Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

At this moment, a man walked up to Mu Xinchen and said, "Boss, Mr. Liu is looking for you."

"Tell him to wait for me at the tea room."

"Yes".

Yang Shanshan looked at him in shock, "You're the owner of this gambling den."

"Ok".

"You lied to me."

"When have I ever lied to you?"

“You concealed your identity, which is also a form of deception. I trusted you so much, thinking you genuinely wanted to teach me, but in the end… give me back my money,” she said, reaching out to take the money back.

Mu Xinchen reacted quickly and snatched it away, saying, "What, you want back something you gave to someone else?"

"You... you despicable person."

"How am I a villain? I genuinely wanted to teach you, but you're too stupid to learn. What does it have to do with me?"

"Shameless!" Yang Shanshan said angrily and left.

"I must have been blind to believe your nonsense."

“I genuinely wanted to teach you back then, and besides, you didn’t even ask who I was, so how can this be considered deception?”

"Keep making excuses, I'm not listening."

"How about this? I'll treat you to dinner as an apology."

"I'm not going."

"Go ahead, I'll treat you to Eight Treasure Duck."

"I'll think about it."

"Don't think about it anymore, let's go."

"Then I want to eat the most expensive one."

"Sure, no problem, order whatever you like."

The two talked as they walked.

That evening, Su Qianrou came out of the bath and saw Mu Jinchen sitting on the couch, leisurely drinking tea. He joked, "Even those who have affairs probably don't come as often as Your Highness."

Mu Jinchen looked at her, then slowly put down his teacup and said, "From what you're saying, you have a lover."

“Your Highness thinks you are quite like him,” he said, and sat down beside him.

“You know what, it really does look like it, always sneaking in at night,” Yingfeng said.

Mu Jinchen glared at him.

Yingfeng immediately lowered his head.

"What brings Your Highness here today?"

"What are your thoughts on the assassination attempt? Are you really just going to let her go like that?"

"What else can we do? We can't exactly send someone to assassinate her, can we? Besides, this is a critical moment. If we hold her accountable, all my efforts will have been in vain. I don't want to deal with Prince Min again."

"I won't feel resentful."

"Yes, to some extent, but then I think about it, marrying someone you don't love is a kind of punishment."

Mu Jinchen remained silent.

Then, Su Qianrou looked at him and said with a hint of amusement, "I'm very curious, Miss Qin has liked the Prince for so many years, and for the Prince she did not hesitate to give up her own preferences and put on a simple white dress. Did the Prince really not feel a little bit moved?"

"no".

"The prince is truly heartless."

Mu Jinchen did not respond. Feelings are the most uncontrollable thing in the world; if you don't like someone, you don't like them, and you can't force it.

Just then, Juxia rushed in, "Miss, the eldest young mistress is about to give birth."

"What? My sister-in-law is about to give birth!" Su Qianrou stood up excitedly. "Quick, go and call Qiulan, and have her come with me." After saying that, she completely forgot that Mu Jinchen was still there and quickly walked out.

Chunzhu glanced at her, then looked at Mu Jinchen, somewhat embarrassed.

"It's cold outside, get her a cloak," Mu Jinchen said, then stood up and went out.

“Yes,” Chunzhu replied.

After leaving the Su family home, Mu Jinchen and Yingfeng walked along the road.

Mu Jinchen instructed, "Go to the Duke of Ming's residence and give Qin Zhenzhen a warning."

"The Prince seems to be getting more and more interested in Princess Ping Le," Ying Feng joked.

Mu Jinchen glared at him, "Hurry up and go."

"Yes".

Mingguo Duke's Mansion

Qin Zhenzhen was sitting on the couch reading a book when he suddenly asked, "Has there been any news from the Ministry of Justice today?"

"No, Miss. However, Prince Ying went to the Su family today and stayed for quite a while before coming out."

"Did he go alone, or did he go with people from the Ministry of Justice?"

He went there by himself.

Qin Zhenzhen was silent for a moment, then instructed, "Keep a close eye on the Ministry of Justice. If any news comes out, inform me immediately."

"Yes".

Qin Zhenzhen didn't say anything more. She picked up a book and prepared to continue reading. Just then, a dart flew in through the window and grazed her face.

Seeing this, the maid asked anxiously, "Miss, are you alright?"

In that instant, Qin Zhenzhen felt as if he had been reborn from a calamity, and was still shaken.

"Miss, your face is bleeding!" the maid exclaimed.

Qin Zhenzhen then felt the pain, and touched her face with her hand, accidentally touching the wound. "Hiss!" she hissed in pain.

"Miss, I'll go and call the doctor right away," she said, and quickly went out.

Qin Zhenzhen suddenly remembered something and hurriedly walked to the bronze mirror. He looked at his face and found that it was just a minor injury, which put his mind at ease.

Zi Luo Yuan

Su Qianrou rushed over and asked as soon as she entered, "Mother, how is my sister-in-law? Has she given birth?"

Lin Rong said helplessly, "Do you think having a baby is so easy, that you can just have one whenever you want?"

"Then I'll go in and see my sister-in-law," she said, and was about to go inside.

"Nonsense, how dare an unmarried girl like you enter the delivery room?"

"I'll be out soon."

"That won't work either."

"mother".

"Alright, come sit down and wait."

Alas, this feudal ancient world... Helpless, Su Qianrou had no choice but to sit down next to Su Mingxuan.

Su Mingxuan nervously clenched his hands, glancing at the delivery room every now and then.

Seeing this, Su Qianrou said, "Brother, you're worried about your sister-in-law, why don't you go in and check on her?"

Su Mingxuan didn't answer, but looked at Lin Rong and said, "Mother, just let me in. I'll just take a look and then come out."

"No, the delivery room is a filthy place, how can you go in?"

“Mother, you’re wrong about that. The delivery room is a place that witnesses the birth of a newborn. How can it be a filthy place? If you ask me, it should be a sacred place.”

Lin Rong did not speak.

"Mother, think about it again. When you gave birth to us, did you ever wish for Father to come in and be with you, even just to take a look?"

Lin Rong fell into deep thought.

Seeing that things were looking promising, Su Qianrou gave Su Mingxuan a look.

Su Mingxuan understood and said, "Mother, Shiyu hasn't given birth yet, so I'll come out when she gives birth. Is that alright?"

Lin Rong hesitated for a moment, but finally softened and replied, "Alright, then go in and take a look."

Su Mingxuan stood up happily, said "Thank you, Mother," and then quickly went inside.

"It's all thanks to Mother's understanding," Su Qianrou said ingratiatingly.

Lin Rong glanced at her, her expression a mixture of helplessness and indulgence.