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

Shen Huaixu was very concerned about Shen Su's physical condition. The letter did not clearly describe Shen Su's condition, so she had to rush to the capital as soon as possible and try to return early.

After many days of traveling by land, water, and then land, the group finally arrived outside the city of Tanyuan when the weather turned cooler.

On the way, she received a lot of news from the Marquis' Mansion, and also learned why her father suddenly fell ill. After finding out the cause, Shen Huaixu was no longer as anxious as before.

Tanyuan is still the same Tanyuan as before, and the people passing by seem to be more energetic.

Xiaoman was a straightforward person who would not easily annoy others when dealing with them. He found out some things while buying food on the roadside. He could not wait to return to the carriage with the snacks that Shen Huaixu liked to eat, and told Shen Huaixu everything he had found out.

"Miss, you may not know that the Sino-Agricultural Temple has already grown sweet potatoes according to your method and is trying to promote the method of growing sweet potatoes in Tanyuan City and its surrounding counties."

Horses were not allowed to ride in Tanyuan City, and the carriage was moving slowly towards the Marquis's Mansion.

Xiaoman and Shuangjiang knew very well what their master had done, but Zhuyue did not know. She asked curiously, "What is a sweet potato?"

Without waiting for Shen Huaixu to answer, Xiaoman spoke first: "Miss Zhuyue, you don't know that sweet potatoes are a crop that produces a lot of fruits and is easy to fill the stomach. It is exactly what my lady offered to the Sinong Temple!"

Ever since she abandoned her identity as a witch, Zhuyue never thought that she was any different from Xiaoman and Shuangjiang. She asked them many times not to call her "Miss Zhuyue", but it was of no use and she had to follow Xiaoman, Shuangjiang and the others.

She was not very surprised to hear that. In her eyes, no matter what Shen Huaixu did, it was not surprising.

"This is a great merit, which should be recorded in the history books and passed down through the ages."

Shen Huaixu rested his head on his hands and said lazily, "People don't live more than a hundred years, so just live smoothly and freely. Why bother about what happens after death while you are still alive?"

Zhuyue smiled and said, "What the county lady said makes sense."

Shen Huaixu glanced at her, and suddenly became curious, "You used to be like this... a calm and gentle person?"

Zhu Yue was stunned, then shook her head and said, “It wasn’t like this before. I was wearing the skin of a witch, and I only needed to be decent outside, and didn’t need to show my true nature. As a result, people didn’t know that I had a strong temper and was difficult to control. Because of this, I suffered a lot in the Wu family.

I almost burned down the Wu family because of something that happened back then. Now, perhaps after going through the vicissitudes of life, the stubborn stone has been smoothed out, and the strong love and hatred have all disappeared with the past."

She stared blankly at a certain spot in the void, and the sudden jolt of the carriage brought her back to her senses. She smiled, and her face, which had gained some flesh, bloomed with its former radiance.

"Zhuyue is under the care of the county lady. If there is anything, the county lady can just tell her. Zhuyue will do her best."

Shen Huaixu understood, and she said that if the Wu Liruo of the past was really so easy to control, she would not have followed Qiao Man.

She didn't bother to be polite with Zhuyue, "Don't worry, I won't be polite with you."

These words were particularly pleasant to Zhuyue's ears. Her beauty and identity as a witch had been useful in the past, and now her poison skills were useful. As long as she was still useful, there was nothing to be afraid of.

What she fears most is that she is useless.

Seeing that the atmosphere was good, Zhuyue asked the question that had been in her mind for a long time, "I have always had a question in my mind, I wonder if the county lady can help me solve it?"

"ask."

In case Xiaoman and Shuangjiang outside heard her, she tried to lower her voice, "Why didn't Wei Nishang just choose someone who had already ascended the throne? Why go through so much trouble?"

Shen Huaixu laughed with an ambiguous tone, "You may not be able to imagine where she comes from. Growing up in such a place, she is very proud of her identity as a woman. With the blessing of various rare weapons, she never thought that she could not ascend to the throne as a woman."

"I see." Zhuyue said, "Maybe she wasn't lying to me from the beginning to the end. That's good."

After a while, she couldn't help but say, "It's a bit enviable to have such self-conceit. The place she came from must be very good."

This is stupid.

Shen Huaixu never thought that Zhuyue was stupid for trusting Qiao Man. After being in darkness for a long time, as long as a ray of light was torn open above his head, he would be unable to resist moving towards the light. Most people cannot resist such temptation.

“It’s not easy for women to stand here, but it’s not impossible to change.”

Zhuyue's eyes lit up slightly when he heard that, but quickly dimmed. He shook his head and sighed, "It's difficult."

At this point, the carriage stopped in front of the Marquis's mansion. The doorman politely removed the threshold and welcomed the carriage into the mansion.

Before getting off the carriage, Shen Huaixu said to Zhuyue: "We can give it a try."

The familiar place allowed Shen Huaixu to completely relax her body and mind. Knowing that Shen Su was drinking tea in the garden, she walked towards the front yard happily. From afar, she saw two people sitting opposite each other in the pavilion in the lake. The sound of the wind carried the voices into her ears, but it was not very clear.

The two soon discovered Shen Huaixu's presence. Shen Su stood up and walked quickly to his daughter whom he hadn't seen for a long time. Seeing that she seemed to be fine, and hearing her dimples as she sweetly called "Daddy", Shen Su immediately had an unconcealable smile on his face.

As a concerned old father, Shen Su quickly put away his smile and said worriedly, "He looks a little thinner."

Shen Huaixu smiled and shook his head, "She's not thin, she's just grown taller."

Shen Su also noticed this. "You have grown taller and thinner. I asked the kitchen to make more of your favorite food tonight. Why don't you send someone to deliver a message in advance when you come back so that daddy can pick you up."

"Dad, hasn't he always wanted me to come back? I'm keeping it a secret from you so I can give you a surprise..."

While the father and daughter were talking, the man who was playing chess with Shen Su came over and said, "I have heard of the county lady's great name for a long time. Seeing her today, I find that her reputation is well-deserved."

Shen Huaixu then noticed the person. This person was about the same age as Jiang Erlang, tall, but wearing a red dress. It was very surprising, perhaps because his facial features were too sharp, he did not look feminine.

“Who is this?” Shen Huaixu looked at his father with an inquiring look.

Shen Su introduced calmly: "Yun Zhi from the Yun family."

Yun family?

Shen Huaixu thought about it. It seemed that there was no minister with the surname Yun in the capital... Yun Qi? She remembered that Cang Heng's maternal surname was Yun, so she chose this name. Could it be...?

Yun Zhi had a pair of phoenix eyes with slightly upturned corners. When she smiled slightly, the hook in her eyes was no longer sharp, but instead made people feel evil.

"I am the third child in my family. My father and the current Crown Princess are siblings from the same mother."