Chapter 86: Serving Lord Lu with Me

After everyone was seated, Su Yun sent a maid to say that she was not feeling well and was afraid of passing the disease to everyone, so she would not come to eat.

Su Ronghai frowned and complained in a low voice that Su Yun was ignorant.

Cheng Yu came to her house in person just for her, why did he stay at home?

So he sent someone to invite him again.

Su Yun then dragged her feet and hurried over slowly.

She was dressed plainly and had a dull expression. She had no interest in anything. When she glanced at Cheng Yu, a coldness rose from the corner of her eyes and she had no good impression of him.

The atmosphere at the table was harmonious, but Cheng Yu wanted to talk to Lu Huaihe from time to time, but he never asked Su Yun a word.

After the dinner, Su He called Su Ronghai to the study to talk and mentioned the upcoming birthday.

"Lu Yanxiu is coming to celebrate my birthday?"

This is really a bit tricky.

If Ah He hadn't remarried, it would be fine, but since she was married, Lu Huaihe would definitely be there. And as an ex-husband, Lu Yanxiu came to celebrate the birthday of his former father-in-law, wasn't it a bit abrupt?

Su He said quietly, "Father, do you really think he is sincerely wishing you a happy birthday?"

"What do you mean?" "

Lu Zhili was sent to prison for cheating, and he will never be allowed to take the exam again. Since Lu Yanxiu is his elder brother, doesn't he want to stand up for him?" Su He raised his eyes slightly, and said helplessly, "Father, the Lu family is acquainted with the second prince, and they are the opposite of the Su family."

This means that the Su family has an enemy.

The Lu family alone has no ability and can't stir up any waves, but they have the capital with the support of the second prince.

When it comes to the court, Su Ronghai suddenly sobers up. He values ​​etiquette and rules, is a firm supporter of the prince, and is more willing to support him as emperor. In this case, he will inevitably become a thorn in the eyes of the second prince.

Since Lu Yanxiu regards him as his master...

"Actually, he wants to set up a trap to frame us?"

A fifth-grade official has no connections in the court and no family to rely on. If he wants to be appreciated by the second prince, doesn't he just have to work for him to gain recognition?

Su Ho nodded: "Father, this situation can be broken."

Moreover, she wanted Lu Yanxiu to cause trouble and send the whole family to jail!

After coming out of the study, we walked around Langwu and came to an empty garden, where the female family members of the Su family were walking and talking, while the male guests were passing the time drinking tea in the front hall.

Seeing Su He coming, Su Lian trotted to her side and smiled innocently: "Second sister, where have you been? We wanted to talk to you but we couldn't find you."

"I'm talking to my father in the study. What's the matter?"

Su Lian saw that she looked indifferent and didn't want to get close to her at all, so she kept her distance. When they walked to the pavilion in the middle of the garden, Aunt Luo stared at her with envy, and Aunt Mei's words were also full of envy: "Second Miss is still lucky to find a man like Lord Lu. If you ask me, among the daughters of our Su family, the second lady is the most glorious."

She gritted her teeth and spat out the word glorious.

How can it not be glorious?

When she married Lu Yanxiu, she served them like a maid in the Lu mansion, and even her dowry was subsidized. However, she ended up with a concubine and a divorce.

Now, she married again in a glorious way and became the daughter-in-law of the eldest princess?

It would be a lie for these women to say that they were not jealous.

Wang smiled and said, "How can she be lucky? It's obviously Lord Lu's magnanimity."

If they didn't speak humbly in front of them, once a few words were heard by Lu Huaihe or the eldest princess, they might say that they were trying to get close to the powerful.

She smiled and pulled Su He to sit beside her. The maids quickly presented a bowl of sweet-scented osmanthus dumplings freshly made in the kitchen. The rich sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance blended with the sesame-flavored dumplings, and the taste was very good.

Su He took two bites and felt a little sweet. She wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and pushed the bowl of dumplings aside.

Su Yun saw this and chuckled, saying, "I guess the food in Li Yuan is different from ours. Second sister doesn't like the taste of the mansion now? Lord Lu really takes good care of you."

Listening to them talking about Lu Huaihe one after another, the listeners' ears were sore.

Su He smiled and stared at everyone: "Since you like Li Garden, and you think Lord Lu is gentle and a nice person, how about you come to Li Garden and live with me?"

Live together?

"Are you inviting us to Li Garden as guests?"

Su Lian didn't quite understand.

Su He smiled and said, "It would be too distant to be a guest. Since you and I are sisters and have a deep relationship, why don't you serve Lord Lu together with me? Tomorrow, I will clean up a few empty courtyards in Li Garden so that you can have a place to stay."

As soon as the words came out, everyone present froze.

Isn't this openly recruiting a concubine?

Su Lian waved her hands and shook her head: "Second sister, no, no!"

Wang followed and ridiculed Su He: "Ah He! Your two sisters are already promised, how can they go to Li Garden? Isn't this too absurd?"

Only Su Yun didn't say

anything. It's not uncommon for sisters to share a husband, but she didn't believe that Su He would throw Lu Huaihe out so easily?

"If it's not possible, then why do we talk about Lord Lu all the time when we talk in a place where girls talk? I thought that my two sisters were in love with him, so I wanted to be a matchmaker sincerely!"

Su He said it lightly, but the two concubines also noticed the chill, and hurriedly explained softly, thinking it was just a misunderstanding.

Because of this conversation, the atmosphere in Qiuting became much colder. Su Yun also returned to the courtyard on the pretext of feeling unwell. Aunt Luo also left soon.

"The son of the Jingzhao Yin family, the third lady actually looks down on him?" Aunt Mei is Su Lian's biological mother. Although she has a good relationship with Aunt Luo on weekdays, she is secretly comparing them in private.

Wang narrowed her eyes: "Maybe Cheng Yu didn't agree when he first proposed matchmaking, so Ah Yun had a gap because of this."

"Did Mr. Cheng come to the house to pay gifts and apologize today? The third lady is not a legitimate noblewoman, so is there still a need to be picky? In my opinion, this marriage is just right, and the third lady has too high standards." She looked back at Su Lian and pointed out: "Our Ah Lian will not be like this when she gets married in the future."

Su Lian lowered her head shyly when she heard that she was mentioned.

Now that you have reached marriage age, it's time to talk about marriage.

Su He stared at her innocent face, but his smile did not reach his eyes.

After coming out of Qiuting, Lu Huaihe was still talking with Su Ronghai and others in the front hall. They were discussing almost everything about the political situation or the flood in the southeast.

Su He waited under the eaves of the corridor for a while, and just happened to see Lu Huaihe walking out from inside. Cheng Yu followed behind and seemed to want to say something, but was rejected by him.

"What did Master Cheng tell you?"

"Do you want to know?"

Su He frowned: "Can't you tell me?"

Lu Huaihe paused, staring at her intently, and after a moment, he said in a flat tone: "Aren't you busy asking me to fill the backyard? Why do you have the mind to care about other things?"

Fill... the backyard?

Su He was startled, thinking of what he said in Qiuting, and was slightly surprised: "Did you hear it?"