Madam Su glanced at Madam Zhang and said cryptically, "If you accidentally choose the wrong person, you could ruin your whole life."
Su's mother's last words struck a nerve with Madam Zhang. Her current husband was the very marriage she had sought herself for years, yet she hadn't had a good life with him. If it weren't for Madam Zhang's powerful family background and her own shrewish nature, she would probably have died countless times in her husband's family.
The event had almost finished when Lady Yang, the Duchess of Yang, finally arrived, a little late. She walked over with a smile on her face, appearing to be a kind and approachable person: "It's been a long time since the manor has been this lively. I really thank everyone for gracing us with their presence. As the hostess, I should have arrived much earlier to greet you, but this is the custom of the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet, so you must be comfortable here. Now that we've enjoyed the flowers enough, I'll have a little competition with you girls. I want to see whose daughter is the best-trained and will come out on top this time."
The young ladies of noble birth who were still unmarried all showed joy on their faces upon hearing this.
After speaking, Lady Yang walked straight towards Madam Su: "Madam Su."
“Madam Yang,” Su’s mother said, her imposing manner not lagging behind.
"I just heard that Madam Su rejected Madam Zhang's offer. I wonder if our two families could become even closer through marriage? There are plenty of young masters in the Yang family."
Everyone knows that the Su family only has one young lady, Su Xiaoyao, a name that sounds very masculine, but they don't have a son. Would Lady Yang's words please Su's mother?
Madam Su raised an eyebrow and asked, "I don't know what Madam Yang means by this. The Su family and the Yang family were not close before. This so-called 'marriage to strengthen ties' is probably a misconception, isn't it?"
“Madam Su, my son Xiuzhu is a member of the Su family.”
"Madam Yang has misunderstood. Madam Yang is a concubine in the Su family, but a concubine's maternal family is not a proper relative, so the two families are not related by marriage." You'd better not try to get close to her.
Lu Qingyan stepped forward and asked in a childlike voice, "Aunt Yang married Father, so her brother married me. Should Aunt Yang call me sister-in-law or something? She's of the same generation as Father now."
Those watching the spectacle couldn't help but laugh. The Yang family's behavior was truly appalling. They wondered what the Su family had to gain by staring at them so intently.
Madam Su's eyes turned cold, and she pulled Lu Qingyan away, saying, "I've seen how the Yang State Duke's mansion treats its guests. Are they just taking advantage of the fact that the Su family has no one to rely on? Since the Su family isn't welcome here, we won't be coming here again."
"Stop!" Lady Yang, exasperated, tried to stop them. "Since you've come to our Yang family mansion for a banquet, how can you leave before it's over?"
After saying that, she looked at the servants again, her almond-shaped eyes filled with threat: "You guys better keep a close eye on him, or I'll break your legs if anything happens."
Upon hearing this, the servants trembled and quickly kept a close eye on Su's mother and Lu Qingyan.
Madam Su was furious: "What exactly does your Yang State Duke's Mansion want to do! Do you really think you're the emperor?"
Madam Yang smiled and said, "Madam Su, I just wanted you to stay at my residence for a few days. Don't take it so seriously."
"Detaining a Lady of Imperial Decree, Madam Yang is truly audacious," Madam Su said, though it was unclear whether she was praising her or being sarcastic.
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