At the beginning, Yuan Shu was very unwilling and even escaped from the palace several times. It was not until Yuan Shu's mother died that Yuan Shu seemed to mature overnight. The originally lively and active Yuan Shu instantly became sensible and his naughty character disappeared.

Yuan Shu is very smart. No matter what she learns, she can master it quickly.

It was not difficult for her to learn court etiquette. In addition, the emperor and the empress doted on her, so it was not long before Yuan Shu was canonized as a princess.

Everyone knew that Yuan Shu was favored and had a noble status. Many people proposed marriage to him, but he rejected them all. The Yuan family mansion began to close its doors to visitors.

Yuan Shu never entered the military camp again.

Yuan Shu did not come to the military camp, so Mu Zhou had to go find her in person.

Mu Zhou sat on the wall of Yuan's house and threw a piece of Shitou at the window of Yuan Shu's house.

After Yuan Shu opened the window and saw that it was him, he sat on the windowsill and chatted with him as before.

But it is this courtyard that highlights the difference in status between them.

When they were in the military camp, Yuan Shu was a tomboy, and the two could chat side by side. Now, one is a princess and the other is a soldier, and they can only look at each other from afar.

Mu Zhou asked Yuan Shu: "I heard that many people want to marry you?"

Yuan Shu nodded.

Mu Zhou asked again: "Have you decided who you want to marry?"

Yuan Shu looked at the fallen leaves in the courtyard being blown by the wind and said, "My marriage is not something I can decide. When His Majesty made me a princess, he wanted to use me as a tool to consolidate his power. So, who I marry has already been decided."

Mu Zhou looked at Yuan Shu, and neither of them spoke. After a long while, Mu Zhou asked, "What kind of person will the emperor let you marry?"

Yuan Shu looked calm, with a faint smile on his face, "Number one."

After hearing this, Mu Zhou didn't say anything else. He turned around and jumped off the wall.

After Mu Zhou left, General Yuan walked into the courtyard, came to Yuan Shu, and said, "Why don't you tell him that this year's imperial examination not only has civil service examinations, but also military examinations. The emperor hopes that you can marry this martial arts scholar and let him inherit our family's army."

Yuan Shu just looked at the wall where Mu Zhou had just sat, with a new moon hanging in the sky.

General Yuan added: "I know that you two are in love with each other. If you are willing, I will make Mu Zhou the number one in the martial arts world."

Yuan Shu said: "No need, father, we all know that Mu Zhou is not suitable to be a general."

General Yuan sighed, "But I can't bear to see you marry someone you don't love."

Yuan Shu smiled and comforted his father: "Your daughter has lofty ambitions. She will marry the best people. The one who can get the top prize must be the best person. As for who the top prize is, it is not important."

Mu Zhou thought that this year's top scholar was a liberal arts student, so from then on he began to study poetry and prose diligently in order to pass the exam and marry Yuan Shu.

It was not until after the exam that he found out that there was a martial arts subject in this year's exam.

In the imperial court, he and the martial arts champion walked into the magnificent hall at the same time and accepted the emperor's reward. At the same time, Mu Zhou heard with his own ears the emperor's plan to marry the martial arts champion Yuan Shu.

Mu Zhou watched Yuan Shu walk into the hall with his own eyes. She was dressed in luxurious clothes and wore gold and jade jewelry on her head, symbolizing the prosperity of the dynasty. She walked towards the number one martial artist with elegant manners.

At this moment, Mu Zhou felt like a joke.

He broke into Yuan Shu's house to inquire about what happened, but was refused.

Yuan Shu refused to see him, so he had to wait outside the door. The heavy rain soaked him, but he still stood there.

After a day and a night, General Yuan couldn't bear to see him like this anymore, so he walked up to Mu Zhou and said, "Go back, Yuan Shu won't see you."

Mu Zhou refused to leave and asked, "Why?"

General Yuan had no choice but to say to Mu Zhou: "Yuan Shu drank the water of Wangchuan River and has forgotten everything about you. From now on, the two of you can only be strangers and have nothing to do with each other."

Mu Zhou glared at General Yuan, "For the sake of wealth and glory, and to be attached to the emperor, you sacrificed your daughter's happiness and forced Yuan Shu to drink the water of Wangchuan. You are such a useless father!"

Yuan Shu married a military champion. After General Yuan passed away, Wu Zhuangyuan inherited the Yuan family's army and fought on the battlefield. All the children born to Yuan Shu were very outstanding and became respected figures throughout the country.

However, Mu Zhou abused his political power and used magic to deceive the emperor. From then on, he became a corrupt official with great power in the court.

The two rarely met in their lifetime. Every time they met, Mu Zhou would feel pain and despair when he saw Yuan Shu's strange and distant eyes.

Mu Zhou didn't want to see Yuan Shu living so happily with another man, so he started to avoid her and rarely saw her.

Yuan Shu fell asleep, but even in her sleep, she was frowning.

The next morning, Shi Yi saw that Yuan Shu did not get up early to exercise, so she asked the housekeeper to prepare breakfast and send it to her room.

Yuan Shu was still sleeping soundly with a frown on his face.

Seeing Yuan Shu frowning, Shi Yi couldn't help but reach out to help her tidy up her eyebrows. However, she didn't expect that Yuan Shu was awakened as soon as her fingers touched her eyebrows.

Yuan Shu opened his eyes alertly, and when he saw that the person in front of him was Shi Yi, he was relieved and asked, "Why are you in my room?"

Shi Yi was startled by Yuan Shu's reaction just now. After calming down, she patted her chest and said, "I saw that you didn't eat last night and didn't get up in the morning. I was worried about you, so I asked the housekeeper to cook for you and bring it up."

Yuan Shu glanced at the milk and bread on the table and said, "Thank you."

Shi Yi asked curiously: "Sister-in-law, what's wrong with you? You're not in a normal mental state today. You didn't go out for exercise this morning."

Yuan Shu smiled bitterly, "I'm just a little tired. You go out first and wait for me downstairs. I'll come downstairs after I wash up."

Shi Yi looked at Yuan Shu hesitantly, but still went downstairs with breakfast.

As soon as Yuan Shu went out, he saw the four brothers and sisters of the Shi family were there.

The four of them were sitting around the dining table. When they saw Yuan Shu come out, they all looked in his direction.

Shi Lu asked first: "Sister-in-law, are you okay?"

Shi Bin also looked at Yuan Shu worriedly.

Yuan Shu walked to the table, sat opposite Shi Xiao, and said calmly: "I'm fine, don't worry."

But Yuan Shu's lips were pale, so this sentence sounded a little unconvincing.

Knowing that she wouldn't tell them even if they asked, they gave up and pushed the breakfast in front of her.

Shi Bin said, "Sister-in-law, don't you like eating steamed buns the most? I went to the steamed bun shop you often go to and bought some tofu buns. Come and try them!"

Yuan Shu really had no appetite, but she still took two bites.

Shi Xiao didn't say anything, but his expression didn't look very good. Because Shi Xiao's expression was too serious, others didn't dare to be too presumptuous and ate breakfast very carefully.

Seeing that everyone had almost finished eating, Shi Xiao said, "Let's get back to work after we finish eating." Then he asked Shi Lu, "Are there any more scenes to shoot today?"

Shi Lu replied: "No."

However, seeing Shi Xiao's expression, Shi Lu felt that if he stayed at home, he would definitely be used as a punching bag, so he immediately changed his words and said, "Yes! I'll leave after breakfast!"

Shi Lu quickly swallowed the bun in his mouth, and then followed Shi Yi and Shi Bin out.

It was not until they left that the three of them breathed a sigh of relief. Without Shi Xiao's pressure, they felt that the air pressure had returned to normal.

They couldn't help but complain, "I'm afraid only my sister-in-law can control our terrible brother."

After Yuan Shu finished his meal and was about to get up and go back to his room, Shi Xiao suddenly asked, "Don't you think you need to give me an explanation?"

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