Starting as a Mute Girl? I Thrive in Famine Years

Special forces operative Jiang Huaixu transmigrated, becoming a seemingly dull and mute girl.

Her grandmother secretly abused her and even planned to sell her off? Jiang Huaixu was furious, d...

Chapter 467 Bamboo Study

Chen Huaixu had no idea that her father had already put the blame for Fu Yin's evil deeds on her head, and she felt happy listening to what her father said.

She patted her father's shoulders affectionately, "Don't worry, Daddy, they are not worth your personal effort yet."

Chen Su was worried about what his daughter had just said. He raised his hand to signal the maid to leave before asking, "Miaomiao, do you think that men in this world are not trustworthy?"

"Of course not." Although Shen Huaixu didn't know why his father asked this, he still answered honestly, "In this vast world, there are people like you who are deeply affectionate and loyal, and there should also be people who are romantic and passionate. I say that, but in fact I don't like some scholars and literati who wander around in the pleasure quarters and get the reputation of being romantic and talented. They glorify greed as commonplace. I have seen it so many times that I think it is just commonplace."

"Miao Miao is right." Chen Su said slowly, "Daddy will never let Yun Zhi appear in front of you again in the future."

Shen Su, who felt deeply that his daughter was caring, was beaten for a long time and felt a little overwhelmed, so he said that he had official business to attend to and walked out.

Yinghua was still kneeling obediently outside the door. Chen Su glanced at her figure and whispered, "Get up and accompany your young lady well."

Yinghua, who had never expected the Marquis to speak to her, stuttered, "Your servant obeys your command."

After walking out of the yard, Shen Su stretched his shoulders and neck slightly and let out a breath.

Li Dong looked carefully and asked hurriedly, "Is the Marquis feeling unwell?"

Chen Su glanced at him and said helplessly, "This girl may have inherited my style, her hands are very strong."

Li Dong didn't expect this to be the reason, so he suppressed his laughter and said, "Young lady is also very filial. There's nothing wrong with having strong hands. You will definitely not be bullied by your son-in-law in the future."

Shen Su smiled and shook his head, "It's good that she doesn't bully others."

After saying this, he slowly stopped laughing and made a soft "tsk" sound.

He once said that it didn't matter whether his daughter got married or not, but he was worried that after he passed away, Miaomiao would have no one to accompany her.

Influenced by his friend's concern for his daughter's marriage, and without a female elder at home to take care of it, he also paid attention to the candidates for son-in-law when he was busy with official duties. Unfortunately, there were few who satisfied him. The only one who was acceptable before was now in danger of life or death.

Chen Su frowned. There was one person in the royal family who was not bad—Prince Jinghe.

It’s a pity that the royal family member is still engaged.

Chen Su left with the melancholy of an old father. In the house, the little tabby cat, which had just rolled around in the yard, rubbed against Shen Huaixu's legs stickily. Shen Huaixu squatted down to help it pick off the grass debris on its round head, and then picked it up.

Yinghua, who walked in cautiously, said, "Being too fat is not good for the cat's health. Feed it less."

The little tabby didn't know that his food rations had been withheld. He snuggled obediently in the warm embrace, snoring comfortably.

In the entire afternoon, Shen Huaixu told Lu Hui about the business he wanted to do.

"The calligraphy and painting gallery has just opened. We can use Songjiaolou to attract customers and arrange for the storytellers there to read our storybooks..."

"Don't worry about the storybook. I'll arrange for someone to write it, and you just need to find someone to print it."

"Also, you'll need to spend some time to find a good craftsman to print the beauty painting. Once you find one, I'll personally go over and check it out..."

Chen Huaixu is not afraid of trouble. Whenever Lu Hui doesn't understand something, she tries to explain it in the simplest and easiest to understand words, so the communication between the two is very smooth.

The sunlight that shone into the study from the open window became dim. Shen Huaixu glanced out the window and said, "It's getting late. Brother Lu, why don't you stay at the mansion for dinner?"

Lu Hui was still thinking about the calligraphy and painting gallery that Shen Huai had mentioned. Upon hearing this, he immediately stood up and bowed, saying, "I appreciate the county lady's kindness, but I still need to think carefully about what she just said to me when I get back. I won't bother you any more."

Hearing him say this, Shen Huaixu did not try to persuade him to stay, but only asked the maid to bring him some snacks and game from the hunting ground.

A reversal of status and identity is bound to be accompanied by a change in the attitudes of the people around you. Lu Hui is a smart man, capable, and knows when to advance and retreat, so she doesn't mind treating him with the same attitude as before.

After finishing this matter, Shen Huaixu learned the next day that there was a follow-up to Yun Zhi lying on the street after getting drunk.

At first, people did not think that the third son of the Yun family had offended anyone. They just thought that he was drunk and caused this trouble. The reason was that his clothes were scattered around him. If he was taking revenge, he would not be so kind as to leave his clothes.

Later, somehow, it was spread that Yun San was having an affair with a married woman, and was discovered by her husband. In revenge, her husband stripped her naked and threw her on the street.

Various rumors were rife, and some people even wanted to take this opportunity to blackmail the Yun family, claiming that their wives had been bullied and wanted compensation from the Yun family.

The final result was that Yun Zhi was confined to his house for three months, and the Yun family, which was once very popular among the noble families in the capital, became much more low-key for a while.

"Did you ask someone to spread the rumor?" Chen Huaixu asked Fu Yin when he slipped into the space to 'steal a moment of leisure'. After being fed gossip by Yinghua and Xiaoman for so long, she really wanted to know.

Fu Yin was half-reclining in a rocking chair like an old man, making it creak. His eyelids drooped wearily, "I was just helping him move while he was asleep. It's the middle of the night, why would you need to make so many arrangements? He deserves it."

Seeing him drowsy, Chen Huaixu said with amusement, "Emperor Jin is always being called the old emperor by you, but he's never looked as tired as you. Fu Yin, did you do something bad?"

Fu Yin raised his half-lidded eyes for a moment, then quickly closed them again. He whispered, "Ah Xu, stop messing around. I'm sleepy."

As he spoke, he closed his eyes, but his long black eyelashes trembled slightly.

When Chen Huaixu saw him like this, he felt that this man might have something he didn't tell him. He felt strange, but he didn't want to disturb his sleep, so he had to suppress the doubts in his heart temporarily.

After many days of preparation and planning, a calligraphy and painting gallery opened with great fanfare near the Imperial College.

The calligraphy and painting gallery is named Zhuli Study.

When you first enter the study, the furnishings inside are no different from those in the other study rooms. At most, the materials used are more exquisite and the details are more elegant. As you walk into the deepest part of the study, a large screen with a picture of a raccoon cat playing with a butterfly blocks the way. When you walk around the screen and enter, the first thing that catches your eye is the eight beauties on the wall with different graceful and moving postures.

Some of them are dignified and elegant, some have extraordinary temperament, and some are charming and pitiful... In the end, they all have their own extraordinary charm.

The books on the bookshelf are also extraordinary. When you open a book, each section will be matched with an appropriate colored painting. It makes people's hearts entangled in the story and reluctant to turn the pages, just to appreciate the exquisite pictures above.

In order to complete the color printing, Shen Huaixu and Lu Hui put in a lot of effort.

Current printing technology is not yet capable of color printing. After finding a skilled craftsman, Shen Huaixu spent several nights flipping through books and searching encyclopedias, and finally successfully printed it using color printing.

The results of the efforts were very good. When several pictures of beauties were hung at the door of the study, they almost immediately attracted the attention of everyone on the street.