After becoming a poor daughter, her fiancé came to her door

"... The Si family has a daughter. She is young and innocent. I can't bear it. I pardoned her from entering the Education Department and allowed her to bring her own clothes. She was demoted to a commoner..."

The chamberlain's shrill voice echoed.

On the main road that was wide enough for two horse carriages to travel side by side, lightly armored soldiers surrounded the Si Residence.

Mother Si had passed away not long after giving birth to her only child, Si Yanchen. The old master of the family had also returned to the West several years ago.

It was so cold. Why was there no warmth in the sun today?

The sharp voice was still echoing, as if it had chanted something.

Si Clan…Si Clan betrayed the country? What would happen to all of the Si Residence, including their relatives?

"... However, this is a big trouble. I will now detain Master Si in the imperial prison and interrogate him later!..."

"This commoner, kowtow to the divine grace!"

Without an official position, even the most glorious person could only be called a commoner. Father Si, who had been kneeling in front of her like a big tree, sheltering her from the wind and rain, like a cedar tree that never fell, actually felt exceptionally thin at this moment.

Father Si kowtowed deeply, knocking his forehead on the bluestone ground. The muffled sound of his body and the bulging veins on the back of his hands showed how much strength he had exerted.

Even Si Yanchen, who was kneeling behind him, felt the ground shake.

He raised his head. Indeed, his forehead, which had been well-maintained, was now covered with red blood vessels. The ground was covered with dust and stones. In serious areas, it had even drilled into his flesh. It was bright red, and blood flowed down his forehead.

But he did not stop.

Instead, he kowtowed again and again. Every time, he did not hide his strength. The ground was covered in a large pool of blood.

"…Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. This commoner kowtows for your grace!"

"Father, father…"

Si Yanchen panicked. Her legs had lost their strength from kneeling. She could only struggle to stop him."Father, stop kowtowing. You'll die if you kowtow again!" Father!"

The blood-red color stung her eyes.

There seemed to be something rising in her eyes. She raised her head and looked at the long imperial edict that was unfolded in front of her. It was an inviolable golden color, just like the sun today, piercing everything in the surroundings into a white whiteness.

It hurt so much that she could barely open her eyes.

"Ah! No!"

……

"Miss Si, you should leave."

In the second half of the night, the first rain of autumn fell in Yong 'an City. It was pitter-patter. The rain had stopped for a long time by the time the sky was bright. The limestone road at the entrance of Scholarflower Alley was still soaked in the light of the water.

Si Yinchen came out of the Si Mansion with a burlap bag in her arms, which contained her savings over the years.

In order to prevent her from being greedy and taking too much, he might also want to learn some secrets from her, the former daughter of a noble family, so that he could use it to promote himself and make a fortune. After that, two guards of the Yulin Royal Guards followed Si Yinchen closely from the moment he entered the Si Residence. It wasn't until she obediently took some clothes and other necessities and stepped out of the residence that the two of them returned to the army and stopped at the entrance of the Si Residence.

The two of them were indeed guarding against Si Yinchen, who was the legitimate eldest daughter of the Si Residence two days ago.

The two people behind him stopped following him. Si Yinchen heaved a sigh of relief and tightened his grip on the package in his arms.

Her delicate fingers were already slightly red.

At the entrance of the Si Residence, the large pool of blood that was still bright red made her body instinctively tremble.

Si Yinchen was not in the mood to care about this.

Behind her was the mansion surrounded by at least three teams of Yulin Royal Guards. The walking dead walked straight through the pool of blood, and the Si Mansion became a thing of the past as she left step by step. It was the Si Residence, the place where she had lived for more than ten years as the pampered young miss of the Si Residence.

His former home.

Two days ago, the Si Residence had always been a big and prosperous place. However, in just two days, no matter how tall the building was, it had disappeared in an instant.

Back then, Si Yinchen had been bustling with noise, but now, he had been walking in silence.

The so-called noble daughter was now just a commoner without any status or value. To be able to come back and get some clothes from the past was a supreme gift from the current Emperor.

Si Yinchen remembered how she knelt down and thanked the emperor when the imperial edict arrived. She was a proud girl, but now, she was kneeling at the feet of a mere servant, and she was even shouting,"Thank you, Emperor!"

"Yan 'er, don't worry about the Si Family, don't worry about me. Go, you're not guilty. You have to go alone!"

Father Si, whose forehead and face were covered in blood, his hair messy and his voice hoarse like a lunatic, was screaming at the top of his lungs before he was taken away.

It was only because the Saint sitting high in the temple had been soft-hearted and left her a way out.

A few days after the incident, she still had nightmares every night. In her dreams, it was blood red.

Si Yinchen had been raised to be a noble and had good hearing. He could still hear the whispers of the Yulin Royal Guards who were guarding the Si Residence behind him.

"We're just going to let him go? "She's the last member of the Si Residence-" The person who spoke paused for a moment before changing his tone."She's the young lady of the Si Residence, someone we would never have thought of in the past…"

The person who spoke lowered his voice. Si Yinchen didn't hear the rest, but he was disgusted by the man's greasy taste.

She pursed her lips tightly, endured it, and swallowed her anger. If it was in the past, even if the Yulin Royal Guards were all from noble families, they would not dare to say these things to their faces and behind their backs. They were not even worthy of carrying their shoes.

"Shh, don't talk nonsense. Miss Si is someone personally protected by His Majesty. No matter what her identity is, she's not someone you and I can talk about!"

……

Si Yinchen walked away and didn't hear the rest.

Of course, even if they heard it, they would not think much of it. Now, the Si Clan was no longer around. It was a fact that she was already in dire straits, and it was also a fact that the current Emperor had personally protected her.

Si Yinchen slowly walked through the alley. By the time he returned to the small courtyard that he bought with the golden melon seeds that he had tipped, his shoes with blue flowered cotton had been stained with mud and dirty water.

She looked down and sighed silently.

He had never touched the water of spring, let alone washed a pair of shoes himself, so this pair of new shoes could be considered scrapped.

When he pushed open the door, he heard some movement in the house. The thick wooden door was pushed open a small gap. When he saw that someone had returned, he quietly closed it tightly.

The commotion wasn't big, but it wasn't small either. Si Yinchen turned around and saw the double-opened wooden door slowly closing with a soft sound.

Si Yinchen had been raised in a wealthy family since he was young. He was born delicate and beautiful.

Other than the first day they came, although they had attracted many strange gazes, the entire team of Yulin Royal Guards following closely behind them still made many people who had revealed evil gazes secretly withdraw their thoughts.

It was obvious that this person had a background. No matter what, he was not someone that they, the little hoodlums of the market, could provoke.

Those who were well-informed knew her identity. A starving camel was still bigger than a horse, and she was also a person personally protected by the Emperor. Who would dare to provoke her? Each and every one of them closed their doors and did not come out, afraid that they would accidentally cause some trouble.

Only a sister-in-law in the neighborhood saw that she was really at a loss when she came out to close the door. In a moment of pity, she secretly taught her to exchange for these necessities.

Her future life would be alone again. It would definitely not be like in the residence, where even jade bracelets could be easily broken.

Si Yinchen took a deep breath. He didn't dare to turn around and look at the sneaky eyes around him. After entering the courtyard, he hurriedly closed the door.

After entering the house, he saw that the window was a curtain woven from straw by the family in front of him. He loosened it, blocking the light from the somewhat dilapidated wooden house, and it suddenly became dark.

In the past, Si Yinchen couldn't stand this kind of light and would definitely use the night pearls as tribute to brighten up the place, but now, he couldn't care less.

She kicked away the discarded cotton shoes. Fortunately, the white socks were thicker and did not dirty her feet. Si Yinchen took a glance at it and relaxed her frown. She stepped on the soft cotton blanket with her fair little feet, and her nails were still painted with cardamom, which was specially applied by the maid two days ago.

The quilt was a new cotton quilt that her sister-in-law had specially made for the new year. She didn't suffer any losses. She gave Si Yinchen and even got a golden melon seed. She had made a fortune.

This was what she had guessed when she saw the surprise on her sister-in-law's face when she took out the golden melon seeds yesterday.

Autumn wasn't cold, so Si Yinchen didn't cover his feet with anything. He couldn't wait to unwrap the burlap bag he took out from the mansion.

There were a few plain dresses inside. The material was the lowest grade that she usually wore. However, Si Yinchen could only take these. The Yulin Royal Guards would stop her if she took anything more valuable.

As for those exquisite golden jade agate hairpins, Bu Yao, she could forget about them. She could only take out a few plain silver hairpins and a few flowers that she had prepared on a whim.

The Emperor allowed her to take private property, so he definitely wouldn't be polite.

Furthermore, it was said that women's clothes had to be avoided. Si Yinchen had been raised to be delicate, but this did not mean that she was stupid.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Yulin Royal Guards were away, she was more familiar with the room and had secretly hidden precious things in the past. The Si Clan had already fallen, and she had fallen into such a state. She did not let go of these things that could be used to survive.

When she removed the layers of clothes, she finally revealed a small package wrapped in a dark peony brocade.

There were a few banknotes of large face value, two title deeds hanging under an unknown person, and a small brocade bag of pearls. Each of them was round and smooth. Each pearl was enough for an ordinary family to consume for several years.

Upon seeing this, Si Yinchen, who had been alone since the Si Family's building collapsed, finally calmed down and felt that he had some support.

With her father gone, she would be the only one left in the house. With all these, she had to live well no matter what.

Si Yinchen held back the tears that were about to burst out, but his eyes were sparkling. Her parents had long known that she had no ability. The only thing she knew from birth was probably the way a noble woman did things.

Although she knew that the Si Family was destined to reach this stage and her father had secretly told her about this possibility, she did not take it to heart. The Si Family was extremely wealthy. How could they be framed just because they were framed?

However, this was the truth. All she could do was to protect herself after she escaped from the dust.