After Pei Yuru came out of the house, she turned around and went to find Su Xuance.

Indeed, a small figure was unearthed from under the water vat, with Su Xuance's birth date and time written on it. The figure was covered with densely packed needles, so dense that it was terrifying to look at.

"My lord, there is a traitor in the household." Pei Yuru said coldly.

A dark glint flashed in Su Xuance's eyes; he had no clue who wanted to harm him.

Suddenly, a piercing pain shot through his thigh, and he instinctively hissed and placed his large hand on his leg.

"Husband, your leg!" Pei Yuru noticed his movement, and rushed over with surprise and joy, squatting down on the ground. Her hands trembled as she wanted to touch his leg, but she didn't dare.

Su Xuance was startled, and after a moment of stunned silence, he hesitated and said, "It seems like I have a little bit of consciousness again."

Pei Yuru clasped her hands together: "It was Renbao, Renbao touched your leg."

The two men looked at each other and both realized that Renbao was somewhat unusual compared to ordinary children, but they chose to keep it to themselves. No matter what, she was their beloved daughter.

Su Xuance slowly exhaled, suppressing the turmoil surging in his heart: "Don't tell anyone before the traitor is exposed."

The next day.

As soon as Renbao got up, Pei Yuru hugged him tightly: "You're awake."

"It smells so good! I can smell meat buns!" Renbao's eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to go out.

Pei Yuru gently patted her little head: "My sweet Renbao, change your clothes first, then Mommy will carry you to eat, okay?"

Renbao nodded, then, seeing the pink ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) in Pei Yuru's hand, shook his head vigorously like a rattle drum: "Mother, I'm the Little King of Hell, I have to wear black!"

Pei Yuru's smile froze...

She's incredibly cute, such a fair-skinned and delicate girl, why does she always dream of becoming the King of Hell?

"Little Yama can wear a pink ruqun too. There are many colors of ruqun in the world, and we can wear them all," Pei Yuru coaxed gently.

Renbao tilted her head: "But why did Uncle Hei say that black is the most domineering and beautiful color in the world?"

Pei Yuru choked on her words: "Perhaps it's because he's dark-skinned?"

At that very moment, Black Impermanence in the underworld yawned, rubbed his nose, and said happily, "It must be Little Yama missing me!"

Bai Wuchang scoffed, "Is it possible that he's criticizing you?"

Black Impermanence covered his ears, refusing to listen, refusing to listen, utterly bastard chanting sutras!

"Second Madam, the Old Madam requests that the Third Miss go to Yihe Hall." Cui, the old lady's maid, came to deliver the message.

Pei Yuru and Su Xuance watched Renbao eat the thirteenth large meat bun. They looked at each other and wondered if it was really okay for him to eat like this.

Hearing Cui Mama's words, Su Xuance's eyes turned cold: "There is no third young lady in the manor, only the eldest and second young ladies. Su Tang is not my daughter, I do not acknowledge her."

Granny Cui lowered her head, not daring to reply.

As she spoke, Renbao had already swallowed her fifteenth bun, and just as she reached out to grab the sixteenth.

Su Xuance pressed down on her hand.

Renbao, with his big, dark grape-like eyes, stared at him. Seeing that he wouldn't let go, he said somewhat aggrievedly, "Daddy, is it because Renbao is eating too much?"

Su Xuance wanted to say no, but he was afraid that Renbao would get a bloated if he ate too much, since children don't have a concept of how much to eat.

He made up a reason against his will: "My family is too poor."

Renbao opened his mouth slightly and exclaimed incredulously, "Is my family really that poor?"

Besides not having big, shiny beads, they can't even afford a steamed bun! Renbao was shocked, Renbao was dumbfounded!

Su Xuance nodded, forcing himself to be polite.

Pei Yuru's expression was about to break down. After Su Xuance's leg was crippled, he did not give up. He secretly went into business and became the richest man within a year.

If he claims to be the second richest person in the world, probably no one would dare to claim to be the first.

Renbao reluctantly and slowly looked away from the plate. Suddenly, his little mind understood why his father and mother said they couldn't eat anymore after eating two big meat buns.

So it was meant for her to eat.

Waaaaah, Daddy and Mommy are so wonderful.

"Don't worry, Daddy and Mommy, Renbao won't look down on our family for being poor. I'll work hard to make money by fortune-telling!" Renbao clenched his little fist, his eyes burning with fierce fighting spirit.

Su Xuance chuckled awkwardly, "Then there's no need for Renbao to make money..."

Renbao slid off the stool and ran to Granny Cui: "Are they trying to buy talismans from me?"

I was just worried about not having enough money, and here it is!

Renbao looked up high; she really was a lucky star and a little devil!

Even Granny Cui, with her fierce and menacing expression, couldn't maintain her composure in front of this rosy-cheeked little dumpling. She forced a smile and coughed to remind her, "Second Madam, Miss Su Tang is ill. The Old Madam…"

Pei Yuru's calm down meant that, unsurprisingly, her blind and incompetent mother-in-law would once again try to shift the blame onto Renbao.

Just as she was about to say she could go alone, Renbao's delighted voice rang out: "Sick? That's great! Quickly take me to see Granny Unlucky and the Unlucky Guy!"

Old Madam Su stood guard by the bedside, looking at Su Tang with heartache. Hearing no commotion outside, she grew increasingly furious: "The child hasn't arrived yet?"

"Grandma, I'm here!" Renbao's clear and melodious voice had already entered the house before she even arrived.

The servants looked over at the sound and saw Renbao dressed in a dark black ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress). As she walked, the gold trim on the hem of the dress spread out. Her temples stood up on her head, her hair was tied up with a tuft of hair covering her forehead, and her face was as pink as a peach. She looked innocent and charming, and her spirited appearance made them unable to help but smile.

Hearing Renbao address her, Madam Su's already rising anger intensified. She said with a long face, "You should call me Grandmother."

Renbao exclaimed in surprise, her fair face scrunching up in bewilderment at the adult's strange behavior: "But you said yesterday you were going to send me back and didn't want me anymore. Why are you making me call you 'Grandma' today? Have you finally witnessed the power of this little devil?"

Old Madam Su was getting on in years, and the word "King Yama" was the most taboo thing for her. Renbao kept mentioning the King Yama, so she closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

In her opinion, this child was here to take her life!

She vented her anger on Pei Yuru: "Tangtang fell ill as soon as Renbao came back, and I wasn't feeling well either. I think Renbao has a lot of bad luck and a tough fate, which will bring misfortune to his relatives. Let's just forget about him being included in the family genealogy."

Pei Yuru selectively ignored him and stepped aside to make way: "My daughter-in-law has called a doctor. Let the doctor decide whether or not I am ill."

"Are you saying Tangtang is faking it?" Old Madam Su slammed her hand on the table in anger.

She didn't notice that Su Tang's eyelashes trembled on the couch.

After taking the pulse, the doctor frowned, remained silent for a moment, and said, "The pulse is steady, the complexion is rosy, and there is no illness."

Renbao skipped over to the bedside and looked at her: "You unlucky girl, faking illness is not a good idea. If you keep faking it, you will really get sick, and you will have more and more bad luck."

Su Tang pouted, about to cry again.

Renbao pulled out a talisman: "Want a talisman to ward off bad luck? It's 100 taels each, very cheap!"

"Such a young age, pretending to be a ghost, all you care about is money." Old Madam Su sneered, and after realizing that Su Tang was faking it, she felt relieved.

"Fine, I won't buy it then." Renbao pouted, her eyes brimming with tears. She turned and buried herself in Pei Yuru's arms. "Mother, I'm never going to talk to Granny Mei again. She scolds me. She's so annoying."

Pei Yuru felt heartbroken. She shouldn't have brought Renbao along. She said with a stern face, "Mother doesn't like Renbao, and I don't like Su Tang either. There's no need for us to associate with each other in the future. I'll take my leave."

After leaving the Summer Palace, Renbao whispered in Pei Yuru's ear, "Mother, Granny Mei has such a strong aura of bad luck. She's definitely going to have a terrible time when she goes out tomorrow."

She laughed heartily.

Pei Yuru laughed along, but a cold glint flashed in her eyes. She deserved her bad luck; who told her to be blind and unable to distinguish between relatives and strangers!

However, Renbao's constant use of the word "death" made him prone to offending people.

She crouched down to be at Renbao's eye level and gently instructed him, "Renbao, adults are afraid of hearing the word 'death,' especially the elderly. Please don't say the word 'death' all the time, okay?"

Renbao exclaimed, "But everyone will die!"

Pei Yuru paused, then changed her approach: "If Mother dies and you never see me again, will Renbao be sad?"

Renbao nodded. She hadn't had enough fun in the human world yet and still wanted to see her mother.

Pei Yuru was relieved, and then heard Renbao say, "But Mother, I am the Little King of Hell, you can still see me even after you die."

Pei Yuru: ...........

It seems that the road to educating Renbao is long and arduous.

The next day, as expected, Madam Su went out.

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