She is a mad villain and it is hard to tell whether she is good or evil

Compared to Bai Zhaoyue's anger, the concubine's yard was filled with laughter.

"Madam, I heard that the general brought a woman back."

"Oh?" Zhang Yurou stopped embroidering the handkerchief in her hand, with a look of gloating on her face, and motioned to the maid to continue.

"I heard that this girl saved the general's life and has been in a coma ever since. The general saw that she was an orphan, so he brought her back."

"Hahaha, Bai Zhaoyue, so what if you are pregnant? The general has still brought people back." Zhang Yurou was in a good mood and rewarded the little maid with a handful of silver melon seeds. The maid tactfully withdrew.

"Ma'am, should we..."

"No need, just let them fight. Keep an eye on the young lady recently. She is not allowed to go out in the next few days."

"Yes, the servant knows."

"Mother, what are you so happy about?" Shen Xili smiled and handed the sword to the maid beside him while walking into the door.

"Xi Li is back. Mother is happy that your father has returned safely." Zhang Yurou smiled and wiped the sweat off Shen Xi Li with a handkerchief.

"Why didn't I see mother so happy in the past?"

"What are you talking about, kid?" Zhang Yurou said angrily and slapped Shen Xili.

"Hey, hey, hey~"

"Xi Li."

"Brother." Seeing Shen Xijing coming in, Shen Xili quickly stood up straight.

"Mother."

"Xi Jing, how come you two have time to come back today? Aren't you practicing in the academy?"

"The academy will recruit disciples over the age of eight in a few days, and will also recruit inner disciples. I want my sister to try it out." Shen Xijing expressed his plan.

"You are so thoughtful. Let's have dinner as a family later and you can talk to your sister." Zhang Yurou looked at the two brothers lovingly.

"it is good."

The setting sun gradually spreads its light all over the ground. In the small courtyard, there is a table full of delicious food.

"Second brother, have some of this. I made it myself." Shen Xiyan picked up some food for Shen Xili with anticipation on her face.

"Thank you, sister." Shen Xili ate voraciously, eating whatever was offered.

"The academy will start recruiting students in a few days. I'll take you there, sister." Shen Xijing slowly picked up a piece of food for Shen Xiyan with chopsticks.

"Really? Big brother, will His Royal Highness the Crown Prince go too?"

"Well, sister, do you like the prince?" Shen Xijing frowned.

Shen Xiyan blushed and stammered, "Of course not, it's just that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very powerful and is a great hero in my mind."

"The prince is not a good man, sister, don't have any inappropriate thoughts." Shen Xijing frowned. Asking his mother to send everyone away before the meal was the best decision he had ever made.

"Brother! How can you say that?" Shen Xiyan pouted unhappily.

"The prince can't have only one woman, do you understand?"

"I...I understand." Shen Xiyan replied with a little disappointment.

"Don't covet the wrong person, Xiyan. The royal family has three wives and four concubines. You should practice hard. Mother will choose a good husband for you."

"Got it." Shen Xiyan poked the bowl with chopsticks sullenly, not knowing whether she heard what Shen Xijing said or not.

At this moment, in the auction house, Shen Ruo was auctioning the elixir she had made before, but she heard that someone wanted to see her.

"You said the dean of Snow Rabbit College wants to see me?" He sat on the chair and ate the spiritual fruit, looking confused. He didn't know this old man had so many problems before? Didn't this old man not care about things in his previous life?

Seeing that Shen Ruo didn't say anything, the servants beside him didn't dare to speak either, and waited quietly for Shen Ruo's answer.

"alright."

A quarter of an hour later, a white-haired old man walked into the room. Looking at Shen Ruo who was cracking melon seeds, his mouth twitched slightly, and the servant closed the door and left.

"Little kid, did you make the elixir?"

Shen Ruo paused while cracking melon seeds. This old man had good eyesight and could tell that it was her who practiced it. She couldn't tell his level of cultivation.

"Yes, Grandpa, is there anything you need?" Shen Ruo then pretended to be polite and sat up straight, and A Yu also served a cup of tea to the dean.

"Oh, yes, grandpa is old, and I want to accept someone as my last disciple to look after the kids. You are a good choice." Shen Ruo paused when he heard this.

The old dean took a look at Ayu and nodded with satisfaction. Shenruo suspected that his cultivation was even higher than Ayu's.

"Me? I can't." Shen Ruo refused directly.

"Why? I can teach you a lot."

"Little kid, which hermit family are you from?"

“I don’t want to learn.”

"Little kid, many people are lining up to worship me as their master!"

"Oh."

"I don't want to learn." Shen Ruo still refused calmly.

"Hey, little doll..."

“I don’t want to learn.”

The old director was a little anxious. He had been taking care of this little guy for half a month.

Someone in the academy gave him a pill before, and he thought that the person who made the pill had good qualifications.

He thought it was an old monster, but it turned out to be a little kid. He decided to take him in as his apprentice and make those old guys very envious. Unexpectedly, the kid directly rejected him.

He directly took out his treasured magical treasures and elixirs and displayed them in front of Shen Ruo ostentatiously.

"If you take me as your master, all these will be yours." Shen Ruo raised his eyebrows when he heard this. This old man has a very wealthy family. Why not consider it?

Seeing that Shen Ruo was still hesitating, the old man took out a lot of rare treasures, which almost dazzled Shen Ruo's eyes. Not bad, not bad, Shen Ruo was very excited.

"But I'm only six years old." Shen Ruo still said his age helplessly.

The old man's eyes lit up when he heard this. Six years old! A six-year-old alchemy genius! A genius!

He had reached the foundation-building stage at the age of six, which would have made him a genius in other continents, not to mention that he could also make pills.

The old man became even more determined to accept a disciple, and he took out a storage ring and stuffed it into Shen Ruo's hand.

“This is a gift for becoming a disciple. It contains my keepsake. The academy will start recruiting students in a few days.

Just take my token with you to the academy, and I will make an exception and admit you. Then I will drink your apprenticeship tea."

Without waiting for Shen Ruo's consent, he disappeared.

Shen Ruo looked at the storage ring in his hand and probed into his spiritual sense, and raised his eyebrows.

This old man is quite generous. He presented all kinds of rare treasures and took out a token. This must be the token that symbolizes the dean's identity.

Okay, then she would go to the college in advance to check it out. She originally thought she would have to wait, but she didn't expect that the old man would give her a pillow.

In the residence of the Great General, Shen Ruo was lying on the couch, listening to the report in Arabic.

"Master, I couldn't see through the cultivation level of the man I met at the auction house."

"I know."

"There's something wrong with the elixir that the master's brother and sister made. They didn't give it to the brothers. Also, the turtle's appetite has been increasing recently."

"If you hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten. Now I know."

"Go down and rest. I have plans for tomorrow."

"Yes."

At three quarters past midnight, the moon is high in the sky, which is the time when people are most sleepy.

A group of men in black were captured alive before they could even get close to Shen Ruo's house. Before they could crush the poison sac in their teeth, their jaws were removed and they were locked up in a secret room under Shen Ruo's house.

On the second day, when the sun was at its zenith, Shen Ruo woke up slowly, stretched himself, and felt comfortable after waking up.

A Yu whispered a few words in Shen Ruo's ear, and A Yan came in to help Shen Ruo dress and wash.

While eating breakfast, Shen Ruo was in a good mood and touched Haoyue’s little head.

Haoyue was eating the brain of a spirit beast with a very satisfied look on his face. Now that he had meat to eat with his master, he would never have to go hungry again.

After breakfast, Shen Ruo sat in the yard to bask in the sun, holding the pill in his hand and examining it in the sunlight.

"Your servant greets the young lady." Yan Qin'er lowered her head and looked very docile. Yan Huaian also lowered his head respectfully beside her.

"I also want to be at peace, but some people don't let me." Shen Ruo said with a smile looking at the two people kneeling on the ground.

"Haoyue, eat."

The brother and sister looked up with confusion, and Yan Qin'er was even more confused, not knowing what Shen Ruo meant.

Haoyue slowly approached the two of them. Although Haoyue was still a child, he should not be underestimated. He stared at the two of them viciously, his eyes full of bloodlust.

It directly attacked the two of them. Although it didn't understand why its master let it eat, it always knew it was right to listen to its master.

"Ah! Miss, Miss, what have we done wrong?"

Yan Qin'er used her spiritual power to resist Haoyue's attack, and soon her body was covered with scars.

But he protected his brother in his arms tightly and kept asking Shen Ruo.

"The lady said you deserve to die, so you deserve to die." A Yu spit out a few words expressionlessly.

"I have tried my best to make the elixir, how can I be sorry, young lady?"

Yan Qin'er screamed at the top of her lungs. She always felt that this was not her fate.

So she secretly hid the elixir for cultivation and wanted to escape from this place. She should not be just an alchemist.

"Miss, I was wrong. I will never do it again. Please spare my life."

Yan Qin'er kept shaking, and Haoyue seemed to be playing with the two of them. He bit Yan Qin'er and Yan Huaian but did not kill them directly.

Yan Huaian trembled in Yan Qin'er's arms, not even daring to speak.

The two men kowtowed on the ground, trembling with fear because of Haoyue's poison, and the venom was seeping into their bodies.

"Haoyue, did you eat too much this morning?"

Haoyue looked at Shenruo with a puzzled look on his face, thinking that he was not very full and his master really cared about him. Ayu saw that Haoyue didn't seem to understand, so he had to translate for him.

"The lady thinks they are too noisy."

Upon hearing this, Haoyue bit Yan Qiner's head directly. He was originally planning to play a joke on her.

He bit open Yan Qin'er's skull and ate her brain.

Before Yan Huaian could even scream, he suffered the same fate. Shen Ruo watched the end of the two.

A smile slowly appeared on her face. In her previous life, Yan Qin'er had caused her a lot of trouble and even caused Haoyue to suffer a lot of injuries. She had already made this plan when she met Yan Qin'er, but she did it a little earlier.

Ayu dealt with the unfinished game in silence. Shenruo looked at the green-haired turtle basking in the sun beside him, and then glanced at Haoyue who was burping after eating.

Seeing Ayu wiping Haoyue's mouth with a handkerchief and Haoyue obeying him obediently, Shenruo thought about it and decided to wait a few more days.

Looking at the sun, it must be almost time.

Sure enough, at noon, an imperial edict was delivered to the General’s Mansion.

The whole family knelt to receive the order, of course Shen Ruo was not among them, as she went out to buy osmanthus cake.

"The Emperor of Fengtian Chengyun declares: Princess Anping has made great contributions in saving the emperor, so I grant her marriage to the great general Shenxiao as my wife, and choose an auspicious date for the wedding."

The eunuch read out the imperial edict in a shrill voice. However, the people in the General's Mansion seemed to have no reaction.

"Great General, thank you for your kindness. I am still waiting to report to the Queen."

Seeing Shenxiao standing there in a daze, the eunuch had to speak up to remind him.

"I accept your command and thank you." Shenxiao took the imperial edict with both hands. Shenyu on the side understood the eunuch's intention and handed a bag of silver.

"Father-in-law, have some tea before you go."

"Oh, General Shenyu, I won't drink anymore. I have to go back and give it to the Queen..."

"Eunuch, have a cup of tea." Shen Yu said as he stuffed silver into the eunuch's pocket and pulled the eunuch who was announcing the decree to inquire about the news.

Shenxiao looked puzzled, and the gentle smile on Bai Zhaoyue's face was about to fail to maintain.

Zhang Yurou's expression was also dark, and everyone's faces were not very good.

Inside the study, Shenxiao sat at the table, looking at the secret report in his hand, his expression changing unpredictably.

"Brother, why did the emperor grant you marriage to this county lady? You are a girl from a minor official's family, and the emperor does you a favor just because you saved the queen's life." Shen Yu kept muttering in dissatisfaction.

"Well, the emperor must have heard something he shouldn't have heard. Tell his brothers to be more restrained these days."

"Got it, big brother."

"Brother, you have been having pretty good luck with women these days."

Shen Yu joked sarcastically, his eyes full of gloating.

Shenxiao raised his head and glanced, then Shenyu turned around and ran away.

"But, brother, you still have to consider your sister's feelings."

"Ok, I know."

Inside the teahouse, the storyteller was telling a story and everyone was listening with great interest. Shen Ruo was also eating osmanthus cake in a private room and listening to the story.

"It is said that the great general Shenxiao is brave and good at fighting, with an extraordinary appearance, both talent and beauty. Many girls in the boudoir are obsessed with him and want to marry him, but..."

"But what?"

"Please tell me quickly!" everyone asked curiously.

"Dear guests, please wait, I am thirsty..."

Ding! A bag of silver fell directly onto the table.

"Hurry up and tell me."

The storyteller looked at the silver beside him and his eyes lit up as he continued, "But, although the general already has a family, there are still women who keep coming to him. Recently, our emperor has granted the general a marriage!"

……

In the teahouse, Shen Ruo was listening to the story with a smile on his face, and one could tell at a glance that he was in a good mood.

"Ayu, you see my dad has really good luck with women, haha." He smiled like a satisfied kitten.

There was a smile in Ayu's eyes as he held Haoyue, who was sleeping soundly, in his arms. Xiaojin turned into a little scorpion next to Shenruo's hand.

"Miss, what do you do with yesterday's seeds?"

"Send it back to where it came from. Remember to give it back only when it blooms."

"Yes."

The breeze is blowing gently and the sun is shining brightly. Such good sunshine really makes people forget what to do.

"Let's go, it's time for lunch."

As soon as Shen Ruo left, a handsome young man came to her room.

"Master, when did you come? Is there anything I can do for you?" The shopkeeper rubbed his hands and smiled ingratiatingly.

The young man in white waved his hand, and the shopkeeper retreated directly. He picked up a piece of osmanthus cake and stuffed it into his mouth. The man's eyes were full of satisfaction.

"Aqiu~"

"Master, have you caught a cold?" Ayu handed Shenruo a cup of oolong tea with concern. Shenruo took the handkerchief and wiped his face.

"I guess someone wants to treat me to a meal." Shen Ruo ate his lunch nonchalantly.

In the General's Mansion, Bai Zhaoyue had a gloomy expression as she listened to the maid reporting to her what the Divine Owl had said.

"The general is coming to see me at noon?"

"Yes, ma'am."

"Ma'am, please don't be angry. It might hurt yourself." Nanny Bai gently comforted Bai Zhaoyue.

"Mammy, I'm so angry. It's only been a few days, and they are two girls now, but the general told me not to care about it." Bai Zhaoyue was about to cry, looking so pitiful.

"The general has changed. He never went into other people's rooms before, but now he brings people back to humiliate me."

Nanny Bai looked at the heartbroken Bai Zhaoyue and could only comfort her constantly.

"Madam, they are all concubines. Don't be too sad. You still have a little prince in your belly."

"It sounds nice to say that she is a co-wife, but she is nothing more than a concubine." Xia Yi patted Bai Zhaoyue gently to comfort her.

"Yes." Nanny Bai also followed to comfort, and the comfort of the two finally calmed Bai Zhaoyue down.

"Madam, I will put on makeup for you, please stop crying." Xia Yi persuaded, and Bai Zhaoyue went to put on makeup.

"Mammy, how could the general do this!" Xia Yi stomped her feet angrily. She was Bai Zhaoyue's personal maid, so she naturally couldn't bear to see Bai Zhaoyue sad. Mammy Bai sighed.

The sun was shining under the tree, Bai Zhaoyue was leaning on a mahogany lounge chair to bask in the sun. When Shenxiao entered the yard, he saw Bai Zhaoyue, who was full of loneliness and looked like a little white flower.

He stared at the jade pendant in his hand with sad eyes, as if he didn't notice the approaching divine owl.

"Yue'er." Hearing the voice of the Divine Owl, Bai Zhaoyue pretended to have just noticed the Divine Owl approaching, hurriedly wiped the corners of his eyes, and turned his back stubbornly.