Chapter 146 Childhood Memories
Just then, the servant at the door of the living room reported that a guest had arrived. When they saw the person coming in, Su Miaomiao, who had been stretching her neck to look outside the door, stood up in surprise, with pink bubbles in her eyes.
Qi Mincheng, dressed in a pink robe, came in with a smile on his face, and his eyes lit up when he saw Su Miaomiao.
Some people were already talking in low voices.
"The House of the Loyal and Brave Marquis is related to Grand Tutor Su by marriage. How could the future son-in-law be late in congratulating him on his birthday? It's so rude. He clearly doesn't take his wife seriously."
A lady at the next table frowned and said.
"Look at the Third Miss's appearance. How can anyone take her seriously? A girl from the Grand Tutor's Mansion is so unsteady. It really tarnishes the reputation of Grand Tutor Su."
Another lady also joined in.
"She was born to a concubine and became the wife of a concubine. She is a concubine who uses her beauty to please men. How can she be like Madam Jiang, a real lady from a noble family? It's a pity..."
The lady from before sighed.
Ever since she entered the Taifu Mansion, Su Qianqian felt a sense of familiarity. Every place had images of her memories. Her mother walked calmly on the path and stood in the hall, but she could never see her mother's face clearly, just like in her memory.
Listening to the discussions of these ladies, I probably got a rough idea of Zhang's current reputation.
"Qianqian, what happened in the palace that day? I saw you changed your clothes, and I thought we would be able to meet in a few days, so I didn't send anyone to deliver the letter."
While everyone was talking, Qi Mincheng came forward to wish her a happy birthday and spoke to Su Qianqian in a low voice.
"Don't worry, sister. You'll know in a few days. But if I behave abnormally later, don't panic."
Too much cannot be said now. Su Qianqian does not want to make her sister worry. Today is the birthday party for Grand Tutor Su and there are many distinguished guests. Even the emperor and the prince have sent birthday gifts. This is a good opportunity to put on a show.
The banquet began, and the Su siblings and two sons-in-law came forward to pay their respects. When it was Su Qianqian's turn, she just said, "May father live a long and healthy life..." but she was unable to speak after that. She stroked her throat with her hand, with a look of pain on her face.
Su Xinxin was startled at first, and instinctively supported Su Qianqian and asked her what was wrong. Su Qianqian winked secretly, and then she remembered what Su Qianqian said.
Qin Hanzhang also came over to ask. Su Qianqian waved her hand, pointed to her throat, bowed apologetically to Tutor Su, and returned to her seat.
Su Qianqian and Su Xinxin sat at the table unable to say much. They exchanged glances and left at the same time, leaving the living room and heading towards the backyard.
Su Xinxin and Su Qianqian used to live in a small courtyard. There was a lotus pond in front of the courtyard. Although it was not big, it was also the sisters' favorite place in their childhood.
At this time, most of the lotus leaves in the lotus pond had withered. The two sisters walked to a rockery beside the lotus pond. Su Xinxin suddenly smiled, squatted down, rolled up her sleeves, and felt in a foot-wide crack under the rockery. Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she took out a wooden box from the crack.
The outside of the wooden box was painted black, and it remained intact despite years of wind and rain.
"What is it?" Su Qianqian looked around and saw that there was no one else except the two girls following from a distance, so she asked in a low voice.
"You'll know when you see it." Su Xinxin winked mischievously and opened the box.
There were many familiar things in the box, including a broken windmill, a ribbon for tying hair, some beautiful stones, and a cloth bag embroidered with an ugly duckling.
Su Xinxin picked up the cloth bag and said, "Do you remember this? When you were just starting to learn embroidery, you didn't dare to show it to your mother because she said it was too ugly. In fact, your mother had already seen it when you were asleep, and she praised your embroidered duck for its spirituality."
Su Qianqian took it, opened the cloth bag and poured it out. A few wax pills fell out. Su Qianqian remembered that these were the pills that the original owner learned to make from her mother and were sealed with wax. She didn't expect that they were all hidden by Su Xinxin.
"I don't know since when, you always feel inferior to me, and think that mother taught me housekeeping because she thought I was smarter than you. In fact, mother didn't want you to suffer this anymore. I didn't expect that while you were learning pharmacology from mother, you also secretly learned housekeeping."
Su Xinxin looked at Su Qianqian lovingly. In her eyes, the bright-eyed, lively and cute little girl with a bun and the nervous girl in a bright red wedding dress appeared alternately, and finally turned into the calm, confident and determined Su Qianqian in front of her.
Su Qianqian held up the small cloth bag: "Can I take this?"
Su Xinxin smiled: "Those are your things, so you can take them away. The rest are still hidden here. I was the only one who knew about it before, and from now on, only the two of us will know about it."
The two sisters returned the box together and went to the boudoir where they once lived. Fortunately, it was still there for them, but it had not been carefully cleaned.
On the way out of the yard and back to the front yard, Su Qianqian suddenly found a familiar figure hurrying over from Zhang's yard. She pulled Su Xinxin and made a gesture to Su Mu behind her, and several people hid behind the bonsai.
That person was Su Geng who had not been seen for a long time. She was now Su Runqian's concubine. It was said that he would make her his concubine after he married his wife. However, she looked gloomy and did not seem to be satisfied with what she had achieved.
However, when the autumn wind blew, the dress stuck to her body, and Su Qianqian discovered that her lower abdomen was clearly slightly bulging.
After she passed by, Su Qianqian pulled Su Xinxin out.
"Why are we hiding from her? She's just a traitorous girl." Su Xinxin asked after watching Su Geng disappear on the path ahead.
Su Qianqian turned around and signaled Su Mu, who nodded and followed.
"Today is a rare day of excitement in the mansion. It would be fine if she didn't go to serve Su Runqian, but she hurried out from Zhang's place. She must be doing something that is inconvenient on normal days. Naturally, we have to make it convenient for her."
Su Qianqian also smiled.
"You pretended to be unable to speak just now, but is it related to the things in the palace?" Seeing that they were about to return to the guest hall, Su Xinxin couldn't help but asked seriously.
"That's right, you will know in a few days. Don't worry about any news you hear in the meantime." Su Qianqian patted Su Xinxin's hand and comforted her.
The two sisters returned to the living room. Su Qianqian found that Qin Yuzhuo was not seated. She was about to ask her second aunt, but she saw that she had come back. When she saw Su Qianqian's eye contact, she dodged a glance and sat down.
[My lady, do you know why Qi Mincheng is late? The Duke of Zhongyong's Mansion couldn't even come up with a decent gift.
Little Mrs. Du didn't care and just wanted to get things done perfunctorily. Qi Mincheng didn't want to embarrass Su Miaomiao, so he hurriedly ran to his uncle, Marquis Dingyang, to beg for help. Marquis Dingyang was frustrated by his nagging and secretly stole a very valuable vase from his own home and gave it to him without the knowledge of his wife, looking for an opportunity to delay until now. 】
【ah? The gift for my father was actually stolen from my uncle? This can be considered stolen property, even though it was stolen from my own home. Hahaha, my father is not innocent...】
Su Qianqian smiled unkindly in her heart.
Master Su's face darkened instantly: If it weren't for his strong character, today's birthday would have become a death anniversary. It is true that Su Qianqian is the unlucky one!
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