"I'm much better now. Thank you for your concern, Your Highness."

Shen Ruyi answered politely, frowning.

In fact, she had no deep impression of the second and third princes in her previous life, because neither of them appeared at the birthday banquet of the old lady of the Gu family in her previous life. And Gu Qinghua unilaterally chose to tear up the engagement with her, which caused her reputation to be ruined.

Immediately afterwards, under Shen Jiaojiao's calculations, Shen Cangyun became furious and drove her out of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Since then, she has lived on the streets.

Until the Emperor granted marriage to the Ninth Prince who had returned triumphantly from the south, until she discovered that Shen Jiaojiao had gone to see the Third Prince, and exposed Shen Jiaojiao's plot, she was plotted against by Shen Jiaojiao in collusion with the kidnappers...

During this period, she was a beggar wandering on the streets most of the time. The second prince and the third prince were both royal nobles, and their status was very different, so naturally there was no possibility of any intersection between them.

However, she didn't expect that so many people would come to the birthday party of the old lady of the Gu family this time, and they all came to talk to her first, which made her feel the pressure from all sides instantly.

Shen Ruyi was not sure whether these were the butterfly effect brought about by her own changes. She only remembered that her only goal today was to break off the engagement with Gu Qinghua.

So, after replying to the Second Prince, he no longer paid attention to anyone and tried to reduce unnecessary trouble.

But the second prince did not want to let her go, because the moment he saw Shen Ruyi, he suddenly realized that perhaps it would be safer to keep Shen Ruyi in his own hands than in Gu Qinghua's hands.

But because of Gu Qinghua's face, there were some things he couldn't say, so he could only say: "If you need anything, just tell me. From now on, I will be considered your cousin. No matter who bullies you, I will support you."

These words seem to have a profound meaning.

The other people around looked at each other in confusion, and even the eyes looking at Shen Ruyi became subtle.

Shen Ruyi felt like a thorn in her back.

She was alone against the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Gu family, and she did need help, but that person would definitely not be the Second Prince.

Because the second prince is the one behind the Shen family and the Gu family.

Now, she could only respond politely, "Thank you, Second Prince."

The second prince wanted to say something else.

Suddenly, a loud shout came from outside, reminding the host and others to welcome the guests, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Princess have arrived!"

“…”

Shen Ruyi took a deep breath.

Why are there so many people here?

Especially, the Second Prince's faction and the Crown Prince are not on good terms... However, the Eldest Princess is raised under the name of Concubine Li, and she is not on the same page as the Crown Prince.

Yan Weiyun is also present today.

Shen Ruyi couldn't help but glance at Yan Weiyun beside her.

Yan Weiyun's face looked unhappy. "Why are there so many people here?"

It can be said that everything that should have come and shouldn’t have come has all come.

Especially, the eldest princess, whom he didn't want to see at all.

Rong Yan glanced at him and said, "Aren't you here too?"

Prince Yan choked, "Why are you firing at your own people?"

Rong Yan curled the corners of his mouth and snorted barely perceptibly.

Shen Ruyi was caught between the two of them, feeling somewhat uneasy.

Shen had noticed last time at Zuixinlou that the eldest princess liked Yan Weiyun, and the crown prince tried to win over the prime minister, but the prime minister supported the second prince. What was strange now was that Concubine Li and the second prince came up and showed their goodwill to her.

Although it made sense on the surface that they were in cahoots with Gu Qinghua, her intuition told her that a new crisis was approaching.

It's really unsettling.

Not only her, but everyone else who was watching this scene also felt that something was unusual, and they all looked at each other with strange eyes.

Someone sighed quietly, "Today is unusual. Is the old lady of the Gu family so honorable? Why are all of them here? Especially those who don't get along with each other on weekdays. They are all gathered together. Will something bad happen?"

Not all of them, but the scene is already a bit scary.

"It's really strange. Anyway, we are just here to celebrate the birthday. Let's wait and see what happens." The person who said this actually felt heavy in his heart.

No one in the court can be immune to it.

Everyone belongs to a party, openly or secretly, and has his or her own supporters.

Any disturbance today will definitely affect them in the end, and no one will be spared.

In a blink of an eye, the prince and the eldest princess arrived at the door again.

Shen Ruyi had no choice but to stand up and salute again, "Your Highness, Crown Prince, and Princess."

Just like when the second prince came.

The eldest princess and the crown prince still focused their attention on Shen Ruyi and ignored anyone else.

The atmosphere became more subtle.

The prince looked at Shen Ruyi and seemed to be hesitant to speak. In the end, he just nodded and walked into the house.

The queen died early, and he had no support behind him, so he didn't dare to speak carelessly in such an occasion.

But the eldest princess stared at Shen Ruyi for a long time.

Then he sneered and walked in.

The hostility is not concealed.

Shen Ruyi didn't care. After she went in and sat down, she sat down in her seat. Anyway, there would be no connection between her and the princess in the future. Whether the princess liked her or not was not important today.

Now I just pray that no one else comes.

Otherwise, if she continued like this, she would feel a little tired.

After all, the wounds on her body have not yet healed completely.

"Probably not."

At her side, Rong Yan seemed to see through her thoughts and put a candy in her palm, "Medicine candy, take one."

Shen Ruyi came back to her senses and smiled at him, "Thank you, Senior Brother."

The candy beans, with a faint smell of Chinese medicine, made her feel much more energetic. However, Han Jiang, who was standing behind her, had a strange look on his face. Those were not ordinary candy beans. They were mainly used to replenish physical strength when encountering danger or when one's strength was exhausted. It took a long time for people with internal strength to refine them, and they were very expensive.

Just like that, Shen Ruyi ate it as candy!

Shen Ruyi had no idea what she had eaten. She just felt that the candy was very nutritious. It melted in her mouth. After swallowing it, she felt that her whole body was burning with strength, and she wanted to rush out the door and run two or three laps.

Just as he was surprised, he suddenly saw the eyes of the Crown Prince, the Second Prince and the Third Prince all falling on his face.

Shen Ruyi frowned suddenly, alerted——

These people today are not here for the old lady, but for her!

It’s Ziwei’s lucky star!

"Did you see that?"

Rong Yan's deep voice came to my ears, which was somewhat magnetic and charming.

Shen Ruyi came back to her senses and nodded gently, "I didn't expect that the title of Ziwei Fuxing would stir up such a big storm."

The prince watched her talking in low voices with Rong Yan, and also wanted to exchange a few words with Shen Ruyi.

But thinking about the day when he stood on Shen Yu's side and made things difficult for Shen Ruyi in Zuixinlou, he couldn't say anything for the moment and could only wait and see.

The eldest princess looked at Yan Weiyun.

Seeing that Yan Weiyun's attention was all on Shen Ruyi, her expression became particularly ugly.

However, today at the Gu family, it is the Second Prince’s home court.

Therefore, as the eldest daughter of the emperor who was raised by Concubine Li, the princess did not want to offend the old lady and cause trouble for the second prince and Concubine Li, so she chose to endure it.

As long as Shen Ruyi marries Gu Qinghua, there will be no place for Yan Weiyun.