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

Five years have passed in the blink of an eye. The world is peaceful and tranquil, and the people live a prosperous and happy life.

A year ago, Feng Han abdicated the throne and entrusted the country to Crown Princess Feng Zhao, thus beginning his leisurely life of enjoying his grandchildren.

After Feng Zhao ascended the throne, he initiated major reforms, abolished the position of prime minister, and established the cabinet. Lin Shu, who proposed this system, naturally became the youngest chief minister of the cabinet.

At the same time, he improved the laws and often went to understand the people's sentiments (of course, he sent Lin Shu to do it for him). The people praised His Majesty for his wisdom and virtue, and for Lin Shu for her effective assistance.

For a time, the people had no worries about food and clothing, and government orders were carried out smoothly; it was truly a sign of a prosperous era!

After finishing her shift that day, Lin Shu went home as usual.

In the carriage.

Now in a high position, Lin Shu has shed her youthful naiveté. Although her posture remains upright and her expression still indifferent, her eyes are now deeper and sharper, revealing endless wisdom and shrewdness, adding a touch of maturity.

Lin Shu closed her eyes to rest in the carriage. She felt that something was missing along the way. After thinking about it carefully, Lin Shu suddenly realized that it was the gaze that was watching from behind that was missing.

Ah Zhu had been secretly following her for five years, but suddenly she couldn't feel it anymore, and she felt a little unaccustomed to it.

So, Lin Shu rubbed her temples, about to call over a guard to say something, when she heard the coachman's voice: "My lord, we've arrived at the manor."

Lin Shu put down the hand that was rubbing her temples, slowly lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage. She also put aside the matter of A-Zhu for the time being and walked closer to the Lin residence.

Lin Shu is now powerful and influential, and has an official residence bestowed upon her by Feng Zhao, but they have never moved and still live in the former Lin Mansion.

As soon as she entered, Lin Shu asked, "Where are the gentlemen?"

The servants in the manor were long accustomed to the fact that the first thing the master did upon returning from his duties each day was to look for his husband, so they said unhurriedly:

"Reporting to Your Excellency, the young masters are with their young lords in the small garden."

"Okay." Lin Shu waved the people away and headed straight for the small garden.

The servants were left standing there, secretly marveling at how, despite their long marriage, the master and his young masters still had such deep affection for each other, which was truly enviable.

small garden.

Lin Shu could hear the melodious sound of a zither and the cheerful laughter of children coming from inside. (The older children in the family had all gone to study at the Imperial Academy, leaving only a few young children at home.)

The huge pear tree was showering down white petals. Under the tree, Ji Heng, dressed in blue, was gently plucking the strings of his zither with a smile. The melodious music that had just been played was from his hands.

In the open space at the front, Xu Jingyun stood gracefully, holding a sword in her hand, dancing to the music of the zither. Pear blossom petals fell onto the sword's blade, fluttering with her movements, a truly beautiful sight!

To Xu Jingyun's left is Song Yun, who looks like a virtuous husband and loving father, wielding his best embroidery needle to make clothes for Lin Shu;

To Song Yun's left were Su Mu and Li Huanzhi, who were leisurely looking at the account books and using the abacus, occasionally whispering a few words of discussion.

On the far left was a row of stone tables, with plenty of food on them. The chubby boy was breaking off a small piece for each of the three- or four-year-old children, while the others hoisted the rest of their food into their arms.

The youngest daughter (Feng Yu's) Lin Anlan was also a foodie. Seeing that her father wanted to eat alone, she swallowed half of the food in her hand in one gulp and then opened her mouth and howled...

As soon as she cried, the other children also started to cry, and for a moment the sound of crying was deafening, drowning out the music.

The other husbands were about to get up to coax the children when they saw the children wiggling their little bottoms and running towards the archway.

"mother……!"

They bumped into Lin Shu's legs, then clung tightly to them, struggling to climb up. They looked incredibly cute.

Lin Shu smiled helplessly, then squatted down and hugged each child to her arms. She gently pinched their little noses and said in a serious tone, "You've bullied your daddy again!"

"No, no..." The children shook their heads repeatedly in denial, their faces showing innocent smiles, each one appearing exceptionally well-behaved.

Lin Shu played with the children for a while, then called a servant to take the children back to rest.

She was just about to have a good chat with her husbands when she heard a commotion outside. It turned out that the group of children who had gone to school were returning.

Lin Shu sighed inwardly and turned around to see five-year-old Lin Yichen (Feng Yu's eldest son) running over first.

His eyes were red-rimmed, his little nose was twitching, and his chubby appearance was very endearing.

Upon getting closer, he buried his face in Feng Yu's arms, looking utterly aggrieved.

Lin Shu asked, amused, "What's wrong with Chen'er?"

"My aunt's sister is lying," Xiao Yichen said weakly, her voice trembling with a hint of tears.

Lin Shu raised an eyebrow. Feng Zhao now has a son and a daughter. Her daughter is about the same age as Xiao Yichen, only two or three months apart.

Despite her young age, this little girl is extremely cunning and intelligent, while Chen'er is naive by nature, so it's understandable that she was deceived.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Shu asked, "Oh? How did I trick you? Tell your mother, and I'll avenge you another day."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yichen felt even more aggrieved, tears welling up in her eyes: "She steals my food every day. She said yesterday that she would make it up to me today, but I only took one bite before she snatched it away and even bit my lip..."

Lin Shu was shocked to hear this.

While she patiently taught Xiao Yichen that he must fight back fiercely in the future, she secretly resolved that she must personally teach that little girl a lesson when she had the chance, for daring to take advantage of her son.

Just then, Ansi returned with several other children.

She bowed respectfully and said in a clear voice, "Daughter greets Mother and all fathers."

Ling Yi, who was standing next to her, had been handed over to Lin Shu for instruction by Ling Huanan (actually so as not to disturb his time alone with Xue Wen). Upon seeing this, he quickly followed suit and bowed, saying, "Yi'er greets Mother and all the fathers."

“…???” Lin Shu and her husbands were all stunned when they heard this.

Lin Shu raised her hand to her forehead and said helplessly, "Yi'er, I am the older sister, and they are the brother-in-law."

Ling Yi looked at Lin Shu, then at An Si, his face full of admiration, and then said firmly, "No, An Si is the older sister."

Lin Shu was about to teach again when An Si interrupted her: "Mother, the teacher has assigned a lot of homework today. I'll take my younger siblings to the study first."

After saying that, seeing Lin Shu nod, he quickly took the children and left.

From her back, Lin Shu could sense a hint of urgency. She wondered if An Si had interrupted her earlier because she didn't want to call Ling Yi "uncle".

I have to say, Lin Shu is absolutely right!

After the children left again, Lin Shu thought she could finally enjoy a moment of peace with her husbands, but unexpectedly, another noisy noise came from outside.

As soon as she went outside, a servant came forward and reported, "Sir, this was sent back from Nanli by Miss Li (Xu Jingyun's daughter)."

"Pfft... Xiao Li must have emptied the treasury of Nanli!" Su Mu couldn't help but laugh out loud as he looked at the treasures that had been sent over for who knows how many times.

Xu Jingyun raised an eyebrow. Her daughter had no other hobbies, but she had a special fondness for shiny things, especially gold and silver jewelry.

The key point is that Nangong Jin dotes on this granddaughter and always lets her do whatever she wants.

Lin Shu casually lifted a box and saw the Southern Li Kingdom Seal on top, causing her lips to twitch slightly.

He thought to himself, if his father-in-law, Nangong Jin, knew that the Nanli Kingdom had been completely robbed by his own people, he wondered if he would be so angry that he would come looking for trouble...

[The End]

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[Su Mu (one daughter and one son): ● Lin Ansi (seven years old, cold on the outside but warm on the inside, loves her mother the most]

●Lin Yize (four years old, shy and introverted)

[Song Yun (one son): ● Lin Yizhou (six years old, loves playing with girls, and constantly pesters Yun's father to teach him how to fight)]

Li Huanzhi (twin girls):

●Lin Ange●Lin Anshi (Not yet six years old, well-behaved and sensible, loves reading)

【Feng Yu (one son and one daughter): ● Lin Yichen (five years old, a chubby little boy who loves to eat, timid, and easily lured away by food)

●Lin Anlan (three years old, also a glutton, mischievous, and fond of making jokes, usually all bark and no bite)

Ji Heng (one daughter):

●Lin Anyin (four years old, clever and cunning)】

【Xu Jingyun (twins, four years old): ●Lin Anli (older sister, loves gold and silver jewelry the most. When she was three years old, she went to Nanli with Nangong Jin and often brought back treasures from the Nanli national treasury)

●Lin Yinan (Younger brother, aloof but secretly cunning. Whenever his siblings fight over something, he stands by with a serious, cold face. Once everyone starts crying and fussing, he quietly takes what he wants and then continues to stand innocently to the side with a stern little face.)