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

At first, the hunting was just a small activity of Princess Chaohua. When the emperor heard about it, he became interested and decided to find some free time to stretch his muscles in the royal hunting ground with his ministers.

The emperor was usually very diligent in handling state affairs and rarely had such enthusiasm.

The most important thing is that the emperor does not want to rest, and neither does his ministers. When faced with such an emperor, the ministers do not say anything but complain in their hearts, blaming Shen Huaixu for what kind of medicine he gave His Majesty to make him so energetic.

Therefore, as soon as the decision to hunt was made, it immediately received the support of all the ministers.

On the day of hunting, Shen Su was guarding the emperor's carriage early in the morning and was unable to go with Shen Huaixu.

Shen Huaixu was wearing riding clothes, with her long hair tied up high, revealing a fair face without makeup. As she grew older, her eyes were not as big and round as before, and the corners of her eyes were slightly upturned like her father's. The father and daughter looked more alike than when they first met.

She climbed onto the horse, stretched out a hand to Jiang Wei who had arrived early, and said with a smile: "Would you like to ride with me, your sister?"

Jiang Wei was dazzled by her smile, but her expression twisted for a moment after she heard her words clearly.

Whenever I think of my sister of so many years turning into her sister, I feel a weird feeling in my heart. Who understands?

She glanced at the white horse that Shen Huaixu was riding, and felt a little itchy, but also a little scared. "You ride it yourself, I'll just take the carriage."

The royal enclosure covers a vast area with lush grass and water, and tall trees that block out the sun. After two seasons of breeding and growth in the spring and summer, the wild animals in it are now fat and strong.

It was the first time for Shen Huaixu and Jiang Wei to visit such a place, so they were inevitably curious. After arriving, they wanted to walk around, but were called away by a palace maid beside Chao Hua.

When they arrived at the place, Chaohua was surrounded by many young ladies, all talking and laughing, it was quite lively.

"Ming Yi!" Chao Hua had been absent-minded from the beginning. She noticed Shen Huaixu as soon as he came and immediately waved and greeted him.

After the complicated greetings and greetings, someone noticed Jiang Wei beside Shen Huaixu and asked, "Whose family is this girl from? She looks unfamiliar."

Jiang Wei was a stranger to them, and as soon as she arrived, many eyes kept wandering over her.

Such an occasion was too unfamiliar to Jiang Wei, so she stood quietly beside Shen Huaixu without saying a word.

Shen Huaixu glanced at the person who spoke, but couldn't find a person matching that face in his mind.

"This year's third place winner's younger sister is named Jiang Wei."

Someone whispered, "Tanhua Lang? Is that the Tanhua Lang who was sent to be the county magistrate?"

"I heard that this year's top scholar is gentle and elegant, and has outstanding looks. What a pity..."

"The Jiang family has the support of Marquis Xuanping. Why didn't Marquis Xuanping plead for the top scholar? The county magistrate can never compare to the one who stays in the capital..."

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They spoke in low voices, but it was loud enough for Jiang Wei to hear most of what they said.

Even though Jiang Wei was mentally prepared before coming here, she couldn't help but turn pale at this moment.

She clenched her fists, bit the soft flesh on her cheek with her pearly teeth, lowered her eyes and said nothing.

She thought of the countless times her second brother had read by lamplight at night, the times he rode his horse through the streets in high spirits, the warmth the family felt when they got together the night they learned that her second brother had won the third place in the imperial examination, and the regretful yet satisfied expressions on the family's faces when they got together on the eve of her second brother taking office.

They didn't think there was anything wrong with being a county magistrate. When they lived in the village before, the highest official they knew was the county magistrate. Besides, what if he was just a county magistrate now? As long as he took one step at a time, she believed that her second brother would be able to become a higher official than the county magistrate in the future.

But in the eyes of this group of people, all of this seemed to have vanished into thin air and become worthless.

Thinking of this, Jiang Wei looked back and forth between Shen Huaixu and Chao Hua, and bit the soft flesh in her mouth hard.

She didn't forget what Ah Xu said.

At this time, the man who asked the question at the beginning sneered, "Chaohua, you brought her in, right? The sister of a mere county magistrate can set foot in the royal enclosure. You have become more and more willful over the years."

Shen Huaixu had a vague guess about this person's identity, and suddenly she felt someone tugging at her sleeve.

"Sister, who are they? Why do they look so much like the uncles and aunts who used to sit at the entrance of our village?" Jiang Wei stammered, her voice timid, like a frightened deer, "They love to gossip about others when they get together."

Ah Xu once said that among the young ladies, Princess Chaohua was the most honorable one. She was invited by Princess Chaohua on her own initiative. She was clinging to Ah Xu. Ah Xu and Princess Chaohua had a good relationship, which meant that she was clinging to two people.

Just thinking about it gives people confidence.

As soon as he finished speaking, the whispers of the group of young ladies opposite him disappeared like fallen leaves swept away by the autumn wind.

Some of them were thin-skinned and their faces turned red from holding it in. The eyes of the young lady in the lead also turned gloomy.

Shen Huaixu's laugh broke the deathly silence. She said to Jiang Wei earnestly, "You don't know this, right? Not everyone is like the princess, who only looks at a person's character and not their family background, and makes many friends. Some people are narrow-minded and will talk about even the smallest things. Let's be more broad-minded and give them some way."

Chao Hua was almost laughing like crazy in his heart, but he put on a calm expression on his face, "Cousin Rou, I forgot to introduce her to you. This is the only daughter of Marquis Xuanping, Princess Mingyi, Shen Huaixu; as for this one, you also heard clearly, she and Princess Mingyi are sisters, and she is also my good friend."

She swept her eyes over the faces of the people brought by Yun Rou one by one, and said with a half-smile: "Since you think you are of noble status, you should control your mouth and stop doing things that lower your status."

Yun Rou glared at Jiang Wei with hatred, "Does what my cousin did match her status?"

"Why not?" Shen Huaixu said, "Confucianism says, 'There is no distinction in education'; Your Majesty does not distinguish between high and low, and loves all people in the world. Chaohua is a princess of the royal family. When she makes friends with people, she does not consider their family background but only their character. How can she not be considered to have inherited Your Majesty's benevolence?"

Chaohua nodded contentedly after hearing this, thinking to himself that Shen Huaixu was really amazing and his flattery skills were getting better and better.

Having said that, any further concern about Jiang Wei's identity would be tantamount to questioning the Emperor and Empress.

"What County Lady Mingyi said makes sense." Yun Rou looked at Shen Huaixu, who was using his power to gain a reputation, and forced a smile. "I've only heard that County Lady Mingyi is an excellent doctor, but I didn't expect she's so eloquent when I saw her today."

"Miss Yun, you are too kind. I will let you experience my medical skills again when there is a chance in the future."

The faces of the young ladies who came with Yun Rou were almost frozen. They knew that County Master Mingyi was not a good person, but they didn't expect that she had such a vicious tongue and every word she said was full of thorns.

Yun Rou, who was targeted, turned as black as the bottom of a pot and left with a cold snort.

Seeing Yun Rou being humiliated, Chao Hua was overjoyed. He laughed out loud after the person left, "Shen Huaixu, whoever messes with you is really blind."