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

"So I think we should... do something."

"Do something..." Wen Yuanshu thought for a moment, "...send her some silver?"

The female official frowned but remained silent.

Seeing this, Wen Yuanshu said, "If you have any ideas, please feel free to say them."

The female official pursed her lips and said, "I'm thinking, why don't we just let Aqing be the teacher?"

Wen Yuanshu frowned: "But Aqing is still quite old. Moreover, if we promote her to the rank of teacher directly, I worry that others might follow suit in the future."

After Wen Yuanshu finished speaking, the female official immediately realized what she meant.

"...Yes, the young lady is very thoughtful."

The female official's expression was somewhat complicated.

She came from the palace; logically, she should be more thoughtful, so how come...?

Fortunately, Wen Yuanshu didn't mind her oversight and said, "Perfect timing, I should go and see too, and ask her what she thinks."

Humans are all sentimental. The female official spends every day with Aqing, so she probably already regards Aqing as her own sister. It's normal for her to have some bias towards her.

The lady-in-waiting nodded quickly: "That's fine too."

So the two of them went out together and headed towards the girls' school.

Although a fire broke out today, the house was in a remote location and did not affect the daily life of the girls' school. Therefore, when Wen Yuanshu arrived, everyone had already returned to their respective seats and were proceeding with their routines.

I went to the place where they taught singing and dancing, but Aqing wasn't there.

“She’s so dirty,” Bai Tong said. “She’s taking a bath in the back.”

Wen Yuanshu nodded and followed the female official.

However, when they got there, they found that Aqing had not taken a bath. She was still covered from head to toe in a layer of black ash, sitting there blankly, as if she was in a daze.

The female official walked quickly towards her: "Aqing? Why haven't you taken a bath yet?"

Aqing suddenly came to her senses and quickly stood up, saying, "I... I was thinking about the fire just now..."

Upon hearing this, the female official immediately sighed.

Ah Qingnian is still young; he was probably frightened.

“The young lady and I came here this time for this very reason,” the female official softened her voice, “Ah Qing, we are so grateful to have you with us this time. Is there anything you would like?”

Aqing didn't speak, but just bit her lip and looked at Wen Yuanshu.

Wen Yuanshu spoke up at the opportune moment: "Tell me what you want."

Aqing's eyes lit up: "Anything is fine?"

Wen Yuanshu hesitated for a moment: "...Tell me about it first."

"I want to..." Aqing's fingers twisted tightly together, "I don't want to be a teaching assistant anymore, I want to be a teacher, is that okay?"

Wen Yuanshu and the female official exchanged a glance.

After a moment of silence, the female official said, "Ah Qing, you are still too young. I'm afraid you are not up to the task."

Aqing didn't turn around; she kept looking at Wen Yuanshu.

Wen Yuanshu also said, "That's true, but don't worry, when you're a little older, I'll let you be my teacher, how about that?"

Now that I've become a teaching assistant, barring any unforeseen circumstances, I'll naturally stay at the girls' school as a teacher.

Aqing took a deep breath: "In that case, may I...may I change my wish?"

Seeing Wen Yuanshu nod, A Qing took a step and walked towards her step by step.

The distance between the two was gradually reduced.

Just a few steps away, A Qing took a deep breath, drew a flash of cold light from her sleeve, and slashed at Wen Yuanshu.

The change happened so suddenly, in the blink of an eye, that no one had time to react.

Seeing that Aqing had arrived, Chunhua instinctively stepped in front of Wen Yuanshu.

The blade was right in front of her, its cold light blinding her; Chunhua even closed her eyes.

However, the expected pain did not occur.

Chunhua tentatively opened her eyes and saw that Aqing was pinned to the ground with her hands tied behind her back by a guard, and the dagger was already in the guard's hand.

Chunhua breathed a sigh of relief, only then remembering that they had two bodyguards with them.

She patted her chest, feeling a wave of lingering fear.

Wen Yuanshu's gaze fell on A Qing, her brows furrowing slightly.

Although she remembered Aqing, the two were not familiar with each other, let alone had any conflicts.