kingnovel Chapter 147 Who has no rules
Chapter 147 Who has no rules
As September arrives, the weather becomes clear and cool.
On the day before the Double Ninth Festival, Princess Heng sent a letter to Su Li, inviting her to her house to enjoy the flowers and eat crabs and spend the Double Ninth Festival together.
The next day was the college's holiday.
Brother Huan was busy training in the martial arts field early in the morning.
Su Li thought about it, sent someone to call Huan Ge'er back, and said to him:
"Mother is going to a banquet at Prince Heng's mansion, but she's a little scared because she's unfamiliar with the place. I can't let your father go to such an occasion. Brother Huan, are you willing to go with me to protect Mother?"
When Huan Ge'er heard this, he thought he had misheard.
What? My mother, with her incredible fighting ability, still needs protection?
He looked at Su Li half-believingly, with an expression that said, "Don't try to trick me!"
Su Li continued, "You know, your father stood up in front of so many people on Mid-Autumn Night. It's impossible to hide it any longer."
"In the past, those women might have thought your father was disabled and uncompetitive, so they let him go. But your father is not up to the task, so this has brought disaster upon me."
"Brother Huan, are you willing to protect your mother?"
"Okay!" Huan Ge'er felt that it made sense.
My father's face is so flashy that no woman would want to let him go.
Su Li was in a good mood after coaxing her son to go with her.
She really wanted her son to go out and relax, and not be so tense all day. Although he was still young, she always felt like she was facing a little old man.
The family of three packed up and went out.
As soon as I entered Prince Heng's mansion, I saw the chubby Princess Heng, who looked like a dumpling, coming to greet me in person, holding up the hem of her skirt.
"Mrs. Pei! You're here."
Princess Heng has curved eyebrows and eyes, a sweet voice, and is very wealthy.
Su Li quickly knelt and saluted, saying, "Greetings, Princess Heng."
Princess Heng's eyes narrowed into two slits as she smiled. She held Su Li with her plump hands and said affectionately:
"You're welcome, we're all family."
Pei Heng's wife was notoriously difficult to invite. All the invitations sent to General Pei's mansion were returned. The door of the mansion was even more difficult to enter, and no one had ever entered until now.
When the guests present saw Su Li coming, they all had different expressions on their faces, but when they saw that Princess Heng was very polite to her, they swallowed their words back into their stomachs.
"I suppose these are the lady's children. They are very good-looking."
Princess Heng's two sons were about the same age as Huan Ge'er. When they saw Huan Ge'er's handsome face and noble appearance, they couldn't help but fall in love with him.
"Meet Princess Heng."
The brother and sister were quiet and well-behaved, giving Su Li enough face.
"Be good! Go to the backyard and play with Xun'er and Shou'er."
Li Xun and Li Shou were the two sons of Prince Heng, one was nine years old and the other was eight years old, just the age when they were so naughty that they were hated by people.
After Prince Heng fell ill, the two children also became weak for a long time.
Princess Heng intends to let people of the same age play with them more.
Huan Ge'er glanced at Su Li.
He has a special mission today. He must protect his mother and cannot leave her side for a moment.
Su Li said with a smile:
"Go play. Mother just saw Madam Xie. I guess Xie An is here too."
Seeing that his mother didn't need him at all, Huan Ge'er suddenly realized that he had been fooled by her again.
"Mother, I'm going then."
Knowing that his mother had good intentions, he did not dare to let her down.
Besides, he wanted to see his cousins.
Princess Heng watched Huan Ge'er and Xi Jie'er walk toward the garden and said enviously, "How wonderful! Your son is obedient and polite, and I heard he's a first-rate scholar, and your daughter is clever and well-behaved. Madam Pei, you are truly blessed."
"Yes! I also feel that I am very blessed."
Su Li was not polite at all.
"Empress Jiang told me that Madam Pei had Prince Heng's wheelchair made, along with the rehabilitation training techniques and a series of medicinal recipes. Both His Highness and I will always remember this friendship."
Prince Heng missed the throne, and everyone in Prince Heng's mansion was heartbroken. But things have turned around, and now they have turned to support Prince Su. Although Princess Heng feels regretful, she is also convinced.
Prince Su, with a pure heart, risked his life to save Prince Heng.
Just based on this friendship, she was the first to like and support this brother.
We learned from Duke Yong that Pei Heng was the strategist behind Prince Su, and Princess Heng treated Su Li differently from ordinary people.
"Please sit here and I'll go and greet the guests."
Princess Heng instructed the servants to take good care of Su Li and then went to greet other people.
The chrysanthemums at Prince Heng's Mansion were in full bloom. Under the bright autumn sun, they blossomed in clusters, giving off a proud and fierce air, like a flower that would kill all others after it bloomed.
The fragrance of osmanthus also floats in the air, creating a feeling of subtle fragrance filling the sleeves.
Su Li brought Songzhi Songtao with her and admired countless kinds of chrysanthemums of various shapes along the way.
"Hey, isn't this the eldest brother's wife?"
After turning a corner, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in my ears. I looked up and saw the wife of Marquis Jinyuan standing in front of me with a weird look on her face.
She was accompanied by her second aunt and Mrs. Gu.
"Meet mother, second aunt."
Su Li bowed obediently.
"Humph, I really can't bear to be called mother."
Recently, Pei Yan was highly valued by Prince Jing and was transferred to the Ministry of War. The Marquis' wife felt much more confident now that her son was doing well.
Seeing Su Li now, new and old grudges were intertwined, and naturally he didn't look happy at all.
Second aunt and Mrs. Gu also looked at her with frowns on their faces.
Su Li smiled faintly.
Ugliness brings trouble!
"Sister-in-law, Brother Heng and his wife have been living away from home for several months now. They haven't even come home to pay their respects to their parents, nor have they given us any gifts for the holidays. They really don't have any manners at all."
Second aunt rolled her eyes.
The Double Ninth Festival gift was sent to the old lady a few days ago, and gifts were also prepared for the Marquis and the third aunt's family.
Su Li was just not happy to give it to the Marquis' wife. If she gave it to her, would she still remember her kindness? Who knows, she might even find fault with it!
She doesn't want to do any face-saving work.
Anyway, she is not afraid of bad reputation.
What? You bite me!
"Aunt, I've been wild since I was little, so naturally I don't know anything about etiquette. My second brother and his wife come from a noble family, so how come they don't know the rules either? I guess it's because I didn't teach them well."
"Me?" Gu pointed at herself in disbelief.
She was already low-key enough in front of Su Li and didn't say a word, so why did he bring her into this?
"That's right! You don't even know how to behave when you see your sister-in-law. It seems you are also a person without manners."
Su Li said coldly.
Gu's face turned awkward, and she was about to speak when she heard Su Li continue:
"I haven't learned my mother's rules well either."
Madam Hou raised her eyebrows and said angrily:
"What did you say!"
Su Li pointed towards the flowers over there and said:
"Look! Mother is attending such a formal banquet with a concubine, and dressed like this. Isn't this asking for a slap in the face?"
Everyone turned their heads and saw that Liu Xu was wearing a skirt embroidered with gold peonies, a pomegranate-red beaded belt around her waist, and a ruby and kingfisher hairpin among her hair full of pearls and jade that was particularly eye-catching.
At first glance, he was covered in fine goods bestowed by the palace.
As a concubine, she knew it was an act of usurpation but still dared to dress like this, which clearly showed that she did not take the Ninth Princess seriously.
This outrageous behavior was already known to everyone at the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet.
Everyone pretends not to see.
But Su Li couldn't bear it.
When she thought that it might be Liu Xu who invented the musket and helped the tyrant to commit atrocities, causing so many people to die at the Mid-Autumn Banquet, Azhe to suffer, and Song Ci to be trapped in the harem, she wanted to rush up and beat her to death.
However, Pei Heng and his team had been investigating for so long but still found no evidence.
The only way to vent this anger is through words.
Upon hearing this, a trace of displeasure and helplessness flashed across the Marquis's face, while Gu snorted coldly.
"The rituals and music of the Marquis' Mansion have collapsed, Pei Yan favors his concubine over his wife. Mother, you, the mistress of the house, are truly laughable! Fortunately, the general and I have separated into separate residences, otherwise wouldn't I have been scolded along with others?"
Su Li threw down a harsh word and left with Song Zhi and Song Tao.