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After using a bag of jerky to send the gluttonous man away, He Changdi returned to his room and finally had some peace and quiet.

He gently placed the bag of food aside, took out his family's letters, and sat down behind his desk.

He first opened Matriarch He and his older brother He Changqi's letters, followed by his mother, Countess Jing 'an, and his good friend Prince Jin's letters.

When he saw that his family members didn't forget to mention Chu Lian's good side, for the first time, He Changdi didn't scoff in his heart.

His eyes darkened as he gripped the letter. He pursed his lips into a thin line, and he was momentarily absent-minded.

After being stunned for a while, He Changdi put away his family's letters and opened Prince Jin's envelope.

But as He Changdi finished reading Prince Jin's short two-page letter, the trace of guilt and confusion that had risen in He Changdi's heart with great difficulty disappeared in an instant, without leaving any trace.

Chu Lian!

This vicious woman!

How dare she!

A leopard can't change its spots!

He was too naive. He thought that she was slightly different from her previous life, so he thought that she would really turn over a new leaf. He didn't expect … Ha!

A dog really can't change its spots!

Xiao Bojian, Chu Lian. One day, he would make this adulterous couple pay the price!

By the time He Sanlang recovered from his hatred, Prince Jin's letter had already been crushed into scrap paper. He opened his fingers, and the paper crumbled into pieces, which fell from his palm like snowflakes.

He Sanlang closed his long and narrow eyes and leaned back in his chair. After a while, he opened his eyes. His eyes were dark, and his aura became even colder.

He lowered his gaze and looked at the huge leather envelope on the table in front of him. He felt that it was extremely ironic.

A cold snort escaped from the corner of his mouth. It was the coldest mockery.

He Sanlang stretched out his hand. His slender and nimble fingers moved slightly and easily tore open the huge envelope.

Even though his expression was still as grave and stern as before, his slightly trembling fingers revealed his true emotions.

His heart was filled with hatred, but his fingers seemed to be out of his control. He still opened the envelope and took out the thick stack of paper.

In his previous life, that vicious woman, Chu Lian, had never written any letters to him. He rarely even saw her handwriting.

Now that he thought about it, he, as her husband, had no place in that vicious woman's heart.

After unfolding the letter, He Sanlang was stunned when he saw the simple drawing on the first page on the top.

Then, his almond-shaped eyes flickered and he quickly flipped through a few more pages. Damn it, they were all the same as the first page. They were all drawings, all drawings, without a single word!

Even though the lines were simple and only a few strokes were enough to paint a vivid scene, He Sanlang still couldn't suppress the anger in his chest.

He slammed his fist on the desk, causing the paperweight next to it to bounce twice.

He Sanlang felt as if all the letters he had written to crusade against Chu Lian had landed on cotton. He felt suffocated in his chest, and there was no need to mention how uncomfortable it was.

He got up and paced back and forth in the room, trying to calm his anger and annoyance that were about to burst.

After a long time, He Sanlang's emotions gradually calmed down.

He once again sat down at the desk. His gaze fell on the stack of drawings in front of him, and he coldly snorted.

After not seeing her for a few months, this vicious woman had become even more pretentious. However, this stack of drawings had made his family's impression of her increase by several times. They had thought that this letter contained a myriad of threads, like a deep sea of yearning, and wanted to describe the many pages of the letter. If he hadn't personally opened it, he would have also been deceived by this vicious woman.

After taking a few deep breaths, He Sanlang once again suppressed his rising anger.

Picking up the drawings, He Sanlang was finally able to calmly flip through them.

As soon as he flipped through them, He Sanlang accidentally became completely immersed in them.

Chu Lian's drawings as letters were similar to modern four-panel comics. Even though there weren't any words, the narrative and expressive nature were extremely strong. After flipping through more than twenty pages of paper, it didn't affect one's understanding of the contents of these drawings at all.

The female protagonist in the drawings that was specially made to be cute was Chu Lian herself. In every drawing, the little girl's expression and actions were different. Sometimes she was angry, sometimes she was tsundere, and sometimes she was sincere and heartfelt.

The various expressions of the human world were displayed on the little girl's body. It was so vivid and made one yearn for it.

In truth, Chu Lian had only drawn these drawings to deal with the situation. She was afraid that her handwriting would be exposed, so she had no choice but to use the form of drawings.

The contents of the drawings were rather perfunctory. Perhaps it was an occupational disease from her previous life, but when she drew, she would unknowingly bring in a few themes. These drawings were of her daily life and the interesting things she encountered.

The expressive nature of drawings was always more direct than most words, not to mention this was a type of comic that had never appeared in the Great Wu Dynasty.

After looking at these drawings, He Changdi felt that he could imagine Chu Lian's daily life. The lively, carefree, and happy little girl in the drawings seemed to be separated from the sinister, cunning, and cold-hearted poisonous woman Chu Lian in his heart.

He Sanlang closed his eyes slightly, and this strange feeling instantly became even more clear.

In a flash, he suddenly opened his eyes and began to resent this change that he had unknowingly experienced. Taking a deep breath, He Sanlang suppressed this strange feeling. His deep eyes fell on the last drawing.

The drawing depicted a little girl with a coiled bun sitting on a chair. Across from her was a kind middle-aged woman. The two of them were chatting happily, and the middle-aged woman had a kind smile on her face. However, on her slightly plump and round face, there was a red spot at the corner of her left eye. Beside her, there was a maid serving tea to the middle-aged woman.

Above the little girl with the coiled bun was an imaginary dialog box. There were no words in the dialog box, but there was a vivid drawing of a white-haired noblewoman.

The noblewoman had a kind face, and it was hard to tell who she looked like. However, she wore a phoenix coronet on her head, and the phoenix coronet was inlaid with nine phoenix tails.

The white-haired noblewoman laughed happily, like a Buddha. She stretched out a hand and gave a thumbs up.

Needless to say, the little girl with the coiled bun was Chu Lian herself. This woman had the nerve to draw herself in such a beautiful manner.

As for the background of the drawing, He Changdi could tell at a glance that it was the Marquis Dingyuan's estate.

A middle-aged woman with a red spot on her face. Haha, who in Shengjing did not know that the wife of Colonel Guo of the northern border army was extremely ugly?

However, Colonel Guo greatly respected this wife of his. Not only did he treat her with all his heart, he did not even take a single concubine. He and his wife had two sons and three daughters, and the couple's love for each other was a legend in Shengjing.

There was no need to mention the white-haired noblewoman in the frame. She was the current Empress Dowager.

The Great Wu Dynasty had a rule that only the Empress Dowager had the right to wear nine phoenix tails. Even the Empress could only wear seven phoenix tails at most.

Chu Lian and Colonel Guo's wife, who was in the north, were chatting happily, and the Empress Dowager was full of praise.

Hm?

What was this poisonous woman trying to remind him of?

The northern border army was commanded by the Duke of Lu, Great General Qian, and Colonel Guo was under General Qian's banner. Although he was not the most important general, he was directly under General Qian's command.

He held real power in the northern border army. Colonel Guo was brave and skilled in battle, and he treated his soldiers as if they were his own. He was a good general who loved his soldiers and was not greedy for merit. Although he had so many good points, he was a reckless and impulsive person.

It was because of this fatal flaw that he had never been put in an important position by General Qian.

If he had not been reborn, He Changdi would not have known these secrets of the northern border army so clearly.

If he could work under such a general, with Colonel Guo's bravery and his own strategy, he believed that General Qian would definitely be able to see Colonel Guo's improvement in a short period of time. Using this opportunity, he could enter the eyes of the Duke of Lu and be put in an important position!

This was also the plan that He Changdi had set for himself for the time being. These days, he went out every day to make connections in the northern border army, hoping to work under Colonel Guo as soon as possible.

He had not even told Prince Jin about these secrets, so it could be said that they were secrets that he had not told anyone, but that poisonous woman had thought of the same thing as him!

He Sanlang had long been sure that Chu Lian's experience was different from his, so he was sure that Chu Lian did not know the direction of the future. Then why did she give him such a vague reminder?

Wasn't her "true love" Xiao Wujing?

Chu Lian, who was still sleeping soundly in Songtao Court, did not know that her little hint out of kindness had caused the paranoid He Changdi to make many guesses.

If all this could not be explained by foresight, then it could only be said that Chu Lian, that poisonous woman, had sharp senses.

He did not expect that she was even more intelligent than she was in her previous life. At this moment, He Sanlang did not feel grateful towards Chu Lian, but instead, he was more guarded.

If Chu Lian knew that she had gone for wool and come home shorn, she would definitely have slammed her fists on the bed frame.

I say, husband, what's wrong with your brain? Usually, when a wife does such a virtuous thing, shouldn't you be happy and hold her in the palm of your hand, then praise her as "smart and virtuous" or something like that?!

He Changdi put away the letter and placed the drawing back into the large leather envelope. Holding the thick stack of letters, he stood up and walked over to the brazier.

With a flick of his hand, the large envelope fell into the brazier, and in an instant, tongues of flame engulfed the envelope. Watching the flames engulf the envelope, He Sanlang's eyes suddenly darkened, and he quickly reached out to pick up the envelope.

After a moment of confusion, He Sanlang looked at the corner of the envelope that had been burned off, and a strange feeling rose in his heart.

The last drawing appeared in his mind.

Could that poisonous woman be trying to remind him of something?

Perhaps it was not as bad as he thought?

His mind was a mess. In the end, He Changdi threw the large envelope that had been burned off into a wooden chest, deciding to ignore it.

Chu Lian had practiced two large pieces of calligraphy in the small study. After burning them, she went to try on the township magistrate's court attire. Off to the side, Senior Servant Gui noted down all the parts that did not fit. She was going to personally make some changes later.

Chu Lian had already asked Matriarch He for instructions when she went to Qingyu Hall in the morning. She was going to personally check on Guilin Residence today.

After she was done, Chu Lian changed into an ordinary green dress. She brought Wenqing and Wenlan to the carriage that Duke Jing 'an's estate had prepared for her. Under the protection of a few servants, the carriage drove towards Guilin Residence.

Guilin Residence was quite a distance away from Duke Jing 'an's estate, and it was located in the original Xi City. The alleys were winding, so it took them an hour to get there.