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

After Xiaoman and Shuangjiang brought hot water to Shen Huaixu, Shen Huaixu drove them back to their rooms.

After taking a shower, Shen Huaixu's jet-black hair was draped behind her, still covered with moisture. She sat quietly in front of the window and slowly twisted her hair, intending to wait until her hair was dry before going to bed. However, she could not resist the overwhelming sleepiness and yawned several times.

Just when my thoughts were about to be drowned by sleepiness, I suddenly heard Fu Yin's voice, "Don't sleep, you will catch a cold."

Then she felt her hair falling into someone's palm.

Fu Yin held a towel he got from the cruise ship in his hand and tried to be as gentle as possible with his subordinate's long hair.

Fu Yin's arrival made Shen Huaixu feel more energetic. Thinking of what happened before, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Why? Do you still want to hear me praise you?"

"Don't say it." Although he said that he was not allowed to say it, Fu Yin's eyes were full of smiles. He snorted and accused: "You threw it away after using it. You are not sincere."

Shen Huaixu put his hand under his chin and retorted, "What's not true about it? I see that you are obviously very happy. Don't you feel my sincerity?"

"I am magnanimous and don't care about you humans."

These arrogant words sounded like something Fu Tuan would say, and Shen Huaixu laughed out loud.

After laughing, she felt her head warm and comfortable. Her eyes were half closed, and her long eyelashes trembled from time to time, as if she could fall asleep in the next second.

Before she lost consciousness, she heard Fu Yin whisper, "Three days have passed, hurry back to find your father, or your future father-in-law will be sad."

If Shen Huaixu was still awake, he would definitely point fingers at Fuyin and say he was shameless. But now——

Father-in-law? What father-in-law?

Shen Huaixu thought vaguely, but unfortunately his brain was no longer functioning.

What Shen Huaixu, who was falling asleep, didn't know was that after she fell asleep, Fu Yin looked down at her delicate profile. Feeling curious, he leaned over slightly and stretched out his fingers. Her long eyelashes gently brushed across his fingertips, feeling furry and a little itchy.

When I woke up the next day, the sun was already high in the sky.

Shen Huaixu turned over in bed, slowly recalling the scene of last night. She opened her eyes and looked at the window where she had slept, which had been closed.

After a simple wash, Shen Huaixu had a meal that was neither early nor late. Zhuyue and the other two accompanied him, talking about the news they had heard on the street this morning.

"This morning everyone was talking about the Chu family's ghost marriage—the groom was dragged under the incense table by a snake, the bride's body was missing, and the bride's shrill voice that sounded like a curse last night...

Everyone is speculating that the bride was murdered. The Chu family was tainted by something unclean and was avenged by the bride!"

Xiaoman felt much more relaxed.

After listening to what she said, Shen Huaixu knew that the groom's body was not dragged away by the snake, but was hidden by her under the incense table.

Her space can only hold dead objects except Fu Yin's Feiyuan, and dead people are also dead objects.

She even hid the bride's body, and then told Xiaoman and Shuangjiang the hiding place, asking them to bring it out in the chaos.

Otherwise, Xiaoman and Shuangjiang would have to lie in the same coffin with the corpse.

I don’t know if Fu Yin can smell the stench of the corpse in the space - probably not, right?

Otherwise, with his keen sense of smell, he would have protested long ago.

Shen Huaixu's thoughts wandered away for a while, but he was brought back to reality by Zhuyue's voice.

Zhu Yue said with regret, "Some people said that the Chu family didn't know about Qin Xiaowan's death, and that Qin Xiaowan's relatives strangled her to death for the Chu family's 'bride price'; others said that Qin Xiaowan was fine when she was sent to the Chu family, and her death had nothing to do with the Qin family. In short, the quarrel continues."

"No matter whether it was the Qin family who did it or not, Qin Xiaowan will definitely die after they agreed to this. Neither family is a good person." Shuangjiang rarely spoke.

Xiaoman was still thinking about the questions in her mind yesterday, and looked at Shen Huaixu eagerly, hoping to get the answer from her.

Shen Huaixu smiled and casually rummaged around the room, found a piece of cloth, and handed it to Xiaoman: "Do you know what this is?"

Xiaoman shook his head in confusion.

"It's for bugs." Shen Huaixu shook his head regretfully. "I finally brought so many local specialties from Nanxia, ​​but they are wasted here. I wanted to give some to my second brother to try."

Xiaoman was quite brave and could even play with corpses, but she was afraid of insects with many legs. Upon hearing this, she shook her hand and the piece of cloth fell to the ground.

"Special, special product, Miss is really foresighted."

Zhuyue could tell that Shen Huaixu was teasing Xiaoman and chuckled, "He was indeed foresighted. Many people said that the evil spirit that Qin Xiaowan transformed into was a very yin creature that could attract the five poisons. Fortunately, her body is missing. Otherwise, if she was buried in the Chu family's ancestral tomb, I'm afraid it would disturb the ancestors of the Chu family in the underground."

The topic was changed. Xiaoman was still frightened and did not pursue the matter further, but talked about other things.

"My second brother hasn't come back yet?"

Shuangjiang said, "The second young master hasn't come back yet, but since something so big happened in Ji County, I think he will be back soon."

Before Shen Huaixu could speak, footsteps were heard at the door, followed by a knock on the door.

Xiaoman, who was closer to the door, opened it. The innkeeper handed over a visiting card with a flattering smile, "I didn't know that Lady Mingyi was here. Please forgive me, Lady Mingyi."

As he said this, the shopkeeper and his waiter knelt on the ground.

Xiaoman handed over the visiting card, "County Magistrate Qiu wants to see the county lady."

Shen Huaixu didn't even look at it, as if he had forgotten it, and repeated: "Mr. Qiu?"

"Oh - I almost forgot, I wonder what County Magistrate Qiu wants to see me for?"

"The county lady is joking." The shopkeeper said with a wry smile, "Master Qiu only asked me to hand in the visiting card, and I don't know what Master Qiu is doing. I only know that Master Qiu seems to be particularly concerned about the county lady, perhaps because he is worried that the county magistrate is not here and treats the county lady poorly."

After hearing this, Shen Huaixu looked at him straight in the eye, "What is Master Qiu so concerned about?"

The shopkeeper spoke vaguely, and the more Shen Huaixu listened, the deeper his smile deepened. Finally, he glanced at him lazily, "This county lady will leave Ji County tomorrow. When was this invitation sent?"

The shopkeeper hesitated: "This——"

"Go, invite County Magistrate Qiu. Do you want me to wait until he is free?" She said in a delicate voice, acting like a spoiled noble lady.

Xiaoman agreed and went out.

"You guys go down too, don't disturb my peace if you have nothing to do."

After the shopkeeper and his employees expressed their gratitude, they left in a hurry.

Not long after, the waiters brought a lot of delicious food. After receiving it, Shuangjiang just told them not to bring any more and closed the door.

Downstairs, the shopkeeper was still a little uneasy. He was called to the county government office early in the morning. After closing the door, the county magistrate asked him a lot about what happened after this group of people checked into his inn.

He told her everything in detail, but was told that the group of people were Princess Mingyi and her subordinates.

He was so frightened that he nearly fell off his chair.

The most frightening thing was that County Magistrate Qiu seemed to be spying on the County Lady's privacy. He was puzzled. Such a big thing had just happened in the County Magistrate's Yue family. Why did the County Magistrate pay special attention to the County Lady Mingyi? Was he trying to save his life?

Is he harboring evil intentions? Or is he planning something else?

Could it be that the Chu family has been the local tyrant for too long, and County Magistrate Qiu has lost sight of his own capabilities after leaning against a big tree?

As an innkeeper, he naturally knew a lot. Princess Mingyi and the newly appointed county magistrate of Ji County were like brother and sister, so he immediately sold out the county magistrate.

Why should a small fish like him be implicated in the affairs between big men? I hope the county magistrate will know about this and consider his good points.

The shopkeeper was worried, while Xiaoman and two others had brought County Magistrate Qiu to Shen Huaixu.

Shen Huaixu smiled as he looked at County Magistrate Qiu who was kneeling on the ground. "Master Qiu, I haven't seen you for two days. How are you? Master Qiu must be very busy. I forgot that I will only stay in Ji County for three days, so I asked my men to invite you here. Do you mind?"