The old beggar realized that he had said the wrong thing. "Listening to the snow when it snows, basking in the sun when it's sunny, isn't that a good thing? In the future, I will have to teach you medicine and martial arts, so I have to go out for a walk. These are all things!"

"Besides, sleeping at night and taking a nap at noon, don't these all take time?"

“…”

Shen Ruyi was speechless, "You are right."

Seeing that she didn't ask any more questions, the old beggar smiled kindly, "That's right! As for me, I just want to find someone to inherit my legacy and take care of me until the end of my life. Who cares whether others live or die?"

Shen Ruyi thought that she had no other relatives in this life, so she nodded and said, "From now on, Master is my only relative in this world. I will take care of you until the end of your life."

"That's right, my dear disciple."

The old beggar touched the top of her head.

Shen Ruyi's eyes suddenly turned red.

The scene of Shen Cangyun holding Shen Jiaojiao and rubbing her head emerged in my mind.

That was the love and favor that he had always desired but never obtained in his previous life.

But now, she doesn't care anymore.

She would no longer try to please anyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

From now on, Master is your relative.

After waiting for an hour, it was almost dark.

Shen Ruyi said goodbye to the old beggar and walked back with the acupuncture point map.

The old beggar was afraid that she was not safe, so he followed her from a distance, all the way to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and then turned and left.

But the old beggar was good at martial arts, so Shen Ruyi didn't notice anything. Instead, she met her fiancé Gu Qinghua at the gate.

He was walking out with Shen Ci and the Ninth Prince Rong Yan.

"It's so late, where have you been dressed like this? Why did you come back only now? Why don't you bow to His Majesty the Ninth Prince?"

Shen Ci originally wanted to talk to her nicely, but when he saw her clothes, he felt embarrassed in front of Rong Yan, and his face suddenly turned ugly.

Didn't I send her a new set of clothes this morning? Now she comes back dressed like this, embarrassing herself to whom?

No wonder Shen Luo was so angry.

This sister is really ignorant.

Gu Qinghua couldn't stand it any longer, and the disgust in his eyes could not be concealed. He said in a deep voice: "Ruyi, you are so ignorant! You offended the Ninth Prince, why don't you apologize to him!"

As he spoke, he indicated with his eyes that Rong Yan in the wheelchair was the Ninth Prince.

Shen Ruyi wanted to laugh when she saw Gu Qinghua like this.

Bumping into Rong Yan was a small matter, but today she bumped into Shen Jiaojiao at the banquet, making Shen Jiaojiao lose face. The real thing was to make her lose face.

It’s just that Gu Qinghua and Shen Ci are indeed brothers who grew up together. They are so vain and proud that they act like real brothers.

Shen Ruyi sneered and ignored them. She walked straight forward and bowed to Rong Yan, "I have seen His Majesty the Ninth Prince."

Rong Yan hasn't even started to speak yet.

Shen Ci went up to her with a shameless face and smiled apologetically, "Your Highness, it is because I, as her brother, did not teach her well that she is so ignorant of etiquette. Please be magnanimous..."

Halfway through the conversation, the atmosphere became awkward.

Because he found that Rong Yan's eyes were quietly on Shen Ruyi, and he didn't listen to what he was saying at all.

He had no choice but to shut up and stare at Shen Ruyi with an unpleasant expression.

After the noise was gone, Rong Yan finally spoke and asked Shen Ruyi, "Where did you go this afternoon?"

His tone was gentle and he didn't sound angry.

Instead, he seemed a little familiar.

Gu Qinghua and Shen Ci looked at each other. Neither of them expected that Rong Yan would suddenly become so easy to talk to when he met Shen Ruyi.

Isn't he averse to women?

Shen Ruyi held the medicine bag in her hand and said honestly, "I went out to get medicine because I caught a cold, but I didn't expect to run into His Majesty the Ninth Prince every time I went in and out."

To be honest, she and Rong Yan almost became husband and wife in their previous life.

At that time, the emperor granted a marriage to Rong Yan and Shen Jiaojiao, but Shen Jiaojiao disliked Rong Yan's disabled legs. Someone had spread the rumor that he was a eunuch. In addition, Shen Jiaojiao was already secretly pregnant with Gu Qinghua at that time, so she suggested that Shen Ruyi marry in his place.

So, her father and five brothers hit it off and called her back home from her home on the streets.

However, she didn't expect that she discovered that Shen Jiaojiao came to the Prime Minister's Mansion with evil intentions, and Shen Jiaojiao was not the daughter of the Shen family at all.

When the truth was revealed, Shen Jiaojiao staged a kidnapping in order to silence the witness.

The kidnappers demanded that the Shen family exchange Shen Ruyi.

It was during that time that Shen Ruyi died tragically at the hands of her father, brother and fiancé Gu Qinghua, and missed the opportunity to meet Rong Yan.

Thinking of this now, Shen Ruyi felt a chill in her heart.

This time, she would definitely not marry Gu Qinghua.

As for Rong Yan...

She raised her head and looked at Rong Yan, her mind wandering, "I didn't mean to bump into him twice. If I have offended you, please forgive me, Your Highness."

Speaking of Rong Yan, he doesn't have a particularly good reputation outside.

He is the general's nephew, the concubine's son, and the emperor's favorite prince, but he has disabled legs, is a eunuch, is aloof and cold, and is difficult to get along with.

To put it bluntly, if I marry him I will only be a vase, serving him in his daily life under the title of the Ninth Prince's consort.

As for other things, don't think too much about it. First, he can't have children, and second, he has no qualifications to compete for the throne.

In her previous life, Shen Ruyi also thought so.

But now, she has come to terms with it.

Whoever treats her well is truly good to her.

As for what other people say, it's all false.

No matter how incompetent Rong Yan is, she is still much better than that hypocrite Gu Qinghua, not to mention that she has Concubine Ying and Concubine He who are willing to protect her.

Marrying Rong Yan, life will definitely be much better than being with Gu Qinghua.

Unfortunately, she didn’t have that blessing in her previous life.

Shen Ruyi lowered her head, pondering what this prince was thinking.

Rong Yan was also quietly looking at her, with unfathomable emotions in his eyes, "Since we bumped into each other when we were going in and out, it must be fate."

As he said that, he took out a jade pendant from his sleeve and threw it to her, "This is for you."

Shen Ruyi was caught off guard. When she came to her senses, the jade was already in her hand. It was still warm and hot with Rong Yan's body temperature.

"Thank you for the jade, Your Highness."

Shen Ruyi bowed in thanks and accepted it directly.

Rong Yan didn't say anything else and just pushed his wheelchair away.

Shen Ruyi turned her head and looked at his back, not saying anything for a long time.

What does he mean?

"What are you standing there for? Why don't you change your clothes? Someone who knows you would think you are the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, while someone who doesn't know you would think you are a beggar from outside."

Gu Qinghua's voice came from behind, hiding his anger.

There is also a subtle hint of jealousy.

Without waiting for Shen Ruyi to answer, he pressed her aggressively, "Do you think that because His Highness the Ninth Prince gave you a piece of jade, he really treasures you?"

Shen Ruyi turned her head to look at him, frowning slightly.

Gu Qinghua was stunned for a moment, but after coming back to his senses, he couldn't help but continue to belittle her, "He just threw a bone to a roadblock! Even if he really thinks highly of her, he would come for Jiaojiao, not you, a vicious woman."