Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

In the garden, Liu Xinyue remained silent, as did Su Qianrou, and the two walked silently together.

Suddenly, Liu Xinyue stopped and turned to look at Su Qianrou.

Fortunately, Su Qianrou stopped in time, otherwise she would have bumped into him.

“Um, you…”

Su Qianrou looked at her with a puzzled expression.

"Are you thirsty? Would you like some tea?"

"I'm not thirsty."

"Oh, are you hungry? Why don't you eat something?"

Su Qianrou could see that she was trying very hard to find a topic to talk about, so she smiled and replied, "Okay."

"There's a pavilion up ahead, let's go sit there for a while."

"it is good".

"Xiao Tao, go and prepare some tea and snacks."

"Yes, miss."

"Princess, please."

Su Qianrou walked over.

Then, the two sat down in the pavilion.

Liu Xinyue hesitated, as if she had something to say.

"Miss Liu, please feel free to speak your mind."

"Can your maid really cure my brother's leg?"

"If Qiulan says it's okay, then it definitely is."

"Will my older brother still be able to practice martial arts in the future?"

"No," Su Qianrou shook her head.

Although she had expected it, Liu Xinyue was still a little sad. However, she quickly composed herself and said, "Thank you. If you ever need anything in the future, please don't hesitate to ask. I'll go through fire and water for you."

“Miss Liu, you flatter me. I have enough ginseng that is over a hundred years old. There is no need for you to do anything more.”

"If it can really cure my brother's leg, you can take not only a hundred-year-old ginseng, but even my life."

Su Qianrou knew that she was not joking, so she couldn't help but look at her a few more times before saying, "Miss Liu is joking."

I'm serious.

"I know, but I don't need it."

"Then I can give you whatever you want. If I don't have it, I can go and find it."

“What I wanted, the Duke of Zhenguo has already given me.”

"That's different."

"My relationship with your elder brother is just a transaction. He gave me a century-old ginseng, and I had Qiulan treat him. This was our agreement from the beginning, so you really don't need to give me anything more."

"Alright then, but if you ever need my help in the future, just let me know and I'll definitely help you."

"it is good".

Then the two chatted about other things.

It wasn't until an hour later that Su Qianrou left with Qiulan.

Chaoxiyuan

Since solving the century-old ginseng problem, Su Qianrou has devoted herself to her career. Whenever she has free time, she stays in her study to prepare for the opening of the restaurant. In addition, she also wants to build an orphanage and a school, so she is extremely busy every day.

At this moment, in the study, she was engrossed in her work, writing furiously.

After what seemed like an eternity, he finally put down his pen, picked it up, and looked at it with great satisfaction. "I've finally finished writing."

"Miss, are you done with your work?" Chunzhu asked.

"Well, I'm done for now... Oh, right, go and call Ang Lee over."

"Yes," Chunzhu replied, and then walked out.

A moment later, Li An walked in, "Miss."

Su Qianrou handed him the letter she had written, saying, "Take this letter to the Lin family and give it to my eldest cousin."

“Yes,” Ang Lee said, taking the document and walking out.

Su Qianrou stretched and looked to be in a good mood, then asked, "What time is it now?"

"Miss, it's past 5 PM."

“Perfect timing, let’s go to Siyi Courtyard for a meal,” he said, standing up and walking outside.

Chunzhu hurriedly followed.

Passing by the garden, Su Qianrou saw that the camellias were in full bloom and stopped to admire them.

"Third sister certainly has the leisure and refined tastes," Su Huaizhu said as she walked over.

Su Qianrou looked at her and said calmly, "Why is Second Sister here?"

"What? This garden is only for my sister to come to, but not for me?"

“Look at what you’re saying, sister. This garden doesn’t belong to me alone. Do you think I can stop you?”

"Now that my sister is a princess, if she doesn't allow it, I have no choice but to comply. Otherwise, I can't bear the punishment of being accused of insubordination."

Although Su Huaizhu had never been kind to her before, she had never been so sarcastic and strange. So she was a little puzzled and thought to herself, "Is she on a roll today?" Then she said, "Second sister is too kind. I have to go have dinner with my mother, so I won't accompany you to admire the flowers. Please make yourself at home." After saying that, she walked past her and left the garden.

As Su Huaizhu watched her departing figure, a look of resentment and jealousy crept into her eyes.

Chunzhu said unhappily, "This second young lady is going too far. She suffers in silence, but takes it out on the young lady."

"What did she suffer for?"

"I heard that the First Madam wants the Second Miss to marry Lu Hongyi, the son of the Vice Censor-in-Chief Lu, but the Second Miss is unwilling."

“The Vice Censor-in-Chief is a fourth-rank official. Why would my aunt be so kind?”

Chunzhu smiled and said, "Miss is so clever. That young master Lu is an illegitimate son and has no official rank. Not only that, he is also a regular at brothels."

No wonder Su Qianrou thought her aunt had changed her personality.

The following day, Su Qianrou brought Qiulan to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. When she left, Liu Chengjun personally saw her off.

At this moment, the two were walking on the road.

Liu Chengyun said, "I'll have to trouble the princess to keep this a secret for me."

"Don't worry, even if you don't say it, I intend to do it anyway. However, nothing stays hidden forever, so it's inevitable that word will leak out. You'd better find out who's behind this to prevent future trouble."

"I found the person behind the scenes a long time ago."

"You found it, who?"

"My second uncle."

As expected, Su Qianrou had already guessed, so she was not surprised and asked, "Does the Duke of Zhenguo know about this?"

"I don't know."

"You're not going to tell him."

“My grandfather is old and in poor health. If I tell him, I'm afraid he won't be able to accept it.”

Su Qianrou did not speak.

In truth, everyone knew that the Duke of Zhenguo had probably already guessed it, but he was unwilling to admit it, so he pretended not to know.

After a while, Liu Chengyun said again, "Princess, I have a favor to ask, I wonder if you can grant it."

"What".

"When you go to a banquet in the future, could you please invite Xiaoyue along?"

Su Qianrou looked at him, puzzled.

Liu Chengyun slowly said, "Actually, when she was little, Xiaoyue was a lively and cheerful little girl. But after her parents passed away, and my leg... many changes caused her to become like this. I know that she practiced sword day and night in order to support the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion for me, but it is easier said than done."

Su Qianrou didn't speak, but listened quietly to him.

Then, Liu Chengyun said, "Now, although I can't fight on the battlefield and make great achievements like my predecessors, I can still support the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. She shouldn't have to bear these burdens. I just hope that she can be happy and find someone she likes to spend her life with."

"So, you want me to take her to a banquet so she can meet more people."

"Well, over the years, she has rarely attended banquets, and coupled with her cold personality, she has no friends at all. If possible, I hope she can live the life she wants, instead of living for others, even if that person is me."

"Alright, I'll agree, considering the deep bond between you siblings."

"Thank you very much".

As they spoke, the two arrived at the door.

"Then I'll head back now."

"Okay, be careful on the road."

"Ok".

Then, Su Qianrou left the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion with Qiulan.