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

As for the inner room, it was filled with firewood and miscellaneous items, and was somewhat messy.

Aqing was bound by hemp rope and fell to the ground, her body covered in soot from the fire mixed with dust from the woodshed, making her look utterly wretched.

Wen Yuanshu, dressed smartly, sat in a chair, slowly poured herself a cup of tea, and then looked at A Qing: "There are no outsiders here. If you have something to say, you can say it."

Aqing forced herself to sit up straight, her face full of stubbornness: "I have nothing to say! I'll say it again, only by being with you can I control my own destiny, only then can I find a way out!"

Chunhua wanted nothing more than to slap her: "How did my daughter get in your way!"

"She didn't block my way, so why won't she let me be a teacher?!" Aqing shouted with all her might, "The female official clearly wanted me to become a teacher, but because of her! That's why the female official can't let me be a teacher!"

After listening to her finish speaking, Wen Yuanshu slowly took another sip of tea.

"You're completely out of your mind! Our girl didn't get involved in the assessment at all! We've already made you a teaching assistant, and you're just waiting for you to grow up a bit so you can become a teacher. The road ahead is practically smooth! What more could you want!"

Chunhua's words left Aqing speechless.

She stammered for a long time before finally sticking out her neck and saying, "But with my abilities, I could clearly become a teacher directly! Just because I'm not old enough, I have to be a teaching assistant. Don't you think that's ridiculous!"

"So, Miss Aqing thought that she was only defeated by her age?" Wen Yuanshu raised an eyebrow.

"Isn't that right?!"

Wen Yuanshu chuckled lightly: "I thought that Miss Aqing was in the room that day and heard everything that gentleman said clearly."

Aqing's expression immediately changed: "W-what are you saying!"

"Have you forgotten, young lady? The day Bai Tong was poisoned, we went to visit him. I even asked that official why you weren't chosen. He said that it was because you were too young to command respect, and another reason was that there were people more suitable than you at the time, which is why you weren't chosen."

Wen Yuanshu propped her head up with one hand and looked at her leisurely: "Why do you only listen to half of what people say, Miss?"

Aqing's face was pale, her lips moved, but she couldn't say anything for a long time.

"Furthermore, your claim that you killed me to secure your own future is even more absurd," Wen Yuanshu said calmly. "You attacked me in public; shouldn't your future be ruined? What future could you possibly have?"

“Unless…” Wen Yuanshu’s eyes narrowed slightly, “someone has offered you another way out.”

As soon as Wen Yuanshu finished speaking, Chunhua's eyes widened in surprise.

"Now that things have come to this, do you still have nothing to say to me, young lady?"

Aqing gritted her teeth, and for a moment she didn't even dare to look Wen Yuanshu in the eye.

Wen Yuanshu wasn't in a hurry. She slowly got up and said, "The so-called way out that person promised you, Miss, may not be a way to live. A dead end is also a way, isn't it?"

"Young lady, you should think it over carefully. Maybe you should reveal the name of the person behind this and save your life."

After saying that, Wen Yuanshu left the woodshed without lingering.

Seeing the headmistress waiting outside, Wen Yuanshu said, "Keep someone watching her, and go to the main kitchen to get some food to send to this young lady. It doesn't need to look fancy, but it must taste good."

The nanny nodded and quickly turned to get to work.

-

Wen Yuanshu finally breathed a sigh of relief after returning to her bedroom.

Chunhua sat to the side, her face blank.

Wen Yuanshu glanced at her: "Are you really stupid?"

Chunhua sighed, "...It'll be soon."

Chunhua sat down next to Wen Yuanshu, looking at her with a complicated expression: "Miss, just now, I felt that you are really different from before."

Wen Yuanshu was slightly taken aback.

"Young lady, are you... tired?"

Once upon a time, Wen Yuanshu was pampered by her family and always held goodwill towards everything in the world. Just like she is now, she doesn't bother to think about anything.