Chapter 75: Younger sister is really not suitable for the Inner Palace

Su Wanqiu heard this, slowly got up, and walked toward the Anshou Hall.

In the Anshou Hall, the Old Madam was already sitting at the table. On the pear-wood dining table were fragrant roasted squabs, milky white tofu, and vibrant green asparagus tips.

These dishes looked very ordinary and delicious, but Su Wanqiu had no appetite.

"Wanqiu, you're here," the Old Madam beckoned her, signaling her to sit beside her, "Mother had the kitchen make a few of your favorite dishes, come and taste them."

After she sat down, the Old Madam said kindly: "Wanqiu, Mother has seen you managing the Pei mansion these past few days, it has been hard work. I asked you to come and have dinner together today because I want to transfer the power of managing the Pei mansion to you."

Su Wanqiu heard the Old Madam's words, and a glimmer of light flashed in her originally dim eyes, but she responded: "Mother, daughter-in-law is not tired."

The Old Madam nodded with a smile, "Mother knows, you have always been the most sensible," she said, ordering Nanny Jingyi to bring a key, and then personally put the key into Su Wanqiu's hand.

"This is the key to the Pei mansion's warehouse. Now Mother is handing it over to you. From now on, this life will be managed by you."

After Su Wanqiu received the warehouse key, she lowered her head and rubbed it carefully: from now on, the internal affairs of the Pei mansion would be decided by her.

"You are a person who understands the big picture. Mother is old. Seeing that you have handled the mansion's affairs so properly these past few days, I am relieved."

"Mother..." A trace of warmth flashed in Su Wanqiu's heart. Just when she thought this aunt was a good mother-in-law—

The Old Madam continued, "Wanqiu, you are so good, but your younger sister Chunyan is not even one-tenth as good as you."

As soon as Su Wanqiu heard about her younger sister, the warmth that had just risen in her heart was instantly extinguished: she was clear about the incident where Su Chunyan fell into the lake and was saved by her husband.

Thinking of this, Su Wanqiu felt a sour and nauseous feeling in her stomach: her own husband had actually seen her younger sister's body!

Although Pei Aosong didn't have the slightest intention of marrying Su Chunyan, Su Wanqiu really felt that this younger sister was stupid to the extreme!

She knew clearly that Su Chunyan liked General Lu, but to play the role of a beauty saved by a hero, she had to choose the right occasion!

This was the Pei mansion!

General Lu's performance that day, anyone with eyes could see that he had taken a fancy to Lin Jiaojiao, but Su Chunyan had to stick to him at this time. Could General Lu save her?

In the end, this incident made Pei Aosong a hero, but the beauty he saved was his own sister-in-law!

According to the usual rules, Pei Aosong saw her younger sister's body, so he had to marry her home!

It even caused her father to go to the Song mansion and General Lu to smooth things over, only then hiding the matter.

Otherwise, if it spread, wouldn't the Su family be laughed at by the entire capital!

Su Wanqiu curled her lips, trying her best to hide her dissatisfaction with Su Chunyan: "Since Mother mentioned my younger sister, have you found a suitable man for her?"

The Old Madam had watched these two sisters grow up. Everyone outside said that the eldest daughter of the Su family, Su Wanqiu, was dignified and gentle, and the younger daughter, Su Chunyan, was lively and charming.

But what she saw was that Su Wanqiu was dignified but not ruthless enough; Su Chunyan was lively but had no ink in her heart.

The Old Madam shook her head and said, "Your father originally wanted her to participate in the next Inner Palace selection, but looking at her current state, if she entered the palace, I don't know what kind of beheading matter she would cause in the future."

Su Wanqiu agreed with this point, nodding: "Younger sister is really not suitable for the Inner Palace."

"What do you think of Wang Jidong, the son of Grand Tutor Wang Hejing?" The Old Madam asked tentatively.

Su Wanqiu pondered.

Nowadays, Grand Tutor Wang Hejing is in the limelight. If her younger sister marries his son Wang Jidong, then after the Crown Prince ascends the throne, she can get a merit of following the dragon.

If Wang Jidong is an ambitious person who can serve as Prime Minister, then the Su family and the Pei mansion can both live steadily in the future.

Even if the Su family is now deeply involved in a grievance case, as long as Grand Tutor Wang Hejing is willing to lend a helping hand, the case will definitely point to another family. Looking at it in the short term, it can protect temporary peace, and looking at it in the long term, it can protect a lifetime of stability.

"Wanqiu knows Mother's plan," Su Wanqiu nodded thoughtfully, "In half a month, it will be the time for the Mid-Autumn hunting banquet. At that time, the nobles will bring their families into the palace to attend the banquet. Then Wanqiu will try her best to create opportunities for her younger sister."

The Old Madam nodded approvingly, "Hurry and eat, look at me, I only cared about talking, the dishes are almost cold."

Su Wanqiu drank a bowl of tofu soup, and only then did her mood improve a little, and she had the desire to eat.

Outside, the night was getting deeper, there were few pedestrians on the street, and Imperial Yu Fei was coming out of the Xu mansion, preparing to return to the palace.

She visited Xu Xiao, who had pufferfish poisoning, and seeing her father's crooked mouth and eyes, and saliva flowing from the corners of his mouth, she felt a dull pain in her heart.

But that wasn't all, the entire Xu mansion was poisoned, and not a single one was fine!

She had to take charge, order someone to write a letter to inform her brother who was serving as the Qingzhou Governor, hire a new capable steward, buy five obedient maids to enter the mansion, and order someone to go to the Imperial Hospital to find Imperial Physician Jia to treat her half-paralyzed father.

After being busy for half a day, it was dark, and it was time to return to the palace.

Her heart was heavy, and she could only sigh. After arranging many things for the new steward, she returned to the palace first.

But not long after walking out of the Xu mansion, her ceremonial procession encountered Grand Tutor Wang Hejing, who had just come out of the Su mansion.

"Greetings to Imperial Yu Fei." Wang Hejing bowed politely. Although Imperial Yu Fei was in a bad mood, she still had to do the etiquette for the minister.

"Wang Official, be well." Imperial Yu Fei nodded at him indifferently.

Who knew that Wang Hejing would take two steps forward and ask in a low voice, "Imperial Yu Fei, do you know what your father, Official Xu, was poisoned by?"

Mentioning her father's poisoning, Imperial Yu Fei felt even more uncomfortable!

But Wang Hejing's appearance clearly looked like he knew the inside story, "What advice does Wang Official have?"

Wang Hejing half-narrowed his fox-like eyes and used lip-reading to say three words: Lin Jiaojiao.

Imperial Yu Fei frowned and looked at him, but Wang Hejing bowed and said goodbye, "Respectfully sending off Imperial Yu Fei back to the palace, Imperial Yu Fei, take care."

She looked at Wang Hejing's back as he walked away, her heart filled with increasing confusion, and she muttered to herself: "Lin Jiaojiao... who is she?"