She refused to marry.

Due to the Crown Prince's persecution, the Heir Apparent's men took away his father and third uncle, and there has been no news of them since.

After the head of the household left, the third aunt ran rampant in the house for a long time.

They even wanted to take control of the family business.

Fortunately, Grandma Pei arrived.

Su Wanwan sat in the house, sorting out the matters at home, her brows furrowing again.

The moment she and Feng Chenjun jumped into the river, it was destined that the past kindness between the prince and her would be gone.

The prince shielded her from that arrow; I wonder how he is now.

Prince Changxin must have hated her a lot.

If Prince Changxin ascends the throne, the fate of the Su family will be entirely in his hands.

Su Wanwan was exhausted from the journey. She fell asleep and when she woke up again, a day had passed. It was already dark outside. She hadn't woken up from sleep, but from hunger.

Chunhua sat to the side, seemingly wanting to say something but not daring to speak.

"What's wrong?" Su Wanwan lifted the covers.

"Miss, you slept all night, muttering about the Emperor all night. Luckily, I kept a close eye on you. If others had overheard, the Third Branch would have been gossiping." Chunhua arranged the shoes.

Su Wanwan paused for a moment, "Did I talk in my sleep? What did I say?"

"Tell me...tell me..." Chunhua stammered.

"Speak up..." Su Wanwan couldn't stand her hesitant manner the most.

"Then I'll tell you, Miss," Chunhua said, pacing back and forth. "Miss will say things like, 'Your Majesty, I'm cold, give me some blankets,' or 'Your Majesty, don't touch me...' and there's more..."

Chunhua dared not continue.

"Go on..." Su Wanwan got up to change her clothes.

"Your Majesty, hold me while I sleep..." Chunhua whispered, her hands folded to the side.

Su Wanwan sat down in front of the bronze mirror. "I'll go and get some calming remedies for you later."

If others heard this, they would really laugh.

Looking at myself in the bronze mirror, my skin looked much worse.

"Miss, you've lost a lot of weight since you came back, and your hair is quite rough." Chunhua picked up a comb and slowly combed it.

"Really? Then buy some more hair oil tomorrow, but don't let Grandma find out. She may not say it, but she knows everything." Su Wanwan said.

"Yes, tomorrow I will go and buy the best hair oil in the city to apply to your hair, Miss." Chunhua tied her hair up.

"Where has Jinse been these past few days? Why haven't we seen her?"

"Two months ago, the master passed away. The third madam was afraid of being implicated, so she asked a distant relative to take Miss Jinse to live with her. Miss Jinning was supposed to go too, but she ran off on horseback and wouldn't go no matter how much we tried to persuade her."

"Third Aunt is certainly prepared for anything," Su Wanwan said, her stomach rumbling. "Chunhua, go get some food and bring that falcon in."

Before long, Chunhua brought food and a falcon into the house.

"Chirp chirp chirp..." Su Wanwan teased.

The hawk ignored her completely, even turning its head away and showing her its back.

"I know you're sad because you're separated from your master, and I'm sad too. But even if you're sad, you still need to eat meat, right? Eat up..."

Su Wanwan tossed and turned for half the night, but the falcon still wouldn't eat a single bite.

When she brought over the raw beef, he ate it with great relish, and in a short while, the plate was empty.

"Just like your master..."

"Chirp—chirp—"

The falcon emitted one long and two short calls, with a steady frequency.

"That cry sounds like it's been trained... Where did you buy it, Miss? It's quite intelligent," Chunhua said, examining it closely.

Su Wanwan suddenly regretted not asking Feng Chenjun for the bird's instructions.

"Chunhua, close all the doors and windows," Su Wanwan said, opening the cage.

"Okay." Chunhua closed the doors and windows.

The cage door opened, and the falcon strode confidently to the plate, placed one foot on the side of the plate, pecked at it, and then chirped twice.

"You want to eat more?" Su Wanwan questioned. "You've already eaten twice your normal portion!"

"Chirp chirp!" The falcon pecked.

"Chunhua, go and get some more chopped beef," Su Wanwan said, tapping the table.

Chunhua went out and returned half an hour later, carrying three plates of beef.

The master and servant watched as the bird devoured all three plates of beef.

"It can really eat..." Chunhua said as she cleared the plates.

After Changying finished eating, it strode back to its cage, stood there, buried its head in its wings, and fell asleep without moving.

"He can eat even more than Qiu Yang," Su Wanwan joked as she closed the cage.

The next day, Su Wanwan let Changying out. She watched it look around, and finally it picked up its cage and hung it under the eaves.

Su Wanwan and Chunhua were both stunned.

"Miss...could it be that it has become a spirit...?"

"The bird chosen by Lord Fengchen is truly extraordinary..." Su Wanwan exclaimed.

Just as the two were wondering what was going on, the butler's voice came from outside the door, "Second Miss, Madam requests your presence in the main hall."

Su Wanwan lowered her eyes; standing at the door was Jiang Sheng.

"Coming right now," Su Wanwan said, glancing sideways.

"Yes, I will go and report back immediately." Jiang Sheng cupped his hands in greeting.

Su Wanwan watched his departing figure, feeling uneasy. It turned out that the young master's hand had already been reached out to her all along.

She actually acted like a fool, thinking that Lu Huai'an was a reliable person.

Jiang Sheng is someone her father trusts, so she cannot act rashly.

Moreover, Father and Third Uncle are still in his hands. As long as the Crown Prince is in the Eastern Palace, Father will be in greater danger.

It would be best to remain inactive for now.

Su Wanwan composed herself and headed towards the hall, where she encountered Jin Ning on the way.

Jin Ning excitedly waved her whip as she saw her, recounting the events of the past three months, and followed her to the main hall.

A man, no more than twenty years old, sat upright in the hall, his every word and action displaying a maturity beyond his years.

"Greetings to my maternal grandmother and mother," Su Wanwan said, bowing.

"Greetings to the old lady and second aunt." Su Jinning followed behind, bowing playfully, then tilted her head and stared at the man opposite her without any shame.

"Jin Ning." Su Wanwan pulled her back.

Jin Ning sat down, her gaze still fixed on the man opposite her.

"My name is Pei Ce. I greet you both." Pei Ce frowned.

"No problem..." Su Jinning smiled and raised her hand, placing the whip on her wrist.

Grandma Pei waved her hand, "This girl is very clever; she's the youngest daughter of the third master of the Su family."

Pei Ce remained expressionless, having already mentally condemned the Su family. "Grandma, Cousin, the things have been delivered. I have important matters to attend to, so I'll be heading back now."

"Go ahead," said Old Madam Pei, her face displeased.

"Wanwan, go see him off," said Madam Wang.

Su Wanwan stood up. "Please."

After seeing the person to the door, Pei Ce had just boarded the carriage and left when Su Jinning rode past her on horseback and galloped directly towards the carriage.

"Jinning, where are we going?"

"Go see what the men of the Pei family look like!!!" Su Jinning shouted from his horse.

Her shout clearly caused the carriage in front to speed up.