Jiang Li followed behind, replying: “Business is quite good today. The orders that needed to be delivered have all been sent out. But you didn’t need to come today, Miss Lu came to the silk shop before dawn and has been helping you handle the accounts in the accounting room.”

“Yuner is still so thoughtful and filial.” Mu Xuan’s face broke into a smile, but then she suddenly changed the subject, “But in that case, won’t she be neglecting Young Master Su? Is she still in the accounting room?”

Jiang Li replied: “Yes.”

Mu Xuan quickly arrived at the accounting room and saw Qiu Yi outside. So she really had come here.

As soon as she entered the accounting room, Mu Xuan saw Lu Yuner looking through the account books and quickly called out: “Yuner, why did you come here? Put down the account books quickly!”

Faced with Aunt Mu’s sudden interruption, Lu Yuner remained motionless, looking somewhat confused as she asked: “Why? You’ve always allowed me to…”

Mu Xuan reminded her: “You silly child, Young Master Su has only been here for such a short time, how can you leave him alone? Don’t neglect him.”

The conversation inside the room reached Qiu Yi’s ears, and she smiled smugly. See? She wasn’t the only one who thought her master’s actions were inappropriate.

Yesterday, Young Master Su had stayed in her master’s room. She had only left after seeing the light in her master’s room go out.

Although sharing a room before marriage was against propriety, she didn’t mind. Young Master Su and her master were already like husband and wife, just without the physical aspect of marriage.

With such a beauty in bed, a lovely person in her arms, yet leaving them aside and coming here early in the morning to check accounts as if nothing had happened – wasn’t this just looking for trouble?

Realizing this was the concern, Lu Yuner smiled and said, “Aunt, don’t worry. Yangyang will accompany him to the market streets. Besides, Awan is obedient and understanding, he won’t take it to heart.”

Mu Xuan shook her head and pushed her out of the room, “No, his obedience and understanding are not reasons for you to neglect him. Otherwise, you shouldn’t manage this place anymore in the future. Go back quickly! If your uncle finds out about this, I’ll be in trouble.”

Lu Yuner looked at the account books, reluctant to leave halfway through, “But… there’s just a little bit left. Aunt, please let me finish!”

Mu Xuan waved her hand, indicating for her to leave: “I’ll take care of the rest. You should go back!”

At this moment, Qiu Yi spoke up, reminding her: “Master, you should leave. It’s almost noon.”

Noon? Lu Yuner suddenly remembered her appointment with Young Master Tang and left with Qiu Yi.

After Su Qingwan finished breakfast, Mu Yang came to Qinsi Garden. Seeing only Young Master Su alone, he guessed that Elder Sister Yuner had gone to the accounting room of the silk shop.

This was Elder Sister Yuner’s habit when she came to Jinling Prefecture.

In the cool pavilion.

Seeing that Young Master Su seemed distracted, a faint smile spread across Mu Yang’s lips, “What’s wrong? Is Young Master Su so unhappy without Elder Sister Yuner’s company?”

The teasing, smiling voice reached Su Qingwan’s ears, bringing him back to his senses. He slightly composed the emotions on his face, “Not at all! Stop teasing me.”

“Is that so?” Mu Yang looked at him with a deep smile, “Elder Sister Yuner is very filial. To help mother with her affairs, she always goes to the accounting room of the silk shop when she comes to Jinling Prefecture. This has always been her habit, though I thought she wouldn’t go to the accounting room today!”

Although Su Qingwan understood the reason after learning about it, the dissipated disappointment still filled his heart again.

Noticing Young Master Su’s unusual demeanor, Mu Yang stopped teasing him and said seriously: “Actually… I didn’t expect that Young Master Su would truly capture Elder Sister Yuner’s heart. You should know that Elder Sister Yuner doesn’t fall in love easily, otherwise she wouldn’t have broken so many men’s hearts.”

Su Qingwan had deep experience with these words. He had also been rejected by Elder Sister Yuner before. If he hadn’t shamelessly pursued her, they wouldn’t have come together and be about to become husband and wife.

“Now that she’s even brought Young Master Su to meet my parents, it’s enough to show that Elder Sister Yuner places Young Master Su in a very important position. Seeing Elder Sister Yuner this time, I feel she’s obviously different from before.”

“She used to always prefer quietness and wouldn’t scatter her thoughts and attention on others. But this time, her eyes unconsciously fall on Young Master Su. These gazes can’t deceive people – she seems to care especially about Young Master Su!”

Hearing this, Su Qingwan’s pupils widened, his heart skipping a beat. It was as if a huge wave had swept through his entire chest cavity. This was the first time he had found evidence of Elder Sister Yuner’s love for him in someone else’s words.

He knew that Elder Sister Yuner didn’t like to show her emotions in front of others, treating people amiably. Unless one was close to her, it was impossible to notice any changes. Young Master Mu’s words were clearly true.

Su Qingwan steadied his emotions, his eyes tinged with a smile as he frankly admitted: “That’s right, Elder Sister Yuner is indeed very good to me. We get along very well and harmoniously, otherwise we wouldn’t be about to get married.”

“This trip to Jinling Prefecture is to congratulate Aunt on her birthday, and also to deliver the wedding invitation for Elder Sister Yuner and me. We hope that Aunt, Uncle, and you will come to the capital to witness it.”

Mu Yang smiled gently and said: “Of course, although Elder Sister Yuner and I are not blood-related, she is like a real elder sister to me. From now on, I should also change how I address Young Master Su and call him ‘Brother-in-law’. But since Young Master Su has already followed Elder Sister Yuner in calling my parents Aunt and Uncle, I naturally have to keep up, don’t I? Brother-in-law.”

Brother-in-law?!

This sudden form of address landed softly in Su Qingwan’s tender heart, causing a light blush to appear on his face. He raised his hand to tuck a stray lock of hair behind his ear, hiding his slight awkwardness. Though shy, he still smiled like a flower and said: “Mm.”

With this form of address, the distance between the two was instantly shortened, and they conversed happily. Su Qingwan even learned quite a few interesting stories about Elder Sister Yuner.

The chat lasted for about an hour before ending. Su Qingwan continued to sit in the pavilion for a while, replaying the conversation in his mind, the smile on his lips deepening.

Except for the somewhat difficult process of falling in love with Elder Sister Yuner, all the people he had met were kind-hearted. Aunt’s family was just like that. This trip to Jinling Prefecture had gone smoothly, without too many twists and turns.

After celebrating Aunt’s birthday, they would return to the capital, and the day of his marriage to Elder Sister Yuner would be drawing closer. He felt both nervous and excited.

Knowing that Elder Sister Yuner had things to attend to today, Su Qingwan decided to return to his room for a nap before going out to see her.

Just as he left the garden pavilion and had only taken a few steps, Xiao Yuan pointed at a figure in the distant corridor and said: “Young Master, look, Steward Qiu has returned.”

Su Qingwan looked in the direction indicated and saw Qiu Yi hurrying back with a furrowed brow. His eyes darkened slightly, and he felt uneasy. “Let’s go see.”

“Steward Qiu, where are you going?” Su Qingwan stepped forward to intercept her and asked: “Has Elder Sister Yuner returned?”

Qiu Yi’s forehead was sweating, and she replied anxiously: “The Master is in her room, but the Master has been poisoned!”

“What?! Poisoned?!” Su Qingwan was stunned, his eyes filled with shock.

At this hour, he suddenly remembered Elder Sister Yuner’s appointment with Young Master Tang today. Could it be…

Su Qingwan had a bad feeling. A flash of cold light passed through his eyes as he quickly ran towards the back courtyard.