After being reborn with Sister Zha, I was stunned!

"What? You want to arrange a marriage for your daughter?" Qin Jinshu, whose eyes were still red and swollen, almost jumped up when she heard Prince An's words.

Prince An nodded, "Shu'er, today is just as you wished. You have seen with your own eyes that Mu Beiyan is indeed dead. It's time for you to give up."

"Father, I won't marry." Qin Jinshu refused immediately.

It was true that Mu Beiyan was dead, but she didn't want to get married so soon, and she wasn't done grieving yet.

Prince An frowned: "Don't you even ask who the other party is?"

"I don't care. No matter who it is, my daughter won't marry!" Qin Jinshu was firm.

Having learned from his previous lesson, Prince An did not want to force his way through, so he could only say earnestly:

"Shu'er, don't be so willful. Father and big brother have chosen Li Jun, the son of Wu'an Marquis, for you this time. Like Mu Beiyan, he is from a family of military generals. Father has seen him in person. He is a handsome man, a young hero, and has a promising future. Among all the young military generals of this dynasty, he has the greatest hope of taking over the position of general in the future... In short, compared with Mu Beiyan, he is no worse."

Listening to Prince An's praise for the Marquis Wu'an's son, Qin Jinshu felt increasingly cold in her heart.

She heard that the so-called selection of a husband for her was just because her father and elder brother took a liking to Li Jun's family background and future.

All this is not for myself, but for Prince An's Mansion...

"Father, mother is not in good health right now. I don't want to discuss marriage for the time being. I was ignorant in the past and made mother sad. From now on, I just want to accompany mother well..." Qin Jinshu tried her best to make her tone calmer.

Realizing her father's true intention of letting her get married, she couldn't help but feel a little scared.

Although her father dotes on her on a daily basis, that is only on the premise that it does not affect the interests of the palace.

If it affects the interests of the palace, my father will withdraw this favor at any time, such as my second brother...

At this moment, she could only bring up her mother, hoping to refuse.

Her father truly dotes on her mother, and she has seen it over the years.

Sure enough, after hearing Qin Jinshu say this, Prince An's expression softened.

"Well, it's rare that you can wake up and think about your mother... Well, let's put it off for a few days."

Qin Jinshu breathed a sigh of relief.

However, the next moment, a voice was heard coming from outside the door.

"No!"

Qin Jinshu was stunned for a moment, turned around and saw her elder brother Qin Zhihan walking in from outside.

"Father, the Marquis of Wu'an's son will be returning to the capital from Western Xinjiang soon. I wonder how many families in the capital will be concerned about a boy like him. If it's too late, Shu'er will be left with nothing!" Qin Zhihan said with a serious face.

Qin Jinshu's heart tightened, and she quickly said, "Brother, I don't like the Marquis of Wu'an. I just want to spend more time with my mother..."

Qin Zhihan interrupted her, "Don't talk nonsense, your mother will be taken care of by your father and me. You are not young anymore, you will get married sooner or later. You like military commanders, and Li Jun is a military commander picked from thousands of people. You will naturally like him when you get married in the future."

Qin Jinshu refused in every possible way, "No, brother, I really don't want to get married. I want to stay in the palace for another two years..."

Qin Zhihan didn't want to listen anymore.

He turned to Prince An and said, "Father, marriage is a big deal. It's up to you to decide. Shu'er is young now. If you miss the chance, it will be too late to regret it later. Father, please make a decision quickly!"

Upon hearing this, Prince An no longer hesitated and gritted his teeth and said, "Shu'er, your father will decide on this marriage for you. You should stay well in the mansion, and when your father decides on the marriage, you can marry him."

Qin Jinshu's face turned pale, "Father, Shu'er, don't..."

"Okay, stop talking. It's settled. Father and your elder brother won't harm you!" Prince An frowned and didn't allow Qin Jinshu to say anything else.

No matter how much she cried, he ignored her.

He only ordered his servants, "Watch the princess carefully. If anything happens to the princess, you will be killed!"

Then he turned away.

The General's Mansion.

By night, no one came to pay their respects and the entire general's mansion fell silent.

Behind closed doors, Shen Qingyin and Mu Beiyan stayed in Chunnuan Pavilion and had a moment of peace.

But soon, Mu Xiaodao came running over.

"General, there is news about the two messengers—"

Mu Beiyan stood up and asked, "Where are they? Have they been captured?"

Mu Xiaodao shook his head in frustration. "We only found the bodies of two people in a haystack. They looked like they had been dead for many days. It's hard to say whether they were killed on the day they returned to the city."

Mu Beiyan's eyes dimmed slightly.

These two people were obviously silenced.

The person behind this is really cautious and ruthless!

"What's the current situation in Western Xinjiang?" Mu Beiyan asked again.

"Except for General Huang who is stationed at the original location, General Liu, General Zhang and several other generals are leading their troops back to their original locations. The rest are on their way back to the capital in response to the imperial order. If there are no delays along the way, they will be able to reach the capital in about ten days."

Mu Beiyan nodded slightly.

"Okay, Fang Yu'an must keep a close eye on Xu Chong and Li Jun."

The two messengers are dead, so it is impossible to follow the clues.

However, as long as Xu Chong and Li Jun return to Beijing, they can continue the investigation by following these two people.

"Also, you must always pay attention to the military's movements. If there are any unusual movements in the military, be sure to report them as soon as possible."

"Yes."

Listening to the conversation between Mu Beiyan and Mu Xiaodao, Shen Qingyin suddenly remembered,

"Oh, right, when we were arresting the head of Yanluo Pavilion, the secret guards caught more than a dozen men in black, and two of them were still alive. So far, they have not revealed who their master is... These men in black are most likely sent by Prince An's Mansion, but they are not the palace soldiers of Prince An's Mansion..."

Before Shen Qingyin finished speaking, Mu Beiyan immediately understood what she meant.

"You mean, Prince An's Mansion might be raising troops privately?"

Shen Qingyin nodded, "Madam Yitai's speculation is very likely...but these people's mouths have not been opened yet..."

Without waiting for Mu Beiyan to speak, Mu Xiaodao spoke up, "Is there someone whose mouth can't be opened? Madam, where are these people now? Leave them to me."

Shen Qing looked at Mu Xiaodao in surprise.

I have never seen Xiaodao speak in such a loud tone before.

Mu Beiyan smiled and said, "Indeed, there has never been a mouth that cannot be pried open with a knife. Leave it to him."

Shen Qingyin was half-believing and half-doubting.

The leader of the secret guards had interrogated them personally before, but he didn't get any useful information. Instead, they committed suicide one by one in various ways...

"The remaining two are still imprisoned in a farm outside the city..."

"Okay, give me three days. After three days, I will have the answer." Mu Xiaodao was full of confidence.

Later that night, he quietly left the mansion with two people and left the city before curfew.