Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

When Qiulan saw this, she was so frightened that her heart almost jumped out of her chest, fearing that her master would be dragged out and beheaded at any moment.

"Don't worry, no one saw it."

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure. Besides, if someone really sees me, do you think it would be of any use for me to go out now?"

Su Qianrou thought about it and agreed, so she stopped worrying about it and went back to sit down.

Mu Jinchen was not angry at her rudeness; instead, he found it somewhat amusing and followed her over to sit down next to her.

Su Qianrou suddenly felt thirsty, so she poured herself a cup of tea. Just as she was about to drink it, she saw him looking at her and asking innocently, "Do you want some too?"

"Shouldn't you pour me a cup first?"

"I forgot," she said, placing the teacup in front of him. "Here you go," she added, then picked up another cup and poured herself a drink.

Seeing her like this, Yingfeng thought to himself, "Princess Ping Le has a really big heart. Looking at the whole of Yunyue, only she dares to treat the prince like this."

Then, Su Qianrou put down her teacup and said, "Your Highness, you must not have come here today to play chess."

"Hmm," Mu Jinchen put down his teacup and said, "Although we failed to obtain the properties of Prince Qing and Prince Min this time, it was enough to severely damage their strength."

"Isn't this a good thing?"

"That is true for me, but it may not be true for you."

Su Qianrou naturally knew.

"More than a month ago, Prince Qing and Prince Min approached Lord Su to express their desire for a marriage alliance, but Lord Su refused both times."

"That's why they plotted against my eldest uncle and third uncle."

"The Ministry of Revenue manages the nation's finances, and I'm sure you know how important it is without me having to say it. In addition, they now have a huge debt to repay, so they are even less likely to let go of this opportunity to win over Lord Su. And you are the best bargaining chip. Therefore, they will definitely go to great lengths and use any means necessary to get you."

"If I do as they wish, what will the prince do?" Su Qianrou couldn't help but wonder.

"You won't."

"What".

"You will not do as they wish."

"How does Your Highness know I wouldn't? Perhaps one day I'll actually agree."

"You're not that kind of person."

"Your Highness knows me so well," Su Qianrou stared at him with wide eyes.

Mu Jinchen remained silent and did not respond. He casually picked up his teacup, pretended to drink tea, and then asked, "What are your plans?"

Su Qianrou said casually, "I haven't planned on anything. We'll deal with whatever comes our way, one step at a time."

"Have you ever thought about finding someone you can rely on to help you solve these problems?"

"In this Yunyue Kingdom, there are people with such abilities who can resist the retaliation of the two forces of Prince Qing and Prince Min."

Mu Jinchen did not answer.

Yingfeng then said, "Yes, Your Highness can do it."

Su Qianrou looked at Mu Jinchen and chuckled, "If I were to marry the prince, they would probably be even more determined to stop."

Mu Jinchen did not refute her, because what she said was true.

For a moment, the room fell silent, and no one spoke.

Just then, Juxia rushed in, and when she saw Mu Jinchen there, she was stunned for a moment before she realized what was happening and hurriedly bowed, "Greetings, Regent."

Mu Jinchen was drinking tea and did not respond.

Juxia was somewhat at a loss.

Su Qianrou asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"

“Miss, Lord Marquis…” Because Mu Jinchen was there, Juxia stammered, unsure of how to begin.

Su Qianrou didn't mind, saying, "Just say what you want to say."

Mu Jinchen showed no intention of avoiding suspicion, sitting there calmly and naturally, making it seem as if he were in his own residence.

“Miss, the Marquis has ordered that our second branch be separated from the Marquis’s residence, and we have three days to move out of the residence.”

"In that case, let someone pack up."

"Miss," Juxia couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

"We'll have to move out sooner or later, it's just a little early now, it's not a big deal."

“Miss, the Marquis and the old lady are still alive. If we move out, people will inevitably gossip.”

"Life is your own, and living it well is what matters. As for what others say, there's no need to care."

“But…” Kikuka wanted to say something more.

Su Qianrou interrupted her, "Alright, let someone clean it up."

Helpless, Juxia could only reply, "Yes, Miss," and then walked out.

"You made such a big show of sending Lord Su to collect the debt, all for today," Mu Jinchen finally realized her true purpose.

"If you're not happy living in this Marquis's mansion, then move to another place. The most important thing in life is to be happy, Your Highness, don't you agree?"

"Ok".

“Since Your Highness also agrees, then I wonder if Your Highness could grant us a mansion?” Su Qianrou looked at Mu Jinchen with her bright eyes.

"You certainly know how to plan."

"In the final analysis, this matter was caused by the Prince. If the Prince hadn't sent my father to collect the debt, my father wouldn't have offended most of the court, and my grandfather wouldn't have kicked us out of the manor. Therefore, the Prince should be held responsible."

Mu Jinchen did not answer.

“Your Highness, my father has certainly worked hard, even if he didn’t do anything special. He helped you get back so much money. It’s not too much to reward him with a mansion, is it?”

"understood".

Seeing that he had agreed, Su Qianrou was overjoyed and said with a beaming smile, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your noble kindness."

Seeing her smiling so happily, Mu Jinchen thought to himself: "How pathetic." But his mood seemed to be infected by her joy, and he also became happy, though he didn't realize it himself.

The next day, Juxia directed the people to pack up their things inside the house, while Su Qianrou watched quietly from the side.

After a while, Chunzhu came in, walked to her side, and said, "Miss, the Duke of Ming's mansion has sent an invitation." As she spoke, she handed the invitation to her.

"The Duke of Ming's Mansion," Su Qianrou said with some surprise.

"Yes, Miss Qin sent it."

Su Qianrou took it, opened it casually, glanced at it, closed it, and put it aside.

Chunzhu asked curiously, "Miss, what does Miss Qin want with you?"

"The Duke of Ming's mansion will be holding a spring banquet in three days and has invited me to attend."

"Miss, are you going?"

“If we don’t go, the show can’t go on,” Su Qianrou said casually, then asked, “Do you know who else received an invitation?”

"Others may not know, but I know that the Second Miss and the Fourth Miss also received it."

"Go and find out if Miss Liu has received an invitation. If she has, tell her that I will go with her that day."

"Yes," Chunzhu replied, and then walked out.