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

"Aunt, please think twice. The princess is even more impatient with household chores than the third master. If you go there, nothing good will happen to you." Caiyun tried to dissuade her.

The Third Aunt thought so too and had to sit back in her chair and sulk.

Two days passed in a flash. Seeing that Zhao Keyan still hadn't returned, the third aunt couldn't sit still any longer.

She took the clothes she had made for the siblings in the main courtyard in her spare time and went to talk to Su Yunwan.

During the conversation, she revealed her intention to go to the provincial capital.

Su Yunwan listened to those probing words and said in a tone as indifferent as smoke: "The women in the harem of the late prince have always been taken care of by my grandmother. If you want to go shopping in the capital to relax, just ask my grandmother."

Third Aunt: “…”

If the old lady could agree readily, would I still need to come to you?

"I am not seeking pleasure, I just miss Brother Mu a little bit." The third concubine did not expect Su Yunwan to disagree, so she thought quickly and said something.

Su Yunwan responded easily: "Qin Mu often stays in the military camp, which is not suitable for women to go in and out, and he is busy with official duties and has no time to return home."

As far as she knew, Qin Mu devoted himself to the research of gunpowder in addition to handling official duties. He often didn't even have time to eat or sleep, so he had no time to deal with the conflicts in the backyard.

Third Aunt: “…”

She sighed softly, "Alas, I am being pretentious. I don't know why, I have endured such difficult days in the past, but now I have become unsatisfied."

"It's like it's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it's hard to go from luxury to frugality. But no matter what situation you are in, it's best not to forget your original intention."

After Su Yunwan finished speaking, she simply said: "Yan'er's love for her husband does not conflict with your love for her son. On the contrary, there is an extra person who understands Qin Mu and takes care of him."

"That's true, but I'm worried that she might make a mistake and cause trouble for Mu Ge'er."

"Her mother has been a nanny for many years. She knows the rules and ways of survival of a wealthy family and will definitely pass them on to her daughter. You don't need to worry about that."

The Third Aunt had no choice but to say, "I was worrying too much."

Su Yunwan thought of the behavior of the wives of the previous generation of the Qin family. "It is said that it takes ten years for a daughter-in-law to become a mother-in-law, but I think that women should not make things difficult for other women. I don't want you to follow the old path of the fourth wife."

The Qin family does not keep idle people. The couple of the fourth branch "cultivated themselves" in the villa at the foot of Baiyun Temple. After a period of disguised house arrest, Qin Mu and his second uncle Qin took Qin Ji to the army for training, while Lin returned to the palace to serve the old lady.

The old lady prefers her daughter-in-law to serve her rather than maids and nannies.

However, the eldest daughter-in-law Pei is dead, the second daughter-in-law Luo has been in the capital for a long time, and the third daughter-in-law fell off a cliff and died a long time ago. Even if she is not dead, all the people in the third branch have been expelled from the family and are no longer members of the Qin family. Looking at the entire palace, only the fourth daughter-in-law Lin can be ordered around.

As for the other illegitimate sons, they died at a young age when the Great Zhou Dynasty had not yet been established, on the battlefield where they fought for the previous emperor to establish the country, making their family famous for their loyalty and bravery.

When Lin was in the Baiyun Mountain Villa, although she could not go out of the gate, she was free inside the villa. Now she has to serve the old lady from morning to night, and she has to be extra careful about her words and actions, and she is feeling very uncomfortable both physically and mentally.

As they were both mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, she came up with the idea of ​​asking her daughter-in-law Chu Feifei to resign from her position in the weaving department and return home to serve her.

However, Chu Feifei has now become Qin Ruoshan's right-hand man and holds an important position in the Weaving Department, so she cannot get away for the time being.

Even if she could get away, Chu Feifei was unwilling to return to Beiling Village and be a slave. However, as a daughter-in-law, she needed to go back to visit her mother-in-law who had returned from afar.

She went back to the palace with her sister-in-law Qin Ruoshan, and expressed her intention not to stay there. Lin scolded her for being restless and suspected her of having an affair.

Chu Feifei turned around and left, going to the old lady to cry and complain about her grievances.

The old lady has always paid attention to the interests of the family. The Chu family is the confidant of her eldest grandson, and Chu Feifei's brothers all hold important positions. How can she allow the Lin family to destroy the relationship between the two families?

She scolded Lin in front of Chu Feifei and punished her by making her kneel in the ancestral hall and copy Buddhist scriptures 108 times.

Qin Ruoshan entered the ancestral hall and had a deep talk with Lin. She used herself as an example and asked Lin to treat her sister-in-law kindly.

However, Lin insisted on the idea that it takes ten years for a daughter-in-law to become a mother-in-law, and the relationship ended in a bad way.

Qin Ruoshan didn't understand where her mother, who was so loving to her children when she was in poverty, had gone. In the past, the family could stick together for warmth, but now she has become so unreasonable!

Feeling disheartened, she called Chu Feifei, said goodbye to Su Yunwan and the old lady respectively, and then boarded the carriage to the provincial capital.

Everyone in the mansion knew that Lin had a good hand, but she played it badly and put herself in a difficult situation.

When the Third Aunt heard Su Yunwan mention Lin, she suddenly felt a chill crawling from the soles of her feet to her back, and cold sweat soaked her clothes on the back.

That night, she was haunted by nightmares and fell ill the next day.

Su Yunwan went to see her and found that she had a heart disease and needed to be treated with heart medicine.

Recalling their conversation yesterday, she roughly guessed what Third Aunt was worried about, so she didn't bother with it any more.

If you know you are afraid, you will no longer easily create trouble.

The maid Caiyun tried to persuade them but to no avail, so she asked someone to deliver messages to Qin Mu and Zhao Keyan respectively.

That night, Qin Mu returned home under the stars and after seeing the Third Aunt who was already asleep, he asked Caiyun in detail about the cause of her illness.

Caiyun explained the whole cause and effect in detail without embellishment.

Only then did Qin Mu realize that because of his injury, his mother was like a frightened bird and put all the blame on Zhao Keyan.

As a result, Zhao Keyan, a girl as bright as a flower, had to bear heavy responsibilities that did not belong to her and almost lost her luster due to internal and external anxiety.

If the eldest sister-in-law hadn't intervened, there's no telling how their relationship would have deteriorated.

While blaming himself, he felt for the first time what it meant to have a fire in the backyard. He found it extremely strange for a moment, and finally realized that he was a married man.

The next morning, when the third aunt woke up and saw her son coming to ask how she was, her condition had visibly improved.

Near noon, Zhao Keyan rushed back to the palace under the scorching sun, sweating profusely. She did not even bother to go back to Qingsong Garden to tidy herself up, and hurried to the third aunt's courtyard.

She had long heard that the Third Aunt was frail and sickly. If anything happened to her, Qin Mu would most likely hold her accountable, causing the relationship that had finally warmed up to become cold as ice again.

To her surprise, Third Auntie seemed to be in good spirits. She didn't show any displeasure when she saw her. She asked a few questions about the management of the dowry shops, and then said, "Please ask the princess to check on Mu Ge'er. He has lost weight again after not seeing him for a while!"

"The Third Master is back too?" Zhao Keyan asked in surprise.

The third aunt nodded: "Yes, he should be in the study, go find the princess first."

"Okay, I'll go right away." Zhao Keyan couldn't wait to go to the main courtyard and explain her purpose to Su Yunwan.

Seeing that she looked exhausted, Su Yunwan asked her to go into the house first to tidy up, and then go to the study in the front yard together.

Unexpectedly, when Zhao Keyan heard that Qin Mu had lost weight, she was extremely anxious. She just wiped the sweat from her face, smoothed her sweaty hair, and said that it was done.