The more cowardly a person is, the more wild they are; I've driven the villainous minister craz

Having obtained the book, Yu Wan did not delay and went to Huicheng County with Yun Shang the next day.

In the eyes of the Yun family, she was an illiterate who "could not read a single character," and the Yun family would never allow her to go to the county government alone to change her household registration. More importantly,

According to the laws of the Great Zhao, a person registered as a slave must remain registered for five years before being granted free status, and the master must personally go to the county government to confirm this.

Therefore, Yu Wan had no choice but to travel with Yun Shang.

Today, hundreds of students in the village are returning to the academy. There are only three oxcarts in the village that travel between Shijia Village and Huicheng County, so each oxcart is full of people.

Yu Wan had no choice but to stand close to Yun Shang.

On her other side was a student who looked to be about fourteen or fifteen years old. Because he was so close to her, he almost fell off the car.

Yu Wansheng was afraid that he would fall and become paralyzed, so she could only move inch by inch toward Yunshang.

Before they knew it, there was no space between them anymore.

She sensed the chill emanating from Yun Shang, but there was nothing she could do but pretend she didn't see it.

The road from Shijia Village to the county seat is difficult to travel, as Yu Wan had recently experienced firsthand.

But today, she feels that the road is becoming increasingly difficult to walk.

Every time the oxcart bumped along, she would collide with Yun Shang, whose gaze toward her grew colder and colder.

Yu Wan felt that this was no different from throwing herself into someone's arms and courting death.

Just as she was about to move away from Yun Shang, a hand suddenly wrapped around her waist, holding her tightly.

Just as Yu Wan was in shock, the oxcart suddenly turned, almost throwing her off!

Luckily, the hand around her waist held her tightly!

Yu Wan turned pale with fright and looked at Yun Shang with gratitude in her eyes.

Yun Shang lowered his eyes and did not look at her, only saying indifferently, "This mountain road is rugged, so hold on tight."

Yu Wan dared not move again, clinging tightly to Yun Shang's arm, her gaze sweeping around.

She exclaimed "Huh?"

Isn't this the place where Wang Cuicui and her husband fell off the cliff?

No wonder the two of them lost control and rushed off the cliff; this stretch of road was indeed difficult to traverse.

Thinking about this, Yu Wan couldn't help but feel uneasy.

When Wang Cuicui and her husband attended their funeral, she went to pay her respects and searched almost the entire house of Shi Sunzheng, but she still couldn't find those letters.

She had no idea where the letter had gone.

Yu Wan glanced at Yun Shang, whose expression was indifferent.

She had her suspicions about Yun Shang, but she had considered it carefully. On the day Wang Cuicui and her husband had their accident, Yun Shang had already returned to Bailu Academy. Even if he wanted to go to Wang Cuicui's house to search for something, he wouldn't have had the time.

So it couldn't be him.

Unable to find any letter, Yu Wan could only attribute it to the butterfly effect caused by her transmigrating into the book.

Perhaps it was after returning home that night that Shi Sunzheng and Wang Cuicui hid the letter in a different place.

……

An hour later, Yu Wan and Yun Shang appeared at the county government's household registration office.

The household registration office had two yamen runners who were specifically responsible for handling matters related to household registration.

However, these two constables were opportunistic and ignored Yu Wan and Yun Shang, who were dressed in coarse linen clothes.

Yu Wan didn't care about these people looking down on her, but after being cut in line by latecomers time and time again, she really couldn't stand it anymore!

She took a deep breath, just as she was about to argue with them, a voice came:

"Yun Shang, what are you doing here?"

It was a dignified, solemn, and slightly aged voice.

Yu Wan followed Yun Shang and looked back, seeing an old man who looked to be about sixty years old and had a long beard.

Judging from their attire, they should be teachers from Bailu Academy.

Yun Shang bowed respectfully to the old man, saying humbly, "Greetings, Mr. Cui."

Mr. Cui?

Yu Wan blinked, carefully recalled the original work, and thought of a person.

Cui Mulian, born into the direct line of the Cui family of Huayang, was a famous Confucian scholar in the Great Zhao Dynasty. With his learning, it was absolutely impossible for him to come to such a remote place as Huicheng County.

However, because Cui Mulian was a close friend of the dean of Bailu Academy, the dean visited him three times to invite this great scholar Cui over.

She remembered that the original text also mentioned that the reason why the dean invited this old friend from afar to teach at Bailu Academy was mainly for Yunshang.

Firstly, Cui Mulian comes from the Cui clan of Huayang, a family with profound heritage and noble status. With such a great Confucian scholar as his teacher, Yun Shang's official career will surely be smooth in the future.

Secondly, Cui Mulian has unique insights into politics, and in some aspects, his views are very much in line with Yun Shang's. The dean of Bailu Academy believes that with Cui Mulian teaching Yun Shang, Yun Shang can go further in the future.

Cui Mulian's gaze swept over Yu Wan before settling on Yun Shang. He nodded solemnly, "Go back to the academy early; the dean needs to speak with you."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Yu Wan thought that the teacher and student would exchange a few pleasantries, but she didn't expect Cui Mulian to walk so fast. When she turned around to look, she only saw half of a glittering gold hairpin necklace.

Huh?

Was there a woman with Cui Mulian just now?

Just as they were wondering, the two constables who had recently ignored them walked over with smiles on their faces.

One of them said with a forced smile, "It was our poor eyesight that we did not know that you were a student of Bailu Academy. We have been so negligent and hope you will forgive us."

Yun Shang calmly glanced at the two of them and said, "Please trouble you to change the household registration."

"Yes, yes, please wait a moment, young master." A constable quickly took the book from Yu Wan's hand and said with great shrewdness, "Please wait a moment, madam, I will correct it for you right away."

Yu Wan turned to look at Yun Shang.

He whispered, "So your identity as a student of Bailu Academy is really useful."

Yun Shang didn't look at her, her gaze fixed straight ahead, and said in a flat tone: "All the officials in Huicheng County are graduates of Bailu Academy, so it's natural that people in the county government give preferential treatment to students from Bailu Academy."

Yu Wan nodded in realization, "I see."

She understood. The students of Bailu Academy were all connected by connections. With this status, they could do whatever they wanted in Huicheng County!

Beside the desk, the yamen runner opened the register, and his expression changed slightly when he saw the contents.

The two exchanged a glance and a look before turning back to their work.

Fifteen minutes later, the new book was delivered to Yu Wan.

Yu Wan eagerly opened the register and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the words "Good Register" on it.

In the original novel, because Yu Wan fled the Yun family by setting fire to the house and faking her death, her status as a slave was not changed to that of a free person.

She later met the male protagonist, and their slave status caused a lot of trouble.

Moreover, being a slave, they were not qualified to buy a house, own property, or do business.

She was also thinking of doing some small business after returning to the Duke's mansion to earn more pocket money.

Therefore, this book must be revised.

"Yu Niang," Yun Shang's cool voice rang out from above, "Is there any error or omission in this book?"

“No…” Yu Wan looked up and answered subconsciously.

Meeting Yun Shang's dark eyes, Yu Wan suddenly realized—

She can't read!

Ugh, you bastard, you're testing her again!

Yu Wan felt that her acting skills had improved by leaps and bounds after Yun Shang served as a whetstone.

Her emotional shift was flawless, her almond-shaped eyes showing just the right amount of bewilderment. "I can't read, how can I understand the books? Come on, can you help me check if there are any mistakes?"