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Chapter 145 Unbeknownst to Tang Xiyue, Li Tian'ao was currently encountering a beautiful woman…

Before Su's eldest brother could even ask, Su Lishi had already reassured him.

"Don't worry, it's all settled. In a few days, you and Qiu Rong will get married."

The eldest brother of the Su family was overjoyed, "Thank you, Mother! Thank you, Mother!"

"Mother, did things really go so smoothly?" Su Xiuxiu asked curiously, taking Su Li's arm.

After all, although she hadn't had much contact with the Hu family, she could tell from their words that they were greedy and not easy to deal with.

She didn't believe things could go so smoothly.

Madam Su smiled, tapped Su Xiuxiu's head, and said, "You're the smartest, and you're right about that."

"Mother, does the Hu family really have another explanation?" asked the eldest brother of the Su family.

"Ah."

Only after Su Li's explanation did they understand what had happened.

Originally, the Hu family thought that because of Hu Qiurong's words, the Su family would probably not want Hu Qiurong anymore after their sudden rise to prominence.

However, Su Li's arrival with the matchmaker emboldened the Hu family.

So, when Su Li was about to propose marriage, she directly asked for a dowry of one hundred taels of silver and a shop in the capital.

The moment this request was made, even the matchmaker gasped.

The Hu family is really daring; they really treat their daughter like a treasure.

Su Li had long been aware of the smirk on the faces of the Hu family members.

Although she can afford to take out that hundred taels of silver from the shop now.

But whether she can give it to them or not is her business.

Can Su Li give it to me?

Of course, they wouldn't give it to him.

Upon hearing this, Su Li left on the spot.

"...When the Hu family saw that I was about to leave with a cold face, they panicked and quickly grabbed me."

Later they sat down and talked again.

At Su Li's insistence, the Hu family lowered their dowry demands again and again.

However, Su Li insisted on keeping the original arrangements.

Only at the very end did they relent, agreeing to a dowry of twenty taels, with no more than that.

Su Li made a harsh statement: if the Hu family still disagreed, she would take her son to the capital and have him marry a woman from the capital.

The Hu family also knew that Su Li was not someone who could be easily fooled.

They were also afraid that in the end they wouldn't even get those twenty taels.

Besides, twenty taels is less than what they mentioned.

However, it was twice as much as the original ten taels.

Twenty taels of silver, in the countryside, is enough to marry two or three wives.

In the end, the Hu family gritted their teeth and agreed.

They figured that since Hu Qiurong was now married into the Su family, they could just ask her for whatever they needed in the future.

Unbeknownst to them, the Su family planned to take Hu Qiurong with them to the capital.

Once they went to the capital, far from the emperor's reach, would the Hu family really travel thousands of miles to find them?

Although the imperial edict mentioned that the Su family was going to the capital, the news did not spread widely.

So the Hu family didn't know either.

Su Li's only request was that the wedding date be set for the earliest possible date.

Before she came, she had someone calculate her fortune, and it turned out that five days later would be an extremely auspicious day.

When Su Li was about to leave the Hu family, she met with Hu Qiurong alone to comfort her and tell her that the whole family would be moving to the capital.

Hu Qiurong never expected that she would be able to marry her brother Su as she wished, nor did she expect that she would be able to move to the capital with him and leave the Hu family for good.

Hu Qiurong was immediately deeply moved.

My heart was finally at peace, and I had hope again.
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Five days later, the eldest son of the Su family and Hu Qiurong got married.

Because the family was no longer short of money, the Su family set up several tables for the wedding banquet, invited many people, and made it a lively and festive occasion.

Su Xiuxiu was also very happy. One of her previous wishes was to earn money so that her older brother could get married, and now it had come true.

so good.

She felt that things would get better for them once they went to the capital.

On the third day, the young couple returned to the bride's parents' home.

On the fourth day, the Su family moved away and set off for the capital.

They only informed the village chief and some relatives of their departure beforehand.

After all, even though they've left, this house still needs someone to look after it. Although they've left, this is still their hometown, and their ancestral graves are here. They might come back someday.

As for the others, they were not mentioned.

So, when everyone came to their senses, they found that the Su family home was empty, and even the chickens that Su Li's family raised had been taken away.

"The Su family has really prospered. I wonder if they'll ever come back," someone remarked.

Meanwhile, the Su family was already on their way. While resting, Su Li stewed the chicken that had been prepared in advance, and the whole family drank it.

He even gave Hu Qiurong a big chicken leg.

"Qiu Rong, you're too thin. You need to eat more and nourish your body."

"Mmm." Hu Qiurong looked at the chicken soup and chicken leg in the bowl, deeply moved.

Since marrying Brother Su, Hu Qiurong feels that life is really great.

Not only will they never go hungry again, but they will also have meat to eat from time to time and new clothes to wear.

The Su family all treated her very well.

She thought that perhaps the Su family was the only true family she could count on.
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"What did you say? The Su family received rewards from the emperor, Su Xiuxiu was appointed a seventh-rank official, and the whole family moved to the capital?!"

Upon hearing the news from a maid at the Tang residence, Tang Xiyue exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, Miss, I heard that Su Xiuxiu and her family have figured out something that can heat the kang (a traditional heated bed)."

"I heard it's something that benefits the country and its people."

The maid didn't know the specifics.

The reason this maid knew was because Tang Xiyue had left something at the Li family's house.

Tell the maid to go back and fetch it.

The maid heard about this from the Li family.

He casually told his mistress about it.

Unexpectedly, the young lady's reaction was so strong.

"How could this be? How could the Su family have such good fortune? It shouldn't be like this, it shouldn't be like this."

Tang Xiyue murmured, finding it hard to believe.

In the previous life, the Su family was wiped out by a flood, leaving only Su Xiuxiu alive.

And now, the flood didn't happen, and the Su family is still alive—they've been incredibly lucky.

Su Xiuxiu even invented a heated kang (a traditional heated bed) and became a seventh-rank official.

Although this seventh-rank official position was nothing in Tang Xiyue's eyes.

After all, once Li Tian'ao ascends the throne, she will be the empress.

But now, before she even has a chance to become empress, Su Xiuxiu is already a seventh-rank female official.

Without a doubt, Su Xiuxiu is excellent.

Could it be that Li Tian'ao will fall in love with Su Xiuxiu in the future?
This made Tang Xiyue want to kill Su Xiuxiu again.

But she knew it was impossible.

Su Xiuxiu is now a seventh-rank female official and has gone to the capital. She has no chance at all now.

"Never mind, we'll just have to wait and see."

If only Li Tian'ao could have ascended the throne sooner.

I wonder what Li Tian'ao is doing right now, and whether things are going smoothly.

Unbeknownst to Tang Xiyue, Li Tian'ao was at that very moment encountering a beautiful woman...

(End of this chapter)