Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

The following day, a carriage slowly drove towards the villa in the eastern suburbs.

Su Qianrou and Su Haoyu sat in the carriage with smiles on their faces, showing that they were both very happy.

However, Su Qianrou's complexion was not good; she looked very weak, as if she would collapse if blown by a gust of wind.

Therefore, Su Haoyu asked worriedly, "Sister, are you really okay?"

"It's okay, don't worry."

"But your face..."

"It just looks a bit serious. If it weren't for that, the old lady and my aunt would definitely take the opportunity to make things difficult for my mother and me if they found out that I was faking illness."

Su Haoyu was relieved and then said excitedly, "It's a good thing you had a solution, otherwise I would have had to stay in the mansion and suffer endless torment. Just thinking about it is painful."

"How could my grandfather allow you to come with me?"

"Mother was worried about you going alone and wanted your eldest brother to accompany you, but your sister-in-law is pregnant and your eldest brother needs to study, so she asked me to accompany you instead. So she asked Father to talk to Grandfather. At first, Grandfather disagreed, but later, he tested my studies and saw that I answered quite well, so he agreed."

Su Qianrou patted his shoulder, "Not bad, you actually passed Grandfather's test."

Su Hao said dismissively, "The questions Grandfather asked were all too easy. Father already passed those tests back in Yangzhou."

Su Qianrou was somewhat surprised. She knew that the old Marquis was a Grand Scholar, a man of great talent and learning. Therefore, how could the question he asked be so simple?

Su Haoyu noticed her confusion and explained, "It's not Grandfather's problem, it's Second Brother and the others."

Now Su Qianrou was even more puzzled. "What's wrong with Second Brother? Didn't they say he was very talented and had a good chance of getting into high school next year?"

Su Haoyu smiled dismissively, "He's still in high school, it's good enough that he made the list."

Su Qianrou immediately became interested. "How so?"

"My second brother's friends are all good-for-nothings. Since he is the eldest son of the Marquis's family, everyone tries to curry favor with him, which makes him seem exceptionally talented. In reality, he's only slightly better than me." He continued, "A couple of days ago, at Juxian Pavilion, my second brother, being arrogant and ignorant, insisted on provoking my eldest brother. My eldest brother didn't want to pay attention, but he wouldn't let it go, so my eldest brother had a match with him. As you can imagine, my eldest brother won completely. Not to mention my third and fourth brothers, they're not even as good as me."

"How could that be? They were all personally taught by my grandfather."

“Weren’t my eldest uncle and third uncle also personally taught by my grandfather? And what was the result?”

As a result, although Su Shenglin was on the list, he was ranked outside the top 100, while Su Songwen didn't even make the list.

The most ridiculous thing is that he ignored Su Jing'an and was indifferent to him, but the son he cared about the least became the top scholar in the imperial examination and became the most promising person.

It was only after that that he turned his attention to Su Jing'an.

Suddenly, the carriage stopped, and then Li An's voice came, "Miss, young master, there is a fight ahead."

Upon hearing this, Su Haoyu lifted the curtain to look and indeed saw two groups of people fighting fiercely in front of him, with no clear winner.

Su Haoyu watched them with great interest, and did not forget to analyze the situation. "It seems that those men in black are assassins, and the others, if I'm not mistaken, are bodyguards. I wonder who they are, with such great ability, not only raising assassins in private, but also sending out more than a dozen at once. However, the person being chased must also be of high status, as he has bodyguards protecting him."

Chunzhu couldn't help but worry, "Miss, perhaps we should take a detour."

“Yes, Miss, it’s better if we don’t take any risks, lest we get caught up in the trouble,” Qiulan agreed.

Su Qianrou thought the same thing, so she planned to have Li An turn around, but she inadvertently saw the little boy being protected in the middle. He looked to be only seven or eight years old, which made her hesitate. "Xiaoyu, if you take action, are you confident?"

"I wanted to help that child."

"Ok".

"No problem," Su Haoyu said before walking out.

Su Qianrou was a little worried and kept a close eye on the battle situation ahead.

The group, which had been locked in a fierce battle, was quickly defeated by Su Haoyu's intervention. The men in black were either killed or wounded, and were no longer able to put up a fight.

Seeing this, Su Haoyu decided to leave.

Mu Zexuan called out to him, "Young master, please wait."

Su Haoyu turned around and looked him up and down. He had thought he would be some important person, but he was surprised to find that he was just a little kid. However, judging from his clothes and behavior, he guessed that he was a young master from a prominent family in the city. He was probably being chased because of internal strife, but that had nothing to do with him.

Mu Zexuan cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your help, young master."

"I didn't intend to save you. My sister asked me to save you, so you don't need to thank me. Thank my sister instead," he said, and walked away without looking back.

Mu Zexuan stared at him blankly.

Afterwards, Su Haoyu returned to the carriage, and Su Qianrou asked with concern, "Are you injured?"

"no".

"That's good, let's go."

"Ok".

Ang Lee.

Upon hearing this, Li An raised his whip, struck his horse, and continued driving towards the villa.

Just then, Mu Jinchen and Yingfeng rode up on horseback, galloping past the carriage.

The wind lifted the curtain, and Su Qianrou subconsciously looked over, only to see two figures flash by. She then looked away, not paying any attention to them.

Mu Jinchen also glanced at the carriage, but only for a moment.

Then, he came to Mu Zexuan and jumped down.

Mu Zexuan called out guiltily, "Royal Uncle."

Yingfeng said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

Mu Jinchen merely glanced at Mu Zexuan without saying a word.

At this moment, the guard came over and said, "Master."

"There may be survivors."

"Reporting to Master, no, they all committed suicide by poisoning themselves."

"Investigate, and find out who did it."

"Yes".

Then, Mu Jinchen looked at Mu Zexuan again, his deep voice flat, "Sneaking out of the palace without even a guard, do you think you have too much life ahead of you?"

Mu Zexuan knew he had secret guards by his side, which was why he dared not bring any guards. However, he underestimated the desire of others to kill him. "I'm sorry, Imperial Uncle, it was my oversight," he said, lowering his head as if he knew he was wrong.

"Did I ever say that one should think thrice before acting?"

"Yes," Mu Zexuan whispered.

"Get in the car, let's go back."

Mu Zexuan assumed they were returning to the palace, so he didn't ask any questions and obediently walked towards the carriage. Suddenly, he remembered something, turned around, and said, "By the way, Imperial Uncle, a young master helped us escape just now. Could you have someone check his identity so we can thank him?"

"Ok".

Mu Zexuan then boarded the carriage with peace of mind.

"Your Highness, should we go to the villa or return to the palace?"

"The villa," Mu Jinchen said, then mounted his horse and prepared to leave.

Shadow Wind followed closely behind.