System: I suggest you marry the Fifth Prince

They weren't Zhao Yuankun's parents or close relatives; they couldn't possibly have gone to such lengths for him. Furthermore, Zhao Yuankun Zhao Yuankun hadn't made any enemies, and his wife was always described as weak and incompetent; she wouldn't have murdered her husband. No matter how you look at it, there's no reason for Zhao Yuankun to be killed. With these ruled out, it can only be an accidental death.

With that thought in mind, they abandoned the idea.

And so the matter passed peacefully.

Lady Su rewarded those involved in the matter handsomely, promoted them to confidants, and kept them under her watchful eye.

Wealthy families usually silence anyone who knows about such things to prevent the secret from being leaked and causing them great trouble.

But Lady Su was ultimately a weak woman. She killed Zhao Yuankun and Concubine Wu because these two had driven her to the brink of death. And those involved in this matter were all her confidants. She felt that they were risking their lives to do things for her, and she couldn't be heartless and take their lives.

She could only keep these people by her side and keep a close watch on them.

Chuntao and the others were extremely worried, fearing they would be silenced. But when they saw that Lady Su had no such intention, they were relieved, grateful to Lady Su, and even more loyal to her.

In the days that followed, all three households lived peacefully and comfortably, even more so than when Zhao Yuankun was alive.

As time went by, seeing that no one harbored any disloyalty and that the matter had passed, even if they reported it to the authorities, it wouldn't cause any trouble, Lady Su finally felt at ease and focused on teaching her son and daughter.

Zhao Ruxi only heard Lady Zhu mention all of this briefly.

Judging from Lady Zhu's vague explanation, she could guess that Lady Su had probably used methods inappropriate for children to deal with Zhao Yuankun. So she didn't press the matter.

Busy days fly by, and before we know it, the provincial examination is just around the corner.

"Host, would you like me to find out the exam questions for you?"

Zhao Ruxi: "..."

"No." She answered decisively, then launched into a scathing lecture, "Commander, I thought you were just poisoned by feudal remnants, but I never imagined your values were so warped. It's one thing to gather intelligence through palace intrigue and family feuds—after all, those points are hard-earned, a perk of my transmigration. But using them to cheat on exam questions is going too far! How can we face all those students who have studied for ten years? Do you know that's cheating?"

"Let's not talk about distant examples. Look at Xu Chongwen. How hard did he study? Has he ever had a full night's sleep all these years? And his classmates, whose families are so poor, don't even have a thick coat in the dead of winter, yet they still practice calligraphy with trembling hands..." Blah blah blah.

The system, annoyed by her nagging, quickly stopped her. "Stop, stop, stop. I was wrong, I was wrong, okay? I just felt sorry for you because you've been working so hard lately." It hadn't expected its host to be such a chatterbox; this trait was truly terrifying.

Zhao Ruxi was too lazy to expose its little scheme; this guy wasn't actually worried about her, he just wanted the points.

Mentioning the remnants of feudal ideology, she asked curiously, "By the way, when you first bound me, you always advised me to learn music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, marry into a good family, and reach the pinnacle of life. I haven't heard you mention that since. Am I more capable than Zhao Ruyu now? Does that mean I've reached the pinnacle of life?"

"Although you didn't learn the zither and chess, you did learn calligraphy and painting, and you also studied the Four Books and Five Classics. The content was slightly different, but the format was similar," the system said with a hint of pride.

"Your achievements are indeed greater than Zhao Ruyu's right now. But if she marries into a good family, like a prince, her status will immediately surpass yours. Even if you become the top scholar in the imperial examination, you will still have to bow before a prince's wife. Therefore, I still firmly believe that the key to success and happiness has not yet arrived; it depends on who you marry."

Zhao Ruxi: "..."

"Forget it, I'm not talking to you anymore. You can never wake someone who's pretending to be asleep." Zhao Ruxi was too lazy to pay attention to this Intellectual Disability System.

"Host, I think the Fifth Prince is pretty good, really. Look, he's from your hometown after you transmigrated, you know him inside and out; you're both designers, so you have a lot in common. If other men take concubines or disrespect you, you can't beat them up because they don't even realize it's wrong. But you can beat up the Fifth Prince however you want, he definitely knows he's wrong. Besides, you're cannon fodder, and he's cannon fodder too, two cannon fodders working together to make a comeback, isn't that exciting?"

Zhao Ruxi: "..." What the hell is this, cannon fodder paired with cannon fodder?

"If you marry the Fifth Prince, you'll become his Fifth Prince. Unless Zhao Ruyu marries the current or future emperor, she can't surpass you at all. And with her talent and beauty, she can't possibly marry the emperor. So as long as you marry the Fifth Prince, it's a guaranteed win. Isn't that awesome? So listen to me, marrying the Fifth Prince is the right thing to do."

Then, in a highly seductive tone, it said, "Do you want to know if the Fifth Prince has feelings for you? If so, please spend some points. Just three hundred points will give you the answer. You won't lose out by spending those three hundred points, and you won't regret it if you don't. Don't miss out!"

The last "oh" was drawn out with a wavy, undulating sound.

Zhao Ruxi: "..." She was utterly speechless.

"I don't need it." She practically spat out those three words through gritted teeth. "Wake up, okay? My mother is from ancient times, and she's always nagging me about getting married. But you came from the modern world with me. I'm only fifteen! Fifteen! In the modern world, I'd still be a middle school student. I will absolutely never date so early, so just give up on me!"

The system cried out in alarm, "You can't wait until you're in your twenties or thirties to get married like in modern times, can you? Please, in ancient times, that age would be enough to be a grandmother!"

Zhao Ruxi: "..." That hurts, bro.

"Fine, fine, fine." She didn't want to talk to the system anymore and quickly stopped it. "Didn't you want me to spend points? Fine, I'll spend them!"

The system immediately became excited upon hearing this, making a series of somersaulting sounds, its voice full of joy. "Tell me, tell me, what do you want to ask? I guarantee I'll answer you to your satisfaction."

"We need to agree on this beforehand. I'll spend 300 points to ask you a question. If you can answer it, I'll deduct points; if you can't, I won't. Otherwise, our partnership will end."

"Don't worry, trust my character. I'm honest and reliable." The system patted its chest and assured them.

"Okay, let me ask you, does Xiao Lingyan, also known as Xiao Ke, have a system?" Zhao Ruxi asked.

system:"..."

It never expected Zhao Ruxi to ask such a question.

After a moment of silence, it hesitated and said, "No?" Then it became firm again, "No."