After Tong Cheng'er returned, she told Huiyu about Huiyu's departure.

Shumulu simply said she understood, without asking why she had been gone for so long.

In the afternoon, Shumulu took Tong Cheng'er to draw lots. Although Tong Cheng'er did not believe in such things, Shumulu did! She did not ask for anything else, only that her daughter would have a smooth life and that she would find a good husband.

Although my daughter is still a few years away, it will probably be just around the corner. Next year will be the year of the talent show, and in three years, it will be her turn to participate.

For some reason, Shumulu felt that this girl should be pampered and spoiled since birth, and she couldn't bear to see her suffer any grievances.

Sometimes she felt strange, but looking at her daughter, she couldn't help but feel pain.

She wasn't the only one; the entire Tong family did it this way. Even her maternal family doted on their granddaughter, Tong Cheng'er, for no apparent reason.

Shumulu was quite pleased with her daughter's constitution, hoping that her daughter's future husband's family would also be affected by this constitution.

A few days later, Su Peisheng went to the Ulanara Mansion to investigate the situation. It wasn't too difficult to find out. The Ulanara Mansion's backyard used to be quite clean, but it had never been quiet since the eldest princess fell into the water and woke up.

Su Peisheng found quite a lot of information during his investigation.

"...Princess Shuwan is seriously ill now, and it looks quite serious. The doctor who treated her said she caught a cold, and it's likely she'll have difficulty conceiving in the future. Princess Shuyuan is implicated in this matter. Also, Princess Shuyuan once fell into the water and was in grave danger. It was Princess Shuwan who accidentally pushed her. Moreover, this servant already has evidence to confirm that Princess Shuyuan is indeed investigating Master's whereabouts at Tantuo Temple..."

Su Peisheng then rambled on about other things, but it all revolved around the rivalry between the two, which gave Yinzhen quite a headache.

In his dream, his wife should be Shuwan, the second princess of the Ulanara clan. Moreover, there was only one princess in the Ulanara mansion at that time. In the dream, no one mentioned that there was a first princess in the Ulanara mansion.

Moreover, the fourth princess in the dream was capable of bearing children.

However, the things Su Peisheng found out had many unexpected twists, which made Yinzhen somewhat doubtful about what happened in the dream, and that what happened in the dream might not be real.

However, the eldest princess of the Ulanara family, Shuyuan, behaved quite strangely. While investigating his whereabouts, she mistakenly identified Prince Gong's fourth son as him that day.

He is now just a bald prince, not particularly outstanding among the many princes. Princess Shuyuan probably hadn't seen him before, otherwise she wouldn't have mistaken him for someone else. Yet she wants to get close to him, her motives must be impure.

Yinzhen was having a headache; he couldn't think of anything about himself that would make others think about him.

He rubbed his temples, deciding not to think about it anymore. Whatever her motives, he couldn't handle a woman like that. He'd just try to avoid her in the future.

...

Tong Xuean is Tong Cheng'er's third brother. Recently, a man about his age came to visit. He is very good at dealing with people, and after a conversation, he found that he was quite compatible with the man. Since the two lived in the same house, they naturally became more and more familiar with each other.

"You're quite close to Liu Shaoyi. What do you think of him as a person?"

Shumulu had been observing her nephew, who was staying at the mansion. She hadn't noticed anything wrong with him, and according to her master, Liu Shaoyi was quite good at studying. Moreover, he wasn't someone who buried himself in books without knowing how to adapt. If his future was limitless, he was at least not a mediocre person.

This rekindled Shumulu's old ideas.

Her daughter was lazy and she couldn't bear to let her join a large family and suffer. The imperial clan was full of trivial matters, which she was even more reluctant to do. Although Liu Shaoyi's parents had passed away and his family background was average, he had the advantage of simple family relationships, which made her feel more satisfied.

Even if she doted on her daughter, she couldn't bring herself to praise her for being virtuous and kind. She could only wish for her to have a smooth life. If she married Liu Shaoyi, the household would help her out, and she would naturally live a good life.

The only thing that worried her was Liu Shaoyi's character.

I heard that my youngest son has been getting closer to Liu Shaoyi lately, so I called him over to ask about the situation.

"Mother, you called your son over just to ask about Brother Liu?"

Shumulu glanced at him, her tone accusatory: "Can't your mother ask?"

"Yes, Mother can ask."

"Speak quickly."

Tong Xuean felt something was off, but he still told the truth.

"My son thinks Brother Liu is a good person; at least he finds him easy to get along with."

Shumulu was satisfied and continued to ask, "Then do you think such a person is worthy of entrusting one's life to?"

Tong Xuean was stunned. How could he possibly know what kind of person was worthy of entrusting his life to?

Seeing her son's stunned expression, Shumulu realized that she had asked a question that was a bit too advanced for him. Her son was not yet married and would not know anything about these things.

You asked for nothing.

Just pretend your mother didn't ask.

Tong Xuean became curious: "Mother is asking if this is an attempt to arrange a marriage for Brother Liu?"

Shumulu: "So what if it is?"

"But Brother Liu is currently in mourning!"

“The period of mourning will eventually come to an end.”

"It's too early to ask now."

The mourning period for parents is usually three years, and this is only the first year. Now, I'm asking, which girl can afford to wait that long?

Shumulu knew it was too early, but she still wanted to make preparations for her daughter's matter as soon as possible, otherwise it would be too late when the time came.

Since it concerned her daughter's reputation, Shumulu didn't tell her son who she was arranging the marriage for, and Tong Xuean left completely bewildered.

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