C7 The Hospitality of the Su Mansion!
Su Yueru smiled and went forward to pull Bi Qiu's hand.
"Thank you, but I don't know why Grandmother is looking for me."
As she spoke, she slipped the silver bracelet into Bi Qiu's hand.
Bi Qiu did not retract her hand. Instead, she pressed her slender jade hand against the edge of the bracelet and pushed it back slightly.
Su Yueru's expression changed slightly. Was she unwilling to accept her bribe or did she look down on her?
"This servant is only a messenger. I don't know why, but Miss and Missy are both there."
Bi Qiu's words were cut short. She did not know the reason, but it must be related to Su Qi and Lin Xuemei.
Su Yueru reckoned that they should not be able to hold it in anymore.
She gave a meaningful glance at Yanzhi.
Yanzhi was also a smart girl. She immediately ran over with a plate of pastries.
"Thank you, Big Sister Bi Qiu. This is some pastries I just made. If you don't mind, try one."
Bi Qiu felt that the young miss was really different today. Usually, when she heard that the madame was inviting her, she would be so scared that she would roll her eyes and fall to the ground, but today, she was neither humble nor overbearing.
"Then this servant will thank the young miss for the reward."
Pastries, this was not considered a bribe, right?
She pinched a piece of plum blossom paste and took a bite. Suddenly, her eyes lit up.
Yanzhi looked carefully and immediately wrapped it in a piece of handkerchief and passed it to Bi Qiu.
"Sister Bi Qiu, if you don't mind, you can eat more."
"How can I?"
After a few rejections, she accepted it.
In any case, it was just some worthless things.
After Bi Qiu left, Su Yueru purposely dipped her lips with some white frost, making her face even paler. The bandage on her head had peeled off a layer, revealing the terrifying wound inside.
"Shui Fen, how is the thing you asked me to make last night?"
"It's all ready."
Shui Fen placed a red cloth wrapped item on the table and said.
Su Yueru lifted it up and looked at it, then nodded with satisfaction.
She didn't expect Shui Fen to be so dexterous. In just one night, she had even put the powder and grilled it.
This was her cooking skills. She often made imitations, which were enough to fool others. Moreover, she had made more than ten of these things.
"Let's go. Yanzhi, you can follow me. We can't have no one to look after us in the house. You stay here."
Although Shui Fen was unwilling, she still nodded with her mouth pouted.
The old lady's "Quiet Temple" was to the south, and it was in the same direction as Su Yueru's "Returning to Home". Thus, they arrived very quickly.
The old lady believed in Buddhism, and she could smell the strong sandalwood fragrance from afar.
It was said that the old lady was usually free, and she rarely left the house. She didn't pay attention to the outside world, and wholeheartedly focused on chanting and praying in the nunnery.
She must have been guilty of doing too many things when she was young.
She was dressed in a bright red gown, with a golden silk ribbon on her head, holding a string of Buddhist beads in her hand. Her eyelids were pulled up, and the corner of her mouth was slightly droopy. One look and you could tell that she was not a good person.
Lin Xuemei wiped her tears away and knelt beside the old lady's legs, calling her "Grandmother".
Su Qi stood to the side with a wronged look on her face.
Bi Qiu, who had returned earlier, was already standing behind the old lady with a maidservant who looked similar to her.
"Granddaughter greets Grandmother."
Su Yueru half-squatted and bowed. The old lady did not even bat an eyelid.
After a long while, the old lady did not seem to have the intention to wake her up. Bi Qiu, who was originally standing behind the old lady, took a porcelain cup and handed it to the old lady.
"Old Madam, the Eldest Miss is here."
The old lady raised her head and glanced at her. It was obvious that she was blaming this girl for talking too much.
She took the teacup and drank a mouthful before passing it to Bi Qiu.
"Get up."
Su Yueru had just straightened her body when she heard the old lady say that.
"I heard that your aunt and cousin sister have moved into your west side room?"
"My aunt and cousin sister said that they don't like the guest garden. Yueru, although my aunt is a daughter who has been married off, she is still from our Residence. Although she came back to join my mother, she is still half a master. It is naturally not appropriate for her to live in the guest garden, but she can't find any other courtyard for the time being. Erniang has been in charge of this house for a long time, and Yueru can't intervene. That's why she thought of squeezing with my aunt and cousin sister."
These words were watertight. The daughter you married was like water that was splashed out. She came back to seek shelter with her mother, yet she was still so arrogant and acted as if she was the master. Besides, this half master was not suitable to live in the guest yard, and she even wanted me to live in the guest yard?
These words stunned the old lady, and she couldn't help but look up and down at Su Yueru. She still looked ugly, but there was less timidity in her eyes.
"It's not bad for you to arrange this, but you didn't let your aunt and cousin use breakfast. Is this how our Su Mansion treats guests?"
Su Yueru raised her eyes and looked at Lin Xuemei and Su Qi's mother and daughter with puzzlement.
"Where did Grandmother hear this from? Our Su Mansion is not poor to the point where we can't afford a meal. How could Yueru not let aunt and cousin eat? But this morning, cousin and aunt woke up late, and Yueru saw that the porridge was cold, so she asked the maidservant to send it back to the kitchen to heat it up. That's why there was a misunderstanding."
"Nonsense, isn't there a small kitchen in your yard? I asked your maidservant to make me something to eat, but you refused and even asked me to go to the kitchen to carry it."
Lin Xuemei, who was originally kneeling beside the old lady's legs and pretending to be pitiful, and Su Yueru, who was crying about Su Yueru's crimes, suddenly stood up. Her movements were so fast that even the old lady was shocked. She frowned slightly and looked at her impetuous granddaughter.
On the other hand, Su Yueru had her eyebrows lowered, and she looked calm and unhurried. This was what a lady of a noble family should look like.
She took a closer look and saw that there was a bandage on her forehead, and the wound was still bleeding.
Her frown deepened.
"It's my fault. I didn't explain clearly to my cousin, causing her to misunderstand. Yesterday, my maidservant accidentally injured her hand, so she couldn't even hold the spatula. That's why she couldn't help my cousin make breakfast. I didn't expect that she would misunderstand."
Lin Xuemei was so angry that she clenched her teeth. She didn't say that in the courtyard just now, and she even threatened her.
"Then let your maidservant bring some porridge to me. Why are you protecting me?"
Su Yueru bit her lips and raised her eyebrows. She pinched her thigh fiercely, and her eyes instantly turned red.
She pretended to be weak and tilted her body, and the rouge behind her immediately came forward to support her.
"Miss, are you dizzy again? I told you that you haven't recovered yet, and you can't get out of bed to walk, so you came here to see the madame…"
The rouge muttered, her voice was not loud, but it was enough for everyone in the room to hear, including the Su madame who was sitting in the upper seat.