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Seeing Prince Yu's face turn ashen with anger, Shen Yu couldn't help but sneer inwardly: Can't keep up the act anymore, huh, Li Xinyu?

In her previous life, she met Prince Yu on her way down the mountain after leaving Li Xiaoyun's family.

At that time, he got separated from his subordinates and suffered some minor injuries. Despite his disheveled appearance, he still exuded the air of a noble young master.

Shen Yu was filled with curiosity about this mysterious ancient man because of his gentle and handsome appearance. However, she never expected that he was actually a wolf in sheep's clothing!

Although Prince Yu never told her what had happened, Shen Yu could easily guess that he had been assassinated.

Having narrowly escaped death, he was penniless and fled into the wilderness, his only valuable possession being a valuable thumb ring on his thumb.

Shen Yu saved him, giving him the only roasted sweet potato she had in her bag to fill his stomach. She also took him to town, exchanged the ring for silver, found an inn to stay in, and invited a doctor to treat his injuries.

It wasn't until his subordinates and servants came looking for them that the two were able to return to the capital safely.

But these things will never happen again in this lifetime.

Even if his subordinates eventually find him, Shen Yu will never be among them.

Forget about risking his life to save him, he wouldn't even dare to touch a bite of this plate of crispy duck!

Of course, Shen Yu also ate two pieces of crispy duck. One was given to her by Li Shuoya, and the other was a large duck leg that Li Xiaoyun gave her.

Li Xiaoyun also said "like cures like" before lowering her head to eat a sweet potato.

Shen Yu happily gnawed on the crispy duck leg, the crispy and fragrant duck meat spreading in her mouth, it tasted amazing!

Especially when she saw Li Xinyu's pale and sickly face, the resentment she had been holding in finally dissipated a little, and she felt a bit more relieved.

The next morning, Shen Yu did not get up early.

Since Li Xiaoyun moved to the kitchen, it was agreed last night that he would make breakfast.

Li Xiaoyun made do on a hard bench for the night, and in the morning she just had a quick and easy meal, still vegetable porridge, only this time there was a little more rice.

Shen Yu and Li Shuoya both need to drink medicine to regulate their bodies, which Li Xiaoyun prepares every morning.

As soon as it was light, the rich aroma of herbs filled the entire courtyard.

Shen Yu drank the medicine bowl in one gulp, but when she turned around, she saw Li Shuoya holding the bowl, her little face scrunched up, and she was reluctant to drink it.

Shen Yu pulled her to her side and asked softly, "Ya'er, do you find the medicine too bitter?"

Li Shuoya hesitated and nodded, looking at her with her big, watery eyes: "Sister, why do I have to drink such bitter medicine? My leg isn't injured."

Shen Yu smiled and comforted her, "This is medicine to regulate Ya'er's spleen and stomach. Although it's bitter, it's a good medicine for you. You'll get better after drinking it."

"But what's wrong with me?" Li Shuoya pouted. "I can eat, sleep, run, and jump. My friend's mother says I'm a rascal who can't die no matter what I do. Am I really like that?"

Shen Yu was stunned upon hearing this, her hatred for Ye Xiaoqin intensifying—that widow had not only committed atrocities against the child but also uttered vile words; she was utterly despicable! She hugged Li Shuoya tightly and said firmly, "She's talking nonsense!"

"Ya'er saw it too that day; everyone was criticizing the little girl's mother and even took her back to be punished!"

"All the bad things she did and the bad things she said to you were lies; they don't count at all!"

"Ya'er is the apple of her two older brothers' eye, and also the cutest and most important little girl in her older sister's heart."

"You are the apple of our eye, the precious jewel we hold in our hands. How could we believe that wicked woman's nonsense?"

Shen Yu patted her head again and said, "Ya'er, you must learn to distinguish between what others say and what is true or false."

Li Shuoya asked, looking completely bewildered, "Then how do I tell the difference?"

"Just follow your heart," Shen Yu replied.

Li Shuoya seemed to understand, but her originally broken, empty, and bewildered little heart seemed to be infused with a warm power, making her feel extremely comfortable.

She snuggled into Shen Yu's arms and acted coquettishly. Under Shen Yu's coaxing, she finally pinched her nose and drank the medicine.

Looking at her, Shen Yu felt a pang of heartache: the hurt Ye Xiaoqin had caused in her previous life had indeed left a deep shadow in Li Shuoya's heart, perhaps even influencing her later arrogant and domineering nature. She hoped that her words in this life would offer her some comfort.

Unbeknownst to Shen Yu, her words were overheard by Prince Yu, Li Xinyu, who happened to be passing by the door.

Prince Yu was greatly shocked. He never expected that this seemingly uncouth peasant girl could say such insightful things.

"Discern others' evil words and follow your own heart." If someone had said this to him when he was young, how could he have suffered so much later?

Prince Yu was filled with doubt: How could the woman who could say such things be the same unreasonable and vulgar village girl from last night? Could it be that this woman was deliberately teasing him? Prince Duan narrowed his eyes and began to re-examine this mountain family.

After the rain, the morning sun gradually dried the muddy ground.

Shen Yu, leaning on her cane, accompanied Li Shuoya to the grass outside the courtyard.

Li Shuoya was picking flowers and chasing butterflies, much more lively than usual.

Li Xiaoyun went hunting in the mountains early in the morning, while Li Shuozhou read in his room, occasionally glancing up at his younger sister outside the window with a thoughtful expression on his face.

"Hehe, sister, this is for you!" Li Shuoya ran over with a bunch of colorful flowers. Shen Yu took them with a smile, but found a bright green wild onion in the flower bushes!

Shen Yu instantly became excited, grabbing the wild onion and asking, "Ya'er, where did you pick these?"

Li Shuoya didn't understand why her sister was so excited, but she obediently led her to the place where she had just been playing.

Under a big tree, there was a small patch of wild scallions growing! Shen Yu's eyes lit up instantly. She had long known the principle of living off the land, but because of her leg injury, she had never had the chance to go out. Today, she had just stepped out of the yard and found such a treasure!

There are so many ways to cook wild onions: wild onion pancakes, wild onion scrambled eggs, wild onion fried rice, wild onion dumplings... Just thinking about it makes Shen Yu's mouth water.

She hurriedly said to Li Shuoya, "Ya'er, quickly go back and get the sickle and basket, your sister will make you something delicious!"

Upon hearing that there was something delicious to eat, Li Shuoya immediately ran back into the house and quickly brought over the tools.

Shen Yu dropped her crutch, knelt on the ground, and carefully used a sickle to pry open the soft soil, digging up handfuls of wild onions by the roots.

She picked up the last bunch of wild scallions and said happily, "We'll plant this one by the edge of the yard. If it grows well, we can have fresh scallions anytime!"

Li Shuoya clapped her hands and cheered, the two of them carrying baskets full of wild onions back home. Just then, Prince Yu came down from the distant mountain and happened to see this scene.

He looked at Shen Yu, who was dressed in coarse cloth but still looked as ethereal and otherworldly as a rare orchid in a secluded valley, and a look of inquiry appeared in his eyes.

Shen Yu looked up unintentionally and met his gaze. The smile on her face froze instantly, and undisguised disgust welled up in her eyes.

She immediately turned around, leaning on her cane, and quickly walked away with Li Shuoya, avoiding Prince Yu's gaze.

Prince Yu stood there, bewildered. He finally realized something: this woman seemed... to dislike him? Could it be that his deliberate targeting last night wasn't just his imagination, but something she really did on purpose?