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

After meal.

Lin Shu addressed the three men, saying:

"I'd like to trouble you and my husband to make me two sets of clothes these next few days. In a few days, our whole family will move to town so I can go to school."

Upon hearing this, Song Yun's eyes lit up:

"My lady, my lady, I've finished making it. I'll go get it for you."

After saying that, she ran back into the house in a flash. When she came back, she was holding a sky-blue long dress. Lin Shu was very surprised. It was finished in just one day?

"Thank you." Lin Shu pursed her lips, thinking that he was still a child, so she reached out and patted Song Yun's head, and said, "You've worked hard."

Su Mu looked at Song Yun with envy. Xue Wen, seeing this, understood immediately and said:

"I'm so grateful to Amu today. I'm not feeling well and couldn't help with anything."

"Father, don't say that. This is what a son-in-law should do," Su Mu said, trembling with fear.

Lin Shu naturally understood Xue Wen's meaning, so she looked intently at Su Mu and said, "You've worked hard too."

"Mmm." Su Mu lowered his head shyly.

"By the way, I bought a house in town today." He paused, then added, "It will be more convenient for me to go to the academy in the future. If you ever get bored, you can also open a shop for fun."

The three men then remembered that Lin Shu had mentioned buying a house, which they had automatically overlooked. They were momentarily stunned.

Xue Wen/Su Mu/Song Yun: [Bought a house, planning to go to an academy, open a shop for fun? Why does this seem so unrealistic?]

"Oh, right, Su Mu and Song Yun, come inside with me." After saying that, he ignored the three of them and went straight back to his room.

The two followed closely behind Xue Wen's shifting gaze.

Inside Lin Shu's house.

Seeing the two husbands who seemed uncomfortable from the moment they entered, Lin Shu sighed softly and tried to soften her tone:

"I have wronged you two before. Now, if I have the opportunity to let you leave and give you enough money or find you a place to settle down, what will you choose?"

The two of them knelt down with a "plop".

"Waaah... My wife, I won't leave you, please don't abandon me, please." Song Yun was also crying incessantly. He didn't want to leave. His wife was treating him very well now, and he liked her like this.

"My lady, are you trying to drive us away?" Su Mu asked sadly.

Lin Shu first looked at Song Yun, and seeing that he didn't seem to be faking it, she patted his head and said, "If you don't want to leave, then stay."

He then turned to Su Mu and said, "What happened back then was my fault. I know you blame me for hurting you and ruining your marriage. If only..."

Before Lin Shu could finish speaking, Su Mu interrupted her: "No, I don't blame my wife. A woman follows her husband wherever he goes. From the day I married my wife, I have been her person."

Moreover, the moment my wife gave me my father's hairpin, my heart was free of any resentment..." As he spoke, Su Mu lowered his head shyly.

"Fine, then let them all stay."

Lin Shu looked at the two of them, pulled them up with one hand each, and whispered in their ears, "But I hate betrayal. If I find out, I will kill you."

"No, we will never betray our mistress." Although the two were frightened by the coldness in Lin Shu's eyes, they still nodded firmly in response.

"Okay, go and rest," Lin Shu said gently, her voice cool. Since they had been given the opportunity and made their choice, it couldn't be changed.

The main reason I'm saying all this tonight is that Su Mu's ex-fiancée is the female lead of this book. If Lin Shu hadn't ruined her reputation... she wouldn't want to keep a threat around.

Lin Shu watched their departing figures, her heart filled with mixed emotions. She knew that the road ahead was long, and they would need time to adjust to each other.

Meanwhile, Su Mu returned to his room and couldn't calm down for a long time.

[Does she not want to accept me?] Su Mu thought to himself, clutching the hairpin Lin Shu had returned to him tightly in his hand.

At the same time, Song Yun was also pondering the same question.

“My wife… seems to have changed a lot.” Song Yun recalled Lin Shu’s gaze just now. In the darkness, no one responded to him.

Late at night, Lin Shu lay in bed, experiencing insomnia for the first time. She had made a crucial decision, a decision that would change the fate of all three of them…

The memories of A Yao and the other person who betrayed him have gradually become blurred, and his heart is no longer stirred. Everything seems like a dream.

She hates betrayal, but deep down she craves love.

......

The next morning, Lin Shu planned to study at home, but she found that her two husbands were acting strangely. They were looking at the sky and the ground but not at her, and their eyes were red.

Xue Wen thought she had been bullied, so he glared at her fiercely.

Lin Shu: ......

Lin Shu didn't know that the two of them were just feeling uncomfortable, and their red eyes were also because the men in this world had relatively delicate skin, commonly known as being made of water.

Thinking of how heartbroken the two of them were last night, he assumed he had upset them. He sighed, left without eating, and headed to town.

Su Mu and Song Yun looked at her tall, straight back and felt a moment of grievance.

Looking at the strange atmosphere between the three of them, Xue Wen felt somewhat helpless. Oh well, let the young people handle it themselves.

Lin Shu went straight to the Treasure Pavilion in town.

"Young lady, what would you like to see?"

"I'd like to see if there's anything I can give to a man," Lin Shu said softly, then paused and added, "Something for my husband."

The female shopkeeper's eyes lit up, and she immediately began to enthusiastically introduce the items: "Our shop has all kinds of exquisite ornaments and jewelry, which will surely meet your needs, young lady."

Lin Shu browsed around the store and finally her eyes fell on a jade pendant and a jade hairpin.

Lin Shu picked up the jade pendant and examined it carefully. The jade pendant was carved with intricate patterns, had a warm and smooth texture, and emitted a faint glow. Su Mu would probably find this jade pendant very suitable.

Then, she turned her gaze to the jade hairpin. The hairpin's design was simple yet elegant, with a small, sparkling gemstone set at its tip. Lin Shu gently touched the hairpin, as if she could feel the gentle aura it exuded.

Upon seeing this, the female shopkeeper quickly came over and introduced, "Young lady, you have excellent taste! These jade pendants and hairpins are not only exquisitely crafted, but they are also the treasures of our shop."

"Please also wrap up that gold hairpin." The hairpin was a gift for her father, Xue Wen. Lin Shu paid, took the items, and left the Treasure Pavilion.

Back home, the two breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing their wives return. Xue Wen also went back to his room first, leaving the three of them alone.

Lin Shumu walked forward with a blank expression, handed the jade pendant to Su Mu, and gave the jade hairpin to Song Yun.

"These are for you," Lin Shu said softly.

Su Mu and Song Yun accepted the gifts with joyful smiles on their faces.

"Why did you think of buying things for us, my wife?" Su Mu controlled the smile on his face, and Song Yun also looked at her expectantly.

"Just trying to appease you." Lin Shu was unusually uncomfortable.

"Huh?" The two of them stared wide-eyed.

"Like it?"

Su Mu and Song Yun: "We like it very much, thank you, my wife." Seeing Lin Shu's expressionless face, but with her ears red, they couldn't help but chuckle.

"Okay, that's good! I'll go give this to Father." Lin Shu held the gold hairpin, looking rather flustered.

"Pfft..."

Hearing the laughter behind her, Lin Shu pursed her thin lips, frowned, and looked cold, but a closer look revealed the warmth in her eyes.

......

The next morning, the three men of the Lin family got up early to pack their things; they were moving to town that day.

After tidying up, Xue Wen stood at the door, looking back at the small courtyard. He had lived there for five years, and he was a little reluctant to leave.

"Father, let's go, my wife is here in a carriage." Su Mu said softly. Lin Shu had gone to town early in the morning to rent a carriage, and she had just returned.

Upon hearing this, Xue Wen took one last look at the courtyard before turning around and stepping into the carriage.

The family remained silent throughout the journey. Lin Shu leaned quietly against the window, contemplating their future. Moving to town might bring them both more challenges and opportunities.

Soon, the carriage arrived at their new home.

This is a small courtyard with one entrance. The backyard is beautiful and spacious, where Xue Wen can grow vegetables in his spare time. The front yard is a shop of moderate size.

Lin Shu led her family into the courtyard and began setting up their respective rooms. There were five rooms in total, with four people sleeping in one room each. There was also a well in the courtyard, making it convenient to get water.

Xue Wen wasn't fully recovered, so he went back to his room to rest after dinner.

"My lady, can my elder brother and I also have our own room?" Song Yun asked, looking around like a cheerful little butterfly.

“Of course,” Lin Shu replied.

"This is wonderful, I've never lived in such a nice house before."

Turning her head, she saw Su Mu staring blankly at her, tears welling in his eyes, his gaze seemingly filled with sadness.

For some reason, Lin Shu's heart tightened. She walked up to Su Mu, bent down, and asked with concern, "What's wrong? Don't you like it?" Lin Shu had grown a few centimeters taller in the past few days.

Su Mu shook his head, tears streaming down his cheeks. "It's just...it feels a little unreal, a little scary..."

Lin Shu gently wiped away his tears, her clear, cool voice ringing out: "Don't worry, I'm here."

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