Song Sanniang's Journey to Wealth

Chapter 244 Attending the Banquet

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Old Madam He listened to the servants reporting to her about the situation between her son and Song Sanniang. It sounded as if there was no improper relationship between them.

But she knew her son well. He had never been around girls since he was little, and he didn't like to play with girls.

He was also very polite to girls, and his treatment of Miss Song was indeed beyond that of other ordinary girls.

She had already found a good wife for her son, a real lady from a noble family, a good match for him, and also very pretty.

She had hinted at her family's views on men having concubines, and her family was very tolerant. As long as their daughter gave birth to a legitimate son, they would not mind having concubines.

Madam He thought that since her son was somewhat interested in Miss Song, it would not be a big deal to let her come in as a concubine.

When he marries a lady from a well-matched family and has children, he will surely gradually lose interest in Miss Song, who doesn't even come from a humble family.

She has lived for so long and has seen so many men who made vows to each other at the beginning but ended up falling in love with someone else. The old ones are always not as good as the new ones.

Although she thought so, she still wanted to meet Miss Song and let her know her identity so that she would not have unrealistic dreams.

So she ordered her second daughter-in-law to hold a flower viewing party and invite some girls of appropriate age to come and play.

Of course she would invite the daughter-in-law she liked, and as for Miss Song, she planned to let her subordinates invite her.

Song Sanniang knew nothing about this. After returning to the provincial capital, she became busy again. After her vacation, a lot of work had piled up and she had to start dealing with them one by one.

She was busy that day, when suddenly a maid who claimed to be from the He Mansion came. She got off the carriage and walked into Tian Mi Mi. She told them that she wanted to see Song Sanniang, so Song Sanniang came out.

The nanny looked Song Sanniang up and down with a very strange look in her eyes, which was full of scrutiny and criticism. Song Sanniang felt puzzled, so she asked, "Excuse me, what do you want to see me for?"

"I'm the old lady's nanny. The He Mansion is going to hold a chrysanthemum crab banquet tomorrow. The old lady knows that you have a good relationship with the masters and young ladies in the family, so she wants to invite you to the banquet. The banquet will be full of young ladies like you."

The nanny's tone was proper, neither impolite nor offensive, but Song Sanniang just felt very uncomfortable and she didn't want to go.

So she refused and said, "Madam, thank you for inviting me to the banquet at your house.

But I didn't know anyone at the party, and it would have been weird for me to go, and I had a lot of other things to do.

I won't go to the party, I will prepare a gift for the old lady later to express my apology."

The nanny was a little unhappy when she heard this, but she quickly concealed it.

She smiled and said, "Young girls will get to know each other easily. It's so nice for young girls to play together.

Don't refuse. I will arrange a carriage to take you to the dock tomorrow morning. Just wait patiently."

After saying this, she turned around and left without allowing Song Sanniang to refuse, got on the carriage, and left Song Sanniang, who was puzzled.

She had no choice but to think about what gift to prepare when she went to He Mansion tomorrow. Fortunately, she had collected some rare things from her previous travels, so she could just pick one and take it with her when the time comes.

The next day, the He Mansion's carriage came to pick up Song Sanniang. Song Sanniang got on the carriage carrying the gifts.

Along the way, she was wondering why this old lady wanted to see her, since she was not familiar with her.

Moreover, she knew that this old lady was not a kind person. How could someone who could snatch a child away from a mother be a good person?

She was thinking about how to deal with her the whole time. She guessed that the biggest possibility was that Old Madam He saw that the business she was doing with Mr. He San was doing well and making a lot of money, so she wanted to take over the business.

Guessing that this might be the reason, Song Sanniang's heart was filled with fighting spirit. If she wanted to snatch money from him, that wouldn't work. Unless she died, no one could snatch her money.

When she arrived at the He Mansion, everything was still so familiar, but this time she was taken to the main hall of the He Mansion. In the past, she always went to Miss He's courtyard.

At this moment, the main hall was full of young ladies, some were mothers with their daughters, and some were sisters. When they saw Song Sanniang come in, they all looked at her.

Madam He was sitting at the top, happily chatting and laughing with the lady sitting below her. When she saw Song Sanniang coming in, she waved her hand and asked her to come forward.

Song Sanniang greeted her, and she looked Song Sanniang up and down, then introduced her to everyone with a smile,

"This is Miss Song. She gets along well with the children in my family, so I invited her here. Do you guys mind?"

Everyone said they didn't mind, and some said they were all sisters and could play together.

Song Sanniang handed the gift to her, but she didn't even look at it and asked the nanny beside her to accept it. When everyone saw her like this, they looked at Song Sanniang with a bit of surprise.

At this time, Madam He asked everyone to go out and play together. Song Sanniang remained calm. She wanted to see what kind of medicine she was selling in the gourd.

Old Madam He gave a wink to the lady who had just been chatting with her, and that lady and her daughter came over to ask Song Sanniang to go enjoy the flowers together, and Song Sanniang was taken out by the two of them.

Madam He returned to her courtyard and asked the nanny who brought Song Sanniang here, "How is it?"

The mammy smiled and said, "At first she was holding Qiao and didn't want to come. I sent a carriage to pick her up, and she came."

Madam He smiled faintly, "She's still a child, and she looks pretty likable. No wonder the youngest likes her. She doesn't look like a foxy girl, so we're not afraid of her making trouble."

"The old lady is right, but there are some things I don't know whether I should say or not." The nanny looked at the old lady with a questioning look.

The old lady asked her to speak, and she began to speak, "I asked people about it, and it seems that she is a person who can't sit still. I heard that she often travels around, running around from south to north.

And you also know that she now runs a shop. I see that her business is very good and she deals with many people every day."

The old lady frowned, "That won't do. Once you get married, you have to suppress your temper. Otherwise, if your wild temper instigates the youngest to do something bad, it will be terrible."

The nanny agreed again, "The old lady is right. I am afraid of this, so I want to find out the truth.

You are familiar with her family situation, old lady. I also heard that she hired a teacher for herself and her two sisters, and they often go out together."

The old lady had not expected this to happen. She pondered for a while, and when she saw that the maid was still waiting by her side, she smiled and said, "You have worked hard. You have done a great job this time."

After saying this, she asked the nanny beside her to give her some money, and the nanny went down happily.

Song Sanniang had always thought that girls were sweet and soft and beautiful. But now, among a group of beautiful girls, Song Sanniang felt a little irritated with girls for the first time.

Because they don't have Miss He's equal treatment, the friendliness of the Misses of the Jin family, or the generosity of the girls in the capital.

Some of their eyes were filled with curiosity, some with teasing, some with contempt, and most of their faces showed expressions of watching a good show.

Just because they heard Song Sanniang say that her family was just commoners and had no power or influence.