Stop Dreaming and Wake Up

Red Sister sneered coldly and shoved Qin Sanniang, saying, "Oh, still dreaming of being the official's wife? Wake up already!"

Qin Sanniang's heart skipped a beat, and she stiffened her neck, saying, "What do you mean by dreaming of being the official's wife? My husband Zhuzi is the village chief, and I am the village chief's wife. How is that a dream?"

"Pfft! Your Zhuzi has been caught and imprisoned by the prefect, becoming a prisoner. Still calling him village chief? Keep dreaming!" Red Sister found the gift she had given earlier, and slyly slipped a box of rouge from Qin Sanniang's dressing table into her sleeve, then gave Qin Sanniang a triumphant glare and left.

"What? Zhuzi was arrested?" Qin Sanniang was stunned, grabbed a villager to get the full story, then sat down heavily on the ground, eyes staring blankly. "Second Uncle said Zhuzi was the village chief, how could it be like this... This can't be..."

"What's impossible? Everyone's at the government office. Qin Sanniang, aren't you going to try to get your husband out? Or do you want to be a widow?" Other villagers, having retrieved their belongings, looked at Qin Sanniang with amusement.

Only then did Qin Sanniang snap out of it, grabbed a broom to shoo everyone away, hurried inside to gather some money, and rushed to Qingmiao City to find a way to rescue Zhang Zhuzi.

When Qin Sanniang left, she passed by Zhang Mu's house.

Zhang Mu's house was bustling with excitement; the crowd congratulating them had nearly worn down the doorstep. Wu Caiwei and Zhang Mu, beaming with joy, prepared tea and snacks to entertain the villagers who came to celebrate, busy as ever.

Qin Sanniang looked from afar, filled with jealousy and resentment. That glory should have been hers!

Qin Sanniang spat and cursed, "What's so great about it? Pfft! Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, I'll get my revenge sooner or later! Just you wait and see!"

Su Li's home.

Su Li returned to her study and organized the teaching materials she had compiled over the past few days. Tomorrow would be her official first day teaching at Wutong Academy.

Xiao Zetian left the house and didn't return until just before dinner, bringing someone with him.

The man had a pale face. Xiao Zetian took him to the study to meet Su Li. Upon seeing Su Li, he quickly knelt and saluted.

"Who is he?" Su Li found the man somewhat familiar but couldn't recall where she had seen him before.

"I'm Bai Piwu. I used to be a bandit at Black Tiger Village. After General Xiao wiped out Black Tiger Village, I started working for him," Bai Piwu said.

Su Li suddenly remembered—Bai Piwu was the one who disguised himself as the Crescent Moon Woman and stole the clown's doll! He had been following Xiao Yun around, helping him disguise himself in various forms to secretly build granaries.

"Madam, Bai Piwu is skilled in disguise. Since you are starting to teach at Wutong Academy tomorrow, he will teach you how to disguise yourself as a man today," Xiao Zetian said.

Su Li nodded. She had been busy writing books these past few days and had forgotten about this matter.

"Then I'll trouble Mr. Bai," Su Li said politely.

Bai Piwu was a bit taken aback; he hadn't expected General Xiao's woman to be so polite to him. He quickly took out the disguise tools he carried, carefully examined Su Li's appearance, and immediately began working with his tools.

Su Li watched curiously as Bai Piwu occasionally answered her questions. After half an hour, a very thin mask was completed.

Su Li held the mask, unable to tell what material it was made of—definitely not human skin, as she had seen Bai Piwu use a powder mixed with liquid to make the mask.

Bai Piwu said, "Madam, this mask was custom-made based on your features. Now I'll teach you how to wear it properly."