I fought back after reselling my engagement

The fifth prince asked curiously, "You are the young master of the Su clan, the future clan leader. Can you command several branches of the Su clan?"

Su Mo smiled slightly, "I can only ask the Jiangnan Su family to do what they can, that is, I can ask the Jinling Su family and the Yangzhou Su family to do things. The others may have been a family for five hundred years, and they will not give me face."

This was a lie. He was the young master of the Su family. After revealing his identity, he could get the other branches of the Su family to cooperate. The number of people in the Su family was not small. He was avoiding the other branches because he didn't want his power to be too big and arouse suspicion.

The tribesmen that Su Mo mentioned are all known to the world. In fact, there are several other tribes that are unknown to the world, such as those in the north, northwest, Shandong Province, Henan Province, and Qin Province. They also have connections with these tribesmen. If they do business in Qin Province, they will ask the Qin Province Su family for cooperation, and arrange for disciples there to manage the shops, and give 20% to 40% of the profits of the shops to the tribesmen there.

Because of this, the eldest branch of the Su family attaches so much importance to the position of the head of the Su family. Although he has not entered the officialdom, he can command the entire Su family and unite all the Su clan members with the same ancestor. This is by no means ordinary and not something that many people can do.

"Not a descendant of the Jiangnan Su family? Is he from the Bashu branch?"

"We have not had any dealings with Bashu for a long time. The reason is a long story. Two hundred years ago, there was some personal grudge between the two branches, and the resentment of the younger generations has not subsided to this day."

Su Mo smiled elegantly, and his words were quite convincing.

The fifth prince pondered and said, "There are not many people in the Su family in the capital. As far as I know, there is no Su Zhen." He looked suspicious. In fact, the article was well written. He wanted to make friends with him. "Is Su Zhen a member of the Bashu Su family? If they don't have any dealings with you, will they give the Su family in the capital some face?"

Zhen Su must have her own reasons for not telling the truth, and he couldn't reveal her identity and cause her trouble.

Su Mo looked at Su Wulang, "My fifth brother is from the Su family in the capital. Do you know anything about the children of the Bashu Su family?"

Su Wulang looked embarrassed. "That man claimed to be a disciple of the Su family. He stayed in Yueyang Prefecture for a few days. I only met him once, so I thought he was from the Jiangnan Su family. My brother has been studying the genealogy of the Beijing Su family since he was born. I really don't know how many people there are in the Jiangnan Su family?"

Mao Bufan and Su Wulang had known each other for several years. One was from a local family, and the other was the grandson of the governor of Hunan Province. "Brother Su, are the accents of people from Bashu and Jiangnan different?"

"He speaks standard Mandarin, how can you tell where he is from? When people like them travel, they don't speak their local dialect in order to avoid being bullied?" Su Wulang argued.

The fifth prince said, "Next time you see him, please introduce him to me. I respect talented and elegant people the most."

"I obey your command. If we meet again, I will introduce Brother Su Zhen to Your Highness."

The Fifth Prince was very satisfied with Su Wulang's promise.

Su Wulang looked at Su Mo, "Does Mr. Su have a younger sister?"

Su Wulang replied, "Brother Su has no younger sister, but has three older sisters. All three sisters have already married, and the eldest sister's son is about to get married."

It was the first time in Su Wulang's life that he had seen such a handsome boy with great talent and insight. After talking to him, he found that he was not only knowledgeable but also a person who was carefully cultivated by the family.

Su Mo joked: "My father has been praised for his good looks since he can remember. When he grew up, he was quite annoyed and disgusted with his own appearance. When he was old enough to get married, he chose my mother, who was the most ordinary-looking but very virtuous, as his wife.

I thought that my generation would have an ordinary appearance. After my parents got married, they gave birth to three sisters, each of whom looked like their mother and maternal family. My father was overjoyed. But when I was born, my father saw my face and was so worried that he kept saying, "Why do you look like me? Why do you look like me..." He was so angry that he couldn't eat for three days. He almost took a knife and cut my face a few times..."

The fifth prince laughed loudly, "I'm afraid when your mother saw your sister's appearance, she would ask, 'Why don't you take after your father?' Haha, when they saw your face when they were young, wouldn't they be jealous?"

"My eldest sister is fine, but my second and third sisters have always seen me and wished I had a face like mine. But fate has played tricks on me, and I was unable to fulfill my wish of having an ordinary face."

The younger brother wanted to be born ordinary, but he ended up with a stunning appearance. The older sisters were born ordinary, and they thought the younger brother was too handsome.

Especially Su Mo's father, in order to give his descendants an ordinary life, he carefully selected a wife who was plain-looking but well-known for her virtue. He wanted to change the appearance of his descendants so that they would be born ordinary, but his plan failed.

The Fifth Prince thought that there were all kinds of strange people in the world, and some people thought they were too good-looking and tried hard to make their offspring look ordinary. "Brother Su, do you choose your wife like your father?"

"Man proposes, God disposes. Since our family does not enter the officialdom, the rules set by our ancestors are that any wife must be approved by herself. I already have someone in mind. What I value is not her appearance but her temperament and virtue. Since I can choose a good-looking one, why bother to hurt my eyes? As the saying goes: beauty is a feast to the eyes. If I choose a beautiful wife who pleases my eyes, I can eat half a bowl or a whole bowl of rice more..."

Haha ...

The Fifth Prince thought that Su Mo was really interesting, humorous, and could make jokes, which showed that he was an open-minded and insightful person. It was a pity that such a god-like figure could not become an official. If he stood in the court, it would be so pleasing to the eyes, and even his mood would be improved. He loved to look at beauties, and his father and uncle should be the same, otherwise how could there be so many beauties around him.

The fifth prince liked Yaxian Manor and said, "I will live in your manor. I see there are several renovated courtyards. Please introduce one to me. Su Wulang, Mao Bufan, Wang Heng and others can live here with me. We can have time to discuss academic matters. It will be a great pleasure!"

Mao Bufan and the others bowed and said, "Thank you for your trust, Your Highness."

The fifth prince felt that this place was more suitable than living somewhere else.

Customers came to Yaxian Manor before it even opened. Even if it was not profitable, Su Mo did not want to turn them away. He immediately called a servant to settle them down and allocated three courtyards for the Fifth Prince and others to live in.

*

On October 18th, at daybreak, Zhen Su got up upon hearing the cock-crow, bathed, changed his clothes, and sat in front of the bronze mirror with his hair loose.

Today is her fifteenth birthday, and also the grand coming-of-age ceremony of the Governor's Mansion.

Su Jingzhai insisted on being the main guest, and Madam Su Shao the host, and appointed Princess Changle and Zhou Yiqing as assistants; Princess Shouning, Xue Sanniang, Bai Ruizhu, and Su Qinnan were all waiters.

Zhen Su remembered that she had never had a coming-of-age ceremony in her past life, and there was no such ceremony in the present. This was the first time in three lives combined, and she only heard that the process was complicated. From this day on, she had to tie her hair into a bun like an adult woman, and could wear beautiful adult women's clothes to show off her graceful figure.

The royal family had five princes, Princess Changle, and Princess Shouning attending the coming-of-age ceremony. Although they wanted to hold a grand ceremony, when the day came, not only did countless female relatives, wives, and girls come, but also some male guests, officials, and young masters. Princess Jiarou had not yet been betrothed, so she brought her son to the governor to curry his favor.