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 437 Whether I'm a man or not, you don't know.
After Shen Chu gave birth to two children via cesarean section, her master immediately performed bone-setting surgery on her.
She remained in a coma for several days before waking up.
When I woke up, I learned that my master had already named the two children: one was called Little Potato and the other Little Li.
Yunhai thought to himself, "When you were unconscious, you often talked about potatoes and plums, and you would cry and laugh at the same time."
Are you craving potatoes and plums? You said you spent a year in Beijing, and you must have eaten plenty of delicacies, right?
Why are you craving potatoes and plums?
"Fine, since it's something you've been longing for, let's name these two kids Little Potato and Little Li from now on."
Shen Chu knew that she must have been in a daze when she thought of Pei Yuan.
She remembered that Pei Yuan loved to slice potatoes, and that she had once given Pei Yuan a plate of plums.
In the blink of an eye, Pei Yuan peeled and crushed the plums and sent them back.
She was covered in tubes and couldn't speak.
Naturally, one cannot refute these two names.
The names for the two children were decided.
Little Potato and Little Plum.
But when Little Li was a little over a year old, one day he suddenly burst into tears and insisted on changing his name.
The reason is that plums are smaller than potatoes.
Shen Chu was both amused and exasperated, and asked her daughter what she wanted to be called.
The little guy looked determined, raised his chin, and said loudly, "I want to be called Little Apple, because apples are big."
From then on, she renamed herself Little Apple and demanded that everyone around her call her that.
Anyone who dares to call her "Little Li" will be met with her tears.
Under her tearful persuasion, he successfully changed his name.
Clearly, Little Apple has no concept of these things.
She heard that Little Potato was named because her father loved to cut potatoes, so she naturally hoped that her name would also be related to her father.
Shen Chu couldn't bear to disappoint her daughter.
"Of course, your father's favorite food is apples."
Little Apple smiled contentedly.
Shen Chu took the opportunity to educate her two children.
"Whether your father is good or not, you should not say such things about him."
He is your elder, your father. It's wrong for children to insult their elders, do you understand?
The two children are still young, so she tries her best to educate them in a way they can understand.
Little Potato pursed his lips and remained silent.
Little Apple looked indignant.
"Can't elders make mistakes? If they do, why can't we point them out?"
Shen Chu frowned slightly.
"Of course, elders make mistakes too, but you can't criticize them for their mistakes. You can remind them, but you can't scold them, understand?"
The little potato and the little apple both drooped their heads.
"Mother, we know we were wrong."
"Mommy, please don't be angry, okay?"
How could Shen Chu possibly be angry with them?
She hugged the two children and kissed them hard.
"Don't be angry, Mother. Go and play."
The two children left happily.
Shen Chu's face turned cold, and she picked up her sword to go find Shangguan Yi.
When Shangguan Ye came to see his master, Shangguan Yi must have come along as well.
Sure enough, she found Shangguan Yi practicing martial arts in the training ground.
"Shangguan Yi".
With a cold face, she drew her sword and stabbed him.
Shangguan Yi nimbly dodged and said with a grin, "Chuchu, why are you late today?"
"Wow, that was a good thrust just now, very powerful. It was worth all the time I spent practicing with you."
As soon as she finished speaking, Chen Chu twirled her sword and thrust it forward again.
It was even more ruthless than the previous move, and it almost slashed Shangguan Yi's nose.
Shangguan Yi's smile faded slightly, and he began to deal with the situation seriously.
He had practiced martial arts with Shen Chu for a long time and knew her moves very well. He quickly took the sword from Shen Chu's hand.
Chen Chu stared at him, panting heavily.
Shangguan Yi touched his nose and sheathed his sword.
"Why are you so angry today? Who upset you? I'll go beat her up for you."
"you."
"Me?" Shangguan Yi pointed to his own nose. "How could I possibly make you angry?"
Shen Chu snatched the sword from his hand and snorted coldly.
"I'm asking you, who told you to talk badly about their father with Little Apple and Little Potato?"
"What are you trying to do, scare the two children by saying I'm irresponsible and abandoning them?"
Shangguan Yi paused slightly, "I suppose I'm just telling the truth."
"Shangguan Yi".
"Alright, alright, are you angry?" Shangguan Yi bent down and leaned close to her. "I won't say it again, okay?"
"Chuchu, please don't be angry with me, okay?"
Shen Chu pursed her lips and remained silent.
The smile on Shangguan Yi's face gradually faded.
"Chuchu, you're taking Little Apple and Little Potato away from here, right? You're going to go find him, aren't you?"
Shen Chu nodded silently, without mentioning that she had other reasons for going back.
Shangguan Yi's face turned ashen, and after a long while, he squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth.
"Can't we stay?"
Shen Chu shook her head. "I don't belong here."
Shangguan Yi blurted out, "Who said that? If..."
“There are no ifs.” Shen Chu calmly interrupted him. “I am a citizen of the Great Wei, and I have been for life.”
That's where I grew up, and there are people I care about there, so I have to go back.
She paused, then raised her hand and patted Shangguan Yi.
"I'm saying goodbye in advance. I don't know if we'll ever see each other again. I hope that next time we meet, you'll call me Sister Chuchu."
Shangguan Yi's face suddenly turned bright red.
He clenched his fist and couldn't help but growl, "He's already married someone else, what's the point of you going to find him?"
"Shen Chuchu, are you going back to be his concubine? Are you really going to debase yourself like this?"
Shen Chu didn't say anything, just waved his hand and turned to leave.
The trunks were packed, and the next day she set off with her two children.
Before leaving, Yun Haixin escorted her to the entrance of Qingliang Villa and winked at her.
"Wait for me in Baoning Prefecture for two days, and I will catch up with you soon."
Shen Chu was surprised.
"Master, you..."
Yun Haixin tugged at her clothes and said in a low voice, "I'm worried about you leaving alone with two children."
Shen Chu: "But Prince Jing..."
"Don't worry, I have a brilliant plan."
Knowing that her master was determined to leave this place, Chen Chu nodded and said, "Alright, please be careful."
Shen Chu boarded the carriage with her two children. Shangguan Ye had already made arrangements for her to join a merchant caravan heading to the Great Wei, which would take her all the way to the capital.
Watching Shen Chu's departing figure, Yun Hai sighed.
A dissatisfied voice came from behind.
What were you whispering about with her just now?
Yun Haixin snorted, "You want to hear women's private conversations? Are you even a man?"
Shangguan Ye's eyes were deep and dark. "Don't you know whether I'm a man or not?"
Yun Haixin glanced at his lower body with her bright eyes, her face full of mockery.
"That's hard to say, after all, it happened more than ten years ago."
You're a man in your thirties now, who knows if you're still up to the task?
Shangguan Ye's face turned ashen.
"Yunhai Xin!"
Yun Haixin pursed her lips and turned to leave.
Shangguan Ye quickly followed, and said coldly, "I know you haven't left for the past three years because your disciple is here."
Now that your disciple has left, do you want to leave me again?
Yun Haixin sneered and remained silent.
Shangguan Ye gritted his teeth and said, "You dare to leave me again?"
Even until death, I will never let you go.
Yun Haixin chuckled, "You can give it a try."
Shangguan Ye stood there, watching Yun Haixin's departing figure.
A sudden, overwhelming sense of powerless fear gripped my heart.
How can he possibly keep Yun Haixin?
A month later, Shen Chu arrived in the capital of the Great Wei Dynasty.
The first thing she did upon arriving in Beijing was to entrust her two children to her master before heading straight to the Flying Eagle Guard.