After her transformation and rebirth, she manipulates the innocent and ruthless to overthrow the wor

At dawn the next day, Xiao Ran led Shen You on their journey back to the capital.

Just then, some of the Grand Tutor's subordinates were searching the area outside the city. As soon as they spotted Shen You, they immediately rode back to the city to report.

Therefore, before they even arrived in the city, the people from the Grand Tutor's mansion had already come out of the city to greet them.

Shen Quemin stared at the carriage from the General's Mansion slowly approaching, his voice trembling slightly as he called out, "...You'er? Is that you?"

The carriage slowly came to a stop, and Xiao Ran was the first to get off. After getting off, she carefully straightened her clothes and then reached into the carriage.

A slender, delicate hand gently rested on her, but Shen You, who stepped out of the carriage, looked disheveled and completely lost her former dignified and elegant demeanor.

Her robes were probably torn by thorns during the climb, or perhaps she had fallen and hurt herself; she was covered in dust, and her expressionless, inscrutable face further added to the dust.

Shen Quemin frowned slightly and whispered a few instructions to the guards standing at the gate beside him.

The guards immediately dispersed the crowd of onlookers behind them and sent people to stand guard at the city gate to prevent others from entering.

Shen You stepped down from the carriage and walked to a distance from Shen Quemin, bowing respectfully and saying, "Father."

Xiao Ran was filled with worry, fearing that this woman, who was pretending to be strong, would collapse.

Shen Quemin glanced at her and gave a soft "hmm," "Go back, your grandfather is very worried about you."

After saying this, he turned and walked toward the Grand Tutor's carriage.

Shen Ming glanced at Shen You, remained silent, sighed softly, and then followed Shen Quemin into the carriage.

Shen Liang, however, could not contain himself and said in a scolding tone:

"Eldest sister, what exactly are you planning this time! Father is furious, and even Mother is suffering because of you..."

Shen You looked up and saw the bruise on Shen Liang's lip, but she just glanced at it indifferently and looked away.

Enraged, Shen Liang flung his sleeve and snapped, "You! You decide for yourself, I'm not going to help you anymore!"

Xiao Ran scoffed from the side, "You're in charge? The kind of control where you beat someone up?"

Shen Liang glared angrily at Xiao Ran, but then he caught sight of the extraordinary-looking man carrying two swords beside Xiao Ran, and swallowed back the words he was about to say.

His eyes were still full of hostility. He snorted coldly, angrily flung his sleeves, and boarded the carriage.

Seeing this, Xiao Ran moved to Shen You's side and straightened her clothes. "Sister Shen You, once you leave, there's no turning back. Have you thought it through?"

Shen You forced a smile. "Yes, this is my choice. Ran-mei, you don't need to worry about me."

Xiao Ran nodded slightly, and then saw Shen You slowly walk towards the Grand Tutor's carriage.

Actually, the plan she discussed with Shen You yesterday was for her to act melancholy in the mansion, so that her father would notice something was wrong with her and then she could make a request.

But Shen You told her that it wouldn't work.

She then realized that Shen You's life in the Grand Tutor's mansion was not as easy as it seemed on the surface.

Shen You is the eldest daughter of the Grand Tutor's mansion and is the role model in the family. Therefore, she should be poised and elegant like a noble lady from a prominent family, and she should not even have a temper.

I remember yesterday, under the dim light of the Buddha statue, Shen You rested her head on her shoulder and forced a smile.

"Ranmei, do you know, I'm really envious of you, really, really..."

"I envy you being able to joke around with Nangong Ming, and I envy you being able to skip class and go out to play."

"I envy you for being able to play and make a fuss without being treated coldly by Uncle Xiao."