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

After she left the Marquis's mansion, the dowry she brought back already filled most of the storeroom. Later, the Empress Dowager bestowed many more things upon her, and she herself would occasionally buy some things that were nice to look at but useless and leave them to gather dust in the storeroom. So now, her storeroom simply couldn't hold so many things.

Hearing this, Madam Wen sighed helplessly: "Fine, just put those things in the main storeroom. You can keep the book yourself. Whenever you need something, just go and get it."

“No need,” Wen Yuanshu shook her head, “Sister-in-law, please keep it.”

Madam Wen frowned: "Just take what the Empress Dowager gave you. Why are you being so particular about family?"

As she spoke, Madam Wen placed the booklet directly on the table.

Seeing this, Wen Yuanshu had no choice but to pick up the booklet again and have someone put it away.

After ordering tea to be served, Wen Yuanshu inquired about Wen Jing.

Madam Wen sighed, "Who knows? I asked him but he wouldn't tell me."

Wen Yuanshu also sighed: "I always feel uneasy."

After a moment of silence, Madam Wen said, "Alright, you just focus on the girls' school. Your older brother is a grown man; if anything happens, he can handle it himself."

Wen Yuanshu nodded: "Maybe I'm overthinking it..."

Madam Wen smiled and gently patted Wen Yuanshu's shoulder: "You've finally finished dealing with the girls' school, so take a good rest for a couple of days."

Wen Yuanshu nodded again, got up and saw Madam Wen out.

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Soon, night falls.

Hu Yanzhuo loves to go out for a stroll at night.

Although both are capital cities, the capital city at night has a more vibrant and lively atmosphere than during the day, making it more captivating.

Of course, that's only one of the reasons.

Another reason is that Rouge Lane is most lively when night falls.

He rode his horse along the quiet path toward Rouge Lane.

There is a river running alongside this path, its waters gurgling gently, which is why Hu Yanzhuo particularly enjoys walking along this path.

Just then, a sharp sword aura, accompanied by the sound of air being torn apart, suddenly arrived, and Hu Yanzhuo subconsciously raised his sword to block.

However, the strength of the newcomer was beyond his expectations. Even with Hu Yanzhuo's tall and imposing physique, his arm went numb from the shock, and he ultimately fell off his horse in a sorry state.

Hu Yanzhuo was shocked and stared intently at the assassin dressed in black and masked not far away: "Who are you?!"

The man didn't speak, but instead thrust his sword at him again.

This man seemed to have been through many battles, and when he fought, he had the air of a great general. His sword was extremely fierce, and it was likely that a single blow would cost him a part of his body. Therefore, Hu Yanzhuo was in a rather disheveled state when he dodged.

The man closed in inch by inch, clearly intending to take his life.

At the critical moment, another flash of cold light appeared, and a horizontal blade was placed in front of Hu Yanzhuo, blocking a nearly fatal attack for him.

At the moment of the exchange, Lu Chengyuan's expression was also very solemn.

This assassin's strength... is quite extraordinary.

However, Lu Chengyuan was already prepared to exchange a few more blows with him, but when the man saw him, he retreated.

He nimbly vaulted over the high wall and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Lu Chengyuan sheathed his sword, turned to look at Huyan Zhuo, who was still slumped on the ground, and raised an eyebrow: "Huyan Chanyu, should I help you up?"

Hu Yanzhu gritted his teeth, leaned against the wall, and stood up: "Thank you for saving me, Commander Lu."

Lu Chengyuan glanced at him: "When going out at night, it's best to take the main road."

"...Thank you very much, Commander Lu."

Lu Chengyuan didn't delay any longer. He took a few steps forward, bent down to pick up the food box from the ground, opened it, and carefully checked it. After confirming that the contents were still intact, he prepared to leave.

At this moment, Hu Yanzhuo stepped forward and asked, "Are you going to take this back and eat it with Miss Wen?"

Lu Chengyuan glanced at him: "Huyan Chanyu is very curious."

This is indeed what Wen Yuanshu wanted to eat.