Many people celebrated the New Year in Yushu Hutong this year, including Lin Wanyin, Bai Sulian and Su Shunci. In addition, Lin Wuchen would not return to his old house in Yunzhou, and would also celebrate the New Year in Yushu Hutong.
So Su Qingyu prepared a lot of New Year gifts for them, all of which would be useful during the New Year.
After arriving at the Marquis' Mansion, Su Qingyu first took people to pay respects to the old lady. On the way, she saw that the servants all had happy faces.
When Su Qingyu asked, she found out that it was Su Xiangling who was made the prince's concubine, and that the virtuous concubine specially rewarded the Su family.
The second wife was happy and gave rewards to the whole family.
The servants were like this, they could enjoy themselves with their masters by receiving rewards. There was no need to pretend to be happy in this joyous scene.
But if you look closely, you can still see that the Su family is much more shabby this year than in previous years.
For example, the silks and lanterns hanging in the inner house were basically leftovers from last year. Some were obviously a little worn out, but they were still there to make up the numbers.
As for the flowers and plants in the mansion, in previous years we would buy a batch of expensive ones during the New Year, but I didn’t see any this year.
Looking at people's winter coats, they seemed to be made of material from a few years ago and were probably dug out from the bottom of a box in a warehouse.
Inside Songhe Hall, several people were talking about something and one could hear their laughter before even entering the room.
When Su Qingyu entered the room, the second wife, Mrs. He, was holding a bracelet and putting it on the old lady's hand.
He smiled and said, "Mother, this bracelet came from the palace. Look at the water. It's hard to find outside."
"Only my mother deserves a bracelet like this."
Su Qingyu thought, no wonder grandma likes Second Aunt. Who can not like this sweet mouth?
There was no one else in the room, only Su Chengyan and He Shi were standing in front of the bed. They were probably talking about Su Xiangling being made the Crown Prince's concubine, and they were laughing so hard that their eyebrows were curved into slits.
Nanny Yuan was whispering to the old lady, "The eldest lady is here."
Only then did they turn around and look at Su Qingyu.
Su Qingyu stepped forward and bowed, then took off her cloak and handed it to the maid beside her.
"Today, my granddaughter is returning home to give my grandmother a New Year gift. I haven't congratulated my grandmother yet. My second sister has become the crown prince's concubine. It's not long before the Su family regains its former glory."
The old lady likes to hear this and never gets tired of hearing it no matter how much.
After taking the medicine for these days, the old lady has become much more flexible. Except that she still can't walk, she is no different from a normal person in other aspects.
The old lady motioned for Su Qingyu to sit down, and then said with emotion: "The Su family is counting on you. You all married well. Even if I die, I can still see your grandfather."
"If there really is a golden phoenix flying out of our family, it must be a blessing from our ancestors."
Su Qingyu thought it was ridiculous. May the ancestors bless us? If the ancestors knew that their descendants were so disappointing, they would probably be very angry.
He still remembered that day when Su Qingyu refused to beg for mercy, so her words sounded a little sarcastic.
"The eldest lady's words are not so cold and hard today."
"That's right. When your second sister becomes successful in the future, will she still benefit from you? It's possible that my son-in-law's career will depend on your second sister."
Su Qingyu looked at He with an inexplicable expression, "Second Aunt, if Third Master needs to rely on Second Sister to have a smooth career, then I will definitely persuade him to resign and go home, and I will definitely not trouble Second Sister."
It is not known whether He is praising Su Xiangling or belittling Shen Zhixiu.
Su Qingyu directly retorted.
Without her natal family as support, He had been keeping a low profile in the Marquis' Mansion these days, fearing that she would displease the old lady.
Fortunately, Su Xiangling worked hard and was promoted to the position of Crown Prince's concubine, plus the reward from Concubine Xian, which made He completely relieved.
He finally got the chance to show off and wanted to suppress Su Qingyu.
She continued, "Young Miss is returning home to give New Year gifts? I'll have to take a look later. But no matter how hard I look at it, it can't compare to the New Year gifts given by the virtuous concubine."
Su Qingyu curled her lips unconsciously. The virtuous concubine gave some rewards, but why did the second aunt seem to be lost?
Before he could say anything, footsteps were heard outside the door, one heavy and one light.
Su Qingyu thought that Su Yuanqing was crippled by the last beating, so she turned around to look.
Only then did he realize that the person who came in was his father Su Chengye. Not only was he walking with a limp, but his face was also covered in bruises.
Seeing him like this, the old lady frowned and asked, "Didn't you go to Elm Alley? Why did you fight with someone?"
When Su Qingyu heard the words "Yushu Hutong", she immediately asked cautiously, "Did father go to Yushu Hutong? What did he do?"
The old lady did not hide it and began to explain.
It turned out that since the last disaster relief, both the Su and He families had suffered misfortune, and the Su family's medicine shop could no longer operate. The family was once again stretched to the limit, and with the high expenses during the New Year, maintaining normal food and clothing became a problem.
The old lady knew that Lin Wanyin was determined to divorce and would not come back, so she set her sights on Su Shunci and her daughter. Today, Su Chengye went to Yushu Hutong to pick up Su Shunci and her daughter.
Of course, the old lady’s words to Su Qingyu were more high-sounding.
Something like she missed her granddaughter, Su Chengye was nostalgic, and was still thinking about Aunt Lian.
After the explanation, the old lady asked Su Chengye what was going on.
When she heard that Lin Wanyin was beaten by her servant, the old lady became furious and asked the Su Chengye brothers to bring the servants to the house to seek justice.
Su Chengye looked at Su Qingyu and said unhappily, "Forget it, I won't go there in the future."
Hearing that Su Qingyu came back to give New Year gifts, Su Chengye asked directly, "How many cars?"
Su Qingyu: "One car."
The answer was clear and concise.
Su Chengye thought of the scene he saw in Yushu Hutong and suddenly became anxious.
"One car? You gave your mother six carloads of New Year gifts, and you only gave us one?"
"Is this how you fool us? As the third wife of the Shen family, you are not afraid of being laughed at for sending such a small New Year gift to your parents' home."
After hearing what Su Chengye said, the old lady looked at Su Qingyu disapprovingly.
He asked her with a serious face: "Is it really so?"
He whispered to Su Chengyan, "What's the point of marrying well? Your elbows are always pointed outward. I think the eldest lady should change her surname from Su to Lin."
Although he lowered his voice, several people in the room heard it.
Su Qingyu couldn't help but roll her eyes. This was the first time she saw someone complaining about the small amount of gifts. They claimed to be a noble family with a history of three hundred years, but this was the etiquette and upbringing they had?
She said calmly, "Father, do you want to compete with my mother even on this?"
Su Chengye snorted, "Why can't we compare? She is your mother, and I am still your father. We have the same parents, so why are we treated differently?"
After thinking about it, he added another sentence.
"As a father, I don't care about how much you have. What I value is your filial piety."
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