If he were to silence himself, he would rightfully take Sui Sui back with him.

As Jiang Shuyue pondered this, she suddenly felt a chill run down her spine, spreading throughout her body.

Before, I thought male beauty was so alluring, but now I find the handsome man in front of me quite frightening.

She swallowed hard and forced a seemingly calm smile.

"I was just joking, Your Highness, you don't need to take it seriously. The Emperor is currently incompetent and corrupt. If anyone wants to rebel, I will be the first to stand up and support him."

The woman before me was like a poppy—beautiful, yes, but poisonous; sharp-tongued and never telling the truth.

Xiao Jingzhao's gaze involuntarily drifted toward her.

Their eyes met again, but there was no romantic affection between them; their gazes were filled with wariness.

"If you have no objections, then it's settled. Tomorrow, Xiangyang and Xiangsong will help you and Suisui move your things. If there's anything you need to take, pack it up tonight."

Jiang Shuyue nodded repeatedly.

The tall man withdrew his gaze and walked towards the door.

The gate opened, and the street was already dimly lit, with warm light falling on the ground, making it look as if it were plated with a layer of gold.

In the blink of an eye, the three figures disappeared around the corner of the street.

Jiang Shuyue closed the door again. If it weren't for the lingering scent of cold bamboo from Xiao Jingzhao in the air, she would have thought she was dreaming.

She quickly replenished the medicine in the medicine cabinet, then left the clinic and hurried back.

After eating, Xu Dong and his family of three went back to their room to rest.

Aunt Su and Su Hui sat at the table waiting for her.

As soon as she entered the room, Su Hui picked up a cotton handkerchief and handed it to her: "Sister, wash your hands quickly, the food is getting cold."

"Moon, why are you back later than usual today? Did another patient come?" Aunt Su said, heading to reheat the food.

Jiang Shuyue realized that Aunt Su and Su Hui hadn't eaten either when she saw the amount of food on the table.

Jiang Shuyue took the cotton cloth and walked towards the washbasin.

“Sister, I have copied that painting many times, but I can never capture its essence. If I ever have the chance to meet an artist, I will definitely ask her for advice.”

Su Hui had always believed that this painting was created by a young woman from a respectable family.

Jiang Shuyue smiled and said, "Ahui's painting skills are already quite good. I'll buy you a piano another day. You've already memorized the sheet music, so you'll learn it very quickly."

"Sister, there's no need to spend money. I'm well-versed in the Four Books and Five Classics, and I also practice calligraphy and painting. It's alright if I don't learn to play the piano."

Jiang Shuyue said seriously, "How can that be? Our Ah Hui comes from a scholarly family and is proficient in all the arts, including music, chess, calligraphy, and painting."

Su Hui felt a warm glow in her heart; she was well aware of her elder sister's far-sighted plans for her.

A little while later, Aunt Su brought out the reheated food.

Aunt Su served Jiang Shuyue a bowl of pork rib soup. "Yue'er, eat more. When Ajin left, he specifically told me to take good care of you. Nannan also kept saying that his older sister had lost weight from exhaustion."

Su Hui pushed a plate of stir-fried shrimp toward Jiang Shuyue.

"Sister, eat more. Qiuju peeled a plate of food for Suisui tonight, and he ate it all."

The stir-fried shrimp don't actually need to be peeled, but Qiuju heard Jiang Shuyue say that shrimp shells are hard to digest, so it took her a while to peel a plateful.

Aunt Su served herself a bowl of rice and sat down. "After the craftsmen finish their work tomorrow, I'll go to the seafood restaurant and buy a pound of prawns so that Sui Sui can eat her fill."

The shrimp here are all delivered from afar and kept chilled; you can't find them for sale at the market at all.

After the shrimp arrive, they are delivered directly to the wealthy households and large restaurants that placed the orders.

"The doors and windows are all painted. In order not to disturb the inner courtyard, I only asked the craftsmen to apply a layer of whitewash to the outer courtyard and the wall. What do you think, Yue'er?"

“Auntie, Hui, I’m moving out of the west courtyard tomorrow. Once the courtyard is empty, you can have it painted before I move in.”

Aunt Su put away the chopsticks she was using to pick up food, thinking she must have misheard.

Su Hui was sure she had heard clearly, and quickly swallowed the food in her mouth.

With wide eyes, she asked, "Sister, we're living comfortably here, where are you moving to?"

“Moon, it’s not convenient to stay in the clinic. The main house is empty now, so you and Sui Sui can move there.”

Aunt Su and Su Hui both mistakenly thought that Jiang Shuyue was going to move to the backyard of the clinic.

Jiang Shuyue put down her chopsticks, took a deep breath, and recounted how she was drugged by her half-sister, how she was removed from the family register and expelled from the capital, and how she escaped from the estate.

"Waaah, you've suffered so much, why didn't you tell your aunt sooner?" Aunt Su couldn't help but cry after hearing this.

The child lost his mother, and his father was so cruel; Aunt Su felt heartbroken.

"Auntie, it's alright, it's all over now."

Su Hui walked over and hugged Jiang Shuyue's arm tightly, her voice choked with sobs, "Sister, you've suffered so much. We all have the same father, how could that woman be so vicious?"

Jiang Shuyue gently patted Su Hui's hand and said softly, "Ah Hui, you must remember, don't be silly and pretend to be magnanimous to let your husband take a concubine in the future. Concubines are the root of family chaos. Look how good your uncle is to your aunt without taking a concubine, and there are no messy things in the family."

Su Hui nodded, "I'll listen to my older sister."

Aunt Su wiped away her tears and said, "Yue'er, then you shouldn't move out! Sui Sui is still young. With me and A Hui here, we can lend a hand and help raise her until she grows up."

“Auntie, Hui, it’s not that I insist on moving, it’s just that Sui Sui’s dad… recognized me.”

To avoid worrying Aunt Su and Ah Hui, Jiang Shuyue spoke well of Xiao Jingzhao.

"So it turns out that Sui Sui's father is of such high status, Yue'er! There aren't many people as kind and righteous as him who thought of arranging things for you and your mother. You should get along well with him. As long as he doesn't take a concubine and treats you well, you can still consider it."

“Mother, given the prince’s status, it’s unlikely he won’t take a concubine. My elder sister is pregnant with Sui Sui before she’s even married. Who knows if the Princess Consort of Yannan is kind-hearted? What if she sends a sedan chair to carry my elder sister into the mansion, and at most gives her the status of a concubine?”

Ah Hui's words were like a bucket of cold water, shattering Aunt Su's beautiful fantasy.

"Moon, if the Prince of Yannan's mansion bullies people like this, don't agree. At worst, we can leave Laiyang together and go somewhere else to make a living."

Jiang Shuyue held Aunt Su's hand with one hand and Su Hui's hand with the other. "Aunt, Hui, I won't go to the Yannan Prince's Mansion. I've already talked to him. Sui Sui will live with me, and he'll only come to visit occasionally."

"He looks exactly like Sui Sui. Sui Sui is very intelligent. I'm afraid Sui Sui will soon find out that he is her father."

A story about a fox instilled a sense of vigilance in the child, but the old fox frequently lurked around in front of Sui Sui without deceiving or cheating, so it was only a matter of time before he was exposed.

“Sui Sui is a filial child, and she’s not afraid even though she knows the Crown Prince is her father.”

"Yes, sister, don't worry. I also believe in Sui Sui."

Jiang Shuyue: "..."

She certainly believed in her most filial son, but she wasn't afraid of thieves stealing from her; she was afraid of thieves eyeing her.

A son suddenly has a father who falls from the sky; I don't know whether the son is surprised or happy.