Fang Fei didn't understand, she just looked at Shen Ruyi and smiled foolishly, "Anyway, as long as the young lady thinks it's okay, then I think it's okay too."

Shen Ruyi's mouth curled up.

She saw trust in the little girl's eyes.

This time, she will not let down that trust.

"Oh yeah, there's one more thing."

Suddenly remembering something, Fang Fei said worriedly, "When I went out to buy buns today, I heard people everywhere talking about your marriage to Master Gu. It seemed like everyone knew about it overnight."

"It's as if your marriage to Master Gu is a done deal. How could it be like this?"

Shen Ruyi didn't react much. "Then let them talk. Even though someone deliberately spread it, it doesn't matter."

Anyway, in the end the boomerang will come back to the person who spread the news.

In fact, she could also guess that this news was spread by the Gu family and the Prime Minister's Mansion, with the purpose of telling everyone that she and Gu Qinghua were engaged and were about to get married, so as to prevent Rong Yan from interfering.

It didn't hurt her much.

But I just feel a little disgusting.

What was even more disgusting was that after a while, Qiu Shuang, a maid from Jiaoyang Pavilion, came and brought a few scraps of fabric. "Miss, this is the fabric that the second young lady gave you as an apology. Although it's not much, it's brocade from the palace after all. At least it's enough to embroider a purse or something."

She stood at the door, looking at Shen Ruyi with some vigilance.

After all, the slap marks on Shen Jiaojiao's face could not be fake, and she was also afraid of being beaten.

But thinking of Shen Jiao being bullied, she couldn't help but say, "The eldest lady said she didn't care, but in fact she was targeting the second lady everywhere. However, after watching for so long, I think the eldest lady should know that the master and the young masters only have the second lady in their hearts, not you."

"so what?"

Shen Ruyi wondered why she came and looked up at her.

Qiu Shuang was a little scared and subconsciously took a step back and stood outside the door.

"So, this time when she gets married, the second young lady's dowry is twice as much as yours. What she wears and what she wears on her head are much better than yours."

"It's fine if we don't stand together. Once we get married together, anyone can tell who is more favored."

"If I were you, I would try to curry favor with the Second Miss in advance. After all, when we go to the Gu family, the person that Young Master Gu likes is also the Second Miss. Also, the Empress Li came to witness the wedding this time for the Second Miss and Young Master Gu, not for you."

If it were before, Shen Ruyi would definitely feel heartbroken after hearing this.

But now...

She sneered in her heart, looked at her and said, "But I am not you."

Qiu Shuang choked, she never expected that she would say such a thing.

But what does she mean?

Qiu Shuang didn't understand and wanted to say something, but a sneer came from outside, "Who gave you the courage to talk to Ruyi like that!"

Before he finished speaking, Shen Luo walked in and said directly to the guards beside him: "Come here, kick this traitor out of the Prime Minister's Mansion!"

Qiu Shuang was startled, turned around and knelt hurriedly, "Your servant greets the Third Young Master. I am just following your orders to share some good things with the Young Lady. I have no intention of offending her. Please forgive me, Third Young Master!"

Shen Luo had a bad temper and kicked her out directly. "If I hadn't heard what you said with my own ears at the door, I would have believed it!"

"roll!"

Qiu Shuang was kicked in the heart and curled up in pain instantly, her face pale.

Two guards came forward and dragged her out.

Shen Ruyi looked at this scene and said nothing.

The last time Shen Luo beat Shen Ci up was still fresh in Shen Ruyi's mind, so Shen Ruyi had a rough idea of ​​what he was here for this time, but she just didn't feel much.

Shen Luo walked in and looked at Shen Ruyi, who was sitting quietly beside the brazier reading a medical book. He said with an unpleasant expression, "Shen Ruyi, are you dumb? Why did you let a maid ride on your head?"

"Isn't that what you guys indulged?"

Shen Ruyi sneered in her heart, "I thought that if I kept silent and let them do this, it would be what father and you wanted."

"you--"

Shen Luo was speechless. He stared at Shen Ruyi for a long while, gritting his teeth, "Shen Ruyi, why did you become like this? I'm speaking for you, don't you understand?"

She can understand.

But it's not necessary anymore.

"What's the matter, Third Brother?" Shen Ruyi looked at him, sizing up his slightly immature face. It was hard to imagine how he could be so cruel in his previous life to throw her into the cold pond.

Shen Luo choked and sat aside sullenly, "I didn't expect that you would get married so soon."

I didn’t feel it before, but now I suddenly feel like I’m missing something.

He added: "I was sorry for what happened before. I didn't know things would turn out like this... and my second brother."

Speaking of Shen Ci, his face was distorted with anger, "I won't have him as my second brother anymore."

"He doesn't deserve it."

Shen Ruyi didn't know what to say after hearing these angry words.

Finally, she just said, "I am already sixteen years old this year, and it is time for me to get married. We will eventually separate, and it is also normal. From now on, I don't have to be a nuisance to my father and brothers."

"This is a happy event. Third brother should be happy for me."

Shen Luo stood up angrily and stared at her, "Shen Ruyi! You always find a way to make me unhappy!"

Shen Ruyi smiled, "Yes, I always have a way to make you dislike it."

"..." Shen Luo clenched his fists. He felt that he could not stay in this room any longer.

Finally, he left in anger, "You can't tell the difference between good and bad words. I shouldn't have come to you!"

When I walked out the door, I felt lost.

It seemed as if he and Shen Ruyi could never go back to the way they were before.

After standing in the cold wind for a long time, he turned his head and asked the guard, "You said: I said in Guangwen Hall that she bullied Jiaojiao, pushed Jiaojiao off the rockery, and instigated her classmates in Guangwen Hall to come to the family recognition banquet to laugh at her. Was it too much?"

“…”

The guard lowered his head and said, "I dare not say."

"I told you to speak!" Shen Luo was furious. "You don't dare to speak, doesn't that prove that I've gone too far?"

The guard then looked up and said, "I think the Third Young Master has indeed gone too far. As a brother, he is determined to ruin his sister's reputation, especially when she is about to get married. Isn't this ruining her life?"

"If I were the third girl, I would never be able to untie this knot in my heart."

Shen Luo: “…”

Is it possible to never solve it in my lifetime?

A panic suddenly spread throughout his body. He turned around and rushed into Xifeng Courtyard, staring at Shen Ruyi breathlessly and asked, "Ruyi, will you never forgive me again?"

His pupils trembled slightly, and he really knew he was wrong.

But Shen Ruyi was no longer the Shen Ruyi who tried her best to win him back. She no longer cared, "My forgiveness is not important to you."