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

Su Yunwan returned to the palace and found Qin Mu was not there, so she changed her route and went to look for the third aunt.

At that time, the third concubine was listening carefully to the official media's story about the marriageable girls from poor families who had risen in popularity in the local area. A maid came in and told her that the princess had returned home and was walking towards this side. She immediately stood up and went to the gate to greet her.

"Princess, you're back just in time. I invited an official matchmaker to come over so that I can get a general idea of ​​the situation first." Seeing Su Yunwan, the third aunt smiled softly.

Seeing her quick actions, Su Yunwan couldn't help but sigh inwardly at the pity for the loving hearts of parents in the world, and looked at the old woman behind her who was dressed festively.

"I, the commoner Liu, pay my respects to the princess. May the princess be blessed with good health." The official media knelt on the ground and paid their respects respectfully.

"No gift."

"Thank you, Princess!"

Su Yunwan said, "Please come in and talk," and then went to the hall with the third aunt.

Liu followed behind, marveling in her heart: It is rumored that the princess is extremely beautiful, like a fairy on earth. Now that I see her, she is indeed as famous as ever.

After sitting down, the third aunt asked Liu to start from the beginning.

Liu had just arrived at the mansion and had only said a few words just now. Even if Third Aunt had not given any instructions, she would have started over again.

Su Yunwan waved her hand: "Wait, Qingtang, write it down with a pen and paper."

"Yes." Qingtang responded, and the third aunt's maid hurriedly retreated to find pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Liu's heart tightened when she saw this, and she secretly screened all the poor families again, and finally only named a few families with great prospects.

The most eye-catching among them is the Qi family, which is home to the former Prince's tutor.

Master Qi was respected as a teacher by Qin Junyi and taught him the way to govern the country. His third son was the vice president of Baichuan Academy, shouldering the heavy responsibility of cultivating the younger generation of the prince's palace and the descendants of the prince's confidants.

As long as the Qi family does not go astray, their future will definitely be good. As it happens, Master Qi has a young daughter who is still waiting to be married.

The Third Aunt was very interested, "Princess, what do you think of Miss Qi?"

"She is currently working at my second aunt's college. She is a rare talent, but..."

Su Yunwan stopped talking and looked at Liu, "Please tell us about the local wealthy families."

After Liu finished speaking, Su Yunwan had someone give her the reward and escort her out.

"Princess, this..." The third aunt wanted to say that Qin Mu didn't like daughters of wealthy families, and she also wanted to ask her about what she had not said just now, but she didn't know how to start.

As a concubine, even if she was Qin Mu's biological mother, she had no right to arrange her son's marriage.

If Su Yunwan already has a suitable candidate in mind, she cannot raise any objections even if she has other ideas.

Su Yunwan said: "Don't forget, there are still several young men in our family who are of marriageable age. It won't hurt to get to know them better."

After saying that, she turned around and told Qingtang to make an excerpt and send it to the second wife, the Luo family.

Afterwards, she dismissed all the servants and said in a low voice, "Ziyuan intends to let his second brother marry Miss Qi, and the Qi family also has this in mind."

Miss Qi's name is Qi Zhirou. She is quiet and gentle, and has both beauty and talent. But for a long time, we only heard of her name but never saw her.

This is because Master Qi attaches great importance to etiquette and does not allow her to show her face in public.

Luo took great pains to gain the consent of Master Qi to allow Qi Zhirou to leave home and serve as a female tutor.

One day, Master Qi expressed his intention to marry his young daughter to the Qin family. Qin Junyi secretly ordered someone to investigate Qi Zhirou in detail.

After confirming that she lived up to her name and was as pretty as an orchid, he began to think of betrothing her to Qin Junxian.

He asked Qin Junxian what he thought. Qin Junxian was deeply influenced by Pei and Qin Ruolan. He was discouraged by the opposite sex and just let his eldest brother make the decision.

As Qin Junyi was about to go on an expedition, he had no choice but to reach a tacit understanding with Master Qi and wait until he returned to discuss everything.

The third aunt said with regret: "So that's how it is."

Su Yunwan made her intention clear: "Third Aunt, let Yan'er and Qin Mu look around."

"Yan'er?" The third aunt was extremely surprised.

It's not that the Third Aunt is overthinking. Su Yunwan must know what Zhao Keyan is thinking, but she has never shown any support, so it seems that she is not optimistic.

It is really unexpected that Zhao Keyan is suddenly mentioned as a candidate.

Su Yunwan nodded: "I think she will be good to Qin Mu."

"Then..." The third aunt looked hesitant.

She had just heard about families of equal status and also learned that Miss Qi was paired with Qin Junxian. Even though she liked Zhao Keyan very much, she still did not forget the disparity in their social status.

Su Yunwan frowned slightly and did not tell Zhao Keyan about her intention to be his concubine.

"Then wait until Brother Mu comes back and tell him about it."

In the end, the Third Aunt did not express her thoughts in front of Su Yunwan, and waited to discuss it with her son in private.

Time passed quickly and the sun gradually set.

Qin Mu returned to the mansion after finishing his official business. Before he had time to sit down and have a cup of tea, he was called to the side courtyard by the Third Aunt.

After some pleasantries, the third aunt got to the point and cautiously asked, "Brother Mu, what do you think of Miss Yan'er?"

"She's not suitable!" Qin Mu rejected it without even thinking about it.

The Third Aunt mistakenly thought that he and she were thinking the same thing, and sighed, "Her background is humble, it is indeed difficult for her to be a legitimate wife, what a pity..."

Qin Mu frowned slightly, "Zhao Keyan recommended herself to you?"

"No, it was the princess who suggested it. Mother can't refuse politely, so you have to do it." The third aunt looked apologetic.

Qin Mu turned and left: "I'll go find my sister-in-law now."

"Wait!" The Third Aunt chased after him and whispered, "Mu'er, talk to the princess nicely and don't hurt the relationship. If the princess insists, you should avoid her and don't cause a conflict. Wait for the prince to come back and discuss it another day."

"Son understands. Please stay, aunt." Qin Mu took another step, his face as cold as ice.

Since taking over the mission entrusted by his father, he has never hesitated to speculate about others with a suspicious eye and has nipped dangers in the bud many times.

In his eyes, no one would do anything without profit, and Zhao Keyan must be harboring some selfish motives.

However, due to her relationship with his eldest sister-in-law, he did not interfere with his mother's interactions with her.

Now, the true face is finally revealed!

the other side.

Su Yunwan was having dinner with the old lady, and also eating at the same table were Mr. Qin and the Luo couple.

After the meal, the old lady asked Su Yunwan, "Grandmother, I heard that the third aunt invited an official matchmaker to come to the mansion. She wants to arrange a marriage for Qin Mu?"

Su Yunwan could hear dissatisfaction in her tone, thinking that the old lady must be annoyed that Third Aunt did not ask her for permission and acted too presumptuously, so she said casually, "Ziyuan mentioned it in the letter, so I asked Third Aunt to find out first.

"Is that so? Have you found a suitable candidate?" The old lady did not doubt that she was lying.

Su Yunwan shook her head: "Not confirmed yet."

She did not strongly advocate that Zhao Keyan marry into the Qin family, she just proposed this candidate.

Success or failure depends entirely on Qin Mu.

After all, he is the one who is going to be the groom.

In Su Yunwan's opinion, no matter how passionate a relationship is, there will come a day when it will return to normal.

When the waves of passion recede, what remains on the beach is love that is content with being ordinary, or regret with a broken filter?