Exile at the start? The princess is no ordinary woman.

"Did it scare you?"

After a moment of silence, Jun Yanchen uttered a seemingly incoherent statement.

Gu Nanzhi's mind went blank for a second, but after it reconnected, the sound of "Nan Nan" from that morning echoed in her mind again, corresponding to the slightly disappointed look in Jun Yanchen's eyes at this moment.

Alarm bells rang in Gu Nanzhi's mind. No...no way, could it be that this guy has something going on with the original owner of this body? Otherwise, how could this be?

It's not that men and women in ancient times were very particular about not touching each other, nor would they call each other such intimate terms simply because they knew each other.

But this person called her 'Nan Nan', what's going on? How old was she back then? How did she and the original owner of this body even know each other?

Could it be that just because she knows the original owner of this body, she's going to cling to her?

No, no...

Jun Yanchen observed her changes, her silence, and the emotions that flashed in her eyes. He thought to himself, "I must have scared her."

Realizing this, my eyes gained even more depth;

"Hey, I'm asking you, you said you and the original..." She almost misspoke in her excitement, realizing a possibility. Gu Nanzhi needed to understand the relationship between Jun Yanchen and the original owner of this body.

"You say you know me? When did you meet? How did you meet?"

Jun Yanchen hadn't expected her to ask this at this moment, and for a moment he couldn't understand what she meant. But then he thought about how much longer he might live...

In the end, I didn't tell her about what I remembered. Let her forget it; even if she hadn't lost her memory, she might not have remembered anyway.

I met him by chance ten years ago.

Ultimately, I chose to describe that memory in just four simple words;

Having received this answer, Gu Nanzhi began to calculate in her mind: the original owner of this body was seventeen this year, which means ten years ago she was seven years old, still a little kid.

Since the other party said they met by chance, then it's nothing. After all, one is a prince and the other is a poor little thing about to be banished to the estate. Even if they met by chance, it was probably just a fleeting encounter.

If that's the case, and there's no special story behind it, then what's wrong with the other person? Why are they calling each other so intimately? Do they really want to cling to her?

Gu Nanzhi would not allow this to happen.

She rolled her eyes at the other person, annoyed.

"From now on, you're not allowed to call me Nan Nan, understand?"

The words were clearly a cold warning, but to Jun Yanchen, they felt nothing, and he even recalled a soft, sweet voice from deep within his memory saying, "My name is Nan Nan."

After issuing a warning, Gu Nanzhi continued, "Considering we've only met once, if you want to live, I might kindly help you. Think it over, and let me know when you've made up your mind."

Fine, fine. Considering this person had met the original owner once before and had shown some respect, she'd take pity on him and help him out.

Perfect, it'll just be a way to improve her medical skills. After all, she can try treating patients with several deadly poisons in their bodies at the same time, to practice her techniques.

Well... it will be a bit more troublesome and require more effort;

Furthermore, based on last night's experience, this person is definitely not as simple as he seems. Helping him would be a good idea, and it would also prevent him from clinging to me. In the end, I'd have saved his life, so he might...

After saying this, the three people who had gone to work returned. Gu Nanzhi didn't linger any longer and prepared to show off her skills by making fish soup, leaving Jun Yanchen alone to contemplate life.

Finally, he added, "Don't underestimate me."

Anyway, now that things have come to this point, whether the other person listens or not, whether they believe it or not, is up to them. After all, it's not like I'm the one who won't live much longer, and I don't necessarily need to save them.

"Madam, the fish is ready."

"Miss"

"Madam, the pot is washed."

Gu Nanzhi inspected the work the three men had done one by one. She was surprised to find that, despite being two grown men, they were quite efficient; the fish and the pot were cleaned very well.

satisfy,

"Put the pot on the fire and wait to drink the fish soup."

Gu Nanzhi then began to demonstrate her cooking skills to the group, heating the wok and pouring all the oil she had bought into it at once.

This action stunned the three people watching from the side; the lady really had no idea how to save money.

Once the oil was hot, Gu Nanzhi put the fish in to fry.

Instantly, a sizzling sound came from the pot, accompanied by the aroma of fish wafting out;

This also spurred those who went to the river to fish for fish for a long time but returned empty-handed. Why could Gu Nanzhi catch fish while they didn't even see a shadow of a fish?

Therefore, those who were not valued also faced insults from their family members. They were called trash, incompetent, unable to even catch a fish, and not even as good as a woman. These harsh words, driven by their jealousy, were loudly relayed to Gu Nanzhi and her group.

They seemed to be trying to get the attention of Gu Nanzhi and the others, but no one paid them any attention, not even a glance was given to them, as if they were clowns.

Gu Nanzhi continued to diligently tend to the fragrant fish in the pot. She wasn't a saint; what did it matter to her whether others lived or died?

It's still better to make a proper pot of fish soup;

Once the fish was golden brown on both sides, Gu Nanzhi took out her water pouch and poured the spiritual spring water into the pot, instantly filling it with a milky white broth.

Moreover, she secretly added salt to the pot through her fingertips when no one was looking. How could it work without salt?

Then just wait quietly!

Meanwhile, Cang Ling had already returned with a simple bamboo bowl and chopsticks.

"Madam, it's ready."

Gu Nanzhi nodded in satisfaction. "Return the knife to Master Qian, and remember to say thank you." Her tone was as if she were teaching a child to be polite.

Cang Ling didn't know how to respond, so she simply remained silent, took the knife, and returned it to Master Qian, saying a haughty "Thank you" as she did so.

Cang Ling went to return the knife, and Xia He, being perceptive, picked up the bamboo bowls and chopsticks, preparing to wash them clean.

"Miss, I'll go wash the dishes."

Butler Li and Zhou Cai didn't just sit idly by; they got up and went to help. "Miss Xia He, let's go together."

That's good. Gu Nanzhi likes hardworking people like that. If you follow her, you have to work hard so you can have food to eat.

Meanwhile, people in the Qi family, not far from them, also started causing trouble.

It started with one of the women, who was holding a child, complaining bitterly.

"Hmph, truly cold-hearted and heartless, only caring about his own life. They're his maternal family, after all, yet he doesn't know how to show filial piety. No wonder he's disliked."

"If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have ended up like this."

After two days of arduous travel and hunger, enduring this tremendous shift in identity, it is precisely this experience that is most likely to bring out the best and worst in everyone's humanity.

With one person taking the lead, the others also began to whisper among themselves, their words filled with nothing but slander, disdain, and complaints about Jun Yanchen.

The people who said these things were also from the third branch of the Qi family. It started with the children of the third branch and then spread. Judging from the third son of the Qi family's somewhat unpleasant expression and his failure to stop them, it's likely that even he somewhat agreed with this statement.

Gradually, even among the children of the first and second wives, some voices of complaint began to emerge.

However, all of this was overheard by the elders of the Qi family. Qi Su and the old woman, Qi Zhou, immediately became displeased upon hearing these words, and their expressions turned cold.