After Rong finished speaking, he glanced at Su Yuandong, as if wanting him to express his opinion as well.

But Su Yuandong was drinking his soup and didn't notice Rong's gaze at all.

Rong raised the corner of her mouth and smiled stiffly, "It's almost the end of the year, we have to have a decent New Year, Jinhua, Ziyou is your sister, as an elder sister, I can't neglect her."

"Madam is right. Ziyou is my sister, so I can't neglect her." Su Jinhua understood Rong's intention and said slowly, "It's just that I still need to make some arrangements for the New Year's goods. After all, the expenses of the Marquis' Mansion are very high, and I can't squander them casually."

When Rong saw this, her face changed slightly. She thought Su Jinhua would immediately understand what she meant and would generously donate even out of courtesy.

I never expected that Su Jinhua would not respond to this at all.

She also said that the expenses of the Marquis' Mansion were huge and she didn't dare to squander it. How could buying New Year's goods for her sister be considered squandering it?

Rong was furious and sneered, "Jinhua, you are now the Crown Prince's Consort and the future mistress of the Marquis' Mansion. Ziyou is your sister. How can it be considered a waste to buy some New Year's goods for your sister?"

Su Jinhua frowned slightly, looking at Rong's discontented eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Madam, I don't care about money, but it is inappropriate to use the money of the Marquis' Mansion to buy New Year's goods for my sister. I am also considering my sister and brother-in-law."

Su Ziyou was stunned. Not buying New Year's goods for her was for her consideration? What kind of logic was this?

"After all, my sister is already married. Now she has to rely on her brother-in-law's family to buy New Year's goods. If others hear about it, wouldn't it be a joke?"

"Sister, you are the second daughter of the Su family. Such behavior is really humiliating to you and makes your husband lose face in front of those scholars. Besides, I think you are living a good life, so you should not use it."

Su Ziyou's face turned pale. How could she answer? If she said she needed it, wouldn't that mean she was poor?

If not, the miserable life in the Shen family really made her miserable.

Su Ziyu had no choice but to look towards Rong.

Rong was choked by Su Jinhua's words. She didn't expect Su Jinhua to be so ignorant and come up with such twisted logic.

Thinking of this, she turned her eyes and saw the silver bracelet on Su Jinhua's wrist. She smiled and said, "Jinhua, your bracelet is really beautiful."

"Yes, the eldest princess gave it to me, saying it was a reward from the emperor."

When they heard that it was a reward from the emperor, everyone present changed their expressions.

Su Ziyu stared at the bracelets closely. She had also valued this pair of silver bracelets in her previous life.

But she never had the chance to bring her along because the eldest princess hated her, let alone reward her with anything.

"I'm sorry, sister, I really can't give you this bracelet."

Su Ziyu forced a smile and said, "Sister, you're overthinking it. I just thought the bracelet was pretty and took a few more glances at it to admire it."

The atmosphere during the meal was tense. Although Rong and Su Ziyu had gentle smiles on their faces, their smiles did not show in their eyes.

He greeted Su Jinhua politely from time to time, but Su Jinhua was able to counter his greetings.

Instead, the mother and daughter of the Rong family were filled with anger.

The two of them could hardly hold back their smiles.

After finishing the meal, Su Jinhua didn't want to stay any longer, so he smiled and said, "It's getting late, I should go back too."

"Won't you stay a little longer? Come back after dinner." Su Yuandong wanted to inquire about the promotion while no one was around, so naturally he didn't want Su Jinhua to go back so soon.

"No, Dad, I have to dine with the Princess Mother tonight."

After hearing this, Su Yuandong couldn't stop him anymore.

Su Jinhua turned around and got into the carriage with the help of Banxia.

The black-armored guards outside the Su Mansion moved as the carriage turned. A row of them followed the carriage in unison. It was quite a grand scene.

Shen Rujun looked at the carriage, then at the black-armored guards, and a desire called ambition rose in his heart.

"Ziyou, come with me to the study." Su Yuandong had something to say, so he called Su Ziyou away.

"Yes."

Shen Rujun stayed in the living room, put his hands on his knees, and clenched them awkwardly.

Rong sat aside, holding a cup of tea and said, "Don't be nervous. This is not your first time in the Su Mansion."

"Yes."

Rong smiled and said, "This exam is of utmost importance. If you are on the list, you will be able to rise to prominence in the future."

"What my mother-in-law said is true. I study hard every day and never slack off."

Shen Rujun quickly bowed and saluted.

"Hurry up and get up. There is no need to perform such empty formalities for family members."

Rong asked Nanny Ru to help Shen Rujun up, and after helping him sit down again, she sighed.

"Why is mother-in-law sighing?"

"I just think that Ziyou is a child with a difficult life. She has been in poor health since she was young. If you marry her, you must treat her well and don't let her work too hard."

Shen Rujun lowered his head, his eyes dark and unclear: "My son-in-law knows."

"If you are really on the list in the future, she will be your wife through thick and thin. You may take a concubine in the future, but I still hope that you will treat her well and don't forget that she is the one who has been with you all the way."

Shen Rujun clenched his hands into fists in his sleeves. There was a feeling of stuffiness in his chest, which made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Yes."

Why are everyone saying that he should be nice to Su Ziyu? Doesn't anyone understand his difficulties?

He felt ashamed when he came to visit today with those unused gifts.

Now that Rong has brought up this matter over and over again, isn't it just to remind him not to be ungrateful?

How could Shen Rujun be that kind of person!

Although he was dissatisfied in his heart, he could not show it on his face. Now he had to rely more on the Su family so that everything could go smoothly.

Rong was quite satisfied with Shen Rujun's humble attitude, but when he thought of Shen in his family, his face darkened.

"How is your mother?"

When Rong asked this, Shen Rujun was stunned for a moment and replied, "It's okay."

"She has worked hard to raise you. When Ziyou gets married, she will naturally take good care of her, but sometimes."

"It's better not to force others to do things."

Shen Rujun's face darkened again, and as soon as Rong finished speaking, she glanced at Nanny Ru.

Ru Ma was holding a tray with a red envelope in it.

"It's the holidays, so consider this as a gift to you. Look how thin you are, buy some food to replenish your bodies when you go back."

"Thank you, mother-in-law."

Shen Rujun took the red envelope, which was quite substantial.

Was this looking down on them? Or did they think he was the one who led such a poor life?

Shen Rujun accepted the red envelope with mixed feelings and lowered his eyes, making it impossible to see the emotion in his eyes.

study.

"How on earth do you spend your days?"

"Since you're back, you should at least bring back some decent gifts. If you only bring back a few bags of cakes and tea, it would be a joke."

Su Ziyu was standing opposite Su Yuandong, and these words made her face pale instantly.

It was like two invisible slaps hitting her face.

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