bookcurios Chapter 134 Su Nian'an's Family
Chapter 134 Su Nian'an's Family
After Su Yue finished speaking, she quickly caught up with the old lady and helped her leave.
Li Lan walked up to Su Nian'an, shook his head, and said, "You can go to the Divine Physician Pavilion and ask how much the jade pendant you're wearing around your neck is worth."
"If you were to put that jade pendant around your neck up for auction, those high-ranking officials and nobles would fight tooth and nail to buy it. You, you're living a life of luxury and don't even realize it!"
In this test, Su Yinyin successfully saw through her sister's true colors.
Upon hearing Li Lan's words, Su Nian'an ran out of the Su residence like a madwoman.
As for where they would go, it was all under control. Su Yin arranged for people to secretly protect and monitor them.
Less than an hour later, Su Nian'an returned to the Su residence as if she had lost her soul, and sat in her room in a daze.
Su Nian'an never expected Su Yinyin to be so sincere to her, but how could she repay her?
No wonder Su Yinyin told her that she must not take off the jade under any circumstances when she gave it to her.
How could she bear to give such a valuable item to them? She asked herself, if it were her, would she be willing to give Su Yinyin a jade pendant worth millions of taels of silver?
Yes, she went straight to the Divine Physician Pavilion and said she wanted to auction the jade pendant. After the Pavilion Master personally came out to verify it, he said he wanted to buy it and offered a price of two million taels of silver.
He told her that wearing this jade pendant would make her immune to all poisons and that it also had detoxifying properties, making it an absolutely unique treasure.
Only then did she realize how narrow-minded she had been.
After Su Nian'an suddenly understood, she walked to the villa's door, knocked, and Bixia opened it.
Upon seeing the newcomer, Bixia respectfully asked, "Third Miss, what are your orders?"
Su Nian'an asked cautiously, "Bixia, I want to see my eldest sister. Is she here?"
Bixia still answered respectfully. She knew that today's events had displeased Su Yinyin, but as long as the Third Miss was still there, she had to be respectful to her: "Third Miss, please wait a moment, this servant will go and ask."
A short while later, Bixia came out and led Su Nian'an to Su Yinyin's study.
As Su Nian'an walked along, she felt as if she had entered another world.
She had never seen anything in the house before. Although she was very curious, Su Nian'an had no interest in looking at it.
Su Nian'an entered the study and saw Su Yinyin sitting quietly at her desk reading.
Su Yinyin looked up and saw her, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes, but she quickly regained her composure.
Su Nian'an stepped forward and knelt down with a thud, her eyes filled with remorse: "Big sister, I was wrong. I was narrow-minded and wronged you."
Su Yinyin put down her book and sighed softly, "Get up!"
Su Nian'an stood up and took out the jade pendant from her bosom: "Sister, this jade pendant is so precious, I am not worthy to possess it anymore."
Su Yinyin smiled slightly and pushed the jade pendant back into her hand: "Now that I've given it to you, it's yours. I just hope you won't easily believe others' instigation in the future."
Su Nian'an said sincerely, "Eldest sister, I was really wrong. I shouldn't have been greedy, I shouldn't have been jealous of second sister, and I shouldn't have been jealous of you."
Su Yinyin looked at Su Nian'an expressionlessly. In truth, whether or not she had this younger sister was irrelevant to her.
If her younger sister treats her sincerely, she will treat her sincerely in return.
Su Yinyin reflected on her actions in the study. Had she been too hasty? Everyone has their own selfish motives; was her probing the right thing to do?
"Sit down and tell me...!"
"Elder sister, I was misled by others and my heart was not firm. I thought that money was left to me by my mother, so I schemed like that." As Su Nian'an spoke, tears welled up in her eyes again.
Su Yinyin looked at her and slowly said, "Do you know why such a lowly maid could so easily bewitch you?"
Su Nian'an shook her head. Su Yinyin stood up and paced back and forth, "Because you already had greed and jealousy in your heart, which gave others an opportunity to take advantage of you." Su Nian'an lowered her head, her face full of shame.
"It's commendable that you've come to apologize today. However, the struggles outside the manor are intensifying. If you don't want to be used by others in the future, you must put away those inappropriate thoughts," Su Yinyin said as she sat down again.
"Big sister, I understand. From now on, I will follow your lead and never make the same mistake again," Su Nian'an quickly stated.
Su Yinyin nodded slightly, "I hope you remember what I said today. As for the other people in the mansion, although they were all selected through a rigorous process before being brought into the mansion."
They may not be as kind as they seem, so you need to be careful. I want to ask you, how are you going to resolve your husband's family's issues?
Su Nian'an looked up, assuming no one would mention it. She just wanted to escape for as long as possible. "I...I don't know!"
Su Yinyin asked slowly, "Are your husband's family members good to you?"
"Yes, my husband is good to me, and my mother is good to me too!"
Su Yinyin raised an eyebrow slightly, "If that's the case, then why do you still look so worried?"
Su Nian'an bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "But my mother-in-law keeps urging me to take a concubine for my husband, saying that the family line is of utmost importance."
Su Yinyin sneered, "That's just an excuse. I suppose someone in your husband's family dislikes you and wants to use this method to suppress you."
Su Nian'an's eyes widened, as if she had suddenly realized something. "Big sister, what should I do?"
Su Yinyin pondered for a moment, "Do you want a divorce?"
Su Nian'an shook her head, "I don't want to, my husband treats me very well."
"Then why are you still looking for relatives? Do you want someone to rely on, so that your in-laws can't control you?"
Su Nian'an blushed and whispered, "Big sister guessed correctly."
Su Yinyin snorted softly, "Don't blame your older sister for being blunt. If you don't want a divorce and you don't want your in-laws to make things difficult for you anymore, there's only one way to go."
Su Nian'an looked at Su Yinyin anxiously, "Big sister, tell me quickly."
Su Yinyin slowly said, "You need to get pregnant as soon as possible. Once you have a child, your mother-in-law will have no reason to force you to take a concubine. Moreover, your husband treats you well, and he will only pamper you more after you have a child, so your position will naturally be secure."
Su Nian'an looked troubled. "Big sister, I also want to, but I haven't been able to get pregnant even after being married for so long."
Su Yinyin took her hand and said, "Don't worry, I have a few prescriptions for nourishing your body. Take them back and take them according to the prescriptions. Also, you can't be too weak when you're in your husband's family. You have to be firm when you need to be. Don't let people think you're easy to bully."
Su Yinyin recalled what she was wearing that day and knew that she was having a hard time.
Su Nian'an was moved to tears. "Thank you for your advice, elder sister. I will definitely do as you say."
Su Yinyin instructed, "Go back and try it first. If you still have difficulties, come back to find your elder sister."
Go back and tell your husband's family that you've found your relatives. But they're very poor, and they're almost starving. See how they react.
Tomorrow morning, you will return to your husband's home. Return the same way you came, without taking anything with you. This is a test for your husband. If he passes the test, I might consider helping him, out of consideration for you.
Su Nian'an was moved to tears, "Thank you so much for your guidance, elder sister."
After Su Nian'an agreed, they chatted for a few more minutes before Su Nian'an took her leave.
Su Yinyin watched her retreating figure, still unable to bear calling out to Su Nian'an: "Wait a moment, there are no vacant rooms in the villa, which is why we asked you to stay in another courtyard. Besides, I know you have a husband, and it's really inconvenient for you to stay with us."
Upon hearing Su Yinyin's explanation, Su Nian'an happily replied, "Big sister, I want to fork it!"
Su Yinyin then instructed, "Have Bixia take you to find your maternal grandmother. She is very sad. You will have dinner with her tonight. I have something to do, so I won't be able to stay with you."
"Yes, big sister." But after this incident, Su Nian'an also realized that Su Yinyin was really good to her.
Su Nian'an made up her mind to study hard, become an assistant to her eldest sister, and be as independent and self-reliant as her eldest sister.