Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

Prince Min's Mansion

Dongmei is reporting the investigation results to Su Ziyao.

"My lord, I have found out."

"explain".

“A few days ago, the Prince invited the Third Miss to the Xifeng Tower in your name. The two of you stayed in a private room for almost half an hour.”

Upon hearing this, Su Ziyao's expression changed instantly, and she said angrily, "It's one thing to invite her, but to do it in my name? Where does Your Highness intend to put me?"

"My lord, it seems the prince has taken a fancy to the third young lady."

"He had his eye on my second uncle. If my second uncle hadn't become the Minister of Revenue, even if my third sister were as beautiful as an angel, he wouldn't have been interested. People like him only care about profit."

Dongmei dared not speak rashly, so she stood aside in silence.

After pondering for a moment, Su Ziyao instructed, "Go back to the Marquis's residence tomorrow, go find my mother, and tell her." As she spoke, she beckoned to Dongmei, signaling her to bend down.

Dongmei understood and immediately bent down.

Then, Su Ziyao whispered something in her ear.

Dongmei then replied, "Yes, this servant will certainly inform Madam."

Su Ziyao was finally satisfied, thinking to herself, "This position of princess can only be mine. No one can take it away from me. Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite."

Anping Marquis's Mansion

In Siyi Courtyard, Lin Rong's health has greatly improved. At this moment, she is choosing a suitable husband for Su Qianrou, holding several portraits in her hand, looking at them over and over, but still unable to make a decision.

A moment later, Su Qianrou came in and said, "Mother, you wanted to see me."

"You're here, come and sit down."

So Su Qianrou went over and sat down.

Lin Rong handed her the portrait in her hand, "Take a look and see if there's one you like."

"What is this?" Su Qianrou asked, taking it with a puzzled expression.

"These were sent by Madam Song. They are all top-notch young men in the city. They are excellent in both character and appearance. Please choose one."

Upon hearing this, Su Qianrou immediately put down the portrait and said, "Mother, I'm only fifteen, there's no rush."

"After the New Year, you will be sixteen, and now, there are only a few days left until the New Year."

"There's no rush."

"How can you not be worried? Who doesn't want a good man? If you don't choose, does that mean no one else will? By then, everyone else will have chosen all the good men, leaving only some ugly ones. What will we do then?"

Su Qianrou had nothing to say.

Then, Lin Rong said, "You should choose now. Once you've chosen someone, we can discuss the wedding arrangements later."

"Sure, but I need to get to know them before I can make a decision. Otherwise, how can I know if they're a good match just by looking at their portraits?"

"What you said makes sense. Here's what I'll do: I'll make the arrangements. Just listen to me when the time comes."

"Alright, if Mother has nothing else, then I'll head back now."

"Okay, go back now. Be careful on the road. Also, the weather is getting colder and colder, so make sure you keep warm and don't catch a cold."

"I understand," Su Qianrou said, then stood up and prepared to leave.

"Wait, take all of these back with you. Take a look at them when you have time," he said, handing her the portrait.

"this……".

"Take this. Madam Song went to great lengths to get it for you. Take a good look at it and don't let Madam Song's good intentions go to waste."

Helpless, Su Qianrou had no choice but to accept it and take it back.

Royal Palace

In the imperial study, Mu Zexuan was practicing calligraphy. He stood in front of the dragon desk, writing earnestly on the paper. Before long, he finished writing a page.

Mu Jinchen provided guidance and supervision from the side.

Apart from the sound of pens scratching paper, the room was completely quiet.

However, this silence did not last long. Soon after, Mu Xinchen burst in, shouting, "Your Majesty!"

Upon hearing this, Mu Zexuan couldn't help but look up.

“Focus,” Mu Jinchen said.

Mu Zexuan then lowered his head again and continued writing, but his mind was already elsewhere, so his handwriting wasn't very good.

Seeing this, Mu Jinchen frowned slightly, somewhat dissatisfied. Then, he looked at Mu Xinchen and said unhappily, "Is the Ministry of Justice so leisurely?"

“I’m not free. I’ve come here today on important business… Your Majesty, I have completed the task you assigned me.”

"Quickly, let me see it," Mu Zexuan said excitedly, putting down his pen.

Mu Xinchen then handed him the item in his hand, saying, "Please take a look, Your Majesty."

Mu Zexuan eagerly took it, glanced at it, and said, "Not bad, quite detailed."

"That's right, Your Majesty can rest assured that I'm handling things properly."

“I think we are still missing one person,” Yingfeng said.

"How could that be? This was compiled by me over three days. How could it be missing?"

Mu Zexuan then asked, "Who's missing?"

"Yes, who's missing? Tell me."

"Yourself is missing, Your Highness."

"I".

"Yes, doesn't the Crown Prince also meet the requirements?"

Mu Xinchen thought about it for a moment and realized that it made sense.

Mu Zexuan looked him up and down and then said, "Hmm, he is indeed good-looking and comes from a good family, but he is not suitable."

"Why is it inappropriate?" Mu Xinchen protested.

"You're so carefree and irresponsible, Sister Su won't like that."

"That's not necessarily true. Maybe she likes someone like me."

If it weren't for his upbringing, Mu Zexuan would have rolled his eyes at him.

"I think it would be good if Miss Su married Prince Ying."

"Yingfeng has good taste," Mu Xinchen said smugly.

"Let's just forget about him," Mu Zexuan said, clearly looking down on him.

Mu Xinchen was unconvinced and walked to Yingfeng's side, putting his arm around his shoulder. "Come on, Yingfeng, tell me, why do you think it's not bad for Miss Su to marry me?"

Yingfeng looked at Mu Jinchen and said slowly, "Because Your Highness likes to play chess with Miss Su, if Miss Su marries someone else, then Your Highness will no longer be able to visit Miss Su. But if Miss Su marries the Heir Apparent, I think the Heir Apparent wouldn't mind. In that case, Your Highness can still play chess with Miss Su."

"Then why not let Fifth Brother marry one himself? He can play chess whenever he wants, and it's all in his own palace, which is much more convenient."

“Exactly, and we don’t even need to avoid suspicion,” Mu Zexuan agreed.

"I would like to as well, but Your Highness is unwilling. What can I do?"

Then, all three of them turned to look at Mu Jinchen.

At this moment, Mu Jinchen was deep in thought. He had listened to everything they said and for the first time felt that marrying her might not be impossible, and it seemed quite good. Then, he came back to his senses and, seeing them looking at him, said calmly, "Why are you looking at me?"

"Uncle, are you really not going to reconsider?"

"Fifth Brother, I also think you can consider it."

"I second that proposal."

"If you're too idle, I don't mind finding you something to do," he said, then walked over and sat down, picking up a book as if to say, "I'm going to work now, you can leave."

Mu Xinchen couldn't help but complain, "With his looks, it's no wonder he can't find a wife."

Mu Zexuan nodded in agreement.