Especially after meeting him, Shen Ruyi did not think that the prince would ultimately win the battle for the throne, even though he was already the prince and even though the emperor seemed to have some hope for him.

Because he is really stupid.

The prince was somewhat embarrassed when she didn't answer, so he looked at Shen Qi and said, "Then you have a good chat with Ruyi. I'm leaving first."

"Okay, my father is waiting for you in the East Palace."

Shen Qi made a comment, which expressed the attitude of the Prime Minister's Office.

The prince was delighted and said, "Then I will go back immediately. I can't let the Prime Minister wait anxiously."

Having said that, he hurried downstairs.

"Tsk, Your Highness looks really hungry."

Wuying couldn't help but complain.

Han Jiang glanced at him and said nothing, but his eyes were a little cold.

The prince is actually seeking death.

Shen Cangyun is about to die, it is the emperor's will.

The emperor wanted to depose the prime minister and set up Wenyuan Pavilion to strengthen his imperial power.

However, the prince mistakenly believed that the Prime Minister's Office was second only to him and wanted to use the power of the Prime Minister's Office to secure his position as crown prince.

It's ridiculous.

But since Shen Qi came over, Han Jiang didn't say much, and Wuying also chose to keep quiet.

"As one wishes."

Shen Qi came towards Shen Ruyi with a lot of bags, his eyes were quite complicated, "I haven't seen you for a year, I didn't expect you to move out and live in the inn."

After not seeing Shen Ruyi for a year, he was actually a little surprised when he saw her again.

When he followed Ye Hongzhuang half a year ago, Shen Ruyi was still the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, living a life of luxury and being sweet and innocent.

At that time, Shen Jiaojiao had just returned.

Compared with the cautious Shen Jiaojiao, she seems like a squeamish person.

But when he saw her again, he found that her features were calm and she was dressed in cloth, with only a phoenix hairpin barely revealing her extraordinary status.

There is also a calm aura that comes towards you.

All of a sudden, things became unfamiliar.

It's hard to approach.

Shen Qi was stunned for a moment, thinking back to what Shen Yu said before he came here. It was hard to imagine that those things were done by Shen Ruyi.

Shen Ruyi felt complicated when she saw him like this.

Shen Qi is only one and a half years older than her.

In other words, when the other brothers had already grown up and were studying or practicing martial arts, Shen Qi and she were still playing.

He is the youngest brother and also my childhood playmate.

After more than ten years, it is impossible to say that there is no feeling. On the contrary, it is very deep.

But what’s the use?

In her previous life, Shen Ruyi always thought that even if the whole world betrayed her, Shen Qi would not.

But no one expected that this fifth brother, who was about the same age as her, could be even more ruthless than anyone else.

On the cold pond, Shen Qi personally chopped off her legs.

Shen Ruyi's heart still trembles when she thinks about it now.

"Things in this world are unpredictable. Who can predict what will happen next?" Shen Ruyi came back to his senses and turned into the house.

Shen Qi felt her indifference and couldn't help but frown.

"There are a lot of things going on at the end of the year. Dad and Big Brother might have been a little panicked, so... they hurt you."

Shen Qi chased after him, put the things he brought on the table, and looked at Shen Ruyi, "But in fact, they regret it in their hearts, otherwise, they wouldn't have asked me to come and take you home."

"After all, Daddy is your elder. He can't bring himself to talk back to you." Shen Qi tried to persuade her, "But he must still be thinking about you. Just now, he told me that he was worried about your injury."

"so what?"

Shen Ruyi raised her head and looked at him.

The young masters of the Shen family are really good at telling lies with their eyes closed.

Shen Cangyun even went to ask the Six Gentlemen of Pinggu to come out and want to kill her, but Shen Qi was still here trying to smooth things over.

Shen Qi was really not used to her being like this, and his tone became anxious, "Ruyi, even if you hate them in your heart, what about me?"

His eyes were red. "I just came back, and when I got home, there was no trace of you. Haven't you missed me in the past year?"

“…”

Shen Ruyi lowered her eyes, feeling heartbroken.

She thought about it.

In his previous life, Shen Qi followed Ye Hongzhuang to learn martial arts, and she suffered torture at home. She hoped day and night that Shen Qi would come back and stand by her side.

Just like that, he came back when the New Year was approaching.

But after listening to Shen Jiaojiao's crying, he slapped her as soon as he entered the door and asked her how she became like this and how disappointed he was.

There is no need to say more about what happened afterwards.

"So, what do you want to do this time?"

Shen Ruyi took a deep breath, suppressed all her emotions, and looked up at the young man in front of her.

This time, I won’t think about it again.

Shen Qi stepped forward and tried to pull her hand, "Ruyi, come home with me, okay? I'll only be back for a month or two this time."

"Even if it's just for one or two months, you can come home with me."

He squatted down in front of her and rested his forehead on her knees. "Ruyi, Fifth Brother has really missed you over the past year."

"We have never been apart for the past ten years."

“…”

Shen Ruyi felt a sharp pain in her heart.

"Fifth brother thinks of me like this, then do you know what I have been through in the Prime Minister's Mansion over the past year?"

This was the last time I called him "Fifth Brother".

Shen Qi raised his head and thought about what Shen Yu said.

But he couldn't say it, so he had to ask, "Talk to Fifth Brother nicely. If you are wronged, Fifth Brother will definitely stand by you."

Shen Ruyi looked at him and suddenly laughed, "I have lived in the Prime Minister's Mansion for more than ten years, and suddenly someone told me that I am the daughter of a midwife and I have impersonated the position of Miss Shen Jiaojiao."

“…”

Shen Qi was stunned.

He thought that Shen Ruyi wanted to tell him how the Shen family bullied her and complain.

I didn't expect her to mention this!

Shen Ruyi looked at him like this and wanted to laugh, "So, I am no longer the young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and you are not my brother either."

As she spoke, she pulled her hand out of his palm and said, "Men and women should not touch each other, please respect yourself, Fifth Young Master of the Shen Family."

ridiculous.

Shen Qi was called by Shen Yu himself.

As Shen Ci's brother, Shen Yu is just as good as Shen Ci.

Shen Ci exaggerated things in front of Shen Xiao, so Shen Xiao came back and stabbed her with a sword.

Wouldn't Shen Yu talk nonsense in front of Shen Qi?

Who is Shen Qi pretending to know nothing for?

In her previous life, she always thought that Shen Qi was good-tempered and gentle, and was the easiest to get along with among the several young masters of the Shen family.

So when he chopped off her legs, she was in so much pain that she couldn't believe it.

But at this moment, I realized that Shen Qi's gentleness was fake and his scheming was real.

Shen Qi didn't expect that Shen Ruyi would say such a thing and ask him to respect himself.

He stood up, frowning, "Ruyi, whether you are my biological sister or not, I still treat you as my sister. Can the love we have had for each other for fifteen years just be gone?"

"Father and elder brother offended you, but I didn't."

He showed a look of grievance on his face, "Whether you recognize me as your fifth brother or not, I will always treat you as my own sister."

"I can also promise you that I will protect you no matter what. After you return home, even your father and elder brother will not bully you anymore."

What I'm actually thinking about is:

Shen Yu told him that Shen Ruyi didn't know that she was not her biological daughter, and the Prime Minister's Mansion must keep this secret.

But these words, "not a biological child", came out of Shen Ruyi's mouth!

What went wrong?