Chapter 116 The Ending

After all, it was a chronic poison that hurt her body, the old madam cried for a while and then fell asleep. Her already old face became even more haggard, and her gray hair had turned completely into silver threads in just three months, rather look like she was about to die. Zhao Luli sat quietly beside the bed to guard her, his heart felt like it was stab with a knife, and he felt unbearable remorse.

After staying for half an hour, he remembered Ye Zhen who was still busy in the warehouse, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

At this time, the sky was completely dark, and the lanterns on the eaves had been lit. The dowry servants who was recalled by Ye Zhen also had a kerosene lamp in their hands to illuminate the place brightly, in case Ye Zhen, who was seriously checking the account, saw something wrong and suffered a big lost. Zhao Wangshu held a stack of account books in his hand and circled around her, his eyes full of admiration. Zhao Chunxi leaned against the door frame with a sneer.

"Don't bother, Guan Suyi will never be covet any of your thing. How can she like these vulgar things? Use yourself to measure other, if it were you, this warehouse would have been emptied long ago, right? No wonder you're so nervous."

"Sister, how can you say that about mother? The property has been passed through other people's hands, shouldn't we check it? These are all mother's things, it's only natural for her to take it back." Zhao Wangshu immediately retorted.

"You stupid! You think because she's your blood mother, she will really treat you well…" Zhao Chunxi trembled with anger. In the past three months, she was forced to hand over her stewardship rights in every way by Ye Zhen, and she became more and more aware of her true face. For her own selfish interests, she could betray everything and disregard everything, she had no heart at all!

"Sister, you must have been deceived by Guan shi. Look at how she treated me, she actually made me, the dignified young master of the Zhao family, go to a village school to study, and let me hang out with a bunch of poor kids. What big things can I do in the future? Daddy clearly paid a lot of money to hire a great scholar Mr. Lu for me, but he was almost leave angrily because of her. She deliberately raised me on purpose to be a stepping stone for her own son. She's gone, and our family of five can have a peaceful life. You call me stupid, but you're the stupid one, you can't even differentiate between good and bad people, outsiders and family."

Three months of brainwashing was enough to make Zhao Wangshu wary of his stepmother to the bones, instead followed his mother's words everywhere.

Zhao Chunxi was already speechless, and was about to flung her sleeves and leave, but saw her father standing in a dark corner, his eyes seemed to have countless hazes, but they were surprisingly bright. He walked in slowly and asked in a gentle voice, "Have you checked it? Did you lose anything?"

Ye Zhen said reluctantly, "I haven't lost anything for the time being." If there was even one thing missing, she would immediately sue the Guan family and tear off Guan Suyi's face. For some reason, she just hated her, hated her to the core!

"It's getting late. Just check it again tomorrow. Follow me to the main hall, I have something to say." He left first, giving no room for the person to refuse. Ye Zhen winked at her dowry servants, and then followed him. If there was nothing missing, she just need to destroy a few pieces, and finally went to Guan Suyi to demand it and see how she explained it.

Many candles were lit in the main hall, and the two men were kneeling on the ground. When they heard the footsteps, they couldn't help but look back in horror, and they happened to come face to face with Ye Zhen. Her breathing suddenly stopped, in an instant she was sweating like a waterfall, soaking through her back. She had never seen the Miao person, but she could not be more familiar with the advisor. If he hadn't run fast back then, he would have turned into a dead bone now. But Zhao Luli tied him up, did he know something?

Ye Zhen held the door frame and did not dare to enter for a long time. Seeing that her face was not right, Zhao Wangshu quickly stepped forward to help her, and half dragged and half pulled her in.

Zhao Luli lifted the half-empty wine jar and took a big mouthful. Huo Shengzhe was right, he really needed this thing right now. His limbs were cold, his blood was cold, but his heart was not cold, because his heart had long been trampled into powder by Ye Zhen.

"I've thought about it for a long time, should I let you know what kind of person your mother is. I want to send her away in secret and let her die silently outside, but I'm afraid that you will keep chasing me to ask for her whereabouts, for a lifetime try to look for her, miss her, and will never let go. I've had enough of this kind of suffering, and I cannot let you repeat the same mistakes." The strong smell of alcohol spread across the room as his lips opened and closed.

"Daddy, what are you talking about?" Zhao Wangshu was puzzled.

Zhao Chunxi buried her head deeply.

"What I'm talking about, your sister must know very well." Zhao Luli left to lock the door, closed the window tightly, and said word by word, "This matter has to start from the beginning, you all listen quietly and don't interrupt. I also don't want you to carry those unbearable pasts, but I even more don't want you to be used by your own mother, and eventually die an unknown death. If you think that she is weak and pitiful and needs protection, then you are very wrong. When it comes to vicious heart and evil methods, in the whole Wei Kingdom afraid no one will be able to surpass her…"

As the candle swayed, the light and shadow changed, he brought up all kinds of things from the past, including how the old madam was poisoned until she fell into coma. Zhao Chunxi's face was already numb, but Zhao Wangshu felt like he had been strike with thunder, shaking his soul.

"Impossible! Daddy, you must have been deceived by Guan shi!" He turned to Ye Zhen and urged, "Mother, I believe you. I saw eldest aunt that day, she is alive and well, how could mother be her!"

Ye Zhen shook her head and wept while hugging her son, as if she could not bear such slander, but she was very clear in her heart. With the witnesses and physical evidence laid over here, afraid Zhao Luli would no longer tolerate her. Her painstakingly fabricated lies could only deceive Zhao Wangshu.

"What do you want to do with me?" Her voice was rough like a gravel. "If you don't send me away, you want me to die from a sudden illness? Are you not afraid that your son will hate you?"

"Die from a sudden illness? How could it be?" Zhao Luli suddenly laughed, "You may not know, Suyi has already got what you want the most. I want you to see the scene that day with your own eyes, and I want to see what kind of expression you will show. What kind of illness my mother had before, that's the kind of illness you will get. Just lie down on the bed, the Zhao family does not lack this much of food."

He took a sip of wine and turned to look at Zhao Wangshu and said with a cold tone, "I know you have a temperament like mine, blind in your eyes and blind in your heart, and you're the typical don't shed tears until you see the coffin. Since you think that what Ye Zhen has done is for your own good, then I won't dismiss Mr. Lu that she invited back, and I won't sell the book boy she brought back. Just follow the path she arranged for you, and you'll see for yourself whether it's a dragon or a worm. If you don't repent for a day, I will not care about you for a day, lest you say that I slander Ye Zhen and harm you even more."

Half-drunk, he looked at his daughter and smiled, "Back then, you were like Ye Zhen the most, helping her deceive me and let me end up where I am today. Now you are becoming more and more like Suyi, strong and resolute, can distinguish right from wrong. Good, very good. My Zhao family is not completely destroyed by Ye Zhen after all! Just go, everyone go, let me stay in peace for a while."

As soon as he finished speaking, two lame servants pushed open the door and walked in, dragging the terrified Ye Zhen down. Zhao Wangshu was stunned for a while, but in the end he chased out, shouting his mother urgently.

Zhao Chunxi was now very remorseful and choked up, "Daddy, back then you went drunk and made a big mistake, are you going to repeat the same disastrous mistake now? Don't let Guan Suyi look down on you!"

This sentence knocked Zhao Luli up like a heavy hammer, like a person who fell off a cliff grabbing a vine, instantly stopping the momentum of the fall and avoided the ending of shattering his body. He threw away the wine jar and murmured, "Yes, you are right. I can't make Suyi look down on me. I have to wash up, get a good night sleep, and go to Liuzhou tomorrow to discuss a business. I want lift the Zhao family again. Those old and weak soldiers in the mansion, those orphans of the soldiers in the estate village are all waiting for me to support them."

"Yes, daughter will help you go back. You have a good night sleep, and everything will be fine when you wake up tomorrow." Zhao Chunxi's hanging heart finally landed on the ground, and her tears burst out. It turns out what kind of person you fall in love with will get you the corresponding outcome, love the wrong person will only get despair, love the right person, even if you experience loss, you will still have endless courage.

Guan house.

Guan Suyi had a meal happily, walked around the garden with Mu Mu and her grandfather to digest the food, and then went to her father's study to practice calligraphy.

"What are you going to do in the future?" Guan Father spread out a sheet of snow white paper and asked casually.

"I haven't figured it out yet, but I definitely won't get married."

"Then go back to Jiaozhou to accompany your maternal grandparent. If it weren't for the fact that you have a good fate with the late Empress Dowager and entered the emperor's eyes, there would have been many rumors all over the capital. If there's people who want to deal with us, they can criticize you for looking down on the Zhao family, and dislike Zhao Luli's commoner status, so then rush to reconcile. You go to Jiaozhou to live for a while, and then come back after the wind has passed. "

Guan Suyi's heart was filled with resentment, "So what if people say that I reconcile because of this, even dislike the lowly status of the Zhao family? It's easy to talk about others, but it's difficult to examine yourself. Just ask any noble lady in the capital to change with me and see if they can bear it! They can say whatever they want, I'll live my life as usual, what am I afraid of?"

Guan Father frowned, "You're not going to Jiaozhou? Mr. Lu sent out an article a few days ago to attack you, he publicize how you treat your stepson harshly, how you disrespect the teacher, how you dismissed him, and how you threw Zhao Wangshu into a village school. Because your reputation is connected with the late Empress Dowager, others dare not criticize openly, but you should know what they think in their heart. Your senior brother is implicated by you, there are no more disciples in the village school, and now can only drink the northwest wind*. How many people have you offended and how many criticisms have you provoked with your upright temper? If it wasn't for your luck and if the emperor hasn't taken a hand to protect you, how could you stand here and practice calligraphy? You would have been sent to the temple a long time ago!"

Guan Suyi's grievance disappeared, and she quickly grabbed Guan Father and explained, "Father, can I not go to Jiaozhou? That Mr. Lu is addicted to alcohol and drunk all day, where can he give pointers to his disciples? Daughter feel oneself is right, but it's true that it hurts senior brother, so I will go to see him tomorrow to make amends!"

"Forget it, you're very similar with your grandfather, always say whatever you think in your heart. I don't expect you to change at all. I will be lucky if you don't cause me anymore trouble. The emperor protected you this time, but how can he protect you for a lifetime?" Guan Father's eyes flickered slightly, he muttered, "I have written a letter to your maternal grandfather, and arrange for you to leave in the next few days."

Guan Suyi reluctantly agreed, practiced her calligraphy absentmindedly for a while, and then went back to her room to sleep, but just as she opened the door, she was pulled by a large hand and gently dragged over.

Chapter 117 Night Visit

Suddenly falling into a warm and wide embrace, Guan Suyi was taken aback and was about to call for help, but a big hand covered her mouth and comforted, "Don't shout, it's me."

"Hunnar? You bastard!" Guan Suyi struggled while crushing the other person's toes with her heels.

Emperor Sheng Yuan immediately let her go. But because it was dark and she couldn't see, in order to prevent her from bumping into the desk and chair and hurting herself, he pressed her into the soft couch and laughed in a low voice, "The sound of Madam's 'Hunnar bastard' is much better than the Mynah. Zhen keep it in the inner hall now, and when missing Madam, Zhen feed it a grain of rice, listening to it repeat that few words, then the appearance of Madam flirting with Zhen vividly came to mind, healing Zhen's love-sickness. But now, when Zhen really heard Madam scolding, it was like drinking a miracle medicine, the fatigue of the whole day completely disappeared, leaving only joy."

"You really deserve to be scolded." Guan Suyi sneered.

Emperor Sheng Yuan had long been accustomed to Madam's verbal swords, and while waving away Jinzi and Minglan who hurried in to check the situation, he pointed to the lantern on the table and whispered, "Madam, look carefully, Zhen will perform a trick for you. "

Guan Suyi was immediately distracted, staring at the lantern without blinking. She saw him gently stroke its top with his fingers, then the charred wick ignited a bean flame for no reason, first swaying with the wind, then slowly jumping up, illuminating the surroundings.

"Is this also martial arts?" Guan Suyi was so amazed that she wished she could hold his fingers to check, but she was too annoyed at him for going into the women's boudoir at night and refused to approach.

"Everything in the world has its own category. Maybe it's divided into yin and yang like people, or it's divided into five elements like things. Internal power is no exception. Zhen's internal power is yang flame, which is extremely strong and rigid, and can burn things when condensed on the fingertips." He held the wick as he spoke, completely undaunted by burns, crushed it easily, and then lit it again.

After repeating the demonstration three times, Madam was driven by curiosity, slowly walked to sit down across from him, then opened her mouth to asked, "Didn't someone say that just looking at me from a distance is enough? But now you break into a boudoir at night, and still grabbing and intimidating, isn't this slapping yourself in the mouth?"

"Zhen just grabbed you because Zhen worried that you would be frightened and shout, making people come. When you regain your calm, didn't Zhen let you go immediately?" Emperor Sheng Yuan spread his hands with a helpless expression, "Zhen did say that it was enough to look at you from a distance. However there is a sentence, but don't know if Madam has heard of it?"

"What?" Guan Suyi squinted at him.

"So close yet worlds apart. Even if the Madam is close to Zhen, as long as Zhen hasn't possess you for a day, it seems like we're worlds apart. You can see that this round table between us is only two feet apart if measured, but in Zhen's heart it's the same as a thousands peaks and ten thousand valleys, really out of reach." He sighed with lonely expression.

Guan Suyi, however, did not buy it, took off a sword from the wall, pulled it out from its sheath, put the back of the sword on the table, the tip of the sword facing the man's chest, and said in a long voice, "How can a thousand peaks and ten thousand valleys be without the blade tree and sword mountain*? I will add an unusual adventure for you, and the scenery should be more magnificent and majestic. I went to the Grand Princess Mansion specially to ask for this thing for you, you can enjoy it as much as you want. They all say beat the old master to death by random fists*, I'll throw the sword randomly a few times, and let's see if it will hack people to death, why don't we try?"

Madam's stubborn resistance was very vivid and very cute, which made Emperor Sheng Yuan almost laugh out loud, but he was afraid that she would be thin-skinned and fly into rage, so he had to hold back, "Madam, don't mess around. This sword is very sharp and if you throw it randomly, you may hurt yourself. Let's sit and talk for a while, and then Zhen will leave."

Guan Suyi tore off one of her hair and blew it on the blade. Seeing that it suddenly broke into two pieces, she said coldly, "It's good to know that the blade has been sharpened. What do you want to say? Hurry up and leave after that."

"Zhen just went to the Zhao's house and made Zhao Luli wake up. After all, he was once a comrade, cannot bear to see him being blinded by Ye Zhen for a lifetime."

"Don't pretend to be a good person now, if you want to wake him up why dragged it until now? He must have guessed your intentions, right? Is it a glorious thing to plot to rob other people's wife? It is worth proclaiming everywhere?" She stretched out her hand to hold the handle of the sword, wishing she could slash to death this seemingly remorseful, but actually triumphant person in front of her.

Emperor Sheng Yuan's feigned sorrowful expression immediately faded, the corners of his mouth could not help but rise, but he quickly it pressed down, "Madam, don't worry, before you nod your head and promise to marry Zhen, Zhen will never let anyone ruin your reputation. Zhao Luli knows what kind of person you are, and will never confuse you with Ye Zhen. Zhen and he have suffered such a big loss, how can we swallow this breath? Letting Ye Zhen go home is not for her to enjoy a good fortune."

"If you come here to discuss the Zhao Mansion or Ye Zhen with me, then please return, I'm not interested in knowing any of it." Guan Suyi's face was full of impatience.

Seeing that she really had no nostalgia for the Zhao family, Emperor Sheng Yuan was relieved, took out a document from his arms, and said with a smile, "Then Zhen won't say anymore, and let the past go. Just now halfway through the road, Zhen suddenly remembered something. Zhen asked Baifu to handle the separation of households for you, but forgot to register Mu Mu into the Guan family's record. If Zhao Luli know about it and went to the government office to register first, he can fight you for the custody in the court. In order to prevent you from being hindered by him, Zhen just went to find a household official and ordered him to prepare all the documents and seal them. Madam, you carefully keep them."

Guan Suyi was not someone who unable to recognize other's good intentions, so she quickly took the document and thanked him sincerely.

Only then did Emperor Sheng Yuan stand up and reluctantly said, "The documents have been delivered, Zhen will leave now. Madam, even if it's the second married for you, even if you still bring a young son, Zhen will not give up. As long as you nod your head now, in a few days Zhen will welcome you to the palace extravagantly, and recognize Mu Mu as adopted son and raise him with care. Even if you and Zhen have other children in the future, Zhen will also treat him as if he is Zhen's."

His black and blue eyes stared at Madam, filled with tenderness and sincere longing.

Guan Suyi were looking at him, but as if being burned, she hurriedly turned her face away. She was always touched by his sweet words, and had to quickly build up her heart again and again. If she stay in Yanjing and often meet each other, it would be really hard to resist. Sure enough, she had to go back to Jiaozhou.

Thinking like this, she said coldly, "It's getting late, you should go. I'll never get married again in my life, so you should kill that feeling as soon as possible."

Emperor Sheng Yuan's eyes dimmed, he walked to the door then stopped, said firmly, "Madam, Zhen can make you reconcile, Zhen can also move your heart, and make you remarry. You will be Zhen's empress sooner or later."

Remembering the days when she was disgusted by Ye Zhen, Guan Suyi's heart suddenly burst into anger, and sarcastically said, "First, you raised Zhao Luli's ex-wife for six to seven years, and now want to raise his second wife and adopted son for him. You either have a hobby for being a fool; or you love him so much that you can't see any woman by his side. I dare to make a suggestion, you two should just get together and be a couple, you really are a perfect match! "

Emperor Sheng Yuan already had one foot outside the threshold, and one foot was still inside the door. Hearing this, he lost his pace and almost fell. He took two deep breaths and said with love and hate, "Madam, if one day you are willing to talk nicely to Zhen, Zhen will definitely go to Jueyin Temple to burn three sticks of best incense for the Bodhisattva."

"What are you still pretending in front of me for?" Guan Suyi sneered, "That Mynah bird is still well raised in the palace, which shows how you take pleasure in it."

Emperor Sheng Yuan's slightly annoyed look instantly faded, and he chuckled happily, "In this world, everyone wants to please Zhen, only Madam is very straightforward, talking with frigid irony and scorching satire, Zhen still like this tone more. Before it was Zhen who speak wrongly, Madam you don't have to talk nicely to Zhen. The more you are like this, the more Zhen love you. It's getting late, Zhen is leaving."

Guan Suyi knew that this was his provocative method*, but people tended to be controlled by their doubt. What if he really likes people who contradict him? Why don't you talk nicely to him next time? Hey, what are you thinking about? There will be no next time, she will go to Jiaozhou in a few days, and will have no chance to meet again in this life.

Thinking like this, she let out a long sigh of relief, but felt a little lonely in her heart.

But Emperor Sheng Yuan, who stepped out of the door, did not leave immediately. He stood in the corridor for a while, after seeing that the candles in the room were blown out, and Madam's breathing became smooth and even, only then he disappeared into the night and swept toward the imperial city. Let Madam leave Yanjing and move to Jiaozhou? Impossible!

The Emperor Teacher Mansion was more luxurious than the General Zhengbei Mansion, but the population was extremely simple. There were only a few servants serving, so the work to be shared was naturally a lot. The things that the masters could do, such as dressing and washing, were all done by themselves, and generally no need for anyone to serve in the house. Jinzi and Minglan got up early in the morning to clean the yard and wipe the windowsill. Although they were doing the work of second- and third-class mads, they felt very relax.

Guan Suyi got up with her hair disheveled and stared for a while before realizing that she had returned home and was no longer the mistress of the Zhao Mansion.

"It's so nice." She let out a long sigh while wrapping herself with the thick quilt. Only people who have been married knew that it was best to be a young lady in their maiden family. They didn't have to worry about anything, just eat, sleep, and play.

"Mom, grandmother asked me to wake you up. She said that the sun is burning your butt (tn: LOL, it means noon), and if you go to sleep again, she will come over in person and whip you with a feather duster." Mu Mu ran in with a bamboo dragonfly in his hand, and his two cheeks were red and plump, looking very cute.

He liked the Emperor Teacher Mansion very much. The people here have sincere smiles on their faces and a clear light in their eyes, which made him very comfortable when they look at him. He threw himself to the edge of the bed and clumsily climbed up.

Guan Suyi hurriedly hugged him, rubbed him in her arms for a while, and kissed him happily. Back at her maiden house, not only Mu Mu felt at ease, but even she felt like she could keep the clouds open and see the moon*. This was the real rebirth, the Zhao family and Ye Zhen, they could go to hell.

She held Mu Mu in her arms, picked up the wet handkerchief to wipe his face and washed his hands, and then began to take care of herself. In the bronze mirror was a young and attractive face, with clear bright eyes and a bright temperament, completely different from the decadence and numbness of her previous life. Even if she resented Hunnar's insolence behavior, she had to thank him. If it wasn't for his forcing and pushing, she would not have taken this step. She carried too many burdens on her shoulders and accumulated too many scruples in her heart. It was Hunnar who helped her remove them one by one, and wiped them off for her as well.

She didn't set foot on the muddy path covered with dragon robe, but she did get the light of imperial power, there's no denying that.

the blade tree and sword mountain*: refers to an extremaly difficult and dangerous place.

beat the old master to death by random fists*: it is a folk joke, it refers to not following rules and regulation.

provocative method*: method of using provocative words or irony to incite people to do something to do something, questioning whether they are up to the ask.

keep the clouds open and see the moon*: only those who persevere to the end can wait until the day when the clouds are cleared and the moon can be seen.

Chapter 118 Probing

The married woman's hair bun was changed into a hanging bun, the gold and silver bead hairpins were removed, and only inserted a pink rose that was freshly cut on the temple. Guan Suyi led Mu Mu to the main house to greet her mother.

Seeing her daughter dressed in an unmarried girl's style, Zhong shi was stunned for a while, until Mu Mu stepped forward and shouted "grandmother" in a milky voice.

"Good boy, come over and let your grandmother take a look." There were not many children in the family, so Zhong shi naturally loved Mu Mu very much. Since the first day, she regard him as her precious darling, throwing her daughter behind. Guan Suyi smiled at the two of them and slowly made tea.

"Mom is also very good. As soon as I said that grandmother was going to whip her, she immediately got up." Mu Mu did not forget to help out his adoptive mother.

"I know what kind of virtue she is. When she is diligent, she sleeps later than the dog and wakes up earlier than the chicken; when she is lazy, she can lie down all day, even eat, drink, poop and pee all on the bed. This time returning home after reconcile, she is so free, grandmother expected that she would sleep until the sun hit three pole before she woke up." Zhong shi pointed out the window, "Look, if Mu Mu hadn't called you up in time, the old man and your father would have already return from to court, and when they saw that you're still asleep, they will give you a round of thrashing."

Guan Suyi quickly clenched her palms and said bashfully, "Mother, how can you expose my unsavory past in front of my son? How can I teach him in the future?"

"It's good to know that you can't teach, but you should lead by example." Zhong shi poked her daughter's forehead with eyes full of smile.

Seeing this scene, Minglan was used to it, but Jinzi couldn't recover for a long time. It turned out that the mature and prudent, shrewd and resolute Madam behave like this when she return to her parents' home. She would also be lazy, stay in bed, act like a spoiled child, and pretend to feel wronged. After all, she was just an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl, with beautiful youth and a prime years waiting for her.

Like a flower that had withered before it bloomed and returned to the soil where it took root, it quickly became vivid and bright. Jinzi sighed at Madam's transformation, why wouldn't Zhong shi not be happy? Holding Mu Mu in one hand and holding her daughter in the other, she was reluctant to let go.

After chatting for about a quarter of an hour, a report came from outside, saying that the old master and the master were back, then Zhong shi asked someone to deliver the lunch, not forgetting to tease, "Sleep until lunch time, among all women in Yanjing, afraid you're the only one left. Mu Mu, don't learn from your mom!"

"Mom is too tired recently. She has to recite the scriptures for the late Empress Dowager for nine, nine, eighty-one days. Only sleep for one day is not enough, still need to sleep for a few more days." Mu Mu explained seriously, provoking Zhong shi's great love, she put her arms around him and called him her baby.

Guan Suyi grabbed his chubby hand and kissed him hard, and laughed, "Mom didn't love you in vain. In the future, our Mu Mu will be the most filial and outstanding child in Yanjing."

"No way!" The old man walked in with a laugh, and while taking off his official hat, he rolled his sleeves and said, "This time I will teach him personally, no one is allowed to interfere! In this lifetime, I must cultivate a great Confucian scholar of the whole generation, and fulfill the mantle of my Confucianism."

Guan Father followed closely with a helpless expression. Didn't the old man's words imply that he taught Yiyi badly? What's the big deal? Did he have talk about it all the time?

The family chatted happily for a while, and then sat down to eat when the food was ready. Adhering to the rule of eating without talking, sleeping without talking, the hall was extremely quiet, and after eating the servants immediately cleaned up the leftovers. When the old man and the others dispersed, Guan Father seemed to inadvertently inquire, "The last time you were harassed by the female official, was it the emperor who helped you out?"

"Yes." Guan Suyi brought it up in one breath.

"Today I'm going to put Mu Mu in the household register, but the household official said that Chief Bai had already done it yesterday, and even handed over the documents to you. Is there such thing?"

"Yes."

"The emperor also smoothed out the matter of cutting open the stomach for you, you actually basked in the light of imperial power."

"That's not it." Guan Suyi's expression was calm, "Power is really a good thing, it can build momentum, it can suppress people, and it can also save lives. If it weren't for you and grandfather in high positions and have real power, afraid it will not be so easy to reconcile this time. Just imagine, if our family was still in the same situation as the first time we enter Yanjing, no matter how badly I was wronged in the Zhao family, I could only swallow my anger and accept compromise. Because by offending his family, it would implicate you. Even if you are full of pride, it will be destroyed."

Noticing that her words were full of resentment, as if her pride had really been destroyed, Guan Father couldn't help but point out, "Why bother thinking about things that never happened, even more, unlikely to happen? A nobleman loves money and takes it from the Tao, then how about when nobleman takes power?"

Guan Suyi didn't even think about being authentic, "Zi Lu* said: 'The Monarch of the State of Wei wants you to govern the country. What do you plan to do first?' Confucius said: 'First of all, you must rectify your name', A nobleman always takes a skeptical attitude towards things he doesn't know. If his name is not right, his speech is not fair and reasonable, if his speech is not fair and reasonable, things will not be done… Therefore, how the nobleman involve in politic and takes power, he should rectify his name." Note

Guan Father nodded in relief, "Very good. This is a warning to the world, and it is also the way to live in the world. 'Name' is the law of ethics*, and 'rectify the name' is consider conforming to the law, not against ethics. Monarchs, ministers, fathers, sons, each has its own position, performs its own duties, and must not overstep it. If the name is not correct, the words will not go well, even if you climb up the ranks step by step, reach great power and high prestige, you will eventually be eaten back by it, and you will not end well." After the words fell he looked at her daughter with sharp eyes.

Guan Suyi lowered her eyes and smiled, "Father doesn't have to discuss the words of the Sage with me, daughter will soon return to Jiaozhou to accompany maternal grandfather to farm the fields. If you see me in the future, perhaps I no longer a scholar holding a brush, but a peasant girl carrying a hoe."

Guan Father stared at her for a long time, then he stroked his beard and smiled. Guan Suyi breathed a sigh of relief and immediately took her leave, saying that she was going to visit the senior brother in the eastern suburbs. Mu Mu was taken to the study by the old man, and he was practicing calligraphy at the moment. There was a drop of ink on his nose, and he looked very cute. She stood by the window and watched for a long time, unable to bear to disturb the grandparent and the grandchild pair, so she had no choice but to go by herself.

Minglan had just returned and was busy contacting her little sisters everywhere, only Jinzi was following her master. The two arrived at the village school in a carriage, and before they could enter, they heard a woman's scolding voice, "You bastard! I asked you to go to the Emperor Teacher Mansion so they can recommend you to become an official, but you don't want to go, saying you want to participate in some imperial examination. What's the use of reading these books all day long? Can you earn a few taels more with that? Your good junior sister has made all your students run away. Without the tutor's salary, what should we eat and drink? Hurry up and get dressed, go to the Emperor Teacher Mansion and borrow some money. No matter what, it's their family who harmed you, can't you get any compensation at all?"

Sister-in-law Song, it's been a long time! In an instant, Guan Suyi's thoughts went back from the present to the past. In her previous life, she could have cleared up those slanders, but she didn't expect this good sister-in-law to suddenly retort, saying with certainty that she had seen her hanging out with her senior brother with her own eyes. After she was sent to Cangzhou, she learned through Zhao Wangshu's confession that the other person had sold the senior brother for only a thousand taels of silver, because senior brother had been stripped off his scholarly honor because of his personal moral loss, and she was afraid to continue to suffer with him.

In this world, not only women afraid of marrying the wrong man, but the man was afraid of marrying the wrong woman, because the price would be very tragic.

Guan Suyi pushed open the door and went in, cupped her hand in salute while saying, "Senior brother, for causing you the trouble you a few days ago, junior sister feel really uncomfortable, so came here to apologize to you. You don't have to worry about that Mr. Lu's matter. Within two months, we will see who is right and who is wrong."

The scholarly man in winter clothes and holding a scroll in his hand hurriedly returned the salute, "Junior sister is very polite. It's noisy here, let's go in and talk." He didn't even look at his wife Song shi, and led his junior sister into the house.

Although Song shi was arrogant at home, she was a master at bullying the soft and fearing the hard. In front of the Miss of the Guan family, who was wearing a magnificent dress and had a graceful demeanor, she couldn't raise her head at all. How could she dare to say half a word? She hurriedly ran to the kitchen to boil water to make tea, hoping that the other person could give them some silver.

Guan Suyi put a box of books in her hand on the table and smiled, "Seeing that the imperial examination is imminent, I put together a collection of classics and histories and sent it to senior brother. Hope senior brother can pass brilliantly this time, and show off your talents. How many people slander you now is how many people will envy you in the future."

"Borrowing junior sister's auspicious words. You don't need to pay attention to Song shi, just take her words as autumn wind passing the ear*, don't listen to her. I have no disciples here, so it's quiet and peaceful to study and prepare for the imperial examination. Junior sister's book happened to be delivered to my heart, just like sending charcoal in the snow, it relieve people in distress, and refusing would be impolite."

"Senior brother is too polite. If you need anything in the future, feel free to go to the Emperor Teacher Mansion to find me or father…" Guan Suyi had a long talk with him for more than half an hour, and the topics revolved around this imperial examination. Although she remembered the imperial examination questions of this year, she would never tell anyone. Whether or not people could pass the exam, it was up to their ability. In the previous life, the senior brother could pass brilliantly as the top of the list, and this life would not be too bad. And now that the political situation had changed drastically, the test questions might also change, who can say for sure?

After leaving the village school, she vaguely heard Song shi's frantic voice coming from across the fence, "Did she give some money? Ah, why only giving away a few books? That miss of Guan family is so stingy! Bah!"

Jinzi said indignantly, "In order to take care of your senior brother's face, we deliberately stuffed the silver under the box, why did we get scolded? Compared with your open-minded senior brother, Song shi is really unbearable!"

"That's why in this world, there are mostly clever wife with dull husband or good husband with vicious wife. It's hard to have the best of both worlds." Guan Suyi had already been indifferent to it since long ago.

Jinzi thought she was insinuating His Majesty, so she didn't dare to say more, and held back for a long time before saying, "If Madam's senior brother could not passed the imperial examination, will he be able to continue open the village school in the future? With that Mr. Lu's article at the front, afraid he can't recruit disciples anymore, and it will be very difficult to live in the future."

Guan Suyi sneered, "What kind of this generation's great scholar, with brilliant reputation? It's just to deceive the world. He's an alcoholic, and the alcohol poison had long been soaked into his liver and guts. In a while, he may have to worry about his life. Why should we care about a dying person?"

"As soon as you said it, Madam, this servant remember that his complexion was red and black, his eyes were yellow and solidified. It's a sign that the liver and guts were failing. I didn't expect Madam to be proficient in medicine." Jinzi was greatly admired.

Guan Suyi was indeed proficient in medical theory, but it was not because of the symptoms that she predicted that Mr. Lu will die, but through the memory of her previous life. In the last life, she dismissed Mr. Lu, who became more and more indulgent, and even wrote many articles to slander her. In the end, he died drunk on the side of the road, but was misinterpreted by the people that he died from excessive anger at her, adding another bad debt to her already black reputation.

In this life, whether he would die or not, it's all up to Heaven's will.

Thinking like this, Guan Suyi suddenly reprimanded, "You call me Madam this, Madam that, do you still think I'll marry your former master? Change the name to Miss in the future, or your salary will be deducted for three years."

Jinzi choked, and had to change her way of addressing.

A nobleman loves money and takes it from the Tao: it means that a nobleman obtains money through proper means.

"Zi Lu*: 542-480 bc, disciple of Confucius.

the law of ethics*,: the way people get along with each other, specifically refers to the ethics and morality of feudal society.

autumn wind passing the ear*: nothing important.

Chapter 119 Having Fun

When the master and servant returned from the eastern suburbs, they saw that the city of Yanjing was already a bustling scene, they couldn't help but want to wandering. The streets were crowded with people, with shops on both sides, banners fluttering in the wind, and hawking sounds repeating continuously, which was very different from the depression in the early days of the founding of the country.

"In just a few years, Yanjing has returned to the hustle bustle of the previous capital. If it continues like this, the Wei Kingdom will definitely be rich and powerful and eventually dominate the Nine Provinces." Guan Suyi said with emotion.

Jinzi, who used to work in the military department, could not help shaking her head and sigh, "It's possible to be rich and powerful, but it's difficult to dominate the Nine Provinces. Xue The Thief occupied Shuzhou and other places, wantonly hoarded troops, occupied fields, gathered refugees, and expanded his power. There will be a war in Wei Kingdom. The current peace and happiness may be just a flash in the pan (short-lived)."

When Guan Suyi died in the previous life, Emperor Sheng Yuan and Xue Mingrui did have large and small battles every year. They both wanted to annex each other, but they couldn't do anything to each other. Later, when civil unrest broke out in Wei Kingdom, Xue Mingrui took advantage of the situation to raise troops and almost went straight into the heart of the Central Plains, but was finally blocked at the border of the country by Emperor Sheng Yuan, who personally lead the expedition.

After this battle, both of them were severely damaged, and it might take many years to heal. In the end, Guan Suyi had no way of knowing who destroyed whom, who ruled whom, but she could guess that the smoke and the massacre, the death and the destruction, had never left that land.

In this life, however, the situations were different. The current Wei Kingdom was more stable, prosperous, and more united. Emperor Sheng Yuan's prestige among the people was like sun in the sky, and the people's sense of belonging to the country was also particularly strong. If Wei Kingdom had a few more years to recuperate, the odds of winning would be even greater.

Thinking like this, the haze in Guan Suyi's heart finally slowly dissipated, and she pointed to the most lively West Market and said, "Come on, let's go there and see."

The two master and servant walked through a few streets, their faces were still full of interest, but their eyes were slightly distance.

"I feel like there's a thorn on my back, do you?" Guan Suyi's lips didn't move, but her voice clearly penetrated Jinzi's eardrums.

"This servant feel it too. We may be followed, but this servant cannot find out who they are, let alone where they are hiding. I am afraid in Wei Kingdom only His Majesty can escape the eyes and ears of the dark guard."

"I also think it's that bastard. There's a cloth shop at the front. I'll go in and buy a set of clothes, disguise myself and leave. You wait outside and if you don't see me come out after a quarter of an hour, go back by yourself."

"Ma…" Jinzi was glared at, so she had to change her words, "Miss, is it really okay for you to go back alone? Why don't we agree on a place where we can meet again after throwing off His Majesty?"

Guan Suyi had never visited the city center area alone, so she couldn't help but want to have fun and categorically rejected Jinzi's proposal. The two walked into the cloth shop, one went inside to change clothes, and the other sat outside to attract the attention of the stalker. About a quarter of an hour later, Jinzi leisurely stepped out of the threshold with her hands behind her back, and was suddenly dragged away just after walking through a dark alley.

"Where is Madam?" Emperor Sheng Yuan's face, who had changed the color of his pupil color, was very ugly.

"This servant has seen Your Majesty." Jinzi lowered her voice, her expression a little smug, "Madam told this servant to wait a quarter of an hour and then go back by myself. Where she goes now, this servant doesn't know. Your Majesty, you are very powerful, just go check it out."

Emperor Sheng Yuan glared at her, turned and walked out of the dark alley. He stood in the street for a while, carefully identifying every pedestrian passing by. Madam got a human skin mask, which was mold according to Ye Zhen's facial features. She would probably dress up as her and escape along the back door of the cloth shop.

According to her temperament, what will she do at this time? In case he discover her, she probably would immediately return to the Emperor Teacher Mansion. Thinking like this, Emperor Sheng Yuan started to move his feet, but suddenly stopped. No, if Madam wore that human skin mask, the dark guard lurking around would not fail to recognize that face.

She couldn't escape by flying, if she want to leave from the cloth shop, she could only disguise herself and tried to fool people. She obtained that human skin mask at the end of autumn, and now it's almost spring, more than three months was enough time for her to tear apart and mend the mask, mend and tear apart again, and study it thoroughly. With her ingenuity, even if she didn't kill people and skin them, it shouldn't be difficult to make a brand new human skin mask. Therefore she didn't pretend to be Ye Zhen at all, but had a different face.

Emperor Sheng Yuan was dazed for a moment, then laughed lowly, and murmured, "Madam is really a headache."

Jinzi followed him unhurriedly, and said with a smile, "Boss, what do you think miss looks like now? Is it male or female? If you turn Yanjing City upside down, can you find her? I think you'd better not bother with that, and go home quickly."

Emperor Sheng Yuan glanced at her and said firmly, "Although I can't guess what Madam looks like now, I can guess what she's thinking. She seems to be mature and prudent, but that's just on the surface. Were it not for the Zhao family forcing her to that spiritless point, her naughty temperament is no less than that of a child. She throw you away and change clothes, so that she can have fun, otherwise, it's unlikely she doesn't understand that I follow her just to see her from afar, and will not cause the slightest harm, there's no need to take a lot of trouble to get away. She seemed to avoid me, but she was actually making an excuse to go to the market to play alone."

After returning to the Emperor Teacher Mansion, Jinzi realized that in addition to being graceful, shrewd and courageous, Madam also had a lively and agile side. If she had heard these words before, she would have sneered, but now it made her wonder. She was by Madam's side almost day and night, and she thought she knew her very well, but compared to His Majesty, she was actually still inferior.

His Majesty was not a person with a delicate mind, and he didn't know how to figure out other people's characters, especially women, otherwise Ye Zhen had been by his side for so many years, but he had not discovered her filthy thoughts until now. But facing Madam, he was able to suppress his predatory instinct, test her bottom line step by step, and then stood at a relatively comfortable distance to pay attention to her and protect her.

It was precisely because of thinking what she think and wanting what she want that he could figure out her every move so accurately. His Majesty really showed his sincerity to Madam, which was very difficult for him, who had a beast nature flowing in his blood.

Jinzi just finished sighing, and then listened to him slowly analyzing, "In addition to love having fun, Madam is very eager to be the winner, especially doesn't like being suppressed by me. She always resists stubbornly, and will not be satisfied until she sees me defeated. This time can break away from me so smoothly, she will never leave easily, she will hide in the dark and observe my actions to see if I will look dejected and frustrated. If I do as she wishes, she will be happy all day."

Jinzi was speechless, and sighed, "Boss, if revenge breeds revenge, will there ever be an end to it? Is it worth the trouble?"

"You don't understand, this is mine and Madam's interest." Emperor Sheng Yuan looked around, his face seemed panic, but his tone was full of laughter, "This is the loveliest thing about Madam, knowing that the road ahead is uncertain, knowing that the imperial power cannot be disobey, she still struggles hard but effortlessly. She neither hurts others nor herself. If she can advance, she will advance, and if she can't, then just let it go. She is strong, but also very soft. She knows how to protect herself and she knows how to protect her family."

Jinzi said indifferently, "Your Majesty, although you spend very little time with Madam, you know her better than me."

"It's nothing, just a matter of heart." Emperor Sheng Yuan was wandering on the street, a pair of eyes staring closely at every passersby who passed, and then continued, "I will tell her with my actions now that I already know that she has changed her face, and with her competitive personality, she will not leave now, but walk out of the corner, take the initiative to approach me, and test me. So I don't have time to talk to you, go back to the Emperor Teacher Mansion by yourself."

Jinzi also looked at the passersby with wide eyes and pleaded, "Boss, just let me follow. I really want to know who will catch whom today."

The answer to her was Emperor Sheng Yuan's cold knife eyes. Jinzi took that as a no, had no choice but to leave angrily, even after walking two streets she kept looking back.

The passersby seem to be very ordinary, they approached very naturally, and passed by very naturally, making Emperor Sheng Yuan dazzled. If Madam was hidden among these people, he had to admit that her disguise technique had far surpassed that Miao expert.

Suddenly, a faint scent of cinnamon entered his nostrils, making his eyes to tremble slightly. It was Madam. She was indeed nearby, hid her appearance but failed to cover up her smell. If it were a different person, they might have already concede defeat to her brilliant skill, but he was raised by a pack of wolves and relied on his sense of smell to hunt since he was a child. How could he be easily deceived?

His heart was filled with infinite joy, but his expression was even more somber. Look thoroughly and see through everyone who passed by, his sharp eyes made people feel terrified. Some people dodged while calling "Ah"; some people were angry, turned back and spat; there were also some girls who had not left the boudoir that scolded him for being rude.

He remained unmoved, continued to walk forward, and continued to examine the flow of people around him with stern eyes. He knew that the more focused he was, the more reluctant Madam to admit defeat, and would definitely change from following from afar to wandering nearby, and would even deliberately walked past him to be slightly provocative.

Guan Suyi disguised as a sallow-skinned, ordinary-looking young man. When she swaggered out from the back door of the cloth shop, the dark guard lurking there really didn't report the news and very smoothly told her to walk away. She originally planned to go to the West Market, but she turned back halfway, climbed up to the tea house across the street, sat down by the window, and watched the play while drinking tea.

She wanted to see how Hunnar reacted, if he found her disappear inexplicably, would he be dejected, would he be frustrated? As soon as she thought of his shocked expression, she was overjoyed, and hurriedly picked up the large bowl of tea to hide the raised corners of her mouth.

Hunnar really came out of the shadows, grabbed Jinzi and kept asking. He was confused at first, but he reacted quickly and began to observe the passerby. Yes, the human skin mask was obtained from him, and he would definitely be able to see through her tricks. In other words, he knew she was nearby.

It's fun, it's so much fun! Since marrying into the Zhao Mansion, Guan Suyi almost forgot the taste of playing around, and immediately put down the teacup and walked to the street excitedly.

Chapter 120 Feeling

Emperor Sheng Yuan knew that Madam was following him, the fragrance on her body was intermittent, coming from far then near. Pretending to find a few suspicious people, he stared at them as they walked pass him, then turned around and looked back for a long time, and out of the corner of his eyes accurately captured Madam's figure.

It was a 16 or 17-year-old young man. Didn't know how she done it, she became much taller than her actual height. Wearing an ordinary blue shirt, a black cloth tied on her head, with a sallow complexion and bland facial features, even if people look at her countless times they still wouldn't be able to remember what she look like. Throw herself in the crowd, she could hide immediately.

Well, this mask is really beautifully done! Emperor Sheng Yuan secretly praised her, and his eyes seemed to pass over her intentionally or unintentionally. He knew that Madam would not be deterred by this occasional attention. On the contrary, she would become more competitive, she would run up to him to test or even provoke him.

Sure enough, realizing that she was seen, Madam who pretended to be squatting on the side of the road to buy fruit threw down a copper coin, picked the largest and freshest one, and swayed closer while eating. If he hadn't judged her identity from the smell, Emperor Sheng Yuan would have doubted whether the sloppy young man in front of him was the dignified and virtuous Madam.

He didn't expect her to have such a frivolous side. What to do? The more he got to know her, the more fascinated he became. He really wanted to pull the person into his arms and hug her firmly when she gets close! He couldn't suppress the joy in his heart, every pore was relaxing and cheering for her…

What exactly should I do?

Emperor Sheng Yuan tried his best to restrain his inner turmoil, and his deep eyes stared straight into the young man's eyes. The young man didn't dodge, instead he raised his eyebrows and glared back, cursing in a rough voice that was not fully developed, "What are you looking at, asshole? Are you asking for a beating?" At the end he raised his fist, even the skin on his hands was sallow, without a single flaw.

Hearing her sudden change of voice, Emperor Sheng Yuan was amazed in his heart, but his face showed a doubtful expression, then he indifferently turned his head and looked at other people. He noticed that Madam quickly raised the corners of her lips, she seemed very proud, and he couldn't help but feel happy. She likes to play, so just play with her.

He walked from the West Market to the East Market, went back and forth, and finally got a little tired. He stopped paying attention to the people around him, and turned to look at the street vendors.

Guan Suyi followed Emperor Sheng Yuan all the way, thinking that he should have given up by now, so she relaxed her vigilance and began to wander slowly. But she did not go far, instead fell not far behind the man, wanting to see how the emperor spent his spare time.

He seemed to rarely strolled down the street. It was also true that before the founding of the country, he fought on the battlefield, and after the founding of the country, he lived deep in the palace to handle government affairs. This kind of people's livelihood, local condition and customs were common to others, but it should be extremely new to him.

He didn't seem to know a lot of the things being sold on the side of the road, and often squatted down to watch for a long time. The tall figure blocked the rest of the customers, making the stall owner very unhappy, and viciously scold him several times. He wouldn't bother with ordinary people, but his expression was a little embarrassed, he grabbed the back of his head with his big hands, looking very simple and honest.

It turned out that Hunnar she had first met was not a disguise, but a part of his true heart. Guan Suyi hid in the corner and snickered. For some reason, her heart became extraordinarily soft. What winning or losing, you suppress me and I resist you, it had became less important.

She continued to follow him and saw him squatting at a booth selling sugar paintings. Even a three-year-old knew this thing, so naturally he would not be ignorant to that level. He said warmly, "Stall owner, draw me a horse. Put more sugar, put more sugar."

"Okay, wait a minute, big brother!" The stall owner scooped a spoonful of syrup and poured it on the smooth stone slab, quickly shaping a golden horse.

"Add a little more sugar, a little more!" He seemed extremely addicted to sweetness, and was dissatisfied with the stingy ingredients used by the stall owner, then his big hands poured a spoonful of syrup onto the horse's belly. The stall owner cried out, "aiya, aiya," and looked very distressed. But seeing him took out a dime of silver from his purse, he smiled again, and quickly pressed the bamboo sticks in the syrup.

What does it look like when a nine-foot tall strong man walks through the streets with a huge sugar painting? Before today, Guan Suyi couldn't imagine this at all, but now she couldn't help laughing. She covered her mouth with her fist and followed quietly, the more she watched, the more interesting it became.

Fortunately, Hunnar noticed the strange gaze of the passersby in time, and his ears slowly turned red. When he saw a drooling child standing on the street, he handed over the candy painting and said gruffly, "Here, go ahead eat it."

"Is it, is it for me?" The child looked at him eagerly, wanting to take it but not dare to take it.

"Give it to you, take it and share with them." He pointed to a group of radish heads huddled behind the child.

The child agreed again and again, and finally took the sugar painting, turned around and ran away quickly, calling his friends and companions, asking everyone to enjoy it together. Seeing the joy of the children, he shook his head with a smile and walked away. The children's parents that were nearby, either smiling or bowing at him, and he returned the salute one by one, without any superiority.

Is this the real Hunnar? On the contrary, the virtuous and unpredictable Emperor Sheng Yuan in the palace was the one who disguised himself. Before she knew it, Guan Suyi's resistance decreased a lot, because she found that the distance between her and the other person did not seem to be as far away as heaven and earth.

The two walked to the Huaniao Street one after the other, and just so happened to see someone juggling, holding a little monkey in a red jacket in his hand and ordering it to perform somersaults, jumping in fire rings and other actions. But if the little monkey hesitate, it will be whipped and squeaked in pain.

The passersby were very happy, clapping and applauding, bustling with excitement, but there were not many people who gave coins, which made the performer even more anxious, brandishing the whip until it made a crackling sound. Seeing the little monkey hugging its head and hiding its tears, Guan Suyi couldn't bear it, and was hesitating whether to reveal her identity, when she saw Hunnar grab the whip and said loudly, "Stop hitting, I'll buy this monkey from you." While speaking, he took out his purse, and found that the broken silver had been used up, so he had to take out a gold bead.

The passersby were in an uproar, saying that this man was rich and strong, so he must be a military master. The performer did not dare to offend him, and was even more afraid that he would regret it, threw the whip and snatched the gold beads and quickly slipped away.

He hooked his fingers at the little monkey holding its head, and said in a low voice, "What are you doing squatting there? Come with me."

The little monkey actually understood, and immediately climbed along his long legs to his shoulders, sat firmly, and carefully held the braid on the back of his head with one hand so as not to fall. The passersby were in an uproar again, saying that this monkey was a deity. It couldn't move in any way before, but now he could understand people's words, if it buy back and and teach it well, definitely would not lose any money.

Guan Suyi was stunned when she saw it, and after a while, she laughed lowly, and after laughing her heart ached. She understood Hunnar completely, and without noticing, she had already been pulled into the gate of his open heart, and could not help interpreting everything about him.

He thought that he was the reincarnation of a demon, not only able to kill his mother, but could also kill his wife and children. Once his wife gave birth, his tragedy would repeat itself on them. So he alienated all women and children. But he yearned in his heart. He yearned for family affection and love, just because he thought he could never get it.

And when he faced that animal, his eyes were like watching his own kind. After so many years, even after he leave the forest, his sense of belonging to the animal was far greater than to humans. It was difficult for him to integrate into the crowd, but he has to integrate. To be able to restrain the beast nature in his heart up until now, it was very difficult for him, and even more so, outstanding.

Guan Suyi suddenly wanted to end the game, generously walked over to greet him, but saw he turn around and enter a bookstore.

Since the imperial examination was imminent, the bookstore prepare many long narrow table, and the poor disciples who could not afford the books could copy the books for the store while reviewing their homework, and finally could still earn some money. The outer hall was very quiet, and whoever walked in would take the initiative to slow down and lower their volume so as not to disturb others.

Guan Suyi, who had planned to reveal her identity, had to hold back, and secretly observed Hunnar's every move through a bookshelf. He was taking off the ink stick on the Bogu shelf, put it on his nose and smelled it, and said in surprise, "It stinks! How can it stick so badly?"

The shopkeeper took the ink stick and put them back in the brocade box, and rebuked, "What do you barbarian know? All the ink sticks smell like this. If you don't buy them, don't touch them! Hey, why do you bring the monkey in too? If it run around in my store and break something, can you afford it? Go go go, get out!"

Guan Suyi was about to step forward to clear the situation, when a woman wearing an emerald green dress with the same color tulle on her face intervened and said softly, "Shopkeeper, you have to welcome customers when you open the door for business, how can you unreasonably divided people by class? So what if he's a barbarian? Barbarian can't read and write? What if I say that the emperor only started to study Confucianism in his twenties, but now he is very talented and full of knowledge. Learning has no distinction between noble and lowly, it's just in the foolish eyes of the unrefined people."

When the shopkeeper saw her carried out the emperor's name, and this man was from the Jiuli tribe, and he looked like a military man, quickly said with a smile, "What Second Miss Xu said was that this little one is petty, and has slight this uncle. You're welcome to whatever you want to see."

The woman pointed to the little monkey and said, "It looks cute, but it can't be control when it gets crazy. Next time, it's better to keep it at home." Then she walked to the counter, took out a few volumes of books, her voice was very graceful, "Storekeeper, the book you want has been copied. You can check it. If there is something wrong, I will take it home and copy it again, so as not to make things difficult for you."

"What's Second Miss Xu saying! Who doesn't know that the books you copied with your own hands have never been wrong, and your hairpin flower small script are unparalleled in the world. How many people spend a lot of money to order your manuscripts, this little one picking fault at you is the same as picking bones in the egg*!" The shopkeeper took the books, his eyes glowing.

Emperor Sheng Yuan, who was going to leave, immediately leaned over when he heard this and looked into the open page. He wanted to see what the so-called unparalleled in the world scrip was like. Guan Suyi also strolled over, looking at the woman from the corner of her eye. Second Miss Xu? Wouldn't she be Hunnar's empress in the previous life, the second daughter of Xu Guangzhi?

picking bones in the egg*: deliberately nitpicks.