Shengjing Noble

Chapter 220 Shameless

"Come on in, there's no point standing here, and it's not shameful to dress like this on such an important day!"

His eyes were full of disgust, and he said it without any reservation. Liu Ruyan was so angry that she was about to cry. She could no longer bear it and finally opened her mouth to refute.

"Master, how can you say that? I pawned all my clothes and jewelry to get money for my son's betrothal gift. Otherwise, how could I dress like this?"

When Su Yongcheng heard this, his face darkened and he gritted his teeth and said, "Don't you see what kind of occasion this is? Why are you saying this? Do you want to embarrass our Su family?"

"I didn't, I just... I just think there's no need to hold an engagement party. Isn't it a waste of money?" Liu Ruyan's arrogance disappeared, and she lowered her head and complained dissatisfiedly.

"What do you know? No wonder you can't manage the household. If Lu Wanjun were here, I don't know how grand this engagement party would be!"

He spoke out his true feelings in a hurry. When Liu Ruyan heard it, tears flowed out like beads from a broken string.

"Master, you regret kicking them out of the Su family, right? If you think I'm not good, why not kick me, my son and daughter out now!"

Seeing that she was really angry, Su Yongcheng immediately suppressed his anger and went to coax her because there were guests present and it was an engagement party.

"Okay Ruyan, that's not what I meant. Driving Lu Wanjun and those unlucky people out of the Su family is the best decision I have ever made in my life. Otherwise, it would be our Su family that is in trouble now."

Liu Ruyan felt much better when she heard him belittling the Lu family. She held back her tears and pouted, "Then why did you invite them to Hao'er's engagement party?"

"Of course it's because they are down and out now. I want to ridicule them. Leaving our Su family and ending up like this is entirely their own fault!"

Liu Ruyan finally calmed down and pushed him away with a red face: "Okay, Master, a guest is coming."

"Ruyan is still more sensible and considerate of the overall situation. She is a hundred times or a thousand times better than Lu Wanjun!"

As soon as Su Yongcheng finished speaking, he saw a group of colleagues walking up the stairs.

"Oh, I thought it was Shenghao and his fiancée making love outside the door, but it turned out to be Lord Su and his wife. You two have been in perfect harmony for ten years!"

"Who says it's not true? Even from a distance I can see Lord Su clinging to Madam Su. You two are so attached to each other, you are truly a couple made in heaven."

"People are saying that Lord Su divorced his concubine for Madam Su and even drove his illegitimate children out of the Su family. This shows how deeply he loves her."

……

A group of people kept complimenting him, Su Yongcheng's face was radiant, he couldn't stop smiling, and he was extremely proud inside.

But on the surface, he still has to remain humble.

"Oh, no, no, we are an old married couple, how can we be inseparable? Please don't laugh at me."

"As for Lu Wanjun, it's just that she has a bad fate. If it weren't for the protection of our Su family, she would have died long ago. As soon as she left the Su family, she immediately had nothing. I guess she will have to go out and beg on the street with those ungrateful people."

When everyone heard this, they all agreed.

"Oh, Lord Su is really blessed and can defeat the poor. We should take advantage of him."

"That's right. I must drink a few more glasses of wedding wine today, so that I can use the good luck of the Su family to get promoted and make a fortune."

"Now that you mention it, I actually heard that the Lu family has been selling houses and shops recently. It seems that they are really going to fall into decline."

"They are unlucky. Brother Su was always unlucky before he divorced her. Look how good he is now. I heard that he even found a good wife for his son."

……

As everyone was talking, Su Yongcheng's eyes suddenly lit up and he saw the Shangshu's carriage parked at the door.

Seeing Li Shian helping his wife Ji Yun dismount from the horse, he quickly rushed down the steps to greet them.

"Master Li, you are finally here. I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Li Shian straightened his sleeves and said with a condescending look, "Not only am I here, but the Jingzhao Yin, the Dali Temple Shaoqing, and several other officials above the fifth rank are on their way and should be here soon."

When Su Yongcheng heard this, he felt flattered, and he said that the gift he gave was useful and that he would be successful sooner or later.

These people all came to attend his son's engagement party, which shows that they had heard about his possible promotion.

Thinking of this, he straightened his back unconsciously and said with a smile: "It is an honor for me to have you all here, and it is a great honor for the Su family."

When those petty officials who had been fawning on him just now saw the third-rank minister, their eyes lit up and they all came up to him to flatter him.

"Since Lord Li has arrived, so many adults have come. It is obvious that they are all here for Lord Li's sake."

"Yes, yes. I have heard that Lord Shangshu and Lord Su are close friends. Today I see that it is indeed true."

"Lord Su has a good character, is kind, and is a well-known talent in Shengjing. Naturally, he is very popular!"

……

Su Yongcheng enjoyed the flattery so much that his tail was almost up to the sky.

Unfortunately, he was slapped in the face the next second.

Li Shian frowned and looked serious, his eyes full of disdain: "Who said those adults came here for my face?"

"Ah, this..." Everyone was stunned, and hurriedly changed their words with a smile, "Then it must be aimed at Lord Su..."

"To him? Haha..."

Before Li Shian could speak, a sneer came from the side.

Ji Yun stood there with her arms folded across her chest, her eyes full of sarcasm.

"My old man is an upright person. He never forms cliques or factions. He is loyal to His Majesty. Those officials you mentioned are not coming for my old man, and of course, they are certainly not coming for Su Yongcheng."

Everyone was already feeling a little faint and stood there awkwardly, feeling a little at a loss for a moment.

Su Yongcheng was quick-witted and immediately stepped out to smooth things over: "The adults have all received invitations, so they came over to drink a glass of wedding wine and share in the festive atmosphere..."

Ji Yun interrupted him rudely, speaking in a harsh tone and sharp words.

"Su Yongcheng, aren't you afraid that drinking this wedding wine will bring bad luck to others? What are you pretending for? Everyone knows that the wives of these officials are all guests of honor of Lu Wanjun. Before they came, they all sent people to ask me whether Lu Wanjun would come. They were willing to come only when they knew she would come."

"Otherwise, how shameless do you think you are to invite these distinguished guests? And you are still smug and flattering yourself. I have never seen anyone as shameless as you!"

Su Yongcheng was scolded so harshly that he almost fainted from anger. However, the other party was the wife of the Shangshu, and her family was the Ji family, a century-old family.

How dare he offend?

But with so many people watching, he couldn't bring shame upon himself at home.

So he gritted his teeth, lowered his head, apologized, and then argued for himself.

"Madam, please calm down. This is all my fault. The Lu family is impoverished and has sold all their property to become penniless beggars. How can these gentlemen give her face? Don't you agree?"