How can this sound like a compliment? What does '燕雀鸿鹄' mean? Gu Lian, who had been rolling around in the red dust since childhood and hadn't read many books, was now full of doubts, but couldn't bring herself to ask, so she just stared at Xu Chuyan.

  The latter got up calmly and slowly, washed and dressed, and went straight out to find Huaiyu.

  Today the sky is overcast, as if it's going to rain heavily. The crowd at the entrance of the inn are busy loading their luggage onto the carriage. Huaiyu sits on a stool at the entrance, holding a bowl of chicken soup, with a bitter expression on her face.

  "Still drinking?" she asked.

  Lu Jinghang's face smiled, but his heart didn't: "Hmph!"

  She had been drinking for many days in a row, and now the smell of it made her want to vomit. Huai Yu furrowed her brow, her eyes rolling around, thinking of finding someone to help her drink, when she saw Xu Chuyi coming out.

  "First brew!" She rushed over, pulled her to the side, and handed her a bowl of soup, "You got up late, haven't had breakfast yet? Here! Chi Jin personally simmered it, it's delicious!"

  Xu Chu Nian was taken aback, lowered his head and took a look. The soup had been simmered to a reddish-brown color, with a rich aroma and extremely fresh and delicious taste.

  "Give it to me?" She wondered, "Isn't it your turn to pay?"

  Hua Yu shook her head repeatedly and said with a guilty conscience: "It's yours, Chi Jin said you were frightened yesterday and wanted to calm down."

  It's obvious she didn't want to drink the chicken soup and was just making excuses, Xu Chuyan couldn't help but smile and shake her head, just as she was about to say something to her, someone behind them said, "Indeed, very considerate."

  His back stiffened, and Xu Zhong didn't turn his head around.

  Jiang Shen walked up from behind, a face full of ridicule, originally thinking of passing directly by her side, but after passing by her side, he still stopped.

  "Get on." he said.

  Hua Yu gave him a very unfriendly glance and asked in a low voice: "Ride with him or ride with me?"

  Xu Chuyan held the bowl of soup in silence for a moment before saying, "Wait until Yinpeng, I'll go find you again."

  She and Jiang Shen still have a nominal husband-and-wife relationship, but hiding is not a solution either. They've already troubled Huaiyu a lot, and some things should be solved by herself.

  "Alright." Huai Yu didn't try to persuade him either, only saying, "Cheng Xiao is up ahead, if you need me, have him come back and pass on a message."

  "Hmm." With a grateful glance at her, Xu Chuyan turned his head and followed Jiang Shen onto the car.

  Jiang Shen's face was very poor, with dark circles under his eyes, looking haggard. He entered the carriage and sat opposite Xu Chuyan, as soon as she raised her eyes, she could see him like this, and would definitely ask a question or two.

  However, Gu Lian got on the carriage as well. Xu Chuyan naturally gave up his seat and sat down beside him, lifting the curtain to look outside.

  The river is deep and narrow.

  "Master, your breakfast..." Gu Lian looked at him with a worried face.

  "What's the big deal? Skipping a meal won't kill you?" Jiang Shen hummed lightly, his eyes darting towards Xu Chuyan out of the corner.

  She heard their conversation but didn't look at him, instead lowering her head to pick up the spoon and starting to drink the chicken soup one spoonful at a time.

  The entrance is smooth and non-greasy, with a strong meat fragrance and a rich medicinal flavor, obviously carefully simmered for a long time.

  Gu Lian also smelled the fragrance and turned her head to look, smiling: "Is the lady drinking it herself?"

  Normally, shouldn't they at least be given a taste? She actually seemed to treat them as if they didn't exist, without even the slightest courtesy.

  Xu didn't even lift his head, silently savoring it, and in just a few mouthfuls, he had guessed all the ingredients, only needing to think more about the proportions.

  Looking at her intoxicated appearance, Jiang Sheng was really angry: "Is it that good?"

  "Honestly speaking," said Xu Zhuniang, "it's often said that a gentleman avoids the kitchen, but for a man to have such culinary skills is truly rare."

  Jiang Shen sneered: "A gentleman should stay away from the kitchen, but he is not a gentleman, just a rough man. What's so rare about cooking? Even a cook can do it."

  Chihiro is obviously not a rough man, and his handwriting is also very beautiful. Xu Chuyan pursed her lips, only arguing in her heart, no longer speaking out loud.

  Arguing with him will lead to no good outcome.

  Seeing her being silent again, Jiang Shen felt anxious: "Can't you speak?"

  She looked at him with a strange expression and said in a low voice, "Didn't you think I was too noisy before?"

  "That was before."

  Shaking his head, Xu Chuyan said, "There's nothing good to say."

  Being with others is full of laughter, but being with him has nothing to say? Jiang Sheng was very annoyed, but thinking that he had made a mistake yesterday, he endured it and softened his tone to coax her: "I misunderstood you yesterday, madam. I'd like to apologize to you first."

  Xu Chu Nian liked to hear him talk like that, with a serious tone, full of sincerity, low and gentle, one word at a time.

  However, the person in front of him just calmly shook his head: "It doesn't matter."

  Is that it? Jiang Shen was taken aback and immediately felt that this sentence might not be enough. He glanced at the person beside him and said, "Gu Lian, go tell Xue to sit down."

  The lone swan was taken aback, stiffened for a moment, and then got off the car with a clever downward glance.

  Send her away and leave the lady by his side, this is the first time. Gu Lian felt uncomfortable in her heart, but there was no way, Er Gongzi was like this, when he was excited, he would be gentle and considerate to people, and when he was bored, he would push people far away. She was more sensible than Jiang Xu Shi, she wouldn't make a fuss because of this little emotion, she was someone who wanted to be favored for a long time.

  No one else was around, so Jiang Shen sat down beside Xu Chuyan and put his arm around her shoulders: "Still mad at me?"

  Xu Zhuni didn't respond, shifted uncomfortably, and seeing that he wouldn't let go, she also stopped moving, quietly continuing to drink her soup.

  "Stop drinking." Jiang Shen snatched away her bowl of soup and threw it directly out of the car.

  With a "bang", half of the soup splashed onto the ground.

  Xu Chu frowned and pursed her lips, although she didn't say anything, but Jiang Shen could tell that she was angry.

  "Hey, isn't it just a bowl of soup?" he said. "When I get to Yinping, I...I'll have someone make you something better."

  "Don't keep quiet, bottling up your emotions will harm your body."

  Taking a deep breath, Xuchu Nian removed the hand that was grasping his shoulder and sat down opposite him: "There's something I'd like to discuss with Second Master."

  Looking at her resolute expression, Jiang Sheng suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, furrowed his brow and changed the subject: "Why do you always call me Second Master? Shouldn't it be Husband?"

  Xu Chuyi looked at him steadily, smiling lightly: "Why did I call out like that? Doesn't Second Master remember?"

  Jiang Shen shook his head. He didn't know when it started either, but Xu Chuyan had gotten into the habit of calling him "Second Young Master", and he'd also grown accustomed to hearing it.

  "It's been a month since we got married, you made an appointment with friends to have a poetry gathering and asked me to bring my family. You wanted to bring Gu Lian, but was scolded by the old master, so I had no choice but to come along.

  Thinking back to the past, Xu Chuyan lowered her eyes, "I'm plain-looking, can't compare with the beautiful women from various families and courtyards. You asked me to pretend to be your maid, only allowed to call you 'Second Master', not 'husband'."

  "Is this really true?"

  Rather than saying he has a bad memory, it's better to say that he is careless and doesn't put his heart into things. Many things are forgotten as soon as they're mentioned, and he never really puts them in his mind.

  When he first married her... He had welcomed her into his home just to shut up the old man's nagging, and was distant and indifferent to her. If it weren't for the fact that her eyes always looked at him with fervor and deep emotion, he might not even have remembered what she looked like.

  That year when he was famous for his poetry, he was just starting to make a name for himself and it was a time when he had to save face. Taking such a wife out with him made him feel like he lost face, so he had her change into servant's clothes, and she served tea and poured water all the way, while he falsely claimed that his wife was ill and couldn't come.

  At that time, I didn't think there was anything wrong with it, but now that I think back on it, this behavior is really absurd and childish.

  "How could you have agreed at that time?" Jiang Shen muttered.

  Xu Chuyi smiled: "The word 'love' is a source of trouble."

  Who wasn't foolish when they first fell in love? He frowned, she was scared and nodded to everything, as long as he was comfortable, what did it matter if she was dressed up like a maid and ordered around? At the time, she thought being able to marry him was already a huge stroke of luck.

  He never treated her as his wife, yet he often called her "wife". She always regarded him as her husband, but the words "husband" rarely came out of her mouth.

  Sarcastic or not?

  "I've been married to you for three years, and I've never had any children. In fact, I should have been divorced long ago according to the seven grounds for divorce," Xu Chuyan said. "Old Master pitied me and didn't scold me too much, but Second Young Master actually has the right to divorce me."

  Jiang Shen was taken aback, his face immediately fell: "Divorce?"

  Xu Chu nodded slowly and firmly.

  Qī jiào fǎn xiào, Jiāng shēn shēn shǒu zhuā le tā de shǒu wàn: "Nǐ pí qi háo zěn me yuè lái yuè dà le? Zhī qián hái zhǐ shì nào zhe huí niáng jiā, rú jīn lián xiū qī dōu tí chū lái le? Zhǐ jǐ yī chǎng wù liǎo, wǒ cuò le yě dào qiàn le, nǐ yào rú hé wǒ yě yī nǐ, zhì yú shuō zhè me yán zhòng de shì?"

  He held on tight, but Xu Chuyan didn't feel any pain. She tilted her head and looked at his pale fingers, asking him: "Are you reluctant to let me go?"

  If it were someone else, Jiang Shen would smile and casually reply, "Yes, but I just can't bear to part with it." But when it came to her, he inexplicably found it hard to utter a word.

  For so many years, she had been chasing after him, and he had never lowered his head to her. It was too hard for him to suddenly lower his posture.

  "After a long silence, he turned his head and said: 'You and I were living well, but if I suddenly divorce you, wouldn't I be considered a heartless person who abandoned his wife in the eyes of others?'"

  Still want to save face.

  Xu Chuoyan smiled lightly and nodded: "Then I'll go ask Old Master for a divorce. If he agrees, it won't be your concern anymore."

  His heart tightened, Jiang Chen furrowed his brow and stared at her: "You're really coming?"

  Is it just because of what he did yesterday? Although Gu Lian's clothes were removed, he was just pretending to be a good boy, and his own clothes were still intact. He was just unhappy and threw a tantrum like a young master, why did it have to end up like this?

  Xu Chuannai didn't bother with him again and turned her head to look outside the curtain.

  It started to drizzle, the sky was gloomy and oppressive, making people feel uneasy. She didn't speak, Jiang Shen also stiffened his body and didn't open his mouth again, the carriage was filled with a suffocating silence.

  Yinping is the county closest to the main city of Ziyang. Settling here allows for direct contact with people in the main city.

  Xu Chuyang looked outside and saw that the rain was coming down heavily. She hesitated, wondering whether she should wait for an umbrella before leaving, but Jiang Shen had already gotten out of the car and walked past her.

  Is she really that annoying? I'd rather get rained on than spend more time with her.

  She smiled and felt that she wasn't as heartbroken as she had imagined, perhaps because she had been hurt too many times in the past three years and had exhausted her emotions, now she only felt relieved.

  She reached out to catch a spell of rain, cool and refreshing. She decided to wait a bit longer, and didn't rush to go into that big courtyard.

  Mr. Jiang was the first to get off and settle in, holding two umbrellas over his head, not letting him get wet at all, and as soon as he entered the house, he held a hot tea to rest, so his mood was not bad.

  "Dad!"

  Just as he was drinking his tea, the old man heard a sudden shout and then rainwater splashed onto him from in front, wetting the hem of his clothes.

  "What's the hurry?" Startled, Old Master looked up and saw his usually mischievous second son, now drenched from head to toe, with hair plastered to his clothes and water dripping down. He strode forward and knelt down without a word.

  "The son has something to ask his father for help!"

  Look at him like this, Lao Yezi actually finds it strange: "What? You've taken a fancy to which family's beauty again and want to send betrothal gifts?"

  Jiang Shen raised his head, and the rainwater flowed down his chin to the ground: "Not looking for anyone's beauty, just wanting to ask for a family law."

  "What? The people in front of the hall were all shocked. Jiang Chong walked over and felt his forehead: "Second brother, are you okay?"

  Shaking his head seriously, Jiang said: "Please fulfill your father's wish!"

  ……

  Xu Chuannai waited and waited, finally waiting for Li Huaiyu who was holding an umbrella.

  "I knew no one would come to pick you up." Huai Yu held the umbrella over her head, supporting her with one hand as she got out of the carriage, and said with a pout, "I just saw that the two concubines of Second Master could have shared an umbrella, leaving one for you, but they insisted on walking separately, using both umbrellas."

  She waved her hand indifferently and Xu Chuyan pulled her along saying "Get used to it."

  "You're just too gentle by nature." Huai Yu curled her lip and said viciously, "Leave them to me, watch me not break their hands!"

  Amused by her pretending-to-be-ferocious look, Xu Chuyan followed her into the yard and asked in a low voice: "Has my father arrived at Danyang?"

  Xu Xian and his group left early and didn't have any sea capture documents, so after calculating the days, they should be near the First Line City. Huai Yu nodded: "Don't worry, they are very safe."

  "...". She hesitated for a moment, then summoned up her courage and asked, "Can I go with you?"

  "Alright." Hua Yu agreed readily, but after agreeing, she felt something was off. She suddenly turned her head to look at her, "What did you say?"

  Xu Chuyan said seriously: "I want to go with you all to find my dad."

  "What... how did you arrange things on Jiang Shen's side?"

  Looking towards the front hall's door, Xu Chuyan smiled: "I'll go give them an explanation right now."

  At first, this girl was timid and uneasy, even getting angry with caution. But now looking at her, her worries seem to have disappeared, her eyes are firm, and her body stands straight.

  Huai Yu had already guessed what she was going to do, and her eyes sparkled slightly.

  Xu Chuyi smiled at her in the morning, lifted her skirt and stepped into the main hall.

  Old Master Jiang sat in the main seat with a subtle expression, holding onto his dragon-headed cane. Jiang Shen remained kneeling below him, disheveled from head to toe.

  "Pay respects to the old master." Xu Chunian didn't hesitate and stepped forward to pay his respects.

  "The weather has turned cool." The old man looked at her and said, "You're afraid of the cold, so go rest in the warm pavilion first."

  "Thank you, old master." Xu Chunian bowed his head, but didn't get up. "I still have something to say, mother-in-law."

  She had already thought it through, and just the fact that she was childless was enough to be convincing. Jiang Sheng had previously liked Qixi, so dismissing her and bringing her back would serve two purposes: first, it would ease the tense relationship between the Emperor and Kyoto, and second, it would also fulfill his own desires.

  The first beauty of Kyoto, who has been written about in his poems and essays no less than twenty times.

  However, before she could speak, the old man said: "Wait a minute, there's still an unsettled account here."

  Turning his head to Jiang Shen, he sternly said: "I, a son of the Jiang family, have always emphasized loyalty, filial piety and benevolence. You, on the other hand, are partial to your concubine and put your legitimate wife in danger! Madam Jiang is magnanimous and doesn't bother with you, but as your father, I won't tolerate this!"

  "What? Xuchu Niang was slightly dazed, turned her head to look over, and Jiang Shendiao knelt down with his eyes cast downward, not even refuting: "The son acknowledges the punishment."

  Jiang Chong held up the family rules with both hands and presented them. The old master waved his hand: "I don't have enough strength, you come."

  "Yes." Jiang Chong nodded and picked up the wooden board, standing behind Jiang Shen with an expression that suggested he was about to use great force to kill him.

  "Wait." Xuchu Yan spoke up.

  Jiang Shen's lips curled up slightly as he listened, and then quickly suppressed the hint of pride, glancing at Jiang Xuanjin beside him.

  Just now he said this trick is useless, look, after all, he still cares about him.

  Jiang Xuanjin gave him a cold glance and continued sitting there drinking tea.

  The old man asked her kindly: "Is there anything you want to say?"

  Xu Chuyi said: "Regarding the matter of encountering thieves at the inn, it was I who left my room myself, and has nothing to do with Second Master, no need to use family law."

  Listen, he's so tough when talking to others, but still protects him! Jiang Shen covered his mouth with his hand, not letting himself laugh too obviously.

  The old man upstairs also let out a sigh of relief.

  Just now seeing Shengzi so flustered to ask for their help, I thought Jiang and Xu's family had really broken off all relations with him. Now it seems that things are not as bad as that after all.

  Just as I was thinking about it, she continued: "Moreover, I have been married for three years without having a child, and I have not made any contributions to the family. It's not unreasonable that the second master favors his concubine."

  His smile froze, Jiang Shen slowly turned his head to look at her.

  Xu Chuyan knelt upright, her hands placed on her knees, her tone humble: "For so many years, I have been fortunate to be taken care of by the Second Master. It is already a blessing for me, and the Second Master's reputation as a national treasure is something I do not deserve. I am unworthy of being his legitimate wife, and I dare not continue to bask in his glory. Please, Old Master, grant me a divorce letter, and return the Second Master's freedom."

  Every word and sentence was spoken with determination, as if repeated thousands of times, without pause or error.

  The old man was stunned, and the Jiang family was in an uproar. Jiang Shen knelt beside her, blocking out all the noise, staring at her and asking: "Can you really bear to part with it?"

  Xu Chuyi looked back at him, his mouth corners trembling slightly, and slowly hooked up a calm smile: "I've never had it before, what's there to be reluctant about?"

  In Jiang's heart, she was just a little girl who had a crush on him. When he was in a good mood, he would tease her and make her blush and her heart skip a beat before laughing and leaving. He had never taken her seriously, and even now, his furrowed brow was only because he was unaccustomed to her speaking like that.

  If he had even a little bit of sincerity, she wouldn't have been so resolute in her decision.

  The river is deep and the wind is strong, filling Kyoto with countless beauties. He once wrote "Three cups of wine to fight against the fragrance that comes, drunk and embracing the clear moon." Such a romantic and carefree phrase, he was never short of women by his side, nor had he ever truly been heartbroken for anyone.

  She was the first to ask him for a divorce letter. If love is not enough to make him remember, then hatred can also be used.

  Withdraw your gaze and slowly look up at the old man above, heavily kowtowing three times to him.

  The old man's expression was solemn, and he looked at her for a while before shaking his head and saying, "In the Jiang family, once we marry our official wife, we will not easily abandon them."

  Xu Chu's eyes moved slightly as he slowly turned his head to look at Zi Yang Jun who was drinking tea beside him.

  "He was abandoned." Jiang Shen added in a low voice.

  Jiang Xuancheng: "......"

  He's just sitting here drinking tea, what did he do to provoke anyone?

  Put down the quilt, Jiang Xuanjin got up and said: "Xianhui is like Erjie, both of whom have been forced by Ergou to think about divorce. It can be seen that Ergou's behavior is too excessive on a daily basis. Jade must be carved to become a useful vessel, so please let Dage's family law take care of it."

  Jiang Chong looked at the old man with difficulty, and the latter thought for a moment before nodding heavily.

  Then a palm-wide wooden board "slapped" onto Jiang Er Gongzi's back.

  "Ah——" Jiang Shen stretched out his hand to support himself on the ground, turned his head and glared at Jiang Chong in annoyance, "So heavy?"

  Jade cannot be made into a useful vessel if it is not carved; a man cannot become a sage if he does not learn.

  Pfft! Jiang San, is this revenge? They really listened! Jiang was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but when he turned to look at Xu Chuyan, her expression seemed to have relaxed a bit. He thought for a moment and endured it, if he hit back, the opportunity would be even smaller.

  The usually smooth-talking Jiang Er Gongzi never thought he'd end up in this predicament of having to resort to a desperate measure.

  Jiang Xuanjin looked at him with a calm and leisurely expression, his eyes catching sight of Li Huaiyu slipping in through the door and shrinking to the side to watch the commotion.

  She didn't have a bit of sympathy, watching Jiang Shen being beaten up was so delightful to her, when Jiang Chong hit harder, she even secretly applauded.

  Second brother really underestimated women.

  He walked slowly and deliberately towards her, blocking her line of sight, Jiang Xuanjin said: "I have reached Yinping, there are some things I need to discuss with Your Highness."

  Regrettably withdrawing her gaze, Huaiyu turned to him with a beckoning hand, and they left together.

  Bai Xuanji also stood by and watched as the two of them came together again, and she couldn't help but step forward to say to the old master: "I, your daughter-in-law, would also like to ask you to make a decision."

  The old master didn't know about Bai Xueji's situation, and the Jiang brothers had been keeping it from him to avoid adding to his worries. But no one expected that this uninvited and unwelcome Bai Erxiao Jie would dare to call herself "daughter-in-law" right in front of the old master.

  Old Master Jiang looked at her with confusion for a while, then suddenly realized: "Is this Yun'er's wife who hasn't entered the door yet? Why is she called daughter-in-law? She should be granddaughter-in-law."

  Bai Xuan shook her head: "The daughter-in-law is the official wife of Jun Gongzi, and she is the legitimate wife of the third young master."

  The old man was shocked: "Where is Zhu Di?"

  "Didn't you know?" Bai Xueyi said, "She has long since had nothing to do with Jun Shang, and was even imprisoned for rebellion earlier, her reputation in tatters..."

  "What are you talking nonsense?!" Jiang Chong stopped his hand and scolded loudly.

  However, the old man had already taken in what was said, his face slightly darkened, and he looked at Jiang Chong and asked: "Really?"

  Jiang Chong did not dare to tell a lie, nor did he dare to admit it, and for a moment he was flustered.

  His chest heaved violently, and the old man slammed his dragon-headed cane on the ground: "Tell the truth!"

  "Father, calm down!" Jiang Chong put away the family law and walked back to his side, glared at Bai Xueji for a moment, then said, "It's not as serious as Miss White says."

  Is she still called Bai Erjie? Bai Xuan was somewhat annoyed, pinching her hand and lowering her eyes: "Your Majesty personally issued a decree to grant marriage, but the general does not recognize Xuan's identity?"

  Jiang Chong ignored her and continued to comfort the old man: "As for the specifics, let Xuan Jin explain later."

  The old man couldn't accept it: "Before... didn't they come to pay their respects to me? How could Jiang Baishi possibly go to jail?"

  Bai Xuanji interrupted, "Do you think the Lord left Kyoto for no reason? It's all because of that Bai Zhenzhen, he didn't hesitate to make the entire Jiang family suffer just to save her!"

  Jiang Chong was really angry, but he wasn't good at scolding people, so he could only glare fiercely at Bai Xueji. The latter seemed to ignore him, saying one sentence after another: "Your Highness is famous for his loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, but once he's infatuated with someone, all four virtues are lost. Instead of punishing the two princes here, why not go and drive that seductress away, so that Your Highness can regain his former clarity?"

  Xu Chuyan couldn't listen anymore and raised her eyes saying: "Fox charm, good people will be slandered afterwards."

  Bai Zhu Yi is or isn't a fox spirit, nobody knows, but this person in front of us who stirs up trouble and spreads rumors to deceive people, obviously isn't a good thing.

  Bai Xuan didn't get angry, but instead smiled as she looked at her: "Second Mistress has read a lot of books, unfortunately, your eyesight isn't very good. You've gotten close to bad people and haven't learned any good behavior. Do you really think that just because you've been divorced, you can live a good life? Once a woman loses her husband's family, who will provide for your food and clothing? Who will give you a roof over your head?"

  Jiang deep retorted: "I suppose Second Sister is penniless and has nothing to wear, so she must cling to my Third Brother?"

  Bai Xueyi smiled again and said: "I'm helping the second young master speak, why are you still glaring at me?"

  "It's a Jiang family matter, outsiders shouldn't interfere." Supporting himself with his hands, Jiang sneered coldly, "Second Miss is able to stand here now thanks to the protection of Bai Yu Shi. The Jiang family is willing to give face to Bai Yu Shi, but Second Miss shouldn't think too highly of herself."

  Daring to stir up trouble in front of Old Master Jiang is truly a taboo for the Jiang family.

  "Stop arguing!" Old Master Jiang was so angry that he was trembling, and with the help of his housekeeper's hand, he stood up. "I'll go find Xuanying to get a clear explanation!"

  "Father." Jiang Chong hastily said, "Why must you take this trip, I'll go call Third Brother over instead."

  "By the way, wasn't he just walking with Bai Jia's fourth daughter?" asked the old man.

  Jiang Chong pursed his lips: "I didn't see anything."

  "Daughter-in-law saw it, yes." Bai Xueji said, "Old master, you can go now and know that daughter-in-law didn't lie."

  Old Jiang grabbed his dragon-head cane and left.

  Yinping Prefecture's guardian, Ning Zhen, had been waiting since early morning. As soon as Jiang Xuanjin and Li Huaiyu arrived, he welcomed them with great joy: "Received the news ahead of time, have been waiting for your arrival for a long time. These are the important documents from Yinping in the past three months, presenting to you."

  The attitude of this county guard was better than the ones they had met in several cities before. Jiang Xuanjin nodded and let Cheng Xiao take back the documents, then followed him to meet with various officials within the county government.

  Ning Zhen Dong smiled and said: "These people have all been admiring you for a long time, and when they heard that you had returned to Zi Yang, they were overjoyed. Ah, who is this?"

  He noticed himself and was a bit embarrassed, unsure of what to say. Jiang Xuanjin said casually beside him, "Your wife."

  "Your wife?" Ning Zhen Dong hastily bowed.

  Holding back a smile, she pulled Jiang Xuanjin aside and gritted her teeth, saying: "If you put it that way, what should I do when I return to Danyang in the future?"

  We'll meet again someday, won't we?

  Jiang Xuanjin calmly and leisurely looked at the small hand on his sleeve, hooked his lips and said: "It's still early to leave Dan Yang."

  How could it be early? Even if she walked slowly, in another half month, she should have arrived at the first-tier city! Huai Yu drummed her mouth and wanted to protest, but suddenly heard a commotion outside the door.

  Just as Ruo and others received the news, they flew over with flying eaves and walls, arriving earlier than Old Man Jiang. At this time, they stood at the gate of the county governor's mansion, hesitating whether to force a breakthrough. Several gatekeepers were frightened by their imposing manner, shouting sternly: "Still not retreating!"

  The more they refused to retreat, the louder they shouted.

  "What's going on?" Huai Yu heard the sound and came out, only to see Qing Xuan and the others all flushed with anxiety: "Your Highness, hurry up!"

  "Where is it?" she wondered.

  Qing Xuan hadn't had time to explain when a horse-drawn carriage rushed up from behind.

  Several bodyguards didn't say a word and directly pushed aside the guards in front of them, stepping forward to block Li Huaiyu behind their backs.

  Jiang Xuanjin stood at the door, puzzled, and looked up to see his father hastily getting out of the carriage, brandishing a dragon-headed cane at him.

  His heart tightened and he stepped forward, cupping his hands in greeting: "Why have you come personally?"

  "I'm asking you," Old Man Jiang said, suppressing his anger. "Was Bai Zhuiji imprisoned in the great prison for rebelling?"

  His face sank, Jiang Xuanjin looked back at the people who got off the bus behind him, including Jiang Shen: "Who said that?"

  "Second Miss Bai."

  "It doesn't matter who said it," said the old man. "I just want to know if it's true or false."

  Jiang Xuanjin pursed his lips and nodded slightly.

  "Is she still with you now because you saved her?"

  After a pause, Jiang Xuanjin said: "She is smart herself, and her son didn't help much."

  "You still want to help!" The old man was furious, "Helping a disobedient person, what have you become?!"

  Li Huaiyu listened and knew that the east window affair had broken out, but for some reason, she felt a sense of relief.

  She pushed aside the people in front of her, walked towards the carriage and smiled: "This is not a place to talk with so many people around. If Old Master has anything to ask, he can ask me."

  "What's with you?" The old man looked over coldly, "What kind of thing are you?"

  The old man was furious and spoke without giving anyone face. Huai Yu smiled dryly, scratching his chin shamelessly and said: "I think I'm a rare treasure."

  "Preposterous!" Old Master Jiang's lips were trembling with rage, "If it weren't for you, Xuan Jin wouldn't have dared to commit such a heinous crime! If it weren't for you, he would still be the dignified and upright Prince Zi Yang standing in the imperial court!"

  He walked up to the station, and said in a low voice: "It's all because of you, if it weren't for Prince Zi Yang, Your Highness would still be sitting in the palace as the eldest princess, not some kind of fourth younger sister!"

  The old man was taken aback: "Cháng Gōngzhǔ?"

  Jiang Xuanjin furrowed his brow and subtly shook his head, but the other person seemed to have not seen it. He blocked Li Huaiyu's path and said: "The old master thinks that you are not worthy, we also think that Your Highness is not worthy. This world does not only have your family's son as a treasure, if we discuss who is right or wrong, you may not necessarily win!"