Fengling didn't dare to approach anyone, so after he pulled Lu Xuecheng to talk, he went to play and talk with other young masters.
Zhou Gu's eyes fell on Fengling. He was very sure that when he was in Jiangning County, there was no such person as Fengling either in the Su family or around Su Rong. Did this person always exist and was never seen by him? Or did he leave?
The person who appeared next to Su Rong from the Queen of Jiangning County?
He found that even after spending a month in Jiangning County, he still didn't understand Su Rong.
He thought that she had some secrets, but it was nothing. Which daughter's family didn't have their own secrets, such as Lan Niang who sold drunken flowers in Xiaoyingke, Yu Niang, Wan Niang, and Fengyue who were in charge of the third floor, all of whom were friends with her.
Profound, for example, when the shopkeeper of Jinxiu Pavilion saw her, he took out the cloth leaked from the royal palace without saying a word and asked her to choose and keep accounts...
He was not surprised by all this, and he also felt that she was not simple. But he thought it was no big deal. Su Xu had stayed in Jiangning County for more than ten years, and Su Rong was not a young lady who stayed home and stayed in her boudoir.
Is it because of Su Xu, Su Rong's own ability, or Xie Yuan? If they get along for a long time in the future, he will know that the future is long.
But he was wrong. They didn't have a long life together. She came to break off the engagement and decisively cut off the relationship with him.
He stood up and walked out. The young master standing in front of him immediately asked: "Brother Zhou, where are you going?"
"Something's wrong." Zhou Gu replied.
The young master originally wanted to follow him, but when he heard that he had something to do, he sat back again.
The girls came to the Osmanthus Garden. The garden was full of sweet-scented osmanthus, and there were several tables and chairs under the trees. There were fruits and tea on the tables.
Everyone was chatting and eating tea. Su Rong originally thought that when her daughter's family gathered together, they would either talk about rouge, gouache, or Zhu Chai jewelry. After all, when she was in Jiangning County, girls from all over the country gathered together to talk about these things. She often heard
She is boring and doesn't like to get involved, and because she is beautiful and a concubine, but the eldest lady treats her as a legitimate daughter, she is always ridiculed and jealous. If she doesn't like to hear it, she will naturally take action. If things go on like this
, naturally not many girls like to play with her, and she doesn't care, so that she is regarded as an alternative in the Jiangzhou area.
But when she came to the capital, she discovered that, taking Duanhua as an example, she spent most of the time talking to her about eating, drinking and having fun, but now these ladies did not talk about rouge and gouache, but about the things in the capital.
Gossip. For example, whose sister is planning to get married, who is the groom’s name, how many people are in the family, what kind of official father-in-law is, whether the mother-in-law is great, or whose sister was punished for copying books yesterday for what reason.
A hundred times, I probably won’t be able to go out for a month. Another example is that someone’s brother caused some trouble in the academy and his leg was almost broken by the family law. The academy wanted to drop out, but the family had to apologize after trying to make connections before reluctantly staying.
Living in a house, for example, whose younger brother naughtily sneaked out of the house through a dog hole, and was almost abducted by human traffickers, which scared people to death, or for example, whose aunt in the house became a monster and was sold to Zhuangzi. That aunt
She is so beautiful. She was sent to Zhuangzi the day before, but she ran away and has not been found again...
Su Rong loved to hear this and listened with great interest. By accident, she ate too many snacks and drank too much tea.
She turned her head and glanced at Duan Hua. Seeing that Duan Hua was listening in rapt attention, she looked at Xie Ying and others. Seeing that everyone loved this kind of gossip, she had no choice but to walk out of the Osmanthus Garden by herself. At the door, she asked one of the front
The maid who came to bring tea asked, "If I need to go to the toilet, where can I go?"
The maid quickly pointed to the east and said, "Go back to my lord, follow this road to the end, then turn north, then go to the end, then turn east, then turn south, that's it."
"Thank you." Su Rong followed the path pointed by the maid and went alone.
She has a strong sense of direction and found the toilet quickly.
Prince Ruian's Mansion is very particular, and even the toilets are very luxurious. They are equipped with incense, toilet paper, water, mirrors, soap locust, etc.
Su Rong washed her hands and came out without wiping them with a handkerchief. She shook the water drops and walked back.
Halfway through, he saw Zhou Gu standing there leaning on a tree trunk.
Su Rong paused, remembering that today the eldest princess Sheng'an specifically pointed out that the grapes belonged to Zhou Gu's courtyard, and asked her to thank Zhou Gu herself. This meant that although the engagement was broken off, not only her relationship with the Protector's Palace would not be
Although the relationship with Zhou Gu cannot be a couple, it should not be like a stranger.
Su Rong didn't want to be strangers to Zhou Gu. She hoped that Zhou Gu would be well. Of course, on the basis of Zhou Gu's well being, she would be well as well. It would be best if both parties were well.
So, she came closer, smiled and shouted, "Brother Zhou!"
Zhou Gu kept looking at her, seeing that she was walking with ease and contentment on her face. She was walking from a distance. Until she saw him, she showed no other emotions on her face. She didn't hide or dodge, and she shouted naturally.
Compared to his brother Zhou, who couldn't let go of the annulment of the engagement, was full of confusion, and was unwilling to be suspicious and suspicious, she seemed not to be affected at all.
Zhou Gu didn't speak, just looked at her.
Su Rong smiled at him, "I just met the eldest princess of Sheng'an and the Duke's wife. The eldest princess said that the grapes sent to the princess's mansion were grown in brother Zhou's yard. They were very big, very purple, and very sweet.
, and thank you very much.”
Zhou Gu sneered and asked her, "You know that all the grapes in Jingzhong are out of the market, so why are there still grapes growing in my yard that haven't been picked yet?"
Su Rong naturally didn't know and shook his head.
Zhou Gu stared at her and said, "That's because after I returned to Beijing, I told people that I was not allowed to pick the grapes in my yard. After I finished my scientific examination, I wanted to take them as a betrothal gift and send them to Jiangzhou."
Su Rong was stunned, lowered her head for a moment, "I'm sorry."
Zhou Gu wanted to hear that he was not sorry. He looked at Su Rongfa. The person in front of him was still the delicate and soft little girl when he first met her. She didn't seem to have changed much. From Jiangning County to the capital, she was very different.
She can eat well and has people to protect her. She used to be the eldest lady of the Su family, but now she is Princess Qingping.
He really wanted to ask her why she broke off his engagement but stayed in the capital to offend the eldest prince's palace and disrupt the government's affairs.
But as he spoke, looking at her lowered head, he suddenly didn't want to ask anymore, so he turned around and left.
Su Rong raised her head and saw that Zhou Gu had left. She breathed a sigh of relief and followed Zhou Gu's example, taking two steps forward and leaning against the tree trunk he had just leaned on.
Until Duan Hua came to her and looked at her in confusion, "What are you doing here leaning against the tree alone? Who are you waiting for?"
Su Rong shook her head and smiled at her, "I was lost and didn't dare to walk around, so I wanted to find a place to wait and see if anyone would pass by and take me out."
Duan Hua despised her, "You deserve to be lost. Who told you to quietly come out to find someone to use the toilet? Why didn't you call me?"
"I see you're fascinated by what I'm listening to, so I don't want to disturb you." Su Rong straightened up and asked her, "Do you want to go to the toilet?"
"Go!" Duanhua also drank too much tea, "Wait for me here, I will be back soon."
Su Rong nodded.
Duan Hua left in a hurry.
Not long after, Duan Hua came back, took her hand and said, "Let's go! The banquet will start soon."
Su Rong took her arm, and the two of them returned to Guihua Garden. They saw Zhou Yun waiting at the door. Seeing the two of them arriving, she smiled and said, "Xie Ying has taken people to the banquet hall. Leave me here to wait for you." ."
Duan Hua and Su Rong thanked each other, and the three of them went to the banquet hall together.
The men's and women's banquets were separate. When Su Rong arrived, she saw a well-dressed lady with a kind face waving to her. Su Rong didn't know this lady. Duan Hua, who was beside him, saw it and whispered: "It's the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel." Mrs. Shen in Mr. Shen’s Mansion is the Shen Mansion where your eldest brother lives.”
When Su Rong heard this, she quickly walked over, knelt down and said, "Aunt Shen."
Duan Hua also shouted, "Mrs. Shen."
Mrs. Shen usually doesn't like to attend banquets. Like Mr. Shen, she likes to be independent. In addition, she has two sons, one is married and is away in Beijing with his wife, and the other is only ten years old. Third, it was not time to discuss the marriage, so she was happy to live her own life behind closed doors, and did not like to come out unless necessary. Until Su Xingze moved into the Shen Mansion, Su Rong has been living in the Princess Mansion since coming to Beijing. , after she discussed with Mr. Shen, she took advantage of Prince Ruian's residence to post a message and came over to have a look at Su Rong.
Therefore, when she came to Prince Ruian's Mansion today, she also came for Su Rong. She looked at Su Rong carefully and saw that she was good-looking and had clear features. It was hard to imagine that she had managed to do so by herself during such a short period of time in Beijing. She caused a lot of discussion in the capital.
She reached out and held her hand, and said with a smile: "Tomorrow morning, I will send someone to pick you up at the Princess's Mansion, or will you follow me back to Shen's Mansion today?"
Duan Hua stood aside and said immediately: "Mrs. Shen, don't be in such a hurry to snatch her away. You don't need to pick her up tomorrow. I'll send her there."
Su Rong also smiled and replied, "Let the princess see me off tomorrow!"
Mrs. Shen nodded with a smile, "Okay, you brothers and sisters, please go there early tomorrow. The Princess has not been to Shen's Mansion yet. You will come back after lunch tomorrow. If you want to stay, just pack some things and stay here." Okay, although our mansion is not as good as the princess mansion, we still have a place to live."
Duan Hua shook his head quickly, "Madam, you don't have to worry about it. I won't be staying tomorrow, so I'll just try the cooking skills of your chef and come back."
Mrs. Shen was amused and said, "Okay."
After saying a few more words, Mrs. Shen let go of Su Rong's hand, and Duan Hua took Su Rong to find their place at the table.
