Chapter 92 New Identity
By the time Su Luo reacted, Li Rusong had left for a long time. Su Luo sat on the rattan chair and continued to be in a daze. In the afternoon, Bao Zixing woke up and wanted to prepare the dowry, but she stopped him. Bao Zixing knew from her expression that Su's attempt to force marriage had completely failed.
Su Luo saw Su again in the afternoon two days later. Su came back with a graceful woman. Su Luo knew without asking that it was Princess Huairou. The princess was only thirty-four or thirty-five years old, with a plump face. Anyone who didn't know her would definitely praise her as a blessed person, but was she blessed? A woman who divorced her husband would not be tolerated in this era if she didn't have the identity of a princess .
Su didn't seem too surprised that everything in the mansion was the same as before. When she saw Su Luo, she just sighed. Su Luo couldn't say anything in front of the princess, so she could only pretend to be confused and pretend nothing happened.
When Zhou Chongwen saw Su Luo, he let out a long sigh. After dinner that day, Su went to chat with the princess, and Zhou Chongwen went to Su Luo's room. His first words were to apologize to Su Luo.
Su Luo was stunned for a long time, and it seemed that she should be the one to apologize. Zhou Chongwen said, "I was really afraid that I wouldn't be able to see you when I came back. That matter... I know it wasn't your intention."
"I'm sorry." Su Luo said softly, "I'm really not ready yet."
"I understand." Zhou Chongwen showed no reluctance. "That day, Aunt Su told me the reason why you couldn't go, but I didn't really believe it because it was not something you could do. Later, I asked Wu Yong and found out that it was true. I was afraid that you would be so anxious after knowing this that you would leave, so I asked Lord Li to come back before Bao Zixing and explain the whole story to you so that you don't worry."
Su Luo looked at him speechlessly, "You really entrusted the wrong person , and you entrusted the most unreliable person to deliver the letter." Su Luo suddenly felt a sense of depression rising from her heart. Well, even if Li Rusong embarrassed her in public because he couldn't stand her vanity, then what about delivering the letter to Zhou Chongwen? He didn't mention this matter at all from beginning to end. What if she really ran away from the marriage? Even if she didn't run away, what if Wan rushed to Jiangning to find Su to argue? Even if neither of the above points was true, he didn't understand her contradictory psychology and let her struggle for a long time, just because he acted on his own accord? If you don't do things for others, don't agree to other people's requests!
Su Luo suddenly became very irritated. Several things combined made Su Luo define Li Rusong as "self-righteous", and she hated self-righteous people the most.
Seeing that Su Luo's face turned bad, Zhou Chongwen became a little worried and asked Su Luo what was wrong. Su Luo didn't say anything. She was thinking in her heart that one day she would make Li Rusong look bad and collect double the interest.
Zhou Chongwen didn't understand the reason and thought Su Luo was still worried about Su's affairs, so he comforted her: "Don't worry about Aunt Su, I'll go talk to her and tell her... I still need some time."
Su Luo looked at Zhou Chongwen's handsome face and suddenly didn't know what to say. It turned out that she also hated him. This guy was on guard against her at the beginning. When did their relationship become so close?
"Do you have any banknotes?" Zhou Chongwen searched his body excitedly.
"What?" Although Su Luo asked this, he still stood up and took out a ten-liang silver note from the cabinet, "Is it enough?"
"That's enough." Zhou Chongwen took the banknote and shook it in front of Su Luo's eyes, then folded the banknote into a strip along the longer side and held it at both ends with his hands, "Blow on it."
Su Luo laughed, "Can you turn out a hundred taels? Huh——" She blew it anyway.
Zhou Chongwen blushed, "No... I can't turn it into a hundred taels..."
"Just keep changing." Su Luo pouted helplessly, "I was just joking with you."
Zhou Chongwen then nervously held the banknote in his hand, thinking for a long time, then slowly loosened one hand, and spread out the index finger of the other hand, with the thumb parallel to the ground. Only the beginning end of the banknote was resting on the thumb, and it did not fall to the ground, completely violating the principle of gravity.
Su Luo looked at it for a long time in confusion, but couldn't figure out what was going on. He asked curiously, "How did you do it?"
"It's a secret." Zhou Chongwen carefully unfolded the banknote and returned it to Su Luo. "Don't be sad anymore."
After he said this, Su Luo's thoughts, which had already been diverted, shifted back again. Su Luo sighed in annoyance, and her mind started working again. She had to find a way to teach Li Rusong a lesson, otherwise she would not be able to swallow this anger!
Just as she was thinking about it, a pair of white hands stretched out in front of her eyes, and the fingers slowly clasped together, then adjusted the position of the fingers. The shadow was projected on the wall by the candlelight, accompanied by the voice-over, "Woof! Woof woof!"
Su Luo chuckled, and Zhou Chongwen's face turned red again. "I learned it from a magician in prison. He has many tricks, but I only learned one, and this shadow puppet."
Su Luo knew why Zhou Chongwen did this, and couldn't bear to waste his kindness. She immediately put aside her unhappiness and looked at him gratefully, "Thank you."
"That's good." Zhou Chongwen smiled when he saw Su Luo's relaxed expression. Then, seeing that it was getting late and it was inconvenient for him to stay in Su Luo's room any longer, he comforted her with a few more words and then got up to say goodbye.
The charity sale that was suspended two days ago was rescheduled after Princess Huairou arrived. Unlike the last time, this time the lineup was much stronger. Although the organizer was still the prefect's wife, Ji, the guests who came to participate included the wives of prefects of neighboring prefects and the governor's wife. Of course, the most distinguished guest was still Princess Huairou.
Su Luo was also among the invited guests, but the one who invited her was not Princess Huairou who had always been a guest at her home, but Miss Ji Mei.
After Su Luo arrived at the venue, he naturally attracted everyone's attention. Some people whispered, wondering how Su Luo had the courage to appear in front of everyone. After all, it was only a few days since the last gathering.
Su Luo ignored the strange looks and calmly tried to talk to people. Some of the socialites hid when they saw her, while others just smiled and perfunctorily responded. Su Luo didn't care at all. She knew that all these situations would change after Princess Huairou arrived.
Huairou herself is not a traditional gentle woman, otherwise why would she do such a thing as divorcing her husband? She is an extremely straightforward and righteous person, and Su Luo's temperament just fits her temper. Under Su Luo's deliberate maintenance in the past two days, Huairou has an unusually good impression of Su Luo, and this good impression is Su Luo's biggest asset for pride.
Not long after, there was a commotion at the entrance of the venue, and then an attendant came in and said, "The princess has ordered that today's gathering is only for the purpose of soliciting donations, and all etiquette can be waived."
After everyone bowed and expressed their gratitude, Princess Huairou entered the hall led by her attendants.
Princess Huairou appeared in a gorgeous attire, and it was obvious that she attached great importance to this charity sale. Everyone came forward to pay their respects, but Su Luo's eyes were all on the green figure beside the princess.
Previously, Su Luo wanted Su to accompany the princess to attend the charity sale, but Su had always refused. I don't know if she was still angry with Su Luo, or if she really couldn't adapt to this kind of fate. Su Luo asked her several times, but when there was no result, she gave up. Unexpectedly, Su actually came.
It was obvious that Su was very nervous, and she followed Huairou more like an attendant than a guest.
Su Luo hurriedly squeezed forward. Because of the experience from the previous few days, many people made way for Su Luo to see what other amazing tricks she had.
Su Luo leaned close to Su and called out "Mom".
Su looked at the people around him in embarrassment and asked in a low voice: "Can I really help you if I come here?"
Su Luo nodded quickly. After all, it was the Su family who had a good relationship with the princess. With the Su family around, no matter how busy the princess was, she would make time for them and not neglect them too much.
"That's good." With Su Luo by her side, Su finally felt more at ease and was no longer so nervous.
Seeing how close Su Luo and Su were, the celebrities present couldn't help but guess their identities. Princess Huairou greeted everyone before turning around to introduce Su, "This is my godsister. She didn't want to come, but I dragged her here."
The hall was completely silent, and everyone's eyes fell on Su Luo. Su Luo was also extremely surprised and asked in a low voice: "Mother, you and the princess..."
Princess Huairou took over her words and said with a smile: "This is what your mother and I decided when we first met. Because we haven't performed the sworn brotherhood ceremony yet, I never told you. Just before I left, I forced her to kowtow to me."
Su Luo really loves this Princess Huairou. Her mother is the princess's godsister, and she is the princess's godson. This identity is much more useful than being an old friend of Qin Huai's good friend Li Rusong. This time, she is benefiting from her mother.
Su still felt it was inappropriate, "At that time I didn't know the county's noble status, so I agreed. Now I think it's inappropriate."
"I have already paid my respects to heaven and earth, are you still going to regret it?" Princess Huairou smiled triumphantly, "Besides, what is your status? You are my adopted sister, and the emperor's adopted aunt. When I go to Beijing next year, I will ask the emperor to give you a first-rank lady, isn't that enough?"
Su was really terrified, "Absolutely not."
Su Luo was also a little hesitant. Why was Princess Huairou so nice to Su? They had only known each other for a few days. If it was just because they got along well, then it seemed a bit too much to become sworn brothers and make promises.
Su Luo was distracted when socializing because she had something on her mind . But it didn't matter. Those socialites suddenly became extremely polite. Even if they noticed that Su Luo was distracted, they would not be dissatisfied. They would even ask Su Luo with concern whether he had not rested well.
This is how human nature is.
With Princess Huairou as the guest of honor, the charity sale went very smoothly, and Su Luo spent five hundred taels to buy a large blue and white vase with winding branches. Although she spent money, Su Luo was extremely excited because of the gift Princess Huairou gave her. It was a pure gold sachet, the size of a fist, with a hollow sachet cage in which spices and other things could be placed. It was exquisitely made, and this one piece alone cost more than five hundred taels, not to mention the identity and significance it represented. However, the doubts in Su Luo's heart remained and could not be solved.
