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

The study in the general's mansion was brightly lit with candles.

On the small table by the window was a wooden chessboard full of classical charm. Qin Junyi and Qin Mu sat on both sides, each holding a black and a white top-quality jade chess piece.

As the first black piece was gently placed in the center of the chessboard by Qin Junyi, a war without the smoke of gunpowder began.

Qin Junyi's chess style was just like his steady fighting style, with careful planning and ingenious layout. However, Qin Mu, who was facing him, played poorly, without any rules, and seemed a little absent-minded.

"Playing chess requires a peaceful state of mind. If you are distracted, the moves will be chaotic." Qin Junyi placed a piece down and gave a reminder.

Qin Mu suddenly put the white chess piece in his hand back into the chess box, lowered his body, knelt down in front of Qin Junyi, and lowered his head with a difficult voice: "Brother, I'm sorry, I was wrong..."

Qin Junyi's fingers suddenly exerted force, and the black dot he was holding was almost crushed into powder. After a long while, he asked without any emotion: "What's wrong?"

"I..." Qin Mu couldn't answer for a moment.

He had already asked Wu Shaohan, and his elder brother had never met Yin Ruoshu, so he could not accuse Yin Ruoshu of spreading rumors about the affair between uncle and sister-in-law.

But he really couldn't bear his elder brother's earnest warmth and affection. In comparison, he seemed even more despicable.

Qin Junyi sighed softly and put away the chessboard on the table, "Forget it, get up."

This sigh seemed like a thousand pounds pressing on Qin Mu's back.

He bent down and said quickly, "I shouldn't break the rules for beauty and punish myself without your permission."

"Ha!" Qin Junyi sneered.

And she is beautiful!

If it was really for beauty, I wouldn't be so angry!

He stood up and seized upon the second half of the sentence to sternly reprimand: "Did you take to heart what I said when you punished yourself last time?"

Qin Mu hurriedly explained: "I dare not forget, but I just made a decision in an emergency..."

"What a hasty decision, what's the hurry? It can't be that you are horny and want to get the beauty as soon as possible, right?!"

Qin Mu's face flushed, he buried his head in his chest and acquiesced.

Qin Junyi didn't want to look at his annoying brother anymore, so he lifted his long legs and walked out, angrily saying, "No more talking, let's go to bed!"

Qin Mu watched his back disappear outside the door, then he slowly stood up, slumped in the chair, and stroked his forehead with his hand.

I don’t know if my brother believed it.

Judging from the eldest brother’s reaction, he should have believed it, right?

What he didn't know was that as soon as he left Qin Mu's sight, Qin Junyi quickly calmed down. He looked up at the crescent moon hanging in the sky, and became more determined to make one of his plans.

At the same time, in the main courtyard of the palace.

Su Yunwan lay on the bed and closed her eyes, the doubts about the rift between the two brothers emerging in her mind.

Without Qin Junyi by her side, she was able to use her imagination to unravel the truth.

From what Zi Yuan said, it seemed that Qin Mu's marriage was not due to his wish to have children as he said, but was a response strategy based on his random speculations about Zi Yuan.

So the question is, what is it that requires him to prove himself by getting married?

At this moment, her abdomen suddenly bulged, interrupting Su Yunwan's thoughts.

She smiled slightly, placed her hands over the area where the fetus was moving, and gently stroked and interacted with the baby.

After the fetal movement returned to normal, Su Yunwan picked up her thoughts that had just been interrupted. Suddenly, she stared at the location of the fetal movement, and an incredible answer emerged before her eyes.

She immediately sat up in shock, turned around and got out of bed, "Someone! Call Shi Er over here!"

Not long after, Shi Er, who had already rested, hurried over.

"Your subordinate greets the princess." Shi Erlai stood in front of the door and bowed to Su Yunwan who was standing under the eaves.

Su Yunwan turned around and asked, "Where's Xiaoyin?"

"Here." Shi Er took out a small silver snake with its head and tail connected from his sleeve pocket. It had its eyes closed and was sleeping soundly.

Su Yunwan took a look and then looked away, asking, "When you and Ziyuan were in the West, Beidi, or on the way back, did you ever meet anyone going from Youzhou?"

Shi Er's heart tightened, but he did not deny it outright. Instead, he pretended to be puzzled: "Who are you referring to?"

The master's order is still ringing in his ears, he must not reveal the truth!

Su Yunwan said thoughtfully: "Relatives, servants, confidants in the clan...Oh, and Yin Ruoshu."

Yin Ruoshu's mother was in Beidi. It was possible that she went all the way west to Beidi to find her mother and happened to meet Ziyuan.

Now that I think about it, the breakup between Yin Ruoshu and Qin Mu might not have been caused by misunderstandings in this regard.

Shi Er was in a state of panic, but he showed nothing on his face: "As far as I know, the master has not met Miss Yin, nor has he received anyone special."

After saying this, he expressed appropriate confusion: "Princess, what happened?"

Su Yunwan stared into his eyes and said, "It's okay. I'm just asking. I haven't seen Xiaoyin for a long time. Stay with me tonight."

A trace of panic flashed across Shi Er's eyes, and he said with gritted teeth: "Xiao Yin is a deep sleeper, how about waiting for it to wake up tomorrow morning, and then I can bring it here?"

The panic flashed by, almost undetectable, but was still caught by Su Yunwan.

Her heart sank, but she soon understood, her face slightly stiffened: "Forget it, let's not bother with it, let's go back."

"Yes, I will take my leave. You should also rest early."

"Ah."

Looking at Shi Er's departing back, Su Yunwan returned to the dormitory with a grim expression, obviously having found the answer.

The next morning, Shier gave the little silver ear a warning, telling it not to tell Su Yunwan about its meeting with Yin Ruoshu.

Silver hissed at his words, swimming and jumping around on the table.

The general idea is that Yin Ruoshu shouldn't have hidden the slander from Su Yunwan.

Su Yunwan should be let know, and fight back vigorously to make Yin Ruoshu pay the price!

Shi Er said in a sad voice: "My little ancestor, my master has already given the punishment. Yin Ruoshu will only live in regret and anxiety for the rest of her life.

Even if she breaks through her defenses and comes before the Third Master one day, from what I know about him, he will never forgive her."

"Hiss, hiss, hiss?" Really?

"Of course!" Shi Er nodded firmly.

Shi Er saw the doubt in the little silver snake's eyes disappear, and he comforted it with a few words before picking it up and heading to the main courtyard together.

When he was almost at the main courtyard, he heard the sounds of laughter and play coming from the yard and realized that Su Yunwan was playing with two children.

Shi Er stopped and whispered a final warning to the little silver snake coiled on his left wrist: "Xiao Yin, you must remember not to tell anyone. If the princess finds out, I will be violating the ban! The consequences will be severe! If I can't hold on, I might end up losing my life."

The little silver snake had no idea that “human hearts are treacherous”. After hearing what he said, it was immediately frightened and raised its head and moved slowly, “hiss hiss hiss…”

Poor Shier, don’t die, I will definitely pay attention!