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

Upon hearing this, Lin Shu immediately put down her pen and rushed out. When Chunyu, who was waiting outside the door, looked up, she could only see a glimpse of a blue hem.

When they arrived at Su Mu's house, Xue Wen and his group were already there. Looking at the pale-faced person on the bed, Lin Shu couldn't help but feel anxious, and her face turned ashen.

"Can you please call the doctor?"

“Brother Huanzhi went to invite him,” Song Yun replied quickly.

"Hmm." Lin Shu nodded, sat down on the edge of the bed, took Su Mu's hand, and felt that it was ice cold.

Just then, Li Huanzhi entered with the doctor. After the doctor finished taking his pulse, Li Huanzhi immediately stepped forward anxiously and asked:

"Doctor, how is he? Is he alright?" Li Huanzhi felt extremely guilty. He was the one who invited him out today, and it was because that person blocked his way that things ended up like this. Besides, he knew Su Mu's place in Lin Shu's heart; if anything happened to Su Mu, he didn't dare to think about it…

"Haha! It's alright, it's alright. If there really is anything, then congratulations to this young man, you're pregnant, a little over a month along." The female doctor couldn't help but chuckle at the family's anxious expressions.

"Good news? Yes, yes! I knew Mu'er used to be healthy, but lately he's been so listless, hahaha! I'm going to have a granddaughter!" Xue Wen's face flushed with excitement. Then, thinking of his unconscious son-in-law, he asked the doctor, "Doctor, why is he unconscious? Is there anything we should be careful about?"

"It's nothing serious, he's just a little cold. He's tired today and a bit frightened, that's why he's like this. I'll prescribe some medicine and he'll be fine after a couple of days. But he should still abstain from sexual activity..." The doctor said, glancing at Lin Shu.

Lin Shu: ...

After Xue Wen left with the doctor, Lin Shu tucked the blanket around Su Mu before asking, "Tell me! What happened today?"

Seeing her displeased expression, Song Yun shook his head. He was trying on clothes in the Treasure Pavilion at the time and hadn't noticed. By the time he came out and heard the sound, his elder brother had already fainted.

Li Huanzhi lowered his head with some guilt: "It's all because of me that we are like this today..."

They had arranged to go to the Treasure Pavilion to choose jewelry today, and everything was peaceful until he didn't see anything he liked. Just as he was about to turn around and ask Song Yun and the others what they thought, a voice interrupted them:

"You bitch, what are you doing here?"

Liu Qiqi grabbed Su Mu's servant Chunyu and said fiercely. Several women dressed in blue scholar's robes accompanied her, watching the commotion from the sidelines.

Unable to break free, Chunyu looked around for help.

Li Huanzhi thought Liu Qiqi had come to cause him trouble, so he stepped forward and said, "Let him go!"

"Oh! Isn't this my ex-fiancé who can't get married? What? Your sweetheart isn't with you today?" Liu Qiqi smiled maliciously as soon as she saw Li Huanzhi.

"Don't go too far! Let go of Chunyu!" Li Huanzhi was furious, looking at the woman opposite him with disgust.

Liu Qiqi looked at Chunyu, whom she was holding, and then at Li Huanzhi, and burst into laughter: "Hahaha! Li Huanzhi, I never thought you and him could get along! I underestimated your magnanimity! You refused to do it back then, but now you're protecting him..." As she spoke, she reached out to pull off the veil he was wearing.

Chunyu felt a pang of guilt upon hearing this, while Li Huanzhi looked puzzled.

Su Mu came running at the sound, slapped Liu Qiqi's hand away, stood in front of Li Huanzhi, and said, "Seeing that Miss is also a scholar, please have some self-respect!"

"Tch! What are you pretending to be, this virtuous and chaste man? You're so protective of him, you must be the same kind of person as him, right? You're not bad looking either, why don't you keep me company..."

"Miss Liu! Be careful what you say." Unexpectedly, she was interrupted before she could finish speaking, which displeased her. However, when she turned around and saw that it was Gu Qing, she restrained herself a little.

She thought to herself, "Once I've truly won over Miss Xu, let's see how arrogant you can be then." Thinking this, her gaze shifted to Li Huanzhi, who was being blocked by Su Mu. She remembered that Miss Xu had taken a liking to this slut that day!

Li Huanzhi felt a chill run down his spine from her gaze.

Returning to her senses, Liu Qiqi saw Gu Qing gazing affectionately at Su Mu, raised an eyebrow, and teased, "Tsk, does Sister Gu know this person? Judging from the looks of it, he's probably not some confidante!"

After she finished speaking, the students around her burst into laughter. Gu Qing blushed a little from the teasing, but strangely, she did not refute it.

Su Mu frowned and glanced at Gu Qing, his eyes filled with disappointment and disgust. Not wanting to get entangled with these people any longer, he turned around and told Song Yun to leave.

Unexpectedly, Gu Qing shamelessly grabbed his wrist.

"Let go!" He was both angry and anxious, and in his panic, he slapped Gu Qing. The surroundings immediately fell silent, followed by gasps of surprise from the crowd. Gu Qing seemed to have lost face, and even gave Su Mu a few hurt glances before calling the students to leave...

Liu Qiqi hurriedly pulled Chunyu to follow, as Gu Qing had a good reputation at Nachuan Academy, and befriending her would definitely be a good thing.

Unexpectedly, Su Mu stopped her: "Please leave Chunyu here!"

Liu Qiqi watched the group walk away, then looked at the man in front of her who seemed determined not to let her leave until he was released. She smiled wickedly and said, "Alright, then you'd better get ready!"

After saying that, he pushed Chunyu toward Su Mu and left.

Su Mu, on the other hand, fainted before he could even stand up after being hit...

...Time boundary line

After hearing this, Lin Shu frowned and said coldly to the outside, "Come in."

He didn't say his name, but the spring rain outside knew he was being invited in.

"Master." Chunyu knelt down on the ground with her head bowed after entering.

Lin Shu succinctly instructed, "Speak."

Chunyu dared not hide the truth: "Master, I was originally Liu Qiqi's maid. I was sold to a broker a while ago, but you took pity on me and bought me."

Li Huanzhi, standing to the side, opened his mouth wide and looked closely before recognizing that this was Liu Qiqi's previously pregnant maid. No wonder she looked familiar before.

"Why were you sold out?" Li Huanzhi's face was ashen, and he was slightly puzzled. Wasn't she already pregnant?

“All the servants in Liu Qiqi’s backyard have been sold.” Chunyu finished speaking, her expression sorrowful. Seeing that Li Huanzhi still seemed puzzled, she explained:

“We were all sold by her father, Liu, and my child was also sold… all because of Liu… Liu forbade us from getting close to Liu Qiqi, claiming it was because she feared we would affect her studies. In reality, they… they—!”

The moment the last two words were uttered, everyone present was stunned, and even Lin Shu couldn't help but glance at them slightly.

"Get up," Lin Shu said.

Chunyu dared not get up, and kept kowtowing: "Master, please don't sell me. I only wanted to live to avenge my child, I didn't know..."

"Go down," Lin Shu waved her hand, interrupting him.

After everyone left, Li Huanzhi finally came to his senses: "About today's events, I..."

"It's not your fault," Lin Shu comforted him.

……

After seeing everyone off, Lin Shu looked at Su Mu on the bed, a murderous glint flashing in her eyes! Liu Qiqi! But killing her like this would be too easy for her. She'd rather destroy everything she has when she's feeling smug, that would be the only way to vent her anger!

……

At this moment, the morning court session is being held in the capital.

"If you have something to report, speak now; otherwise, the court is adjourned!"

As a sharp voice fell, Crown Princess Feng Zhao stepped out of the ranks and bowed her head, saying, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

The empress in the hall nodded to her.

"Your Majesty, I have recently come up with a good solution to the current drought in the north and floods in the south."

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