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Su Qin was confused. She didn't ask Zhao Liangchen to do this, but she didn't say it out loud. Since Zhao Liangchen did it, she accepted his kindness and would thank him later.

She smiled and said to Mrs. Su, "We have everything we need, which is great."

Madam Su added, "You only have one maid to serve you, and I'm afraid we're short of staff. We've brought some servants from Chanzhou and bought some maids. I'll have them come over, and you can pick a few that you like to serve you."

Su Qin shook her head: "No need, Aunt Zhang is enough. I'm not used to so many people."

Anyway, she didn't plan to live here for a long time. Too many people would be a burden, and there would be a place for her to stay when she returned to Mr. Zeng's place.

Mrs. Su could see that Su Qin didn't want to have too much involvement with them. She felt helpless and a little distressed.

In her eyes, Su Qin is still a little girl who should be acting like a spoiled child around her father, but now she has to support a family independently and is so distant from her family. Ultimately, they owe her, but she doesn't know how to get close to Su Qin and make up for this debt.

Seeing the weariness on Su Qin's face, she had no choice but to say, "Then you should rest first. I'll send someone to invite you when your father comes back."

Su Qin nodded, and Madam Su left.

Su Qin looked around and saw that all the furniture was very complete. The bedding on the bed was all the finest brocade silk quilts. It seemed that Zhao Liangchen had selected them carefully. She felt a little warm in her heart. When she thought about the anxious look in Zhao Liangchen's eyes when she left today, she curled her lips and smiled. He was really an awkward person. He obviously wanted to talk to her so much, but he never came over to say a word.

Aunt Zhang came over and said, "Girl, there's a small kitchen in this yard. I see the hot water is already boiling. I'll go get some water for you. You can take a bath and rest."

Su Qin was indeed tired. Although they walked slowly on the road, she was still very exhausted after more than two months of traveling.

Aunt Zhang quickly brought water and helped Su Qin take a bath.

Aunt Zhang had always thought that Su Qin was an orphan. It was only when she met the Su family today that she realized that Su Qin was actually the eldest daughter of the Su family. A rich lady could endure hardships like these rough people, and was also so proficient in farming and cultivated so much land in Wu Country. This made her, who had been farming all her life, admire Su Qin even more.

After taking a bath, Su Qin asked Aunt Zhang to rest. Aunt Zhang wanted to keep watch, but she refused. She would not be able to sleep with someone watching over her.

It was already late at night when Su Jijing came back. Madam Su complained to him, "My daughter is back today, why are you back so late?"

Su Jijing smiled apologetically: "The results will be announced today, and the court is short of people. These new Jinshi candidates need to be arranged as soon as possible. The emperor really won't let them go. Where is Qin'er?"

Madam Su glared at him, "You're still talking about that. You came back so late, and he must be asleep now, tired from the journey."

Su Jijing: "I'll go take a look."

Madam Su hurriedly stopped him: "Come back, she must be asleep. It's not convenient for you as a father to go now. Let's talk about it tomorrow morning."

Su Jijing: "I won't go in. I'll just stand outside the yard and watch. I have to go to court early tomorrow morning and have a lot of things to do. I'm afraid I won't have time to come back to see her."

Madam Su sighed helplessly: "Hey, what's the point of you working so hard? You don't even have time to see your own daughter. I don't know if you can have a good ending after working so hard."

Su Jijing also sighed: "What can I do? The emperor's order is hard to disobey. This is not something I can control. I can only do my best."

Mrs. Su: "Come on, I'll go with you to take a look. If you don't, you won't be able to sleep."

The two of them arrived at Su Qin's yard together. The whole yard was pitch black. There was no gatekeeper or night watchman. It was obvious that everyone was asleep.

Su Jijing frowned: "Why isn't there even a servant guarding the gate?"

Madam Su: "Qin'er doesn't want to. I can see that she doesn't want to live here for long."

Su Jijing was surprised: "Why?"

Mrs. Su hesitated for a moment and then said, "She said today that she doesn't want to come back to live."

Madam Su told Su Jijing what Su Qin had said, "Logically speaking, Mr. Zeng saved her and took her in. It's only right for her to stay with him and take care of him. But it's not right for her to live outside all the time. She's not young anymore, and her marriage has been delayed for so long. It's time for her to get married. It's not convenient for her to look after a marriage without being at home."

Su Jijing was silent for a while and then said, "I'll find time to talk to her. She hasn't lived with us since she was a child, so it's normal for her to feel uncomfortable for a while."

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Su Qin woke up early because she went to bed early. Looking at the dark sky outside and estimating the time, she got up in the dark and put on her clothes.

She wanted to see Su Jijing before he went to court, because she knew that Su Jijing would be very busy and might not have time to see her.

She still had a lot of things to arrange, and she couldn't always stay in the Su Mansion waiting.

When she got dressed and went out to fetch water to wash, she woke up Aunt Zhang who was sleeping in the side room. Aunt Zhang hurriedly put on her clothes and came out: "Miss, why are you up so early? If you want to do something, just call me."

Su Qin: "It's okay, I want to see my father before he goes to court, you can go back to sleep."

Aunt Zhang went over and took the basin from her hand. "I'm just a servant. How can I continue to sleep when my master is awake? I'll go get some water. You go wait in the room."

Su Qin did not refuse. When she dressed up and went to the main courtyard, Su Jijing had just finished dressing. When the servants told her that Su Qin was waiting outside the courtyard, both husband and wife were very surprised.

Su Jijing forgot to ask someone to invite Su Qin in, and instead hurried out. Seeing Su Qin's small figure standing under the lantern at the door, his eyes reddened and tears welled up in his eyes. He stepped forward to hug Su Qin in his arms, his hands raised, but considering that Su Qin was already a grown-up girl, he lowered them again and asked anxiously, "It's so cold, why don't you sleep a little longer? What are you doing up so early?"

Su Qin saw that Su Jijing was not excited at all. She politely bowed before saying, "I thought you would be very busy these past few days and wouldn't have time to see me, so I wanted to see you before you went to court."

Su Jijing wiped away her tears and reproached, "No matter how busy I am, I have to make time to see you. There's no need to be so anxious. It's still early. Go back and get some sleep."

Su Qin shook her head: "I went to bed early yesterday and I've already woken up."

Mrs. Su, who had caught up at this time, hurriedly pulled Su Qin into the yard: "Come in quickly, what are you standing here for? It's so cold."

Su Jijing finally reacted: "Yes, that's right, come in."

After they entered the house and sat down, and the servants served tea, Su Jijing looked at Su Qin carefully: "I have made you suffer for more than a year. It is all because of your father's uselessness that you have been implicated."

Su Qin shook her head: "Except for the few meals I went hungry during the flood, I didn't suffer any hardship at other times. Instead, I saw a lot of the world and gained a lot of knowledge."

Although Su Jijing knew that Su Qin was telling the truth, he still felt very distressed. A girl of her age should either be raised under the care of her parents or married and loved by her husband. Why would she have to run around like this?

Although it is a very good experience to see the outside world, it is also a very hard thing.

Thinking of what Madam Su said to him yesterday, he hesitated for a moment before asking, "Don't you want to go home and live?"