Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

Zhuqingyuan

Su Haoyu lay on the bed, unconscious.

Qiulan is taking his pulse.

Su Qianrou and the others gathered around the bed, waiting anxiously.

After she finished taking her pulse, Su Qianrou asked impatiently, "How is it? Is there anything seriously wrong?"

"Miss, fortunately, no vital organs were injured, nor were any bones or tendons damaged. Therefore, a few days of rest will be sufficient, and there is nothing seriously wrong."

Su Qianrou was relieved.

Su Jing'an then asked, "Rou'er, what exactly happened? Why is Xiaoyu so badly injured?"

“Yes, logically speaking, Xiaoyu shouldn’t be unable to beat Li Hong,” Su Mingxuan said, puzzled.

"Li Hong was outmatched, so he resorted to trickery and drugged Xiao Yu, causing Xiao Yu to become completely powerless and helpless."

"Shameless brat."

"Despicable, utterly despicable," Su Mingxuan then said, "Father, this matter cannot be left like this. We must demand an explanation from the General's Mansion."

"Okay, I'll go to the General's Mansion right away."

"I'm with you."

The two then walked outside.

Su Qianrou called out to them, "Father, elder brother, there's no need to go. Li Hong is barely alive now, and his injuries are much more serious than Xiaoyu's."

"Didn't you say that Li Hong plotted against Xiao Yu? Then how come he was so badly injured?"

Su Qianrou had no choice but to give a brief account of what had happened.

After hearing this, Su Jing'an and Su Mingxuan were furious.

"How despicable! He doesn't even know who he is, yet he wants you to marry him."

Su Jing'an then said, "Xuan'er, go and investigate Li Hong, and compile all his crimes over the years."

Su Mingxuan instantly understood his meaning and replied, "Yes, I'll go right away." After saying that, he quickly walked out.

"I still have some official business to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."

“Okay,” Su Qianrou replied.

Su Jing'an glanced at Su Haoyu and Lin Rong, then walked out.

Then, Su Qianrou walked to Lin Rong's side and said, "Mother, I'm sorry, I failed to protect Xiaoyu."

"What nonsense are you talking about? What does it have to do with you? If anyone is to blame, it's that Li Hong. He's utterly despicable and shameless."

"Don't be angry. It's not worth getting sick from anger. Don't worry too much either. Qiulan said that Xiaoyu is fine and will be better after a few days of rest."

"Ok".

Even so, Lin Rong was still worried until she saw him wake up, so she stayed there until Su Haoyu woke up before leaving.

Su Qianrou is the same.

Soon, it was Su Wanshan's wedding day. However, Su Qianrou did not want to join in the fun, so she stayed in her room reading storybooks. Unexpectedly, Su Wanshan sent someone to invite her.

"Greetings, Princess."

Seeing that she didn't recognize the person who came, Su Qianrou asked, "Who are you...?"

"This servant Meixin greets the Princess."

"You are the second sister's newly acquired maid."

"Yes".

"Why are you here instead of serving your second sister?"

"Your Highness, my young lady wishes to see you."

"What, just because she wants to see me, I have to go?"

“Your Highness has misunderstood. That’s not what my young lady meant. It’s just that my young lady is getting married today, and she will probably have very few opportunities to see Your Highness in the future. So, please, Your Highness, for the sake of our sisterhood, go and see my young lady.”

Su Qianrou looked at her for a while before speaking, "Second sister has really taken in a good maid." After saying that, she stood up and said, "Then let's go and see." Then she walked over.

Mei Xin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then quickly followed.

Meixiangyuan

When Su Qianrou entered the room, she saw Su Wanshan sitting in front of the bronze mirror, with no one else beside her.

Su Wanshan saw her through the bronze mirror, "Sister is here."

"What brings my sister here?"

"My sister must be very happy now, she has finally waited for this day."

"Why should I be happy? I treated my sister with sincerity, but how did she repay me? Poisoning her, scheming against her. Does my sister think I should be happy?"

"Do you really think you have no ulterior motives when you're nice to me? You're just trying to gain a good reputation for yourself, making yourself sound so noble, but in reality, you're utterly hypocritical."

"Indeed, people with a wicked heart see everything as dirty. They have ill intentions themselves, so they assume that others also have ulterior motives. You have only yourself to blame for what you have done today, and you have no one else to blame but yourself."

Su Wanshan stood up excitedly and said angrily, "What right do you have to say that? You were born to be a superior person. Everyone dotes on you and you can have whatever you want. But what about me? I'm just an unloved concubine's daughter. Even the servants in the mansion can trample on me at will."

"So you harbored resentment and did not hesitate to poison me, showing no regard for sisterly affection."

Su Wanshan did not refute.

Su Qianrou didn't want to argue with her anymore. "You'd better watch yourself from now on," she said, and then walked out.

Su Wanshan was still unwilling to give up, "Su Qianrou, you won't always be so lucky. Qin Zhenzhen will not let you go."

Su Qianrou stopped and looked at her. "So, you told her that I schemed against her, right?"

"Yes".

"Very good, Su Wanshan. When you go to the Duke of Ming's mansion in the future, remember to be more careful and don't eat everything. Otherwise, if you die one day, you won't even know who killed you."

"What do you mean".

Su Qianrou didn't answer her and walked out without looking back.

After they came out, as they walked along the road, Chunzhu couldn't help but ask, "Miss, what did you mean by what you just said? Did you mean you were going to poison the Second Miss?"

"Is your young lady that kind of person?"

"Then why did you say that?"

"I was just trying to scare her."

"Ah, it's that simple."

"What else?"

Given Su Wanshan's foolish and suspicious nature, after hearing her say that, she will definitely become paranoid in the future, and even if she is not sick, she will be frightened into illness.

A few days later, Su Haoyu had almost fully recovered, so he was to report to the military camp the next day.

In addition, the appointments of Su Mingxuan and Gu Mingxuan have also been announced.

Su Mingxuan entered the Hanlin Academy and served as a compiler.

Gu Mingxuan was the magistrate of Yangzhou, and he was to set off to return the day after tomorrow.

So, while everyone was still there, Su Qianrou specially organized a picnic.

At this moment, the streamside was filled with laughter and chatter, creating a lively atmosphere.

Su Qianrou, Yang Shanshan, Liu Xinyue, and Chang Le sat together, chatting and eating skewers.

Su Mingxuan, Su Haoyu, Mu Xinchen, Mu Zexuan, and Gu Mingxuan were trying to start a fire, but after a long time, they still couldn't get it going, and they argued about it endlessly.

Xiao Yaxuan was the happiest, running around everywhere. When she got tired, she played in the stream.

Xiao Yan stood guard beside her.

Mu Jinchen stood out the most, sitting there drinking tea, appearing somewhat out of place.

Fifteen minutes later, Su Qianrou and the others had finished preparing all the ingredients, and Mu Xinchen and the others had finally lit the charcoal.

So everyone picked up their favorite ingredients and put them on the grill. Soon, a fragrant aroma wafted out, making everyone's mouths water.

"How do I tell if I'm familiar with this?" Mu Xinchen asked.

"It's still early, take your time baking," Su Qianrou said.

"Why is it taking so long? I'm starving."

"Chicken wings need to be baked for a longer time, otherwise they will cause diarrhea."

"Then I'll grill it a little longer."

"Cousin, is mine ready yet?" Yang Shanshan asked, holding up a bunch of lettuce.

"Once it's cooked, just add some sauce and it's ready to eat."

"okay".

"How come yours is so fast?" Mu Xinchen protested.

"You can eat this lettuce raw, of course it will cook quickly."

"Then grill me a skewer too."

"Sure, give me one of those chicken wings later and I'll grill it for you."

"No problem, you bake the fast ones, I'll bake the slow ones, we'll divide the work and cooperate, how about that?"

"Good idea."

Others also thought this method was feasible, so they all sought to cooperate.

Su Qianrou looked at them with a smile on her face.