Hua Wuxue often lost her temper because of this, and the servants did not dare to offend her, but occasionally talked about her behind her back. In the following two years, the couple did not have sex, and Shen Jin was like raising an ancestor, devoting himself to studying. His hard work paid off, and he won the first place in the joint examination. After the palace examination, he was appointed as the third place by the emperor.

Finally, because the prince's lineage was suppressed by Prince Su, he could not stay in the Hanlin Academy, and was sent to the remote and impoverished county of Jiancheng as the magistrate.

The old lady wanted Hua Wuxue to go with them. Shen Jinzhu was already 26 years old and had no children. He was the only male in the Shen family, and the old lady became anxious.

Hua Wuxue heard that the place was bitterly cold all year round, and her skin needed facial cream made from precious medicinal herbs every day. Although she had a generous dowry and was not short of money, there was no such thing in that place.

"I won't go. Don't even think about it. If I hadn't married you, would I have ended up going to that kind of place?"

Shen Jin's eyes showed a grayish look, and she did not force it. She went to Jiancheng alone. The old lady was very dissatisfied with her, but because the master had not fallen yet, she could only suppress her anger.

During the five years of exile, the court changed rapidly. The crown prince was deposed, Prince Su and Prince Chen were fighting endlessly, and all of them collapsed in the blink of an eye. Prince Zhan was able to inherit the throne. A new emperor means new ministers. Many officials were dismissed, demoted, or even exiled, and many official positions in the capital were vacant. Seeing that Shen Jin had been evaluated as excellent during his five years of governance in Jiancheng, the economy and agriculture had developed well during his years of governing Jiancheng, and he had inherited a scholarly family for many years, he directly transferred him to the capital to be the Minister of Honglu Temple.

Hua Wuxue's father has resigned from his official position. The Hua family has long been in decline because the crown prince was deposed in his early years. The old lady decided to give Shen Jinzhong a concubine, but Hua Wuxue made a fuss and disagreed. The old lady had long been fed up with her arrogance and willfulness. It would have been fine if she didn't respect her sometimes, but she didn't care about her husband at all. She had been exiled for five years and didn't even send a letter. Shen Jinzhong was already over 30 years old, and she hadn't given birth to an heir, but she didn't allow him to take a concubine. If it weren't for the face of the Hua family, she would have wanted Shen Jinzhong to divorce her long ago.

The old lady confined Hua Wuxue to the house and had the servants watch her, not allowing her to come out and make trouble.

Hua Wuxue cursed Shen Jinyi in the house, saying that he was the most heartless person. The servants took detours one after another, and the old lady was very angry.

On that day, Hua Wuxue recovered her memories of her past life and couldn't believe how she had fallen into this situation. She was an extremely noble queen back then, so what was Shen Jin?

"In this life, Yu Zhan is still the emperor. Why didn't I marry him, but married Shen Jinzhu?"

Hua Wuxue looked at the strange room in disbelief, thinking back to this life, how everything had gone wrong for her. She had not been able to meet her teenage brother Yu Zhan, and then she had strayed away from her destiny step by step. Compared to her previous life, this one was simply a mess.

She looked at the old jewelry on the dressing table and the rough fabrics in the closet with disgust.

Back then, on the day of Hua Wuxue and Ye Zhan's wedding, she thought he was forcing her to marry him, so she refused to let him touch her. That night, Ye Zhan had a lonely look in his eyes, and he forced a smile and said that he respected her wishes and still doted on her as before. He was no match for her now, being so reserved and cautious, showing his true colors so quickly, and treating her coldly.

At that time, Hua Wuxue had not yet recognized Feng Long's true identity, so she asked him to let Xuan Yuhou and his family go. Although Xuan Yuhou had bullied Yu Zhan before, Yu Zhan had to give in for her sake.

Yu Zhan treated her like a treasure, like a fragile porcelain in his palm, fearing that she would be unhappy. Later, due to an accident, Hua Wuxue became pregnant. After Yu Zhan learned the news, he held her hand tightly with the purest smile she had ever seen, full of happiness. He said, "Wuxue, I didn't have a complete family since I was a child, and my parents' relationship was too weak. This is my first child. I will protect it well in the future and will never let it become what I used to be."

Hua Wuxue saw his high-spirited appearance, and felt a little guilty. The first words that came out of her mouth were: "I don't like this child."

Yu Zhan showed a look of disappointment, but he quickly calmed down and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Wu Xue. If you are unhappy, you can blame me. Don't hurt yourself and don't leave me."

She said calmly, "I know."