"Mother, I understand why father is anxious, but His Majesty has been slow to issue an imperial decree. Don't you understand why?"

Su Jinyue spoke calmly with a cold look in her eyes, "Brother, the truth will never be hidden."

"I can't hide it from His Majesty, and now I want to confer a title on my second brother, but I can't stop the gossips in the court."

Jiang Caiping's expression froze when she heard this, but she still tried to persuade him: "Jin Yue, that being said, no matter what, the Marquis' Mansion is your root, it is the family you married into, and your father is working hard for this family after all."

"You are now in great glory in the general's mansion, can't you help your brother?"

Su Jinyue looked directly into Jiang Caiping's eyes, "Does mother really think I am omnipotent?"

Jiang Caiping was choked by these words and was speechless, her face turned a little ugly.

"Mother, I am not a heartless person. I will always remember the kindness you and father showed me when you brought me into your house."

"But I will never allow anyone to use my engagement with Xiao Duo as a bargaining chip for the benefit of the Marquisate."

Jiang Caiping opened her mouth, wanting to say something but stopped herself, and finally sighed, "Jin Yue, I never thought of asking you to sacrifice yourself, but... it's just that the Marquis' Mansion is struggling right now, and as your mother, I really can't just sit back and watch."

But she suddenly thought that for all these years she had only felt sorry for Su Zhiyao, her non-blood-related daughter.

Jiang Caiping suddenly felt that she couldn't continue speaking, and her face turned blue and red.

Su Jinyue stood up and bowed slightly to Jiang Caiping. "If mother has nothing else to say, I will take my leave first."

"Jin Yue..."

Jiang Caiping opened her mouth to try to persuade her to stay, but Su Jinyue didn't want to say anything more. She gave her mother one last glance, her eyes revealing tenacity and determination, and then she turned and left.

"Oh..." Jiang Caiping looked at Su Jinyue's leaving back with a very complicated expression.

"Madam." The maidservant who followed beside her spoke softly, "How could the person in the general's mansion be an ordinary person? Miss is just trying her best to protect herself. How about talking to the young general?"

Jiang Caiping sighed and shook her head helplessly, "Forget it, Jin Yue's meaning is probably what her husband meant."

"I also know that she resents me in her heart. If I ask her for help again about this matter, it will only sever the relationship between us as mother and daughter."

Su Jinyue walked out of the backyard and bathed in the cold moonlight. She felt more happy than ever before.

She walked to the door of the Marquis' Mansion and saw Xiao Duo still waiting for her, and the expression on her face relaxed slightly.

"Let's go back." Su Jinyue said softly.

Xiao Duo nodded, and they walked into the carriage side by side. They were silent all the way, but the tacit understanding between them did not need words.

The night wind blew gently by my ears as the carriage drove away from the Marquis's mansion.

"Jin Yue," Xiao Duo suddenly spoke, breaking the silence, "I know your difficulties. Over the years, you have never really relied on anyone."

"But now, I hope you can rely on me. At least when we look to the future, you don't have to bear it alone."

Su Jinyue smiled slightly, raised her hand and held Xiao Duo's hand, "I feel safe enough with you, don't worry, mother didn't make things difficult for me when she asked me to go."

The two hugged each other quietly, enjoying the brief peace.

After all the ups and downs, at least they still have each other.

At this moment, the carriage suddenly stopped, and the driver's voice came from outside: "General, Madam, there are people blocking the way ahead."

Su Jinyue and Xiao Duo exchanged a puzzled look.

Xiao Duo carefully protected her by his side and said in a low voice: "I will go down first, you stay in the carriage."

But just as he finished speaking, a series of voices rang out outside the carriage.

"Master of Xiaoyao Tower, please come to Xiaoyao Tower for a chat."

Muze?

When Su Jinyue heard about Xiaoyao Tower, she was relieved. "Let's go directly to Liang City. Mu Ze probably wants to talk to us about something."

Xiao Duo nodded.

When they arrived at Xiaoyao Tower, they met Mu Ze, who was pouring tea. When he saw them, he immediately waved at them.

"Come on, sit down."

Su Jinyue went over and sat down, looking at Mu Ze, "I thought the host would be back in a while."

"hehe."

Mu Ze sneered twice and looked at Su Jinyue, "If we hadn't had people from Xiaoyao Tower looking after you outside the palace during the coup, would General Xiao have been able to enter the palace so smoothly?"

Su Jinyue smiled and said, "I don't need to thank you for your kindness. I will definitely remember this kindness of yours."

Mu Ze pushed the teacup in front of Su Jinyue. He looked at the person sitting next to him and said, "You know, I don't need you to owe me any favors."

"I just want to know where the old owner is."

Su Jinyue lowered her eyes, looked at the teacup in front of her and asked, "Is the whereabouts of the old building owner so important to you?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Ze's expression became slightly solemn, as if he was brewing something.

He slowly said, "This is not just my problem. He raised my sister and me."

"After Master disappeared, my sister and I have been looking for him every year. If we can find out his whereabouts, we will pay anything for it."

Su Jinyue listened quietly, with a complex emotion in her eyes, "Mu Ze, I can tell you some of the information I know."

"But I want to tell you..." Su Jinyue said: "The old man may not want to come back."

Mu Ze nodded, "I know that too. Master has been missing for such a long time. If nothing happened, then he must have been hiding from us siblings and refused to see us."

"But my sister and I just want to see Master. If Master really doesn't want to go back to Xiaoyao Tower, we won't force him!"

Mu Ze smiled helplessly and looked at Su Jinyue, "To be honest, I didn't expect things to turn out like this."

"I didn't want to get involved in the palace coup, but because of your token, I still helped you. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, I want to find my master."

Su Jinyue smiled slightly, "In this world, there are always some things that are beyond our control."

Mu Ze smiled bitterly, "Of course I understand. Logically speaking, it has been so many years since the incident, and we shouldn't be tied down by the past, but there are some things that we can never completely let go of."

Su Jinyue finally raised her head, looked directly at Mu Ze, and said seriously: "The last time I saw him was in Wuji Pavilion."

Mu Ze frowned slightly, "Wuji Pavilion? I have never heard of the name Wuji Pavilion in the capital."

"Wuji Pavilion..."

Mu Ze chewed on the name repeatedly. After a moment of contemplation, his eyes suddenly became sharp. "Jin Yue, where exactly is this Wuji Pavilion?"

Su Jinyue lowered her head and took a sip of tea. She said calmly, "It's a very secret place. It's rumored to be the retreat of the world's extraordinary people. Those who can enter the cabinet don't want to get involved in worldly affairs again."

Upon hearing this, Mu Ze frowned even deeper, "If that's the case, how did you know this place?"

Su Jinyue put down the teacup and looked up at him. "When I was young, I lived in a farm outside the capital. That family was not kind to me."