Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

Then, Juxia continued, "I was sold to the dental market by my father. My father was always an alcoholic, and every time he got drunk or encountered something unpleasant, he would beat my mother and me. Once, he beat my mother so badly that she miscarried and was left with only half a life. It was also that time that my mother's health deteriorated and she could no longer have children. My grandfather, my grandmother, and my father blamed all the faults on my mother and treated her even worse. Later, in order to carry on the family line, my father took a concubine. Not long after, that concubine gave birth to a son, and my mother was thus changed from the legal wife to a concubine. Not only that, my father beat and scolded us even more. When I was eleven years old, that woman wanted her son to go to school, but her family had no money, so she set her sights on me and then persuaded my father to sell me. My mother disagreed, so my father beat her. In the end... my mother was beaten to death, and I was also sold to the dental market by my father."

Su Qianrou was surprised to learn that she had such a miserable childhood and felt a pang of sympathy for her.

Chunzhu's eyes were already red from crying. She couldn't help but hug her and choked out, "Juxia, you still have us."

Juxia gently patted her hand and said, "You don't need to feel sad for me, because I am very lucky to have met the princess when I was in despair. If the princess hadn't taken me out of my suffering, I wouldn't be living such a comfortable life now. So, I will spend my whole life protecting the princess."

"Juxia, you don't have to do this."

"I know that Your Highness is doing this for my own good, but I really don't want to get married and live the life my mother had."

"Not all men in this world are like your father."

"But I don't want to gamble."

Su Qianrou knew that this fear of marriage was caused by her childhood trauma and might never be cured in this lifetime, but what did it matter? Whether or not to get married should be a personal choice and should not be forced. Therefore, there was no coercion. "Then I won't get married."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

In the evening, after finishing his meal, Mu Jinchen unusually did not go to his study, but stayed to play chess with Su Qianrou.

Su Qianrou suddenly asked, "Yingfeng, how's the matter I asked you to handle going?"

Yingfeng said guiltily, "It's not done yet."

"With so many guards in the Prince's mansion, is there not even a suitable candidate?"

“Yes, there is, but…” Yingfeng looked at Chunzhu.

"Just what?"

"It's nothing, I'll bring it to the Princess tomorrow to choose from."

"No need to give it to me, just give it to Chunzhu. It's mainly for her to choose, so as long as she likes it, that's fine."

"this……".

"Is there a problem?"

"I just feel that Miss Chunzhu is still young, so there is no need to be in such a hurry."

“I’m not young. I’ll be twenty next year. I don’t want to end up like you, getting old and no one wants me.”

“Who said you’re unwanted? I…”

"What?" Su Qianrou looked at him expectantly, but he still didn't get it.

"It's nothing, I will do my best to handle this matter."

Su Qianrou was somewhat disappointed, so she deliberately said, "Very well then, I'll leave this matter to you. Make sure you find Chunzhu a satisfactory husband. If they get married in the future, you will definitely be rewarded handsomely."

"Your Highness is too kind. It's all what I should do."

"Alright, you don't need to serve me here. You can go now."

"Yes".

Then, Chunzhu and Yingfeng went outside.

Mu Jinchen casually placed a chess piece down and said, "You want to bring the two of them together."

Su Qianrou picked up a chess piece and placed it on the chessboard, then said, "I don't believe you can't see that Yingfeng likes Chunzhu, but I really admire his blockhead. I've gone to such lengths, and he still doesn't get it. He deserves to be single."

Mu Jinchen tossed the chess piece back into the chess box, then waved to Su Qianrou.

"what".

"come over".

Su Qianrou didn't think much of it and got up to go over.

Mu Jinchen pulled her into his arms.

"What are you doing?"

"What do you think? Your husband is such a grown man in front of you, and instead of thinking about him, you have time to worry about others."

"You're right in front of me, why would I want to think about you?"

"You're worrying about other men right in front of me, and you still have the nerve to say that?"

Su Qianrou couldn't help but chuckle, reaching out to hug his neck. "Yingfeng is your subordinate, and you're even jealous of him? You're being too petty."

"You can't have any other man in your heart but me."

"That won't work."

Mu Jinchen looked at her with sharp eyes, "Besides me, which other man are you hiding in your heart? Confess honestly."

"There are many."

“Su Qianrou, I advise you to think carefully before you speak,” Mu Jinchen threatened.

"But I don't want to lie to you."

"Then tell me, I want to see which wild men are involved."

Su Qianrou couldn't help but laugh.

"You're still laughing? Speak up."

"What, you want to teach them a lesson?"

"You still want me to let them go?"

"Then I won't say anything more," Su Qianrou teased him deliberately.

"Confess and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be punished severely. You'd better tell me the truth, or you'll bear the consequences if I find out."

"What will the consequences be? Will they break my legs or imprison me?" Su Qianrou asked curiously.

Imprisonment is possible, but breaking her legs is unlikely, because he couldn't bear to do it. "Speak quickly," Mu Jinchen pinched her waist.

"pain".

"Then why don't you just confess honestly?"

"I said, is that not enough?"

Mu Jinchen stared intently at her.

"There are quite a few, let me think about who to say first."

Mu Jinchen's eyes changed; his anger was on the verge of exploding.

Then, Su Qianrou slowly began to speak: "My father, my eldest brother, Xiaoyu, my grandfather, my uncle, my cousin Yang Lin, my cousin Xiaoyang, my cousin Yulin, and... I think that's all."

"Oh, you're kidding me."

"Who told you to be so petty, getting jealous of everything? Besides, I wasn't kidding you, they really are very important men to me."

"Still not admitting it?" Mu Jinchen tickled her.

While dodging, Su Qianrou said, "No, don't, it tickles."

"Was it wrong?"

"Wrong, wrong."

Mu Jinchen then let her go.

"You stingy person," Su Qianrou muttered.

The two were less than a foot apart, so Mu Jinchen could hear her. Without saying a word, he covered her mouth, put one arm around her waist, and pressed the back of her head with the other, punishing her severely.

Su Qianrou pushed him, but found she couldn't push him away, so she had to give up and let him do as he pleased.

Then, Mu Jinchen picked her up and carried her to the bed.