"Knowledge!"

Li followed behind Zhiyi and called out.

Aunt Zhao and Zhiyi slowly turned their heads and saw Li, who was wearing ordinary old cloth clothes.

The old lady's funeral had been completed five days ago, so the Song family had long been driven out of their original mansion, and now lived in Chaotianfang Vegetable Market in the west of the city, where the population was noisy but the houses were cheap.

She came to Nanxunfang from the west of the city today, but because she couldn't afford a carriage, it took her nearly two hours to get there!

At this moment, seeing Aunt Zhao and Zhiyi wearing fine and fashionable brocade clothes, they both shed their previous reserved and shabby appearance and instead looked radiant, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

"I understand, Sister Zhao!" Li pinched the silk handkerchief in her hand, her eyes full of envy.

"You two are living a better life now. Look at this person, he looks a lot brighter!"

She put on a flattering smile and said, "You blamed me for being too busy before. Please don't be offended! Now you seem to be living very well, but are you living in the princess's house?"

Zhiyi didn't know what she was trying to do, and was on guard in her heart: "Mother, we didn't receive the princess's favor for nothing. We were working for her! Fortunately, the princess valued us, so she gave us a way out!"

"Otherwise, we would have starved to death in the Earl's Mansion seven or eight days ago!"

Aunt Zhao saw through Li's intention to take advantage of her and forced a smile. "Yes, sister, that house belongs to the princess. Everything here is a gift from her. Zhiyi and I are both grateful to her kindness. Thanks to her kindness, we can live a decent life!"

Seeing that Aunt Zhao had seen through her thoughts, Li Shi didn't feel embarrassed at all. Instead, she spoke frankly, "Sister, we are family after all! I don't mean to bother you. If you go to the princess's Wu Garden, can you take us with you?"

Song Chusi winked at her frantically, signaling her to stop talking.

Li didn't even glance at Song Chusi. She directly knocked away his hand that was trying to pull her from behind. She smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "Just take us over there to have a look and see if there's any work that's suitable for our family! Actually, seeing you're doing well, we're happy too. As a family, we should always be together. That's how we can have a future..."

family?

When he took away her dowry, treated her and her daughter harshly, and wanted to starve them to death, he never said they were a family!

Song Ming was leaning back beside her. He had sold all his new clothes and was only wearing old clothes. He looked haggard and tired.

Seeing Aunt Zhao, whom he hadn't touched for many years, so radiant at this moment, he was mesmerized, as if his whole heart was captivated by her every frown and smile!

Aunt Zhao naturally knew that if she took him there, the consequences would be beyond her control.

Besides, it was originally the princess's house. It was already very good that she was kind enough to let her and her daughter live there. How could she bring those who had once wanted to harm her there?

I rely on the kindness of others, how can I do such a shameless thing?

It's really Li's fault that he can say such words!

"Sister, if you really want to go, go ask the princess! That's the princess's house. We are just small characters helping out there. How dare we make decisions for the master?"

Li originally thought that Aunt Zhao, who was so easy to bully in the past, would listen to her obediently, but she didn't expect that she would be so rebuffed!

She suddenly felt a little angry: "If that's the case, my sister is still a family with our Song family. You secretly take Zhiyi to live outside, I'm afraid it's not right, right?"

Zhiyi suddenly felt panic in her heart. Was Madam trying to let her mother and herself go back with them?!

No, she doesn't want to go back. She doesn't want to go back to that cannibalistic place!

"Yes!" Song Ming immediately replied, "Aunt Zhao, you are my concubine. Regardless of whether you are rich or poor, you should live with us!"

When Li saw Song Ming speaking, she couldn't help but turn her head to look at him.

With just one glance, she saw the infatuation in Song Ming's eyes and instantly understood what was going on!

Good job, Song Ming! Seeing that Aunt Zhao is now so prosperous, he is greedy for her again!

Aunt Zhao couldn't see Li's simmering anger. She smiled awkwardly, "If Mr. Song wants me to go back, it's not impossible! Go ask the princess what she thinks. If the princess feels that Zhiyi and I have repaid the favor and money we owe her, and is willing to let us go, then we won't refuse! Or you and Madam can pay it back for Zhiyi and me..."

Return the money? Song Ming suddenly fell silent.

They didn't dare to look for Lu Xuan, otherwise, not only her identity as a princess, but also her strange magic skills would be enough to make them suffer!

Li gave Song Ming a fierce look and said, "Oh! Mr. Song, are you missing your concubine again?"

She felt a sense of crisis in her heart and was afraid that she could not go to the house!

Otherwise, if you ask for some money and your man is seduced by someone else, it’s not worth it!

Song Ming was completely humiliated. Just as he was about to go up and say a few more words to Aunt Zhao, Li suddenly pulled him back, causing him to stumble. "What are you looking at? Haven't you seen that even after becoming rich and powerful, she doesn't want to acknowledge anyone, including you as her husband and father? Why are you still wasting your time here?!"

After saying that, he quickly pulled the reluctant Song Ming away.

Song Zhiyi glared at their backs angrily. "You must avoid them from now on! How shameless!"

Aunt Zhao smiled and said, "People are like this. They can't stand seeing others do better than them, especially when they think those who are weaker than them are better than them! When bullying, they will give priority to those who are weaker than themselves!"

"Think about it, if your sister Princess was here, would they dare to say that?"

Zhiyi snorted, "If my sister were here, they wouldn't even dare to get close!"

Aunt Zhao nodded and got into the carriage with Zhiyi. "So now I understand the truth. Only relying on yourself is the safest way! You must learn your skills and do more for the princess. Once you have your own abilities, we will no longer be like floating duckweed, looked down upon by others!"

Lu Xuan had no idea what was happening outside. At this moment, he and Xie were greeting the guests who came to congratulate them.

The eunuch's voice rang out from the gate of the Duke's Mansion: "His Royal Highness, congratulations—"

The crowd instantly exploded.

"Prince?"

"Even the Crown Prince has sent a gift? This princess is really very generous!"

"The princess is the prince's aunt, so of course the prince has to congratulate her!"

"The Crown Prince has been living in the inner palace for many years. There are very few occasions where he can appear in public!"

Jiang Xing ordered someone to take some valuable gifts sent by the prince to Song Wu, along with a letter.

Lu Xuan opened it with some doubt, and saw that Xie's eyes were slightly red.

"Ever since Siyu left, the relationship between the Crown Prince and the Duke's Mansion has become distant! Now that I think about it, he's exactly the same age as Axuan! You haven't even met him yet!"

Lu Xuan smiled and put the letter away. "Don't worry, Auntie. I'll have the chance to see him! The Crown Prince is very welcoming to my return to the Duke's Mansion. I'll take some time to go see him with the Prince!"

Mrs. Xie nodded gravely. "Ayan is putting too much pressure on himself, always wanting his father to look at him more! But if there's a stepmother, there's a stepfather. For a child without a mother, no matter how much he does or how hard he pushes himself, what's the point?"

Her eyes were red as she patted Lu Xuan's hand gently: "He still has the Duke's Mansion, his outsider family, in his eyes. You should try to enlighten him more in the future!"

As they were talking, a familiar figure came in with a smile.

"A Xuan!"

Lu Xuan's eyebrows jumped, and he separated from Xie and went to greet her with a smile.

Shen Yuanci handed her the gift he had carefully prepared for her: "Axuan, you've had a difficult journey, but you've finally returned home and found your identity again. I'm sincerely happy for you!"

His eyes were so deep that they seemed to encapsulate her entire figure. "This necklace made of oriental pearls represents my blessing. May your glory last forever, and may you sing with joy!"

Lu Xuan took it with a smile: "Thank you, Mr. Shen. It's been a while since we last met. You look better now, like a spring breeze on your face."

Shen Yuanci nodded and smiled: "A real man should always have ambitions and prepare for starting a family and building a career, whether for himself or for the person he loves!"

"Cough cough!"

Jiang Xing coughed violently.

He walked in from outside and deliberately narrowed his eyes beside Shen Yuanci: "A Xuan? Master Shen and the princess have a very close relationship!"

Shen Yuanci was a little embarrassed for a moment.

Jiang Xing smiled coldly, "Mr. Shen is young and promising. It's time for him to get married and start a family! My cousin Yuehe is one of the most talented women in the capital. She is more than enough to be Mr. Shen's match. You have such a good relationship with Lu Xiao, so I'm sure you know him..."

Suddenly, the atmosphere became as cold as ice.

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