Started as a mute girl? I prospered in the lean years

The fire that suddenly broke out in the hot summer seemed to make the surroundings boil. The black smoke rushed straight into the sky and merged with the inky night, but the blazing flames illuminated the entire palace as bright as day.

After the crowd's noise died down, all that remained was polluted air and a charred palace that had been burned to the ground.

The fire was almost out by dawn, but the aftermath of the incident lingered for a long time.

Wei Yunjue is missing.

The reason why he was said to be missing rather than buried in the fire was because it was impossible to confirm whether the charred skeleton in the fire was Wei Yunjue's body.

After examination by the coroner, it was found that the height and age of the corpse were similar to Wei Yunjue, and it was very likely that it was the current emperor who died in the fire.

Also disappearing after the fire was the taciturn, loyal eunuch who had always been by Wei Yunjue's side.

The court was temporarily controlled by the He family. Strangely, the court officials did not seem to want to get to the bottom of this escape plan that was full of loopholes.

Nor can they see the turbulent border and some aristocratic families and upstarts who are ambitious and ready to rise up. They are not in a hurry to support a young emperor who is easy to control and obedient for Nanxia, ​​but are trying their best to retain the late emperor's teacher He Yin.

Perhaps it was He Yin's presence that had a certain deterrent effect, and for a moment a strange balance was maintained in the court.

The court officials were satisfied and the people were celebrating, as if they had forgotten the recent death of the previous emperor.

As the saying goes, a new emperor appoints new ministers. A fire killed dozens of people. I don't know how many people were satisfied with this.

Due to the sudden change, Shen Huaixu's journey back to Dajin had to be postponed again and again. She was a little depressed, but she also knew the reason why Fu Yin stayed.

Before the fire broke out, Fu Yin was called to the imperial study by Wei Yunjue again. It was already late at night, and Shen Huaixu went to bed early as he had to travel the next day, and missed this opportunity.

When she was awakened by the noisy voices, Fu Yin also knocked on her door.

When she opened the door, she only heard Fu Yin say with an apologetic look on his face: "I may not be able to leave tomorrow."

Fu Yin always keeps his word on what he promised. Shen Huaixu guessed that it must be that little bastard Wei Yunjue said something to Fu Yin that night that changed his decision.

She tried to pry Fu Yin open his mouth indirectly, but she didn't expect that Fu Yin, who had always been open with her, would keep his mouth shut this time. After a long time of persuasion, Fu Yin only said that he and Wei Yunjue had an agreement to stay in Nanxia for three years.

Shen Huaixu didn't want to interfere too much in Fuyin's decision.

In fact, ever since he began to integrate into this world, he has been moving forward step by step according to her pace. He finally became a general but had to give up halfway because of Qiao Man and her plan.

Besides, Fu Yin is very stubborn and won't change his mind easily.

Shen Huaixu stayed in Nanxia for some time. On the one hand, he wanted to wait and see what the sand boa did, and on the other hand, he also wanted to see how Fuyin governed a country.

The two discussed the latter.

Fu Yin leaned against the window, the sunlight splitting his angular face into two dark and dark sides. He was also troubled by the heavy government affairs that were to come, but his words were straightforward, "You know, I am not proficient in governing a country. Right now, I am like what you said before - forcing a duck to climb a tree."

Shen Huaixu was extremely bored in the palace, and she did whatever she wanted to do when she was comfortable with Fu Yin. She sat on the beauty couch in an untidy manner, crossed her legs, and fanned herself vigorously with a folding fan in her hand.

She racked her brains to praise him: "You have a good learning ability and have read a lot of history books before, so there shouldn't be any problem. Besides, the He family is loyal to you and has laid a dark line to pave the way for you. You still have enemies in the martial arts world, so what are you afraid of?"

As if she had thought of something funny, she snorted and laughed, "If it weren't for Wei Yunjue's strange behavior before the accident, I would have suspected that these two families were responsible for Wei Yunjue's death."

She had visited her enemy's house once, not only to retrieve the mechanical flying insect, but also to gather some information. Unfortunately, she didn't get to know much. She only knew that the head of the family who had provoked her enemy was very respectful when he mentioned He Yin.

Even though he had never even seen He Yin, he seemed to be possessed by a ghost.

Not only that, she also discovered one thing recently. After Wei Yunjue's accident, the number of people who believed in the Crane God seemed to be much greater than she had imagined, and for a while, the Wu family seemed to be in decline.

Fu Yin was silent for a moment, then asked, "Do you know something?"

Shen Huaixu glanced at him and pretended to be stupid: "What can I know? I know nothing."

He changed the subject again and said casually: "I have discovered that since you met that little emperor, you have more and more secrets."

Fu Yin stood up straight, walked towards Shen Huaixu with long legs, and explained as he walked: "I will tell you everything, but not now."

Shen Huaixu sat up, put away his folding fan, and said with a smile: "You can tell me anytime you want. I'm actually quite happy. People living in the world have to have some unknown secrets. They don't just live for someone, but for themselves. If you can take care of yourself, you will look like a living Fei Yuan who has integrated into the human world."

Fu Yin was stunned, "You're not angry?"

"Why are you angry?" Shen Huaixu asked back.

Fu Yin's voice froze, not knowing what to say. He had clearly heard from the old men of the previous dynasty about the reasons for the disharmony between husband and wife that one of the biggest taboos was to conceal something.

Drinking without telling others, taking a mistress without telling others, going to brothels without telling others... Although he disdained these things, he extracted a truth from them - only honesty can promote harmony.

How come he and Shen Huaixu came in opposite directions?

Fu Yin stared at Shen Huaixu for a long while, and finally had to persuade himself that the person in front of him was still young... and his mental age seemed to be quite high too.

Fu Yin was silent and depressed.

"Don't you want to get to know me better?"

Shen Huaixu was choked by this sentence, and didn't know what to say. It turned out that what she said just now was in vain.

Even though she and Fu Yin haven't gotten to know each other yet, she has already seen the potential for love in this man.

She pointed at Fu Yin and then at herself with her folding fan and said helplessly, "Don't we know each other well enough?"

It can be said that they are inseparable.

Shen Huaixu picked up the previous topic, "If you find the affairs of the previous dynasty troublesome, just stay in the rear and be wary of the Wu family and the royal family. With you here, they can't make any waves."

"If you want, you can be the regent."

"Pah" - the folding fan fell to the ground.

Before Shen Huaixu could bend down, Fu Yin picked up the folding fan first, "With me here, they dare not disagree."

Shen Huaixu shook his head and smiled, "You also said that they wouldn't dare to do that because of you. Don't say that I don't want to be this useless regent. Even if I do, I shouldn't rely on you to do it. With you behind me, what's the difference between me and the one on the throne?"

Fu Yin paused while stroking his folding fan and frowned quickly, "I didn't think it through."

He knew that Shen Huaixu would leave Nanxia soon, so he just wanted to keep her for a while longer.

He kept her by his side only because he was worried that she would be in danger without him knowing it, but he knew in his heart that Shen Huaixu knew very well what he wanted to do. She might stay for a while, but he couldn't tie her to his side forever.

This clear realization brought his natural possessiveness to the brink of breaking.

"In this era, there are many things you can do. If you want, you can discuss it with me at any time." Shen Huaixu said, "If I don't go back to Dajin, I can do other things. My goal is the stars and the sea. If you want to play with me, you can do it anytime."

There was a hint of joking in his voice.

Fu Yin had almost guessed what Shen Huaixu was going to do next, so he said seriously: "I will see you off on the day you leave."

Shen Huaixu's heart moved, and he raised his eyebrows, "Okay."