“Princess, how about I go and sort out the ins and outs of this matter and try to find out the evidence?” Xiao Zhuzi said.

Zhao Shu nodded. "Go ahead."

Xiao Zhuzi's face lit up with joy, and he said, "Princess, there's information from the Ministry of Justice. Jiang Yue has confessed, saying that Yi De is in the east of the city. The Five Cities Garrison just went to arrest him, but the results haven't come out yet."

Zhao Shu was startled. "Really? I'm afraid it won't be that easy to catch."

"Yes, Yide is very cunning. She has many burrows, and even I don't think it will be easy to catch her." Xiao Zhu Zi was being pragmatic and not discouraged. If he couldn't catch her in one day, he would try again in a few more days. He didn't believe that he couldn't catch a woman.

As they spoke, they entered Qionghua Courtyard. Prince Yong was waiting in the courtyard. Upon seeing Zhao Shu, he hurriedly asked, "What are you doing at the Xie family's place?"

Zhao Shu was speechless. Suddenly remembering that she hadn't answered the question from last time, she hurriedly said before Prince Yong could continue, "Isn't it all because of Jiang Yue's matter? The sins you committed back then are now being settled by your daughter. How dare you ask?"

Upon hearing this, Prince Yong felt ashamed and stopped asking the previous question. "I was wrong, my lord. You've worked hard. Tell me, my lord, what do you want me to do?"

Zhao Shu was smug. "You're still too green to fight against me, the princess!"

"The rest is fine, Father, please get married soon. There's so much to do at home, and A-Jun is very tired." This kind of thing should be done by Sun Yun, not by her, a daughter.

But Prince Yong cannot do it. If someone brings up the fact that Jiang Yuexin loves Prince Yong, things will change. Some people will say that Prince Yong is too heartless. You don't have to love, but please don't hurt her!

What the world is experiencing is double standards.

When the topic of marriage came up, Prince Yong wilted. He avoided looking at Zhao Shu, saying, "You're just a child, don't talk nonsense."

In Prince Yong's heart, she was still a child. It's good to be a child; you can speak without thinking, you can ignore everything, and everything can be forgiven.

However, being a child isn't good either, for example...

As they were talking, Uncle Fu came to report, "Your Highness, Princess, the Wei family has sent some gifts, along with the second wife of the second branch of the Wei family. They said they came to see the Princess."

Prince Yong's face immediately turned cold. "Didn't you see the princess resting?"

"You're inviting all sorts of people into the manor; your job as steward is going to end soon."

Uncle Fu was bitter. He couldn't figure out why the prince was angry. The second wife of the Wei family was not just anyone. How could he not invite her in? Besides, she brought generous gifts. Now that Jiang Yue's matter was making a big fuss, with the Wei family's help, their chances of winning were much greater. Even without the Wei family's icing on the cake, they wouldn't necessarily lose.

"Why aren't you going yet? Tell her the princess is resting and she doesn't need to come anymore," Prince Yong said angrily.

Uncle Fu: ...He looked at Zhao Shu with a puzzled expression, hoping to get the answer from her. However, Zhao Shu just shrugged, indicating that she knew nothing. Besides, Madam Wei the Second was no good either. Where was she when Wei Tingsi was in trouble? Now she's trying to get close to him. No way.

However, she was wrong. The Second Madam Wei came here purely to sound out Prince Yong's intentions for Wei Tingsi. Last time, Wei Tingsi felt that Prince Yong was very reluctant to marry Zhao Shu off... He couldn't force her into marriage. Although Zhao Shu was now in charge of Prince Yong's residence, she would never disobey Prince Yong.

If you want to marry Zhao Shu, you have to start with Prince Yong.

He thought so, and Huo Baichuan thought so too. Just as Prince Yong finished speaking, Bi Qiao came in and said, "Your Highness, Seventh Master Huo wants to have a drink with you. He said he recently acquired a jar of fifty-year-old aged wine and also hunted some wild game. He said that Lord Liu is also here, and you are the only one missing."

Prince Yong thought about it and decided it was best to keep the appointment to avoid Zhao Shu bringing up the matter of marriage again. However, before leaving, he instructed again, "If anyone from the Wei family comes, chase them away. I have always been at odds with Wei Caitao."

Zhao Shu: ...That's a really off-topic reason.

Uncle Fu belatedly replied, "Yes, this servant understands."

"Good that you know. Why don't you leave now?" Prince Yong glared.

Fu Bo thought to himself, "Your Highness, could you please be a little more tactful? The Wei family is not one to be trifled with..." However, Prince Yong was not the kind of person who needed to compromise, so Fu Bo didn't say anything more and left naturally.

After seeing Prince Yong off, Zhao Shu sighed and rubbed her forehead. Why was her father becoming more and more like a child... He was only in his early thirties, still young, how could he be going through premature menopause...?

After Prince Yong left, Sun Yun visited Zhao Shu for the first time and said, "You lost last time. You haven't forgotten the terms we agreed on, have you?"

Zhao Shu frowned as she looked at her, as if she were about to interrogate her. Sun Yun let her scrutinize her, as if she was fully prepared and not afraid of Zhao Shu's attack.

In fact, Zhao Shu knew that she had gone through a fierce struggle before coming here, after all, not everyone has such mental fortitude.

"Are you angry? Promise me you won't be angry, and I won't make any unreasonable demands." Sun Yun said, pretending not to care, but her palms were sweaty and she was trembling with fear.

Seeing her feigning ease, Zhao Shu felt much better. At least this friend held a place in her heart, and that was good enough.

"Okay, I'll only agree to all the conditions if I don't get angry," Zhao Shu said.

"How stingy! But who told me to like you? We agreed not to get angry, so you can't hold a grudge." She wasn't afraid of anyone, except Zhao Shu holding a grudge. Although she had won the last competition, she knew that Zhao Shu had let her win. If the two of them fought, she wasn't sure she could win.

Zhao Shu glared at her, "Do you think I'm such a petty person?"

"That's good. I just saw Chen Jingyu coming out of the Xie family with you. You're really not polite. You're not even related by marriage yet, and you've already used up the Xie family's value." After Zhao Shu promised not to be angry, Sun Yun really thought Zhao Shu wasn't angry anymore, so his tone of voice returned to what it was before.

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