Yingzhou.
A dilapidated temple near the official road was crowded with refugees fleeing from the northwest to Sichuan.
Among this group of people, Chen Siyi looked disheveled, with messy hair and a thin face.
In less than a month, she went from being an unapproachable noblewoman to living among these lowly vagrants.
She was dejected and lowered her head, burying it in her knees.
"What? Regretting it?" A cold voice suddenly came from beside me.
Chen Siyi suddenly looked up and glared at him fiercely: "Xu Songnian, I will make you wish you were dead!"
Xu Songnian sneered, then suddenly reached out and pinched her chin, forcing her to lift it high: "Oh, do you still think you're the princess you once were?"
He fled from Hangzhou to Shu with hundreds of his guards, only to suddenly learn that the King of Chu had been persuaded by the men sent by Xiao Yuan and had launched a massive search for him and Chen Siyi.
He had to travel from Yuzhou to Yingzhou, where he managed to escape by sheer luck.
However, it was precisely because he was being pursued by the King of Chu's men that all of his hundreds of guards perished.
Now, having Chen Siyi in his grasp has become their means of survival in recent days.
Having traveled with little clothing and food, Xu Songnian sent Chen Siyi to soldiers on the official road in exchange for food to sustain her life.
Chen Siyi was torn between life and death, wishing she could skin Xu Songnian alive and tear him apart. Her bloodshot eyes were fixed on him.
Xu Songnian narrowed his eyes and said, "What? You want to kill me?"
He reached out and patted her already haggard face: "Don't worry, as long as we get back to the capital safely, I will let you go!"
After saying that, he grabbed her hair and dragged her outside.
The refugees inside the temple parted to make way, watching numbly as the woman was forcibly dragged out of the temple gate and handed over to a group of soldiers not far away...
When news of Xu Songnian and Chen Siyi's escape from Sichuan and their northward journey reached Hangzhou, it was already half a month later.
"...I heard that Xu Songnian treated her like a prostitute and gave her to the soldiers along the way..." Cui Yun'er said this with a somewhat gloomy expression.
Although Chen Siyi is a ruthless and vicious woman, as a woman, it's hard not to feel a pang of sadness when faced with such a situation.
Su Xuerong's brows furrowed tightly.
Chen Siyi returned to the north.
If her life trajectory coincides with that of her previous life, she will definitely have to enter the palace.
With her ruthless methods, her entry into the palace in this life will cause quite a stir.
Su Xuerong was worried that Chen Siyi's hatred for Xiao Yuan and herself might bring forward the war between the North and South in the previous life.
Thinking of this, she said to Cui Yun'er, "When you get back later, have Ming Shu pass on a message to him for me..."
Cui Yun'er immediately smiled slyly: "Who is 'he'?"
Su Xuerong said irritably, "Your cousin, come on!"
Cui Yun'er said, "Arong, my cousin made my aunt very angry the other day because of you. The Ge family mother and daughter immediately backed down. You really don't want to marry him?"
Su Xuerong said irritably, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Cui Yun'er sighed: "News has come back from Shu. Ling Qingxue has done a great service by persuading the King of Chu this time. When she returns, my cousin will petition the court for her to get a third-rank official position!"
Su Xuerong remained expressionless: "This is a good thing."
"What's so good about it?" Cui Yun'er said angrily, "Then you'll be even less likely to marry him!"
Seeing her puffed-up face, Su Xuerong couldn't help but reach out and pinch her cheek: "What are you thinking, you little brat? One minute you want me to marry your cousin, the next you want me to marry Ling Qingxue!"
Cui Yun'er rubbed her cheeks and said, "Isn't it all for you? There are so many rumors in Hangzhou these days, they all say you... never mind, I won't say anymore!"
Su Xuerong laughed and said, "Is it rumored that I am a jinx who brings misfortune to husbands, that I not only killed my ex-husband, but also caused Ling Qingxue and his mother to turn against each other, and now I want to seduce the prince, deliberately sowing discord at Madam Cui's birthday party, that I am a cunning and shameless person?"
Cui Yun'er stared in disbelief: "You, you, you..."
He speaks so fluently about his own shortcomings!
Su Xuerong said dismissively, "So what if it's a rumor? Can it hurt me in the slightest?"
Cui Yun'er said irritably, "So, do you still want to get married in the future?"
"What if I don't get married?" Su Xuerong smiled faintly. "Getting married doesn't guarantee happiness, and not getting married doesn't necessarily mean unhappiness."
After a long pause, Cui Yun'er said, "What you said doesn't seem to be wrong..."
"Don't let me influence you!" Su Xuerong interrupted her delusions in time. "You and I are different. You've never been married, and you're the legitimate daughter of the Cui family. You can definitely find someone you like."
Cui Yun'er looked worried and remained silent.
Seeing her dejected look, Su Xuerong couldn't help but say, "I've recently realized that you don't actually like Mingshu that much, do you..."
It's clear that Ming Shu is a tool used by Cui Yun'er to stop the Cui family from pressuring her to get married.
Cui Yun'er stammered, "That's because he's not interested in me..."
Actually, it was to make Cui give up on the idea; otherwise, she would have been arranged to be Xiao Yuan's concubine. Only a fool would marry into that family.
Akira had already seen through her intentions and rejected her directly.
Su Xuerong reached out and gently patted her shoulder: "Don't worry, you will definitely find a good husband in the future."
Cui Yun'er glanced at her: "And what about you? Who is the man you have your eye on?"
"I don't know..." Su Xuerong said calmly, "We'll talk about it when we meet again."
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