In Su Hele's view, He Jin was angry because the two old nannies had been rude to her.
But after she turned to He Jin for help, instead of ordering the two nannies to let her go, his face grew even more grim.
His cheeks suddenly bulged, rigid and cold, as if he was desperately holding back something.
His eyes half narrowed as he stared expressionlessly at Su Hele, with a menacing coldness welling up in the depths of his eyes.
For a moment, Su Hele even thought he was angry with her.
But then she thought, how could that be possible?
Even if He Jin was angry with her, at most he would just ignore her. How could he look at her with such a look?
So she said to the two nannies again, "Let go!"
These two old, tactless things.
Seeing that they remained unmoved, she tilted her head up and looked at He Jin, "Husband~"
Hearing this, He Jin suddenly clenched his hands tightly. His chest felt like it was blocked by a mass of gunpowder about to explode, and his breathing became labored.
But his blood was surging wildly, all rushing to his head, and there was a buzzing sound in his ears.
The anger surging in his chest could no longer be suppressed. He Jin was about to step forward when, out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of a crow - blue robe.
He Jin suddenly remembered that he had come with He Xun. Instantly, he calmed down. He couldn't let He Xun laugh at him.
So he just gave Nanny Wang a cold glance and said, "She's out of her wits with illness. Why bother bringing her here?"
Nanny Wang quickly replied:
"It's this servant's fault. This servant originally wanted to soak up some of the wedding joy of the prince's mansion. This servant will send the Second Young Mistress back right away."
As she spoke, she didn't stop walking. She grabbed Su Hele and got into the carriage.
Su Hele looked at He Jin in disbelief. Did he say she was ill?
But He Jin didn't even look at her again. He turned to He Xun and said, "Brother, let's go in."
At this moment, his attitude was respectful and his voice was gentle. There was no trace of the coldness he had shown when talking about He Xun in private. He looked like a model of fraternal harmony.
He Xun responded coldly but didn't move. His eyes followed Su Nansheng in her magnificent attire.
Today, she was wearing a dark orange brocade - embroidered front - closing ruqun, revealing her slender and graceful neck. Her skin was fairer than snow, her lips were like painted vermilion, and her eyes were as bright as lacquer.
On her forehead was a blooming peony hairpin, with a round ruby inlaid in the center of the flower. Paired with the gold hairpin with emerald inlays on her temple, it sparkled brightly, looking noble and gorgeous.
Her slender waist was tied with a brocade belt of the same color inlaid with rubies, looking so delicate that it seemed one could hold it with one hand.
A gentle breeze blew, and the ribbons hanging from her waist fluttered in the wind, exuding endless charm.
She stood there, smiling at him. Her eyes were like a clear spring, making one can't help but sink into them.
Su Nansheng was beautiful. He Xun had always known that, but he rarely saw her so beautiful that it made his heart flutter and she was beyond compare.
He Xun sighed silently. Suddenly, he didn't really want to attend this wedding banquet.
Thinking of this, He Xun silently shifted his gaze, which landed on Su Hele in a white dress, looking innocent.
Well... she looked so pitiful.
So He Xun shifted his gaze again and finally landed on He Jin:
"What did you just say?"
He Jin naturally noticed He Xun's gaze.
He looked at the bright and generous Su Nansheng, then at Su Hele, who was clinging to the carriage window with a mournful look on her face. His face became even more gloomy.
He lifted the corner of his robe, turned around, and walked into the gate of the prince's mansion without paying any more attention to He Xun.
Seeing this, He Xun just raised his eyebrows. He took a deep look at Su Nansheng and then slowly strolled into the mansion.
...
In the inner courtyard of the prince's mansion, there were beautiful women dressed in fragrant clothes, vying for beauty, but they all quietly behaved themselves and didn't try to steal the limelight.
Su Nansheng was seated at the same table as Chen Wanrong and Concubine Li. There were also two noble ladies at the table.
The few of them chatted lukewarmly, just waiting for the banquet to end so they could go home.
Su Nansheng just listened silently and didn't say much.
Just then, Nanny Li, who had been greeting guests at the mansion gate, came to the table and said with a smile:
"Aunt Su, this is the wedding cake specially prepared for you by our princess."
As she finished speaking, a little maid immediately presented a brocade box with both hands.
Su Nansheng was a bit puzzled. Before the banquet started, all kinds of wedding cakes had already been prepared at the table, and they had all symbolically accepted them. Why were they sending more now?
But even so, Su Nansheng still politely thanked her and motioned for Bitao to take it.
After all, more wedding joy was always better.
Seeing that Su Nansheng didn't seem to understand the meaning behind this, Nanny Li opened the red - wood brocade box before Bitao could:
"The princess said that you are fated to be associated with our Chengwang Mansion. You should come and visit more often in the future."
In the red - wood brocade box, two palm - sized gold wedding cakes engraved with the family emblem of the Chengwang Mansion were lying quietly on the red cloth.
When the people at the banquet saw Nanny Li coming, they had already been silently paying attention.
Now, seeing this scene, they immediately fell silent and pricked up their ears to listen.
Su Nansheng also didn't expect the Princess of Chengwang to give her such a precious gift in return. She couldn't help but look at Nanny Li.
"Aunt Su, just keep it well. The princess really liked the congratulatory gift you sent today."
Nanny Li smiled and nodded at Su Nansheng, then turned and left.
As soon as she left, the table, which had been quiet just now, became noisy again. Everyone was quietly discussing why Su Nansheng could receive such a precious return gift.
"Aunt Su, what congratulatory gift did you give? Tell us so we can have a look."
Madam Feng at the table couldn't hold back her curiosity and asked on behalf of everyone.
The gold wedding cakes themselves weren't that rare, but what was rare was the family emblem of the Chengwang Mansion engraved on them.
With that family emblem, not to mention a gold wedding cake, even a wooden one would be a symbol of the Chengwang Mansion. Its meaning was self - evident.
Su Nansheng looked at the curious looks around her and just said vaguely:
"It's just a jade ornament."
There was nothing she couldn't say about the congratulatory gift she had given, but she didn't want to reveal the princess's preference from her side.
If the princess wanted to say it, everyone would naturally know in the future.
But Madam Feng obviously didn't want to let her go so easily. She continued to ask:
"A jade ornament? It must be a precious material that is one in a million."
As she thought, her eyes swept over Su Nansheng's hairpin, "Blood jade?"
But although blood jade was very precious, giving blood jade at a wedding banquet might not be a good omen.
Su Nansheng's answer this time was very straightforward: "It's indeed top - grade Hetian jade."
Hearing this, everyone still couldn't help but be confused.
Hetian jade was good, but the Chengwang Mansion would never lack good jade. Why did they take a fancy to Su Nansheng's congratulatory gift?
Just as Madam Feng was about to ask again, she was stopped by Chen Wanrong:
"The wedding banquet is over."
Madam Feng looked up and saw that the guests in the front had already stood up and were being led away by the maids.
Seeing this, Madam Feng had no choice but to smile and say:
"Madam Chen, it's really fateful that we can dine at the same table. When our family hosts a banquet in the future, you and Aunt Su must do us the honor of attending."
Her tone was much warmer than before, but Chen Wanrong just nodded and didn't say a word.
Just then, Nanny Li came again to personally lead Chen Wanrong and the others out, but deliberately walked a few steps slower.