The events at the Princess's residence did not spread, as if someone had cut off the source of information. This made Princess Cheng'an feel that something was wrong. In the past few days, she went to Prince Chen's residence or the palace, but she was unable to obtain any useful information.

Qin Su has been busy these past few days, keeping an eye on Lian Tao's injuries while also inquiring about the disaster relief grain in Jiangzhou.

Previously, Qin Su asked Lian Tao to escort Wang Manzhu and her son back, but unexpectedly, Kang Lin's men tried to take the mother and son away. Lian Tao fought them all by herself and suffered some minor injuries.

Wang Manzhu and Xiao Heng wanted to return to Yang County, but she was involved in Kang Lin's affair and could not leave; moreover, she had already been placed under surveillance by the authorities.

The matter of Kangxi keeping a mistress seemed to have come to an end, but his scandalous affair was never exposed. Compared to spies from enemy states, keeping a mistress was utterly insignificant.

Here, Qin Su was summoned to the palace by the Empress again, and on the way, she met Yu Shuo, who was going to find Emperor Mingyang.

Perhaps out of curiosity, Qin Su leaned over and asked about Kang Lin.

Her bright eyes met Yu Shuo's deep eyes, and her heart pounded with uncertainty.

She wondered if it was inappropriate for her to ask this question, since, at the moment, very few people knew about Kang Lin's affairs. Even Princess Cheng'an had written to complain that neither Yu Shuo nor Emperor Mingyang had told her.

Qin Su smiled awkwardly, "I was just asking, it's okay if it's inconvenient to say."

He walked forward, seemingly not intending to speak. Just as Qin Su was feeling disappointed, the man in black robes in front of him suddenly said in a deep voice, "I was just about to discuss this matter with His Majesty. Kang Lin's ancestors have been without problems for generations, and he has no dealings with Yuehai Kingdom."

Qin Su quickly caught up with him, shaking off her earlier dejected look, and tried to keep her voice down so that fewer people would know she was inquiring about the matter.

"Lian Tao often studies martial arts, so the possibility of her being wrong is very small." She was being conservative in saying this, but in reality, she trusted Lian Tao very much.

Lian Tao has never made a mistake in this regard.

Yu Shuo responded, "I will investigate."

"Why have you come to the palace today?"

Qin Su answered honestly, "The Empress summoned me."

Yu Shuo didn't speak, but he didn't seem to be in a good mood.

Chongyang knew that his master had fallen ill again. His master had a mouth ailment that would flare up from time to time, and at these times, he was needed to act as a mouth substitute.

"Why did Her Majesty summon Miss Qin?"

Yu Shuo glanced at Chongyang again, but said nothing.

Qin Su shook her head. "But I have a guess."

She leaned closer, as if she were whispering to Chongyang.

Chongyang thought it was some kind of secret, so he didn't dare to go too far away, and he really wanted to know what it was.

Qin Su whispered, "I suspect it's about my marriage again. The Empress probably listens to His Majesty, you know?" She didn't want to go into too much detail, but anyone with a brain would know what was going on.

Chongyang's brain started working at high speed, "How do I handle Miss Qin's marriage?"

After he finished speaking, he looked up at his master, only to see that his master was looking at him with a sinister gaze.

He then realized that he was standing too close to Qin Su, so he quickly straightened up and took a few steps back.

"Oh dear, how can we talk about this from so far away?" Qin Su grabbed Chongyang's forearm and pulled him back.

Chongyang felt as if his forearm was on fire, but fortunately Qin Su released him quickly.

“I told the Empress last time that if she arranged a marriage for me, I would immediately cut my hair and become a nun.”

Chongyang smiled awkwardly, "It's not that bad."

Qin Su sighed, "I don't think those words will have much effect."

Chongyang found this matter a bit of a brain drain, and then looked at Yu Shuo. These matters of the court required His Highness's understanding; how could he possibly know anything about them?

"Why doesn't Miss Qin ask His Highness for help? His Highness still has a lot of say in front of His Majesty."

Yu Shuo looked at Qin Su with a calm expression, but only he knew how much he was looking forward to Qin Su's answer.

As expected, Qin Su shook her head.

"It's not good to trouble Your Highness with such a matter." If she remembered correctly, His Highness held military power, and if he spoke up for her, His Majesty might become suspicious.

She said casually, "If all else fails, I'll find an honest, ordinary man to marry into the family and that will solve all the problems."

Chongyang was speechless, somewhat unable to look at his own prince.

Yu Shuo suddenly quickened his pace, leaving Qin Su bewildered.

Why so suddenly?

Did something urgent come to mind?

She looked at Chongyang, who was also stunned.

What could Chongyang possibly explain? He couldn't possibly presume to tell Qin Su the reason for the matter.

"I'll go after His Highness. Miss Qin, go to the Empress's place."

After saying that, he quickly chased after Yu Shuo.

Yu Shuo had a dark expression, but he was usually very serious and rarely smiled, so most people wouldn't be able to tell that he was in a bad mood.

"Your Highness, since Miss Qin has already broken off her engagement with Xue Huai'an, why don't we propose marriage to her?" Chongyang tentatively suggested, although it wasn't the first time.

Yu Shuo suddenly stopped and his cold gaze fell on Chongyang.

Chongyang froze, sensing a hidden murderous intent in that gaze.

"Should I propose marriage to you?" he asked.

Chongyang was shocked and immediately replied, "Of course it's for Your Highness!"

Yu Shuo pursed his lips, and his chilling aura subsided considerably.

Chongyang's heart finally settled down again.

"I will consult the Imperial Observatory to determine an auspicious day, and then propose marriage upon the return of the Marquis of Zhongyi. What does Your Highness think?"

Yu Shuo said coldly, "Mind your own business."

Chongyang touched his nose. He didn't understand the intricacies of the situation, but he felt that it was a good time to propose marriage to Qin Suyunying, who was unmarried at the time.

"Your Highness, if you keep dawdling like this, it might really be too late."

Yu Shuo didn't say anything more, and Chongyang didn't want to keep rambling on either.

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