The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

With constant fighting near Huainan, Fang Cheng sensed that Qinghe County was becoming increasingly dangerous.

He was terrified of death, so he brought his family through countless hardships to the capital.

After arriving in the capital, the family had neither money nor shelter, and were reduced to sleeping on the streets and competing with beggars for food.

The snow has mostly melted, and it's a particularly cold time of year.

A family of three huddled in a dilapidated City God Temple.

Fang Yingxue looked dejected because she had been humiliated by a group of refugees on the way.

She resented her mother and older brother for being useless and failing to protect her.

Sun was shivering from the cold and dizzy from hunger.

She blamed her son, saying, "It's all your fault. In Qinghe County, at least we could pretend to go to Gu's Restaurant to get free porridge. But here in the capital, we don't know anyone, and everything is expensive. We're afraid we'll starve and freeze to death here."

Fang Cheng's face was covered in dirt, making him look no different from a beggar.

But his ambitions are far from small.

He finally arrived in the capital, right under the emperor's nose. Even though he was cold and hungry, he was still eager to make his move.

Fang Cheng was very confident that with his talent, he would surely achieve great things in the capital and stand out from the crowd; all he needed to do was find a benefactor who would appreciate his talent.

A beggar nearby shouted, "Hurry up, everyone! Gu Ji gives out porridge every afternoon. If you're late, you won't get any!"

Fang Cheng looked puzzled: ? ? There's a Gu's Restaurant in the capital too?

Madam Sun was also somewhat puzzled, but she comforted herself by saying, "I've heard that land prices in the capital are incredibly high. That girl couldn't possibly have the ability to open a shop in the capital, so the name must just be a coincidence. Let's hurry up and go, or we won't be able to get it."

The family of three followed the beggars to the gate of Gu's Restaurant.

Sun saw several familiar faces: Xu Ruofeng, Xu Ruoxian, and Gu Ying. She had seen these people before at Gu Ji's in Qinghe County.

I never expected that Su Qianqian would actually be able to open a shop in the capital. I really underestimated that girl.

Beside the porridge pot, the person serving the porridge was Xu Ruoxuan. That girl was the fiercest; she used to dare to whip Magistrate Tang's own niece.

Sun quickly lowered her head, fearing that she would be recognized.

Fang Cheng, however, kept his eyes glued to Su Bing.

Su Bing had not yet left the capital.

At this moment, outside the gate of Gu's House, Dong Yong and two officials from the Ministry of Justice were chatting with Su Bing with smiles. They had all come from the government office and hadn't had time to change out of their official robes.

The children of these two Ministry of Justice officials were clamoring for rice candy, but the rice candy was so popular that the servants in the mansions lined up but couldn't buy any.

So when they learned that Dong Yong knew the owner of Gu's shop, they begged Dong Yong to bring them to see Su Bing, hoping to get some rice candy through Su Bing's connections.

Fang Cheng saw several people dressed in official robes speaking to Su Bing with fawning expressions.

His face was contorted with jealousy.

How did that dull, speechless peasant become a military general? How did he become the center of attention for so many people?

Is it just because she gave birth to a good daughter?

However, the Great Qi is a place where men are superior to women, and that girl is still somewhat useful to the court at present, and can be used by the court to resist the Prince of Huainan.

Once that girl is no longer of any use, she will definitely be condemned by everyone and discarded like a used tool.

In a place where husbands are considered supreme, how could the ministers tolerate a young woman riding on their heads?

Fang Yingxue followed her brother's gaze and saw Su Bing.

She harbored resentment towards her brother.

"Brother, Su Qianqian's father has become an official. If you hadn't tried to marry into a higher social class and insisted on breaking off the engagement with the Su family, we would definitely be living a good life now because of our marriage ties with the Su family."

Fang Yingxue grew angrier the more she thought about it. If the engagement hadn't been called off, she could have continued living the life of a pampered young lady, enjoying a life of luxury that everyone envied! She wouldn't have been bullied by refugees on her way to the capital.

It's all this stupid older brother's fault.

When Ms. Sun was queuing to receive porridge, something went wrong.

It was Xu Ruoxian who recognized Sun Shi. When she was working at Gu Ji in Qinghe County, she learned about the love-hate relationship between the Su family and the Fang family, so she particularly disliked the Fang family.

I know that the Fang family are a bunch of despicable people who love the rich and hate the poor, and their behavior is disgusting.

I never expected that these disgusting bastards would actually come to the capital. I must write to Miss Su to let her know.

Xu Ruoxuan was a person who hated evil and immediately started cursing at Sun, "Get out, you shameless thing! This porridge was given away for free by Master Su. Your Fang family has no face to drink Master Su's porridge."

People around her were eager to get their porridge, and they all impatiently shoved and pushed Sun Shi, quickly knocking her to the ground.

"Get out of here, don't delay us from getting our porridge."

"What are you still standing here for? Shameless thing, you've actually offended the owner of Gu's Tea House. Don't let it affect our free porridge."

After falling, Ms. Sun had many shoe prints on her face and body, and she felt quite aggrieved.

She wiped away her tears and came to Fang Cheng, complaining, "It's all your fault! If you hadn't insisted on breaking off the engagement, things wouldn't be like this now."

Fang Cheng, who had a bad temper, also got angry and retorted, "It's clearly because you parents are useless. If I had been born into a better family and had a good teacher to educate me from a young age, I would have passed the imperial examination long ago."

The family of three complained to each other all the way back to the dilapidated City God Temple, where they huddled in a corner, enduring their hunger.

Fang Cheng overheard a beggar nearby saying that the Prime Minister's residence was also distributing porridge, but it could only be obtained in the morning.

"Mother, let's go to the Prime Minister's residence tomorrow morning to get the porridge."

After two days of hunger, the family of three finally got to drink free porridge outside the Prime Minister's residence.

At this moment, a group of well-dressed officials disembarked from their carriages and followed Prime Minister Feng, marching boldly toward the gate of the Prime Minister's residence.

Fang Cheng looked at the brand-new official robes on everyone's bodies and the officials' haughty demeanor, and he was extremely envious!

He clenched his fists and secretly vowed that one day he would also become an official in the capital and be as prestigious as these people!

Fang Cheng followed Prime Minister Feng and his entourage to the threshold of the Prime Minister's residence. He stood there dumbfounded, trying to cross the high threshold to follow them inside, but was kicked several meters away by a servant of the Prime Minister's residence.

"Get out! Get out! Where did this filthy beggar come from? Don't you dare defile the gates of our Prime Minister's residence!"

Fang Cheng was kicked to the ground, feeling that his ribs might have been broken, and his chest hurt terribly.

Although he has always been very smart, he is also very petty and holds grudges.

He said sternly to the servant, "You will regret what you did today for the rest of your life."

"Oh ho, I've actually been threatened by a stinking beggar." The servant laughed loudly, stepped forward and kicked Fang Cheng in the stomach a couple more times.

Fang Cheng had been starving for two or three days and had no strength left. He was powerless to resist and was beaten until his whole body felt like it was falling apart.

He secretly vowed that if he could become the prime minister's advisor, he would make this servant kneel down and kowtow to him to apologize.

Moreover, if one could become Prime Minister Feng's advisor, one would be even more likely to rise to prominence after he passed the imperial examination.

Actually, he knew Feng Yuanxi back in Qinghe County.

When he learned that Feng Yuanxi was the youngest son of the current prime minister, he became eager to curry favor with him. When Feng Yuanxi was being reprimanded by Su Qianqian, he even comforted Feng Yuanxi.

The two got along very well at the time, and he even wanted to give his younger sister, Fang Yingxue, to Feng Yuanxi as a bed warmer. However, something happened later, and Feng Yuanxi's attitude suddenly changed one day.

Feng Yuanxi suddenly treated him as an enemy and began to fawn over Su Qianqian, almost treating her like a goddess to be worshipped in a temple.

Fang Cheng was determined to curry favor with Prime Minister Feng and rise above others.

Unfortunately, his cotton robe was tattered and smelled sour, making him too ashamed to show his face.

The most urgent task is to clean myself up.

Fang Cheng ran to Sun Shi, who was queuing up for free porridge, and said, "Mom, can you help me get some money to buy me a new cotton robe?"

Upon hearing that money was required, Madam Sun quickly refused: "Things are so expensive in the capital, I don't have the money to buy you a new cotton robe."

Fang Cheng was best at making empty promises. "Mother, if I become an advisor in the Prime Minister's mansion, you will surely enjoy endless wealth and honor!"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Sun felt it made a lot of sense.

I've heard that the Prime Minister is a very high-ranking official. If his son becomes the Prime Minister's advisor, wouldn't the Fang family rise to great heights?

Perhaps the Prime Minister will greatly admire his son and will take him as his son-in-law.

She had truly had enough of this miserable life and was no longer willing to continue wandering and begging.