Female Supremacy and Rise to Power: Lin Shu's Imperial Examination Adventures

The next morning, the snow was still falling, and the house was brightly lit by the light reflected off the snow.

Lin Shu had already woken up and remembered what had happened last night. She looked down at the head buried in her arms and the marks on the exposed skin of the person in her arms, her eyes deep and unfathomable.

She had always been an egoist, only doing things she wanted to do. Although drinking was part of the reason, it also proved that the person in her arms was attractive to her. Since that was the case, there was no need to wrong herself. With that thought, she lowered her head and kissed the man's face.

Su Mu opened his slightly drowsy eyes and looked at the handsome face so close to his. He blushed a little, but also felt a pang of grievance, and his eyes reddened.

Lin Shu watched the changes in the man's expression, then lifted his chin with a single finger, forcing him to look her in the eye:

"Why did you suddenly start crying?"

Su Mu didn't know where to begin. He closed his eyes briefly, then opened them again, his phoenix eyes blurry with tears, his voice choked with emotion:

"I don't know what I did wrong, why does my wife... my wife..."

Seeing the man before her choke back tears, unable to speak, she felt a sudden pang in her heart. She raised her other hand to wipe away his tears, lowered her head to kiss his swollen eyes, sighed, and said:

"Alas! Amu, I felt sorry for you yesterday, not that I didn't want to make love with you."

Upon hearing this, Su Mu abruptly looked up and met Lin Shu's gaze. Seeing her intense stare at him, and remembering her casual remark about "marital bliss," he lowered his head in embarrassment, his eyelashes fluttering incessantly.

“My wife is a scholar, how can you… how can you…”

"Oh? How should I say it, Amu, please teach me?" Lin Shu teased.

"..." Su Mu wondered why his wife had become like this.

"Amu, once I pass the imperial examination, we will consummate our marriage and I will take you back to visit your mother." Lin Shu looked at Su Mu earnestly.

Su Mu was moved: "Actually, my wife doesn't need to work too hard. Even if you don't pass the exam, I can still do it." He then looked at the sky and prepared to get up.

"Heh~" Lin Shu let out a laugh from her throat, then lowered her head and murmured, "It's still early today, Amu, sleep a little longer, I'll collect some interest while I'm at it."

Before Su Mu could reply, she rolled over and pressed herself against him again, showering him with gentle kisses. The clothes she had taken off the night before made things easier for her...

When the two came out of the house, no one was home; they had all gone to the shop. They ate something quickly and then went to the shop in the front yard.

"My lady, you and my brother are up?" With only two days until the New Year, there weren't many people in the shop today. As soon as Song Yun saw Lin Shu and Su Mu coming over, she handed her work to the servant and skipped over, happily saying, "Tonight, is it my turn to sleep with you, my lady?"

Lin Shu was about to pat Song Yun's head when she heard this, she paused, shook her head and said, "You're too young, you can't."

Song Yun's eyes widened: "It's not small anymore, it's not small anymore." Then, as if remembering something, she lowered her head shyly and whispered, "I saw it when you were changing clothes, brother, it's about the same size..."

Lin Shu: ...

Ah... this... do you want to hear what you're saying?

"Cough cough..." Lin Shu choked on her own saliva, quickly took the tea that Su Mu poured for her, took a sip, and said with a straight face, "No."

Seeing the unusual warmth and homeliness about Lin Shu, Su Mu helped to smooth things over: "My lady, the New Year is just two days away. The shop will be closed today. Let's call Father and A-Yun to go shopping for New Year's goods together."

Lin Shu then cast a sharp glance at the crowd around her who were snickering with their heads down, before reverting to her usual indifference: "Alright."

……

December 30th is also known as the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month.

Early in the morning, Xue Wen directed everyone to start cleaning and cooking from the inside out, and even Lin Shu was not left out.

"Knock knock knock..." Just as everyone was busy with their own things, a knocking sound suddenly rang out at the door, and the servant hurriedly went to open it.

"Lin Shu, Lin Shu, sister, I've come to stay with you..." Her voice preceded her appearance. Li Yun'er, dressed in a bright red brocade robe, was as plump and lively as ever. Her voice could be heard from afar: "Look who I've brought!"

The Lin family members all looked up in that direction, and were stunned for a moment. No one spoke, and their expressions were strange.

Li Yun'er was puzzled and tugged at her brother, who was wearing a David hat, "What's wrong? They don't seem happy at all to see their relatives."

Li Huanzhi was helpless. This wasn't just unhappiness; he was clearly gritting his teeth. It seemed his silly sister had meant well but had done something wrong.

"What brings you here?" It was Lin Shu's flat voice that broke the silence.

Lin Dafeng, with a shameless grin, looked around, her heart filled with shock. Had Lin Shu really become rich? So she rubbed her hands together and said with a forced smile, "Shu'er, what are you saying? I'm your mother. Can't I come to see you for no reason?"

"Oh? You've already seen it? Please leave." Lin Shu wasn't buying it at all and directly told her to leave.

"Shu'er, your mother has walked for half a day just to see how you are doing, and hasn't even had a sip of water yet. Look at this..." Lin Dafeng looked at the house, and then at the clothes worn by the Lin family members. Although they weren't made of silk, they were definitely not cheap. Her son-in-law hadn't lied to her after all. Instantly, her eyes were filled with greed. Now that she was here, how could she leave so easily?

"Do you want me to ask you to leave?" Lin Shu was too lazy to waste words with him.

Looking at the Li siblings there, Lin Dafeng could tell they were either rich or noble. With them around, Lin Shu might give her some face. Her eyes darted around as she said, "Shu'er, your sister got married, and you didn't go back. You don't even know you're about to have a niece, do you? Poor sister and niece, they're wearing summer clothes in the dead of winter. As their older sister, do you think you can help them? If you can, please do so..."

Lin Shu frowned: "Get out."

"Lin Shu, I am your mother, are you really going to be so heartless?" Seeing that Lin Shu remained unmoved, Lin Dafeng became furious and embarrassed: "You ungrateful bastard, you still want to take the imperial examination?"

Seeing the Li siblings both frowning, Lin Dafeng thought they were sympathizing with her.

Little did she know, "How could you be so vicious, woman? I just took pity on you and brought you here to find someone. I was so blind..." Li Yun'er said indignantly.

"You...you all..." Lin Dafeng couldn't utter a single fart for a long time.

"Do you need me to treat you?" Lin Shu didn't care what others thought at all. She narrowed her eyes and said dangerously.

"Fine...fine...very well, just you wait, I'm going to the county government to sue you..."

Su Mu, unwilling to see his wife slandered by Lin Dafeng, stepped forward and took her hand: "Auntie, if I remember correctly, when my wife was in trouble, you severed all ties with her without looking back, and then you even injured my father... Why are you acting like this now? Although my wife is not good with words, she is not someone you can bully..."