But everyone in the Su family knows that Su Dai's mother is just a veiled girl.
After dinner, Su Dai also went back to her room to rest. She was restless and went to find Zhang Jieyu.
Su Cheng was working in the study, and Zhang Jieyu had nothing to do. She was a little surprised to see Su Dai arriving.
There were several charcoal stoves in the room. Zhang Jieyu was playing with the spices in the stove. She raised her head and asked, "Dai'er, what spices do you like?"
Su Dai was used to the smell at the Guo Temple, so she casually said, "Just a light smell."
"Then let's take agarwood." Zhang Jieyu looked serious and added the spice.
Then, a burst of agarwood fragrance also floated, lingering on the tip of Su Dai's nose.
Only then did Su Dai look at Zhang Jieyu's appearance seriously. Zhang Jieyu was born in Dali. Although she was already forty years old, she still had another charm. Her actions and movements were extremely elegant. It was not difficult to see that Zhang Jieyu was born in Dali.
Jieyu must have been a beauty when she was young.
"Mother." Su Dai hesitated, "I thought of a lot of things during my stay at the temple."
Zhang Jieyu raised her eyes and said with a smile: "Oh? It seems that you have realized a lot of truths in front of the Buddha. This is good. As long as you practice with concentration, you will definitely benefit from it in the future."
Su Dai lowered her head, her fan-like eyelashes drooped, and said with a bit of sob: "I want to provide a burial place for my biological mother."
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Jieyu's expression also changed. She was still holding the spice box in her hand, but she accidentally knocked it over.
"Dai'er, what is your biological mother? I am your mother." Zhang Jieyu's face turned a little pale, and the rosy color was gone.
The candlelight flickered, and Su Dai looked particularly serious, saying: "I know that my mother is not feeling well, but during the time I was in the temple, I thought clearly about it. Even if my mother has no kindness to me in raising me, she still can't.
She was pregnant for ten months and gave birth to me."
"That's what I'm saying..." Zhang Jieyu glanced at Su Dai, "But you should know that your father doesn't want anyone to mention your mother, and she doesn't even have a memorial tablet. Even if you want to confess, it's not that easy.
, don’t think too much about this matter, just recite more Buddhist scriptures, and your mother will naturally know your filial piety."
Su Dai bit her lower lip. This was indeed strange. Su City was so secretive, so there must be something strange about it.
After a while, she said: "Then I will go to my mother's former residence to offer her a memorial tablet. Does my mother know where it is?"
Her eyes moved to Zhang Jieyu, quietly waiting for Zhang Jieyu's answer.
Zhang Jieyu was a little flustered, but she said: "You... Alas, I was kept in the dark when I met your mother. How could I know."
After saying that, tears seemed to be shining in Zhang Jieyu's eyes. She took out her silk scarf, wiped it gently, and said: "Dai'er, are you blaming me for treating you badly over the years? Have you never
Do you regard me as your biological mother?"
Su Dai was shocked. At this time, she was involved in Zhang Jieyu. She quickly denied it: "No, no, mother is very good to me."
She also has memories. When she was still young at that time, Zhang Jieyu gave all her love to Su Dai. Whether it was female celebrities or calligraphy and painting, Zhang Jieyu personally taught Su Dai.
Slowly, everyone came to know that the most talented woman in Kyoto was Su Dai.
Zhang Jieyu sighed and said: "Then don't think too much, lest your father will be unhappy. As long as you are happy in Su Mansion, your mother will be happy if you know how to do it."
Su Dai had no choice but to nod. It seemed that she couldn't ask anything today.
But the only thing she knew was that even Zhang Jieyu was hiding it, but if she thought about it carefully, no woman in the world could tolerate her husband having another woman outside and even take back a daughter.
But this is ancient times, and these women have developed this kind of thinking since they were young. After thinking about it, they still can't get a definite answer.
The next day was also a palace banquet.
A group of female relatives in the palace gathered together. Wen Junchi had just ascended the throne. Since the late emperor died less than a year ago, naturally there was no draft.
However, the daughters of some ministers were also sent to the palace, and they were all granted the title of beauties. Although their status was not high, they were all as beautiful as flowers, and they believed that one day they would be able to ascend to the position of fourth concubine.
At this time, Su Waner was so happy that she raised the jade cup, led by Sheng Feifei, who also raised the jade cup.
"Li Meiren, why don't you raise your glass?" Sheng Feifei raised her eyebrows. This Li Meiren has made great achievements thanks to her father. Sometimes she doesn't take her seriously. Could it be that she doesn't take Su Wan'er seriously either now?
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With a smile on her face, Li Meiren stood up and said, "Concubine... you are not allowed to drink alcohol."
Su Dai had already drank a glass of wine, thinking to herself that there was no other reason why she couldn't drink alcohol.
Then, Li Meiren said: "I just learned today that I am one month pregnant."
After saying that, she lowered her head and her cheeks turned slightly red.
The other concubines quickly came to their senses after being stunned for a moment, and they all said words of congratulations, but they were also mixed with sour taste.
Su Waner was also a little happy and said: "One month? This is really a blessing for our country. Please sit down quickly."
The smile on Li Meiren's face became even bigger. When she sat down, she also looked at Sheng Feifei proudly.
Sheng Feifei was a queen, but she let a beauty take the lead. As long as Li Mei gave birth to her eldest son, she would not be afraid that she would lose any status in the future.
Sheng Feifei only thought this beauty Li was ridiculous, but she didn't show it, saying, "My sister is so lucky. I don't have to come here every day to say hello. I'll take good care of my baby."
"The Empress is so kind to my concubines. I think it has been more than half a year since the Empress and the Emperor were married. Who would have thought that the concubines would take the lead? Thank you, the Empress." Li Meiren said this sentence, and there was clearly a thorn in it.
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Sure enough, the smile on Sheng Feifei's face gradually faded. If she chose this path, she was destined to be looked down upon by others.
She quickly smiled and said: "These are the descendants of Qingxiao Kingdom, there is no priority."
"That's what the Queen said." Su Waner said softly, "You are good sisters in the palace, so you should take good care of them."
The family dinner was still going on, and Su Dai had lost interest.
Taking advantage of the peaceful singing and dancing, she also walked out.
There is no snow outside, and the ground in the palace is always very clean.
Su Dai walked on the bluestone floor, breathing in the cold air outside, and felt that her body was gradually getting colder.
But Su Dai didn't expect that she would actually meet Wen Yimo.
It was on the Jiuqu Bridge. Su Dai could only vaguely see a silhouette of a person. She thought to herself that in this cold weather, the eunuch might be there as well. But when she got closer, she could see clearly that it was Wen Wen who was wearing a formal suit.