Shen Huaixu cursed inwardly, "Old Fox". She had thought that after all the evidence was presented today, Shangguan Zhu would be skinned alive even if he didn't die. She never expected that this man would be as slippery as a loach.

She had been monitoring for so long but hadn't gotten any useful information, and it seemed to have no other effect except giving him a headache.

This made her wonder if the things Qiao Man brought with her were not just the ones she had confiscated.

She was feeling a thousand thoughts in her mind, but she didn't show it on her face.

After having dinner with his father, Shen Huaixu was about to return to his own courtyard when he saw Uncle Yan rushing over.

"My Lord, my Lady." He bowed before smiling and saying, "I heard that my Lady cleared my Lord of all charges at court this morning. How gratifying!"

Shen Huaixu turned back again and said with a smile, "Father is upright and honest, and His Majesty trusts you, which is rare."

Yan Qun, who had just returned from outside, heard a lot about what happened today along the way. He was very excited at the moment, and all the fatigue from a busy day had been swept away.

"I'm afraid the Marquis and the young lady haven't heard the rumors outside. They say that the young lady is even better than her father. Although she is a woman, it's not too much for her to follow in her father's footsteps and become a general..."

Chen Su listened with great interest and nodded repeatedly, as if it was justified even if outsiders praised Chen Huaixu to the sky. In the end, Chen Huaixu couldn't stand it anymore.

"Uncle Yan, your words really suit Daddy's wishes." Without waiting for Yan Qun to reply, she changed the subject, "Thank you and Lu Hui for running around for a long time with the restaurant. I wonder what the current situation is?"

"Don't worry, young lady. I've been in business for many years. I've been working with several business leaders in the capital these days, and I've already got some sources for food and vegetables. Also, the restaurant's decoration is almost complete. You can come take a look."

The smile on Shen Huaixu's face deepened. "Uncle Yan, you are an expert in opening a restaurant. I feel at ease leaving it to you."

The location selection for the restaurant was actually not very difficult. Jiang Boliang had chosen it before. He had originally chosen a place in the West City, which he thought was good in every way. However, it turned out to be too good to be true, which discouraged him from purchasing it.

Because it would cost a huge sum of money to rent or buy, he finally reluctantly gave up and went to the East Market, thinking of starting a small business.

Even if you have chosen a place, you can't rent it just because you want to. He is not in the capital, so he can only ask Shen Huaixu to pay more attention to see if there are any shops on the street that are for sale or for rent.

Shen Huaixu kept paying attention and finally took a fancy to the street in Xishi that Jiang Boliang had liked. After waiting for a long time and seeing someone selling it, she bought it directly.

Yan Qun felt very relieved by these words, and said modestly, "Miss, you are so kind."

It is said that Yan Jia was originally a servant of his master's maternal grandfather's family. He was fortunate to be chosen to follow his master. Later, his master loaned him money, allowing him to follow his master to fight on the battlefield. He made many military achievements and became a deputy general in the army.

After many changes, he had to protect the property under his master's name before he was forced to go into business.

Fortunately, his master trusted him, and he was smart enough to prevent the master's property from being devoured by the Jiang family's tigers and wolves.

The two discussed some details, and Shen Huaixu looked at Shen Su again, "Dad will leave the court tomorrow..."

She wanted to invite her father to come along, but then she remembered that he hadn't been to Jingzhao Prefecture for many days and must be very busy with government affairs, so she suddenly looked conflicted.

"Daddy will make time to accompany you tomorrow."

Shen Huaixu suddenly smiled happily.

"Oh, and there's one more thing. I heard that the young lady knew a captain in Youzhou named Fu Yin. Somehow, this man broke into the Northern Qiang King's tent and killed him! Now, this matter has spread throughout the capital."

Upon hearing this, Shen Su couldn't help but raise his eyebrows in surprise. The most profound impression Fu Yin left on him was that he cured his poison.

Later, he kept hearing his daughter mention this man, so he paid more attention to him. He never thought he could achieve such great achievements on the battlefield.

Thinking of this, he subconsciously looked at his daughter, only to see her introducing Fuyin to Yan Qun. She looked as if she was honored, with an imperceptible sense of pride.

Chen Su's handsome brows wrinkled slightly, his expression somewhat complicated.

Shen Huaixu was indeed proud. From a small dumpling to such a big boy, it was as if his little pet had become a human being. Now he was praised by so many people. It was hard not to be proud.

Therefore, all the way back to her yard, she didn't smile.

As his mood improved, Chen Huaixu thought of Yinghua and casually told Xiaoman, "Let's move Yinghua to our yard as well. With her around, the yard might be more lively."

Xiaoman nodded in agreement, her voice full of laughter, "That little girl will probably be extremely happy."

"After leaving her out for so long, at least she'll learn her lesson."

"Don't worry, young lady. I will remind her from time to time."

As soon as she returned to her courtyard, Chen Huaixu tried to control the worm to make Shangguan Zhu suffer more. After closing her eyes for a while, she suddenly opened them again, with a hint of confusion in her eyes - she had lost contact with the worm on Shangguan Zhu's body.

These days, she only paid attention to the news from there when she was free, and she didn't know when she lost contact.

After thinking for a moment, she closed her eyes again and looked at the other worm in the space. The worm sealed in the transparent sealing cover was no longer moving.

What happened? Did it run out of energy or was it destroyed in some way?

Shen Huaixu was full of doubts for a moment.

She paced back and forth in the room anxiously for a few times, then took out the encyclopedia she had looted from Qiao Man, placed it in her palm, closed her eyes facing the cover, and asked herself a question: How to destroy the worm?

When he opened the book, a line of text appeared on the originally blank paper - External destruction: using electromagnetic interference and high-energy electromagnetic pulse waves; Internal destruction: once its own energy is exhausted, it cannot be replenished.

She took a deep breath. It seemed that she needed to ask Fu Yin to figure out this problem.

Before going to bed, Chen Huaixu squatted in front of the cat bed made by Xiaoman, watching the little tabby rubbing against her legs, but she resisted the urge to touch it.

Little Lihua has grown into an adult cat, but is even more clingy than when he was a kitten. Whenever he sees it acting coquettishly, Shen Huaixu can't help but think of the arrogant Futuan, who never acts coquettishly in front of him except when asking for food.

He was a little unhappy before, but after learning that the soul inside was Fu Yin, Chen Huaixu couldn't imagine what a coquettish Fu Yin would look like.

When the little cat couldn't help but grab her thin clothes and wanted to get into her arms, Shen Huaixu picked up the cat, stood up, and rubbed the cat against his cheek while walking to the bed.

Suddenly, a tall figure appeared in front of her and blocked her way.

As she smelled a faint smell of blood, she also saw the face in front of her clearly. There was a scar from Fu Yin's cheek to his jaw. It was not long, but looked quite deep.