Marrying a powerful eunuch three times

Zhou Qiongyu was surprised: "Mother, this is already my best clothes."

"The purpose of holding a flower viewing banquet in Prince Cheng's Palace is to appreciate the flowers and pray for the disaster victims. It is not a competition among the noble ladies..."

Zhou Qiongyu had no choice but to go back and change into a pink girl's skirt and comb her hair into a simple bun. She only inserted a rose-shaped golden hairpin diagonally, and there were two crabapple flowers in her bun.

Zhou Qiongyu pursed her lips at a loss, "Is it too plain and elegant?"

Su Rutang took a quick look and said, "This is the right way to dress."

Zhou Qiongyu was unhappy. She was dressed so plainly that others would think she was a maid of the Su family.

She didn't dare say it out loud.

Not long after.

Zhou Qiongfeng also came over, wearing a skirt the color of a sunny day after rain, with a lavender belt around her waist and a lavender purse embroidered with silver bamboo leaves.

It was a simple bun with only a silver hairpin and two velvet flowers inserted in it.

Su Rutang asked Chunxi to bring over her white jade hairpin and a pair of earrings of the same style. With this outfit, Zhou Qiongyu looked more elegant.

She took Zhou Qiongyu and the other person into the carriage.

When they were almost at the gate of Prince Cheng's mansion, he ordered Ma Liu to stop the carriage.

Only after Lan Xuanji came over did they arrive at Prince Cheng's Mansion together.

Su Rutang supported Lan Xuanji and walked in front, followed by Su Qingwan, Zhou Qiongyu and Zhou Qiongyu.

"General Su's wife is here." The servant at the door shouted loudly.

Mammy came over and led them inside.

The nanny knew Lan Xuanji and spoke politely and warmly along the way.

Zhou Qiongfeng didn't dare to lag behind or look up, and followed Su Rutang closely.

But Zhou Qiongyu is different.

She kept comparing the Prince Cheng's Mansion with the General's Mansion, secretly curling her lips: no matter how glorious the General's Mansion is, it can't compare to the Prince's Mansion. She secretly had an idea in her mind, and her goal was to enter the Prince's Mansion.

If she could enter the palace, she would rather go to the Huguo Temple to burn incense and worship Buddha.

Lan Xuanji was unhappy and murmured:

"Why hasn't Sister Yu changed yet? Do you really want to cut off your marriage prospects? I'll ask Nanny to teach her the rules so she can marry into a wealthy family in the future."

She was worried that the last incident would affect Zhou Qiongyu's marriage.

After all, he was raised under Su Rutang's name.

Su Rutang smiled:

"Don't bother me, aunt."

It would be great if the Zhou family lost face. However, I still have to give some advice in front of everyone.

The place to enjoy the flowers is in the back garden of Prince Cheng’s Palace.

In addition to viewing the flowers, there are also some items being auctioned.

All the proceeds will be donated to the people affected by the disaster.

Princess Cheng was a woman of the Jianghu, and her thoughts and ideas were different from those of other princesses. But Prince Cheng was completely devoted to Princess Cheng, and for her sake he dismissed all the concubines in the palace.

She refused the concubine arranged by the emperor.

This led to a good story in the capital, and Princess Cheng also worked hard to be a good mistress for Prince Cheng.

The two have been married for more than 20 years and their love is still as strong as ever.

She only had one son, and the prince fell into the water a few years ago.

After being rescued, he became like a child.

Even so, Prince Cheng still did not take a concubine.

Arrived at the back garden.

There were many guests in the yard.

Many people came up to greet us.

"Madam Su, I haven't seen you for a while. Unfortunately, I didn't go to the General's Mansion last time."

"This is Rutang. She is becoming more and more beautiful and dignified."

Su's grandfather was the Minister of the Imperial Court, and his uncle was the general who guarded Mobei. The Su family had a high status in the court, so naturally many people came to greet them.

Some people looked at Su Rutang with a hint of sympathy.

How glorious it was to marry the young prince of the Crown Prince's Mansion with a dowry of more than 100 tai yuan. But after just over three months, she ended up as a widow and married Zhou Chengru, a boy from a poor family.

Even if they have no biological children, they still register their illegitimate children under their own name.

It's really a pity.

“Who are these two…?” Not everyone would go to Li Qian’s previous banquet at the general’s mansion.

It is normal not to know Zhou Qiongyu.

Su Rutang bowed slightly:

"It's my daughter Zhou Qiongyu and my niece Zhou Qiongfeng."

Zhou Qiongyu and the other person stepped forward and bowed.

The ladies nearby could not help showing surprise when they saw that Zhou Qiongyu was only about six or seven years younger than Su Rutang.

Those who have met Zhou Qiongyu are even more contemptuous and disdainful.

It’s a pity for Su Rutang, who was once famous in the capital.

By the time she got married, she already had a concubine's daughter that was that old. Her behavior was extremely rude. I guess it was a habit she developed since childhood.

How easy is it to correct it?

There are all kinds of facial expressions.

Lan Xuanji was upset. Su Rutang wanted to be a widow for Long Changyou. But the emperor was so disgusting that he forced Su Rutang to marry Zhou Chengru.

Just a few pleasantries.

When someone comes over, those who are familiar with the person will immediately go to greet him.

Lan Xuanji lowered his voice and said:

"Rutang. The one wearing the fish-tooth silk just now is Madam Zhao. Her husband is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. The eldest son is already married, and there is a second son and a concubine's son who are of marriageable age..."

Zhou Qiongyu curled his lips secretly when he heard this. He was just an assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

Not to mention a concubine's son, even a legitimate son is not worthy of her beautiful beauty.

Su Rutang moved slightly.

"Aunt wants to give Qingwan...?"

"You also know the situation of our family. Qingwan can only marry a lower class woman." Lan Xuanji could not hide her sorrow.

"But the son of the governor of Jinyang Prefecture is also interested in marrying Qingwan, and the governor's wife will be here soon. We think it's a good thing for Qingwan to stay away from the capital."

Su Rutang knew that Su Qingwan had a lover.

She and Shang Shuling's grandson Jian Shuchi have a childhood sweetheart relationship, but the emperor is wary of the marriage between Shang Shuling and Shizhong's families.

The two families had no choice but to separate them.

Su Qingwan later married the son of the governor of Jinyang.

The governor's wife was extremely jealous of her daughter-in-law, and the evil she did was too numerous to list.

Su Qingwan thought that she had made a mistake in having a childhood sweetheart in her husband's family, so the governor's wife set rules for her every day and tortured her beyond recognition.

It’s the third year since I got married.

When she was about to give birth, her mother-in-law punished her by making her kneel on broken tiles. Two hours later, she had a difficult delivery.

In order to have a grandson, the Jiedushi's wife ordered Su Qingwan's abdomen to be cut open to take out the baby, and she died on the delivery bed.

Even the maids and servants who came with the dowry were beaten to death.

The Su family in the capital did not know the truth, so the governor's wife asked someone to imitate Su Qingwan's handwriting and write back to the Su family.

Later, Jian Shuchi, who traveled to Jinyang Prefecture, learned the truth.

In a rage, he rushed into the governor's mansion and killed the governor's wife and Su Qingwan's husband. Fearing that his family would be implicated, Jian Shuchi shaved his head and became a monk.

Mind this.

Su Rutang didn't want them to go back to the old ways.

"Aunt, let Qingwan wait a few more years. We can afford to support an old girl." Su Rutang said with pleading eyes.

The emperor is afraid of marrying up to his high status, so he won't marry for the time being.

Lan Xuanji's heart was lifted.

She wanted to say something, but she heard someone say:

"Prince Cheng and Princess Cheng are here."

King Cheng and his wife were wearing clothes of the same color, followed by their sons Long Changjin and Shang Yan.

Everyone greeted in unison.

Princess Cheng smiled and said:

"Today I am here to collect donations from you all, so please don't be too polite. You can bring gifts to auction, or you can bring silver to buy things for auction. All the silver will be given to Commander Shang to be used for the disaster victims in the capital."

Everyone knew that this banquet was held for the disaster victims and also to find a suitable princess for Long Changjin.

Although Long Changjin is the prince.

But his mentality is like that of a ten-year-old child, and he is not the ideal son-in-law in everyone's mind.

Everyone just thought that they came here to donate for the auction.

Shang Yan, Prince Cheng and Long Changjin sat in a row.

Princess Cheng came to Su Rutang's table and smiled at her: "Rutang, you didn't call me Eighth Aunt."

Su Rutang quickly stood up and saluted.

"Princess, please be kind to me. I don't deserve your kindness."

She had only met Princess Cheng twice before and was not familiar with her. Now she dared not call her Eighth Aunt, as it would be a big deal if the Emperor thought too much.

Princess Cheng sighed lovingly:

"Sit next to me and talk."

"Yes."

Su Rutang changed his seat and sat next to Princess Cheng. Zhou Qiongyu and Zhou Qiongfeng sat at the girls' table, one of them was cautious and afraid of making mistakes, while the other was looking around.

Su Rutang whispered:

"Chunxi, bring over the paintings that are being auctioned today."

Chunxi responded and handed over the scroll in his hand.

Su Rutang gave it to Princess Cheng.

"My Lady Princess, this is a painting of a pine tree from an old time by Mu Shan."