Yun Tian and Yun Qi were sent flying by a palm strike from their Young Master. Yun Tian hadn't even realized what was happening when Yun Qi quickly covered his mouth. "Shh, the Young Madam is back."

Young Madam?

Since when had the daughter of Shang Nian truly become the Young Madam?

They definitely didn't address her like that in private.

He Jingheng's gaze was firmly fixed on her face as he said indifferently, "Don't you have anything you want to ask?"

"Ask about what?" Shang Ruoyi smiled. "I don't inquire about things that aren't my business. Didn't we say that once we reach the place of exile, we'll get a divorce?"

She brought up the topic of divorce again. He Jingheng's eyes turned slightly cold. He had originally thought that her previous mention of divorce was just out of anger and said casually. But now that she brought it up again, it was clear that she had given it serious thought.

"Why do you want a divorce so much? You should know that even if you get a divorce, you can't leave the place of exile. You'll be imprisoned there for life," He Jingheng said in a deep voice. "Do you know what a woman like you will go through in the place of exile after a divorce?"

Shang Ruoyi nodded. "Of course I do. But who says a woman doesn't have the ability to survive on her own?"

He Jingheng was stunned by her question.

"Since ancient times, you men have always thought that women should obey their fathers at home, their husbands after marriage, and their sons after their husbands die. Where does your sense of superiority come from?" Shang Ruoyi readjusted the withered branch on his leg, then looked up at him firmly. "In fact, many women can live well without relying on anyone. Although I was born into the Prime Minister's Mansion, I never had a single day of enjoying the life of a Prime Minister's daughter. Today, even without the identity of a Prime Minister's daughter, I can still survive. For example, right now, your leg needs my care."

He Jingheng looked at the bright glimmer in her eyes, and his heart trembled.

In his twenty years of life, he had never seen a woman with eyes as bright and dazzling as hers at this moment.

Shang Ruoyi patted his leg. "At the rate you're recovering, this leg will be back to normal in a dozen or so days. But for the other leg to fully recover, it will need surgery."

"Surgery?" This word was completely foreign to He Jingheng.

"Surgery means cutting open this part of your leg, reconnecting the severed tendon, and then stitching up the incision," Shang Ruoyi said, and then suddenly smiled. "I wonder what the Young Master will do to repay me if I cure his leg?"

"What do you want?" He Jingheng's eyes held a hint of teasing. "Could it be that the Young Madam wants..." His face suddenly moved closer, and he extended his index finger to lift her chin. His fingertip accidentally brushed against her lips. Before he could say anything, Shang Ruoyi said coldly, "If the Young Master doesn't want his hand, I don't mind cutting it off."

He Jingheng's finger froze. Looking at her cold, knife - like eyes, he retracted his hand somewhat uncomfortably. "Just teasing you."

"The Young Master really has a lot of free time. You're almost disabled, and you still have the mood to think about such things," she said as she stood up, looking down at him with a somewhat condescending air.

He Jingheng touched the tip of his nose and coughed softly. "So, what kind of reward do you want?"

"I'll tell you later," Shang Ruoyi said without looking back as she returned to her place, no longer looking at him.

He Jingheng watched her back and reached out to touch his chest.

Just now, his actions weren't just about teasing her. He wasn't sure why he had done it either. He just naturally reached out his hand. In his entire life, not only had he never flirted with a woman, but there were very few women who could even catch his attention.

Yun Qi, hiding in the distance, patted Yun Tian on the head. "Now you know why she's the Young Madam?"

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Yun Tian's eyes widened like ox eyes. If he didn't need to stay hidden, he would have shouted. "The Young Master, he actually!"

"Exactly!" Yun Qi nodded.

"Did that woman drug the Young Master? Otherwise, how could the Young Master have made such a frivolous move that only a street ruffian would make?" Yun Tian said angrily. "Does this woman know some kind of witchcraft? No, she can't stay! She mustn't stay!"

Yun Qi rubbed his forehead. Was this kid out of his mind?

It was obvious that their Young Master had developed feelings.

Shang Ruoyi returned to her spot and lay down at the foot of the mountain in her clothes. The temperature on a summer night was tolerable, not too cold. But there were too many mosquitoes in the mountains. She secretly took out a bottle of mosquito - repellent water from the space and sprayed it around herself. Although her consciousness could enter the space, her body was still outside. If she was bitten by mosquitoes, she would be the one suffering.

Early the next morning, everyone woke up one by one. The guard on duty rubbed his forehead, constantly trying to recall how he had fallen asleep.

"Chief, I don't know what happened to me. I actually fell asleep last night."

"Fortunately, nothing went wrong last night. From now on, two people will be on night duty."

"Got it."

Hearing their conversation, Shang Ruoyi secretly curled her lips. After being affected by the sleeping gas, two people on duty, or even twenty, would be of no use.

In the following days, except for the occasional trouble - making by the second - branch of the He family, the exile journey was relatively smooth.

But things weren't going well for the people in the capital.

Since the Dingguo Prince's Mansion was sentenced to exile, Shang Nian had been thinking about retrieving the dowry that Shang Ruoyi had taken with her from the Dingguo Prince's Mansion.

And the emperor naturally also wanted to take over all the assets of the Dingguo Prince's Mansion.

In the Imperial Study, after discussing state affairs with several ministers, the emperor asked Shang Nian to stay for a private conversation.

"Dear Minister, now that the people of the Dingguo Prince's Mansion have been exiled, all the property of their mansion should be confiscated into the national treasury. I'll entrust you to handle this matter personally."

"Your Majesty, my unfilial daughter just got married and then left with the He family into exile. Her dowry..." Shang Nian was overjoyed upon hearing this and quickly said.

"Naturally, it should also be confiscated into the national treasury," the emperor smiled. "Since she has joined the Dingguo Prince's Mansion, she is a member of the Dingguo Prince's Mansion. Her dowry is the property of the Dingguo Prince's Mansion. Now that it has been confiscated, her dowry naturally has to be handed over. Dear Minister, am I right?"

"Yes, yes, yes, Your Majesty is right," Shang Nian wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Since that's the case, why aren't you going? What are you waiting for?"

"Your servant takes his leave."

With the emperor's decree, Shang Nian personally led five hundred elite soldiers to the Dingguo Prince's Mansion.

Standing in front of the Dingguo Prince's Mansion with a gloomy face, he said to the leader of the Imperial Guards, "The Emperor has said that all property should be confiscated into the national treasury, not a single bit left."

"Yes!"

The five hundred elite soldiers rushed into the Dingguo Prince's Mansion. After searching all around, except for some worthless ornaments in the mansion, they didn't find even a single tael of silver.

The leader of the Imperial Guards reported this matter to Shang Nian.

"What? How could this be?" Shang Nian furrowed his brows. "Such a large mansion, how could there be nothing? When they left, they were only wearing prison clothes. Even if they hid some gold and silver, it would be very limited. How could they have emptied the entire mansion?"