Marrying a powerful eunuch three times

Chapter 231: Dou Mansion Post

Chunxi wanted to say something but stopped.

"If you have anything to say, just say it." Su Rutang picked up a piece of cake for Yaoyao.

Chunxi frowned.

"I think the Dou family sent the letter with bad intentions. They have always been at odds with us. Before the Second Master went to Mobei, he beat up someone from the Dou family. The Empress Dou made Miss Rumei marry the Prince of Zhendong with just a few words."

"Is Zhendong County a good place? It's close to Li State, but it's a border. I've heard that the people in Zhendong King's family are not easy to get along with. Even the son-in-law has to stay in the army all day."

"Whatever happens to our Miss Rumei, can we count on him? Will he still break off relations with his family for Miss Rumei?"

"You talk so much, girl."

Su Rutang glared at Chunxi in reproach.

"Every time I think about it, I feel anxious." Chunxi has long regarded the affairs of his masters as more important than his own life.

Su Rutang smiled and said:

"Don't worry. Ziyuan is not a pushover. Our Su family's daughter can be bullied once, but she will never be bullied a second time."

"I hope so." Chunxi served food to Shangqi.

Shangqi drank the porridge in the bowl and said, "Aunt Chunxi, don't worry. When I grow up, I will protect all the aunts."

"Then Aunt Chunxi will wait for you to grow up."

Shangqi put down the bowl and said, "Okay."

"Mom, I'm going to study." Shangqi felt a sense of urgency, always feeling that he was too weak to protect his mother.

"Brother, wait for me." Yaoyao also ran out.

The two children went to Mobei.

After returning, he would get up early to practice martial arts, and spend the rest of the time reading and learning to read.

Su Rutang put down his chopsticks.

"Yaoyao, you have to play for a while too."

"Mom, I'll play at noon." Yaoyao ran back and hugged Su Rutang and kissed him, "Mom, don't miss me."

Shangqi also ran back like a gust of wind.

He hugged Su Rutang and kissed her cheek.

"Mom, I will be your backup from now on."

Su Rutang touched the mask on Shangqi's face and said, "Mother knows."

Finished lunch at noon.

Took a short lunch break.

Su Rutang then took Qingdai and Chunxi to Dou Mansion.

Dou Tianya's wife and Dou Tiansheng's wife had been waiting for a long time, but the old lady of the Dou Mansion, the mother of the current queen, did not come out. The old lady sat in the room listening to the female teacher's storytelling, accompanied by several granddaughters and granddaughters-in-law.

"Lu, why didn't your mother and second aunt come? The storyteller tells a good story, ask them to come and listen to the story."

Old Madam Dou sat crookedly in the chair.

Two beauties massaged her legs.

Mrs. Lu quickly turned around and said with a smile:

"Mother invited Madam Shang to the mansion for tea."

"That unlucky star? Why invite her here? She's not unlucky." When the old lady heard it was Su Rutang, she was unhappy. "Shang Yan hurt your father and second uncle and there's no explanation."

"I said that the Queen is too kindhearted and doesn't stand up for her brothers."

"Grandma, it was the Queen who asked mother and the others to treat us."

"Hmph. Bad luck." The old lady was no longer interested in listening to the storyteller and told the person to go away.

He wanted to embarrass Su Rutang.

She called two capable granddaughters-in-law to accompany her to the garden.

Su Rutang and Dou Tiansheng's wife Wang Yuehong were in the garden at the moment. They walked and stopped to look at the garden and pond. The gardens of officials were similar, except that there were more orchids and camellias in winter.

It all depends on how much money each family spent.

It's obvious that the Dou family's garden cost a lot of money.

Su Rutang made the excuse that he was too tired and wanted to rest in the yard.

Dou Tiansheng's wife asked someone to bring tea and fruit snacks, and then sat in the pavilion in the yard. From the pavilion, there were a few red plum trees, which would be a different scene if it was snowing.

"Madam Shang likes red plums?" Wang Yuehong saw Su Rutang staring at the red plums. "Pick a few and put them in a vase when you get back."

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."

Su Rutang agreed.

The two chatted casually, and Su Rutang knew that the Dou family must have something to ask him.

After drinking a cup of tea, Wang Yuehong finally spoke:

"Your third sister hasn't married yet, right?"

"Ruyue. No one knows where this girl has gone. Even after my uncle and aunt passed away, we couldn't find her." Su Rutang shook his head. "It is said that she cut her hair and became a wandering nun."

Wang Yuehong was stunned.

She exchanged a glance with the maid beside her, "When did it happen?"

"I said earlier that I would find her a husband, but this girl is stubborn." Su Rutang rubbed his brows deliberately, "Let alone her, even my niece's whereabouts are unknown."

"Hey. I was thinking about a suitable marriage..." Wang Yuehong stopped talking and said, "Forget it. If that's the case, then the man is unlucky."

"By the way, I rarely hear you talk about the Yun family."

Su Rutang withdrew his gaze thoughtfully, "You mean my maternal grandfather's house? My maternal grandfather passed away early, and I was still young at that time."

"The Yun family members are scattered everywhere, and even if there are two families nearby, they hardly contact each other."

"I heard that when your parents died, the Su family and the Yun family almost fell out. It was because of this that your grandfather treated you differently from others."

Su Rutang doesn't remember the specific events of that year.

Some of her memories from childhood are missing.

She listened to the adults telling her stories in a daze. After her parents passed away, she was brought to live with Lan Xuanji.

As for what happened between the death of her parents and the time when Lan Xuanji picked her up, Su Rutang was vague.

With the words of the crowd, a memory seemed to be evoked.

But she knew in her heart that the memories were not her real memories.

Dou Tianya's wife Zhao Xiang came over with her maid, "What a coincidence today. My sister-in-law from my mother's family sent me some top-quality snow mountain cumin, saying it's best to drink it in winter."

"Madam Shang, try it."

Zhao Xiang first poured a cup of tea for Su Rutang, and then poured a cup of tea for Wang Yuehong and herself.

Then sit down.

"Madam Shang, try it and see how it tastes."

Su Rutang picked up the teacup and felt the coolness of pine needles and a faint cold fragrance.

"Good tea."

"As long as you like it. I'll pack some back later. You won't be able to get it even if you want it in the future." Zhao Xiang held the teacup and looked at Su Rutang with a smile, as if waiting for Su Rutang to drink tea.

Qingdai sensed something was wrong.

He coughed deliberately.

Someone happened to come over to the garden, and Su Rutang deliberately said:

"Who's coming?"

Zhao Xiang and Wang Yuehong looked over at the same time.

Su Rutang poured some tea onto the handkerchief, pretended to wipe the corner of his mouth with the dry side, and put down the teacup.

Wang Yuehong has stood up.

"My mother came here with some young people."

Zhao Xiang turned around and saw Su Rutang put down the teacup and wipe the corner of his mouth. Seeing that there was only half a cup of tea left in the cup, he couldn't suppress a smile in his eyes.

When the old lady arrived here, there was a hint of sarcasm in her eyes and eyebrows.

"I was wondering which distinguished guest had come. It turned out to be this one?" The old lady said with a hint of meaning, "Just sit in the garden, don't sit in the house."

Wang Yuehong: “…”

Zhao Xiang: “…”

"Mother, we invited Madam Shang through an invitation. The queen said that she wanted her best friend's child to marry into the Su family."

Zhao Xiang thought that if she moved the queen out, the old lady would be afraid.

The wrinkles on the old lady's face were very deep, and she lacked the kindness that was typical of her age. She looked more vicious, and her tone was like that of a demon haunting someone.

"Which family is so desperate? Why are they looking for the Su family? They have so few people, and it's obvious that they are not a family of longevity."

Su Rutang also stood up.

"The old lady lived a long life, but she looked mean and didn't do good deeds. None of her descendants can stand on their own feet, so people still need to do good deeds and accumulate blessings.

Otherwise, the wealth and glory that your ancestors fought for will eventually be consumed.

The men of the Dou family can neither hold a pen nor carry a gun. Even so, how can the old lady still nag at others?"

Su Rutang said it all without caring about the cost.

Wang Yuehong and Zhao Xiang were filled with anger, but they didn't know how to refute.

They knew what their husbands and children were like, but they knew it themselves and could not allow others to tell them.

The old lady didn't expect Su Rutang to be so disrespectful.

"You said I don't do good deeds?"

"Yes. I know you go to Huguo Temple to repent every year, but repentance alone is useless." Su Rutang said in a cold tone, "My Su family has loyal ministers for generations, and they have sacrificed their lives for the country."

"You enjoy the blessings brought by my frontier warriors, so what qualifications do you have to talk about their families?"

Wang Yuehong couldn't stand it anymore. She didn't like Su Rutang in the first place.

It was just that he listened to the Queen's words and thought of Su Rutang drinking the tea. From now on, he would just let them do whatever they wanted.

"Madam Shang, you are going too far. Even if my mother is wrong, she is still an old lady. You should at least respect her."

"Respect the elderly? Not all old people are old. Maybe there are also animals in human skin."