Shu Yuanqi, appearing every bit the boor, failed to notice the trap in the question and stated matter-of-factly, "Ha! That girl Shu He is stupid as a rock. Does she have a mind of her own? She only knows how to cry all day. We all despised her and wouldn't play with her."
"Mother wouldn't even let her step outside, fearing she would ruin the Shu family's reputation. So, she stayed in her little courtyard every day, completely ignorant of anything happening in the outside world."
"For the longest time, only Yue’er would go to talk to her and bring her news of the person she liked most—the Seventh Prince. Of course she believed everything Yue’er told her!"
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