The Number One Scholar: She is Charming and Beautiful

To clear her father's name, Shen Chu cross-dresses as a man, passes the imperial examination to become the top scholar, serves as an imperial censor, and investigates old cases.

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Chapter 433 Little Apple and Little Potato

Chapter 433 Little Apple and Little Potato

"Mother, Mother."

Accompanied by a clear, melodious sound like a lark, a small figure darted to the edge of the herb field.

Beside the herb field, there was a reclining chair, and a woman was sleeping soundly with a book covering her face.

The little guy rushed over, snatched the book away, and expertly snuggled into the woman's arms.

"Mother, Mother, wake up! Don't sleep! It's getting windy. Mother, let's go fly kites together."

As the little girl spoke, her small body bounced up and down on her.

The woman opened her eyes, her gaze clear as water, her beautifully shaped face filled with helplessness.

Helpless, she held the little girl's bottom and gently patted it.

"With such a gentle breeze, the kite simply cannot take flight."

The little girl stared with her clear, big eyes, her round face full of disappointment.

But soon his dark eyes darted around twice, and he had a new idea.

"Guoguo wants to eat red bean cake, Mommy, shall we make some red bean cake?"

"Little Apple, come down."

A cold, childish voice came from behind.

A little boy with a stern face walked out of the medicinal herb field.

Unlike the chubby little girl, the little boy was thin, with a pair of bright, piercing eyes beneath thick eyebrows.

Little Apple blinked her big, round eyes when she saw the little boy.

"Little potato, I know, you're so mean. You have to call me sister."

Little Potato stepped forward, took her hand, and led her down, giving her another warning like a little adult.

“Your mother is weak, so you can’t jump on her anymore.”

Little Apple pouted, looking unhappy.

"Okay, you have to call me sister."

"Little Apple, I'm your older brother."

"Little potato, I'm your older sister."

The two little ones turned their heads at the same time, their eyes fixed intently on Chen Chu.

"Mommy, which of us is the older sister (older brother)?"

Shen Chu shook her head and chuckled.

Ever since the two little ones developed a concept of what it means to call their older brother and sister, such arguments have become a regular occurrence.

She resolved the problem effortlessly.

"Even your mother doesn't know. You should ask your grandmaster. When she gave birth to you, she was unconscious."

"Your grandmaster delivered the baby himself, so even now, your mother still doesn't understand whether Little Apple is the older sister or Little Potato is the older brother."

Little Apple's eyes darted around, and she pulled Little Potato along, saying, "Let's go find our grandmaster and get some answers."

The two little ones held hands and ran off.

As Shen Chu watched the two children's retreating figures, she couldn't help but shake her head and chuckle.

I don't know how they were born, but these two children, who were born at the same time, have completely different personalities.

Little Apple is excessively lively. She looks innocent and cute, but in reality, she's like a little tyrant.

She loves everything except reading and calligraphy, especially mischief and getting into trouble. Her naughty nature is just like Shen Chu when she was a child.

Little Potato, on the other hand, was quite the opposite. He was quiet from a young age and would scold people with a stern face when he was only three years old. His appearance was exactly like his father, Pei Yuan.

Thinking of Pei Yuan, Shen Chu's smile faded slightly.

Three years ago, she fell down the mountain, and at the time she really thought she would fall all the way down and die along with her unborn child.

Finally, Shangguan Ye used his lightness skill to catch up with her and stop her from falling all the way down.

She pushed Shangguan Ye down the mountain, but Shangguan Ye, who was skilled in martial arts, grabbed onto a vine below and jumped back up.

Shangguan Ye tugged at her, causing her to crash into a tree and avoid a fatal fall.

However, she broke her legs and arms in the process of stumbling and falling, and her lower abdomen was bleeding profusely.

The baby was eager to come out, but she had no strength left to give birth.

When her master appeared, she was almost covered in blood.

If it weren't for her master, she would have had absolutely no chance of survival.

It was at that time that she learned her master had a mysterious space.

She didn't know how her master triggered that space, but he brought her there.

The things inside were things she had never seen before: bright, blazing lights, and all sorts of tools and instruments that could save lives.

The master cut open her stomach, took out the two children, and then sewed her stomach back together.

They also performed bone-setting surgery on her.

She remained unconscious in her master's space for seven days before waking up, and then it took her more than a month to recover before her master removed the various tubes that had been inserted into her body.

After emerging from her master's mysterious space, she learned that they had already left the Great Wei.

King Jing took him to Wusa, the capital of the Nanyue Kingdom.

Her body was severely weakened, and with both legs broken, she needed a quiet place to recuperate.

Her master then took her to live on Qingliang Mountain outside Wusa City, where they built a villa in the valley and named it Qingliang Villa.

After that, they stayed here for more than three years.

Usa is a place with a warm, spring-like climate all year round, making it especially suitable for recuperating.

She spent more than a year recuperating, and then underwent a year of rehabilitation training with her master's guidance.

It wasn't until this year that the person finally recovered to about 70-80% of their original level, and they no longer had any difficulty walking.

Little Apple and Little Potato spent a rather long time in the womb. Little Apple was fine, but Little Potato was always thin and weak.

When he was little, he often vomited even when drinking milk. Once he could eat solid food, he started taking medicine. His master spent a lot of effort to get Little Potato's body back to normal.

The master said that when Little Potato gets a little older, he should find a martial arts master to teach him some fist and foot techniques so that his body can become stronger.

Actually, the master once wanted Shangguan Ye to teach Little Potato martial arts.

To everyone's surprise, Shangguan Ye rolled his eyes, curled his lip, and snorted coldly, "I won't teach him. He's not my son, why should I teach him?"

If you are willing to bear me a child, I will teach him/her.

His master was so angry that he spat at him hard, and the matter was dropped.

For more than three years, Shangguan Ye has come to Qingliang Manor to see his master almost every day.

His master, however, remained indifferent to him.

The Prince of Jing of Nanyue, Shangguan Ye, who always looked down on others and always acted as if they were all ants, was completely subdued in front of his master.

It was then that she learned that Shangguan Ye and her master had a deeply moving and earth-shattering love affair more than ten years ago.

It wasn't the enemy relationship she thought it was.

Of course, the master scoffed at this claim, firmly asserting that the two were enemies.

"What are you thinking about? There's news from the Great Wei."

A gentle voice sounded from behind.

Shen Chu turned her head and saw that her master, Yun Haixin, was standing behind her at some point.

Time seems to have left no trace on my master; she is now thirty-three years old and has become even more beautiful and charming.

She always wore a fiery red dress, which made her even more beautiful, aloof, and noble.

Shen Chu quickly got up and took the letter.

"Please sit down, Master."

Yun Haixin hummed in agreement, sat down next to her, and nodded with his chin at the letter in her hand.

Are you planning to return to the Great Wei?

Shen Chu nodded.

"There are still unfinished matters and people in the Great Wei, and I must go back."

Three years ago, she was determined to find Brother Silent and Brother Zhan.

Fate played a cruel trick on her; a series of unexpected events forced her to stay in Southern Vietnam for three years.

Now that she has recovered, it is time for her to return to the Great Wei.

This time, however, she will return under the name Chu Chu.