"… Uh … Calm Disturbance?"
On the lawn in the outer courtyard of Yushan Academy, Su Chonghua looked at the paper with a smile and then frowned slightly. At this moment, Seven ran over, "Uncle Mountain Elder."
"Mhmm."
"Uncle Mountain Elder, this is mine."
Xiao Qi bowed respectfully to Su Chonghua, looked at the Xuan paper and said with a smile. Su Chonghua looked at the cute little girl and handed the paper back. After Xiao Qi took it, she carefully folded it and was about to put it in her pocket. Su Chonghua's smile was slightly hesitant.
He only read a little bit of the poem, but he recognized the handwriting.
Calm Disturbance …
The name of the poem made him care, so he said, "Xiao Qi, can you … let me see it?"
"Huh?" Xiao Qi stopped and blinked her eyes. Then she said, "Oh." She handed over the manuscript with both hands and looked at him. She seemed to want to remind Uncle Mountain Elder not to tear the manuscript, but she felt that it would be rude to do so, so she didn't say it. Su Chonghua took the paper with a smile and carefully opened it. He read it softly and frowned. Then he read it from the beginning again. After a while, he sighed with a complicated expression. He looked at Xiao Qi and smiled. "Xiao Qi, this poem …"
"Mine."
"Oh, I know. Did Mr. Liheng write it for you?"
"Mhmm." Xiao Qi nodded. "Yi … uh, Mr. exchanged it with Xiao Qi. He said it belongs to Xiao Qi and he wants Xiao Qi to take good care of it."
"Oh." Su Chonghua thought about it and nodded. Then he handed the paper to Xiao Qi. "You must take good care of it."
Xiao Qi put the poem into her pocket and left. Su Chonghua watched the little girl leave. After a while, he shook his head and smiled. Li Heng was indeed talented. However, at this point in time, why did he write Calm the Storm? He was only writing it for a little girl. As expected, he was admiring himself and comforting himself. Did he know that he would be laughed at if he was released?
Ning Yi wasn't that important anymore. He still had some things to do in the afternoon, and he had to attend a poetry meeting in the evening. He threw this matter to the back of his mind and began to deal with other things.
It seemed to be a peaceful and quiet afternoon. The tense atmosphere of the weaving industry did not spread to the commoners of Jiangning. The streets and alleys were filled with pedestrians, restaurants and tea houses, and the music was soft. Occasionally, there would be people talking about the interesting things happening in Jiangning. The Su Family and the Wu Family of the cloth industry were occasionally mentioned. It was also in the afternoon that in a certain tea house, Su Tan 'er and a few truly trustworthy shopkeepers and three servant girls met with the Wu Family in a somewhat secluded tea house. The one in the lead was Wu Cheng Hou.
"Ning Yi … why hasn't he come?" Without much greeting, this was Wu Chenghou's first sentence after surveying his surroundings.
"My husband has never been fond of small businesses. After writing a poem to persuade uncle that day, he didn't ask about it again. I didn't want to bother him with this matter anymore."
Su Tan 'er usually had a sense of propriety in dealing with matters in the business world, but everyone could understand her hidden strong style. Although she was a woman, she was never willing to submit to others. But at this time, the weak words that seemed to be attached to her husband's wings made Wu Chenghou even angrier. Especially when she mentioned "writing a poem to persuade uncle," it was as if she was taking out the "Zhu Men's First Master's Smile and Crown" from that day and saying: My husband finished the matter and reminded you again, but you still didn't react. Then I can't be bothered to deal with this side. To you, it's a big matter, but to my husband, it's just a small matter.
"Ah, if that's the case, then the actions of niece and my Wu Family's people, your husband really doesn't care about them at all."
Su Tan 'er smiled and said with a somewhat matter-of-fact expression, "It has nothing to do with uncle. It's just that niece's temperament is too stubborn and places too much importance on success and failure. That day, if it weren't for the fact that Tan' er was sick, my husband wouldn't have acted for such a small matter. Today's matter, my husband had already foreseen it two months ago. Even the future developments, everything has already been arranged clearly. In a bit, niece will tell uncle about it. My husband is talented, knowledgeable, and able to devise strategies. Tan 'er is far inferior to him. Uncle doesn't need to be angry about this matter … "
"… Humph!"
The wind blew through the alley near the tea house, blowing away these not-so-warm conversations in the air. There were pedestrians coming and going on the nearby streets. The afternoon gradually passed by as pedestrians shuttled back and forth. In the evening, Su Tan 'er and the three servant girls sat in a carriage and hurried in the direction of their home. Several other shopkeepers' carriages followed behind them. There were some thick books in the carriages. Su Tan 'er pulled open the curtain and looked at the evening sky outside. She then smiled.
"Chan 'er, tell me, were the words I said to the Wu Family domineering?"
"Huh?" Not expecting that her young miss would actually ask such a question, Xiaochan was stunned and dumbfounded. "What? Uh, domineering … ah … "
"Oh, I also think it was very powerful." Su Tan 'er thought about it and nodded to herself. Today's young miss was a little strange, but there wasn't much change in her bones. She calmly negotiated with the group of people from the Wu Family. At the beginning, she said that the words she said about the son-in-law seemed to be a little too much. The three servant girls all felt a little embarrassed. Later, the people from the Wu Family felt that she was making a joke, so they didn't mention anything related to Ning Yi anymore.
"However, after Young Miss told the people from the Wu Family about the son-in-law, Shopkeeper Cao and the others were shocked. Hee hee, they still didn't know why the Wu Family would secretly give so many things to us. During the break, I heard them discussing, 'Ah, so it turns out that the son-in-law is so powerful?' It's been more than two months. This is the happiest time. "
The few stewards and shopkeepers who followed behind them weren't important figures in the Su Family, but basically, they were middle-level people who had nothing to do with this matter after Ning Yi and Su Tan 'er's joint screening. This time, when negotiating with the Wu Family, even if the Wu Family could honestly take out the entire Wu Family for the Su Family to choose from, the whole process was actually quite complicated. Although Chan' er, Juan 'er, and Xing' er could also help, they naturally couldn't figure out so many things by themselves. In the next few days, they would still need this group of people's help.
Su Tan 'er didn't say too much to these people from the time she ordered them to do this and asked them to keep it a secret. Therefore, the few people led by Shopkeeper Cao naturally didn't know the reason. However, as they were in the Su Family, there was nothing they didn't understand about the situation in the past two and a half months. Seeing that the dust was about to settle, they suddenly made this move. Listening to the conversation between Su Tan 'er and the people from the Wu Family, looking at the resentful expressions of the people from the Wu Family, how could they not understand that the Wu Family had suffered a great loss under such circumstances, allowing Su Tan' er to turn defeat into victory?
The turn of events was so big, and it was kept secret to such a degree. It sounded like it was actually led by the Ning Family's son-in-law. In the past two months, no one knew how much the husband and wife, Ning Yi and Su Tan 'er, had done in secret. Originally, when they saw that the first branch was going to be in trouble, they had criticized Ning Yi in their hearts. Occasionally when they chatted, they would shake their heads and feel that it was not worth it for Su Tan' er. At this time, they could shake their heads and sigh at the depth of the husband and wife's planning of the whole situation.
If they followed Su Tan 'er's words of eating as much as they could, after this, the entire Wu Family would probably be unable to recover.
At this moment, only a few people in the carriages at the back knew of this exciting news. On the way home, they met Ning Yi on the way. Su Tan 'er stopped the carriage and let him get on. The shopkeepers in the carriages behind looked at him in a different way. In their unfathomable and complicated eyes, there were emotions, sighs, admiration, and speculations mixed together. Su Tan 'er also got off the carriage and told them something. Then the two parties temporarily parted ways.
It was not until they returned to the Su Mansion that Su Tan 'er knew that her cousin had arrived today. It was not the first time for Ning Yi to meet this cousin named Su Tan 'er. He knew the relationship between her and Su Tan' er, so he accompanied her all the way. However, the subsequent meeting didn't seem to be very happy. Su Tan 'er had a certain degree of dissatisfaction with him. Ning Yi probably knew the reason. After dinner, he went out for a walk alone. When he was about to reach the gate of the courtyard, Su Tan' er followed him and apologized to him on behalf of her cousin.
"It's nothing. She's just worried about you. She's under a lot of pressure. I won't take it to heart. Go back and accompany her."
"En." Su Tan 'er pursed her lips and then said, "Let Xiaochan accompany you." She called Xiaochan over and asked her to accompany Ning Yi to go out for a walk.
They knew each other well. After some observation, Su Tan 'er probably knew that she shouldn't have such emotions. At least, it made Su Tan' er a little embarrassed, so she apologized, "But … if it weren't for him, you wouldn't have lost the business of the royal merchants. You've prepared for so many years. I also feel that it's a pity …"
"Sister Hong, you don't know …"
"You haven't consummated your marriage with him, right?" Since Su Tan 'er came over, she probably slept with Su Tan' er at night. At this time, looking at the layout of her boudoir, she probably knew this. "Actually … just take it as a joke. If you married Shopkeeper Xi, this matter … I'm afraid it would be different."
Su Tan 'er frowned. "Sister Hong, don't make this joke in the future."
"Hmm?" Su Tan 'er frowned and looked at her doubtfully, "What kind of feeling do you have with your Husband?"
"I … I don't know either …" Su Tan 'er shook her head, her face slightly red.
She really couldn't tell what kind of feelings she had for Ning Yi. In fact, it was just as Su Tan 'er had pointed out. The two of them had been married for so long, but they still hadn't consummated their marriage. In Su Tan' er's opinion, they were really estranged. In Su Tan 'er's heart, if her Husband was still the bookworm she had once guessed, she would probably have to accept her fate and consummate the marriage after being together for more than a year, almost two years. However, it just so happened that she still had to wait for a period of time.
In fact, in terms of favorable impression, if it was only to the extent of "accepting her fate", perhaps it would have been enough at the end of last year. However, getting along with her Husband was, after all, a very strange thing for her. If it were a thousand years later, such a thing would probably be called dating. But at this time, which girl would have such an opportunity? She was also curious and nervous about it, unable to categorize it into any kind of mood. It wasn't until she fell ill that she had the opportunity to consummate the marriage. However, after that, she was bedridden, and after that, she had been dealing with these things to stabilize the current Wu Family. She was really very busy, so she had to wait until everything was settled before she could properly arrange this matter.
At this time, she had already taken this matter seriously and was unwilling to do it carelessly as if she had "accepted her fate". In short, there had to be a symbolic meaning, but she didn't want others to know that she and her husband had only consummated their marriage at this time. Otherwise, people might gossip about her husband again. In short, it was quite troublesome. It was almost time … That night, when she slept with her cousin, she pulled Su Tan's sleeve and asked in a low voice, "Sister Hong, tell me … when a husband and wife live together … how do they do it …"
Although she was usually strong in the business world, at this time, her voice was as soft as a mosquito. In Su Tan 'er's current mood, there seemed to be a sense of melancholy in her voice. "You … why do you ask this at this time …"
"That … when we got married … I ran away and didn't hear … hear mother and those aunties talking about this …"
After all, it was not good to ask Chan 'er and Juan' er about this matter.
Su Tan 'er felt a little sad in her heart for a moment, and then she thought of what her father and Xi Junyu had said. Her cousin had always been strong-willed, but this time, the situation was really stronger than she was. Her cousin probably wanted to get rid of the identity of a strong woman after this, to settle down and accept her fate, and to be a mother who returned home. Coincidentally, her Husband had to bear some responsibility for this matter. In the future, she was afraid that he would not be in a good mood.
Therefore, in the next few days, her impression of Ning Yi did not change at all. Every time she saw Ning Yi, she was a little indifferent. However, she was indifferent, so Ning Yi treated her indifferently. In this aspect, there was no difference between them. And every time Su Tan 'er saw Ning Yi and Tan' er walking together, she thought that Tan 'er had to "accept her fate". She sighed as if a flower was inserted on cow dung, and a good cabbage was about to be squashed by a pig. It was as if Ning Yi had become a pig and was squashing Tan' er, the cabbage. Of course, she did not know that Tan 'er, the cabbage, was thinking of tying a red silk scarf on her body to make the process more meaningful. She did not mind and accept it as submissively as she thought.
Only when she lived in the Su family at this time could she specifically experience the pressure that the first branch of the Su family was facing now. The countdown of the clan meeting was counting down day by day. The second branch and the third branch were happily moving around. Everything had been settled. The first branch was originally alone. At this time, it seemed that they were betrayed by their relatives. Everyone looked at them as if saying that they would lose power in a few days. However, she had to agree with this view. Su Zhongkan, Su Yunfang, Xi Anzhi, Yu Daxian … One or two of them were talking with the attitude of a winner …
Under such circumstances, Su Tan 'er went out early and came back late every day. Her fatigue was obvious. As for the occasional sunshine and happiness, it seemed that it was like the sunset after confirming that nothing could be changed. She felt distressed in her heart. Under such circumstances, Ning Yi, who seemed to be leisurely all day, was obviously more of an eyesore. Sometimes she could not help but sneer at him. But Ning Yi looked at her strangely without any shame. Once Su Tan 'er mocked him, he suddenly said, "I was just thinking …"
"What …"
"Nephew's name, why not Su Lizhi …"
"Uh …" Su Tan 'er was stunned for a long time. She did not understand why he said this. "My husband's surname is not Su … What's wrong with this name? I think it's good. If you like, you can call Tan 'er's eldest son this name … "
Ning Yi was defeated for the first time. He sighed and ran away dejectedly. Su Tan 'er thought for a long time but did not know why.
In fact, Ning Yi had jokingly thought before that since he was going to marry into the Su family, he could consider calling his daughter Su Tan 'er and his son Su Lizhi. This time Su Tan 'er was too bored, so he casually made a sarcastic remark. It was too casual. After saying it, he realized that her husband was not going to marry into the Su family. Su Tan 'er hit the mark by accident. Ning Yi was attacked by his own teasing and was a little depressed for a while.
Five days, four days, three days, two days … Time passed in such an atmosphere in the Su family. The day of the clan meeting was held. It was October 24th of the lunar calendar. There was still one day left before the deadline for the Wu Family to deliver the first batch of Brilliant Gold Brocade. Early in the morning, there was a good morning light. Mist filled the air in this milky white light.
In the Su family, the atmosphere in this morning was extremely unusual.
The feeling of being reborn permeated this mansion. Turning point, hope, milestone. Many people seemed to have a different feeling when they opened the door. When Su Yunfang opened the door, he took a deep breath. In the courtyard next to his, the shopkeeper named Yu Daxian looked toward the east. Su Zhongkan had been sitting in the courtyard since dawn. He watched the mist drift and the morning light rise. Xi Anzhi walked out of the courtyard and cupped his hands to him. "Second Master, good morning."
There would be a war today. They had already won the war. In other words, tonight, they were going to confirm one thing and reap the fruits.
Outside the Su family, there were also many people who were secretly watching the situation. In the Xue Mansion, several brothers met in the morning. Xue Yan was standing under the eaves and looking in this direction. He smiled at everyone and patted his younger brother on the shoulder.
"I'll be the host tonight. We'll go to the newly opened Moon Fragrance Restaurant on Persimmon Street for dinner." Persimmon Street was not far from the Su mansion. "The matter of the Su family will come to an end tonight." Similar conversations were happening among many families who ran cloth shops.
Ning Yi wasn't in the Su family's mansion. He maintained his morning practice and ran in the mist. He was already a long distance away from the Su mansion. Just now, he had passed by the small building by the river and greeted the beautiful and demure woman in front of the door. He still had to run for a while. After turning back, he would sit in the small building for a while.
For him, today was no different.
"You'll be busy today, right?" Before long, he entered the small building. The woman smiled and served him tea. "There's a meeting at Liheng's house."
"I married into his family, so I can't attend the clan meeting." Ning Yi said shamelessly. "So it has nothing to do with me."
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