Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

The next day, Su Qianrou woke up and was getting ready, with Chunzhu and Qiulan serving her.

Chunlan said, "Your Highness, I heard from Yingfeng that the Prince and the Empress Dowager had another argument yesterday. The Prince said that he would never take a concubine in his life, so Your Highness can rest assured."

"When have I ever been worried? It's you who's getting quite close to Yingfeng."

"Your Highness, please don't misunderstand. I absolutely did not mean to betray you," Chunzhu hurriedly explained.

“I know, what I mean is that you are not young anymore. If you meet someone you like, just tell me and I will arrange your marriage.”

Chunzhu said without hesitation, "This servant does not want to get married. This servant wants to stay by the Princess's side and serve her forever."

"Neither the servant nor the maidservant has any."

"Qiulan, you're not being honest," Chunzhu teased.

“I see you’re quite close to Ang Lee, but you don’t like him.”

“This servant…”

Su Qianrou saw through her thoughts at a glance and said with a smile, "It seems you like it."

Qiulan said dejectedly, "Whether I like him or not, it's impossible for us."

Why?

"Because he didn't like servants."

“How could that be? He clearly likes you. If he didn’t, why would he bring you food so often?” Chunzhu said.

"He just bought it on a whim."

"Then why didn't he buy it for us, but instead bought it for you?"

Qiulan didn't know how to refute it.

Su Qianrou asked, "Why do you think he doesn't like you?"

“I tried to test him, but he always avoided the questions.”

Su Qianrou had an idea, but she didn't say it aloud. "Alright, let's get ready first. We still have to go back to the Su family."

Chunzhu and Qiulan didn't say anything more, and quickened their pace to help her comb her hair.

Su Fu

Su Haoyu, having learned that she was coming back, waited at the door early. When her carriage arrived, he stepped forward and called out, "Sister."

A short while later, Su Qianrou came out of the carriage.

Su Haoyu quickly reached out to help her down.

"I've been waiting for a long time."

"No, just a little while."

"Let's go in."

"Ok".

Then the two of them went inside.

On the way, Su Haoyu joked, "Sis, you and your husband finally decided to come back."

"You're one to talk! We agreed to stay at the resort for a few days, but when I woke up, you were all gone."

"Do you think we wanted this? It was all my brother-in-law's doing."

"What's the meaning".

"you do not know".

"Know what?"

"We were playing cards that day and having a great time when my brother-in-law suddenly assigned us all sorts of chores to do, so we had no choice but to return to the capital."

"I knew it was him," Su Qianrou thought to herself.

"Princess Chang Le and the others were also there at the time. Seeing him like this, they knew he was trying to get rid of them, so they naturally dared not stay and returned together."

"Let's go together again next time."

"Let's forget it, I'm afraid my brother-in-law will stab us."

"I won't take him next time."

"Sister, please don't! You have no idea how stingy your husband is. We've been so busy lately that we haven't even had time to eat or sleep. If you don't take him with you, we'll be half dead."

What a stingy, jealous guy! Just then, the two of them arrived at the Plum Blossom Courtyard. Su Qianrou said, "Alright, I'll have a good talk with him when we get back. Let's go in first; Mother is still waiting."

"Ok".

Then the two of them went inside.

Lin Rong was so happy to learn that Su Qianrou was coming back today that she didn't sleep all night. She got up early today to make arrangements and asked the kitchen to prepare her favorite dishes.

"mother".

"You're back, please have a seat."

Su Qianrou sat down beside her. "It's been cold lately, how is Mother's health?"

"I'm fine."

"No way. He was sick a couple of days ago and didn't want us to worry, so he refused to call a doctor. Then he developed a fever in the middle of the night. Luckily, Dad found out, otherwise it might have been too late."

Lin Rong glared at him, "It's not as serious as you make it out to be."

"mother".

"Okay, I'm fine now, don't worry."

"Mother, you're only making us more worried."

"It won't happen again in the future."

"Then you'd better keep your word."

"I know... By the way, is there something you need?"

Su Qianrou looked at Su Haoyu, signaling him to speak.

Su Haoyu looked at her, unsure of what to say.

"What kind of riddle are you two playing?"

"Mother, Xiaoyu has something to tell you."

So Lin Rong looked at Su Haoyu and said, "What do you want to say to me? You even brought your sister here. Did you get into some trouble?"

"Mother, in your eyes, am I only good at causing trouble?"

"Tell me yourself, how many troubles did you get into when you were a child? You probably can't even remember them all."

"You said it yourself, that was when I was a child."

“Mother, it’s a good thing we didn’t cause any trouble this time,” Su Qianrou said.

"Good news, what good news?"

“I…” Su Haoyu stammered, somewhat embarrassed.

"What’s wrong with you".

Whether he sticks his neck out or not, he'll get stabbed anyway, so he might as well face it directly. So Su Haoyu said, "I want to marry Xiaoyue."

"Xiaoyue, which Xiaoyue?" Lin Rong asked, looking bewildered.

Su Qianrou explained to her, "Liu Xinyue is the granddaughter of General Liu."

"Miss Liu, you want to marry Miss Liu."

"Please grant my request, Mother," Su Haoyu said as he stood up.

"So, you've come back to act as his advocate."

“Mother, Xinyue is a good girl. Didn’t you always praise her before?”

"How can that be the same?"

"Mother, Xiaoyue and I are in love with each other. Please grant us your blessing."

"What if I disagree?"

“Mother, Xiaoyue is a really good person. I really like her. Besides, she saved me on the battlefield before. You don’t want your son to become an ungrateful person, do you?”

“If it were the old Zhenguo Duke’s Mansion, I certainly wouldn’t have stopped you, but the Liu family has now declined, and marrying her would be of no use to you.”

"I can earn my military merits on my own; I don't need anyone's help."

"You should know how dangerous the battlefield is, with swords and spears having no eyes. She is now a captain and may very well go to the battlefield again in the future. If something happens to you or her, have you ever thought about what will happen to us?"

“Mother, life is unpredictable, and no one can say for sure what the future holds. We cannot back down because of the unknown. Besides, we might not necessarily be in any danger. Perhaps we will not only be safe but also achieve great things. Think about it, Xiaoyue is the first woman in thousands of years to join the army. Now she is a captain, and she may very well become a general in the future. At that time, she will be the first female general in history, and you, as her mother-in-law, will also benefit from it.”

"I don't care about female generals or great generals, I just hope my children can be safe and sound."

Seeing that she still disagreed, Su Haoyu had no choice but to look to Su Qianrou for help.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and thank your mother. Didn't you see that she has already agreed?"

Su Haoyu looked puzzled.

Her silly little brother probably wouldn't understand even after thinking about it for a long time, so he pointed out, "Mother said she doesn't care about being a female general or a great general, she just hopes her children can be safe and sound, don't you understand?"

Su Haoyu then realized what was happening and was too excited to speak, "Mother, you agree."

"In your eyes, your mother is the kind of villain who breaks up couples, and she even called your sister back."

"Of course not, Mother is the best," Su Haoyu said, hugging Lin Rong's neck and trying to please her.

Su Qianrou looked at them and smiled sweetly.