Cold-faced Empress

"Give these poor people some good wine and food, and let them have a good meal."

The waiter and the beggars were momentarily surprised. Fortunately, Fu Siying did not force the beggars to enter the restaurant, so after consulting with the manager, the waiter accepted the business.

The beggars immediately knelt down before Fu Siying, expressing their deepest gratitude.

"Thank you for the meal, Miss. May your kindness be rewarded and may you enjoy long life and good fortune!"

Fu Siying smiled and waved her hand, saying, "I only have my own motives. Can someone catch a few lice and fleas for me?"

Upon hearing this, the beggars hurriedly searched their bodies.

Just then, several beggars emerged from the alleyway behind the restaurant. Each beggar carried two large, broken bowls filled with leftover food, clearly having just received alms from the restaurant's kitchen.

Just as the beggar carrying the leftover food was about to call his companion to eat, his companion hurriedly asked him to remove the fleas from his body.

"Why are you catching fleas?"

"This young lady paid the restaurant to prepare fine wine and food for us, and in exchange, all we need is a small bag of fleas and lice!"

Upon hearing of this good news, the beggars, disregarding their hunger, began scratching fleas and lice off their bodies. Only one person was spared.

Fu Siying was waiting idly to the side when she suddenly heard a beggar shout, "He Changyi, stop eating and start catching fleas!"

In an instant, Fu Siying was struck dumb, her mind going completely blank. She immediately turned her head and stared intently at the only beggar present who was busy eating and not swatting fleas.

She couldn't see the man's face, only his messy, unkempt hair. Even so, her eyes widened slightly, her pupils contracted, and her fixed gaze gradually turned bloodshot.

Fu Siying clenched her fists tightly, her breathing becoming rapid and trembling. After a long while, she said, "He Changyi? What a good name. How can one stay in a place that is easy to live in for so long?"

Upon hearing Fu Siying's words, He Changyi, who was engrossed in his meal, looked up in surprise and his eyes flashed with admiration when he saw Fu Siying.

“Miss is right, that was indeed my parents’ intention when they named me.”

A dirty and gaunt face came into Fu Siying's view. It was so unfamiliar, only the pair of clear black and white eyes gave her a slight sense of familiarity.

He had no manners or bearing, and his actions were rude; he was a completely different person from the He Changyi she knew.

For a moment, Fu Siying ignored everything around her, her eyes fixed only on the disheveled He Changyi before her. She had never known that He Changyi had once been a beggar!

He lived by begging for leftover food from restaurants, dressed in rags and covered in filth. He was so wretched and so lowly!

He Changyi's pitiful state did not bring Fu Siying any satisfaction; instead, it made her feel even more hatred and shame.

This is the man she loved her whole life in her past life, the man for whom she gave everything! He was not only of humble origins, he was utterly worthless!

No wonder he was so ambitious and daring to reach for the heavens. It turns out he came from humble beginnings, which is why his ambitions were so high; it turns out he had nothing, which is why he dared to use everything to seek immense wealth and power!

But she was foolish enough to willingly submit to such a man, even using him as a stepping stone, only to end up with her family destroyed and herself killed!

Fu Siying felt ashamed and embarrassed by her own stupidity!