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

The Empress Dowager sneered, "Fortunately, I thought the Empress had finally come to her senses and knew she should do things for the women of the world, so I gave her a few days of kindness. Now—humph!"

"The eldest princess personally went to the palace to plead, so it seems that the Empress had no choice but to agree out of consideration for her reputation."

Su Lan's words only fueled the Empress Dowager's anger: "Using my life's work to save her face, how can she be so cunning!"

At least the Empress Dowager contributed money, effort, and personnel, but the Empress did nothing. Just when the project was about to be completed, she issued an imperial edict and began to criticize the girls' school without any restraint!

Seeing this, Su Lan was afraid of adding fuel to the fire, so she dared not try to persuade her anymore.

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Several days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Wen Siyu had a great time exploring the entire capital, but she had exhausted Wen Qinglan, who refused to go out again that day.

Wen Siyu couldn't stay still, so she simply went out on her own.

She inquired along the way, heading towards the Embroidered Uniform Guard's headquarters.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the government office, she was stopped by someone with a knife: "This is a restricted area; unauthorized personnel are not permitted to enter!"

Wen Siyu tiptoed and peeked into the government office, saying, "I'm not some nobody. I have a close relationship with your commander. I'm here to see him!"

The two embroidered guards didn't say anything, but they still looked her up and down.

That's really novel.

There were even people trying to establish connections with their leader.

Seeing that they didn't speak, Wen Siyu raised her chin and said, "My surname is Wen."

Upon hearing this, the two Embroidered-Clad Guards exchanged a glance.

They had heard about that.

I heard that the girl my commander likes has the surname Wen.

I heard that the girl came once more, but it's a pity that they were both on missions at the time and couldn't meet.

Unexpectedly, we ran into each other this time.

The two men exchanged a glance, and one of them said, "Then, Miss Wen, please come with me."

When they spoke, the Embroidered Guard became much more polite to Wen Siyu.

Wen Siyu hummed in agreement and followed him inside.

At that time, Lu Chengyuan had just finished his official duties when he heard from outsiders that Miss Wen had arrived.

Who could this Miss Wen be who comes to him?

Lu Chengyuan was overjoyed and took a step to walk outside.

However, when he arrived at the front hall, he did not see the person he had been longing for, but Wen Siyu.

Lu Chengyuan was disappointed, and the smile on his face vanished completely.

Wen Siyu stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Brother-in-law, please don't be offended. I just heard that you were here, so I wanted to come and see you."

Her address of "brother-in-law" brought a smile back to Lu Chengyuan's face: "I see. Did you have fun in the capital?"

Wen Siyu nodded obediently: "The capital is bustling and there are many things that we don't have in our hometown. I've learned a lot. It's just a pity that my cousin is busy with something. I called her several times, but she didn't want to come out with me."

“Your cousin is entrusted with important responsibilities by the Empress Dowager, so naturally she has important matters to attend to,” Lu Chengyuan said.

“Brother-in-law is right,” Wen Siyu said. “I’ve never been to a place like this before and wanted to take a look. Now that I’ve seen it, brother-in-law, I’ll be going now.”

"Slow down on the road."

Wen Siyu turned and took a few steps, then turned back, pursed her lips and said, "Brother-in-law, could you please have someone take me home? I'm really tired from walking all this way."

Her request is not excessive.

Moreover, since she was already calling him brother-in-law, Lu Chengyuan naturally didn't hesitate to do his duty and promptly summoned a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard to drive the carriage back to Wen Siyu.

"Thank you, brother-in-law." Wen Siyu curtsied and then followed the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Wen Siyu returned to the General's Mansion in a carriage provided by the Embroidered Uniform Guard. She thanked the Embroidered Uniform Guard who had brought her back before turning back.

He didn't return to his own courtyard, but to Wen Yuanshu's.

Princess Anping has been going to the girls' school every now and then these past few days. Whenever she goes, Wen Yuanshu has to go too. When they arrive, she inevitably has to go through a lot of trouble dealing with her, which is quite tiring.