The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Snow fell softly, covering the road in white, and icicles hung from the eaves. Blue crows fluttered down from the trees, scattering snowflakes like jade.

After leaving the Xiao family's gate, Wei Zhizhi, a small child, gazed at the street.

She was exquisitely beautiful, with bright almond-shaped eyes. She wore a crimson brocade sable cloak, with a red gold necklace hanging from the front.

She looks both wealthy and charming.

Wei Zhizhi hopped down the steps, looking up at the enormous thing.

"Let's go!"

It was cold. Fu Meng shook his body to get rid of the snow before bending down his forelegs.

Wei Zhizhi climbed up its back with all her might.

Fu Meng seemed unable to bear it any longer, so he grabbed the corner of her clothes and gently tugged at it. Only after Wei Zhizhi was seated properly did he straighten up.

A blue crow flew over.

It's been well-behaved these past few days since it was disciplined.

“When a person is born, his nature is good.”

Listen to what they're reciting.

"Natures are similar, but habits make them different."

Wei Zhizhi suddenly covered her ears.

She didn't want to hear it.

Wei Zhizhi was in great pain, and her small body collapsed, burying her face in Fu Meng's soft, silky fur.

She said sullenly, "Father is going to send me to the Imperial Academy."

"I don't really want to go."

Fu Meng felt very sorry for him.

"Ouch!"

"What? You're letting me skip class?"

Fu Meng nodded!

"This is not good."

Wei Zhizhi, despite her young age, sighed.

“My father is so good at studying, I can’t let him down.”

Fu Meng was very proud, and he agreed.

Our master is indeed very knowledgeable!
Wei Zhizhi added, "My mother also told me that when she was young, she was the most motivated student among her classmates."

"She was the most diligent student, and she always completed her daily assignments the best. She was also her teacher's most outstanding student."

Fu Meng: ...

His eyes were filled with endless contempt.

Yu Tingwan is lying to you!!!
Do you think that when Master Sun called her a traitor, it was just a special term of endearment?
But no one exposed Yu Tingwan. This was all so that Wei Zhizhi could have some peace and quiet once she went to the Imperial Academy.

The white tiger carried the little girl forward, and the people quickly made way for it.

The students, who were visiting the capital for the first time, watched from afar and couldn't help but sigh.

"This must be the general's beloved tiger. It looks as majestic as the rumors say. The little princess on it has red lips and white teeth, and looks just like the boy on Guanyin Bodhisattva's lotus throne! She looks so well-behaved."

The old woman next to him pulled him back.

"Keep your distance! Don't go near them."

"What's wrong? I wouldn't offend the young princess."

The old woman glanced at him.

"You don't seem like a good person."

"Last time, you were just as shifty-eyed as me. Seeing that the little princess was young and easy to fool, you deliberately ran over, fell to the ground, and howled to extort money from her."

His voice was so deafening, it sounded like he was about to die.

"Were you extorted?"

"No."

"When the young princess saw him crying so miserably, she kindly asked the white tiger to dig a hole to bury him."

???

Student: "This...this..."

The old woman said, "The young princess is quite good, but I'm afraid no one will collect her body. The pit they dug is so round and big."

Student: ? ? ? ?

The old woman spat and said, "When that fellow realized he couldn't salvage the situation and wouldn't get any benefits, he tried to run away. The young princess realized she had been tricked and became extremely angry."

"They said we couldn't waste it, and we couldn't dig it for nothing, so they made him lie down in the pit and were going to bury him. It was only thanks to Wei's army that they intervened in time."

"Huh? Well... everyone says the White Tiger understands human nature, didn't you stop it?"

"Prevent?"

The old woman looked puzzled: "The white tiger was buried very quickly."

"It's inherently unreasonable and immoral. And the young princess thinks she's the only one who's reasonable. With this human and tiger together, who would dare to mess with them?"

After saying that, she was very proud of herself.

"You don't know, do you? The little princess was raised by a white tiger. She's been riding on its back since she was a baby, being carried around by it."

"I heard that when she was first born, as long as you put her in the cradle after she fell asleep, she would wake up and cry."

"She slept soundly when we put her on the white tiger. Even if someone banged on the door, she wouldn't wake up." As a result, Fu Meng looked particularly haggard during that time and felt a great sense of responsibility!
The students remained silent for a long time.

"No wonder you're all avoiding this place like the plague. But the young princess is too young; would that put her in a difficult position?"

"Who said that?"

My aunt was unhappy.

"As long as we don't provoke the young princess, why would she punish us for no reason?"

"How could the children of the Duke of Shunguo's family be bad? Apart from being a bit spoiled, they are very sensible."

“Last time my mother-in-law fell, and the fruits and vegetables in the basket rolled all over the ground. The little princess almost stepped on them and fell. But she didn’t make things difficult for her. She helped put all the vegetables back and even asked my mother-in-law if she was hurt and if she needed to go to the doctor.”

The crowd nodded in agreement.

The students didn't understand.

Then why are you hiding?

Like a mouse seeing a cat.

Soon, he knew.

The white tiger walked to a stall and stopped.

Wei Zhizhi knew it was craving something: "I'll take all the roasted rabbits here."

The vendor quickly agreed.

Wei Zhizhi asked in a childish voice, "How much?"

Fu Meng didn't understand.

What money are you giving me?

He doesn't pay for his food and drinks at the stall.

The vendor hurriedly said, "No, no, no need to give it to me, Princess, you can take it."

Fu Meng snorted.

Guess you know the truth.

Wei Zhizhi: "No."

“Last time I didn’t pay, my mother punished me. She told me that being a merchant is not easy and you can’t get something for nothing.”

Upon seeing this, the vendor hurriedly said, "It's getting late, and we've almost sold out. There are still five rabbits left on the stall."

"Each one costs seventy coins, making a total of three hundred and fifty coins. I'll round it down for you, Princess, so you can give me three hundred coins."

"Whatever the amount, that's what it should be."

Wei Zhizhi took the pouch containing silver coins from her waist and rummaged around for them.

He took out a finely crafted gold leaf, about the size of a fingernail.

This was given to me by the Empress Dowager last time.

"This is due to the palace; each piece is estimated to be worth one tael."

The vendor was about to go and fetch him: "I'm here to see you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Wei Zhizhi took out a small abacus made of golden beeswax.

"Let me do the math."

This abacus is very small; it was specially made for her to play with. It's exactly the same abacus that Yu Tingwan usually uses for doing accounts.

clap clap.

It was the sound of beads being moved.

Wei Zhizhi was very serious, and she was also very focused on playing the zither.

Then she blinked.

"It's settled, you need to give me three taels."

Vendor: ???
What the hell?
"Princess, you've only given me one tael."

Why is he even paying me?

Fu Meng: ? ? The roasted meat in his mouth almost fell out.

But the young master is so young, yet he can already make money. Fu Meng thinks he's very capable!

Wei Zhizhi didn't understand either.

She was extremely confused, her little face looking innocent.

"I don't understand either."

But Wei Zhizhi was very confident in herself: "But I can't possibly miscalculate, can I?"

Vendor: ...

The savage and shameless Fu Meng swallowed the rabbit meat.

It glared fiercely at the vendor and roared.

It's just a few ounces, you can give it to me if I tell you to.

The scholar who witnessed everything: ...

Even though Wei's army was there to clean up the mess, it was still troublesome to be saddled with it.

It was dusk when Wei Zhizhi ran to find Yu Tingwan.

After she got off the tiger's back, she skipped and ran into the yard.

(End of this chapter)