After transmigrating into the body of a stepmother, I led the villains in a rebellion.

Lin Shu looked over upon hearing the sound, only to see an unexpected person—Zhao Xinyuan.

Zhao Xinyuan frowned upon hearing the man's words. "I'm still thinking about it, but I don't have any clue yet."

He didn't listen to the teacher's lecture at all today.

He received news from home early in the morning about Ren Bilian and Qian Lifeng.

Even now, his mind is still in turmoil.

He never expected his mother to do such a shameless thing; it was an utter disgrace to him.

Lin Shu frowned as he looked in the direction Zhao Xinyuan had left.

Just then, the shopkeeper walked over carrying books, and he asked intentionally, "Shopkeeper, was that person just now named Lu Junheng?"

The shopkeeper followed Lin Shu's gaze and saw Zhao Xinyuan.

A look of disgust flashed across his face immediately. "That's him. That kid often comes to the bookstore to look at books, but he never buys anything. He's also shameless and won't listen to reason with him no matter what you say."

As the two were talking, Lu Junheng, who was standing inside, also noticed Zhao Xinyuan.

Hearing their conversation, Lu Junheng tightened his grip on the book, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes.

Just as she was about to look away, she met Lin Shu's scrutinizing gaze, which clearly contained doubt and confusion.

Lu Junheng avoided her gaze and continued to select the books he wanted.

But he didn't dare to choose too many, so he simply picked two books.

When it came time to pay, they discovered that Lin Shu had selected even more items than he had.

He stared at Lin Shu, who had piled up so many books in the bamboo baskets, speechless. "Mother, why did you pick out so many books?"

“If you don’t choose, I have to choose for you,” Lin Shu said, handing a tael of silver to the bookstore owner.

As the two walked out of the bookstore, they happened to run into a vendor selling candied hawthorns at the entrance.

On a whim, Lin Shu bought four skewers.

When she handed it to Lu Junheng, Lu Junheng looked at her with a stiff expression, "Mother, I'm not a child anymore."

"I know, but who says only kids can eat candied hawthorns?" she said, and then took a bite out of one of the skewers.

This scene left Lu Junheng both amused and exasperated.

On his way home, Lin Shu's gaze kept falling on Lu Junheng, his mind filled with a myriad of thoughts.

Ever since she ran into Zhao Xinyuan at the village entrance that day, she had vaguely sensed that there was something going on between the two of them.

Unexpectedly, such an astonishing secret was hidden behind this—Zhao Xinyuan dared to impersonate Lu Junheng and enter Qingsong Academy.

Noticing Lin Shu's probing gaze, Lu Junheng intentionally or unintentionally avoided it.

Upon returning to the entrance of the Lu family courtyard, Lin Shu could no longer suppress his doubts and reached out to block Lu Junheng's path.

"You're not even going to tell me."

Lu Junheng looked troubled, and finally just sighed softly, "Mother, please don't get involved in this matter."

After saying that, he deftly bypassed Lin Shu and walked towards the courtyard.

As I approached, I saw a small figure squatting at the doorway, peering out expectantly.

Upon seeing them return, Lu Zijing ran towards them with a beaming smile, "Brother, Mother, you're finally back!"

Hearing the sound, Lady Ji slowly walked out, leaning on her cane. "You're back."

"Yes, Mother-in-law, I came back early today since I had nothing else to do."

As Lin Shu spoke, he took Lu Zijing's hand and supported Ji Shi with his other hand, and together they walked into the courtyard.

Back in the courtyard, Lin Shu took out the new clothes he had bought for his family from his package.

"I noticed that your clothes are all old, and since I've recently earned some money, I bought two new sets of clothes. Try them on and see if they fit. If they don't, I'll go and exchange them tomorrow."

Ji quickly declined, saying, "Clothes are fine as long as they're wearable; there's no need to spend so much."

“Mother-in-law, this is not an expense, it is all just what we should do.”

As Lin Shu spoke, he handed the new clothes to Madam Ji and then took out new shoes for her to change into. "Mother-in-law, let me help you try on these shoes."

“I can do it myself. You’ve all been busy all day, you should rest,” Ji said, fumbling for the shoes and putting them on herself.

It must be said that Lin Shu has a good eye and made a very good purchase.

After the two finished trying on the shoes, Lin Shu took out candied hawthorns from the basket and gave each of them a skewer.

This action left Lady Ji both amused and exasperated. "I'm not a child anymore, how can I eat candied hawthorn?"

Lin Shu disagreed with this statement, saying, "Candied hawthorns aren't just for kids; adults can eat them too. I've already eaten mine."

After saying that, she turned her gaze to Lu Junheng.

Lu Junheng immediately understood and echoed, "That's right, Grandma, Mother has a share too."

Seeing this, Lady Ji had no choice but to accept the candied hawthorn and taste it.

Seeing that it was still early, Lin Shu got up and went into the bridal chamber to make some snacks for the group.

She took out some flour, and then some eggs and milk from her storage space. She mixed them in the correct proportions, preparing to make some handmade egg tarts for them.

I also took out some peaches and cantaloupe and made them a fruit salad.

As the egg tarts were finished, their sweet aroma gradually filled the air, causing the three people in the yard to involuntarily sniff.

"Mom, what delicious food are you making? It smells so good!" Lu Zijing skipped and hopped to the kitchen door, peeking inside curiously.

Just then, Lin Shu took out golden egg tarts from the stove. The surface of the egg tarts gleamed with an enticing sheen and emitted a rich aroma of milk and eggs.

This made him swallow hard, and he ran quickly toward Lin Shu.

"The egg tarts and fruit salad will be ready soon," Lin Shu carefully took them out and placed them on a plate to cool.

Lu Zijing volunteered, "Mother, I'll take it out for you."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Ah Jin," Lin Shu said with a smile, handing him the fruit salad.

Lu Zijing replied sweetly, "It's not hard work."

By the time Lin Shu brought out the egg tarts, Lu Junheng and Madam Ji had already cleared the table.

Lin Shu placed the egg tarts on the table. "You guys eat first. I'll go change Lu Shiyuan's dressing and then take him out to get some sun."

“I’ll go with you,” Lu Junheng said.

Lin Shu refused without hesitation, "No need. After you finish eating, hurry up and read. Today I asked the bookstore owner to help me pick out many books that are suitable for you."

Lu Junheng's face visibly darkened. "Oh."

Lin Shu entered the room, took out a small first-aid kit, and skillfully changed Lu Shiyuan's dressing.

The wound on my back is gradually healing and new skin is growing.

But Lu Shiyuan showed no signs of waking up, which frustrated Lin Shu.

But there was nothing she could do. She carried Lu Shiyuan out of the room, while Lu Junheng and Lu Zijin read books not far away.

Ji was also applying a hot compress to her eyes with a cloth.

She put Lu Shiyuan down and then got up to walk towards Madam Ji.

Before starting the treatment for Ji, she glanced at Lu Junheng, who was not far away.

"Mother-in-law, there's something I want to ask you."

Upon hearing this, Madam Ji put down the cloth in her hand and raised her face in her direction, "Daughter-in-law, what do you want to ask?"

"How could Zhao Xinyuan be studying at Qingsong Academy under the name Aheng?"