I fought back after reselling my engagement

Cui held her hand and gently held it in hers. "Susu, promise your aunt that no matter what happens in the future, you will be fine. Your seventh sister is gone, and your aunt almost died with her. If something happens to you again, how can your aunt face your grandmother and your mother? I'm afraid that my life will be..."

"Aunt, what are you talking about? You will live a long life, watch Wulang and his friends get married and have children, watch them marry their grandchildren, and even hold their great-grandchildren in their arms."

That was such a distant thing. Now Wulang and his friends are still children.

Cui asked, "Have Princess Changle and her entourage arrived in the capital?"

"According to the time, we should have arrived in Beijing."

"Mrs. Xie Si has returned to the Xie family in Luoyang. She has done well and joined the Mingzhu Society. I heard that Old Master Xie has made arrangements to buy a three-story house in the capital. From now on, all the sons and daughters of the Xie family can live there when they go to the capital."

"Xie Si Niang is going to the capital alone?"

"How could that be possible? It was the third and fourth wives who went to the capital. The third wife has a son studying in the capital, and the fourth wife went to take care of Fourth Lady Xie."

Su Zhen thought of Su Wulang's marriage, "How was Wulang and Miss Xie's marriage arranged?"

In his previous life, Su Wulang's wife was a girl from the Xie family, and it was decided by Old Master Xie and Su Jingzhai. This girl Xie was a concubine's son and a legitimate daughter. She was not only smart, but also very methodical in her actions. She was highly valued by Old Master Xie. Although her appearance was not as good as that of Xie Si Niang, her demeanor was not inferior to that of a man.

It seems that she is the third girl in the Xie family. She has never been outstanding before. Later, a big event happened in the Xie family. It was said that the Liu family bandits were rioting in Luoyang. Xie Sanniang led her family and servants to resist the bandits and remained calm in the face of danger. During the bandit riot, many people died in Luoyang. The imperial court was furious, and the Supervisory Office took action to destroy the entire Liu family in Luoyang.

Because of this, Su Jingzhai heard about this and took it very seriously, so he married Xie Sanniang as Su Wulang's wife.

"Originally, your uncle had already agreed with Old Master Xie that Fourth Lady Xie would join the Mingzhu Society, Sixth Lady Xie would run a merchant ship, and the Xie family would borrow the signs of our Yunyifang and Yunrongfang to open shops, so the marriage was cancelled. But your grandfather said that when the Wang family in Luoyang was attacked by bandits at night, the whole of Luoyang was in chaos. Third Lady Xie has the demeanor of a lady from a wealthy family, and she behaves in a proper manner. She is a good match for Fifth Lady."

The Luoyang Rebellion broke out a few years earlier, but it still followed the original trajectory.

"Grandfather is very good at judging people. Given Old Master Xie's personality, if he wasn't really good, he would definitely stop it."

"He is so shameless. I heard your grandfather praise her and even said that Xie Sanniang is the most courageous among his granddaughters."

"Is this settled?"

"It's settled. We'll get married when Wulang is eighteen. They are about the same age, and Wulang is very satisfied." Cui lowered her voice. "Wulang and Xie Sanniang have exchanged letters privately for several times. Did you see the pine green sachet he's wearing recently? It was made by Xie Sanniang."

"But Longxiu?"

"The Xie family lived in Hedong in their early years. This is authentic Long embroidery, which depicts... the top scholar. This is the first time I have seen such an auspicious pattern embroidered on a sachet. Qilang and Balang have been envious recently. Yesterday I joked about finding them young wives so that someone would give them sachets.

Balang cheered, while Qilang blushed with embarrassment.

Oh, you didn't see it, it was very funny."

Cui is coming out of the pain of loss.

She actually teased her son about marriage.

Cui took Su Zhen and started to talk about family matters: "Your uncle said that you persuaded your grandfather to help your family and your in-laws instead of helping the Su family in Jiangnan. Your aunt should thank you, because of your suggestion, my nephew from my mother's side can be the county magistrate. There is another county magistrate position, and your grandfather will give it to Su Enci."

Su Enci is Su Gang's eldest son.

After Su Gang got married, his wife gave birth to two daughters in a row, so he decided to take a concubine. This daughter was the concubine who grew up with him. Her name was "En", so he named her "Enci".

"Given my aunt's temper, I'm afraid she'll say something sour again."

"Not this time. Father asked the eldest wife to send Sanlang and Silang back to study with him. He also asked the family to prepare household registration documents to transfer their household registration here. They can go back after they pass the imperial examination."

Sanlang is the only legitimate son of my aunt, and Silang is the second legitimate son of the second wife.

"I originally wanted to give Erlang some advice, but Erlang from the Second House has a very strange personality. Now he has married and taken concubines, and even your second uncle and second aunt can't control him. If he is recommended to join the government, there is no telling when he will get into trouble. Fortunately, Silang has some talent for studying, otherwise your second uncle would really have no hope in this life."

Su Zhen remembered that when she was seven years old, Su Erlang was jealous of her grandfather's favoritism towards her younger uncle's family, and deliberately bullied Su Wulang and Su Erlang, who were several years younger than him. It was amazing that a half-grown child like him beat a four or five-year-old child until he cried.

His grandfather scolded him.

But he stiffened his neck and said, "I knew you were lying to him! When I grow up and can beat you, I will be the first one to beat you up, you biased old thing!"

My grandfather was very angry at the time, and Su Erlang was dragged back into the house by his second uncle and beaten up.

From childhood to adulthood, Su Erlang never called "grandfather, grandmother, or grandpa", but always "old thing". As he grew older, he became more cynical.

The old man of the Xie family said that Su Erlang's personality was like that of a ruffian in their Xie family, and he was the most ignorant of the world.

Cui said, "Family members know their own affairs. Your second uncle also knows that Erlang is unreliable. If he had the calmness of Dalang, he could have entered the government and at least passed the examination to become a scholar. Until now, he has only learned to read by guesswork, and his handwriting is not as good as Balang's."

Su Zhen said, "Aunt, what you said is not true. Balang's calligraphy was taught by his father and grandfather. Among the children of his age, few can write as well as him. My uncle is very proud of it. He said that among the three brothers, Balang's temperament is most like his, and he is upright and noble."

The three sons are all well-educated, but Balang is the youngest. He has a fiery temper and is very different from Su Shao when he was young.

Cui did not expect all of them to become officials. The eldest son and the second son have studied very hard in recent years, and the fifth son is about to take the exam.

"Speaking of Wulang's exam, I have to go back and ask the maids and servant girls how the exam basket they prepared for him is going. I'm really worried, so I'll ask him if he wants chrysanthemum cakes. I'll make them later..."

"Aunt, don't prepare raw food. Remember to fry the rice for him to take with him. Cooked rice porridge is good for digestion."

"okay, I get it."

When Cui talked about her son's next exam, she immediately became restless and now regretted falling ill, which forced her son to take care of her and not be able to study with peace of mind.

Su Zhen returned to the pavilion, tidied himself up, and prepared to go back to Tingyuxuan.

"Chunmei, have you received any letters from me recently?"

Su Zhen was waiting for Su Mo's letter.

Chunmei said nothing, staring at Xia Yang.

Xia Yang asked, "Why are you looking at me?"

There is a letter from the princess, and you received it.

Su Zhen asked: "Give me my letter..."