May this scumbag husband, who favored his concubine over his wife, rest in peace.

Aqing took a deep breath, composed herself, and went to open the door.

There was a young girl standing outside. She had fair and delicate skin, but her clothes were a little rough.

"Does Miss Baitong live here?" the girl asked, peeking inside repeatedly.

Aqing nodded: "Yes."

"That's good, it seems I didn't come to the wrong place," the girl breathed a sigh of relief. "Are you the maid of this house? I heard that Miss Baitong and her friends have all gone to the girls' school, so you can finally have some free time!"

Aqing's expression darkened further: "I am not a servant, I am also Baitong's friend."

"Ah!" The girl quickly covered her mouth. "I'm so sorry, I misspoke!"

The girl looked at her and asked in confusion, "But I heard that everyone around Miss Baitong has a special skill, so why weren't you chosen?"

The girl looked Aqing up and down, and said knowingly, "Right, it's because you're too young that your kung fu isn't up to par, right?"

The girl felt she had discovered the truth and nodded repeatedly.

At this point, Aqing couldn't even maintain the most basic decorum, and her voice immediately turned cold: "Although I am young, I am second to none! Baitong is at the girls' school, not at home. You've come to the wrong place!"

After saying that, Aqing was about to raise her hand and close the door.

The girl quickly raised her hand to brace against the door: "How could that be! Everyone says Miss Wen is the most fair. If you were really capable, how could you have failed to be selected? How can you be so full of lies at such a young age!"

"You're talking nonsense! You're talking nonsense!"

Seeing that Aqing was really angry, the girl quickly said, "Don't be angry! I came to give them gifts. Here, these are for them. Please pass them on when they return!"

After saying that, the girl put the bamboo basket she was holding on the ground, and turned and left before Aqing could close the door.

With a sullen face, Aqing opened the bamboo basket.

The so-called gift was a few boxes of pastries.

Aqing counted them; there were exactly six boxes.

She wasn't there.

Aqing felt even more irritated, so she threw the bamboo basket on the ground and stomped on it until it was a mess.

The girl who turned and left had a smug smile on her lips.

Hopefully, this little girl won't disappoint her.

Meanwhile, the girls' school was busy until late afternoon before finally finishing its work.

Bai Tong and the others were already exhausted: "Luckily, we set the end time for late afternoon, otherwise we don't know how long we would have been busy."

Wen Yuanshu had someone bring them hot tea and said, "There are still four days left, and I'll have to trouble you all again."

Bai Tong nodded: "Don't worry, young lady, leave it to us!"

They were exhausted, but full of energy.

She had only said two words when she turned around and saw a tall figure walk in, heading straight for Wen Yuanshu.

"Why are you here?"

"I'll take you home," Lu Chengyuan said with a faint smile in his eyes. "Let's go."

Wen Yuanshu turned her head, and Bai Tong quickly said, "Don't worry, Miss, we know what to do next."

These past few days, the lady-in-waiting in the palace has been teaching them.

Seeing this, Wen Yuanshu had nothing to worry about anymore and turned to leave with Lu Chengyuan.

Once inside the carriage, Lu Chengyuan eagerly pulled the person into his arms: "You must be exhausted today?"

"Thankfully, I didn't do anything."

She was just watching from the sidelines.

“It’s not pleasant to just stay there all day,” Lu Chengyuan said, while gently pressing her temples with his hand.

This action seemed to evoke some unpleasant memories for Wen Yuanshu. Just as she was about to sit up straight, Lu Chengyuan moved faster than her, placing a hand on her waist and immobilizing her.

Lu Chengyuan chuckled softly twice and said, "I won't tease you. There's something I need to tell you."

"what?"

"The mission sent word that the barbarian chieftain will arrive in the capital in two months."

The previous leader of the barbarian tribe died at the hands of Wen Heng. As the only daughter of the Wen family, everyone knows how much the Wen family values ​​Wen Yuanshu. Even the spies know that if they want to take action against the Wen family, they should start with Wen Yuanshu. So, it is necessary for Wen Yuanshu to know about this.