"This isn't some noble person from the capital coming to fetch you, so you can't be impolite. Although you're a servant now, you're still a member of the Shen family, and you can't let others see through you."
Madam Shen kindly pulled Shen Yu along, and then pulled Shen Ling over as well, saying, "If you keep up the conversation, Ling'er can serve the master with you in the future, and you'll have someone to look after her, right?"
Shen Yu then looked at the charming Shen Ling, her clear black and white eyes filled with confusion. Why was such a nice young lady following her to be a servant?
However, judging from the way Madam and Shen Ling were, they seemed very eager, and even Old Master Shen looked pleased.
"I see."
The two groups, seemingly at odds, inexplicably reached a consensus. Outside the Shen residence, an exquisitely crafted carriage was parked.
The three people watched with great interest, while Shen Yu calmly walked to the carriage and said, "My lord."
"Let's get ready to leave."
The cold, clear voice made the three people freeze.
The carriage is right, the identity is right, but the person seems wrong?
Madam Shen, clinging to a sliver of hope, asked, "Ayu, is the master the young master?"
"You are a woman."
What?
She's a girl?!
Shen Ling was so angry that she cried on the spot, stomped her foot and ran back to the Shen Mansion.
Madam Shen and Old Master Shen, mindful of the other party's status, dared not act rashly. Their faces were ashen, and the question stuck in their throats, "We always thought he was a young master..."
Shen Yu frowned slightly, finally understanding what these people were up to. No wonder they had been so enthusiastic towards her these past few days. Shen Yu looked at Old Master Shen, "Father, is that what you think too?"
"How could that be? We just felt sorry for you being all alone out there, and we wanted Ling'er to help you take care of the adults."
So what if she's a servant? We'll see what Ling'er can do when we get to the capital.
Old Master Shen's eyes gleamed, and he was calculating with great speed.
As Mingyue stepped out of the carriage, her innate noble bearing caused the two to kneel down automatically. The corners of Mingyue's mouth were always slightly upturned, as if she always carried a faint smile.
"No need, Shenyu is serving me very well."
"yes……"
With the adults speaking, the two were instantly intimidated by the imposing aura of the superior and could only watch helplessly as Shen Yu and her Mingyue left in the carriage.
Shen Yu remained unusually silent inside the carriage, and Ming Yue did not ask any questions either, engrossed in reading the storybook.
In the days that followed, Mingyue led Shenyu on a journey that took many stops. When Shenyu passed through a village, she witnessed a cruel scene: a woman in a household had given birth to a baby girl, who was then drowned on the spot.
That night, Shen Yu developed a high fever and became delirious, talking incoherently. Mingyue simply found a woman to take care of her.
When Shen Yu woke up the next day, her voice was hoarse from the fever, and her face was pale and unsightly. "My lord."
"Would you like some porridge?"
"Thank you, sir."
Shen Yu took a small sip of the warm white porridge, feeling a little more comfortable with food in her stomach. "Sir, why did they do this?"
The men in that family looked disgusted and indifferently drowned the newborn girl, which was bad enough, but the woman in the family was also unusually indifferent.
That was a life, gone before it even had a chance to open its eyes.
"Think for yourself, and then you'll have to go and see other places."
Unable to get an answer, Shen Yu was filled with resentment and continued to follow Ming Yue. In some impoverished and backward places, Shen Yu often saw people exchanging their own children for food.
Shen Yu vomited again until she couldn't stand up straight. She had a persistent high fever and was so thin that a gust of wind could blow her away.
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