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

"Sister Wanwan, I want to go to my mother's villa in the city."

Early in the morning, Zhao Keyan came to the main courtyard and said with red eyes to Su Yunwan who was preparing to eat.

According to the hierarchy, she could not call Su Yunwan sister-in-law, but had to call her princess just like the third aunt.

That's how she addressed her in front of others, and behind others' backs, Su Yunwan told her not to be so reserved and everything should be as usual.

Just yesterday, her father asked the food delivery person to help pass on a message to her, asking her to return to the capital for a family reunion.

For some reason, the third aunt found out about this.

When she got up early to pay her respects, the third aunt said to her in a veiled way: After a woman gets married, she cannot return to her parents' home unless it is a festival, an illness or a disaster. If she is sold to someone as a concubine, it is like selling herself, and she has no right to return to her parents' home.

Zhao Keyan knew that the Third Aunt meant that as a concubine, she was also a type of concubine and should be aware of this.

She was embarrassed and annoyed, and for the first time she felt the urge to resist.

Although Qin Mu was indifferent, he never looked down on Zhao Keyan. He treated her like a married wife and asked her to return home in three days.

But Zhao Keyan's heart was completely on Qin Mu at that time, and she was very worried about him, so she declined Qin Mu's kindness.

In other words, since the day she got into the bridal sedan, she has never returned to her parents' home.

Seeing the increasingly demanding Third Aunt, Zhao Keyan knew that she could no longer submit.

If she continues like this, she will completely lose her foothold in the palace!

So, she revealed her sharp side: "As early as the third day after I entered the house, the Third Master allowed me to go home to visit my parents and gave me the freedom to enter and leave the mansion at will. If I tie myself up in knots, wouldn't that be a waste of the Third Master's kindness?"

The Third Aunt had never expected that she would behave out of character. She was stunned and stood there, watching her leave in amazement.

When she realized what was happening, she subconsciously chased after him and scolded him, but after taking two steps she stopped again.

Since her son had said this, she couldn't interfere...

Zhao Keyan didn't want to stay in the palace without Qin Mu. After she left the Third Aunt, she went straight to the main courtyard, and the scene at the beginning happened.

Seeing her aggrieved look, Su Yunwan asked someone to bring another set of bowls and chopsticks, "It's half a day's journey from here to the city. Let's finish breakfast first and then set off."

After expressing her thanks, Zhao Keyan sat down.

Qingtang specially asked someone to serve another bowl of bird's nest stewed with rock sugar and placed it in front of Zhao Keyan.

Zhao Keyan held the bowl and drank. As she lowered her head, a tear fell into the bowl and disappeared.

She quickly wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, looking shy: "Sister Wanwan, I'm full."

Su Yunwan did not ask her to eat more, but said: "Then you go back and pack up, stay in the city for a few more days, don't rush back to the mansion. If Qin Mu comes back after his work, I will send someone to tell you."

Zhao Keyan gratefully agreed. While she felt warm in her heart, she also had other feelings.

As one of the few people close to Su Yunwan, she was very familiar with Su Yunwan's temperament.

Because of this, whether it was wishful thinking in the past or the self-defeating behavior in recent days, she had never confided in Su Yunwan to relieve her boredom, let alone ask for help.

She especially cherished this friendship that transcended class boundaries, and she didn't want Su Yunwan to be disturbed, either in the past or now.

It was only at this moment that she realized very clearly that if she wanted to gain a foothold in the mansion, she would ultimately need Su Yunwan's support.

Sitting in the galloping carriage, Zhao Keyan looked at the breakfast that Su Yunwan had specially prepared for her, and her eyes were filled with tears.

When Zhao Keyan arrived at the Zhao family villa in the city, she found that the whole family was staying in the courtyard, waiting for her return.

At this moment, Zhao Keyan couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears while hugging Fang.

"Okay, it's okay, we're home..." Fang stroked her back, soothing her tenderly with heartache.

Zhao Yongfu sighed at the side, and Fang glanced at him, and she angrily asked, "As a father, how can you watch your daughter suffer so much injustice and remain indifferent?"

"I don't know either!" Zhao Yongfu cried out that he was wronged.

The palace was heavily guarded. Although he worked there, he could only move around the chef's area and could not go to the backyard.

The father and daughter lived in the same mansion, but due to their status and rules, they did not meet each other often and more often asked others to pass messages to each other.

Therefore, if he hadn't heard what Zhao Kerong said, he wouldn't have known that his younger daughter's situation was so difficult.

Zhao Kerong came to her father's rescue, "Okay, let's go back to the house and talk."

Zhao Keyan wiped away her tears and smiled brightly: "I'm fine, I just missed you too much."

They walked into the hall and everyone sat down.

Fang sent her grandchildren out to play, then turned around and asked about Zhao Keyan's recent situation.

Zhao Keyan wanted to report the good news but not the bad news, but just as she opened her mouth, she was interrupted by Fang: "Why hide it in front of your family? Tell us about the difficulties so that we can come up with a solution."

In her letter to Zhao Kerong, Su Yunwan only gave a general idea of ​​what happened but did not mention any specific events.

Zhao Kerong felt that her sister was narrowing her path, and fearing that she could not persuade her sister on her own, she told her parents and family.

Therefore, no one in the Zhao family knew the truth, and all eyes were focused on Zhao Keyan.

Zhao Keyan thought about it and told her about how when she went to pay her respects to her third aunt this morning, she was prevented from returning to her parents' home by the other party.

As soon as the words fell, Fang, who knew the rules of the noble family, asked directly: "The third concubine is not the third master's biological mother, why do you have to visit her every morning and evening?"