He couldn't help but said: "Xiang Ling, how can you face outsiders? What's your father's fault? He is enforcing the law."

Su Xiangling walked to Mr. He and persuaded her softly: "Even if my father is doing it on a routine basis, he shouldn't talk to my aunt like that. He is young, what's wrong with going to apologize?"

After saying that, she walked to Su Chengyan's bed again, "Father, what my daughter wants to say is that father should go and apologize to the eldest aunt. The eldest aunt has been very kind to us in the past, so we can't become enemies because of this trivial matter."

As she spoke, Su Xiangling blinked at Su Chengyan again.

Su Chengyan was stunned, he understood what his daughter meant. Let him agree first, she has her own plan.

These days, my daughter is prosperous in the capital, and her words and deeds are more insightful than when she was in Qianzhou. There must be a reason for saying this at this time.

Su Chengyan nodded, "Xiang Ling is right, I will apologize when I feel better."

Seeing that Su Chengyan agreed, Su Xiangling walked up to Su Qingyu again and blessed her.

"Let me apologize to my eldest sister first. Let's talk about it now. We are still a family. But don't be confused because of my father. It's best if we live apart."

A smile appeared on Su Qingyu's lips, "It's best that the second sister thinks so. Naturally, we are still a family."

When Su Chengye saw this, he knew that this could only be the case. Then they smoothed things over and had a few gossips with Shen Zhixiu.

The atmosphere in the room was so strangely harmonious. Su Chengyan also agreed that after two or three days when he felt better, he would come to apologize solemnly.

Not long after, the imperial doctor Li Chaoyun invited arrived. He said that he had injured the back of his head and should not be careless. He still had to take medicine for a few days and he would come back for a follow-up consultation.

After the imperial doctor left, Su Xiangling said to the old lady: "Grandma, I will go back and change into homely clothes first, and I will come back to take care of my father later."

She attended the flower party today, wearing complicated clothes and her hair was covered with pearls.

Su Qingyu thought about it and said casually: "I haven't been to the second sister's yard yet."

Then he turned to look at Shen Zhixiu, "Why don't the third master and father go to the outer courtyard to have a cup of tea. I will go with the second sister to have a look, and we sisters can catch up with each other. Later I will go to the outer courtyard to find the third master, and we will go back to the house together."

Su Xiangling was startled and glanced at Su Qingyu suspiciously.

Su Qingyu stood up and walked to her side, and whispered: "My sister won't be unwelcome, right? The relationship between us sisters should not be affected by the affairs of our elders."

When Su Xiangling heard this, she felt relieved. Su Qingyu probably saw that she was going to enter the East Palace, and deliberately stepped forward to show her goodwill.

She had seen a lot of this kind of people these days and was not surprised at all.

"In that case, eldest sister, please go to my place for a cup of tea."

What Su Xiangling enjoyed the most was that others treated her from disdain to compliments, so she naturally would not reject Su Qingyu's proposal.

The two sisters left the main courtyard and walked towards the northwest direction of Yixia Courtyard.

Passing by a plum grove, I saw a simple and elegant courtyard.

Su Qingyu praised, "This yard is really nice, clean and elegant. In winter, you can see the snow falling and plum blossoms blooming through the window lattice."

She was speaking from her heart, but Su Xiangling only felt that she was trying to please her, and the smile on her face became more and more public.

"Big sister likes it and comes here often. I heard that there is a green plum blossom in the East Palace. Big sister can go and see it if you have the chance."

Su Qingyu heard that Su Xiangling was showing off, and she also agreed, "Then I have to rely on my second sister. Not everyone can go to a place like the East Palace."

Su Xiangling glanced at Su Qingyu and said, "We sisters, these are all trivial matters."

The two sisters entered the main room, Su Xiangling went in to change clothes, and the maids also filed in.

Su Qingyu looked around. The thing from last time was obviously very important to Su Xiangling. She probably wouldn't carry it with her, so it must be in the bedroom.

She didn't bother to open the cabinets or drawers, for fear of giving clues. She couldn't rush this kind of thing.

Hearing that Su Xiangling seemed to be coming out, Su Qingyu's eyes fell on a box in the middle of the dressing table.

It was a simple carved agarwood box. It didn't look expensive, but it had a lock on the outside.

Su Qingyu stepped forward, picked up the box and looked at it.

Shake gently, the sound inside is not loud, but still a bit muffled. Su Qingyu thought of Su Xiangling's purse. If the purse was locked inside, it would shake like this, right?

Just as he was thinking about it, Su Xiangling walked out of it.

"What are you looking at, big sister?"

He snatched the box and put it in the drawer under the dressing table.

Su Qingyu said calmly, "The carvings on this box are good. Are the flowers on it the Baili Rhododendron that is only found in Qianzhou?"

A smile appeared on Su Xiangling's lips, "Yes, eldest sister recognized it. What's inside...is the jewelry given to me by His Highness the Crown Prince. I'm afraid that if the people below are not careful, it will be bad if it gets damaged."

Su Qingyu said hurriedly: "It needs to be kept well. The things given by the prince are all valuable things in the palace."

Seeing that Su Xiangling had changed her clothes, Su Qingyu said again: "Second sister has to take care of second uncle, and it's time for me and third master to leave the house. Let's go together."

The two of them separated at the fork in the small garden. Su Qingyu went to the outer courtyard to find Shen Zhixiu, which was in the same direction as Su Xiangling went to the main house in Aixia Courtyard.

Seeing Su Xiangling leave, Su Qingyu turned around and walked back.

"Jade, go in from the back later, find the box, open it and see what's inside. If it's something insignificant, look around for it."

After explaining the jade, Su Qingyu entered the front yard.

The maids in the yard were stunned when they saw her coming back, and then listened to Su Qingyu's instructions.

"I lost an earring. It was still there when I went out. You guys can look for it for me in the yard."

"Those are Nuan Yu's earrings. Whoever finds them will be rewarded heavily. Everyone who is waiting in the room has come out. There are more people than the ones who find them."

The people who were waiting in the yard and cleaning the furniture in the house all started looking for it in the front yard.

While everyone was looking for a cup of tea, Feicui suddenly walked in from outside the courtyard.

"Madam, I found you in the hayfield outside."

Jade said, and helped Su Qingyu put on the warm jade earrings in her hand.

Su Qingyu looked at the people in the yard and said, "You have worked hard too. Jade, I will reward you."

The servants waiting in the yard all looked happy and knelt down to thank the eldest lady for the reward.

After leaving Su Xiangling's yard and going all the way out of Yixiayuan, Feicui started to report.

"Madam, I can see clearly what's inside."

"There is a bamboo stick in the purse, and on it is written: The Phoenix returns to the north, soaring straight up to the ninth heaven. The pattern engraved on the bamboo stick looks like a Taoist spell to me."

"On the back of the bamboo stick, there is also a birth date carved on it. It is crooked and the knife marks look like it was carved just a few days ago."

Su Qingyu thought about the hexagrams on the bamboo stick and asked casually: "Bazi? Whose horoscope?"

"The name is Zhou Jianyuan."

Su Qingyu's expression changed in shock and she stopped immediately.

Jade wanted to continue talking, but was stopped by Su Qingyu.

"Don't say these words again, and don't mention this name and horoscope again."

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