The Spring Festival is coming soon, and the house is very lively because there are so many more people.

Ruyi had never lived in such a big house with such a large yard. On a whim, she felt like decorating the space. She took Xiaozhu and Yuling to the market to buy things all day long. She also had to follow Shu Botong, Qin Anming and Li Shouji to move things around.

Xiao Yi knew that Zhuangzhuang and Xiaoguo had come to the capital, so he came to play that night. When he left, he also took Zhuangzhuang away to the palace, saying that he was going to play, but it has been several days and there is no sign of him coming back.

Xiaoguo wanted to go out and play with Ruyi and the others, but she couldn't get away because Jiang Danhe was too clingy.

Except for the time when he was out working, he would spend most of the rest of the time with Xiaoguo, playing around all day long, and no one would be so foolish as to disturb the two of them.

And she must be there when he gets home, otherwise he would secretly throw a tantrum and need Xiaoguo to coax him to be happy.

Therefore, she could only go to look for Ruyi and the others when Jiang Shanhe was out.

"Sister Xiaoguo, can you come out?"

Ruyi asked while eating the candied haws in her hand.

"no problem."

Xiaoguo passed the roasted sweet potato in her hand to the people behind her. If she didn't go out, she would be in seclusion. Then she said happily, "It is said that he will be back very late today."

Jiang Shanhe also knew that he had gone too far, so he took the initiative to talk to her before leaving the house this morning.

Ruyi frowned at the sourness of the candied haws and said with difficulty, "They seem to be very busy recently. Li Shouji also went out with them."

The two of them are about the same age, so they just call each other by their first names. A few days ago, he was still going out to play with a few others, but he has been very busy these past two days, resulting in Ruyi having one less porter and buying fewer things.

"Sister Ruyi, you might as well eat roasted sweet potatoes like us. They are very sweet."

Seeing her frown, Yu Ling deliberately waved the sweet potato in her hand, letting the fragrance instantly float to her nose, and tears of regret instantly flowed from the corners of her mouth.

She thought the candied haws from Beijing would be sweeter than those from Yonghai County, but she didn't expect them to be even less delicious than the ones at home.

Qin Anming smiled, then broke the sweet potato open and handed her the end he hadn't eaten. "I can't eat it, so I'll give it to you."

Seeing this, Ruyi, adhering to the principle of not wasting food, quickly stuffed the last hawthorn into her mouth, then shyly took the sweet potato and said, "Thank you, Brother Anming~"

After taking it, he showed off to Yuling for a while before eating it happily. He was so reluctant to even throw away the skin that Brother An Ming gave him.

Xiaoguo smiled and glanced behind her. She originally wanted to tease her brother, but she saw Shu Botong who was absent-minded and seemed to be looking for something.

"Are we still taking this route today?"

Xiaozhu turned around and asked.

"Yeah, let's go. This place is closer to the market."

When Shu Botong heard her question, he spoke immediately.

The others had no objection either. It didn't matter where they went, as long as the destination was the same.

Xiaoguo retracted her gaze and took a bite of the cold sweet potato. These heavenly books were a little strange. She always felt that there was some purpose for coming to the capital. She had no time to ask these days. She was almost dying of curiosity.

There were many big houses where the few people were walking, and you could tell at a glance that the people living inside were not short of money.

It is true that this way is closer to the downtown, but it is not necessary to go this way. I heard that it was Shu Botong who took the initiative to suggest going this way.

Just as a few people were walking slowly, a sedan chair came from the opposite direction.

It is rare to use manpower these days, and it was a large sedan chair that required eight people to carry it.

It was also Xiaoguo's first time seeing a human-powered sedan chair, so she couldn't help but take a few more glances at it.

When the sedan passed by several people, a gust of wind suddenly blew, and the curtains of the sedan were blown open, accompanied by bursts of the fragrance of cosmetics, which almost made several people sneeze.

Only Shu Botong was staring straight at the sedan, or to be more precise, at the people in the sedan.

Xiaoguo waved her hand to disperse some of the fragrance, and then she saw the man staring at the sedan chair in a trance.

Following his gaze, he saw a large sedan chair carried by eight people parked at the door of a house. A group of servants came up to it attentively. Some leaned over to serve as footstools, while others stood by with their waists bent, respectfully welcoming the people in the sedan chair.

Xiaoguo finally opened her eyes. Even the emperor was not so arrogant. Who was the person behind this?

Out of curiosity, she also stood there and looked in that direction with Shu Botong, but their purposes were different.

The curtain of the sedan chair was opened, and a pair of well-maintained slender hands stretched out from inside and gently placed on the servant's hands. The slender wrists were adorned with emerald green jade bracelets. Just by looking at her hands, you could tell that this person was definitely a beauty.

Sure enough, when her true appearance was revealed, Xiaoguo nodded silently. What a pure and charming beauty.

The moment Shu Botong saw the woman get out of the carriage, his brows furrowed.

Looking at him like this, one can't help but wonder about the relationship between the two.

Xiaoguo did the same, looking at the beauty, then looking at him, like a curious crowd of people eating melons.

Only when the beauty disappeared did Shu Botong let out a breath.

"What's going on?"

Shu Botong was stunned and said nothing, with an aura of silence emanating from his body.

"I knew that you came to the capital for some selfish reasons. To get to know someone?"

Xiaoguo ignored him and continued asking.

This time, Shu Botong did not pretend not to hear it. Instead, he nodded gently and explained, "My previous...wife."

When he mentioned the word "wife", his tone couldn't help but become sarcastic, and there was a disdainful smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he was very disgusted.

Xiaoguo nodded in sudden realization. So that's what happened. She then asked why his expression was so complicated just now. It turned out that the person on the other side was his ex-wife who abandoned him and ran away.

"You knew she lived here?"

Shubotong has always asked everyone to go this way.

"I don't know." Shu Botong shook his head honestly, and then said disdainfully, "I only know that she ran away to the old official surnamed Chang in the capital to be a concubine. I asked Brother Shouji and found out about the nearby area."

Xiaoguo nodded, then looked at the plaque of the mansion, puzzled. Why did this name look so familiar?

Often? Often? Often...

"Mr. Chang is already quite old, why would you let him be his concubine?"

Xiaoguo suddenly remembered who it was. Wasn't he the lecherous old man who had three or four girls around him during the banquet on the island?

How could it be him...

Thinking of the old man who was almost fifty and had been drained of alcohol and sex, Xiao Guo felt a chill all over her body. Why would such a beautiful girl be with anyone else but him?

"Humph, for fame and fortune, she doesn't care about anything else, otherwise she wouldn't have begged me for help."

Shu Botong's disdain for her was almost overflowing.

Xiaoguo carefully watched his expression and listened to his words. Was there something else going on?

He asked tentatively, "So what do you think?"

"I was just curious about how she was doing. Haha, now it seems that she is doing well."

Shu Botong had to admit that this woman was indeed very powerful.

He has a clear goal and knows what he wants. He is ruthless enough to abandon his biological parents and go to the capital alone to seek wealth and status.

When it comes to cruelty, she ranks first and no one is second.

If she hadn't been pestering him and trying to sell her virtuous appearance, he wouldn't have been forced into a marriage by his parents who were eager to have a grandson, and would have married such an uneducated, shady woman.

He says how much he loves himself, but secretly he is calculating his own fame and money.

As expected, as soon as he got into trouble, the woman's true colors were exposed, and she secretly embezzled a lot of money from the family, otherwise she would not have been able to reach the capital safely.

You know, her family was a hard-pressed family, otherwise her parents wouldn't have starved to death.

God is really unfair. Good people always have bad luck, but bad people always have the last laugh.