The sun shone brightly outside the window, but Su Jinze felt a chill run through his body inside the room.

Fearing that he would be distracted on the battlefield, his mother only reported good news in her letters home and never mentioned the changes that had taken place in the family over the past year.

The parents recounted everything that had happened since Qiuqiu was born, and also explained to him who the male and female protagonists were.

Su Jinze was still processing the information. "You mean Qiuqiu is here to change our fate? You're saying that her inner thoughts will create a rift between you, that your sister died young, that you, Mother, were killed by Zheng Xiulan, and that you, Father, married the man who killed your wife and daughter?"

A hint of annoyance flashed across Su Junyao's face. Why was this kid shouting so loudly?

"It's from the bottom of my heart, from the bottom of my heart. I can't do something so unreliable." Su Junyao said, "Don't worry, Madam, I won't let this happen!"

If not now, when?

Yun Jinglan pulled her hand out of his, glared at him, and then moved away from him.

“We have verified these things one by one, and if we do not interfere, those consequences will indeed occur.”

Su Jinze pressed his fingers to his temples, circling them three times to the left and three times to the right. "Just now, Qiuqiu said that Bai Wujin should have some connection with the male and female leads—oh, that is, Qiao Muyang. Qiao Muyang is the male lead, so who is the female lead? The little maid in our courtyard who's being watched by several people?"

He can allow this world to be outrageous, but not this outrageous!

"I don't know, Chuchu hasn't mentioned the female lead yet."

"Qiao Muyang has so many scenes." Su Jinze changed his posture again, resting his chin on his hands and looking at his parents expectantly. "Don't worry, I will definitely find out the truth about this!"

"My lord, my lady."

Thirteen's cold voice from outside the door interrupted the conversation inside.

"Come in."

Su Jinze's gaze fell upon Thirteen, sensing a dangerous aura emanating from him. This person was no ordinary individual, and his martial arts skills were considerable.

Thirteen let Su Jinze look him up and down, then walked straight to Su Junyao's table and handed him a bamboo tube about the thickness of a finger. "My lord, Miss Qiuqiu asked me to give this to you."

Su Junyao opened the bamboo tube, and his expression changed after only glancing at the first three lines of the secret letter. He placed the letter face down on the table. "Is the information accurate?"

Thirteen could guarantee with his life: "The intelligence information from Chunfeng Tower is absolutely correct!"

Although Chunfenglou no longer exists, they will still maintain the quality and quantity.

"Okay, thank you for making this trip. The reward will be transferred directly from Qiuqiu to you."

The once aloof and stern Thirteen Icebergs melted, clapping their hands with delight: "Thank you, Madam!"

His job today is simply to deliver the secret message; one trip, and he'll be richly rewarded. He's guaranteed to make a profit!

Su Jinze only looked away after Thirteen left. "How could you leave such a dangerous person in the house?"

"Thirteen's situation is special and a bit complicated. I'll tell you about it when I have time. You're not his master, so you don't need to worry about that. He's trustworthy."

Su Jinze knew his parents must have their own plans, so he didn't take it to heart.

All I can say is that his sister is truly amazing!

"What did the secret letter say?"

Su Junyao took the secret letter from Yun Jinglan and burned it. "That saves you trouble. Qiao Muyang and Bai Wujin knew each other before. His trip to the southwest is likely to meet up with people from the previous dynasty."

Without the guidance of the original poster, the intelligence gathering became somewhat perfunctory in both efficiency and accuracy under the laissez-faire approach of Qiuqiu. The secret letter did not describe in detail the interactions between Qiao Muyang and Bai Wujin. It only vaguely mentioned that Qiao Muyang liked to associate with poor scholars, while Bai Wujin's favorite pastime was to disguise himself as a commoner.

So we still need to investigate!

"How can I tell His Majesty that there's something fishy going on regarding the matter in the southwest without a proper explanation?"

We must not reveal Qiuqiu's special characteristics, otherwise it will surely arouse the suspicion of the royal family, and if it is found out by those with ulterior motives, the consequences may be even more dire.

They must protect their best chick!

Su Jinze chimed in, "Yes, how can we let His Majesty know?"

He pretended to think, but he wasn't using his brain at all. After an eerie silence for a while, he suddenly looked up, "It can't be what I'm thinking, can it?"

Su Junyao and Yun Jinglan nodded in unison, saying, "Yes, that's exactly what you mean!"

"But I just got back!"

"Son, look at your father's old and worried face. Don't you want to ask him to share some of the burden?"

Su Jinze lied through his teeth, "My father is handsome and dashing. He's thirty-eight this year, twenty-eight next year, and eighteen every day from now on. How could he be old? You should let my father go."

"You brat!" Su Junyao glared at him, but didn't insist. "Fine, if you don't want to, then you don't want to."

Chiu Chiu had mentioned a man named Mr. De in her heart. She heard that he was a very fair and enlightened person, and she wanted to be like him.

Since that's the case, he won't force it.

"Since you don't want to go to the southwest, let's start looking at potential partners in a few days. You're not getting any younger, you're old enough to get married."

Su Jinze jumped up like a cat with its fur standing on end, glaring at his father warily, "I'm not going!"

"You won't go here, you won't go there. Madam, I can't do anything with him."

Yun Jinglan: "We have to do one of the two things. We're very open-minded. Let them choose."

Su Jinze turned and left: "I'm going back to pack my bags and head to the southwest!"

Watching his eldest son's hurried disappearing figure, Su Junyao curled his lip. Why isn't this kid in a hurry at all? He's almost driven crazy trying to find a wife at his age.

"You're really not going to pressure me about marriage anymore?"

Yun Jinglan adjusted the hairpin in her hair and said casually, "But I didn't say that I wouldn't urge him to get married after he came back from the southwest."

Su Junyao gave a thumbs up: "Madam is so clever!"

At eighteen, he doesn't even have a fiancée. This kid has lost his youthful charm!

"Back in the day..."

Yun Jinglan interrupted him, "Don't dwell on the past! Back then, my father almost broke your legs! Go and prepare some money for your son to use on the road. Prepare a lot, who knows, he might meet our future daughter-in-law on the way!"

Su Jinze was unaware that his marriage was already on the agenda, so he quickly packed his bags and ran away.

He was fearless for his family, his country, and his people!

Su Jinze hadn't even touched the luggage he brought back; he could just roll it up, stuff some silver notes in his pocket, and leave.

He felt a little empty carrying his bag, so after thinking for a moment, he turned around and went to Jingxinyuan.

Chiu Chiu slept soundly after a tumultuous day, not even noticing when she was lifted up by a pair of large hands.

It wasn't until the back of my head felt cold and I tried to pull the blanket over myself to avoid catching a cold that I realized something was wrong.

[Huh? What's that in front of me? It's rock hard!]

Chuchu, hastily stuffed into the blanket and wrapped like a ball around Su Jinze's chest, poked him and asked, "Is this some new game?"

Su Jinze held down her mischievous hand, "Sis, I'll take you to a fun place."

【where?!】

Su Jinze: "Let's wander the world and watch the sunset!"

Yay!

Unfortunately, they were stopped before they could even leave the gate.

Thirteen Horizontal Swords blocked their way: "Young Master, Madam wants you to put Qiuqiu back now."

Su Jinze: "..."