That day, after dinner, she remembered what Qing Lian had said before, that the account book for the shop had been delivered again this month, so she asked, “Where’s the account book? Bring it here so I can take a look.”
Qing Lian had a gentle look on her face and whispered softly, “Young Lady, you’ve been tired all day. It won’t be too late to look at the account book tomorrow.”
“The Young Lady said before that you wanted to find a troupe to perform. I think our yard is small and the troupe can’t accommodate it. However, it’s okay to invite two female storytellers to come to the mansion to tell stories for a few days.”
Su Yi was completely confused and flattered.
That night, with the expectation of the female storyteller, Su Yi slept well.
The next day, when she woke up and was combing her hair, Qing Xing came in and reported: “Young Lady, the Second Young Lady from the mansion is here to pay her respects to you.”
“Pay her respects?” Su Yi yawned.
“What day is today?”
Qing Lian and Qing Xing looked at each other and explained: “It’s not a special day, but the Young Lady is the main wife, so the girls from the second branch are basically your children. Logically, they should pay their respects to you every day.”
Su Yi glanced at the sky and said to herself: “It’s still so early, shouldn’t children sleep and grow up?”
“What did you say?”
Su Yi shook her head, “Nothing. Ask her to come in and sit down. Ask her if she has had breakfast and tell the kitchen to make an extra portion.”
Qing Xing went out.
Qing Lian combed her hair while saying, “There are two girls in our branch. The Second Young Lady is soft-tempered and speaks little. She hardly goes out. The Fourth Young Lady is just the opposite, and…”
She looked at Su Yi’s face and continued, “Her biological mother, Yiniang Lan, is also favored by the Second Master. I believe you heard the meaning of the Eldest Madam’s words yesterday. Among the several yiniangs, Yiniang Lan is the most stubborn and not very kind.”
Su Yi yawned again and said vaguely, “If she is not kind, then don’t be kind. Anyway, it has nothing to do with us.”
Qing Lian wanted to say something else, but seeing her like this, she swallowed it back.
Forget it, forget it, don’t let the Young Lady know about these troubles anymore.
But she was also worried that she would have to endure it for one day in the mansion. She couldn’t just ignore it forever, unless there was some way to get rid of it.
Thinking like this, she couldn’t help but think of what happened yesterday.
If King Rui was sincere to their Young Lady, would it be possible that—
Qing Lian shook her head, feeling depressed.
What if he was sincere? Could he still marry their Young Lady as a princess?
She was afraid it was just for a moment of pleasure.
Su Yi finished her makeup, changed her clothes, and walked into the flower hall.
When the Second Young Lady, Shen Shuyao, saw her, she immediately bowed respectfully, “Shuyao pays respects to Madam.”
“Come and sit.” Su Yi said.
“Thank you, Madam.” Shen Shuyao couldn’t help but secretly look at her.
Probably because she didn’t go out today, she wore a relatively comfortable half-worn dress, with only a white jade hairpin on her head, which made her black hair look even darker. Her skin was as white as snow.
Compared with her previous bright and delicate appearance, she had another kind of elegant and lazy charm.
There were many beauties in their mansion, including the Third Sister of the Eldest Madam and several of his father’s concubines. They were all beautiful in their own ways, but none of them could be compared with the Madam.
Even though Shen Shuyao had lived for another life, she still couldn’t understand why a man would put such beauty aside and pick some wildflowers and weeds instead.
A maid served the meal for the two of them, a bowl of chicken porridge for each of them, a few exquisite buns and dumplings, and a few side dishes.
Shen Shuyao drank half a bowl of porridge and put down her chopsticks. She didn’t dare to drink more for fear of being called rude.
But when she looked up, she found that the Madam had already drunk the porridge and even finished eating the noodles. She was putting the last shrimp dumpling into her mouth.
“Not to your liking?” Su Yi asked, looking at the remaining half of the food in front of her.
She had previously considered that the other party might not have a big appetite, so she had reduced the amount, but there was still so much left. Wasn’t it just enough for a child of this age?
She remembered that when she was raising her son in the previous world, the boy could eat a whole cow for every meal and he had to eat several meals a day. Otherwise, how could it be said that the boy would eat his father out of money?
Shen Shuyao hurriedly shook her head, “It tastes good, but I’m already full.”
She kept pinching her sleeve subconsciously, as if there was something inside.
Su Yi noticed and said, “Just say whatever you want to say. Don’t be restrained.”
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