How can someone travel through time and space and become a beggar?

Xia Chu didn't know how Mr. Jia handled the situation. But the divorce letter was delivered. Jia Qingwu held the paper in her hands, standing by the window, silently shedding tears.

Xia Chu didn't bother him. After a moment's thought, she picked up her pipa and played "Song of Troubles." She loved this song when she was feeling down, and she liked the lyrics, too. However, it seemed like a relatively unpopular song; not many people around her had listened to it before.

Playing from "Song of Troubles" to "Song of Laughter and Forgetfulness," Jia Qingwu slowly turned around and said in surprise, "You know so many songs. I've never heard of them before."

"I didn't write it myself." Xia Chu smiled. "Does it sound good?"

"It's beautiful! Are there so many beautiful songs in recent years? I don't seem to have heard any in Huizhou. Could it be unique to Lin'an?" Jia Qingwu put away the divorce letter. Her brothers would help her get her dowry back, but her father said that the house had been given to the Sun family, and it would be unlucky to take it back.

"It's not unique to Lin'an," Xia Chu didn't know how to explain. After all, these songs definitely didn't exist now. It wasn't unique to Lin'an, but rather unique to her own mind. However, she couldn't say it clearly, so she said vaguely, "I haven't been to other places, so I'm not sure."

"I have never left Huizhou. I really want to go to Lin'an with you soon." Jia Qingwu suddenly felt relaxed and wanted to leave this place quickly and go somewhere else to relax.

"No rush." Actually, there was a bit of a rush, but Jia Qingwu's health was definitely the most important thing. He'd been so happy earlier, as if he was ready to leave right away, but on second thought, the unfamiliar environment might not be conducive to Jia Qingwu's recovery. He decided to wait and see.

Jia Sansi took his two younger brothers and went to the Sun family with the dowry list.

Sun Wujiu's face was livid, and in front of him were books piled haphazardly on the ground. The bookshelves had been dismantled by the Jia family. He gritted his teeth and secretly swore that if he ever passed the imperial examination, he would avenge what he had done today!

"Master! Master!" Qu Pingping staggered over. Yesterday, she had waited outside the Jia family's gate for a long time, but she didn't see Sun Wujiu come out, so she went back to the Sun family first. As a result, Sun Wujiu returned in the middle of the night, bringing back a beautiful and lovely woman! She asked a few questions tentatively, but Sun Wujiu flew into a rage and scolded her in public, completely ignoring the servants who were all around.

She ran back to her room crying. She hadn't gotten up in the morning, and as soon as she woke up, someone broke into her room. Several burly maids came in and started moving things, and they couldn't stop them. She didn't even put on makeup, just got dressed and ran out, and the house was full of people moving things. She ran over and saw Sun Wujiu's ugly expression. She stopped and asked softly, "Master, are we moving?"

"Get out!" Sun Wuji suppressed his anger and slammed the door.

Qu Pingping shuddered, tears streaming down her swollen eyes once again. Her delicate face looked incredibly pitiful, but at that moment, no one saw her. She turned around, ready to ask Butler Sun about this, when she saw Kong Xiao standing in the corridor, looking over at her expressionlessly. She thought he was laughing at her, but when she looked over, she realized he was looking at the study door.

Today's events really made her feel at a loss, and she didn't care about her usual disagreements with Kong Xiao. "Kong Xiao, do you know what's going on?"

Kong Xiao turned his gaze away, "Madam is gone."

"What?" Qu Pingping didn't understand and wanted to ask again, but Kong Xiao had already turned and left.

The Madam is gone? Qu Pingping frowned, then suddenly realized something. Before joy could reach her brows, the corners of her mouth fell again. The Madam is gone! She took her dowry with her? But, was the entire Sun family her dowry? How could she even move the dresser in her room? She gritted her teeth and walked towards the front yard.

The three Jia brothers were sitting in the front yard. Someone had moved all the tables and chairs out, and the three of them were sitting there leisurely drinking tea. The Jia family's housekeeper was holding a long list and checking the items with housekeeper Sun one by one. After confirming everything, they moved them to the car outside the door.

Jia Sansi glanced at Qu Pingping and ignored her.

"Butler Sun!" Qu Pingping called out. Butler Sun turned around and looked at her, but did not go over.

"Butler Sun! Come here!" Qu Pingping gritted her teeth and raised her voice.

"Butler Sun, how can a servant yell at you?" Jia Sansi looked at him with a smile and said.

The gap between a concubine and the mistress was enormous. In ordinary households, they were practically no different from slaves. If they gave birth to a child, it was considered a bastard's child, unworthy of upbringing, and the mistress could abuse, scold, or even sell it at will. It could be said that, aside from the male owner, no one else in the household would take a concubine seriously. However, the housekeeper's status was second only to the master of the house, and he oversaw all matters within the household. Ordinary concubines wouldn't dare challenge the housekeeper and had to curry favor with him to avoid being harassed.

Jia Sansi's words were also a subtle criticism of the Sun family's chaotic rules.

Steward Sun smiled at Jia Sansi, but his expression had turned cold as he approached Qu Pingping. "What's the matter, Madam Qu?"

Qu Pingping was secretly annoyed by his attitude, but she had no time to care about it at this moment. "Are these all members of the Jia family?"

"Yes." Steward Sun put his hands in front of him, a look of impatience on his face. "What's the matter, Madam Qu?"

"How could they do such a stupid thing? They even took away the things in my room?!" Qu Pingping didn't dare to do anything to the Jia family and could only speak to the housekeeper Sun.

Steward Sun sneered, "Madam Qu, the land you stand on also belongs to the Jia family. It was the Jia family who paid for your admission. I hope you understand."

Qu Pingping's face flushed. "How is that possible? Doesn't the master have anything?"

"Yes, the master has an ancestral house." Butler Sun laughed sarcastically, "But the Jia family gave this house to the master, and the two concubines can continue to live there."

After saying this, Butler Sun turned to leave, but stopped after a few steps. "Oh, I forgot to mention this. The indentures of all the servants in this mansion, including me, are in Madam's hands. From now on, the two concubines may have to do their own laundry and cooking. I hope you can adapt."

Qu Pingping's steps staggered, and she almost fell to the ground. No, no, no, I already had a maid who came with me as a dowry, so I didn't have to do the laundry and cooking myself. But with only this one left, what good was that?!

At this time, Sun Wujiu walked out of the study, pointing at Jia Sansi with an angry face and said, "Jia Sansi! Don't go too far! One day when I pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi, I will definitely avenge the humiliation I suffered today!"

Jia Sansi just raised his eyelids and glanced at him, "Wait for good news."

"You!!" Sun Wuxian bit his teeth to pieces, his chest heaving, his face turning blue and purple, but he could do nothing. If it weren't for yesterday... If it weren't for yesterday... How could they have been so rampant!