Thirteenth Lady's Comback: Her Everyday Life as a Bystander-Chapter 208 - 4: Silly Goose (Part 2)

Susu was made to laugh and cry by Yang Liu and the others, but she couldn’t resist them, so she obediently changed her clothes.

After all this fuss, it must be said, although she only changed her hairstyle and applied some lip rouge, her spirit was lifted by more than a bit.

If Susu was previously beautiful like the bright moon in the sky, saintly like an immortal, now she was pure with a hint of charm, like a fairy descending to the earth with a touch of human warmth.

Earlier, Hong Sheng was chatting animatedly with the Old Madam, but now, seeing Susu, he turned into a foolish goose, staring at Susu, unwilling to blink.

This made the Old Madam and Yang Liu secretly smile, and Yang Liu mischievously winked at Susu with her mouth opened without sound, but Susu understood her mouth shape: "Oh dear, his soul has been hooked away."

Ever since Susu regarded Hong Sheng as her husband and man, she naturally felt a bit shy in the face of teasing from Yang Liu and the others. However, seeing Hong Sheng in such a state now, the bit of shyness was gone, leaving her only feeling at a loss.

Susu confidently stepped forward, greeted Hong Sheng, and said, "I haven’t congratulated Brother Hong on his promotion to Fourth Rank General yet. I’ll give Brother Hong a gift to celebrate another day!"

Hong Sheng had been flattered by many these days, so he habitually replied: "Congratulations to us both."

These four words amused everyone in the room to laughter, even the young Sixth Miss and Miss Zhao found Sister Su’s Brother Hong so amusing. Isn’t it just congrats to us both!

It wasn’t until Hong Sheng heard the laughter that he came to his senses, his face turning bright red with embarrassment, unable to look at Susu, feeling quite awkward, "I must be an idiot!"

Susu was also bewildered by this phrase "congratulations to us both", was this flirting with her?

But seeing Hong Sheng as big as he was, almost wanting to find a hole to hide in, she knew he was unintentional, and Susu smiled gently.

The Old Madam laughed and covered for Yang Liu and the others: "Don’t mind, Brother Sheng, I spoiled these little girls, making you laugh."

In ancient times, even engaged couples couldn’t be alone together, and the Old Madam was originally afraid of rumors damaging Susu’s reputation, so even if Hong Sheng looked at Susu pitiably, she pretended not to know.

Hong Sheng had returned to the Capital, and it was time to discuss his and Susu’s wedding, but the Old Madam didn’t know how long Hong Sheng could stay in the Capital. In her heart, she wanted Susu to marry after coming of age, so she asked: "Brother Sheng, have you set your schedule, when will you return to the Northwest?"

When Hong Sheng heard this, he knew the Old Madam was preparing to discuss his marriage with Susu. "The Emperor is kind, knowing it’s harsh to travel in the cold of December, he ordered the soldiers to return after the first month."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room showed gloomy expressions immediately. Susu’s birthday is on the third day of March, and Hong Sheng would leave in the first month, which meant a tight schedule for wedding preparations, let alone the coming of age ceremony.

Susu didn’t feel disappointed; hearing this, her mind started working. She knew the Old Madam always wanted to hold a coming of age ceremony for her. With limited time, perhaps it didn’t have to wait until her birthday, doing it two months early wasn’t too bad.

She had ways to fulfill the Old Madam’s wishes, having her as the main guest, tying her hair and placing the hairpin herself.

Susu was considering having an early coming of age ceremony after the new year, when she heard Hong Sheng say: "Because I captured the Sixth Prince of Tartar alive this time, the Emperor was very happy and asked what reward I wanted. I boldly requested if I could stay in the Capital for two more months to marry my wife first before leaving?"

Hearing this, Hong Sheng felt embarrassed, glancing at Susu from the corner of his eye. Seeing she wasn’t angry, but Yang Liu and the others were giving a knowing look at Susu and then at Hong Sheng, playing "match the pairs" with their fingers behind their backs, which made Susu a bit shy and annoyed!

Hong Sheng felt sorry for her in his heart, but he didn’t dare to offend the three who were like "sister-in-laws" such as Yang Liu, Ning Cui, Bisi, just showing a bit on his face.

Yang Liu and the others knew Susu wasn’t really angry, she was just pretending. Susu was best at this, but they also knew not to overdo it. After all, they just wanted to liven up the atmosphere and let Hong Sheng know the power of her "natal family".

At this moment, Yang Liu and the others didn’t know, the always generous Hong Sheng had already put a little black mark on them in his heart, "Hehe, you bully my wife, I have no way with you, but can’t I talk to your husbands about men’s matters?"