Rebirth with my ex-husband

Houfu Tea Ceremony

When Su Yun met Gu Shixing by the lake, she was only surprised for a while. But when she returned to the Su Mansion, she no longer had time to care about it.

As soon as she returned to the mansion, the maid from the mistress's courtyard came and called her over.

The mistress told her the general idea of ​​the registration, saying that she would invite a few elders from the clan to the mansion and then hold a small banquet.

Su Yun was still very surprised that Su Yuyan did not continue to make a fuss.

She originally thought that the registration matter would be delayed for a long time because of Su Yuyan's fuss, but she didn't expect it to be settled so quickly.

How could Su Yuyan not make a fuss? She even went on a hunger strike three days after Su Yun left the house.

But Minister Su was not the type to dote on his child. When he heard that she was making a fuss about going on a hunger strike, he sullenly ordered that no one should try to persuade her. He also had people search her room and take away all the food. He also had people guard outside the door and not allow anyone to bring her food. They could only bring her tea.

Su Yuyan, who was on a hunger strike, was completely dumbfounded.

In the past, when she went on a hunger strike, one reason was that she had food hidden in her room, and two, her mother would compromise with her the next day.

But now my father intervened and was so heartless. I felt so aggrieved that I cried for most of the day.

After all, he had never suffered hardship. After being hungry for a day, he wanted to go out to eat something, but was stopped inside the house by the people sent by his father.

I couldn't stand it anymore, so I cried in the middle of the night and said I wouldn't make trouble anymore. Only then was the matter over.

Madam Liu also breathed a sigh of relief. After all, she loved her daughter dearly. But that day outside the house, she heard that Su Wen was able to instigate her with just a few words. Madam Liu felt more disappointed in her.

With a brain like hers, I'm afraid she would have to endure countless grievances if she married into a wealthy family better than the Su family.

Whether Su Yun remembered the name or not had no impact on Madam Liu. However, if she really quarreled with her husband over this matter, there would always be some resentment between them.

The matter of Su Yun's registration was settled, and when he left the mistress's place, he met Su Yuyan.

When Su Yuyan saw Su Yun, her face darkened. When she walked past her, she bumped into Su Yun's shoulder, causing pain in her shoulder.

He also said, "Don't think that just because you are registered under your mother's name, you can be on an equal footing with me."

After leaving the yard, Su Yun's expression was indifferent, and he did not show any fluctuation at all because of Su Yuyan's attitude.

In her previous life, after Su Yun married into the Marquis's Mansion, her mistress arranged another marriage for Su Yuyan. However, because of her bad reputation of murdering her sisters, none of the wealthy and powerful families looked down on her. Minister Su could only choose a scholar with good character and great ambition from among his disciples to be his son-in-law.

Even if she didn't marry Gu Shixing in this life, Su Yuyan estimated that she would never have the chance to enter the Marquis' Mansion.

*

When Gu Shixing heard Mo Tai say that Su Yun had been registered under the name of the Su family's mistress, his face turned indifferent and he didn't say much.

Instead, she followed her mother into the palace.

During this month, including this time, Gu Shixing went in and out of the palace three times.

After paying respects to my aunt with my mother, I went to look for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

After coming out of the Queen's palace and walking a long way to the Eastern Palace, they encountered patrolling imperial guards on the way.

He took a quick glance and didn't see the person in the portrait.

He looked away and fell into thought.

There are more than 10,000 guards in the imperial palace, so it is quite difficult to search for someone like this.

You may be able to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for help now.

The prince is only eighteen years old this year. He is kind-hearted but calm.

When the prince heard Gu Shixing's request, he asked, "My cousin wants to find two people among the imperial guards. What have they done wrong?"

Gu Shixing took a sip of tea and said solemnly, "One of the two had plotted against me."

The prince was stunned and asked hurriedly: "Did the plan succeed?"

Gu Shixing was silent for a moment, then shook his head, "No, but I was almost tricked by them. Not long ago, one of my subordinates met these two people at a small inn outside Jindu City. I recognized that one of them might be the one who had tricked me, but because he was alone, he didn't dare to act rashly. He only secretly observed their whereabouts and the lower half of their faces."

"The lower half of the face?" The prince was a little confused.

"They were wearing bamboo hats with a layer of black gauze that just happened to cover their eyes."

The prince nodded in understanding, and then asked, "How do you want me to help you, cousin?"

Gu Shixing pondered for a few breaths, then said, "If we search directly, people may find excuses to cause trouble for Your Highness, and it will also easily alert the enemy. It is almost the winter festival, and the Crown Prince will go to Pu'an Temple to fast for three days. It is reasonable to use this as an excuse to select accompanying guards."

The prince didn't think much about it and responded directly: "I helped my cousin."

Gu Shixing stood up and bowed slightly: "Thank you, Your Highness."

The prince said, "You and I are cousins, so don't be too polite. If you really want to thank me, you might as well play two more games of chess with me."

Gu Shixing's chess skills are just like him, neither impatient nor anxious. People don't feel threatened at first, but by the time they react, he has already controlled the entire game silently, making it difficult for people to turn the tables.

Perhaps it was because playing chess with Gu Shixing required extreme concentration, as if it were a battle of wits and courage, so the prince loved playing chess with Gu Shixing the most.

Since Gu Shixing asked someone for help, he naturally wouldn't refuse.

Because he had asked Su Changqing for help many times in the past period of time, Su Changqing would ask for payment by playing chess every time. Now that the prince uses chess as payment again, Gu Shixing has become accustomed to it and has adapted very well.

While playing chess, the prince said, "My mother mentioned you a few days ago, saying that my aunt has started to look for girls for my cousin, but my cousin is very picky. He looked at many girls' portraits but never even glanced at them."

As he spoke, he looked up at Gu Shixing and asked curiously, "What kind of women does cousin like? Why don't you tell me?"

In fact, this was instructed by my mother. I had to find out what my cousin liked and then select a woman who met his requirements from the aristocratic families on their side for marriage.

The chess piece that was about to be placed on the board paused for a moment, and a face appeared in my mind.

What kind do you like?

In the past, he had never had too many requirements for his wife's appearance and personality, as long as she could respect her parents-in-law and manage the affairs of the mansion. But now, if you ask him what kind of wife he likes, it depends on the personality and appearance of the person in his mind.

Gu Shixing, who had never mentioned his preferences in front of others, answered slowly after the chess piece landed on the chessboard with a crisp and pleasant sound: "He should be gentle in nature, but very tough in heart."

When the prince saw that he had answered, he immediately became interested and asked again, "What about his appearance?"

Gu Shixing thought about it.

Su Yun's appearance? He didn't like her because of her appearance, so he never paid too much attention to it.

After thinking for a while, he said, "It should be bright and colorful, but not too seductive."

When the prince heard this, he was stunned for a moment before he said with some surprise: "My cousin is such a serious, dignified and upright person, I really can't believe that he likes this type of woman."

Gu Shixing said calmly, "Everyone has different preferences. Maybe I'm used to being bland, so everyone is surprised to hear that I have such a preference."

The prince nodded, it was indeed the case.

It is indeed surprising that dull people would like those with gorgeous looks.

After playing chess for a while, the prince looked towards the palace door and nodded slightly.

The eunuch at the palace gate understood, then lowered his head and walked out of the palace gate, going to the Queen's palace, and told the Queen and Madam Gu about the prince's preferences that he had learned from Prince Gu.

When the queen heard this preference, she was surprised for a long time.

I didn't expect this boring nephew would like this type of thing.

Mrs. Gu had heard this from her son's servant, so she wasn't too surprised at the moment, but she was still surprised. She didn't expect her son to really reveal his preferences, nor did she expect that what the servant said was actually true.

The two sisters learned about their son and nephew's preferences, and discussed which girl from a noble family was more beautiful and gentle in nature.

In the end, there were only two people who looked pretty, and it was hard to tell what their personalities were like.

"Well, wait until the Winter Festival, then you can invite them to your house and secretly test their personalities." The queen said to her sister.

Mrs. Gu nodded and secretly wrote down the names of the two.

Queen: "In addition to these two, you can also invite other eligible women from noble families. Maybe you will accidentally find someone that Shi Xing will like."

Mrs. Gu: “I think so too.”

After the two of them had discussed this, the Queen asked, "I originally thought you would marry the girl from the Su Mansion, but I never thought you didn't have this idea."

Madam Gu thought of the fourth daughter of the Su family and shook her head slightly: "Shi Xing doesn't like her, and besides, I don't like the fourth daughter of the Su family either. I don't like her not because she is not smart enough, but because she is too arrogant, looks down on everyone who is lower than her status as nothing."

"Even though her other brothers and sisters are not born of the same mother as her, and even though there is a difference between legitimate and illegitimate children, they are still connected by blood and share the same honor and disgrace. But she often talks about the right and wrong of her own sisters at tea parties and ruins the reputation of her illegitimate sisters. This has long become a joke among other noble ladies. The two maids in my house have also heard a lot of it at tea parties. How dare I ask her to be my daughter-in-law when she disregards the family's reputation and only cares about her own limelight?"

The queen smiled and said, "That's true. Marrying a girl like this might bring disaster to the Marquis's mansion."

After a pause, he asked, "Should we invite the Su family to the tea party?"

Madam Gu: "Of course we invited them. After all, the Marquis and Minister Su are as close as brothers. Winter Festival is a day to invite relatives and friends to gather together. If we miss the Su Mansion, I'm afraid it will cause resentment."

The queen nodded: "That's true."

Madam Gu looked a bit embarrassed. "I just heard that the Su family recently registered a concubine's daughter under Liu's name, and she became a nominal legitimate daughter. I am a bit embarrassed and don't know whether I should add her to the post."

The queen chuckled and said, "It's just one more person. Since she is already a legitimate daughter, then you can invite her. This will also show your importance to the Su family. Even if you don't marry into their family, let them know that they and the Marquis' Mansion are different."

After hearing what her sister said, Mrs. Gu no longer hesitated about whether to invite or not.

*

By the time winter comes, the weather is completely cold.

Su Yun was afraid of the cold, so silver frost charcoal was already burning in the house.

Silver frost charcoal is expensive, and the charcoal usually allocated to the courtyard is inferior and very little. In the past, Su Yun did not dare to use it and left it for the little mother who was afraid of cold. The little mother was stubborn and refused to use it, so in the winters of previous years, Su Yun went to live with the little mother.

This year, because she was named the legitimate daughter, she was naturally allocated the best silver frost charcoal, and the supply was sufficient.

Su Yun was worried about his young mother at the farm, and he had enough money, so he secretly asked someone to buy some coal and send it to her.

Today is the Winter Festival, and I was thinking about going to the manor to see my mother after breakfast with my mistress and father. But at breakfast, my mistress said that there was an invitation from the Marquis' Mansion, and Su Yun was invited.

At first, when Su Yuyan heard the invitation from the Marquis' Mansion, her face was full of joy, but when she heard Su Yun's name on the invitation, she made a cold decision on her own: "You are not allowed to go."

She looked at what Su Yun said.

When Minister Su, who was originally indifferent, heard this, he put down his bowl and chopsticks with a "bang". The children at the table were all startled, and even Su Yuyan was frightened silly.