Chapter 205 Adding makeup
Chapter 205 Adding makeup
Sun and Zhang's mentality has changed a lot since they entered Kyoto.
Originally in Dahe Village, they were really scared when they heard that Su Tang was the daughter of the current Emperor Jing and also the eldest princess.
But later, in Dahe Village, Su Tang comforted them that it was the same as before and it was the same now. They both grew up in the countryside and had neither received strict class education nor had much knowledge.
They naturally believed what Su Tang said, and thought that as long as Su Tang didn't dislike them, they would still be the same family.
But as the Su family hurried to Kyoto, they saw Chunmei and the guards accompanying them being respectful to Su Tang, and their mentality gradually changed.
After entering Kyoto and seeing more things with clear hierarchy, they no longer regarded Su Tang as the sister-in-law she used to be.
Kyoto is full of powerful people, and all of them have to bow to Su Tang. Why should a family of ordinary people like them be on friendly terms with Su Tang?
You know, the emperor would not just recognize the common people as his relatives.
Su Tang knew the concerns of Sun and Zhang, and seeing that they insisted again and again, she just smiled and did not discuss the matter with them any further.
"Aunt, this place is so big and beautiful. There is a pond over there and the fish in it are so beautiful. But Aunt Qiumei said that the fish there are inedible. Why do we keep fish that can't be eaten?" Erniu looked up at Su Tang.
"That fish is either inedible or not tasty. They are all ornamental fish." Su Tang took Erniu's hand and walked to the pavilion nearby. "Now that we are in Kyoto, we should not run around on weekdays to avoid bumping into things."
It was fine at the princess's mansion, but if they met someone outside and she happened not to be with them, Su Tang was worried that Erniu and the others would get hurt.
Although she is not afraid of trouble, she cannot wait until Erniu and the others are injured before remedying the situation.
"Yes, listen to the princess. I told you not to run around the mansion before, but you refused to listen." Zhang followed and gave another instruction.
"Okay, I'll listen to my aunt." Erniu nodded, took the tea handed to him by Su Tang and took a sip.
"Where are Daniu and Daya?"
"They went to the study to read." Sun said on the side.
"It's a good thing to love reading." After all, they are older than Erniu. Going to town to study probably made them realize that reading is very useful.
This time they came to Kyoto to attend Su Tang's wedding, so Zhao Dashan and his people did not come along.
So Erniu’s little follower Zhao Tiedan didn’t come along either.
There is an age difference between Da Niu and Er Niu, so they can no longer play together.
There are no secrets in Su Tang's study. She keeps all the useful things in the space.
Therefore, there is no place in this palace that Da Niu and his friends cannot go to.
"Princess." Chunmei came in from the outer courtyard at this time, walked to Su Tang and bowed, "The second prince is here."
Although Chunmei's voice was soft, everyone standing in the pavilion still heard it.
Sun and Zhang looked at Su Tang nervously. That was the prince. In the past, they would not have dared to imagine that they were already so close to the prince.
"Sister-in-law, take Erniu to rest in this yard for a while."
There are many small courtyards in the princess's mansion, so Su Tang is not worried about having no place to meet the second prince.
"Oh, okay." Sun and Zhang responded quickly.
Su Tang patted Erniu on the head and said, "Change Erniu into dry clothes later, don't catch a cold."
"Okay." Zhang agreed.
They arrived at a small courtyard next to the garden, where the second prince had already been taken.
The little maid at the door lifted the curtain and Su Tang walked in.
"Second Emperor Brother."
"Sugar."
The two hadn't seen each other for a long time. Although the Second Prince looked much better than before, the dark circles under his eyes were obviously heavier than before.
This is due to overwork. But it's true. He is a prince after all. In ancient times, the only choice among princes was life or death.
If you don't want to die, you must fight for it. Only by sitting in that position can you have a chance of survival.
"Second brother, don't work too hard. Let me take your pulse." Su Tang walked to the table and sat down, raising her hand and pointing at the table.
Chunmei found a thick cushion from the side and placed it on the table.
"I have indeed been a little tired these past few days." The Second Prince placed a booklet on the table, and then placed his hand on the thick cloth. "I came here today to give you some makeup."
"Well, Second Brother is fine, but you have just recovered, so don't work too hard. Ask the imperial physician to give you some nourishment and add some medicine to your diet."
"Well, okay." The second prince has a palace doctor in his mansion, and the doctors from the Imperial Medical Bureau often go to his house to diagnose his pulse. So Su Tang doesn't need to prescribe medicine for the second prince anymore.
"Second brother's dowry is almost as good as the dowry list." Su Tang withdrew her hand, opened the booklet beside her and took a look.
The second prince gave a lot of gifts and listed many treasures in detail.
"Many of them were left by my mother when she was alive. I prepared them for you when I was pregnant with you." The second prince clenched his fists.
"My mother's family is very rich." Su Tang looked at it carefully. The list contained all good things, such as Dongzhu and Nanzhu, which were packed in boxes.
Yellow and white objects were made into various decorations, and there were several sets of decorations such as coral and agate.
Could it be that Master Su is a corrupt official? !
Su Tang was shocked by her own thoughts, but what about the dowry from her mother's family?
"There was a businessman in my grandfather's family in his early years. It is said that his business covered the entire Xuanwu Continent. Later, he built a large ship and went to sea, but he never came back.
There are no more descendants in the family who are good at doing business, and they can only live on these family properties."
"So legendary?" Su Tang looked at the second prince in surprise, wanting to make sure he was not telling her a story.
"Well, the current Qian family is actually a branch of the original Su family."
"Then you still have a talent for business."
"He is far inferior to the ancestor of the Su family." The second prince shook his head.
"I'll have someone bring the things over tomorrow. Please check them and keep them safe." The second prince said to Su Tang with a smile.
"Well, hey, tell me, when the queen wanted to harm you and your mother, did she also want to swallow up this wealth?"
The dowry for Su Tang alone is almost as much as the Qi family's betrothal gift, and the second prince must have left even more for himself.
Perhaps, somewhere, there is the Su family’s ancestral property that they don’t know about.
Su Tang asked herself, if she were Queen Xie, she would probably have the same idea.
"Maybe." The second prince said after thinking for a moment.
He had never thought of this before. In his opinion, Queen Xie harmed his mother and himself just for the throne.
"I heard that Doctor Zhao has also come to the capital."
"Yes, but he hasn't lived in Kyoto for a long time and is not used to the social interactions in Kyoto, so I didn't let him go to find the second brother."
"Well, that's good." The second prince nodded. He didn't have much to ask Old Man Su, as he had already investigated everything that happened back then.
It was just a matter of vying for favor and the throne. Old Man Su just happened to be involved in it, and he actually didn't know much.
"The Imperial Observatory has chosen a date that is coming soon. Father said that you and Qi Lingheng's wedding dresses have been prepared and will probably be delivered to you in the next few days. Don't go out again in the next few days. When the phoenix coronet and bridal robe arrive, you should try them on in advance."
"Yeah." Su Tang had no mother, so none of her elders told her about anything related to her marriage.
She was a person who traveled from the modern times and had no idea about ancient weddings.
Fortunately, Old Madam Qi sent her old nanny to tell Su Tang in advance about the things to pay attention to in the marriage. She did not leave for the past few days and stayed in the princess's mansion, waiting for the wedding day to help take care of Su Tang.
"Then I'll be leaving first." The second prince said, and stood up to leave.
"Wait a minute." Su Tang said, "I have something else to tell you."
Su Tang gave Chunmei a wink, and Chunmei nodded in agreement. She took everyone in the room out, then closed the door and stood not far away outside to watch.
"After the wedding, Qi Lingheng and I will go to the Northern Frontier." Su Tang finally told the Second Prince what she was going to do next.
Su Tang originally planned to tell Emperor Jing about this matter.
But after hearing what Father Su said about the past, she decided to wait until the affairs in the Northern Frontier were settled before telling Emperor Jing.
She needed to have her own bargaining chips in hand, at least to make Emperor Jing afraid of the weapons in her hands.
"What are you going to do in the Northern Frontier? It's already autumn, and the mountains will be closed soon when you get to the Northern Frontier." The second prince asked in confusion.
"The Northern Frontier is always invading, Qi Lingheng wants to intimidate the people of the Northern Frontier."
"Then you don't have to go." The second prince frowned and said.
Su Tang’s current identity is the Grand Princess, so there can’t be any accidents.
"There are some things he can't handle." Su Tang said.
"If he is so useless, Tang'er wouldn't have to marry him." The second prince said in a deep voice.
"It's not that he is useless, but I can't tell you now. You will know after we come back from there."
"Then tell me now, you want to go secretly."
"Yes, if I don't go secretly, my father will definitely not let me leave Kyoto with Qi Lingheng."
"Well, you have to be careful over there. I will send some secret guards to you." The second prince looked at Su Tang.
"No, I have the ability to protect myself. It would be inconvenient to bring others with me." Su Tang waved her hands quickly. She didn't want the secret guards given by the second prince.
When she comes back from Northern Xinjiang, maybe I can think about it.
After a long while, the second prince finally agreed to Su Tang's request again.
"Then you must come back as soon as possible. If it takes too long, I will definitely send someone over." The second prince was still a little worried.
"Okay." Su Tang smiled. "You have to take care of your health in Kyoto."
After lunch, Su Tang took Su Laodi and the others to the house she bought for Su Laodi in Beijing.
"This mansion is much bigger than the one I had before in Beijing." After taking a look around, Old Man Su said with satisfaction while stroking his beard.
"But it must have cost a lot of money." Professor Tian also came over and wanted to get to know the place.
"Yes." Sun was so shocked that she couldn't find any adjectives.
"The main house over there is for you to live in. The other houses can be divided among yourselves, brothers and sisters-in-law."
"Okay, okay." Zhang nodded repeatedly.
She never dreamed that she would have a house in Beijing.
Although the title deed of the house is in Dad’s name, it doesn’t matter because the house in Dahe Village is also under Dad Su’s name.
"Daniu, Daya and Erniu can also have their own houses."
There are enough houses in this mansion, so everyone can have one.
"I don't want to live alone. I want to sleep with my mother." Erniu shook his head.
"You are so old, but you still sleep with your mother. Go to sleep by yourself. Your mother will take care of your sister." Su Baichuan patted Erniu's head.
"Then, then I will sleep with mom and my sister, and dad will sleep alone." Erniu protested again.
"Hehehe..." After hearing Erniu's careless words, everyone laughed happily.
"Then let's move in tomorrow. I see there are beddings and other things in the house. We can't always live in my little sister's house." Su Nanxing glanced at Old Man Su.
Old Man Su nodded. Su Tang was about to get married, and there would definitely be a lot of things to do. They couldn't help now. After all, it was the princess's wedding, and they couldn't interfere.
Therefore, he couldn't live in the princess's mansion to disturb Su Tang.
"No need, you can live either in this house or the princess's mansion." Su Tang said quickly.
"Well, I think it would be more comfortable for them to move here. The maids, guards and others in your princess mansion all bow to us when they see us. I also want to move here." Professor Tian said on the side.
"Is that so? Then there are maids and servants in this house." With such a big house, it is definitely not just the Su family who plans to clean it up.
"No, we are idle now anyway. We have a lot of energy but nowhere to use it. We don't need maids or servants." Sun quickly refused.
Those maids and servants must cost a lot of money to support. Given their family's current conditions, Su Tang will definitely pay for them.
We can’t let Su Tang spend money anymore.
"Don't save on this. You are not familiar with the city. If you don't find some people to help you, it will be inconvenient to go out and buy things." Su Tang advised.
"Well, then let's hire fewer people." Old Man Su finally spoke.
The next day, the Su family finally moved out of the princess's mansion.
Su Tang arranged Qiumei to go to Old Man Su's house to help.
With Qiumei around, she can feel more at ease.
And the next day, Su Tang was indeed busy.
Not only did the Second Prince's men carry boxes of dowry into the Princess's Mansion, but the dowry that Emperor Jing had people prepare for Su Tang was also delivered.
It took Su Tang and Chunmei a whole day just to count all these things.
After putting all the things into the warehouse, Su Tang tried on the phoenix coronet and bridal robe sent from the palace.
The clothes fit her well. The bright red wedding dress made Su Tang's already fair face look even whiter. Her face was as delicate and smooth as mutton-fat white jade, as if water could be squeezed out with a light pinch, making people want to take a bite.
Her skin is as white as snow, just like the first snow in winter, crystal clear without a trace of blemish. Her rosy skin exudes a healthy luster, making her look even more charming.
Her hair is jet black and shiny, falling on her shoulders like a waterfall, gently brushing against her fair skin, emitting a faint fragrance that makes people intoxicated.
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