Shen Luo was not only angry at Shen Ruyi for disappointing him, but also angry at Shen Ci for always putting on a stern face and acting like a peacemaker.

Shen Ruyi is in poor health.

He heard that red sandalwood can calm the mind, so he ran to Huangjue Temple to pray for Shen Ruyi's blessing of peace and safety. He carved a small hole on the hairpin and stuffed the blessing of peace and safety in it.

That was the first time he made such a delicate thing, and by the time he had carved half of the phoenix, his hands were covered with wounds.

I hid it for half a month and didn't let Shen Ruyi see it.

Thinking of this, a wave of sadness welled up in my heart.

"Third brother," Shen Ci looked at him like this and couldn't help but walked forward, "Actually, even though you say you hate Ruyi, you haven't given up on her in your heart, right? Among us, you like Ruyi the most."

"I'll ask her out for plum cakes some other day, and I'll ask you to come along. If you guys talk it out, everything will be fine."

"That's not true!" Shen Luo said angrily, "I don't have a sister as vicious as her! Jiaojiao rolled down the rockery, no matter if she pushed her or not, she just wanted Jiaojiao to die!"

"Don't always meddle in my business! How good are you? Every time she asked you to do something, you just took the benefits and left. You never really helped her! She is now like this, and you have contributed to it!"

"Don't pretend in front of me anymore!"

"I hate people like you the most!"

After saying that, Shen Luo pushed Shen Ci away and ran away.

Shen Ci's face flushed red and he held his breath, unable to breathe in or out.

Is it wrong to bring them together and want this family to be happy?

Why are you still unpopular with everyone?

Forget it, it’s all Ruyi’s fault for being ignorant and causing so many troubles.

Ask her to apologize to Shen Luo some other day, so that Shen Luo won’t be angry with him all day long!

Ruyi is really something, it’s just a hairpin.

But in the hairpin that Shen Luo gave her, there was also the amulet he had asked for.

Now that it is being sent away without any appreciation, no one would be too happy...

Of course, Shen Ruyi is not included.

Shen Ruyi returned to Xifengyuan happily.

But the maid Fangfei came forward and couldn't help but ask, "Miss, how could you give away the hairpin that the Third Young Master gave you? Inside it is the amulet that the Third Young Master asked for you, to protect you from harm."

Shen Ruyi turned cold when she heard this, "It's okay, now go and bless Shen Jiaojiao to be safe and sound, that's also great."

"But," Fang Fei sighed, "that's different. The amulet is obtained by asking the Bodhisattva. It belongs to whoever you ask for it. The amulet protects you. Even if you give it to the second young lady, it can't protect her."

Shen Ruyi turned her head and looked at Fang Fei.

Seeing the chilblains on her hands, she felt a little sad and said, "That doesn't matter. It's just a talisman. It's me who caused you trouble and forced you to do rough work."

Fangfei is the child left behind by the wet nurse.

After the wet nurse died, Fangfei has been following her.

There were originally three other maids, but after Shen Jiaojiao came, her father called the two oldest ones to serve Shen Jiaojiao, leaving only Fangfei and Cuiyu in Xifeng Courtyard.

Cuiyu was bribed by Shen Jiaojiao.

Now, Fangfei is the only one by her side.

In her previous life, she not only failed to protect herself, but also failed to protect Fangfei. This time, that won’t happen again.

Shen Ruyi handed her a golden wound medicine and said, "Just bear with it for a while. I promise I will take you away soon."

"Miss, you..."

Fangfei was a little nervous and scared, but also a little excited.

Shen Ruyi patted Fang Fei's hand and said, "Go apply the medicine, and don't think about the amulet anymore."

How could she not know that there was a talisman in the hairpin?

In her previous life, Shen Jiaojiao was thinking about the amulet, and she said to Shen Luo, "Third brother, I have had a bad life since I was a child. I was often bullied outside. Now I am in the capital and I am unfamiliar with the place. I want to go out and see the world, but I dare not, for fear that something will happen and I will not be able to see you when I come back."

"It's not like my sister. She has the amulet you asked for her. Even if something happens, the Bodhisattva will protect her."

After hearing this, Shen Luo ran back excitedly and said to Shen Ruyi: "Give me back the hairpin. I want to give the amulet to Jiaojiao. You don't deserve this hairpin."

Shen Ruyi burst into tears on the spot.

Because the hairpin represented Shen Luo's feelings and her brother's love, she refused to return it to Shen Luo and said, "I won't give it to you! Third brother has already given me the gift, so you can't take it back!"

Shen Luo took the hairpin from her head and pulled out a strand of her hair.

She cried out in pain.

Shen Luo didn't care at all, and said harshly, "If I had known you were like this, I would have fed the amulet to the dog rather than given it to you! From now on, I will only pray to the Bodhisattva to bless Jiaojiao! As for you, you will eventually perish if you do too much evil, so you better take care of yourself!"

Since it is something she doesn't deserve, why should she keep it?

Besides, they are not worthy of her now.

This time, she will no longer believe Shen Luo, and will completely sever ties with the Prime Minister's Mansion and walk her own path.

But this world is not friendly to women.

If a woman wants to leave her parents’ home and establish herself, she needs to have real skills and the ability to protect herself.

The old beggar can give her both of these.

Shen Ruyi packed up her things, took off her silk and satin clothes, changed into coarse linen clothes, and left the Prime Minister's Mansion through the back door.

But I didn't expect that when I opened the door, I would bump into someone else's wheelchair and almost fall to the ground.

"I'm sorry, I..."

It wasn't intentional.

Before she could finish her words, someone reached out to help Shen Ruyi up.

The other party's voice was light, but particularly moving, "No problem."

Shen Ruyi then saw who was coming and said hurriedly, "Ruyi greets His Majesty the Ninth Prince!"

The young man had a cold and elegant face, and his facial features were as delicate as a sculpture, but his face and hands were paler than those of ordinary people. He was wearing a white fox fur coat, and in this snowy environment, there was an unreal feeling.

But everyone in the capital city recognizes this wheelchair.

The ninth prince of the current dynasty, Rong Yan, was a child of destiny, but unfortunately, God was jealous of his talent and his legs were disabled since childhood. From then on, he was no longer eligible to compete for the throne, because the country's most important asset could not tolerate disabled people.

This was the first time Shen Ruyi saw him up close.

It's really stunning.

It is hard to imagine how amazing he would be if his legs were not disabled.

"Oh, you're the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Why are you dressed like this? Interesting." The man let go of her with his slender fingers and looked her up and down. "Where are you going in such a hurry?"

Shen Ruyi felt bitter and said, "I was in a hurry to go out for something, and I accidentally offended Your Highness. Please forgive me."

"Then go ahead."

Rong Yan didn't make things difficult for her. His voice was faint in the wind and snow, like the moonlight at night.

Shen Ruyi thanked him quickly and left quickly.

The old beggar's residence was on the outskirts of the city, which was quite far away. In addition, due to the heavy snow for several days, the road was very difficult to travel on.

When Shen Ruyi arrived, it was almost noon.

There was no one on the frozen bluestone path.

She stopped in front of the dilapidated wooden door for a moment, raised her hand and knocked on the door, "Grandpa Li, this is Ruyi, are you home?"