I am the villain amulet

In less than an incense stick of time, they arrived at the Du Mansion. From a distance, they saw Mrs. Du waiting outside.

"Mother~" Rong Shu was helped down from the carriage by Shen Yan, who respectfully called her "Aunt".

"Hello, Mrs. Du," Gu Duo also bowed respectfully.

Mrs. Du had a smile on her face. She touched Gu Duo's head and sighed softly, "Little Duo is finally here. The last time he came to the Du Mansion, he was still in swaddling clothes." Her eyes were smiling, as if carrying a bit of tenderness.

Mrs. Du and Concubine Li had a good relationship when they were young. Mrs. Du was inevitably sad about the passing of the beauty. Seeing Gu Duo's face that was 70% similar to Concubine Li, she felt distressed from time to time.

Hearing this, Gu Duo took off the smile on her dress and subconsciously lowered her eyelids. When she looked at Mrs. Du again, her clear and bright eyes were filled with gratitude, and upon closer inspection, she saw that her eyes were red.

"Mom, I'm so hungry~" Rong Shu tugged at Mrs. Du's sleeve and said playfully.

"Okay, okay, knowing Xiaoduo was coming, I asked the kitchen to prepare everything early." Mrs. Du tapped Rongshu's forehead and said with a smile.

Rong Shu imitated Mrs. Du's tone and called Gu Duo by his nickname, pretending to be heartbroken: "Mother doesn't want Xiaoyan and me anymore now that she has Xiaoduo..."

This appearance made everyone burst into laughter.

Mrs. Du was well prepared for Gu Duo's trip to the palace. She had already inquired about the third prince's favorite food, and the table was full of his favorite food.

The sun sets and the night is coming. It has been a month since Concubine Li passed away. A month ago, everyone knew that Concubine Li hanged herself to seek innocence, and the whole country mourned. A month later, the pity and sighs at that time faded away. Who would remember the Concubine Li who benefited the people of Nanyi Kingdom?

The lights are dim, but no one stays. People live in this world just to work from sunrise to sunset? Maybe I have buried my longing in my heart.

Rong Shu took the other two candied haws and handed them to the two of them: "This is delicious, you can try it."

Today, Madam Du was merciful and allowed Rong Shu to go out with the two of them. Rong Shu had been thinking about eating the candied haws for a long time since the last time, and today, she had the opportunity to fulfill her wish.

Shen Yan would never refuse his cousin, so he took the candied haws obediently and started eating it like Rong Shu.

Gu Duo took it with some doubt, took a sip, and his eyes lit up instantly. It was indeed as delicious as Rong Shu said.

Rong Shu was very happy to see this. He felt happy that the things he recommended were recognized.

After a while, Rong Shu looked at Gu Duo in surprise as he bought another candied haws: "Do you want more?" This was the third one he had eaten!

"Well, buy one for Fuyi when he takes it back, otherwise he will nag me again later." Gu Duo rarely showed an embarrassed expression, and Rong Shu said he understood.

Who doesn’t love sour and sweet candied haws?

As boys, Shen Yan and Gu Duo always protected Rong Shu wherever they went. Several guards followed behind the three of them. This scene attracted attention from time to time.

The three rarely appeared in public, so the people on the street didn't know who these children were. But seeing that they were dressed in luxurious clothes and had an unusual temperament, they thought they were probably some rich family's young masters who came out to play.

"Get out of here! This is not the place for you!"

"Oh, I don't know if it's true or not. I've seen him kneeling here for two days. This kid is really pitiful..."

There was a burst of noise and sighs from the crowd. Rong Shu walked over curiously and saw a child of about seventeen years old, dressed in rags and with a sallow face, kneeling in front of a piece of paper with his back straight.

Looking at the crooked traditional Chinese characters, Rong Shu whispered: "Selling oneself to bury one's father?"

The boy seemed to have heard the voice and looked towards Rong Shu. Seeing that the few people were very young, he lowered his head slightly, and the hope in his eyes gradually faded.

"Cousin?" Shen Yan looked at Rong Shu's expression and saw that she was hesitant: "But do you want to help him?"

I saw my cousin nodded and said "hmm".

"Lend me this silver and I'll return it to you later." Shen Yan quickly pulled a bag of money from Gu Duo's side.

"Oh, you are too cunning." This action made Gu Duo complain helplessly.

Then Rong Shu saw Shen Yan handing her the purse. Ah? She had money, she was just wondering how to get Shen Yan to help the child.

Firstly, it can help the child, and secondly, it allows Shen Yan to take this opportunity to experience the joy of helping others and establish correct moral sentiments.

But this is exactly what she wants, "You can use your money to help him."

Shen Yan looked at the heavy purse in his hand in surprise, and handed the purse to the boy under his cousin's encouraging and expectant gaze, "Take it."

Although Shen Yan didn't quite understand the look in his cousin's eyes, he didn't care as long as it made his cousin happy.

“Papa, papa”, there were bursts of applause from all around, “What a kind-hearted person! He is so kind-hearted at such a young age…”

"yes"

Hearing this, Rong Shu looked at Shen Yan with a smile on her face, her beautiful eyes curved like crescent moons.

Such an expression made Gu Duo's eyes flicker slightly.

"Thank you." The boy carefully took the purse and took out a few taels of silver from it, then returned the purse to Shen Yan: "Young Master, I have enough. This is back to you."

"No, it will come in handy."

After saying that, they were about to leave, and the boy shouted anxiously, "Young master, if you don't mind, can you let me follow you?" The boy looked nervous but determined, and said sincerely.

Shen Yan saw his cousin's encouraging expression, then he pondered for a moment and nodded.

When the three of them returned to the mansion, there was one more person. Before returning, Rong Shu asked his subordinates to explain the situation to Madam Du. Madam Du was not surprised to see the extra person. Madam Du was kind-hearted. After instructing the servants to bury his father properly, she called the maid to take the person down to clean up.

Rong Shu was curious about the boy's appearance. When he knew that he had finished packing, he took Shen Yan to find him, and naturally did not leave Gu Duo behind.

"He's quite good-looking!" Rong Shu muttered when she saw the boy in front of her with a sallow complexion but regular features.

It just looks a little familiar, as if I've seen it somewhere.

Shen Yan, who was standing beside Rong Shu, also took a look, then turned his head away indifferently. He thought she was not as handsome as him.

"What's your name?" Rong Shu still felt that the boy's facial features looked familiar, so he asked again.

"My name is Er Gouzi."

It was a surprise to Rong Shu that he was called this, but she thought that maybe he was given this name in order to make it easier to raise him.

I guess she remembered it wrongly, and she couldn't imagine where she had known him before.

At this time, Shen Yan's voice was heard passing by his ears along with the breeze: "How about I call you Fan Chen from now on?"

Fan Chen!!!

"Thank you, young master! I will go through fire and water for you in the future!" Fan Chen was extremely grateful and bowed solemnly to Shen Yan.

Rong Shu looked at this scene in astonishment. This was really fate...

"Cousin?" Shen Yan saw Rong Shu was in a daze and called her softly a few times but there was no response.