyan's lips twitched. There was really no need to exaggerate like that. Bah, their Su family is blessed with good fortune; nothing unexpected will happen.
"Yao'er, actually I have other thoughts in mind when I say this. Because of your relationship with Lin Ke, I don't know how many unmarried girls outside are laughing at you."
Lu Qingyan's hand holding the fabric trembled uncontrollably, and that kind smile seemed to reappear before her eyes.
"Yao'er, I originally planned to take you with me to find a marriage partner, but now that the Emperor has already bestowed a marriage upon us, we'll have to drop the matter."
"Mother, why are you doing this again..."
She's still a little kid, surely she doesn't need to be so desperate to get married?
"Yao'er, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go outside and take a walk to pick out some jewelry," Su's mother said warmly, pulling Lu Qingyan along.
Lu Qingyan nodded hurriedly and nestled in her mother's arms: "Don't worry, Mother, I will definitely dress you up beautifully and make you the most beautiful woman in the world."
Mother Su chuckled, "I'm already so old, why do I still dress up so beautifully?"
"Nonsense! Daughters are the best in the world, and mothers are the second most beautiful. Mothers don't look old at all now. With just a little dressing up, we look like sisters."
"Nonsense!" Lu Qingyan said coquettishly, making Su's mother laugh.
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye. The Yang State Duke's Mansion was already prepared, opening its gates to welcome guests, and many of the flowers in the mansion were displayed outside.
Lu Qingyan glanced at them briefly and saw that the chrysanthemums displayed outside were mostly common varieties such as potted chrysanthemums, marigolds, and calendula.
After getting off the carriage, Su's mother couldn't help but sigh as she watched the scene: "The chrysanthemum appreciation banquet at the Yang State Duke's mansion is getting grander every year."
Lu Qingyan leaned over and whispered to Su's mother, "Then tell me, Mother, what was it like before? Su Xiaoyao doesn't seem to have ever been here before." Lu Qingyan asked curiously.
Su's mother tapped Lu Qingyan's forehead and scolded her, "I've received invitations several times before and wanted to bring you over, but you didn't want to go and insisted on staying in the house."
After scolding Lu Qingyan, Su's mother still said, "I remember when I first came here, the Yang family only had a dozen or so pots of chrysanthemums in the courtyard. Every year there were a few dozen more, but the variety didn't change much. This is the first time we've had so many chrysanthemums displayed outside like this year."
Lu Qingyan blinked: "Perhaps there's some happy event at the Yang State Duke's mansion this time."
"Who knows?" Su's mother said nonchalantly.
"Lingxiu." A familiar yet aged voice came from behind. Lu Qingyan and Su's mother turned around and saw that it was indeed Old Madam Lin.
"Aunt Fu." Su's mother quickly went over to help the elderly woman. "Why is Aunt Fu here too?"
Madam Lin deliberately put on a stern face: "What, can't this old body of mine come?"
"It's just that Aunt Fu hasn't been to this kind of occasion in a long time, so she was a little surprised." Knowing Old Madam Lin's temper, Su's mother didn't take it as her being truly cold-faced.
"I'm getting old, so I thought I'd come and join in the fun, and also tell you something. You know what trouble my good-for-nothing grandson caused the other day." At this point, Old Madam Lin herself was a little embarrassed. Lin Ke's actions back then had completely disgraced the Lin family.
Speaking of this, Su's mother couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable and subconsciously glanced at Lu Qingyan.
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