In her previous life, not long after her father "accidentally" fell off a cliff and died, the Su family suffered a calamity the following year.

A group of bandits appeared out of nowhere and slaughtered the entire Su family overnight. Before leaving, they even set fire to the Su family's house.

Besides Su Zhen, only Su Xiangsheng managed to escape unscathed by getting up in the middle of the night.

This group of people acted ruthlessly and accurately, without making a sound. If the fire at the Su family's house hadn't spread to the roof of the neighbor's house, it's unknown when the Su family's murder would have been discovered.

The villagers were filled with unease, and everyone was whispering among themselves: Could it be that the Su family had offended some powerful figure they shouldn't have, which led to their utter destruction?

These words do indeed reveal some truth. If Su Zhen had not happened to save the Ninth Prince who was being chased here, how could the Su family have been silenced by the Ninth Prince's enemies?

This was partly to suppress the news, and partly to vent their anger.

Naturally, this Ninth Prince is the male protagonist of the story, Zhao Junmo, the eternally devoted emperor who will ascend to the highest position with Su Zhen and love her for a lifetime.

The success of one general is built on the bones of ten thousand. The achievements of those in high positions are built on the blood and tears of countless people. Does anyone remember that those innocent people also had vibrant lives and warm families?

They were used as stepping stones, ruthlessly trampled and crushed, as if they had never existed...

Su Li's heart ached as if it were being pricked by needles.

At this moment, she wished she could kill her enemy immediately. What about resources, space, time traveler, royal nobles? Even if they possessed mountains of gold and silver, they were still just mortals with only one life.

But Su Li knew clearly in her heart that her father's leg injury had not yet healed, and her grandparents were siding with her eldest and second uncles. What they should do now was to endure and conserve their strength.

In the darkness, Su Li's eyes gleamed with a strange light, like a violent spark burning with the flames of revenge, which vanished in an instant.

The next morning, apart from Su Qingfeng who was recovering from his injuries, the entire Su family gathered in the main hall to prepare for breakfast.

The Su family's courtyard was not large, with east and west rooms on either side of the main house.

Grandpa Su and Grandma Su lived in the main house, and the family usually ate their meals in the main hall.

On the table, there was only a plate of radishes, a plate of green vegetables, and a small plate of pickled beans in front of Grandpa Su.

Although there wasn't much profit to be made, there was nothing wrong with it.

Grandma Su snorted coldly, picked up the jar of sorghum porridge, and served porridge to each family member.

Whether the porridge is thin or thick is entirely up to her; that's the rule of the Su family.

Hu took the bowl of porridge, glancing at the thin rice water that made it easy to see one's reflection, but didn't say much. She got up, picked up two pieces of vegetables, and planned to save her own steamed bun for her husband later.

Grandpa Su picked up a dark bun at random and frowned, saying, "Why is this bun cold?"

Grandma Su glanced at Madam Hu without making a sound, then quickly looked away:

"We ran out of firewood at home, didn't we? Yesterday, I specifically asked the fourth brother to go up the mountain to chop some firewood, and what happened? He's already in his forties, but he's still so unsteady. He didn't even get any firewood, and instead, he fell and hurt himself like that. He's really unlucky!"

Hu froze, not daring to reply, and could only awkwardly put down her chopsticks.

Su Li remained unmoved, took the bowl from her mother and continued to put food in it until the bowl was almost overflowing before she stopped, as this was for her father.

"Alright, it's all over now, stop making a fuss. You still have to work in the fields later." Grandpa Su broke the steamed bun into pieces and soaked it in the porridge. "We farmers don't have so many fussy rules. Hurry up and eat!"

Grandma Su looked displeased, glared at Su Li, and placed the smallest and hardest black bun in front of her before she felt a little better.

All she does is eat, eat, eat! She shovels at least half of a plate of food away. What a family of debt collectors! What bad luck!

Su Xiangsheng glanced at Su Li secretly, but to his surprise, Su Li held back this time.

Grandma Su raised her chin with satisfaction, finally agreeing to sit down and eat.

"Come on, boss, have some food!"

Grandma Su smiled and served Uncle Su a few bites of food, but as if that wasn't enough, she moved all the small dishes on the table in front of him and said softly:

“My son, your sudden return home has caught me off guard. Please make do with what you have for now. Tonight, I will slaughter a chicken and make soup to nourish you properly.”

Uncle Su's gaze fell on the dish in front of him, which was devoid of any oil or grease. He then noticed the saliva on his mother's chopsticks as she picked up the food, and a sour feeling rose in his stomach.

Last night, he lay on that hard bed, his whole body aching unbearably, and now he had no appetite at all.

After a moment's thought, with a faint smile on his face, he got up and shoveled all the dishes that Grandma Su had put on his plate into Grandpa Su's bowl, only then did he feel a little more at ease.

"Mom, you really are something. From childhood to adulthood, you've given all the good food in the house to us children. You and Dad should eat more."

Grandpa Su's eyes were full of smiles. The more he looked at his eldest son, the more pleasing he found him, and he kept nodding in praise.

"Old woman, did you hear that? The eldest son is still the most filial; he still cares about us."

Uncle Su's mind was in turmoil, he was extremely agitated, but he still had to force a smile and put on a submissive appearance.

He turned his head slightly and secretly glanced at Su Li beside him, his eyes filled with resentment.

If it weren't for that brat's loose tongue, I wouldn't be suffering like this in the countryside.

Just as Su Li stretched out her arm, her chopsticks almost pierced into her own bowl, and then she quickly picked up a few more green vegetables.

Uncle Su narrowed his eyes, and before Su Li could put away her chopsticks, he immediately adopted a painstaking expression and said earnestly:

“Li’er, you can’t serve food like that! Grandpa and Grandma are the elders in the family. No matter what we eat, we must put Grandpa and Grandma first. Look at you, you just scooped up more than half a plate of food into your bowl by yourself, and now with this one bite, there’s some left. You’re not very polite.”

Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Su's eyes widened instantly, and her anger flared up immediately. She slammed her hand on the table, making the bowls and chopsticks rattle loudly.

"You brat, are you a reincarnation of a starving ghost? You have no manners at all, you shameful thing!"

Grandma Su raised her voice, her eyes sweeping over the fourth branch of the family with piercing gazes.

"Your mother is a good-for-nothing too, giving birth to a troublesome brat like you. Has our Su family been starving you or thirsting for you? What bad luck!"

Su Zhen sat quietly to the side, watching everything unfold before her. A hint of mockery flashed in her eyes, but her face wore a worried expression.

She quickly got up, tugged at her grandmother's sleeve, and gently advised:

"Grandma, please don't be angry. Yesterday, Fourth Uncle was injured and went to the clinic for treatment. The mountain road was difficult to travel, and the journey back and forth was really tiring. Please let Second Cousin eat more."

After saying that, she turned to look at Su Li and asked with concern:

"By the way, second cousin, how is fourth uncle's health? What did the doctor say yesterday? I heard from my dad that the doctor prescribed a lot of medicine for you to take back and take."

"Uncle, you must take good care of your health during this time and don't overwork yourself. It's also thanks to Uncle that you came back with us, otherwise I really don't know what we would have done with this year's autumn harvest."

"Grandma, you have to be more careful when you work in the future. You can't hurt yourself like Uncle Si did."

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