Shen Huaixu was very concerned about Shen Su's physical condition. The letter did not clearly describe Shen Su's condition, so she had to rush to the capital as soon as possible and try to return as soon as possible.

After traveling by land, water, and then land again for many days, the group finally arrived outside the city of Tanyuan when the weather turned cooler.

During the journey, she received a lot of news from the Marquis' Mansion and learned why her father suddenly fell ill. After finding out the reason, Shen Huaixu was no longer as anxious as before.

Tanyuan is still the same Tanyuan as before, and the people passing by seem to be more energetic.

Xiaoman was a straightforward person who would not easily annoy others when dealing with them. He had found out some things while buying food on the roadside. He could not wait to take the dim sum that Shen Huaixu liked to eat back to the carriage and told him everything he had found out.

"Miss, you may not know that the Sino-Agricultural Temple has already grown sweet potatoes according to your method and is currently trying to promote this method in Tanyuan City and its surrounding counties."

Horses were not allowed to ride in Tanyuan City, and the carriage was moving slowly towards the Marquis' Mansion.

Xiaoman and Shuangjiang were well aware of what their master had done, but Zhuyue was unaware. She asked curiously, "What is a sweet potato?"

Before Shen Huaixu could answer, Xiaoman spoke first, "Miss Zhuyue, you may not know that sweet potatoes are a very abundant and filling crop, and they are exactly what my young lady offered to the Sinong Temple!"

Ever since she abandoned her identity as a witch, Zhuyue never thought that she was any different from Xiaoman and Shuangjiang. She asked them many times not to call her "Miss Zhuyue", but it was of no use. She had no choice but to follow Xiaoman, Shuangjiang and the others.

She was not surprised to hear that. In her eyes, nothing Shen Huaixu did was surprising.

"This is a great merit, which should be recorded in history and passed down through the ages."

Shen Huaixu rested his head on his hands and said lazily, "People don't live more than a hundred years. It's enough to live smoothly and freely. Why worry about what happens after death while you are still alive?"

Zhuyue smiled and said, "What the county lady said makes sense."

Shen Huaixu glanced at her, suddenly curious, "Were you always like this... a calm and gentle person?"

Zhu Yue was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and said, “It wasn’t like this before. I was wearing the skin of a witch, and I only needed to be decent in public, without revealing my true nature. As a result, the world didn’t know that I had a very strong temper and was difficult to control. Because of this, I suffered a lot in the Wu family.

"Back then, due to something, I nearly burned down the Wu family. Now, perhaps after experiencing the vicissitudes of life, even the hard stone has been smoothed out, and even the strongest love and hate have vanished with the past."

She stared blankly at a certain place in the void, and the sudden jolt of the carriage brought her back to her senses. She smiled, and her face, which had gained some flesh, bloomed with its former radiance.

"Since Zhuyue is under the care of the county lady, she can just give her instructions if there is anything. Zhuyue will do her best to help."

Chen Huaixu understood, and she said that if Wu Liruo was really so easy to control in the past, she would not have followed Qiao Man.

She didn't bother to be polite with Zhuyue, "Don't worry, I won't be polite with you."

These words sounded particularly pleasant to Zhuyue. Her beauty and identity as a witch were useful in the past, and her poison technique was useful now. As long as she was still useful, there was nothing to be afraid of.

What she fears most is that she is useless.

Seeing that the atmosphere was good, Zhuyue asked the question that had been on her mind for a long time, "I have always had a question in my mind. I wonder if the county lady could explain it to me?"

"ask."

She tried to lower her voice so Xiaoman and Shuangjiang wouldn't hear, "Why doesn't Wei Nishang just choose someone who's already on the throne? Why go through all this trouble?"

Shen Huaixu laughed meaningfully, "You might not be able to imagine where she comes from. Growing up in such a place, she is quite proud of her identity as a woman. With the blessing of various rare weapons, she never thought that she couldn't ascend to the throne as a woman."

"I see." Zhuyue said, "Perhaps she wasn't lying to me from the beginning. That's good."

After a while, she couldn't help but say, "It's a bit enviable to have such self-conceit. The place she came from must be very good."

This is stupid.

Chen Huaixu never thought Zhuyue's trust in Qiao Man was foolish. After being in darkness for so long, as long as a ray of light was torn open above their heads, they would be unable to help but move towards the light. Most people could not resist such temptation.

"It's not easy for a woman to stand here, but it's not impossible to change."

Zhuyue's eyes lit up slightly when he heard this, but then quickly dimmed. He shook his head and sighed, "It's difficult."

At this point, the carriage stopped in front of the Marquis's mansion. The doorman politely removed the door sill and welcomed the carriage into the mansion.

Before getting off the carriage, Shen Huaixu said to Zhuyue, "We can give it a try."

The familiar place allowed Shen Huaixu to completely relax her body and mind. Knowing that Shen Su was drinking tea in the garden, she walked towards the front yard in a good mood. From a distance, she saw two people sitting opposite each other in the pavilion in the lake. The sound of the wind carried the voices into her ears, but it was not very clear.

The two soon discovered the presence of Shen Huaixu. Shen Su stood up and walked quickly to his daughter whom he had not seen for a long time. Seeing that she seemed to be doing well and hearing her sweetly call "Daddy" with dimples showing, Shen Su immediately had an unconcealable smile on his face.

As a concerned old father, Shen Su quickly put away his smile and said worriedly, "He looks a little thinner."

Chen Huaixu smiled and shook his head, "She's not thin, she's just grown taller."

Chen Su also noticed this. "You have grown taller and thinner. I asked the kitchen to make more of your favorite food tonight. Why don't you send someone to tell me in advance when you come back so that daddy can pick you up."

"Dad, didn't you always want me to come back? I kept it a secret so I could give you a surprise..."

As the father and daughter were talking, the man who was playing chess with Shen Su came over and said, "I've heard of the County Lady's great name for a long time. Seeing her today, I can see that she is indeed worthy of her reputation."

Only then did Shen Huaixu notice the person who came. This person was about the same age as Jiang Erlang, tall, but dressed in red. It was quite surprising, perhaps because his facial features were too sharp, he did not look feminine at all.

"Who is this..." Shen Huaixu looked at his father with an inquiring look.

Chen Su introduced calmly: "Yun Zhi of the Yun family."

Yun family?

Shen Huaixu thought about it. It seemed that there was no minister with the surname Yun in the capital... Yun Qi? She remembered that Cang Heng's maternal surname was Yun, so she chose this name. Could it be...?

Yun Zhi has a pair of almond-shaped eyes with slightly upturned corners. When she smiles slightly, the hook in her eyes is no longer sharp, but instead makes people feel evil.

"I am the third child in my family. My father and the current Crown Princess are siblings from the same mother."