Both of them had enjoyed great fortune in their past lives, but they never expected to suffer so much in this second life.
Needless to say, Zhou Lingxi couldn't eat or sleep well after escaping from the exile group. Having finally found Chen Sinian, she was now being sent to an even more remote and impoverished mountain.
Chen Sinian wasn't in much better shape. The beating his mother gave him was no joke; he was in pain all over after going up the mountain. Fortunately, he hadn't been back at the Chen family for long, and the foundation he had built up in the Xie family was still intact.
Once they got into the mountains, they could manage to find some food to tide them over and keep going. Another day passed between them.
When they finally arrived at their destination, Zhou Lingxi had a bad feeling. What she saw was a place even more dilapidated than Chenjia Village.
Most of the people living in the mountains are hunters, some of whom don't even have legal status. The people here are not only poor, but also vicious.
The gentle uncle in their memory startled them the moment he appeared, his malice and scheming nature exposed in front of them.
Zhou Lingxi instinctively tried to leave, but was immediately grabbed by her uncle. Chen Sinian was also terrified and turned to run away, but was stopped by his mother.
Chen Sinian never expected his mother to be in such a terrible state; his memories were still stuck in his previous life.
Although his mother was old at that time, she had learned etiquette from the palace maids for a period of time, and when she wore silk and satin, she still had the elegance of a matriarch.
How come some people are so unkempt these days, yet look almost as old as they did 20 years ago?
He began to doubt whether those memories were real. Could it be that something important had happened in the missing part of his memory?
Something's not right, nothing's right at all, but unfortunately he can't remember anything.
He was so gripped by fear that he ignored Zhou Lingxi's cries for help until her mother praised him for his cleverness and resourcefulness, which brought him back to his senses.
Only now did Chen Sinian recall what had happened in his life: his mother was beaten by the Chen family for embezzling 10 taels of silver that Chen Hehua had pawned as a silver lock.
The worst part was that she sent 5 out of the 10 taels of silver back to her parents' home, and with what she had already spent, her mother still needed to add another 7 or 8 taels to cover the shortfall. She also ran out of money to make up the difference, was beaten, and then sent back to her parents' home.
It's easy to imagine what kind of life she led at her uncle's house after returning.
The current development was unexpected; his mother and uncle actually thought that Zhou Lingxi was someone he had kidnapped to pay off a debt.
Although Zhou Lingxi was born into a wealthy family, she was still a servant in a prominent household, and her appearance had been refined over generations, making her quite beautiful and lovely. Otherwise, Chen Sinian wouldn't have taken a liking to such a spoiled young lady.
When Chen Sinian's uncle and mother saw such a pretty little girl following him, they immediately figured out where they could sell her to for the best profit.
The unexpected turn of events caught Zhou Lingxi off guard, and she cried out to Chen Sinian for help in despair. She never imagined that her mother-in-law, who had doted on her like a daughter in her past life, and her uncle, who respected her like an ancestor, would treat her this way.
Chen Sinian, who had always wondered how he had survived the hardships, soon guessed that he must have abducted a child in his past life to get through his current situation.
With another prince reborn in this life, Zhou Lingxi's family has no chance of turning their fortunes around. Moreover, because she came knocking, she missed the opportunity to abduct other children. Therefore, this loophole can only be filled by Zhou Lingxi.
As for Zhou Lingxi's memories of her past life, Chen Sinian felt like he was going to vomit blood. During the few days he was in the mountains, he asked her about almost everything she knew.
It's unclear what she did in her past life, but she doesn't remember anything about the court. She doesn't even know where disasters occurred, what years there were wars, or who the officials in the capital were... She knows nothing at all.
His mind was filled with thoughts of which woman was cheap, which woman was a vixen, and which woman he had stayed in on which day... Chen Sinian never knew that a woman who brought up the past could have such a good memory.
She remembered things from decades ago with remarkable clarity. She couldn't help but sigh that if Zhou Lingxi were a man and had taken up an official post, his achievements would certainly have been no less than hers.
Having figured out her background, Chen Sinian also knew that this woman was no longer of any use.
Originally, he wanted her to stay at her uncle's house first, and then take her into his household and raise her properly after she achieved success in the imperial examinations. After all, they had been husband and wife for a lifetime, and he would feel uncomfortable if he really married her off.
But now Zhou Lingxi has made him miss the opportunity to break free from the Chen family, so for the sake of the future, Chen Sinian can only accept his mother's decision.
Zhou Lingxi never expected that after enduring so much hardship and thinking she had found someone to rely on, this would be the outcome.
The men in front of her wanted to exchange her for a large sum of money, and she knew she had no good reason to do so, so she tried to plead for them. Unexpectedly, her uncle, Jiao, swiftly stuffed a piece of wood into her mouth.
Completely forgetting that he had given Chen Sinian 5 taels of silver before coming here, Zhou Lingxi waited in despair for his impending fate.
But hatred began to take root in her heart, and all the love they once shared vanished in the face of reality.
Chen Sinian knew this woman was ruthless, but he couldn't care less about that now.
Besides, Zhou Lingxi is still quite young and it will be many years before he can entertain guests. By then, he will have become the top scholar in the imperial examination. At that time, it will be a piece of cake for him to manipulate a prostitute.
The wife of a former high-ranking official had her life decided for her in this remote mountain village.
Xie Ming was also surprised when he found out how things had turned out this way. After all, Chen Sinian was the male lead, and he had many women in his life, but Zhou Lingxi was the number one female lead!
He led the couple to Chenjia Village simply so they could share both good times and bad. They would have to endure hardship in Chenjia for a while.
As for whether Zhou Lingxi would be sold, there's no need to even think about it. Given the character of the Chen family members, and Chen Sinian's ruthlessness and selfishness, Zhou Lingxi was destined to be sold.
Xie Mingzhen never expected that she would be tricked as soon as she met Chen Sinian, but he didn't feel sorry for that "poisonous spider".
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