The next morning, Su Yue got up early. Her maid combed her hair into two buns and put light pink pearl hairpins on each side. She wore a pink shirt and looked very cute.
"The second young lady looks really beautiful when she's dressed up." The maid looked at the girl in front of her and praised.
Su Yue looked at herself in the mirror. Apart from a pair of bright eyes, long-term malnutrition made her look very bad. Even though her maid had put on a light layer of powder, it couldn't hide her yellowish skin tone.
"Let's go to Zhiqing Hall." She said lightly.
Zhiqing Hall is the place in the Prime Minister's Mansion where important matters are discussed. Earlier, the old lady sent someone to say that they wanted to go to Zhiqing Hall.
Walking on the way to Zhiqing Hall, Su Yue sneered secretly. In her previous life, when she and her mother returned home, they just had a brief conversation at the old lady's residence and sent them away to do what they were supposed to do.
This time they were actually asked to go to Zhiqing Hall. I guess it was because of the incident last night that she had to go through the main gate, and someone told the old lady about it.
This is exactly the effect she wanted. If the legitimate daughter and the wife return home without a formal meeting, it means that they will not be welcomed by the Prime Minister's Mansion. Then, they, mother and daughter, will not be welcomed by the officials and their wives in the imperial city. This is the way for women and children to get along with each other.
After walking through a long corridor, crossing a lotus pond, and walking forward a few dozen steps, and continuing through a slightly more gorgeous corridor, you will finally see Zhiqing Hall.
There were already quite a few people in the hall, all talking to each other. The old man and the old lady sat high up, and my father and mother sat on two stools on the left. When the servant said that the second young lady had arrived, everyone in the room fell silent and looked at Su Yue with different expressions. Obviously, she was late.
Su Xin, who was leaning next to the old lady, had a triumphant smile on her face. Most of the maids around the old lady were bribed by her mother, and it was she who signaled the maid to deliberately report the time later.
Therefore, the whole family in the Prime Minister’s Mansion was waiting for Su Yue.
As soon as Su Yue entered the room, a woman who was about the same age as her mother and wearing a dark green embroidered jacket came over and said to her with a smile: "Yuer must have been tired from traveling last night. You are such a sleepy little lazy cat."
Su Yue looked at the woman who was obviously helping her out and gave her a warm smile. This person was her aunt, Su Xiaoxiao, her father's younger sister.
Su Xiaoxiao and her mother were very good friends when they were young, and it was for this reason that her father and mother met.
My aunt had been very kind to me before, but because I listened to Aunt Liu's instigation, I became more and more distant from her.
Su Yue remembered that in her previous life, when she and her mother had just gone to the countryside, her aunt would come to visit, but there was no news from her later. Later, when they returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, she learned that her aunt's husband had been bedridden and she had no way to get away.
Until a month before they returned home, her uncle passed away, leaving her aunt depressed.
Now she and her mother returned six months earlier, and after calculating the days, they found that her uncle only had five months to live.
Later, for some reasons, the Medicine King in the previous life stayed in the Prime Minister's Mansion for a period of time. In order to make up for her regrets, my aunt specifically asked the Medicine King about her uncle's illness and whether it could be cured if he was still alive. After hearing my aunt's description, the Medicine King waved his hand and wrote a prescription.
My uncle's illness was not incurable, but my aunt was deeply traumatized by the missed prescription. She kept repeating the contents of the prescription all day long, and she accidentally wrote it down. I wonder if this was God's arrangement.
"Aunt, long time no see." In the previous life, I was stupid, I didn't know what was good or bad, and I couldn't distinguish between good and evil. Now that I am here in this life, I believe that you and I can live together forever.
"Girl Yue, you are late for the first time this time. Don't you take us elders seriously?" A weird voice came from the front right of Su Yue.
She looked in the direction of the voice and saw a woman dressed extremely richly, with a pair of fox eyes full of cunning, staring at her as if she was watching a show.
That person was my great uncle’s wife, Zhang.
Su Yue pretended not to hear. He walked a few steps toward the front of the hall, then knelt down and kowtowed three times to the old lady and the old man who looked a little angry. Su Yue kowtowed very hard, and when he raised his head, there was an obvious red mark on his forehead, which made Gu feel very distressed.
"My granddaughter is unfilial. I have not paid my respects to my grandparents even once in the past five years because I have been living in the countryside. The three kowtows I made just now express my guilt for not being filial to you."
After that, she kowtowed three more times, "These three kowtows are Yue Er's apology to all the elders for being late today.
Yue'er was inevitably very nervous because she hadn't seen the elders for a long time. She dressed up early in the morning, wanting to stand in front of the elders perfectly, but she didn't expect to miss the time. ”
She did not mention that the maid had deliberately given the wrong time. In this house, some truths would make people feel like they were making excuses and only added to the disgust. It would be better for you to take the initiative and admit your mistake first.
What Su Yue said made sense. The old man and the old lady looked at the red bruises on her forehead, and their anger disappeared.
"Girl Yue, get up. Since you are here to meet us, it's okay if you dress up a little longer and come back a little later." The old man spoke then. After all, the girl admitted her mistake sincerely, and as an elder, he couldn't hold on to her, otherwise he would seem petty.
Seeing that the old man had spoken, the others didn't dare to say anything more.
Su Xin and Aunt Liu looked at Su Yue and saw that he sent away the old master who was very strict with rules with just a few words. They felt very dissatisfied and looked at Su Yue angrily.
Su Yue felt the gazes of the mother and daughter and looked into their eyes. When she saw Su Xin, her slightly immature face was exactly the same as the Su Xin in her previous life who was like a poisonous scorpion.
At that moment, the overwhelming hatred was like a flood, drowning Su Yue directly. She seemed to hear the cry of her child and Su Xin's extremely complacent grin in her ears.
No matter how well she hid it, her eyes still revealed a hint of hatred that wished she could cut Su Xin into pieces.
Su Xin sensed the murderous intent and was shocked and began to feel afraid for no reason.
"Yuer." Gu's voice brought her back to reality.
She looked at the Su family members standing around her. Some looked at her with concern, some gloated over her misfortune, and some were curious...
"Yu'er is fine, I'm just curious why Aunt Liu is here." Su Yue suppressed the resentment in her eyes, as if what Su Xin had just seen was an illusion.
Aunt Liu was stunned.
"Didn't father tell last night that Madam Liu should stay indoors and reflect on her mistakes for ten days? How come she came out just after one night? Did Yue'er remember the date wrong, or is it that father always speaks casually?" The old man's face turned pale after hearing these words.
"Yan'er, is what Miss Yue said true?" The old man asked, suppressing his anger.
"This... is the case." Su Yan looked at Aunt Liu in great embarrassment. Why did she come out instead of staying at home? You know, the old master attaches great importance to rules.
"How dare you! A concubine disobey the Prime Minister's orders?" With a stern shout, Concubine Liu fell to her knees in fear.
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