Chapter 500 Protect Her Once Again

Silver Stream had originally wanted to lend a helping hand, but seeing how calm Chu Qingchen was, he abandoned the thought.
Chu Rouwei suffered all sorts of humiliation, yet she still reached out to pick up the silver that had fallen to the ground. She now deeply understands that she no longer has anyone to rely on, and her mother is too old and faded to return to the brothel.
Having been hungry for several days, she had to come out to work. At first, she acted like a spoiled princess, but after being beaten a few times, she learned to behave.
They only have one way to survive, even if it means enduring humiliation and being mocked by others, it's better than starving.
However, people are creatures who bully the weak and fear the strong. In the past, Chu Rouwei had Xuan Yuan Shi and Chu Zhi’ao as her strong backing.
Although she was a commoner, she lived a more comfortable life than the legitimate eldest daughter.
而她的母亲一介青楼出身，让楚知傲独宠多年，她也算是皇城里小妾之中的典范了。
花无百日红，她们母女两如今的境地也算是自作自受。
Chu Rouwei had a smooth and pampered life in the first half of her life, she would never have thought that one day she would be crawling on the ground to pick up some broken silver.
Master Chen's foot landed on the back of her hand, stopping her from picking up the broken silver.
"Pick it up, why don't you pick it up?"
"Tsk tsk, Miss Chu, are you so short of money? Why don't you accompany me for a night and I'll give you ten taels of silver, how about that?"
"What's ten taels? I'll offer twenty taels."
"Thirty taels!"
The man's mocking and teasing voice was right next to Chu Rouwei's ear, but she had no choice but to watch them insult her shamelessly.
手指被陈公子用力碾压，她却拽紧了银子不肯放手。
“看看你现在的样子，真是贱呢，怪不得王爷不要你。”
楚柔微无法回绝，直到人群之中爆发出骚乱。
She heard someone calling out, "It's the prince! The prince is back!"
The prince?
Chu Rouwei's first thought was to quickly hide, not to let the prince see her current messy appearance.
But she also had hope in her heart that Xuan Yuan Shi Neng could help her.
Even if it was just a glance or a word, no one would hurt or insult her again in the future.
Everyone looked towards the stairs, where Xuan Yuan Shi Neng was dressed in a black brocade robe with a black cap on his head, and his handsome face showed no emotion.
常年位于高处的他，即便没有刻意身上也散发着强势的气场，看戏的观众们自觉让出一条通道。
大家都收敛了脸上的笑容，乖觉的退到一旁，“王爷。”
Chu Rouwei saw the tall man walking towards her and tears fell from her eyes suddenly.
She looked up at Xuan Yuan Shi greedily, feeling like it had been a hundred years since she had last seen him, even though it had not been that long.
He was as arrogant and noble as ever, born as the clouds in the sky, the stars crowding around the moon.
The hesitant lips uttered those two words: "Your Highness..."
In the past, no matter what she needed to do, that person always satisfied her unconditionally. She had become accustomed to Xuan Yuan Shi's protection.
Once again, as long as he could protect her for the last time, everything would be alright.
All eyes were focused on Xuan Yuan Shi, as his lavish affection towards Chu Rouwei was well-known in the past.
Even Chen Gongzi couldn't help but withdraw his leg, trembling all over, wanting to explain something.
As Xuan Yuan Shi's steady steps got closer and closer, Chu Rouwei had been crying with tears streaming down her face.
Will Xuan Yuan Shi save her or mock her? Everyone is calculating in their hearts.
However, Xuan Yuan Shi seemed to not have seen her at all, and walked straight past her, all the way to the table at the end that was partially obscured by the screen.
Being ignored by others is the greatest punishment for her, like being cut by a thousand knives.
Chu Rouwei's heart shattered into many pieces. She wiped her tears and stood up from the ground, looking unwillingly at Xuan Yuan Shi: "Your Royal Highness!"