That was a relatively early part of Fu Jirui's memory.

At that time, he was about six or seven years old. Other children had not yet begun to practice at this time, and their lives were usually carefree and leisurely. But Duke Ruiya was extremely strict in educating his children, and Fu Jirui began to accept all kinds of cultivation at the age of five.

Such training meant that at the age of six, he was forced to read jade slips on the basics of formations that were extremely difficult and boring for children. By the time he was eight or nine years old, instead of being free, he was even busier.

Fortunately, as long as he completes his tasks well, he can always win a little time for free activities. This is when he is happiest.

On a bright morning, Fu Jirui got up from bed early in the morning. After completing a set of basic training as usual, he could rest for two hours.

So he went around to the backyard alone, wanting to show off to his mother that he had learned a new formation and give her a secret surprise, so he didn't alert anyone.

But when he just crossed the threshold of the backyard, he heard his mother's sharp roar from a distance: "...Who do you think you are?! You are as cheap as your mother! Kneel down here for a month.

Get out of here, if you dare to move an inch, believe it or not, I will make it impossible for you to live or die!"

Fu Jirui's figure suddenly froze. He stood at the threshold of the backyard, unable to move forward or retreat. He was at a loss for a while until a maid came from the corner carrying water. When she saw him, she hurriedly saluted and said: "Your Highness, why are you here suddenly?

?”

"I, I...I have nothing to do." Fu Jirui was a little flustered. He suddenly didn't want to see his mother at this moment and just wanted to sneak away subconsciously.

But just as he turned around, a surprised female voice came from behind: "Hey, Ruier, when did you come here?"

"Ah, I, I just came here." Fu Jirui lowered his head and did not dare to look at his mother.

Then the face of this woman in gorgeous clothes, who was as beautiful as a thirty-year-old woman, instantly darkened: "Did you hear everything?"

"I don't……"

"Humph, you dare to lie?!" The woman in gorgeous clothes stared at him coldly.

"Don't dare..."

"Do you think my mother is fierce? Let me tell you, you are the heir now, and you will take over the title of Grand Duke in the future, so you must not be soft-hearted when facing some bitches! That kind of humble bitch, can

Allowing her to stay in the Grand Duke's palace is already a great grace, how dare she have any extravagant expectations? What a dream! She is as shameless as her mother!" The woman in the gorgeous clothes was still angry and walked away angrily.

Fu Jirui stood silently for a while, walked into the backyard and took a look, and found a young woman in her twenties with disheveled hair kneeling on the steps. There were people around her pointing at her, but she didn't react at all.

It's a dead body.

"Let's all disperse, there's nothing to see." Fu Jirui ordered out of nowhere.

Everyone did not dare to disobey his order, and they came up one by one to please each other and asked for help. This made Fu Jirui particularly irritable, and he couldn't help but act like a child, covering his ears and shouting: "I can do it alone! Everyone, please step aside.

!”

After everyone dispersed in embarrassment, he walked up to the statue-like woman in a few steps and stared at her for a while, until the latter frowned and looked up at him, saying in a cold tone: "What do you mean?

"

"I want to know who you are? Why haven't I seen you?" Fu Jirui asked.

"My name is Fu Yuewei." The young woman said indifferently.

"Ah, you are... one of my sisters?" Fu Jirui was a little surprised.

"No, it's too high to reach." The young woman said coldly.

"Don't be like this..." Fu Jirui seemed a little intolerant, but after all he did not dare to confront his angry mother, so he said tactfully: "Father... may not care about you at all. If you work hard, you can make him notice.

You, you won’t be wronged.”

"..." Fu Yue glanced at Fu Jirui with a strange look in her eyes, and finally stopped making any cold sarcasm, but said softly: "Thank you."

"No thanks."

Fu Jirui hesitated to speak, but finally decided not to say anything more, otherwise his mother would definitely scold him bloody.

But just as he was about to leave, Fu Yuewei suddenly stopped him in a low voice: "Can you do me a favor?"

"……you say."

"I want to leave here. By the way, I can lend you 10,000 star coins."

"This..." Fu Jirui hesitated. After all, he was still young, and ten thousand star coins had been his pocket money for several months.

But looking at Fu Yue's clear and bright eyes, he agreed as soon as his head was hot: "Okay, you wait."

"Thank you, brother." Fu Yuewei smiled softly, although this brother is old enough to be her son.

"You...will you come back?" Fu Jirui asked seriously.

"Yes, but... it may be many years later." Fu Yuewei said in a daze.

"Sister is outside, so be careful."

"You have to be more careful here."

"goodbye."

"goodbye."

…

Fifteen years later.

Fu Jirui has become a well-known formation genius in the southern region. Even the extremely strict and demanding Duke Ruiya can't find too many faults with his eldest son, except that sometimes, he feels that Fu Jirui is too emotional.

This year, Fu Jirui was twenty-one years old. He had almost forgotten what happened when he was a child, but he still vaguely remembered that he had a sister named Fu Yuewei.

She was the eldest daughter of Duke Rhea, but she was a concubine.

Fu Yuewei's mother was just an ordinary maid in the Grand Duke's palace. At most, she was the most beautiful among a group of maids. When he was young, Duke Ruiya was extremely dissatisfied with the political marriage promised by his parents, so he deliberately killed Fu Yuewei's mother.

She took her as a concubine and gave birth to her eldest daughter.

But later, as Duke Ruiya gradually took over the responsibilities of the Fu family, he also understood that if he wanted to run Ruiya Star prosperously, he had to make sacrifices, so he took the initiative to marry Fu Jirui's mother, and the two of them

After getting along for a while, we gradually developed some feelings for each other.

So Fu Yuewei and her mother became marginalized people. Even Duke Ruiya himself would deliberately ignore the existence of this concubine's eldest daughter to avoid causing discord between the couple.

But conflicts are unavoidable. Whenever the Grand Duchess is in a bad mood, she will vent her anger on Fu Yue and her daughter. After her mother's death, all her anger will be directed at Fu Yue alone.

So Fu Jirui felt that it was a good thing that this sister would never come back. To him, the 10,000 star coins that made him so heartbroken back then were no longer important.

But later, the situation changed unexpectedly.

A man named "Fu Ping" was suddenly taken into the Grand Duke's Mansion. Although Duke Ruiya did not express concern for the young man, based on Fu Jirui's understanding of his father, he did do a lot of things silently.

It is equivalent to paving a bright and boundless road for Fu Ping.

Fu Jirui began to become suspicious and secretly investigated Fu Ping's true identity.

At first, his investigation had no results, so Fu Jirui decided to take action personally. Taking advantage of a dinner party, he came to Fu Ping and found that he was chatting with an ordinary-looking woman in brocade clothes, with a vague expression on his face.

It shows a bit of attachment and tenderness.

Fu Jirui had never seen that woman in brocade, but the way she dressed was definitely not that of a servant.

Fu Jirui simply raised his glass and invited Fu Ping to drink with him, while the woman in brocade clothes kept her gaze fixed on him.

Fu Ping answered Fu Jirui's questions fluently without revealing any flaws, which made Fu Jirui feel very depressed. At this time, he had not yet experienced enough Qi-nurturing skills, so he did not intend to bring trouble to himself anymore.

But just when he put down the wine glass, the woman in brocade suddenly handed him a heavy gold bag, with a faint smile on her face, and said softly: "Give it back to you."

So Fu Jirui finally understood her identity.
Chapter completed!