After the young eunuch from the Ministry of Internal Affairs left with the reward money, Shi Rongyue immediately pinched a candied fruit and put it into his mouth, nodding quickly.

"Yes, yes, the tribute is different."

Shi Nanxi was in a good mood at the moment, so she took one and put it in her mouth. It was so sweet; that was her first reaction.

Then he chewed slowly, the sweet taste slowly spreading in his mouth, but the memory of his original body suddenly emerged in his mind.

Most of her memories are of her sitting alone in front of the window, gazing towards the direction of the capital, longing with all her heart for her father and mother to come and see her.

But why would Shi's father and mother come to Zhuangzi for no reason? Their longing has never been fulfilled once.

For this reason, she had to clumsily try all kinds of ways to win a glance or a word of concern from her father and mother during the short days she could return to the Shi Mansion every year.

But just like a clown's performance, the process makes people laugh, but after the show is over, no one stays.

She could only leave quietly countless times, helpless and desperate, dragging her tired and sick body. Even now, when she recalls that scene, it is full of bitterness and sadness.

Until the end, death was silent.

But she is not the original person. She is Shi Nanxi from the modern times. She doesn't care about care, family affection, or brothers and sisters at all.

None of these people can hold her back. She will live well and leave them far behind. The days ahead will only be sweet.

Gradually, the sweetness of the candied fruit slowly covers the memories left by the original body.

"Let's go sit in Sister Nara's room."

After Shi Rongyue swallowed the candied fruit, he suddenly thought of something. He immediately stood up excitedly and pulled Shi Nanxi away.

Shi Nanxi came back to her senses and perked up again. Not wanting to miss any chance to get useful information, she quickly swallowed the candied fruit and followed.

When the two arrived at Ulanala Hesui's house, there were already quite a few people inside. When they saw them come in, someone immediately greeted them warmly.

As the owners of the house, Ulanala Hesui and Tong Wanru also quickly asked the palace servants to bring over the embroidered stool. Shi Rongyue let go of Shi Nanxi's hand and sat down first. Then she saw the candied fruit on the table and said with a smile:

"Have you tried this Weishan preserves?"

"That's right." Tong Wanru, the oldest person here, was the first to speak: "The people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs had just left, and I couldn't help but try one when I smelled the fragrance. It tasted really good."

"Sister Tong, you can eat it often in the future. Now I'm just trying it first."

No one is stupid. Even if they really don't understand, their families have reminded them before the talent show. Everyone knows that Tong Wanru will enter the palace, so smart and thoughtful people will naturally try their best to please her.

"Yes, yes, Sister Tong can eat it anytime in the future and eat as much as she wants." The others were not stupid either, and they quickly agreed.

Shi Rongyue knew that this person was the younger sister of the Fourth Prince's adoptive mother and would become Kangxi's Little Imperial Noble Consort Tong in the future. That was why she was placed in the same room with the ten-year-old Ulanara and Suihe, because the other party was the wife chosen for the Fourth Prince when Empress Xiaoyi Ren was alive.

Thinking of this, she looked at Ulanala and Suihe, who were sitting beside her, listening with a smile but not interrupting, and the smile on her lips slowly disappeared.

Humph, Sisi doesn't like her at all, it was just Empress Xiaoyi Ren's private decision. I will never let Sisi marry a ten-year-old child.

"Why isn't Miss Nala talking? Do you like it too?"

Wulanala and Suihe were listening to everyone's idle chatter when they were suddenly called. She looked at Shi Rongyue and paused for a moment before she said softly:

"Weishan candied fruit has always been available only as tribute, it is precious and rare, and tastes better than ordinary candied fruit. My sister is lucky enough to have the opportunity to taste it, so she is naturally very happy."

Shi Rongyue played with the top-quality jade bracelet on her wrist and looked at her with raised eyebrows:

"Since my sister is young, she is bound to be a little greedy. This Weishan candied fruit is delicious, but I only got three of them this time. I'm afraid they are not enough for my sister. In this case, I have a plate that I can't finish. I can give some to my sister to satisfy her greed."

As soon as these words were spoken, the talking in the room stopped at some point. At first glance, these words sounded well-intentioned, but if you listened carefully, they were clearly sarcastic.

She mocked the other person for being young and greedy, and mocked the other person for only sharing three candied fruits while she got a whole plate and couldn't finish it.

While everyone was watching the fun, they also felt a little uncomfortable.

Because not only Ulanala and Sui, everyone else only got three candied fruits.

They all treat them as treasures and are reluctant to eat them, but you have a plate of them. As the saying goes, it is not the lack of food that worries you, but the inequality of food. It would be strange if you can be happy.

The smile on Tong Wanru's face faded, as she only had three.

Ulanala Hesui met Shi Rongyue's aggressive gaze and tightened her hand holding the handkerchief, but her face showed no change of expression:

"Thank you for your kindness, Grandpa Shi. However, my sister is still growing up and the doctor said that it is best to eat less sweets. I have three candied fruits that are just right for me. I dare not disobey the doctor's advice, so I can only disappoint my sister's kindness."

"Oh, forget it then." Shi Rongyue found it boring. As expected, he has been so rigid since he was a child and there is no fun at all.

Then the voices of the crowd started again. Shi Nanxi sat in the corner with her eyes slightly lowered. She hadn't said a word. Only then did she raise her eyes and look at Ulanala and Sui.

She is so quick-witted at such a young age, and her answers are flawless. If Shi Rongyue really marries the Fourth Prince in the future, and she still relies on her age to suppress Ulanara and Sui, she will probably be disappointed.

Finally, everyone started talking about Socho Luo Jiahui.

"You know, just when the Ministry of Internal Affairs was distributing candied fruits, someone came to Ningshou Palace again, saying that the Empress Dowager saw that Princess Socholuo had copied the palace rules 20 times but it was not sincere, so she wanted to re-copy it. You didn't see how pale she looked!"

As he spoke, the person looked at Shi Rongyue. Shi Rongyue didn't know about this yet. Hearing this, he was overjoyed. Humph, that bitch finally got her comeuppance.

He immediately said:

"The Empress Dowager is really discerning. You should be more honest when copying the palace rules. This is also for the sake of Princess Socholo."

The Empress Dowager punished people personally, and no one dared to object. No matter what everyone thought in their hearts, they all agreed on the surface.

After a while, everyone dispersed. Sister Shi Nanxi was walking in the corridor and happened to see A Zao coming out crying with her face covered.

It turned out that Socho Luo Jiahui did not dare to have any objection or resentment in the face of the Empress Dowager's punishment, but after the people left, she took out her anger on A Zao.

Ah Zao was grinding ink peacefully, but she was slapped in the face and her arm was pinched with bruises. Finally, they said that she had spilled the ink and asked her to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get another one. Only then did she come out crying with her face covered.

As soon as Ah Zao came out, he saw the Shi Nanxi sisters coming towards him, and quickly put down his hands to greet them. Shi Rongyue glanced at them and suddenly turned his eyes and turned into the house next to him.

Shi Nanxi stopped, looked at Hongying beside her, and asked softly:

"Hongying, did you bring any ointment for injuries?"

Hongying glanced at Ah Zao and replied:

"I brought the second princess."

As he spoke, he took out a medicine bottle from his sleeve, took a look at it, and ordered:

"Give it to Ah Zao."

Hongying immediately agreed and handed the medicine bottle to Azao. Azao looked at Shi Nanxi timidly and was a little hesitant to take it.

"Princess Shi Er, this is..."

Heather Creek soothes with a gentle voice:

"It's for you. Find a chance to apply it later. A servant who is close to the master cannot have a scar on her face."

After saying that, he nodded slightly to her, turned around and followed her into the house.

A-Zhao looked at Shi Nanxi's back, took the medicine bottle handed to him by Hongying, and his eyes felt a little hot for some reason.

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