Reborn to marry a playboy, the scumbag kneels down and calls me aunt

After half an hour, the carriage stopped at the gate of the palace.

Su Xuqing pulled aside the curtain and came out, and saw Li Er looking at the majestic palace with such cautious eyes that he even forgot to put away the folding stool.

Su Xuqing's beautiful eyes moved around, taking in the towering gate of the palace. On the palace walls, which had been polished by time, there were some traces of knives and axes, like marks, witnessing the story of the palace changing hands several times over the hundreds of years.

At this moment, another carriage stopped at the door. Su Xuqing looked sideways and immediately rolled her eyes.

Duke Su brought Zhao and Su Min'er down from the carriage. The family of three were all together. Su Xuqing felt unlucky in her heart that Su Min'er came today after all.

When Su Min'er got off the carriage and saw Su Xuqing, she was immediately furious and remembered the humiliation of incontinence that day.

If she hadn't dared to act rudely in front of the palace, she would have definitely started cursing at this moment.

"Humph!"

"Humph!"

The two sisters were fed up with watching each other, so they snorted coldly and turned their heads away.

Shen Xuanheng looked coldly at Duke Su, who was forcing a smile. He nodded slightly as a greeting, and then pulled Su Xuqing into the palace first.

Seeing him like this, Zhao grumbled in dissatisfaction, "What is a sickly person pretending to be? He doesn't even say a word when he sees his father-in-law and mother-in-law."

Duke Su's face was not looking good either, but he reminded in a deep voice: "The palace is not a place for you to gossip, restrain yourself a little, we are here today just to show our faces, say a few auspicious words, and see if the queen will be happy to reward us with something."

"I know, I know. I've been talking a lot."

Zhao was a little annoyed and couldn't wait to enter the palace.

The Fengluan Palace where the empress lived had flying eaves and pointed corners. Outside the palace there were clusters of flowers and rugged rocks, making it very magnificently decorated.

In the center of the seventy-seven-story platform outside the main hall, there is a golden phoenix carved out of pure gold. It spreads its wings and raises its head, looking lifelike.

When Zhao passed by here, his eyes lit up.

"Gold, pure gold. How much is it worth? We can't spend it all in half a lifetime, right?"

Su Xuqing heard the noise and glanced down the stairs with contempt in her eyes. Did this family of three come here just to embarrass themselves?

After entering Fengluan Palace, the banquet had not yet begun. A palace maid guided Su Xuqing and Shen Xuanheng to take their seats.

At this moment, many officials had already arrived in the hall, and most of them gathered in twos and threes, chatting with each other.

After Shen Xuanheng entered the venue, he attracted some people's attention. Some looked at him inquiringly, while others looked displeased.

Not long after the couple sat down, a man wearing an ink-colored dragon robe walked over. Su Xuqing had seen this man once before. It was the eldest prince Xiao Yuheng.

"Your Highness, long time no see."

Xiao Yuheng stopped in front of Shen Xuanheng and bowed.

Shen Xuanheng smiled and stood up to return the greeting, "How dare I call myself Your Highness in front of the Grand Prince?"

Xiao Yuheng glanced at the court robes on Shen Xuanheng, and then said in a gentle tone: "I heard that the prince recommended himself to be the Minister of Justice. At first, I thought someone was joking, but today I see that it is true. So you and I will have many opportunities to meet in the future. Remember to come to the Yangxin Palace more often in your spare time."

Although Xiao Yuheng did not say it explicitly, his intention to win him over was clear.

"Your Highness is too polite. I am in poor health and only want to work for the court and serve the emperor during my lifetime. So I am afraid I don't have much energy to spend more time with Your Highness."

Shen Xuanheng's face was warm and his refusal was clear.

Xiao Yuheng was neither happy nor angry, and nodded slowly, "The prince cares about his country and family, and is truly a pillar of talent, but fate is unfair."

After a few polite words, Xiao Yuheng did not stay any longer and turned to talk to other ministers.

"Husband, he just wanted to win you over."

Su Xuqing was very smart, so she naturally figured it out.

Shen Xuanheng nodded and said with a smile: "The fight for succession is a mess. I don't want to be dragged into it, but... forget it, let's talk about it after we figure out that matter."

Shen Xuanheng was halfway through his words when Su Xuqing became confused, but since there were many people around, she did not ask any further questions.

"Sister Su."

A voice came with a hint of tenderness in surprise. Su Xuqing looked sideways and smiled.

"Miss Sun, you are here too."

Sun Youwei bowed and said softly, "Greetings, His Royal Highness."

Seeing Sun Youwei, Shen Xuanheng recalled some not-so-good memories. He slowly stood up and said, "I'll go out for a walk. You two can talk."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Xuanheng walked away.

Sun Youwei walked to Su Xuqing with an apologetic look on her face and asked in a low voice, "Sister Su, am I disturbing you?"

"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter."

Su Xuqing took Sun Youwei's arm and sat down, then said, "My husband and I have plenty of time to spend together, so we don't care about this moment. By the way, what is Miss Sun doing recently? She hasn't come to talk to me for a long time."

Sun Youwei looked helpless and hesitated to speak.

Su Xuqing was considerate and said, "If it's inconvenient, then don't tell me."

"It's not inconvenient, just a little embarrassing."

Biting her lip, Sun Youwei whispered, "Actually, I want to learn how to do business recently."

Su Xuqing blinked, then asked in surprise: "You are not doing this for... Liang Heng?"

Sun Youwei blushed and nodded gently, "I think Pavilion Master Liang doesn't like me. Maybe it's because I don't have enough interactions with him. If I can meet him more often in the business world, maybe he will like me."

Su Xuqing was amazed and murmured, "Miss Sun, you have done this, you can be regarded as the most infatuated person in the capital."

Sun Youwei's eyes were watery with shame, and she no longer looked like a lady from a noble family.

"Sister Su, please stop teasing me."

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this, let's talk about something else."

Su Xuqing held her cheek with her hand, her face full of curiosity, "I wonder what kind of business Miss Sun is planning to do."

Speaking of this, Sun Youwei sighed, "Actually, I have been researching for several days recently, trying to find an industry with less competition but high profits. But the more I learn, the more difficult it is to do business. There are too many smart people in this world, and the profitable industries are already crowded with people, and this situation is even worse in Beijing."

"That's true. It's not easy to live in the capital, but it's the most prosperous city, so the competition is definitely more intense."

Su Xuqing nodded slightly, but couldn't think of any good ideas. After all, she had never done business in her two lives, so she didn't dare to give blind advice to others.

Sun Youwei raised her clear eyes and stared at Su Xuqing with burning gaze.

"Originally I was at a loss, but suddenly an idea came to me. I just don't know if Sister Su is far enough to help me."

"I?"

Su Xuqing was stunned for a moment, and quickly waved her hands, "Miss Sun, I don't know how to do business. If you ask me to help you, I'm afraid you will lose money and your grandmother won't even recognize you."