Shen Jiaojiao stared at her with wide eyes: "What? She's not his biological daughter!"

Zhao Ruyue laughed freely, saying nonchalantly, "Hey! Serves you right! You raised someone else's daughter for nothing. I heard he cursed at the two of them, and then the woman hid behind Da Niu and said quietly, 'What use is your bean sprout? Er Niu is a hundred times better than you.' Everyone around burst into laughter!"

Shen Jiaojiao almost burst out laughing: "This is truly killing someone by breaking their spirit!"

Zhao Ruyue laughed and continued, "That very day, Erniu forced Zhao Ping'an to sign the divorce papers and left with his newborn daughter and wife!"

Shen Jiaojiao exclaimed, "Speed ​​is key!"

"Then he's all alone, and he doesn't have much money. He'll definitely target you, right?" Shen Jiaojiao looked at Zhao Ruyue with concern.

Zhao Ruyue felt the warmth in her hands and saw Shen Jiaojiao's sincere concern. It was as if a warm current flowed through her heart, making her feel warm and cozy.

She suppressed the tears that were about to fall, raised her head and puffed out her chest, saying triumphantly, "Hmph! Who do you think I am! Why would I be afraid of him? He came to my door that very day, all bruised and battered, looking pitiful, but I'm not going to put up with him!"

"At first I ignored him, but he just wouldn't leave! Then I had the cook throw dirty water on him! He still wouldn't go. So under the cover of night, I had someone put a sack over his head, gave him a good beating, and then threw him into a dilapidated temple outside the city!"

Shen Jiaojiao looked at her in horror: "What? You... that... dilapidated temple...?"

Zhao Ruyue burst out laughing. She was so cute. She explained with a smile, "I know what you want to say. You just want to say that there are a lot of perverted men and women who don't care about anything in the dilapidated temple! Ever since I found out that my mother was angered to death by them, they have been my enemies. The more miserable they are, the happier I am! Don't you think I'm heartless?"

Seeing the cautious look in her eyes, Shen Jiaojiao couldn't resist any longer and immediately opened her arms to hug the person in her arms.

"No, the sun and moon aren't cruel. This is the right thing to do! Bad people should be punished. If we repay evil with good, how can we repay good? We should settle our scores!" Shen Jiaojiao comforted her while stroking her back.

Ah! It's so warm.

Like a little sun.

It's so good to have met you.

Zhao Ruyue closed her eyes and gently embraced her sun.

Chu Tianling, who was hiding in the shadows spying on them, had red eyes and was furious!

Is being with her really that fun?

She's never laughed like that when she's with me.

Am I just too boring?

He clenched his fist and pounded on the pillar.

hateful!

You filthy woman, you stole my darling!

Take your dirty hands off.

He picked her up! Is this never going to end?!

Why don't you break up already!

Zhou Tianqi stood behind him, glanced at the Crown Princess and the other two, then at the blackened Crown Prince, and took a step back.

Ah, jealousy makes people unrecognizable!

As soon as he got angry, thick black mist emanated from his body. Following the mist, Shen Jiaojiao indeed found Chu Tianling hiding behind a pillar.

Ugh! This is tough!

Chu Tianling kept a close eye on Shen Jiaojiao. The moment their eyes met, he quickly changed his expression and put on a gentle smile.

Shen Jiaojiao waved to him, and he came over without hesitation.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Zhao Ruyue quickly stood up and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Chu Tianling felt envious, jealous, and resentful, but he didn't say anything. He pretended to be gentle, polite, and magnanimous, and told her to rise.

She casually asked, "What were you talking about just now? You seemed to be having a lot of fun. Tell me about it!"

Zhao Ruyue sat awkwardly to the side. It was the first time she had sat so close to His Highness the Crown Prince, and she didn't know what to say.

Meeting the Crown Prince's burning gaze, Ruyue lowered her head, took a sip of tea to calm herself, and then spoke.

"Your Highness, the matter of donating half of your family fortune to build a private school, which we discussed before, is now almost settled on my end."

"The next step is to distribute the money, select sites in various places to start building houses, and then start recruiting teachers and students."

Zhao Ruyue couldn't chat as casually as the Crown Princess with this unfamiliar person; she became serious and started getting down to business.

Speaking of this, Chu Tianling also became more serious. As Shen Jiaojiao took his hand under the table, his wandering mind began to return.

"Yes, thank you for your kindness, Princess Mingyue. I understand. I will immediately send someone to draft a plan and make arrangements."

Zhao Ruyue breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing his words, but then suddenly remembered something else.

He continued, "By the way, Your Highness, I have a request. It concerns whether the private school needs supervision to ensure that the money is actually used for education. I would like to apply to accompany the supervisor on inspection tours."

Upon hearing this, Shen Jiaojiao worried that she would have to run around everywhere, and hurriedly asked, "Ruyue, how can you protect yourself when you're out and about as a woman?"

Zhao Ruyue had already thought it through, and seeing Jiaojiao so worried about her, she was still very happy: "Jiaojiao, don't worry. I'll be dressed as a man the whole way, and I'll have someone protect me along the way."

"I've spent the first half of my life confined to this small courtyard. Now that I'm free, I want to go out and see the scenery!"

"Another reason is that, as you know about my father, I want to get away from here so he won't come looking for me!"

Shen Jiaojiao noticed that there was a light in her eyes when she said these things, so it seemed that she sincerely wanted to go out for a walk.

So I sincerely wished her well: "Ruyue, I won't stop you from going wherever you want. I knew you were a thoughtful person from the moment you made your generous donation."

"I sincerely hope you can be happy. Please remember to take good care of yourself while you are away from home, and remember to write to me often. If you encounter any difficulties, please tell me. If I can't help you, there is still His Highness the Crown Prince!"

Her voice was soft, like spring rain, nourishing Zhao Ruyue's heart.

She has encountered so little kindness in her life, and she cherishes it all.

His Highness the Crown Prince suddenly realized that he had been judging others by his own petty standards.

She's just a young girl, what bad intentions could she possibly have?

The main thing is that I'm leaving soon, so what's there to fuss about?

Besides, this is all done for the country, which is equivalent to doing things for oneself!

Hmm, give her a little more time to chat with the Crown Princess.

Go and arrange the relevant matters immediately, and try to get the person out of the city by tomorrow morning!

hey-hey!

"Ahem, since you've made up your mind, I'll go make the arrangements first. You two chat a little longer, I'll be leaving now!"

Chu Tianling couldn't sit still for a moment, so he immediately got up and left, leaving the two of them with his back turned.

Zhao Ruyue watched the departing person before finally relaxing. She had been on edge the whole time, afraid of making a mistake, but now she felt much better.

Even the tone of his voice was different; it was noticeably lighter and more cheerful.

She had a wonderful day with the girl she liked and almost didn't want to leave.

However, she had no idea what horror awaited him the next morning.