I made the villain right.

After Shi Jin returned home, she asked the kitchen to serve her a table of delicious food. She ate like she had been hungry for days. Her image as a lady was no longer important when it came to eating.

Zhilu watched from the side with a frown, afraid that she would choke herself.

Shi Jin didn't stop eating until she burped. Seeing this, Zhilu considerately handed her a handkerchief so that she could wipe her mouth.

After Shi Jin finished her meal, she went to the study, where Shi Sheng and Shi Wei were already waiting for her.

Knowing that she was injured, he specially moved a soft and comfortable couch into the study for Shi Jin to lie on.

But she had eaten too much and it was too uncomfortable to lie down, so she could only sit up. She felt suffocated when she thought that she would have to sleep like this for a while in the future.

Shi Sheng and Shi Wei looked serious when they saw her. They seemed to take this matter very seriously. They sat upright and waited for her to explain everything clearly.

Shi Wei was the first to ask, "Jin'er, tell your father who hurt you and what else you are hiding from us."

Shi Jin sat up straight, put on a serious look and said, "I accidentally heard the conversation between Xu Wuchen and Qin Yixian. Xu Wuchen wanted to use the power of the General's Mansion to fight for the position of Crown Prince, and planned to ask the Emperor to marry me. Qin Yixian was fanning the flames and making this marriage happen."

Shi Wei and Shi Sheng were shocked when they heard the news.

In an instant, Shi Wei's brows were filled with anger. He had nothing to say about Qin Yixian supporting Xu Wuchen, but how could he tolerate him daring to set his sights on Jin'er?

Shi Wei said angrily: "Well, that old man Qin Yixian actually dared to plot against our general's mansion. How can I do as he wishes?"

After hearing this, Shi Sheng felt a little confused. He asked, "Since the Second Prince wants to marry you, why does he want to assassinate you? Isn't this a contradiction?"

Before Shi Jin could deal with it, he suddenly thought of Fan Hua's face and instantly figured out some things.

In order to confirm what he was thinking, Shi Sheng suspected: "Their target is not you, but Fan Hua, right?"

Shi Jin saw that Shi Sheng had guessed it, so she nodded and explained, "He knew that I liked Fan Hua, so he couldn't tolerate him. He sent people to assassinate Fan Hua twice. Today, when Fan Hua and I were boating on the lake, they ambushed us in the lake in advance and tried to kill us again. Fortunately, the guards around Fan Hua were very skilled in martial arts, so they saved us both."

Shi Jin thought of their prejudice against Fan Hua, so she added fuel to the fire and said, "This time, it's all thanks to Fan Hua, otherwise you wouldn't be able to see me. After this incident, Fan Hua and I have become friends in times of trouble. Big brother and dad should put aside your prejudice and thank him."

Shi Wei thought about it and agreed: "We should thank him indeed."

After listening to Shi Jin's words, Shi Sheng thought about her previous strange behaviors and figured out some things. His sister was chasing after a man all day long, probably because of this incident.

Shi Sheng saw through her thoughts and said, "So in order not to marry the Second Prince, I found Fan Hua. The Second Prince's character is certainly not worthy of me, but how do I know that Fan Hua is the right person for you?"

For some reason, Fan Hua gave him a strange feeling. He felt that he was not as he seemed.

Hearing Shi Sheng say this, Shi Jin was a little unhappy. She resolutely said: "Fan Hua meets my expectations in every way. He is the most suitable person to choose."

Shi Jin said worriedly: "My coming-of-age ceremony is coming soon. If I'm not mistaken, Xu Wuchen should ask for an imperial decree to grant me marriage soon. Once the emperor here agrees to the marriage, if I don't marry, it will be disobeying the emperor's order, which will implicate the entire general's mansion."

Then she told them her plan, "So I plan to find someone I like and arrange the marriage in advance, so that they can no longer betroth me to Xu Wuchen."

Shi Jin glanced at Shi Sheng and Shi Wei, and expressed his attitude, "Regardless of Xu Wuchen's character, I grew up in Qianshuang Pavilion since I was eight years old, and I already like the free and easy life. I don't want to live a life full of intrigue and fear anymore. I just want to marry an ordinary person and live a stable life. That person is Fan Hua."

Now that she has completed her coming-of-age ceremony, it will be a turning point in her destiny. If she can successfully change her fate, then her story in the play will end. She will wait quietly for the finale and then go home.

Shi Jin bravely expressed his opinion, and the two of them were silent for a few seconds.

Especially when Shi Wei heard the three words "Qian Shuang Pavilion", his face looked a little bad. He lowered his eyes to hide the guilt and bitterness in his eyes.

Shi Wei looked into Shi Jin's eyes with deep meaning, and said in a low voice: "Dad knows, if Jin'er doesn't want to get married, then don't get married. If you like Fan Hua, then go after him boldly. Dad won't stop you from pursuing your own happiness. If things develop as you said, you don't have to be afraid. Dad will take care of everything. Dad will protect you."

It was the first time that Shi Jin heard her father being so serious and solemn, but she felt safe when she heard him. For a moment, she seemed to see her father in the real world.

Shi Wei and Shi Sheng are the most important people to her in this world. Since she came into this world, they have given her a lot of warmth. She actually regards them as her real family.

What made her happiest was that they supported her in some of the decisions she made.

Shi Jin was touched, her eyes rolling, she stood up and gave Shi Wei a hug, her voice choked with sobs, "Thank you, Dad."

Shi Wei was taken aback by her sudden action. He paused for a moment, then raised the corners of his mouth, revealed a hearty laugh, touched her head, and sighed: "Jin'er has grown up."

Shi Sheng was distracted by the sudden sentimentality of the father and daughter, and suddenly felt that he had become redundant.

After a while, Shi Jin loosened his arms, walked over to Shi Sheng, pulled his sleeve, and said coquettishly: "Brother, you will support me, right?"

Shi Sheng cleared his throat and pulled the corner of his clothes from Shi Jin's hand. He said seriously: "That being said, my father and I still want to examine Fan Hua for you. If he passes the test, we will not stop you. Don't you agree, father?"

Shi Wei was suddenly mentioned, and hesitated for a moment before he echoed: "Yes, your elder brother is right. We still have to test Fan Hua to see if he is qualified to be the son-in-law of our general's mansion."

Shi Jin's eyes turned when he heard this, and he was thinking about something in his mind.

All Chinese people are smart, and she can handle it, so this test should not be a problem.

So Shi Jin readily agreed: "No problem"

They happily reached a consensus that night, which made Shi Jin very happy. She didn't expect that the knife she received turned out to be a blessing in disguise, and she was able to deal with both parties.

Things were going smoothly and developing in the direction she had hoped. Now she just needed to heal her wounds. She felt a lot more relaxed.

She had to heal her wounds as her coming-of-age ceremony would be coming soon. She had to find some free time to discuss the contract with Fan Hua and prepare the marriage certificate in advance.

Tonight, Shi Jin fell asleep with a happy mood and slept soundly and peacefully without any dreams.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, a week had passed, and Shi Jin's injuries were almost healed.

Shi Jin plans to go out today to discuss some matters with Fan Hua.

Knowing that Fanhua loves drinking tea, I prepared a small gift for him before going out, and specially gave him the tea that Wei had collected during the harvest.

She went out happily with the tea can in her hand.

After she arrived at Fan Mansion, the servants were allowed to enter without notifying them.

However, Fan Hua was sitting in the study room drinking tea, bored, with his head supported by his hands, tapping his fingers lightly, as if he was thinking about something, with a hint of laziness between his brows.

Several days had passed, and not only had she not come to see him, but even the love letters she sent on time every day had disappeared.

Fan Hua sneered, wondering if all women in the world were like her and didn't know how to cherish what they got.

Just then Du Xuan came in and reminded: "Master, Miss Shi is here"

Oh, I finally remembered him.

After a few seconds, he started to convince himself that it was probably because she was recovering from her injuries and had forgotten about it.

Upon hearing this, Fan Hua sat up straight. The lazy air on his body completely disappeared, replaced by his usual cold expression.

After a moment, Shi Jin walked in gracefully. Seeing Fan Hua drinking tea, she stared at him with her eyes wide open and sat directly opposite him.

Fan Hua stared at her face and saw that she looked rosy and radiant, so he thought that the injury on her back had almost healed.

At this time, Shi Jin held the tea can in both hands and handed it to him, as if offering a treasure.

She smiled and said, "I know you love tea, so I brought you tea that is guaranteed to be delicious."

Her sure look aroused Fanhua's interest. Fanhua looked skeptical, but after a few seconds he slowly picked up the tea can, opened it and saw what kind of tea was inside.

Shi Jin saw that after Fan Hua saw the tea leaves, there was no extra expression on Fan Hua's face.

Don't like it? That shouldn't be the case. She usually sees her father cherishing it, so she thought it was a good tea.

She asked, "What's wrong? Is the tea bad?"

Fan Hua put down the tea can, which was bland and tasteless: "Junshan Silver Needle Tea is a famous tea in Jiangcheng, and it is quite rare."

You're being nice to me for no reason. It seems like you have something to ask him.

Hearing this, Shi Jin's eyebrows brightened. Fan Hua looked at her and asked, "Miss Shi, do you have something to ask me today? It's okay to tell me. There's no need to spend so much money."

Seeing him speak so forthrightly, Shi Jin felt a little embarrassed and said with a smile: "It's like this, didn't we reach a consensus a few days ago? My family needs to see you."

Fan Hua thought this was normal. If they wanted to get engaged, he would have to meet her family. He said, "This is natural."

But seeing that Shi Jin seemed to be hesitant to speak, as if it was difficult to start, he asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"

Shi Jin shook his head and said after a moment's hesitation: "They just said they wanted to test you to see if you are worthy of their attention."

Hearing this, Fan Hua frowned, and seeing Jin, he quickly said, "I'm not doing this because I think you're not good, I just want to make sure that you and I are not a good match. Since we've already cooperated, there are some things that require mutual cooperation, otherwise it will be exposed."

She showed a flattering and pleading look, with a hint of coquettishness: "I'm sorry to ask you to meet them. You are so smart, no test will be difficult for you. Besides, I'm here to deal with you, so it's no problem at all."

In order to get Fanhua to agree, she even flattered him, but the flattery was very precise and Fanhua seemed to enjoy it very much.

He agreed with a faint smile on his face, "Well, Miss Shi is right. Let me know in advance when you make an appointment."

"Okay," she said happily.

Thinking of something in his mind, Shi Jin reminded, "By the way, the three letters and six ceremonies are too troublesome. Some of them can be waived. You can prepare the engagement letter, gift letter and other things in advance, and come to our house to propose marriage at any time."

Upon hearing this, Fan Hua's mouth twitched. Is it necessary to be so hasty and anxious about marriage?

Shi Jin saw what Fan Hua was thinking, and she said casually: "Time is tight now, some things need to be prepared in advance, and we can't waste a minute or a second. Anyway, you and I are in a contract marriage, so these are not important."

When Fan Hua heard the latter sentence, his expression changed slightly, and he felt inexplicably suffocated in his heart.

He said coldly: "Miss Shi, don't worry, I know these things."

Shi Jin saw his face suddenly darken, and she felt a little confused. She didn't seem to have said anything wrong to provoke him.

She found that Fan Hua had changed recently. He no longer looked as gentle as when they first met. Now there was always a cold tone on his face that kept people at a distance.

"What's wrong?" Shi Jin tilted his head slightly and looked at him and asked.

The dull expression on Fan Hua's face disappeared, and he said expressionlessly: "Nothing."

Shi Jin felt relieved when he heard him say this. He lowered his eyes and thought, wondering if there was anything else he wanted to explain.

Seeing that Shi Jin was thinking about something, Fan Hua opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but when he thought of something, he finally chose to remain silent.

He actually wanted to ask her why she hadn't sent him love letters recently, but when he thought that doing so would make him seem particularly concerned about these things, he didn't ask.

After a while, Shi Jin came back to her senses. She stared at Fan Hua and said, "You usually call me Miss Shi, which seems strange and polite. There is no feeling of love at all. We need to change the way we address each other."

Fan Hua's eyes turned, and a glimmer flashed in them. He met her gaze and asked curiously: "Oh, what do you think lovers should call each other?"

Shi Jin said, "Just be more intimate." She thought for a moment.

Usually, people who are close to each other will call each other by their given names, just like we call each other by nicknames and nicknames in modern times.

So she said: "Your name is Fan Shaoyu, so I will call you A Yu from now on. You can also call me Jin'er like them. What do you think?"

When Fan Hua heard the name A Yu, he suddenly panicked and could not hear what Shi Jin said afterwards.

Not long ago, she called him like this. In her dream, under the peach tree, she looked at him tenderly, with boundless love in her eyes, calling him Ah Yu, and...

The scene in the dream suddenly became clear. He turned his head away somewhat unnaturally to cover his hot cheeks, and his ears gradually turned red.

Seeing that he did not reply, Shi Jin looked up in confusion and found that he suddenly turned his head away from her. She frowned, seeming unhappy, and immediately moved to his side and got closer to him.

But she saw that his cheeks were slightly red. She opened her round and bright eyes and asked in confusion, "Do you have a fever?" As soon as she finished speaking, she immediately touched his forehead, then touched her own forehead for comparison.

Facing Shi Jin's sudden approach and unintentional touch, Fan Hua was so scared that he leaned back, a little at a loss on his face. He quickly distanced the two of them and said anxiously, "Nothing."

Upon seeing this, Shi Jin immediately returned to his seat, stared at him with an inquiring look, and said suspiciously: "Why do I feel that you are a little abnormal today?"

Hearing this, he immediately changed the subject, "I didn't quite hear what you said before."

Seeing him ask this, Shi Jin immediately shifted her attention and replied, "I said that from now on I will call you A Yu, and you can call me Jin Er."

He had heard others call her Jin'er before, and he didn't want to use the same name as others.

"Since we are pretending to be close lovers, this name must be unique. Only we can call each other this. We have to change it."

"Do you think the name Ayu is not nice?" Shi Jin asked.

"No, I want to change the name Jin'er," Fan Hua said fussily.

Hearing this, Jin thought about it, his mind circling the words he said were the one and only he could call.

Shi Jin twitched the corner of his mouth and glanced at him, You really ask for a lot.

After a moment, her eyes lit up, and she suddenly thought of something. She said, "Then you can call me Mianmian. This is the nickname I just gave myself. No one knows it."

This name is not something she chose now. Her nickname in real life is Mianmian.

When Fan Hua heard this, his eyes sparkled with a smile, "Yes, Mianmian"

The word "mianmian" came out from his thin lips, a gentle but a little cold, magnetic voice. To her ears, it was like a clear spring flowing in her heart, making her inexplicably moved.

Shi Jin was slightly startled, his eyes flickered a few times, and he said casually: "Well, let's call you that from now on."

After exchanging a few pleasantries with him, Shi Jin returned home.

After Shi Jin left, Du Xuan walked in. He looked at Fan Hua, who had no expression on his face, and asked in confusion, "The master has the ability to protect himself, so he doesn't have to agree to cooperate with her."

Fan Hua glanced at Du Xuan coldly and whispered, "Why, do you have any objections?"

Hearing this, Du Xuan lowered his head and said, "I dare not."

He remembered what he had told Du Xuan, so he asked, "Have you checked everything I told you to do?"

"I found out that Xu Wuchen has an appointment to dine at Yunshuijian tonight."

"Okay." His eyes, which were as bright as stars, gradually dimmed, revealing a hint of coldness that was difficult to conceal.

It’s time to settle the feud between him and Xu Wuchen.