Arc 3 – Chapter 180, Vicious Princess Wants to Reverse Fate (74)

Based on the information she had heard, the old woman was likely a senior maid close to Shangguan Qi's biological mother. What Zhou Min worried about the most was whether their afternoon conversation was intentional or unintentional. If it was intentional, what was their purpose?

After all, why would they speak of it so openly if it was truly a private matter? This wasn't a mistake often made by those evading pursuit for years. So, was it intentional because they knew she wasn't entirely unconscious at the time, and they were deliberately testing her?

Zhou Min pondered over these possibilities for a while. Unsure of the old woman's intentions, she answered their questions ambiguously.

Her answers stunned the old woman, Fu Nainai. A trace of worry flashed across her eyes. Although it was subtle, Zhou Min, who had been paying close attention, caught it. Fu Nainai's gaze returned to her inspection, and Zhou Min began contemplating.

Fu Nainai, however, was not calm. Although they had guessed from the moment they rescued Zhou Min and saw her wounds that she must have narrowly escaped a dangerous situation, her casual mention of being attacked by bandits but managing to scatter them and her desperate escape suggested that the situation was not simple.

However, what Fu Nainai was most anxious about at the moment was how Shangguan Qi was doing now.

To demonstrate that she was truly separated from her fiancé, Zhou Min couldn't help but sit at the edge of the bed, quietly sobbing. This caused Fu Nainai to comfort her again, and Zhou Min took this opportunity to pretend to be tired and fell asleep.

After settling Zhou Min down, Fu Nainai went into another room and said, "Did you hear all of that?"

Fu Nainai asked the man sitting at the table, her husband, Fu Yeye.

Fu Yeye nodded, standing up, "At most, five days. After five days, we must leave. Those people have found Dr. Li and will soon trace us here. I've already set up a formation in the bamboo forest at the village entrance, but it's not a long-term solution."

"Do you think we should tell the girl about our identity? After all, she is the young master's fiancée," Fu Nainai said.

"It's late today. Let's wait until the girl wakes up tomorrow. I have a few more questions. Once I'm more certain, we'll tell her," Fu Yeye replied before preparing for bed.

At dawn, Fu Nainai woke up and started her day's work, or rather, she went to the bamboo forest at the front of the village to check whether anyone had broken into the formation. After all, they were the only family living here.

After checking that there was nothing unusual with the formation in the bamboo forest, Fu Nainai returned home. By then, Fu Yeye had already come down from the mountain with freshly picked fruits, vegetables, and herbs, "Has the girl woken up?"

Fu Nainai glanced at the quiet house and shook her head, "Not yet."

"Start packing some things, and take the stuff we can't take with us and won't use recently to the back room to burn!" Fu Yeye instructed, and Fu Nainai nodded.

After a busy morning, it was already late by the time Zhou Min woke up again. Fu Nainai brought in the chicken soup she had stewed all morning just as Zhou Min sat up.

"Don't move. Let me help you. How can a young girl like you not listen? The wounds on your body, although they have started to scab, your internal injuries are severe, and you need to rest," Fu Nainai quickly advised.

"I just feel a bit weak from sleeping; I want to walk around."

"Eat your soup first, then I'll help you walk around in the yard," Fu Nainai said. She didn't want Zhou Min to leave bed so soon, but considering her husband's words from the night before, she didn't stop her.

After feeding Zhou Min chicken soup and medicinal herbs, Fu Nainai helped her to the courtyard. Being in the sun for a long time after not having done so for a while made Zhou Min feel a bit dizzy and disoriented.

Fu Nainai helped Zhou Min walk around the yard for a while before sitting on a stone bench. At that moment, Fu Yeye walked up to Zhou Min with Shangguan Qi's jade pendant, sitting opposite her, "Girl, is this jade pendant yours?"

Zhou Min took the jade pendant handed to her and nodded, "This was given to me by my fiancé."

Zhou Min's words left the old couple silent for a moment. They looked at each other, and Fu Nainai, with moist eyes, held Zhou Min's hand, her excitement evident. Although they had guessed it before, hearing Zhou Min admit it still stirred them.

"How is he now?" Fu Yeye asked anxiously.

Zhou Min knew very well that they were concerned about Shangguan Qi, so she did not hide anything. Moreover, she felt there was no need to do so. Given Shangguan Qi's rescue and his actions afterwards, even if she didn't say anything, the old couple could find out based on their abilities.

"When I was thrown into the river, I saw that my fiancé's men had arrived, so there should be no danger..."

"Would you like to hear our story?" Fu Yeye asked, his body relaxing with relief. He sighed slightly, striving to remain calm, but his hand on the stone table trembled slightly.

Zhou Min nodded.

The story was not much different from the conversation she had heard from the couple earlier, but it was more detailed. It was so detailed that Zhou Min's heart trembled with shock, astonishment, and confusion...

Shangguan Qi's biological mother was Shangguan Yu'er, the legitimate daughter of the head of the world's number one village. Fu Nainai was Shangguan Yu'er's dowry maid, and Fu Yeye was the captain of the security team of the world's number one village.

Over 40 years ago, the Qi Kingdom was not called the Qi Kingdom but the Wei Kingdom! The man who would become the emperor of Qi, Yan Hongchou, asked to marry Shangguan Yu'er. At that time, the Shangguan family and Yan family, the Wei Kingdom's generals, were well-acquainted, and the head of the Shangguan family thought highly of Yan Hongchou, for he truly was a man worthy of trust. At the time, Yan Hongchou promised to conquer a prosperous kingdom for Shangguan Yu'er and present the world as a betrothal gift, enough to show his love for her.

At that time, the Wei Kingdom was in a state of civil unrest, with widespread starvation. Yan Hongchou seized the opportunity to assume the throne at the border, and with the financial backing and support of the world's number one village, he took over the Wei Kingdom and renamed it Qi.