Chapter 35 Poria cocos cake is delicious

"Mrs. Duan specially asked me to bring you an invitation. You know she has always liked you. She wanted to match you with her second son Qi Sheng... If Lu Yanxiu hadn't shown up halfway, maybe we would have become relatives with the Shangshu Ling family."

"Sister-in-law..."

Su He didn't expect this matter to be brought up.

She and Qi Sheng can be considered childhood sweethearts. Everyone thought that the two could be together, but unexpectedly Su He turned around and married someone else.

It has been so long since the incident happened, and I heard that Qi Sheng has already married. It is no longer meaningful to mention it now.

Zhao Wanrong knew that she didn't like to mention it, so she didn't say anything. She raised her voice and called her children to come over and let Su He play with them.

"Aunt, I want to fly paper ibis!"

Nephew Su Jun, who is already seven years old, clapped his hands happily when he heard about flying paper ibis. Niece Su Yao, who is two years younger, only knew to join in the fun with her brother.

Su He smiled and said yes. There happened to be a pair of goldfish and paper ibis in the house, so she asked someone to get them to entertain the two siblings.

"Only you are used to it. Your brother doesn't let Jun'er play with these. He only lets him learn to read all day."

Looking at the children dancing happily in the yard, and the paper ibis slowly flying high with the wind, Zhao Wanrong couldn't help but complain about Su Ling.

Su He was holding a string in her hand, laughing with the children under the wall. When she heard her sister-in-law's words, she smiled with her hands covering her mouth.

In the yard next to Su's house.

Lu Huaihe was awakened by the noise of children. He had slept very late last night because of work. He had just dozed off for an hour when he heard the sound coming from the other side of the courtyard wall.

He asked Qingyun, "Is there anyone living in the vacant garden next door?"

There was no noise in the past, but it was too noisy today.

Qingyun said, "It's the young lady of the Lu Mansion. She just moved in. She sent us some Fuling cake this morning."

"Fuling cake?"

"I put it with breakfast. Didn't you eat it?"

In the past two days, Su's house was moving things and renovating the layout, which inevitably made noises. Su He specially made Fuling cake for the neighbors on both sides and sent it to them. When it was delivered, Lu Huaihe and Qingyun were not there, so it was received by the servants in the house.

Lu Huaihe remembered that there was indeed a small plate of cakes on the table, but he never liked cakes, so he just pretended not to see it.

"Bring it here for me to taste." Lu Huaihe said.

Qingyun looked at him suspiciously, went in and brought out the Fuling cake and handed him a piece. He watched him feed it with his own eyes and couldn't help but say, "I seem to remember that you don't like cakes..."

"Fuling strengthens the

spleen and removes dampness, it is very effective." Lu Huaihe chewed it carefully in his mouth, the light sweet taste spread over his lips and teeth, the taste was very delicate, and he ate several pieces in succession.

Qingyun ate a piece in disbelief, tasted it carefully, and found nothing special except the light sweetness.

The autumn banquet was held at Maple Forest Villa.

The sky was filled with gorgeous red maple leaves. At first glance, it was as if you were in the air.

Su He arrived with Zhao Wanrong. When she got off the carriage, she happened to see the carriage of Lu's mansion parked at the door. Lu Yunqing came out with her face covered with a round fan. When she saw Su He, she was slightly startled and called her sister-in-law clearly in front of everyone.

Su He's eyes fell on the scar on the tip of her ear. The scar had not healed yet, so she couldn't even wear earrings. She moved her eyes upwards and saw a white jade hairpin with peony flowers in Lu Yunqing's hair.

It was the item she had given to Lu Yunqing.

Noticing Su He's gaze, Lu Yunqing only felt that her hair was a little frizzy, but today she was invited to attend the Autumn Banquet, and this hairpin has become her best accessory.

Before, the jewelry box was full of jewelry, and even if she changed it every day, she could use it for half a month without repeating it. But after Su He left, the expenses of the mansion were often not enough. In order to buy rouge and powder, Lu Yunqing had to sell the precious jewelry.

Zhao Wanrong had sharp eyes and saw at a glance that Lu Yunqing was not a good person. After walking past her, she carefully told Su He not to associate with people in the Lu Mansion anymore.

Su He said okay.

It's easy to say, she suffered so much in her previous life, how could she not let them taste it one by one?

The invitations to the Autumn Banquet were widely sent out. There was no threshold for the banquet, but the seating was more particular. The more noble the woman was, the closer

she was to the main seat, forming a square formation, and the status was clearly visible. Lu Yunqing saw Su He sitting in the upper seat with her own eyes. As the daughter of the Minister of Rites, there was nothing wrong with her sitting there, but Lu Yunqing sat at the end of the banquet.

In the past, Su He would definitely call her along, or sit with him at the end.

Lu Yunqing felt a little disappointed, but when she saw the mother of General Xuande Li Qi, she immediately adjusted her mentality and greeted her with a smile.

"My daughter Lu Yunqing has met Madam Chen."

Mrs. Chen was confused as to who she was. When she saw her, her smiling face immediately faltered. She introduced her to the young lady beside her with an indifferent expression.

Seeing another woman dressed in luxurious clothes beside Mrs. Chen, Lu Yunqing became curious. Due to her identity, she did not ask much. The next second, she heard her introduce: "This is the fourth daughter Zhao Liuyun from the residence of the Minister of the Central Secretariat."

The fourth daughter of the Minister of the Central Secretariat...

Lu Yunqing determined that Zhao Liuyun was younger than her, and the Minister of the Central Secretariat... wasn't that the family of Su He's sister-in-law? The

Minister of the Central Secretariat was destined to have no children, but only had six daughters. Except for the eldest and second daughters who were legitimate, the other four were all illegitimate. Although they were born out of wedlock, all the rules and regulations for the girls were learned from their stepmother and they were registered under her name since childhood. Their status was different from that of ordinary stepmothers, and their words and deeds had never been found wrong.

Chen was so close to her that Lu Yunqing had to have wild thoughts.

"Hello, Fourth Miss Zhao."

Zhao Liuyun bowed politely, her eyebrows raised slightly while speaking, with a smile in her eyes: "Hello, Miss Lu."

"Liuyun, the dress you are wearing is the one Qi'er gave you, right? It really suits you."

Chen took her arm, with a little more smile on her face, as if she was intentionally mentioning it in front of Lu Yunqing.

Lu Yunqing's face immediately turned pale, and she looked at the snow-blue jade brocade with lotus embroidery on Zhao Liuyun, and a trace of jealousy welled up in her eyes.

Sensing her low mood, Chen took Zhao Liuyun away with satisfaction.

Her Qi'er repelled the southern barbarians three times on the battlefield last year and defended the territory. She was a new noble of the dynasty and even the emperor favored her. But she was secretly involved with Lu Yunqing. Even if Chen didn't like it, she would not act like a wicked mother-in-law. She just wanted Lu Yunqing to give up. Forget

about the lady of a fifth-rank official family.

At the banquet, after Su He and Zhao Wanrong sat down, good sisters came up to greet them soon.

Zhao Wanrong frankly admitted the fact that Su He was divorced, and asked the sisters to help look for candidates. If there was a particularly suitable man, remember to contact him.

Su He blushed and refused. She had just escaped from the fire pit, and there was no need to rush to marry again. What's more, a woman doesn't have to get married to have a future. She can live well on her own.

"I heard that the second son of Shang Shu Ling, Qi Sheng, just got married. If you divorce him earlier, he might change his mind."