In the valley, a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl slowly opened her eyes, her skin was thick and dark, her hair was messy, and there were slight scratches on her cheeks.

The crisp sound of birdsong reaches your ears, accompanied by the scent of grass and wood that hits your nose.

Shen Ninghua suddenly came back to his senses, and subconsciously looked around, and there was a lush green grass in front of him. Not far away, a carriage overturned on the ground, and the horse pulling the carriage was dead, and even the body was broken and broken, and it was scattered in disarray.

How could it be, wasn't she already dead? Why did you get here in the blink of an eye? There was a tingling pain in his head, Shen Ninghua muttered, and then chuckled out after a while: "Hehe, it seems that God is still long-eyed, and he actually gave me the opportunity to go back to nineteen years ago." ”

Mother died in childbirth in order to give birth to her, and as soon as a hundred days later, his father Shen Dong married Zhao Yunxiang, the daughter of the Zhao family, and only six months later, Zhao Yunxiang gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix twins, namely Shen Linghan and Shen Xuanye.

And she was born with dark skin, her father Shen Dong almost threw her to the ground at the first sight of her, bluntly saying that she was not the blood of the Shen family, and her stepmother never treated her, obviously she was the Shen family's sister-in-law, but she was not even as good as a subordinate.

Thinking about it, on the one hand, there are dragon and phoenix twins with auspicious rays, and on the other hand, there are ugly girls without mothers, it is not surprising that Shen Dong's heart will be biased towards Shen Linghan and Shen Xuanye.

When she was thirteen years old, she happened to see a maid adding something to her meal, and she felt more and more in danger, so she invited herself to rest in another village, but she did not want to be frightened by the carriage and horses on the road, so she rushed down the cliff. It's also her fate, such a high place turned out to be just a sprained foot, and the two maids who accompanied her to Beizhuang were not so good, and they were already dead.

After checking himself briefly, Shen Ninghua didn't stop long, picked up the bag containing clothes and scattered silver, and walked towards the north with a wooden stick.

After walking for about half an hour, I felt that my ankle was already a little unbearable, so I went to the stream to rest. In her previous life, she walked alone for a day and a night before she got out of the valley, and her ankle also fell into an old disease, an ugly and disabled girl was a complete stain on the Shen family, and when she returned to the Shen family, she was more and more disliked, no matter how smart she was, it was just a joke.

Squatting down and washing his face with clean stream water, Shen Ninghua smiled slightly, it felt good to be alive again.

"Whoa!"

A blood-stained hand burst out of the grass on the other side of the creek and fell into the water with a thud, and the blood immediately fainted in the water and was washed downstream by the stream. Shen Ninghua trembled in shock, and shouted in a low voice:

"Who?"

Although the stream is not wide, the grass and trees on both sides of the bank are about half a person high, and they grow extraordinarily luxuriantly, and Shen Ninghua didn't notice that there was a person hiding in the grass on the opposite side when he came over.

After a while, a muffled cough came out, and the grass staggered, and a man struggled to emerge from the grass and fell directly into the stream.

Shen Ninghua clenched the wooden stick in his hand and took two steps back, frowning: "Who are you?" ”

"Ahem...... People in distress. The man raised his head, looked at Shen Ninghua without a trace, and his tense body relaxed, "You girl looks strange, but in this barren mountain and wilderness, it is surprising that you suddenly appeared alone, it shouldn't be some kind of mountain spirit, right?" ”

The stream washed away the blood stains on the man's face, Shen Ninghua found that this person's face was like a crown of jade, extremely handsome, even if he was covered in blood, his body was still embarrassed, he still couldn't hide the nobility of his body, this person must be either rich or expensive, and being able to hurt him into such a person is not something she can afford to provoke now, so it is better to stay away quickly.

"Just passing by." After Shen Ninghua finished speaking, he took two steps back and turned around and left quickly.

"You...... Are you ready to see death or not save you? Seeing that Shen Ninghua had already gotten up and walked out four or five steps, without the slightest intention of saving him, Chu Junyi hurriedly spoke up again, "Have you heard of the Xiao family in Kyoto?" ”

Hearing this, Shen Ninghua turned around, quite surprised in his heart, but there was no show on his face: "You are the Xiao family?" ”

"Xiao Jingran is my stepfather."

After a little hesitation, Shen Ninghua raised his eyes and asked, "Do you have any evidence?" ”

Chu Junyi raised his eyebrows, the woman in front of him knew the Xiao family, but she didn't have the slightest intention of rushing forward to ask for tricks, if it was a child of the high family, it was very common for a child of the high family to behave like this, but she was a little girl, and she was so indifferent, he couldn't help but be surprised: "This jade pendant is a token of the Xiao family, if you save my life, I will definitely have a reward." ”

Glancing at the shape of the jade pendant, Shen Ninghua's mind moved slightly, this jade pendant is indeed a token of the Xiao family, a status symbol that only the Xiao family's descendants have, and the person in front of him claims to be the righteous son of the Xiao family, and he thinks that he is Chu Junyi, one of the famous "double sons" in Kyoto.

"I don't know how many silver taels a life of Young Master Chu is worth?"

She actually knows who she is!

"Now that you know my identity, you still only need money?" Chu Junyi was surprised, a life-saving grace could be exchanged for more things, but she asked for silver.

A look of mockery flashed in Shen Ninghua's eyes: "Could it be that Young Master Chu wants me to do something else?" That's not impossible, but you say, what can you give me? ”

Chu Junyi's tone was choked, he looked Shen Ninghua up and down carefully, and said with a smile: "Why be angry, I'm just talking, it's naturally good if you want money, I'll give you as much silver as you want, as long as you help me get out of the valley." "He was so badly wounded that he couldn't get out without help.

"I'll save your life, after you go out, you give me five thousand taels, this jade pendant will be used as collateral, you take the money, I will return your jade pendant, the money and things are clear, and each one does not owe each other, how about it?" Shen Ninghua raised her eyes and asked.

Shen Linghan and Baili Jinze tarnished her reputation, made her worse than die in the cold palace, and killed the people she valued very much, and she would definitely get it back from this sea of blood! And now is only the first step, when you return to the Shen family, you must have the foundation of your life, so money is a must, and if someone sends it to the door, there is naturally no reason not to accept it.

"Five thousand taels, me?" Chu Junyi couldn't help but be dumbfounded, not to mention his secret identity, on the surface, he is the righteous son of the Xiao family, and he is also known as the double son of Kyoto, and he has a place in the court, but it is only worth five thousand taels?

"Gold!" Shen Ninghua spit out two words in a cold voice, with a little impatience in her eyes, if she didn't know that this person would live a prosperous life in the future, she would not have taken this mess.

"Deal!"