"It's been a long time since I've seen you, Madam Han. You've become even more beautiful, stunning even to us women. Lord Han is truly fortunate," said Madame Zhao with a laugh, covering her mouth in amusement.
"Madame Zhao jests. You seem in great spirits, which suggests you must be living comfortably. I hear Lord Zhao is very fond of you, braving the cold to hunt game in the wilds just at your word. It's you who has the good fortune," Su Wenyue said with an equally playful laugh, her words teasing but with an undercurrent of something else.
"You impish thing, to make fun of your older sister like this!" Madame Zhao appeared to be joking with Su Wenyue, but inwardly she marveled at how well-informed the Su family was. Having only just arrived in the prefecture, they were already privy to her family's affairs. Although it wasn't a secret, usually only close acquaintances were aware, so her view of Han Yu and Su Wenyue shifted, and she dared not underestimate them anymore.
