"From the short time I've been around her, she doesn't seem to have any hostility towards us," Yun Qingran said.

She's pretty good at judging people; this Qin Wan is probably different from Yun Lian, and she should be a good person.

“In that case, don’t make things too difficult for her. Parents shouldn’t involve their children in their children’s actions,” Yunxiao said.

"Yes." Yun Qingran and Yun Qingbi nodded in unison.

Qin Wan returned to the Grand Tutor's residence and asked the gatekeeper, "Has Madam not returned yet?"

"No, Miss." The servant shook his head.

Qin Wan felt a little strange. She had been back for several hours, so where was her mother? She hadn't returned yet.

"Is Madam usually like this, often away from home?" Qin Wan continued to ask the servant.

“Normally, Madam goes out every day. Sometimes she goes to enjoy tea and flowers with the other ladies, and sometimes she goes shopping. But she usually comes back in an hour or two. Recently, she has been going out for longer periods of time,” the servant replied.

"Okay, I understand."

When Qin Wan returned, she went straight to Qin Taifu's study, where she saw Qin Taifu sitting upright at his desk reading a book.

"Father."

"Wanwan, you're back! How did it go? Did you deliver the letter your teacher asked you to give to His Highness the King of Beihan?" Grand Tutor Qin stood up immediately upon seeing his daughter and asked with affection.

Qin Wan returned three hours ago. The father and daughter had already met, but they hadn't had a chance to talk in detail.

"His Highness the Prince of Beihan has gone to the frontier and is not in the palace." Qin Wan came to Grand Tutor Qin and helped him sit down.

"Then what about the letter your teacher asked you to deliver to His Highness the Prince of Beihan?" Grand Tutor Qin asked worriedly.

"The teacher didn't say it needed to be delivered to His Highness the Northern Cold King as soon as possible. The contents of the letter probably aren't urgent." Qin Wan looked at the thick envelope in her hand.

Holy Mountain has never been involved in the affairs of the four kingdoms. The teacher probably only wants to discuss some academic or political issues with His Highness the King of Northern Cold.

"That's good." Grand Tutor Qin was relieved.

He had only one wife, Yunlian, in his entire life; he had no concubines or maids. After Yunlian gave birth to Qin Wan, she had difficulty conceiving and was unable to have any more children, so Qin Wan was his only child. Out of love for his wife and because he was his only son, he doted on his daughter immensely.

"Father, I just apologized to Ranran, but she didn't accept it." Qin Wan felt a little sad thinking about Yun Qingran's cold attitude towards her.

My cousin used to treat her very well, but now they've become distant.

"Don't blame her, blame your mother. She went too far." Grand Tutor Qin's face was filled with anger.

He loved and trusted his wife, but he wasn't a fool. The confrontation in the main hall that day proved that his wife had framed his brother-in-law, and it was also rumored that his wife was involved in his nephew's case.

The reason he went against his conscience and justice to support his wife and plead with Princess Rongchang on her behalf in the main hall that day was simply because he didn't want his wife to go to prison.

Alas, he mismanaged his brother-in-law and his son, and he also disobeyed the law.

"I know," Qin Wan nodded.

"Wanwan, are you going back to Jialan Academy this time you're back?" Grand Tutor Qin didn't want to bring up this matter again and upset his daughter, so he changed the subject.

"I don't know." Qin Wan shook her head in confusion.

She was in love with His Highness the Prince of Beihan, and originally wanted to marry him. But now, that's impossible.

If she can't marry His Highness the Prince of Beihan, then staying in the capital seems pointless.

"Wanwan, nothing should be forced, especially matters of marriage." Grand Tutor Qin knew his daughter's thoughts and knew that she had liked Prince Beihan since she was a child.

Her daughter is outstanding in every way, and indeed only His Highness the Prince of Beihan is worthy of her.

But now His Highness the Northern Cold King already has Princess Rongchang, and the die is cast; my daughter has no chance.

"Daughter understands." Qin Wan lowered her eyes, hiding the tears in them. "Father, rest assured, in my heart, His Highness the Prince of Beihan is now just my cousin-in-law."

"That's good. There are countless good men in the world. Your father will find you an even better one." Grand Tutor Qin looked at his daughter with heartache.

"Yes, thank you, Father." Qin Wan nodded with a smile, not wanting Grand Tutor Qin to worry.

"Wanwan, my dear daughter, you're finally back." Just then, Yunlian returned. She ran in, clutching a handkerchief, and upon seeing Qin Wan, she hugged her daughter tightly.

"Mother, your daughter is back." Qin Wan also reached out and hugged Yunlian.

"My child, it's been three years since I last saw you, and you've grown so much." Yunlian cupped her daughter's face in her hands, her eyes brimming with tears as she looked at her daughter's face.

When Qin Wan was twelve years old, she passed the examination of Jialan Academy and went to study at the Holy Mountain.

Once you enter Garan Academy, you cannot leave without passing the exam, and your parents can only see you once every three years.

"I have been unable to serve my parents all these years; I am an unfilial daughter," Qin Wan said, about to kneel down.

"You are my pride, how could I blame you?" Yunlian quickly helped Qin Wan up.

She only had one daughter in her entire life, and she wanted nothing more than to give her her heart.

"Madam, please stop crying. It's a good thing that Wanwan is back." Looking at his tearful wife, Grand Tutor Qin felt his disappointment in her lessen.

The lady may have been confused for a moment; she didn't really want to frame her brother-in-law and son.

"Don't cry, don't cry." Yunlian quickly wiped away her tears with a handkerchief.

"Wanwan, did you pass the exam?" Yunlian asked, taking her daughter's hand and sitting down.

"Mm." Qin Wan nodded.

"You silly child, why didn't you tell us you passed the exam? Your parents would have come to pick you up themselves." Yunlian said reproachfully to her daughter.

"My daughter wants to see you all soon." Qin Wan threw herself into Yun Lian's arms.

After rushing into Yunlian's arms, Qin Wan's expression suddenly changed. Why did her mother smell like a man?

Although her mother's clothes seemed to have just been scented with perfume, the fragrance was strong, but she could still clearly smell the man's scent.

This man's scent doesn't belong to Father. How could Mother smell another man? Qin Wan's mind was in complete confusion.

"What's wrong with Wanwan?" Yunlian asked softly, touching her daughter who had suddenly stopped moving.

"It's nothing, I just think Mother has a very special scent, like a woody fragrance, it smells really nice," Qin Wan replied, looking into Yun Lian's eyes.

Upon hearing this, Yunlian froze. She had clearly just burned incense, so how could his scent still linger?

“Mother went to buy face powder today, and probably accidentally got some other face powder on her,” Yunlian said slowly.

If her body hadn't stiffened just now, Qin Wan would have believed what she said.

"Wanwan, do you know? His Highness the Northern Cold King has been taken away by Ranran." Yunlian suddenly remembered and said angrily.