C68 Chuanxi

As for the gifts from the palace, Su Mingyue chose a few items to give to her sisters. Su Mingyue naturally had to keep the empress dowager's accessories. When she saw them, she chose some cloth to give to her sisters.

Since Ruan Ping'er lived in the Jingan Marquis Mansion, Su Mingyue naturally couldn't abandon her. Su Mingyue purposely chose a large red colored cloud brocade for her.

People like Ruan Ping'er were not suitable to wear bright colors, and the clouds were heavy and didn't suit Xia Yi at all.

However, Su Mingyue also said that her cousin's luck wasn't very good recently. She might just use this bright color to suppress it and her luck would be good.

Ruan Ping'er was infuriated, but she did not dare to show it on the surface. She could only smile and thank Su Mingyue.

Su Mingyue went to the Pine Crane Hall to pay respects to Old Lady Hee. Old Lady Hee's other words were to have Su Mingyue give her purple jade head to Ruan Ping'er, saying that Su Mingyue was unsuitable for Zi Yu.

Su Mingyue said she could give it to Sofia, but would she dare to take it with her? If Ruan Ping'er had dared to wear it, Su Mingyue would have dared to tell everyone the truth. Old Lady Hee wasn't even afraid, what was she afraid of?

Ruan Ping'er had a reputation of relying on Jing'an's Marquis Mansion to feed her. If she dared to steal the title that the empress dowager had bestowed to Su Mingyue, then she really wouldn't need to stay in the capital anymore.

Old Lady Hee was angered, but she didn't dare to raise the matter of her head anymore. After all, if she really took action and robbed the place, Empress Dowager's side wouldn't be able to survive. Furthermore, she wouldn't allow Su Mingyue to claim that she stole Su Mingyue's face and give it to her granddaughter.

The current Su Mingyue was no longer the previous Su Mingyue. This was the truth Ruan Ping'er had recently comprehended, so it was rare for her to have a peaceful time. She could only stay within the Pine Crane Hall and not easily provoke Su Mingyue.

Su Mingyue was very satisfied with Ruan Ping'er's tactful way of doing things. Right now, she was thinking about going to the manor outside the city to take shelter during the summer.

Jing'an's Marquis Mansion had long been covered in ice, but he still couldn't fall asleep due to the heat. Besides, ice was not good for the body, especially for women, so Su Mingyue remembered something she had promised Cui Yingtong before.

Madam Meng had previously agreed, but after the incident last time, she had begun to mutter inwardly, afraid that something might happen to Su Mingyue again.

Even with Su Mingyue's reassurance, Madam Meng was still worried, so she let Su Mingqian go with them. She originally wanted to bring Su Mingzhu and Su Mingyue along with her. As for Miss of Cousin, didn't she want to stay by her grandmother's side to show her filial piety? Su Mingyue didn't dare to disturb him.

Su Mingqian, along with his three sisters, went to the manor where Madam Wang married outside the city.

At this time of the year, in addition to those who could not leave, most of the people in the city would go to the villages outside the city to take shelter from the heat. The small village that Madam Wang was married to had a very good location; they built a garden and even circled half of the lake to get in, and a few courtyards were built on the water, which was even cooler than ice. The few courtyards were connected by suspension bridges, and the boats on the lake were even able to support them.

Su Mingyue's courtyard was also built on the water, but the back door was on the shore. It was cool and convenient to go in and out. Su Mingyue especially liked to open the window to see the lotuses.

Princess Hua'ann also had a manor here, and coincidentally, it was right next to Su Mingyue's manor. Even the water in the manor came from Jing'an's Marquis Mansion.

Cui Yingtong had come early. She was bored, and when she finally got to Su Mingyue, she came in a hurry. Even Su Mingyue didn't have time to clean up.

"This courtyard of yours is good. It's much cooler than mine." Su Mingyue's window faced the large lotus flowers, which made her feel cool just by looking at them.

"Try this." Su Mingyue personally poured a cup of tea for Cui Yingtong. "I heard that this was brewed with the dew from a lotus leaf, but I can't think of any difference. You should try it too."