really.

Counting the days, it has been exactly two months since she brought Fu Huaichu home, and today is the time for him to leave.

When the villagers of Sujia Village saw Su Zhiruan, they had different expressions. Some of them thought that she would definitely be successful and become a phoenix. After all, the man beside her suddenly became His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, or the next heir to the throne. Even if she could not become the Crown Princess, even if she was just a concubine or a maid, after Fu Huaichu ascended the throne, she would at least be the mistress of a palace, a figure of the empress level.

The team that came to welcome the prince, as well as the prefect and the governor, all looked at each other, waiting to see how Fu Huaichu would treat her. They were well-informed and had long known that Fu Huaichu was rescued by a woman after being seriously injured, and that the two had even gotten married, but Fu Huaichu did not say anything, and no one else moved.

For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused here.

Fu Huaichu looked at her, trying to catch some emotion in Su Zhiruan's eyes.

But the opposite happened. Su Zhiruan held up her skirt and bowed down.

"This commoner greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

What no one expected was that she looked calm and polite.

It was as if she had easily accepted the man beside her, and her newlywed husband had suddenly turned into His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

"All of you step back." Fu Huaichu's face was not looking good, especially after hearing what she said, "You follow me."

Su Zhiruan naturally knew that he was talking about her, so she stood up and followed him into the yard.

At the gate of the courtyard, the prefect and his men walked away. Seeing this, the villagers of Sujia Village did not dare to step forward and gathered in a small group, whispering to each other.

There are quite a few people in Sujia Village. Some like Su Zhiruan, while others don't like her very much. Birds of a feather flock together, and this is clearly reflected at this time.

At this time, in the small courtyard, Su Zhiruan just followed Fu Huaichu into the courtyard and saw him closing the door.

The yard still looked extremely familiar, nothing had changed at all, the planted herbs were growing well, the herbs dried in the winnowing basket gave off a bitter herbal aroma, and chicks had hatched in the chicken coop, clucking.

"Ruan Ruan, don't you have anything to say to me?" The two stood opposite each other, and Fu Huaichu was the first to give in. He asked her, his eyes also falling on her, "Come back with me, I can promise you the position of concubine, and I guarantee that no one will bully you."

The position of concubine.

If an ordinary woman heard this news, she might agree immediately and be ecstatic.

Fu Huaichu doesn't have a Crown Princess, so everything is hopeful. In addition, with the position of concubine, if he ascends the throne in the future, his position will at least be above that of a concubine.

His beautiful eyes stared at Su Zhiruan without blinking, waiting for her answer.

But in the end, Su Zhiruan just shook his head.

"I don't want to."

These four simple words made Fu Huaichu feel a little disappointed, and after the disappointment, he was puzzled, "Why?"

Su Zhiruan squatted down and pulled out the weeds closest to her, "Brother Erniu - this is the last time I will call you this."

"What I told you before is the reason. If I marry into the Eastern Palace as a concubine, I still beg Your Highness the Crown Prince to let me return to my free life." She spoke sincerely and in a calm tone, as if she was talking to him about what to eat today.

In the eyes of outsiders, they might have a very good relationship, but she knew that Fu Huaichu was just caring about her now.

In just two months, he was seriously injured and was taken care of by her under a false name, using a fake identity she made up, so he was naturally wary.

She also deliberately approached him and brought them closer in order to complete the task.

If she followed him back to the Eastern Palace as a concubine, she would not only imprison herself, but also erode this relationship. She would not be able to see him very often after the child was born.

She lowered her head to look at her not-so-obvious belly. After all, she had completed her mission, and she no longer had to follow Fu Huaichu and become a concubine.

Fu Huaichu was silent for a long time, and he looked at Su Zhiruan deeply.

When he pushed open the door, Su Zhiruan heard him say:

"good."

Afterwards, Fu Huaichu strode out of the door.

There were quite a few people waiting outside the door. When they saw him come out, they all bowed and saluted, "Your Highness."

Fu Huaichu did not turn around to look at Su Zhiruan, but ordered in a calm voice, "I, Su Zhiruan, a commoner, have made great contributions in saving the emperor. I will reward you with five thousand taels of gold, a thousand pieces of silk and satin, and a thousand acres of fertile land."

So much gold and silver stunned the villagers of Sujia Village.

There were murmurs among the crowd.

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"If I had known, I would have gone to save the prince. I regret it so much! So much gold and silver treasures, I am really jealous!"

"Why are you jealous? The prince doesn't even want to take Su Zhiruan away." Erya felt a little unbalanced in her heart, and her tone became a little sour. "If I were Su Zhiruan, I wouldn't want a penny. I would rather follow the prince back to the capital, and then I can enjoy endless wealth and glory."

"Erya, keep your voice down. If the Crown Prince hears us, we won't be able to escape!"

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Su Zhiruan didn't expect Fu Huaichu to be so generous and give her so much money at once. She immediately thanked him with a smile.

"I thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for the reward."

Fu Huaichu got on the carriage, sat down and ordered to set off, "Let's go."

He finally lifted a corner of the curtain and looked at Su Zhiruan, but after just a second, he lowered the curtain.

The road was flat, and the prince's procession left quickly, only stirring up the sand on the ground, covering its receding shadows.

After Fu Huaichu and his group left, Su Zhiruan looked at the boxes on the ground but did not rush to open them.

The people of Sujia Village watched this scene from afar. Everyone was envious and jealous at this moment. They saw with their own eyes that such enormous wealth was falling on someone else, and they were all from the same village. They felt a little unfair in their hearts.

"Ruan Ruan, isn't this Su Erniu?" The uncle who usually worked the fields next to Su Zhiruan asked in astonishment. He had wanted to ask for a long time, but never found a chance. Now that the Crown Prince's guard of honor had left, he ran up to ask Su Zhiruan.

Su Zhiruan waved his hands and pretended to sigh, "It was not until today that I knew he was actually the crown prince. Fortunately, the crown prince was tolerant and generous. If he had been fussy about it, I would have asked His Royal Highness to help with the work before. I really would have had ten heads chopped off."

When the uncle heard this, he quickly thought about whether he had done anything outrageous to Fu Huaichu.

"Ruan Ruan, why didn't you follow him back to the palace? If you followed the prince, you would be the queen." The aunt next door who liked Su Zhi Ruan very much slapped her head and asked her hurriedly, "Is it because he didn't want to take you away? If he had known earlier, you would have said something soft and let the prince take you back to the palace first. When you become a concubine, you will enjoy endless wealth and honor!" (End of this chapter)