Su Liye got married, and Su's mother was overjoyed. Everyone in the village knew that the Su family, who couldn't even afford to eat, had married a young lady from a wealthy family.

Zhang Daniu followed Lin Baozhu to the Su family home. Looking at the dilapidated house, she couldn't help but feel worried.

She secretly slipped out to gather some information before heading to the bridal chamber.

"Miss," she said with a hint of trepidation, "the Su family is no good family at all. Why don't we run away?"

Hearing this, Lin Baozhu felt even more uneasy. "Where...where can we escape to?"

If she escapes, she will bring trouble to the sisters in her clan.

Moreover, after she leaves, she will be an unregistered resident, so how can they tolerate her?

This idea is completely unacceptable.

Zhang Danu was stamping her feet in frustration, "But we can't just go along with this family like this!"

They even sold this bridal chamber, just waiting for their daughter to marry into the family so they could pay off the thieves.

Upon hearing this, Lin Baozhu's face turned even paler. What kind of family was this?

He actually had his eye on his wife's dowry.

She thought for a moment and said, "Big girl, take all my banknotes and jewelry and hide them."

"Yes." Zhang Daniu quickly tidied up the valuables from her dowry, but then a problem arose, "Miss, where should I hide these things?"

She followed Lin Baozhu into the Su family and lived there, but it was not appropriate for these things to be hidden in the Su family.

Lin Baozhu was slightly taken aback. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Go into the mountains, find a place, and bury these things."

Her face, hidden beneath the veil, was filled with endless sorrow. "These things might save our lives someday."

“Miss, I understand.” Zhang Daniu glanced at Lin Baozhu with tears in her eyes, picked up her things, and slipped away through the window.

She was alone, carrying such a large sum of money, and she was really scared.

Master Lin has been lying in bed for a long time and is probably nearing his end. Although Miss is favored by the master, she is not his legitimate daughter.

Before long, there will be no place for her in the Lin family.

What she was holding in her arms was her mistress's life.

These things weren't listed in the dowry ledger; they were secretly given to the young lady by the master and concubines.

This is also the bulk of the young lady's private funds.

Being unfamiliar with the area, she had just entered the middle of the mountain when she was stopped. "Young lady, you are quite beautiful. Where are you going?"

As the scoundrel spoke, he reached out and lifted Zhang Daniu's chin.

Zhang Daniu was no pushover either. She had survived famine with her parents when she was young, so she must have some skills.

She slapped the rogue's hand away and said fiercely, "You'd better not mess with me."

"So what if I've offended you?" he said, moving a few steps closer to Zhang Daniu.

Zhang Daniu was furious. She reached for her waist. She never trusted anyone. She even kept a knife under her pillow when she slept, let alone in such an unfamiliar place.

She thought that if the man dared to come any closer, she would eliminate any future trouble.

"Hey, what are you doing, kid?" King Shang sat on a tree branch, a blade of grass dangling from his mouth, looking at the rogue with a half-smile.

At that moment, Zhang Danu breathed a sigh of relief and looked in the direction of the sound.

Seeing King Shang's carefree and irreverent demeanor, my heart started pounding.

"Please, elder brother, save my life."

King Shang climbed down from the tree, stared straight at Zhang Daniu, and asked, "Why should I save you?"

They were complete strangers, so why should he offend someone for her sake?

Zhang Danu sighed, roughly calculating how to escape from the two men.

Seeing her wary look, the King Shang's eyes gleamed with even more amusement. He kicked the rogue and said, "Why aren't you leaving yet?"

Seeing that King Shang had let him go, the rogue dared not say anything more and immediately disappeared.

Seeing that the man had left, Zhang Danu finally breathed a sigh of relief. She curtsied to King Shang and asked with a polite smile, "Thank you for saving my life, brother. May I ask your honorable name?"

King Shang said in a nonchalant tone, "Me? I'm the king of the mountain strongholds around here. You can just call me King."

Zhang Daniu said crisply, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

Seeing her understanding, King Shang's interest grew even stronger. He carefully examined Zhang Daniu and asked, "What are you doing up the mountain, such a young girl?"

"I......"

Zhang Danu didn't know how to explain her purpose, nor did she know what excuse would be appropriate.

While she was hesitating, King Shang said again, "You are the new daughter-in-law of the Su family, aren't you?"

I don't know what kind of taste you had to pick such a reckless scoundrel.

Previously, Zhang Daniu had only heard people say bad things about Su's mother, but had never heard anyone mention Su Liye's faults. Her face turned pale as she asked, "Isn't Su Liye a scholar?"

Is there something wrong with him?

She swallowed hard, unsure how to face the rest of her life.

Miss, you've stumbled into a den of wolves.

She instinctively hugged the thing in her arms even tighter. King Shang looked at the thing in her arms with a half-smile and asked, "Are you going to hide this package?"

Zhang Daniu wanted to shake her head, but looking into Shang Dawang's eyes, she inexplicably felt a bit of trust in him. "Is there a problem?"

"Where do you think that scoundrel came from?"

Those are people who've been with you all this way. This package of yours, you just buried it, and it'll be dug up the moment you turn your back on it."

Although it was her first time meeting King Shang, Zhang Daniu inexplicably trusted him; his eyes told her that what he said was true.

She glanced at the package in her arms, gritted her teeth, and said, "Could you keep it safe for me?"

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