A few people sat down at the stone table in the yard. Su Qingyu heard Lin Wuchen say that she was partial, and teased, "How old are you, and you are jealous of a child?"

"Can you be the same age as your fourth sister? How old is she and how old are you?"

Su Shunci lowered her head in embarrassment when Su Qingyu mentioned her.

She was not a shy person, but every time Shen Zhixiu, her brother-in-law, was around, she felt oppressed and did not dare to speak much.

When Lin Wuchen saw her like this, it was as if he had seen something strange.

"Hey, fourth cousin, aren't you always so resolute and decisive when you're out there? Why do you seem like a different person today?"

Su Qingyu became interested, "Is the fourth sister very successful outside now?"

Lin Wuchen simply ignored Su Shunci's glare and said, "Of course not. This little girl is even better than her father. She is really good at business."

"The silk shop was run by her in a prosperous manner, the accounts were kept very beautifully, and the stewards there were obedient. Not to mention, there were several beautiful and arrogant young ladies in the capital who were following her all day long. She’s like a sister.”

"Just like Miss Song from the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion, she protects her like a hen protecting her chicks all day long, for fear that she will be bullied."

Su Shunci no longer cared that Shen Zhixiu was by his side, and raised her chin to look at Lin Wuchen, "Three cousins ​​just say what they say. Why do you still say it in such a vulgar way? How come Sister Wanwan has become an old hen? I'm not a chicken either."

The little girl pinched her waist, her face bulging with anger. No matter how skillfully she handles business outside, she will show her true colors when facing Lin Wuchen.

Lin Wuchen nodded, "That's right. You won't be tired of holding it in front of your sister and brother-in-law."

Su Shunci was immediately discouraged. Lin Wuchen taught her how to do business and how to speak and act. But no matter how much she jumped, she couldn't seem to get out of his hand.

Su Qingyu laughed so hard that she couldn't breathe, so she held Shen Zhixiu's shoulder and coughed. Watching these two bickering is more interesting than watching a shadow puppet show.

Seeing that Su Qingyu was so happy, Shen Zhixiu spoke much better to Lin Wuchen.

"You two will stay in Zhuangzi for a few days and spend time with her."

Lin Wuchen looked around and said, "This place is really nice. When the Lin family no longer needs me, I will build a garden."

The corner of Su Qingyu's mouth twitched, "My uncle has only used you for a few years, and you are already thinking about raising him?"

Su Shunci sat next to Su Qingyu and asked in a low voice: "Sister, when will mother come back?"

Ever since Lin Wanyin went to inspect the business in Beizhili, Su Shunci went to check on her every few days. But after so many days, there was still no sign of her.

Su Qingyu rubbed Su Shunci's head, "Come on, I received a letter from my mother three days ago, saying that she is coming back."

When Lin Wuchen heard them talking about Lin Wanyin, he comforted her, "My aunt will return to Beijing in the next few days, don't worry."

Thinking of the main purpose of today's visit, Lin Wuchen looked at Su Shunci, "Ah Ci, haven't you always wanted to learn how to make tea? The mountain spring water here is excellent. You can go to the tea room and learn from the sisters."

Su Qingyu was thinking about her mother, and before she could react, Su Shunci had already understood what Lin Wuchen meant.

"Third cousin said, I'll go take a look right now."

Su Qingyu was shocked to realize that her third cousin had something to say and sent Ah Ci away.

After Su Shunci walked away, Lin Wuchen said: "During this period, I checked all the 18 or 19-year-old boys near the capital, and it turned out that three of them had dislocated arms."

"Two of them were accidentally injured while playing when they were children, and one was injured in the womb. But that family moved to the capital in the past two years and is originally from Hubei."

"I checked everything they said, and it's all correct."

Su Qingyu was quite happy when she heard what she said before, thinking she had some clues. When Lin Wuchen finished speaking, her face darkened.

She has known for so many years that looking for her brother is like looking for a needle in a haystack. But there is always some hope in her heart, hoping that God can favor her again.

After Lin Wuchen said these words, he couldn't bear to look at Su Qingyu. He sighed and looked at Shen Zhixiu again, "It's hard for me to check the heirs of wealthy families, so I have to rely on you."

Shen Zhixiu pondered and said, "I have been sending people to investigate, but the powerful families have many ways to cover up such things."

"If the person is really in the capital, even if he joins the royal family, I will find out one day. I am afraid that the person is not in the capital..."

Having said this, Shen Zhixiu hurriedly stopped what he said, "Don't worry about that. We will search prefecture after prefecture, and we will always find someone."

After that, Shen Zhixiu was afraid that Su Qingyu would have random thoughts, so he quickly changed the topic.

By the time Su Shunci came out with the tea, Shen Zhixiu had already ordered someone to set up the chessboard. He wanted to play a few games with Lin Wuchen.

Su Qingyu took Su Shunci to the garden behind to see flowers.

Su Shunci only felt that her eyes were not full, and everything she looked at was new. Even the holly planted along the path is an unusual plum-leaf holly, and the flowers it blooms are very similar to plum blossoms.

While Su Qingyu was looking at the flowers with her, she asked, "Aci, I haven't been back to my house for a few days. How is the house?"

Su Shunci suddenly looked angry when Su Qingyu asked.

"The second aunt is now a popular person around my grandmother. I am in charge of the outside business, and the second aunt in the house is in charge of the business."

"My aunt is okay. They care about how I can make money for the house after all. The third aunt is in a miserable state. She is being tortured by her grandmother and is going crazy."

"There is also Su Xiangling, who somehow managed to hook up with His Highness the Crown Prince. This is great, and his prestige in the mansion is about to reach the sky."

Su Shunci now misses the days when her mother and eldest sister were in the Su family, but she also knows that divorce from her mother is the best way out.

The two of them walked to the pavilion of the waterside pavilion unknowingly. Su Qingyu ordered someone to bring some fruits and she took Su Shunci to enjoy the shade in the pavilion.

"Su Xiangling and the prince? Is she going to the East Palace?"

Su Shunci shook her head, "I don't know yet, but yesterday she and His Royal Highness went out of the city to offer incense."

"Grandma is really confused now. She just released people like this. There are no rules or etiquette at all."

Su Qingyu chuckled lightly, "For my grandmother, it would be the highest honor for her granddaughter to marry the prince and become his concubine. At this time, how could she care about following the rules?"

Su Shunci thought of the bad things going on in the house, and felt that she couldn't finish them in three days and three nights.

"Eldest sister doesn't know that now the third aunt has to go to my grandmother every morning to set the rules. She is very strict in the morning and evening."

"Not only the third aunt, but also the fifth sister suffered."

"That's not all. Grandma has to scold me every now and then."

"I sometimes wonder, why can't the third aunt be as tough as my mother?"

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