Chapter 94 The servants of the country farm want to sue the second young lady
On New Year's Eve, the Prime Minister sent someone to inform everyone early in the morning that the entire Su family would have dinner together in the evening.
Ever since Su Yue was conferred the title of county princess, Prime Minister Su's attitude towards her has basically changed dramatically. After all, it was the first time in the history of Dongyou Kingdom that a daughter of his family was rewarded by the emperor.
The current Prime Minister Su can't wait to go to court every day. All the officials are trying to curry his favor in order to avenge the shame that Su Xin brought upon the Su family.
After the person who notified them left, Gu suddenly came over.
"Mother, why are you here? Shouldn't you be very busy on New Year's Eve?"
When Su Yue saw Gu coming, she hurried to greet her. Ever since the incident with Concubine Liu, the old lady had praised Gu's handling of the matter, and Prime Minister Su had handed over all matters, big and small, in the mansion to Gu.
From then on, Gu's title as the mistress of the family was completely established.
"It's just a dinner party. Mother has already told Butler Su and the others to do it. This time I came here to discuss the previous matter with you."
Gu took Su Yue's hand and slowly walked into the room. In the past few days, the prime minister's attitude towards her had improved because Su Yue was conferred the title of county princess.
If this situation had happened in the past, she would have been very happy, but now, she just wanted to be alone in peace and quiet, so the matter of finding another concubine had to be put on the agenda.
After entering the room, Xiao He thoughtfully poured two cups of warm tea and moved the heater in the room to the front of the hall.
"Mother, are you talking about taking a concubine?" Su Yue took the warm tea and handed it to Gu.
"Yes, these days, mother has been looking for several girls, and she wants to discuss it with you again."
Gu took the warm tea but did not drink it. Instead, she placed her cold hands on the bone china cup to absorb the warmth from the cup.
"At my father's age, if we were to give him a concubine, even if he agreed in his heart, he would probably refuse outwardly, after all, he cares a lot about his reputation."
Su Yue didn't finish her words, but Gu guessed what she meant. If the officials in the court knew that he was still taking a concubine at such an old age, they would probably make fun of him in private.
The prime minister is very concerned about his reputation, so he will naturally not easily agree to take a concubine.
"So I came here this time to ask Yue Er if there is any method?"
Gu directly stated the purpose of her coming here. For her, Su Yue has now grown to the point where he can give her advice and even influence her thinking.
"Mother, think about it, what was your original intention in wanting to find a concubine for father?" Su Yue did not state the method clearly, but asked Gu directly.
Gu pondered for a moment, then suddenly her beautiful eyes lit up and she put the cup in her hand on the table.
"Yuer, what you mean is that it's okay not to take a concubine, as long as I can achieve what I want?" Gu blurted out, with a tone that swept away the previous annoyance.
"Mother is smart. She is just looking for a girl. There is no need to find a girl from a decent family. Aunt Liu was originally from a brothel.
She was just selling her art, not her body. Even if she saved her father's life by chance, she was still born in a brothel after all, and her father could have been brought in to be a concubine.
This shows that my father didn't care too much about my aunt's birth. The key point was to make him satisfied.
The best strategy is for the mother to find a woman who is open-minded and knows something about the things that the father is interested in and can control his father. This is the best strategy. ”
Su Yue told the story slowly and analyzed it layer by layer, and Gu's eyes became brighter and brighter as he listened.
Yes, the original intention of taking a concubine for the prime minister was to attract the prime minister's attention and distract the hostility of concubine Liu and her daughter. Then why should I look for some girls from good families? I should look for those who have some means.
"Yuer, you are right. Mother overlooked it. I will send someone to look for it again."
Gu and Su Yue chatted about family matters for a while before leaving Pingyuexuan.
"Second Miss, there are letters from the Second Prince and the Third Prince." Xiao He walked in again at this time, holding two letters in her hands.
"I understand. You may leave now." Su Yue took the letter and first opened the letter from the Third Prince Shangguan Nanxing, which asked her to go out and watch the fireworks tonight.
Then he opened the letter from the Second Prince Shangguan Nanfeng, which actually also stated that they had made an appointment to watch the fireworks tonight.
Su Yue pondered for a long time and stuffed the two letters back.
Then she picked up her pen, wrote a reply to each of them, called Xiaohe, and asked her to send someone to deliver it.
Her sister has been silent for several days. If she wants to cause trouble, she will definitely not miss the opportunity of the reunion dinner tonight.
Compared to the big events in the mansion, she really had no interest in watching the fireworks, so she politely refused just now.
On New Year's Eve, just as the sky was getting a little dark, every household in Dongyou country began to put the best food of the year on the table.
After a busy year, even the most ordinary families have to do their best to have a sumptuous meal, let alone the Prime Minister's Mansion.
The prime minister's family gathered in the main hall. The servants kept serving dishes one after another. Old Master Su sat in the seat of honor, and the others took their seats in order of seniority.
Only on this day would Aunt Liu be allowed to sit at the table as an exception.
"Yuer, try this jade tofu, it's your favorite."
Gu considerately placed the jade tofu brought by the servant in front of Su Yue, her beautiful eyes filled with smiles.
"Thank you, mother." Su Yue chuckled and nodded, and glanced at Su Xin opposite her inconspicuously, and found that she was staring at her with a gloomy face.
"Your Excellency, there are people outside who are crying out for justice, saying that they want to..."
At this time, a servant hurriedly ran to the crowd and knelt down, saying nervously.
"What do you want? Who is going to cry out for injustice in the Prime Minister's residence? Is there any injustice that must be told on New Year's Eve?"
Just as Prime Minister Su picked up his chopsticks to try the squirrel fish, he was interrupted by a servant and put down his chopsticks impatiently.
"Your Excellency, they are servants from a country farm and they want to sue the Second Young Lady..."
The servant also heard the impatience in the prime minister's tone, but because he had also received benefits, he had to bite the bullet and continue speaking.
"Second Miss? Miss Yue, what's going on?" When Prime Minister Su heard that it was a servant from a country farm, he became puzzled and asked Su Yue.
"To answer father's question, Yue'er doesn't know what's going on."
Su Yue calmly picked up a piece of tofu, carefully skimmed off the chopped green onions on it, and put it into her mouth.
Who else could the servants in this country farm be except Cuicui and the other three? It seems that Su Xin gave them so many benefits that they all forgot the fear of that night.
"Master, what happened? If someone comes in, won't we know?"
Aunt Liu considerately picked out a piece of squirrel fish belly, carefully shaved off the fish bones, and put it into the prime minister's bowl, her beautiful eyes glanced at Su Yue intentionally or unintentionally.
"Let someone in." Prime Minister Su picked up the fish fillet in the bowl. Apart from anything else, sometimes Aunt Liu did things that really suited his taste.
Su Yue naturally did not miss it. When Su Xin heard her father letting someone in, a smile of success flashed in her eyes.
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