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Ming Jiling had just left the morning assembly and came to Su Family to pay his respects.

The servant at the entrance led him into the courtyard, just in time to meet Su Zongwen who was about to go out.

"This commoner pays his respects to Your Highness, Prince Su." Su Zongwen was startled to see this rare guest, but he quickly reacted.

He waved for the servant to leave and led Ming Jiling into the courtyard, apologizing at the same time: "I didn't know that your highness Prince Su had arrived, if you didn't welcome me, please forgive me."

"Brother Su is being too courteous."

Su Zongwen blushed with shame, he did not know that this man was the current Prince Su, magnanimously addressing him as his brother.

Seeing his expression, Ming Jiling smiled gently and said, "How have you been, Brother Su? "The inner courtyard of the Su residence is not comparable to a military camp. Are you used to living here when you return?"

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. This commoner is fine."

"Brother Su, speaking of this, you and I are cousins. It's only natural to care about you. If I knew that my identity would make you decide to treat me differently, I …"

Ming Jiling pretended to be disappointed and sighed.

Su Zongwen was a good brother, although he could not enjoy being protected by him, he did not want their relationship to be known to the emperor and official.

"This commoner …" "Your Highness …"

Su Zongwen was rendered speechless by his words.

"I was busy yesterday, and did not have the time to pay my respects. I heard that Master Su has already returned to his original position …"

Ming Jiling was an exquisite person. Knowing that his words caused trouble for her brother, she directly changed the topic.

The two of them continued to walk towards Su Zhizhong and his wife's courtyard.

Su Zhizhong and Su Zhiyan were allowed to rest at home, and in a few days, they would enter the palace with Su Zongwen.

He was drinking tea and chatting with the Madame Chen in his room. When he heard the commotion, Ming Jiling and Su Zongwen had already entered the courtyard.

Su Zhizhong and the Madame Chen hurriedly got up to greet him, and respectfully greeted him before speaking: "This old subject greets Your Highness, I do not know that Your Highness has come to visit, and am terrified."

"Uncle, please get up." Ming Jiling immediately reached out to help her up, "There's no need to be so courteous, my family."

"Your Highness, please take a seat."

Su Zhizhong laughed and gestured for them to come. Then he ordered: "Servants, serve tea."

Ming Jiling and Su Zhizhong sat on the seat of honor, while Madame Chen and Su Zongwen sat on the seat of honor below.

"When Consort Mother heard that your uncle and aunt had returned, he became very concerned. He originally wanted to personally return to the palace to visit them, but unfortunately, there are too many troublesome matters in the palace to be able to escape." Ming Jiling's gaze stayed on Su Zongwen for a good while before he spoke.

The moment Su Zongwen looked over, he smiled and turned his head, quickly hiding the reluctance in his eyes.

"Thank you Imperial Concubine Noble Consort for remembering. Noble Consort's affairs are complicated in the palace, everything is fine with us. I hope that Your Highness can go back and comfort Noble Consort a lot so that she won't worry about home."

Su Zhizhong also understood the situation within the palace. Even if Noble Consort Su was sincere, it would still be difficult for him to openly leave the palace.

Now that the crown prince had been badly suppressed, the empress was everywhere trying to find fault with her.

The news of Prince Su coming to the manor quickly spread.

Due to his curiosity, Su Yunyan dragged Su Qingyi and ran over to peek at her. With how beautiful his aunt was, this cousin of the Prince Su must also be a genius.

The two of them sneaked out of the backyard and into the main hall, hiding behind the screen while tiptoeing. Other than Su Zhizhong, Su Zhiyan and the other elders, there were only Su Zongwen and other male disciples in the hall.

"I saw it. I saw it. His eyebrows were like swords, and his eyes were like stars. His demeanor was outstanding. Our cousin here truly looks like a genius."

Su Yunyan peeked at the screen for a long time before finally seeing Ming Jiling's face. He immediately grabbed Su Qingyi's hand and said excitedly.

"Don't be noisy, let me take a look as well."

Su Qingyi, who was originally not curious, stood on his tiptoes to take a look after hearing this.

"Wait a moment, don't, don't push me."

The two of them hid behind the scenes and made a ruckus, accidentally knocking down the screen.

The people in the main hall stopped talking for a moment and looked at the two people who had been thrown on their backs.

"Get up and come out."

Su Zhizhong said with a bit of disappointment.

Su Yunyan and Su Qingyi looked at each other. After a moment of hesitation, he lowered his head and carefully walked out from the back.

"What are you two girls doing in the main hall instead of staying in the courtyard?"

Su Zhizhong looked at the two beautiful girls standing in front of the hall and felt a headache.

The two of them had been taught by a lady since they were young. How could they be so unreasonable?

"Father, I heard that my cousin Prince Su came to the house. Everyone said that my cousin was valiant and formidable, and that he was the capital's number one genius. Today is a good opportunity, so I wanted to come and take a look at my cousin."

Yunyan was brave, so he was not afraid, he quickly explained his plan, and finally saw his father angrily blowing his beard, and immediately shut his mouth.

She summoned up her courage and peeked at Ming Jiling.

It was undoubtedly a very good-looking person, with straight eyebrows, starry eyes, handsome facial features, and deep eyes that carried an indescribable tenderness. Although her facial features were distinct, her eyes and nose still followed Noble Consort Su's.

Su Yunyan's heart unconsciously skipped a beat.

"Nonsense!"

Su Zhizhong's sudden raise of voice startled her.

Su Yunyan was originally still sneaking glances at Ming Jiling, but after being frightened by Su Zhizhong, he immediately withdrew his gaze, stood properly with his head lowered, and listened to his training.

"Cousin sister is young and has a lively personality. Hearing the rumors outside, she would be curious, so don't blame her, Uncle." Ming Jiling said warmly, after he finished, he looked at Su Yunyan, and his voice was still warm like jade, "Cousin sister, are you disappointed to see me now?"

Seeing that he did not care about it, Su Zhizhong did not say anything else. He helplessly shook his head and looked at the Madam in a low voice, "This girl …"

A helpless tone.

Su Yunyan escaped calamity, upon hearing these words, he was not ashamed to praise Ming Jiling, "Today I have to see the heroic appearance of my Prince Su cousin, I finally understand that these are not just rumors, my dear cousin is truly handsome and is beautiful, which girl would not be moved by these rumors?"

Su Yunyan said in all sorts of ways. If it wasn't for Su Qingyi reminding her, she would have praised Ming Jiling to the heavens.

When Ming Jiling heard these words, he unconsciously looked towards Su Zongwen. In just a second, he quickly retracted his gaze and shook his head with a smile, "Cousin sister, you are flattering me."

Although his big brother had a stern face, when he heard Su Yunyan's words earlier, he lovingly bit his lips. It seemed that he really doted on this little sister.

He felt a bit of a gluttony in his heart.

When would he know that he was his own brother?

Su Yunyan shook his head, and just as he was about to say something, his father coughed and looked at her warily.

Su Zhizhong explained, "This girl has been living in the countryside since she was young, I hope Prince Su does not take offense to her."

"Cousin's frank and honest character is pretty good. What's more, we're family, Uncle shouldn't be so polite."

Ming Jiling maintained a calm and elegant smile on his face.

After the farce, Su Yunyan and Su Qingyi left the room.

As the two of them walked towards where Shen Zhu was, Su Yunyan was undoubtedly the most excited as he chattered about the entire journey.

Since Ah Qiu had nothing better to do, he decided to go to Shen Zhu's courtyard to tease Ruanruan.

Shen Zhu was making clothes for Jingshu, and the two of them were chatting casually when Su Yunyan and Yue Yang walked in.

Su Yunyan went in and asked the servants to leave, and then closed the door.

Shen Zhu raised his head in confusion. Just as he was about to ask, he heard Su Yunyan speak.

"Sister-in-law, Qingyi and I just saw cousin Prince Su."