Chapter 83 - Becoming Awkward(self defeating)
Nangong Yue nodded, "I know, I'll go and talk to Mother." With that, she turned around to walk towards the main room, but was stopped by Sister Liu.
"Third Miss, the Second Master has just arrived and is talking to the Second Madam in the house." Sister Liu hurriedly said.
As soon as the words left his mouth, he heard Nangong Mu's gentle voice coming from inside the house, "It's Yue jie Er, come in quickly."
Nangong Yue answered and entered the main room, only to see Nangong Mu and Lin Shi sitting face to face on the Luohan bed across from each other with a small table on which a mahogany chess board was placed, the black and white pieces on the board were already half occupied, the two were obviously playing chess.
Nangong Yue raised her eyebrows and glanced at Lin Shi, seeing that Lin Shi's face was like a peach blossom and she looked very well, so she finally put her mind at ease.
"Yue Jie Er, come here quickly," Lin Shi waved at Nangong Yue and said joyfully, "Mother has good news to tell you."
"What's the good news?" Nangong Yue hurriedly walked over and snuggled up to Lin Shi's side.
"Your father has just said that he will take us to the ranch in a few days to have fun." Lin said with a smile on her face, "Your brother has just gone to the garden to play, he will be so happy when he finds out!"
"Really? Father!" Nangong Yue looked at Nangong Mu in surprise.
Nangong Mu smiled and nodded his head.
"But what about boudoir studies? Will grandma agree?" Nangong Yue asked, a little worried.
"Yue Jie Er don't worry, Father will convince your grandmother." Nangong Mu smiled and assured.
Being able to be together as a family of four was something Nangong Yue could only dream of! Nangong Yue looked at Lin Shi and then at Nangong Mu, and a bright smile appeared on her face, "Thank you, father!"
On one side, Nangong Yue's family was happy and harmonious; On the other side, Su Qingping was planning for her own life event. She came to Su's bedroom with her own handmade mountain yam and jujube cake, and Liu Rong naturally waited on her.
"Miss Donger." Su Qingping had a slightly ingratiating smile on her face, "Is my aunt up?"
Su Shi had a habit of taking a nap, and Su Qingping had already made enquiries before coming here, so at this moment Su Shi was already up. However, when she arrived here, she naturally had to ask.
"Old Madam is already up." Dong'er respectfully replied, "Please wait for a moment, slave servant will go in and inform her." After saying this, she went inside.
In a short while, Donger came out, "The old madam invites you in."
Su Qingping smiled and nodded as she entered Su Shi's house.
"Ping'er, come here." Su Shi's smile was affectionate as she waved at Su Qingping.
"Greetings, Auntie." After Su Qingping had paid her respects, she hurriedly brought the mountain yam and date cake to Su Shi, "Auntie, this is made by my niece, try it and see how it tastes."
Su Shi picked up a piece and took a bite, then put it down, wiped her mouth and said, "It's sweet but not greasy, it melts in your mouth. I didn't expect Ping'er to have such good skills."
Su Qingping hastily flattered, "If you like it, Ping'er can make it for you for the rest of your life."
Su Shi smiled, "Ping'er is so filial and virtuous, I don't know which family will benefit from it in the future."
"Ping'er won't marry!" Su Qingping blushed like a boiled shrimp and said blushingly, "Ping'er is willing to stay with her aunt for the rest of her life and serve her, please make it happen." With that, she fell to her knees with a thud, "Auntie, please don't drive Ping'er away."
"You silly child, auntie never said anything about kicking you out, so why are you kneeling? Su Shi hastened to scold Liu Rong, who was behind Su Qingping, "Help your girl to get up!"
"No, Ping'er won't get up." Su Qingping looked at Su Shi in a pitiful manner, "Please promise to let Ping'er stay by her side for the rest of her life, before she gets up."
"Ping'er, you are ......" Su Shi wrinkled her eyebrows and her face sank, "Did someone give you a hard time, or did someone say something to drive you away?"
"No, no one said that." Su Qingping repeatedly denied, "It's just that Ping'er wants to serve her aunt for the rest of her life, she doesn't want to leave her aunt, that's why ......"
Su Shi's face cleared up a little, suddenly she thought of Su Qingping's stepmother, her sister-in-law, and thought to herself: this child is so reluctant to leave this place, could it be that she is being treated badly by her stepmother at home? It's also true that if you have a stepmother, you have a stepfather.
Thinking she had understood, Su Shi patted Su Qingping soothingly and said:
"I understand your filial piety. Don't worry, I will find a good match for you. By the way, I think the scholar introduced by Zhao Shi last time is not bad, I will ask Zhao Shi to arrange a match right away, you don't need to rush, good girl, get up."
"Yes, girl, get up quickly." Liu Rong could only help Su Qingping up, "The old lady will make the decision for you."
At this moment, Su Qingping only felt that the dumb person was eating the yellow lotus and could not say anything. She had repeatedly said that she wanted to stay by Su Shi's side, and if Su Shi had any intention, she could have thought of letting herself marry Nangong Cheng, so that she could stay in the Nangong Mansion in the future. But Su Shi didn't even think of that direction, instead she let her marriage process speed up.
But she couldn't say anything to stop Su's arrangement, so in the end she could only pretend to be shy and forced a smile to accompany Su to chat for a while ...... until she saw Su Shi's face showing fatigue, then she had the good sense to say goodbye and leave.
Su Qingping looked depressed and left Rong'an Hall, her heart was burning like a fire, it was uncomfortable ......
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In the Mo Zhu courtyard, Nangong Yue practised her writing for a while, and had just put down her pen when Yi Mei entered the room to report, "Miss Third, Que Er is here."
"Let her in."
Not long after, Que Er came in, and she bowed to Nangong Yue before talking about the matter.
"Third Miss, Hanxia has just sent news that the First Madam will take Miss Ping Cousin to see a prospective match in a couple of days. The marriage match is with the same man, Mr. Wang."
Nangong Yue nodded, "You think of a way to reveal this news to the Fourth Master."
"Yes, Third Miss." Que Er answered, and then retreated under Nangong Yue's gesture.
"Rumble!"
Outside, thunder suddenly rumbled, and Nangong Yue looked out through the window, revealing a smile of uncertainty.
In the morning, the blue sky was as clear and cloudless, but in the afternoon, the sky suddenly changed, the grey sky was filled with dark clouds, and it was terribly gloomy, as if the heavens had sensed something ......
Inside Rong'an Hall, Su sat on the Luohan bed, her face as sunken as water, her eyes like sharp blades shooting at the man kneeling on the ground below.
"Old Fourth, what did you just say, say it again!"
"Mother, my son ...... son wants to marry cousin Qingping, I beg mother to make it happen." Nangong Cheng mustered up the courage to say it again. Since he found out the news of Su Qingping's marriage negotiation last night, he hadn't been able to sleep the whole night, and after a night of thinking, he finally decided to beg Su Shi.
Su Shi stared at Nangong Cheng and spoke in a cold tone, "Did Ping'er agree with you?"
"No, no ......" Nangong Cheng shook his head repeatedly and said with a sincere face, "It's just that my son adores Miss Qingping and wants to marry her, and Miss Qingping doesn't know anything!"
Su Shi's expression eased, it seemed that it was only the fourth's wishful thinking, Ping'er knew nothing.
"Old Fourth, you listen carefully, marriage is a matter of parents' orders and matchmakers' words. I already have plans for your marriage." Su Shi refused Nangong Cheng's request.
"Mother, mother, I love cousin Qingping with all my heart, if you are worried that my son will treat her badly, my son can swear to the heavens." If you are worried that your son will treat cousin Qingping badly, I can swear to the heavens." Nangong Cheng pleaded with Su again, undeterred.
Su Shi's face was gloomy and she said coldly, "Old Fourth, it seems that I have been too indulgent these past few years and made you forget the rules!"
"Mother, don't be angry." Nangong Cheng hurriedly explained, "My son did not mean to disobey my mother, my son just wanted to marry ......"
"Shut up!" Su Shi was furious, "Get rid of your thoughts as soon as possible." Then she shouted, "Someone, send the Fourth Master to the ancestral hall to kneel for the day."
"Fourth Master, please." Two maids walked to Nangong Cheng's side, one on the left and one on the right.
Nangong Cheng did not move a muscle, looking at Su Shi stubbornly.
Su Shi said sternly, "Old Fourth, why are you still not convinced? Do you want me to use the family rules to deal with you?"
"My son does not dare." Nangong Cheng's face was ashen, if the family rules and regulations were used, he would have to kneel for at least three days and nights, and he would only be allowed to drink water and not eat. In fact, Su Shi's so-called punishment was light, probably because she didn't want to make a big deal out of it and ruin Su Qingping's reputation.
Nangong Cheng left Rong'an Hall with a downcast look on his face.
At this moment, outside Rong'an Hall, there were a few people standing in twos and threes, and Su Qingping was among them. She was wearing a short jade-coloured butterfly jacket and a light green pleated skirt. Her face was as white as jade, and her eyes were full of emotion and desire to speak.
Nangong Cheng couldn't help but be fascinated by it.
When one of the women saw that Nangong Cheng was standing still, she was a bit anxious and shouted: "Fourth Master ......"
Nangong Cheng immediately came back to his senses and withdrew his gaze.
"Fourth Master, are you all right?" At this moment, Nangong Cheng's servant Changfu ran to him.
Nangong Cheng looked back at Rong'an Hall Su's house, then shook his head as he replied, "I'm fine." After saying that, he walked out of Su Shi's courtyard.
Nangong Yue narrowed her eyes. Others might not have noticed, thinking that Nangong Cheng was answering Changfu, but she had noticed that Nangong Cheng's gaze was looking at Su Qingping.
At this time, Mama Wang from Su Shi's room came out and said to everyone, "The old madam said that she was not feeling well, so all ladies and girls please go back, there is no need to pay your respects today." Then she said to Su Qingping, "Miss Ping, the old madam is inviting you."
Nangong Lin muttered softly in a dissatisfied voice: "If grandmother is not feeling well, why didn't she call us, instead she called Ping Biaogu to go in and serve her."
Zhao Shi's eyes were sharp as she looked at Su Qingping, her gaze sullen.
Su Qingping could not help but feel proud of Su's favouritism, and raised her chest and walked into Su Shi's room against the piercing stares of the crowd.
As soon as she entered the room, Su Qingping sensed that Su Shi's smile was not as affectionate as it used to be when she saw her.
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