My house was confiscated and I was exiled. I emptied the emperor's warehouse and fled.

Beiling Village, Qin Mansion.

Su Yunwan had just finished breakfast with the children and had been playing in the courtyard for a while when she heard the news that Third Aunt and Zhao Keyan had returned.

Are you back so early?

Soon, she saw two people with different expressions, among whom Zhao Keyan was holding a few gift boxes in her hands.

"Sister Wanwan, these are the pastries I brought from Piaomingxuan. You and Third Aunt can keep them and enjoy them slowly."

"Thank you." After Su Yunwan finished speaking, Qingtang, who was waiting on the side, took it.

Su Yunwan asked the wet nurse and others to look after the child, and took the two of them back to the main hall. After exchanging a few words, she asked about Qin Mu's situation.

The third aunt glanced at Zhao Keyan and seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.

Zhao Keyan immediately stood up and said, "I have to go home and prepare for tomorrow's lesson plan, so I'll leave first."

Su Yunwan nodded and let Qingtang take her out.

After she left, the third aunt choked up and said, "Brother Mu has closed his heart."

Hearing this, Su Yunwan suddenly recalled what Qin Mu said a few days ago that he should be alone and without any worries. She had clearly denied it at that time, but she didn't expect it to come to this.

She raised her eyes and asked again: "Did he say when he would be back?"

"I think he intends to stay in the county for a long time and won't come back unless everything goes well." The third aunt turned sideways and wiped away the tears in her eyes with a handkerchief.

Su Yunwan pondered for a moment and said, "If you don't want to come back, then don't come back. Anyway, there is nothing to do in the mansion, so you can live wherever you want. But if you are willing to work hard, you can also live in the county town, at least to have a few meals with him."

The Third Aunt was surprised and worried: "Of course I have no problem, but as for Mu Ge'er, I'm afraid..."

"Afraid of what?" Su Yunwan glanced sideways.

The third aunt whispered, "It's inappropriate."

Su Yunwan perked up, "What do you mean?"

"I wonder if the Patriarch has told you about Brother Mu'er's past?"

"You mean the great changes that happened to him when he was young?"

"Yes, Mu'er's life has been arranged clearly by his father. It is a good thing for him to have no constraints." As the third aunt spoke, her eyes filled with tears again.

Su Yunwan said seriously: "I don't agree with this. Even if Qin Mu is still moving forward on the path arranged by the late prince, the times have already changed and things are no longer the same as before.

Ziyuan has always treated him as a brother, you must know that now that he is not here, only you can pull him back from his cold state of mind."

After hearing this, the third aunt suddenly understood and murmured, "Yes, things are different now. I am the one who has gone berserk. Madam, I will report this to the old lady and then I will set off."

"No hurry, you just came back from a long journey, take a rest first."

"I'm not tired. I want to get to the county town early and make some new clothes for Mu Ge'er."

When the third aunt thought of Zhao Keyan’s proposal, she immediately became excited and full of energy.

Of course, she did not forget Su Yunwan, "If you don't mind, can you give me your and the children's sizes? When I have nothing to do, I can make some clothes for you."

Su Yunwan smiled and declined: "Just take good care of Qin Mu and yourself. Come on, I'll go with you to talk to the old lady."

With her presence, the old lady agreed without any hesitation.

The third aunt happily went back to her yard to pack her things and rushed to the county town with her maid.

In the study, Su Yunwan sat at the desk, picked up the brush, but was hesitant to put it down.

In the end, she still did not write down Qin Mu's situation on paper and send it to the front line.

The three-foot-thick ice did not form overnight. Leave everything to Aunt San and time.

Although she didn't write a letter to inform Qin Junyi, he got a general idea of ​​it soon after.

Long before he went on the expedition, he had ordered people to regularly report to him everything that happened in Beiling Village, especially what was happening inside the Qin Mansion.

Therefore, not long after, Qin Junyi received the news that Qin Mu and Yin Ruoshu had separated.

He wrote to Su Yunwan to ask for the specific reasons, and asked her to pay attention to Qin Mu's mental state. He also left a message asking the third aunt to get closer to Qin Mu.

Su Yunwan received the letter and told Qin Junyi everything she knew: Yin Ruoshu wanted Qin Mu to abandon everything and take her away from the Qin family, and she even used some shameful means to achieve this.

Qin Mu's current condition showed signs of easing due to the strong intervention of the Third Aunt.

The days passed quietly in the exchange of letters, and the weather gradually became colder.

Just as people were immersed in the joy of a bumper harvest and began to actively prepare various supplies to meet the coming cold winter, a sudden war quietly came in secret, bringing a heavy shadow and anxiety to the originally peaceful and harmonious Youzhou area.

During this autumn when the horses are fat and the air is high, 30,000 Xianbei cavalrymen marched south to attack Shanggu, Yuyang and other counties, killing thousands of soldiers guarding the border and taking away a large amount of food and people.

After the initial victory, the Xianbei army was in high spirits and eager to fight, and soon made a comeback.

Qin Ershu, Qin Mu and other generals who stayed behind responded quickly and dispatched troops to meet the enemy head-on, but the enemy did not want to fight and withdrew after plundering the resources they needed.

One of the armies even attempted to cross the Yanshan Mountains and launch a surprise attack on Beiling Village. However, they were discovered by the defending Qin army while cutting down the thorny vine protective belt and were shot dead in the mountains.

The flames of war spread across the prairie, completely destroying the peace in Youzhou.

The Qin army fought bravely and vowed to destroy the enemy without return.

Su Yunwan, who got the news, put this into practice thoroughly.

Most of the Xianbei troops who were defeated and retreated died from poisonous plants, vines, and sharp blades invisible to the naked eye, leaving no trace of their bodies.

The war horses they left behind were added to the Qin family cavalry camp.

As the enemy's strength weakened and we grew stronger, the Xianbei army was defeated step by step and was eventually wiped out.

The Xianbei Khan originally wanted to take advantage of the fact that Qin Junyi was leading a large army on an expedition and the remaining troops were weak, and invade the border on a large scale to wash away the shame of being suppressed outside the border in recent years and unable to plunder supplies.

Unexpectedly, except for the initial successful raid, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse, causing serious damage to the vitality.

In a fit of rage, he wanted to mobilize the entire country to capture Youzhou, but was unanimously opposed by all the Xianbei court officials.

The area of ​​Youzhou is too evil. Sending troops there before investigating the cause clearly is tantamount to sending troops to their own death.

The Xianbei Khan refused to believe in evil and used his royal power to pressure the enemy to gather his army again.

But on the night before the troops were to set out, he died quietly in his bedroom. Beside him lay a parchment scroll with a line of blood-written words on it: Invader, die.

The princes and officials were horrified and believed that it was the Qin family who did it.

The Xianbei royal court soon fell into chaos over the struggle for the throne, and no one advocated attacking Youzhou anymore.

The Qin family's assassins faced heavy guards and were able to move in and out of an empty area. It would be easy for them to kill the Khan in the palace, and it would be even easier for them to kill themselves.

No one is tired of living and wants to commit suicide.

However, the Xianbei royal court stopped sending troops, but Qin Mu and Qin's second uncle would not allow them to fight or rest as they pleased.

The Qin army became more and more courageous as the battle went on, and they fought their way out of the border, invincible.

Not only did they rescue the captured people and food, but they also harvested a large number of cattle, sheep, horses, captives and other resources.

It was not until the weather turned cold and bad that he led his troops back home.