Shuo Ling replied coldly, "Put it down. I still have some things to do. Please leave first, Qiao Shu!"

"Yes, My Lord." Qiao Shu felt a little disappointed in her heart. "Why did Shuo Ling's attitude towards me never change?" She thought. However, she could only come up to put the cake on the table. She slightly leaned back, and then walked to the door.

She just walked out of the door.

Then she heard Shuo Ling's voice coming from behind, "Qiao Shu."

Qiao Shu felt a little bit excited. "Does Shuo Ling want to do something with me?" She thought. She quickly turned around and went back into the room, "What's the matter, Shuo Ling?"

"Since Young Master Yang is gone now, please go back to your own place!" Shuo Ling said indifferently.

After hearing it, Qiao Shu felt like she had been thrown into the cold water in winter. Her whole body was cold. "Yes, I will go and pack my things!" She said.

Qiao Shu didn’t know how she walked back to the room. When she realized what had happened, her whole body started shivering. She squeezed the words out of her teeth, "So it is because of you, Yang Zijin, that I can live in the mansion of Marquis Shuo."

She couldn't help but clench her hands tightly. Tears suddenly came out of her eyes!

As soon as she went back to the mansion of Duke Mu, she met Lan before she even stepped into the courtyard.

"Your Highness, Duke of Mu asked me to see if you're back home. He asked you to have dinner." She told Zijin as soon as she saw her.

Yang Zijin nodded, "I got it."

Then she spoke to Lan, "Her name is Wei. She will be in the mansion of Duke Mu in the future. Show her around to help her get familiar with the environment."

"Yes, Your Highness. Please come with me, Wei!"

Yang Zijin went to have dinner after she made arrangements with Wei. When she arrived, everyone was already here.

"You're here. Come and sit down." Duke of Mu looked at Yang Zijin with a smile.

Yang Zijin slightly bowed to them and saw that there was only a vacant seat next to Duke of Mu. Presumably, it was reserved for her, so she went forward and sat down.

"Zijin, please try these dishes to see whether you like them or not. If you don't like them, I will let the cook make other dishes." As Duke of Mu said, he helped her put the food into her bowl.

Looking at Duke of Mu's serious face, Yang Zijin couldn't help but smile and said, "Dad, these dishes are delicious."

"What did you call me? You called me 'dad'. Have you guys heard it? She called me 'dad'." Duke of Mu grabbed the hand of Li Mingzi, who was sitting on the other side of him, and said excitedly.

This was something that he wanted to hear in his dreams. Duke of Mu was a little overwhelmed with joy.

Li Mingzi felt a little bit painful because of Duke of Mu's grab. She had to endure and pretended to smile, "Congratulations, My Lord!"

Li Mingzi obviously didn't expect that Duke of Mu would act like this just because Yang Zijin called him dad. After all, Duke of Mu was someone who really cared about his face.

Mu Yunong, who was sitting near them, saw all of it. She couldn't help but feel jealous. "It's just a 'dad'. Why is he so happy?" She thought.

Seeing Duke of Mu act like this, Yang Zijin obviously didn't expect it. So, she said, "Dad, eat first. The food is getting cold."

"Well, yes...I'll eat. I'll eat." Duke of Mu nodded. He looked like he was about to cry.

Li Mingzi hadn't crossed the line since she was warned by Duke of Mu.

And she didn't say anything unusual except a few caring words about Yang Zijin when they were having dinner.

After dinner, Duke of Mu asked Yang Zijin to stay first.

Li Mingzi and her daughter looked at each other, and then they went out to a place with nobody else. Mu Yunong stomped her feet in anger.

"Mom, did you see dad spoil her like that? Is it that he wouldn't like me anymore?" Mu Yunong asked pitifully.

Li Mingzi hurriedly said, "How come, you're so lovable. Your dad just feels that he has owed her a lot over the years. It will be better after a while!"

"Really? Mom." Mu Yunong asked again.

Li Mingzi squeezed Mu Yunong's nose, "Would I lie to you?"

The two of them walked towards the residence. Li Mingzi couldn't help thinking that the 80th birthday of the old lady of the mansion of Supreme Commander was coming soon. It seemed that they needed the Third Prince to do something as soon as possible.

Li Mingzi knew in her heart about Duke of Mu's affection for Princess Royal at that time. If Princess Royal had not died, she couldn't have taken the position of the Duchess of the mansion of Duke Mu. "Now, even if your daughter is back, I can still have everything under my control." She thought.

After Li Mingzi left, Duke of Mu let servants leave.

Then he said with emotion, "Zijin, I feel like I'm still dreaming. When I saw your mother lying in the pool of blood in the accident, I was so sad. I searched everywhere for you back then, but I couldn't find you. But I firmly believed that you were still alive."

As he said, he felt like to cry.

"You don't have to be sad, dad. Haven't I returned to you?" Yang Zijin persuaded.

Perhaps from the very beginning, Duke of Mu's way to express love was somewhat cruel, but now she believed that these words were all from the bottom of his heart.

"Yes, you're right. You're back now, and I won't mention these unhappy things anymore." Duke of Mu said.

At this time, Duke of Mu suddenly patted his head, "You see! I have such a bad memory that I forgot the important thing. Empress Dowager and the Emperor gave you some presents to celebrate your return to the mansion. Eunuch Liu brought them here today, but you were not here at that time. So, I asked him to put the presents at your place."

"OK, I know. When I go to the palace some other day, I will thank the Emperor and Empress Dowager personally." Yang Zijin said.

After hearing Zijin's words, Duke of Mu couldn't help but nod, as he didn't expect his daughter to be so sophisticated. He just mentioned it for a little bit, and she knew exactly what to do. "She was indeed my daughter!" He thought.

Then Yang Zijin said, "Dad, it's late already. I'll go back to my place."

Duke of Mu smiled and nodded, "All right."

Looking at Yang Zijin's receding figure, Duke of Mu couldn't help but feel emotional. He finally relieved from his anxiety over the years.

Yang Zijin pushed open the door and was stunned by the presents in front of her. There were loads of presents rewarded by Empress Dowager and the Emperor in the room.

There were various kinds of brocades, fine emeralds, gold and silver jewelries. Yang Zijin couldn't even find a place to stand and she didn't know what to do.

"Are they going to help me get married? Even if they like me, they don’t have to give me so many things!" She thought.

At this time, Lan and Jiang Wei also returned and were standing behind her.

After she saw that Yang Zijin was stunned at the door, Lan walked to her side, "Your Highness."

"Ah... you are back." Yang Zijin responded.

Seeing Yang Zijin's helpless look, Jiang Wei couldn't help but smile and said, "Your Highness, it seems that the Emperor and Empress Dowager like you very much!"

"Go find a place to dispose of these things. Sell what can be sold, and give those that can't be sold to the people in Jing City." Yang Zijin gave Jiang Wei an angry stare and said angrily.

After hearing it, Jiang Wei said in a hurry, "I'm afraid that even if you dare to sell these things, nobody will dare to buy them. If the things from His Majesty get into the hands of outsiders, they will be decapitated."

"Right. How can you sell these good things? It's a great honor to be rewarded by Empress Dowager and the Emperor. When Eunuch Liu delivered these things to your room, even the Madam and her daughter were jealous!" Lan couldn't help but get stunned when she found out Yang Zijin was so disdainful about these rewards, so she said hurriedly after hearing Jiang Wei's words.

Yang Zijin thought about it for a while, then she looked up and said, "Leave these brocades and put the rest of the things in the warehouse. Document all of them under my name."

"All right. You two make a list of these things first, and then send them over." Yang Zijin added.

"Since they can't be sold, I'll keep them in the warehouse for now. They may come in handy sometime." Yang Zijin thought.

Because of Li Mingzi and Mu Yunong, she had to be more careful to prevent their sabotage.

Although she didn't want to hurt anyone, she needed to protect herself from getting hurt.

They didn't finish making the list and vacating the room until after nine.

When Yang Zijin saw that the room was back to its original state, she couldn't help but sigh and fell down on her bed!

Then she called Lan with a lazy voice, "Lan, go prepare the bath water for me. I want to take a good bath."

"OK. Please wait for a little while. I'll go now." Lan left the room.

She was busy from the morning to the present. Especially when she sat in the carriage, she felt like her bones were about to fall apart. It was time to take a good bath and get ready to sleep, which was the most important thing!

When she got up the next day, it was already after nine in the morning. Thinking about the time, she guessed that Madam Yang should have already been in the process of selling Blossoming Peach.

She still felt a little bit worried, so she told Jiang Wei, "Please go to Blossoming Peach to see how it is going there!"

At Blossoming Peach.

As soon as Madam Yang arrived, she began to tell Xian to do what Yang Zijin had instructed.

Posters showing the news that Blossoming Peach was for sale were stuck up at the door and in the downtown area, and the news was soon spread in Jing City.

The wealthy merchants in Jing City wanted to buy it. But when they saw the price below, they shook their heads again.

However, there were still a few people who were unwilling to give up. They went to find Madam Yang at Blossoming Peach to negotiate the price, but they were all rejected!

Jiang Wei told Yang Zijin about it after she went back.

She could not help but nod with satisfaction.

She thought about it for a while and felt that she needed to let Duke of Mu know about this.

So, she stood up and walked towards Duke of Mu's yard.

Duke of Mu was in the yard.

He had a pot of good tea made. Taking a sip, he felt so relaxed.

Duke of Mu could not help but nod. The tea tasted particularly refreshing today and he couldn't help but get another cup of tea.

As soon as his lips touched the cup, he heard the servant say at the door, "Your Highness."

So, he quickly took a look at the door and smiled, "What brings you here?"

Yang Zijin hadn't spoken yet. Duke of Mu saw Jiang Wei standing behind Yang Zijin. He thought Jiang Wei looked unfamiliar, so he asked, "Who are you? I haven’t seen you before."

Hearing Duke of Mu mention about her, Jiang Wei quickly bowed to Duke of Mu, "Master, I'm a maid named Jiang Wei. You may call me Wei."

"Jiang Wei? Are you Madam's new maid?" Duke of Mu asked.

Jiang Wei shook her head, "Her Highness took me back to the mansion, no no... Actually I voluntarily followed her."

"Voluntarily?" Duke of Mu looked confused.

Jiang Wei continued, "I grew up at my aunt's place. But she had died of incurable disease and left me alone in the world. I had no money for a funeral, so I had to sell myself. Her Highness, who was very compassionate, not only helped me bury my aunt, but also gave me some money to make a living. I'm alone and has nowhere to go. So, I decided to follow her!"

When it came to this, Jiang Wei were about to cry.