Quickly wear it and get rid of his virtuous character

It was not until dawn that Ruyu felt alive again, but at this moment her face was burning with pain. She opened her mouth wide, but could not utter a word.

Ruyu originally wanted to find someone to ask what was going on, but when the people outside saw her, they screamed immediately. Later, someone dragged her entire family to beat her up, calling her a ghost or something like that.

Ruyu could only hide until she ran to a small stream. In the reflection of the river water, she saw her true face and let out a scream. She knew that her face was disfigured, but she didn't expect it to be so complete. She probably didn't even her own mother would not recognize her if she stood in front of her.

Ruyu had no idea what was going on. She was an ordinary lady from a wealthy family. She usually never left the house and didn't even know the most basic directions. Now she suddenly came to a strange place, her face was ruined, she couldn't say anything, and even her hands and feet were weak. She could only hide in the charity cemetery again, living a life neither human nor ghost.

Ruyu could only pick up some food that others brought to her for worship and then hide in a corner when it got dark. She even had no clothes to wear so she would strip the clothes of the dead. Some beggars wanted to make trouble for her, but when they saw Ruyu's face, they were so scared that they ran away.

On the day of the flower-viewing banquet, Su Tong chose a light yellow silk skirt with beautiful orchid embroidery on the collar, paired with a green shawl, a jade hairpin on her head, and two small and exquisite white jade earrings on her ears. Although she was dressed simply, she had a hint of girlish freshness, and her movements were vaguely noble.

Mrs. Su was very satisfied with her daughter. When she saw the second young lady next to her, her expression changed slightly. She was wearing a long red satin dress embroidered with hibiscus, a five-phoenix necklace with the pattern of the rising sun, and a cone bun that was popular among young girls nowadays. She also had a golden imitation butterfly-wing emerald hairpin in her hair, and two twisted gold bracelets on her hands, inlaid with two huge emeralds. She looked incredibly gorgeous.

Mrs. Su did prepare some clothes and jewelry, but they were not so gorgeous. It was not because the Su family could not afford these things, but because the first bird to stick its head out will be shot. Their family background was not prominent in the capital, and if they wore clothes that were too eye-catching, it would easily cause others to suppress them.

The second young lady is still a concubine's daughter and does not know how to hide her shortcomings. Although the flower viewing banquet is called a blind date banquet and is attended by dignitaries, dressing too well may easily cause others to dislike her.

Madam Su naturally would not point it out here. The better the concubine's daughter dressed, the more generous she, as the mistress, appeared. In the past, she only thought about love and wanted to win the master's heart, so she suppressed the concubines' sons and daughters, and even ruined her own reputation. But now she has come to realize that a man's favor is nothing, only power is the most important thing.

Mrs. Su just glanced back and saw that her daughter had the same expression. The mother and daughter smiled meaningfully and said nothing. At this moment, Mrs. Su also realized that her daughter had finally grown up.

Su Tong got into the carriage obediently and didn't say a word all the way, but the second young lady next to him couldn't help it, especially when she saw Su Tong's outfit, she was so angry that her nose was about to be crooked. This eldest sister was really pretentious. She dressed like a mature old man before, but now that she saw an opportunity and wanted to climb up the social ladder, she immediately changed her outfit.

Su Tong found someone looking at him, so he raised his head and smiled slowly at the other person. In fact, this second sister was quite interesting. When the original owner was still there, this family didn't see the true face of the original owner, but this second sister could see that she had gone against the original owner many times.

If the original owner's mother had not been more skilled and overwhelmed the second sister's mother, they might have been the winners. However, the second sister's final ending was quite good. She married a Jinshi and trained him very well. She gave birth to two sons and a daughter, and was also granted the title of a fourth-rank lady.

After arriving at the place, Su Tong was just about to hold the maid's hand and slowly go down, but his second sister took the lead in lifting the curtain, and then got off the carriage in front of everyone like a proud rooster. He looked around and found that these dignitaries were not dressed as gorgeously as himself, and he became more and more proud.

Su Tong couldn't help but laugh. Most of the people chosen this time were the main wives. Every mother hoped that her son could choose a decent and generous wife, rather than a wife who was ostentatious and did not know how to restrain herself.

But it is a pity that the second sister and his aunt did not understand the whole matter. They thought that they could soar to the sky by marrying a noble man. However, it is not so easy to marry a noble man in the world. Marriages between nobles all depend on family background.

The Su family's background is not prominent, but his maternal grandfather's family is extremely prominent. His maternal grandfather was promoted to Marquis Dingwu, and later his uncle's generation directly became Earl Ding'an. Although he has lost real power in the military in recent years, his uncle was the crown prince and is now the emperor's tutor, and he has considerable prestige in the court.

The rest of my cousins are also young talents. Some of them passed the imperial examinations at a young age. I heard that they are preparing to take office this year.

As soon as Su Tong entered the garden, a woman in a pink dress ran towards him with a beautiful smile.

"Good sister, you are finally here." Sister Guan held her hand tightly, "I have been waiting for you for a long time, come with me quickly, the chrysanthemums here are in full bloom."

The original owner's favorite flower was chrysanthemum, and Su Tong also liked chrysanthemum very much. Chrysanthemum can be used as an ornamental plant, can be eaten as tea, and more importantly, can also be eaten as a vegetable.

The second young lady hesitated for a moment, but still followed him. The main reason was that she was unfamiliar with the place, so it would be better for her to follow Su Tong. Even if the other party didn't like her, it was always right to follow someone she knew.

After Su Tong arrived at the place, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. This was too extravagant. There were several colors of chrysanthemums alone, and even the rarest green chrysanthemums had several plants. It was truly extremely rich.

"I heard that most of the flowers were picked by the Queen from the palace. This shows that the Queen attaches great importance to this flower viewing banquet." Sister Guan deliberately lowered her voice when she said this, "You should pay attention later. Prime Minister Wang's eldest daughter is determined to get the position of princess."

Su Tong showed a puzzled expression on his face, "Sister, since you want to choose wives for the princes, why don't you hold a beauty contest?"

Sister Guan pursed her lips and said, "The national treasury is not well-off, so we held a small-scale flower-viewing banquet. We originally wanted to hold it in the palace, but the queen thought it was too extravagant, so we changed the venue.

Besides, those who can get the invitation are basically the daughters of high-ranking officials and dignitaries, so even being a concubine is more than enough. By the way, is that gorgeously dressed girl your sister?"