The weather was getting warmer and the Dragon Boat Festival was approaching, so Su Yi went out with Mrs. Liu.
Today there was a gathering and a lion dance. The Su Mansion booked a private room in a teahouse facing the street, which was perfect for watching the performance.
When they arrived at the teahouse, many women from other mansions were also there.
Mrs. Liu saw that she knew them all, so she asked someone to remove the screens between the private rooms and change it into a large open room so that everyone could sit together lively.
Although everyone was chatting and greeting each other, Su Yi was obviously the focus of attention, but not many people came to talk to her.
First, because of her appearance, and second, because of her divorced status.
The women envied her beauty and even felt jealous. But when they thought of her being divorced, they felt an inexplicable sense of superiority and did not want to associate with her.
Su Yi was enjoying her leisure time. She sat by the window and looked at the bustling crowd downstairs. Not far away, a lion dance team was slowly moving toward this side.
Suddenly, she heard a commotion. Su Yi looked up and saw a restaurant across the street.
At this time, several scholars were staring at her blankly. When they saw her looking over, their faces flushed immediately.
She ignored them and only focused on the vivid lions below.
“Who is that?” The scholar opposite guessed her identity.
The others shook their heads and said, “When did such a beauty appear in the capital?”
Several people sent a servant to ask, and the servant ran to the teahouse and bribed the waiter with a lot of money before finding out which families’ women were in the private rooms.
Those men eliminated people one by one, and they were just wondering if they could match the names. Suddenly, one of them asked, “Could it be Miss Su?”
“Which Miss Su?”
“You don’t even know this. Brother Zhang is really oblivious to the outside world and only reads books of saints.”
Brother Zhang said anxiously, “Brother Li, please stop making fun of me. Tell me now.”
“A few days ago, the news that the sister of Duke Anguo and the Shen family divorced spread throughout the capital. This Miss Su was famous for her beauty in the boudoir. It’s a pity that you and I were born late and didn’t get to see her. Now, looking at her again, she is indeed worthy of the reputation of the most beautiful woman. She is really stunning.”
While these well-read disciples of the sage were praising him, they were all thinking in their hearts: This Second Master Shen must be a fool. He let such a beautiful lady run away. Is he still a man?
Some people in the teahouse also noticed the movement on the opposite side.
Someone whispered, “Miss Su is really pretty.”
Another person said, “Women should be valued for their moral conduct. No matter how beautiful they are, they will still be divorced. What’s the point?”
The voice was neither loud nor small, just loud enough for people nearby to hear. Just as Mrs. Liu was about to speak for Su Yi, there was a commotion on the street.
“What’s going on?” A woman asked.
Her maid ran to the window and took a look. She said in surprise: “Madam, it seems that King Rui has returned from outside the capital and is meeting the lion dance team downstairs.”
As soon as these words came out, almost all the unmarried girls in the teahouse rushed to the window, and some madams and grandmothers also came to join in the fun.
The place that Su Yi had originally occupied alone was squeezed out, leaving only a small space. She couldn’t help but complain to Qing Lian in a low voice: “This is the first time I know that King Rui is so popular.”
Qing Lian smiled helplessly and said, “Young Lady, you didn’t care about these things before, so no wonder you didn’t know. King Rui is a god of war with great military achievements, a handsome appearance, and a good family background. He is unattainable, so how can he not be admired?”
Su Yi pointed with her finger and said jokingly: “Look at him, he doesn’t even smile. How did he trick the little girl?”
Before Qing Lian spoke, a girl next to her said in a dissatisfied tone: “Miss Su’s words are unpleasant. King Rui is of noble status and a favored son of heaven. How can you and I casually evaluate him?”
She deliberately emphasized the word ‘Miss’.
Even a thick-skinned person like Su Yi could hear the sarcasm in her voice.
And from the voice, she knew that this was the person who had just said that no matter how beautiful a woman’s appearance was, it would be of no use if she got divorced.
She had thought that the person who said this should be at least older, but she didn’t expect that the other person was only fourteen or fifteen years old.
Although in this era, fourteen or fifteen years old is the age to get married, in Su Yi’s opinion, she is really a little girl.
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