After the arranged marriage, she farms and survives under the tutelage of the villainous boss.

"My name is Xie Shuheng, and this is my wife, Jiang Zhiyun."

Everyone introduced their wives as "Madam So-and-so".

However, Xie Shuheng would always include his wife's surname and given name, regardless of whether others cared or not.

Lu Sheng looked over and scrutinized Jiang Zhiyun and Xie Shuheng, then nodded approvingly.

"Could it be that the great Confucian scholar Lu Sheng has also taken a liking to either of us and is planning to take us as his disciples?" Jiang Zhiyun joked.

At this moment, Lu Sheng smiled and said, "That's not the case. You two are indeed very capable, but you are also people I admire. I dare not make such a reckless statement as to accept you as my disciples, much less accept it."

“Even Brother Zhang Duan could be my teacher.”

Lu Sheng wasn't being modest; he never spoke much to people he looked down on. Now that he was saying it so bluntly, it was naturally because he thought the same thing.

Zhang Duan said, "My grandson is quite well-behaved, but my granddaughter-in-law is both brave and resourceful. She can manage a peaceful life and also smooth out hardships."

"No matter who she marries, my daughter-in-law's life will be just as good."

Previously, he had looked at Yunniang with a probing gaze, showing respect, but not to the point of praising her to everyone he met like this now.

Jiang Zhiyun was indeed being praised ever since she came downstairs: "Grandfather, please stop praising me. If you keep praising me, I'll get arrogant. I'll start to think I'm the most powerful person in the future. This kind of mentality is not good."

To everyone's surprise, Zhang Duanyi said righteously, "Yunniang, what are you saying? In our hearts, you are more capable than Shuheng, and Shuheng thinks so too."

Xie Shuheng nodded.

The whole family looked at Jiang Zhiyun with satisfaction.

She was even a little lost. Neither of her biological parents had ever said anything nice to her, and she had been neglected since childhood. In two lifetimes, to be able to meet such a good person was truly worth it.

At this moment, Zhang Duan and Zhang Xian accompanied Lu Sheng outside to chat.

These literati seem to prefer speaking in a small teahouse or tavern, as it allows them to be more unrestrained.

Xie Shuheng was feeding Yunniang pastries, even though she didn't want to eat them.

"Xie Shuheng, that's enough."

“You’re being so nice to me now that I’m scared. I feel like you have ulterior motives.”

After Jiang Zhiyun said these words.

Xie Shuheng chuckled and said, "I have ulterior motives. I want Yunniang to never leave me."

When he saw Yunniang injured, he wished he had those injuries himself, even twice as many.

But it all happened to Yunniang... and he even felt a sense of powerlessness.

It seems like I can't help with anything.

"Yunniang, don't let yourself get into trouble next time. You don't need to wait for me; your safety is the most important thing. I have other ways; we'll always find another way."

"You're so stupid."

Xie Shuheng said this with great seriousness.

Jiang Zhiyun also said seriously, "Where are you being silly? Xie Shuheng, if we do this again, it will waste manpower, resources, and money. And wouldn't the Protectorate be prepared?"

"Actually, it doesn't matter if something happens to me. You have to defend against it so that the people can keep living, and only by living can there be hope."

Having died once, Jiang Zhiyun deeply understands that everyone, even those who may be nameless, can receive blessings because of their current efforts, and that is enough!

"Xie Shuheng, you are a general. Let me tell you, in my past life there was a particularly despicable villainous general. Because of his great victory, a general amnesty was granted in the southwest, and each family received five taels of silver. I relied on those five taels of silver to rise again in Bianjing and Jingshan."

Jiang Zhiyun walked each step clumsily.

In her previous life, she went to Bianjing with Xu Ping'an and built her career entirely on her own. Jiang Zhiyun has always endured hardship, and the reason she is so experienced in business and selling things in this life is because of the foundation she built in her previous life.

Therefore, she can do these things with ease.

“When Xu Ping’an and I went to Bianjing, he had no money for the journey, so I was the one who tried to earn money. I was also cheated and had no money. I was even kicked out of my shop and owed a lot of money.”

"I received those five taels of silver when I was at my most desperate. That's because I'm from the Southwest, and that general won a great victory in the Southwest."

This was the only connection they had in their past lives.

I never imagined that we would be together in the Southwest in this lifetime... So isn't this also a kind of fate?

Sometimes, some feelings are indeed preordained by fate.

Xie Shuheng looked at her: "Is that general me?"

"Yes, I originally wanted to thank you in person, but when you heard that I was Xu Ping'an's wife, you refused to see me and told me to get lost."

"After that, I didn't dare to go up and bother you anymore. After all, you are Enshi, and I am just an ordinary woman."

Listening to Jiang Zhiyun calmly recount her past life, Xie Shuheng simply held her tightly, his movements and expressions revealing a strong sense of possessiveness.

“Yunniang, I don’t want to hear any other man’s name from you.”

Jiang Zhiyun chuckled: "I don't want to mention it either, it's disgusting. Xu Ping'an and Jiang Zhiwan have been disgusting me their whole lives."

"What can I do? This is an objective fact. Who told me to be so short-sighted in my past life?"

She sighed, feeling somewhat melancholy.

Xie Shuheng hugged her and said, "You shouldn't feel sorry for yourself just because you met a bad man. You've always been a good person and you've been living your life to the fullest."

"It's not easy being a woman; many times we don't have our own choices. It's just by chance that we've come to appreciate each other. As my maternal grandfather and mother said, Yunniang, with your personality, you'd be fine marrying anyone. Even if you don't get married, you'd still be fine."

"It's not because you're lucky to have met me or my family, it's because you are good enough, and we just happen to be your mentors. We are family."

Jiang Zhiyun hugged him back, her eyes brimming with tears.

Even with these views and insights, the couple guided each other and knew what the other was thinking, but when it came to actually doing things, Yunniang was still moved every time.

Xie Shuheng has never been a person who is good at expressing himself, but now he is willing to express his attitude to Jiang Zhiyun and say everything he wants to say.

Actually, expressing yourself isn't that difficult.

It was this clumsy sincerity that deeply moved Jiang Zhiyun.

"Then you must promise me..." Xie Shuheng said, "Don't think about Xu Ping'an anymore. Although Xu Ping'an is no match for me, and I don't care to compare myself to someone like him, I don't want you to remember those painful memories."

"I hope that Yunniang and I will be happy every day and every night. I hope that we can live a good life every day."