Women dressed as men: powerful officials

That night.

The kitchen light emitted a warm glow, the wooden door creaked, Xu Yuan closed the book, and hurried out.

Sure enough, Xu Wenxian came back.

Looking at the familiar figure, Xu Yuan felt a lump in his throat and almost cried.

Unlike her, Xu Wenxian grew up in great care.

The Xu family was an aristocratic family in the capital, but after being accused of treason, the family became like a pile of loose sand and fell apart.

The charge was treason and the result was exile.

There were more than 300 people in the Xu family, but only Xu Wenxian survived the exile.

Even though he was well-read and talented, when he crawled out of the pile of dead bodies, the sixteen-year-old Xu Wenxian didn't even have the ability to survive.

Later, Xu Wenxian was taken in by the Zhang family. The Zhang family had never produced any scholars, so they treated Xu Wenxian very well.

Three years later, Xu Wenxian embarked on the journey back to Beijing.

However, when he actually stood in the capital, he found that everything had changed.

After being patient and dormant for a long time, Xu Wenxian finally collected some evidence. However, before he could go to Beijing to meet the emperor, he was discovered and arrested.

Like her, Xu Wenxian was beaten to death and thrown off a high cliff.

Fortunately, there were trees on the cliff, so Xu Wenxian survived, but he also became ill and could not stand for long or walk fast.

Later, Xu Wenxian placed his hopes on Zhang Qingyu, who was pregnant.

For fear of disappointing Xu Wenxian, everyone in the Zhang family kept her gender a secret for fifteen years.

In her memory, Xu Wenxian always sat in front of the window, holding a book and thinking, gentle and elegant.

She didn't understand when she was young, but later when she learned about the tragic massacre of the Xu family, she realized the burden Xu Wenxian carried.

Now, this burden should be handed over to her.

There is much more between her and Wei Chenyi than just the Xu family massacre.

Xu Wenxian put down the medicine basket and saw Xu Yuan standing at the door with tears in his eyes. He was silent for a moment and stopped criticizing her: "You haven't recovered yet, why are you getting up?"

"You don't know, Yuan'er has been missing you all day." Wen Shufang heard this and walked out of the kitchen, holding the fish Zhang Yue had just caught, smiling: "You're back just in time, wash your hands quickly, Zhang Yue has caught the fish, and we'll eat right away."

Xu Wenxian nodded in response.

Seeing this, Zhang Qingyu stepped forward and whispered, "Cheng Jie came here during the day. You can talk to Yuan'er tonight. After all, they still have to study in the same private school. We are counting on Yuan'er to become a talented person."

After saying this, without giving Xu Wenxian a chance to refuse, Zhang Qingyu lowered his head and went back into the kitchen.

After hearing what Zhang Qingyu said, Xu Wenxian looked at Xu Yuan under the eaves and fell silent.

Xu Yuan did not hear what Zhang Qingyu and Xu Wenxian said. After Zhang Qingyu left, he saw that Xu Wenxian did not speak, so he took the initiative to speak: "Father, I have something to say to you."

"It just so happens that I have something to tell you too." Xu Wenxian put away his thoughts and walked towards the eaves, making a decision in his heart.

"Just now, your father has thought about it carefully. If you really don't want to go to the academy, then forget it."

Xu Wenxian looked at the wish in front of him and sighed softly.

"Why?" Xu Yuan couldn't help but frowned, a little confused.

In her previous life, Xu Wenxian agreed to let her stop going to the private school after she reported the case and was beaten.

But now, Xu Wenxian's words were spoken in advance.

Could it be that everything had changed since the moment Cheng Jie fled?

"If you don't like it, your father won't force you. In the final analysis, it's because you are too obsessed with your father."

Xu Wenxian looked at Xu Yuan, smiled slightly, and wanted to reach out and pat Xu Yuan on the head, but then he felt that Xu Yuan was too old and it would be inappropriate, so he slowly retracted his hand.

Sensing the loneliness in Xu Wenxian's words, Xu Yuan pursed his lips and said, "Unlike my father, I feel that after this incident, I should work harder. Not only that, I will go to Beijing to take the national exam and become an official to change the current situation in Sishui County where the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and corrupt officials are rampant."

Xu Yuan did not mention the injustice done to the Xu family, because Xu Wenxian had not yet told her about it at that time.

So, Xuyuan used another excuse.

"you……"

Xu Wenxian was stunned, as if he couldn't believe that a fifteen-year-old boy could have such high ambitions.

Seeing this, Xu Yuan continued, "Father, I am the one who fell into the water today, and it will be someone else tomorrow, but this world should not be a world where the strong prey on the weak. Besides, the desert is the border, and the Cheng family is an accomplice of the tiger. When the nest is overturned, no one will be left unharmed."

"No eggs are left unbroken when the nest is overturned." Xu Wenxian's eyes were filled with turmoil.

Thinking of the Xu family's painstaking efforts to stabilize the Ming Dynasty, they ended up having their property confiscated and being exiled because of the jealousy of a villain.

Xu Wenxian couldn't help but clench his fists. An idea was about to come to his mind. However, when he saw Xu Yuan, he remained silent.

Finally, Xu Wenxian said, "The water in the capital is too deep. It's not worth going to the capital just for the Cheng family."

"There is no such thing as worthwhile or not worthwhile in this world." Xu Yuan smiled faintly.

She wanted to say something else, but Zhang Yue ran out of the kitchen and said, "It's time to eat."

"Let's eat first."

Xu Wenxian didn't say much.

After saying this, he hunched over and slowly walked towards the kitchen.

Xu Yuan looked at the obviously upright young man, whose steps were even more unsteady than those of an old man, and tears filled his eyes again.

At the same time, she said to herself: No matter who stands in front of her, she will not compromise.

After thinking about it, Xu Yuan followed Xu Wenxian to the kitchen.

Sitting around the dinner table.

The food was not the best, but it tasted extremely sweet when I made a wish.

However, in the eyes of the other five people, Xuyuan looked like he had not eaten for several years.

Zhang Yue was eating a piece of fish when he saw Xu Yuan wolfing down the food. The fish in his hand suddenly lost its flavor.

Seeing that the others had stopped eating and Xu Yuan was still eating, Zhang Yue asked hesitantly, "Mom, does Zhiguo eat the same as us?"

"They come from the same pot, how can they be different?" Wen Shufang glared at Zhang Yue.

"Then he is..."

"I think there's something wrong with Yuan'er since he woke up." Wen Shufang thought of how Xu Yuan looked when he just woke up, and suddenly looked at Zhang Qingyu nervously.

"How about finding a doctor to take a look?"

"I see, it's nothing."

Zhang Qingyu was a little nervous as he spoke, because making a wish was really too unusual.

Hearing the conversation between the two, Xu Wenxian frowned and asked, "What happened to him today?"

"Nothing..."

Before Wen Shufang finished her words, a bowl was put down for making a wish.

The rice was eaten cleanly.

Xu Yuan said solemnly: "Father, uncle, I want to go to the school tomorrow."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Qingyu immediately said, "No."

"Yes, you haven't recovered yet." Wen Shufang followed suit and advised: "There's no rush to study hard."

"The ice is three feet thick, and it didn't freeze overnight. We can't delay even a moment. Besides, my cousin needs to go to the martial arts hall, so he should go as soon as possible. We two brothers are both in the county, so it's more convenient to take care of him."

"But I still..."

"Zhiguo has grown up and has his own ideas. Just listen to him." Xu Wenxian interrupted Zhang Qingyu and said, "The martial arts hall cannot be neglected."

Thinking of what Xu Yuan had said before, Xu Wenxian lowered his eyes and couldn't help but sigh.

The weather in the desert is very hot this year and no grain of food can be harvested.

The Water City looks calm and peaceful, but in fact, dark clouds are looming.