Cui Ling decided to thoroughly cast Yuan Wulang out of her mind.

  The dense distrust and warning in that letter made her last bit of guilt towards him disappear.

  Yes, on her wedding night she shouldn't have spoken without reserve.

  His arm was pierced and bleeding profusely, but she shouldn't pretend to be asleep out of consideration, not even giving him a bandage for his wound.

  But after she did such a disgusting thing, he didn't let her vicious thoughts be exposed in front of everyone, instead, he still tried his best to cover up for her in front of the Yuan family, reminding her at the wedding, in the bridal chamber, and when they were about to part ways.

  No matter what his original intention was, she has always been grateful to him. Even though he set up various obstacles that didn't let her have a moment's peace, thoroughly crushing her desire for quiet and solitude, she still felt grateful to him.

  But now, that gratitude has dissipated along with guilt, drifting away to the distant horizon.

  Cui Ying thought, since neither of them had any intention, then so be it, maybe it's actually a good thing.

  For someone who has given up on love and is heartbroken, trying to fall in love with someone else again is an extremely difficult thing. Not to mention the hardships that come with it, just taking the first step requires a tremendous amount of courage that can be daunting.

  Yuan Wulang had deep misunderstandings about her and directly suspected her character, so she didn't need to make any effort at all.

  However, Cui Ying forgot that she was now in the Yuan family. Even if she had made up her mind to ignore Yuan Wulang, there were traces of him everywhere in the Zhen Guo Jun mansion, and the people she interacted with every day were also his close relatives.

  Some things she can't escape from.

  For example, she lived in the west wing of Tai'an Courtyard and every morning her first task was to go and pay respects to Old Lady Jia.

  The old lady would hold her hand and chatter on about some interesting stories of Yuan Wulang's childhood, such as when he was pecked by a bird while digging out a nest and his forehead swelled up like Erlang Shen, or when he climbed to the top of a tree and just as he was feeling proud, the tree suddenly snapped with a loud "crack" and he fell off.

  Chui Ying made an excuse to go learn housekeeping from her elder sister-in-law and slipped away.

  But when she arrived at the Qinxian Hall, her sister-in-law, Yining Junzhu, wasn't always busy with household chores either. Sometimes when there was less to do, her sister-in-law would often chat with her about Yuan Wulang's affairs.

  Wolong resembles his mother, born with a handsome appearance. Because he looks different from several older brothers, in his childhood, he often suspected that he was a wild child picked up, and there were many jokes about this.

  But when he grew up to be a young man, every time he passed through the bustling streets on his high horse, he would always cause a sigh of admiration from the girls, and it was hard for him not to feel complacent. As time went by, he became more and more satisfied with his appearance.

  Yining Jun Zhu smiled and said, "Fifth brother and sister must not know, the girls in Shengjing City have listed Wu Lang and Jiu Wang as the two great beauties of the Sheng Dynasty."

  Chui Ying really couldn't listen anymore, and vaguely agreed before quickly making an excuse to go read books at Su Zi's place and fleeing in a hurry.

  But later she realized that as a newcomer to the General's mansion, almost everyone had little understanding of her. Even when people wanted to chat with her, they always started from familiar topics.

  Yuan Wulang is the only common topic of conversation.

  She thought for a moment, if she can't afford to provoke him, then she has no choice but to hide, this is the only way out for her now!

  After that, Choi Yeong greeted the old lady every day and went to the library in front of the general's hall. She decided to indulge in the ocean of knowledge, which was better than filling her daily life with the two words "Wu Lang" that she particularly disliked.

  The library is located in the front yard, and it actually no longer belongs to the backyard.

  But nowadays, most of the men in the mansion are not around, and Yuan Dalang is also very busy every day. Even if he occasionally brings male guests back to the mansion, the library is a private territory that not only collects many rare and precious military books but also contains various handwritten notes left by his ancestors, which belong to the family's secret place, and it is impossible for guests to enter.

  Chui Ying made an excuse to the fourth aunt, letting her read more history books, at least understanding those common sense that everyone knows seven or eight points, and easily won the support of Old Lady and Princess Yining.

  They also think that being a daughter-in-law of the Yuan family doesn't necessarily require her to be a talented woman, but she can't be completely ignorant of external matters either.

  Liu Shifu and Tang Shifu, who had been sent back by the Duke of Kang's mansion, heard that Wu Niang wanted to vent her frustration and make a strong comeback. With all his might, he exerted himself to bring out all the skills he had learned in his life. Every day, two meals were full of delicious and fragrant dishes, not to mention that he often made some new-style pastries and put them in food boxes for her to take to the library.

  Thus, Cui Ying began her research journey from the history books on the first floor of the first layer of bookshelves in the Cangshu Pavilion.

  It was late November, and autumn had grown cooler.

  The purple gold tripod in the four corners of the book building had already been ignited with silver frost charcoal, and as soon as the doors and windows were closed, the room became warm and cozy.

  Cui Ling spread a thick layer of cushions on the wooden floor by the window, sat against the wall, and held a thick "Jing Shi" in her hands.

  After many days of hard work, she finally managed to finish reading about several dynasties before the Sheng dynasty with her barely qualified classical Chinese level. The Jing dynasty was the closest to the Sheng dynasty and also what Su Zi Hua and others called the previous dynasty.

  Out of curiosity about Xuanzang, she also specially read the records of Xuanzang in historical books.

  After repeated consideration, Cui Ying excitedly muttered to herself, "This Empress Dowager had a serious illness before entering the palace and almost died but came back to life. After waking up, she claimed that she didn't remember anything about her past, and her temperament was also different from before, being unpredictable and irrational, often making unexpected remarks. After ascending to the throne, she instigated Emperor Xuan to abandon Empress Dowager."

  She hesitated for a moment, "This is obviously..."

  She was forced to swallow the three words "female time-traveler".

  Although she was certain that no one would come here, but on her wedding night in Xiangyuan, she had suffered a loss and couldn't forget it for a moment.

  Walls have ears, trouble comes from the mouth, be careful with words and actions!

  There is little record of Xuan Hou in orthodox history.

  But the scattered information that has been revealed is enough to make her certain that the former imperial concubine who was favored by the emperor, but ultimately burned at the stake for being a witch, must have also had a modern person's heart wrapped inside an ancient body.

  For this fellow who left a heavy and colorful stroke on the "Jing Shi", Cui Ying had nothing to say except sighing and shaking his head.

  It's only natural, wanting to survive in an unfamiliar era, one can only follow the trend and make some adjustments within their power. However, if you marry into royalty, it's better to be more low-key.

  After all, the imperial harem and the court are closely related, and if one family dominates, it loses its checks and balances.

  It is too dangerous a thing for the country, for the king, for the family, and for oneself.

  Cui Ying is somewhat regretful that she missed out on over a decade of supplementing her knowledge, but she's still grateful for her low-key nature. In this era where being abnormal is considered demonic, how safe it is to be completely unremarkable!

  She thought so, suddenly felt a bit dizzy, a wave of incense came, and the sleepiness became thicker. Thinking that there would be no outsiders coming here, she simply hugged the book and leaned against the wall, closed her eyes and fell asleep.

  It was also unknown how long it took for the red wooden gate to suddenly creak open with a "creak", revealing a purple corner of clothing.

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