That Sort of Like (Part One)
The eleventh month was Gu HuaiJiang’s birth month. Unlike previous years, the manor was currently planning a big party.
Not only had he himself invited a number of officials from court and their families, but he had also given the remaining invitations to the various courtyards of the manor, allowing the children to invite their friends.
Lotus Courtyard also received quite a few invitations. Madam Su previously had many friends in the capital. Now, they had become venerated members of various manors in the capital and spent their days leisurely playing with their grandchildren.
While filling out the invitations, she suddenly let out a sigh.
“Mother, what’s wrong?”
Su YunYan was thinking about her good friends in the capital when she suddenly heard madam Su sigh and thought that something had gone wrong.
For example, an old friend no longer being around.
Madam Su said: “When I organized gatherings in the manor when I was young, I would fill out the invitations to a certain young miss of a certain family. Filling them out today, well, take a look.”
Su YunYan received the invitations that she had already completed and burst out laughing.
It turned out that they were filled out using words like elderly madam. It was no wonder she suddenly became so emotional.
“You’re still laughing? Wait until you get married. After a year or two, when you have given birth to a son or daughter, won’t I have also become an elderly madam?”
“Mother-”
Su YunYan often heard her mention this sort of thing, thus she had never taken it to heart. Acting a little spoiled, she picked up the invitations and stood up.
“Where are you going?”
“I’m going to look for Yu Fu to ask if she knows any of my friends. If there are any that do not get along with her, I won’t invite them!”
Madam Su looked out of the window. On such cold days with northern winds, Su YunYan did not seem to mind the cold in the slightest, as she would run over to the Western Wing to play with Yu Fu every day.
In the manor, they were the only two young girls. It was natural that they would be able to play together; moreover, Yu Fu had also saved her life.
Put on a coat before going. Don’t catch a cold!”
Madam Su shouted out of the door, as a granny had already taken a coat and a handwarmer to chase after Su YunYan. From the distance, the words “Got it” could be heard.
“That child.”
Madam Su let out a laugh. As if a thought had suddenly come to her, she put down the invitations.
“The days have been uneventful. Let’s also go to the front hall.”
When Su YunYan arrived at the Western Wing, Yu Fu was also in the middle of filling out her invitations. Nibbling on the wooden part of her brush, it looked like she was thinking very hard.
Drawing close and taking a look, very well, even Yu Fu’s writing was prettier than her’s.
“How has it gone with your invitations? I ended up deciding to come and write mine with you. We should roughly know the same people. It would not be good to have doubles.”
“I was also thinking like this. Sister Su, take a look. If there are any that you don’t like, I won’t invite them.”
Yu Fu handed her the completed invitations. On another piece of paper was a list of names, and Yu Fu seemed to be in the middle of considering whether or not to invite them. It seemed that they were of the sort that did not need to be invited.
The two of them had thought of the same thing!
Su YunYan rejoiced internally, but her expression remained unchanged, as the two exchanged their completed invitations.
The two of them worked together, writing, and discussing things. Somehow, they ended up on the topic of young miss Liu of Minister Li’s family.
“You’ve had some problems with Liu RuYi?”
Su YunYan heard this and immediately became spirited, “That Liu RuYi spends all day putting on airs. Who doesn’t know that her father is a miserly old thing who is reluctant to let her wear expensive fabrics? She just goes around telling everyone that she likes wearing Lin’An silk and how Lin’An silk feels the most comfortable. In truth, it’s just that she’s unable to wear anything else!”
“The cloud-patterned brocade made in JinLing is something that even I am hesitant to wear. There was this one time that I brought along some handkerchiefs made of the cloud-patterned brocade to give to everyone. Do you know what she said? She said that this was stingy. Was I so reluctant to give everyone clothes made of cloud-patterned brocade? I immediately rebutted by saying, you, young miss Liu, only wear Lin’An silk. Who would dare to gift you clothes made of cloud-patterned brocade? She was so angry that her nostrils flared up to the heavens, hahaha.”
Yu Fu shared a common enemy with her, “That’s right. During the Mid-Autumn Festival’s imperial banquet, she destroyed His Majesty’s green chrysanthemums, and His Majesty forbade her from ever entering the imperial palace again. I heard that she is currently anxious about trying to find a family to marry into.”
“Joy, what a true joy! Right, Yu Fu, don’t you really like eldest cousin? Not the like that a younger sister has for an older brother?”
They were talking about Liu RuYi, so why did she change the topic to her?
Yu Fu lowered her head in embarrassment. After thinking for a bit, she raised her head and said: “Then does sister Su also really like sixth brother, and not in the way that a sister likes a brother?”
Very well, Yu Fu had learned some bad things, actually using this to attack!
Su YunYan’s face was bright red from embarrassment. She was actually slightly redder than Yu Fu.
Gu ShuBai entered through the door, and the two girls turned to look at him, their faces red. This gave him quite the fright.
“What are you guys chatting about? Why are both of your faces red?”
Glancing over at the table, there were neat stacks of invitations in red envelopes with bronze gilding.
There was one pile that had been completed and one that had not yet been completed.
“Nothing, it’s the brazier in the room that’s too hot. Is eldest cousin not hot?”
Su YunYan managed to recover and looked between his and Yu Fu’s faces with a teasing expression.
Gu ShuBai: “Ahem…”
“Eldest brother, did you come looking for me for something?”
At this time, he should be in the front, planning for Gu HuaiJiang’s birthday. he would not come for no reason.
Gu ShuBai nodded and sat down, “Aunty went to look for father, and it seemed that they had a lot to talk about. It’s not suitable for the younger generation to be present, thus I came here to ask you whether or not you can send an invitation to Yin Shuo?”
Invite Yin Shuo?
How could this matter fall to Yu Fu to handle?
“Didn’t head general tell us to be careful of him? I recall that eldest brother also hated him a great deal. Why would you invite him as a guest?”
Gu ShuBai smiled, his eyes shining, as he reflexively patted Yu Fu’s head.
“It’s because I don’t like him that I want you to invite him.”
That Sort of Like (Part One)
The eleventh month was Gu HuaiJiang’s birth month. Unlike previous years, the manor was currently planning a big party.
Not only had he himself invited a number of officials from court and their families, but he had also given the remaining invitations to the various courtyards of the manor, allowing the children to invite their friends.
Lotus Courtyard also received quite a few invitations. Madam Su previously had many friends in the capital. Now, they had become venerated members of various manors in the capital and spent their days leisurely playing with their grandchildren.
While filling out the invitations, she suddenly let out a sigh.
“Mother, what’s wrong?”
Su YunYan was thinking about her good friends in the capital when she suddenly heard madam Su sigh and thought that something had gone wrong.
For example, an old friend no longer being around.
Madam Su said: “When I organized gatherings in the manor when I was young, I would fill out the invitations to a certain young miss of a certain family. Filling them out today, well, take a look.”
Su YunYan received the invitations that she had already completed and burst out laughing.
It turned out that they were filled out using words like elderly madam. It was no wonder she suddenly became so emotional.
“You’re still laughing? Wait until you get married. After a year or two, when you have given birth to a son or daughter, won’t I have also become an elderly madam?”
“Mother-”
Su YunYan often heard her mention this sort of thing, thus she had never taken it to heart. Acting a little spoiled, she picked up the invitations and stood up.
“Where are you going?”
“I’m going to look for Yu Fu to ask if she knows any of my friends. If there are any that do not get along with her, I won’t invite them!”
Madam Su looked out of the window. On such cold days with northern winds, Su YunYan did not seem to mind the cold in the slightest, as she would run over to the Western Wing to play with Yu Fu every day.
In the manor, they were the only two young girls. It was natural that they would be able to play together; moreover, Yu Fu had also saved her life.
Put on a coat before going. Don’t catch a cold!”
Madam Su shouted out of the door, as a granny had already taken a coat and a handwarmer to chase after Su YunYan. From the distance, the words “Got it” could be heard.
“That child.”
Madam Su let out a laugh. As if a thought had suddenly come to her, she put down the invitations.
“The days have been uneventful. Let’s also go to the front hall.”
When Su YunYan arrived at the Western Wing, Yu Fu was also in the middle of filling out her invitations. Nibbling on the wooden part of her brush, it looked like she was thinking very hard.
Drawing close and taking a look, very well, even Yu Fu’s writing was prettier than her’s.
“How has it gone with your invitations? I ended up deciding to come and write mine with you. We should roughly know the same people. It would not be good to have doubles.”
“I was also thinking like this. Sister Su, take a look. If there are any that you don’t like, I won’t invite them.”
Yu Fu handed her the completed invitations. On another piece of paper was a list of names, and Yu Fu seemed to be in the middle of considering whether or not to invite them. It seemed that they were of the sort that did not need to be invited.
The two of them had thought of the same thing!
Su YunYan rejoiced internally, but her expression remained unchanged, as the two exchanged their completed invitations.
The two of them worked together, writing, and discussing things. Somehow, they ended up on the topic of young miss Liu of Minister Li’s family.
“You’ve had some problems with Liu RuYi?”
Su YunYan heard this and immediately became spirited, “That Liu RuYi spends all day putting on airs. Who doesn’t know that her father is a miserly old thing who is reluctant to let her wear expensive fabrics? She just goes around telling everyone that she likes wearing Lin’An silk and how Lin’An silk feels the most comfortable. In truth, it’s just that she’s unable to wear anything else!”
“The cloud-patterned brocade made in JinLing is something that even I am hesitant to wear. There was this one time that I brought along some handkerchiefs made of the cloud-patterned brocade to give to everyone. Do you know what she said? She said that this was stingy. Was I so reluctant to give everyone clothes made of cloud-patterned brocade? I immediately rebutted by saying, you, young miss Liu, only wear Lin’An silk. Who would dare to gift you clothes made of cloud-patterned brocade? She was so angry that her nostrils flared up to the heavens, hahaha.”
Yu Fu shared a common enemy with her, “That’s right. During the Mid-Autumn Festival’s imperial banquet, she destroyed His Majesty’s green chrysanthemums, and His Majesty forbade her from ever entering the imperial palace again. I heard that she is currently anxious about trying to find a family to marry into.”
“Joy, what a true joy! Right, Yu Fu, don’t you really like eldest cousin? Not the like that a younger sister has for an older brother?”
They were talking about Liu RuYi, so why did she change the topic to her?
Yu Fu lowered her head in embarrassment. After thinking for a bit, she raised her head and said: “Then does sister Su also really like sixth brother, and not in the way that a sister likes a brother?”
Very well, Yu Fu had learned some bad things, actually using this to attack!
Su YunYan’s face was bright red from embarrassment. She was actually slightly redder than Yu Fu.
Gu ShuBai entered through the door, and the two girls turned to look at him, their faces red. This gave him quite the fright.
“What are you guys chatting about? Why are both of your faces red?”
Glancing over at the table, there were neat stacks of invitations in red envelopes with bronze gilding.
There was one pile that had been completed and one that had not yet been completed.
“Nothing, it’s the brazier in the room that’s too hot. Is eldest cousin not hot?”
Su YunYan managed to recover and looked between his and Yu Fu’s faces with a teasing expression.
Gu ShuBai: “Ahem…”
“Eldest brother, did you come looking for me for something?”
At this time, he should be in the front, planning for Gu HuaiJiang’s birthday. he would not come for no reason.
Gu ShuBai nodded and sat down, “Aunty went to look for father, and it seemed that they had a lot to talk about. It’s not suitable for the younger generation to be present, thus I came here to ask you whether or not you can send an invitation to Yin Shuo?”
Invite Yin Shuo?
How could this matter fall to Yu Fu to handle?
“Didn’t head general tell us to be careful of him? I recall that eldest brother also hated him a great deal. Why would you invite him as a guest?”
Gu ShuBai smiled, his eyes shining, as he reflexively patted Yu Fu’s head.
“It’s because I don’t like him that I want you to invite him.”
