Sir Song, do you want to pledge yourself to me?

Shuangxi County.

Qu Xiangqing learned about what happened to the Cao family shortly after Ji Nuan and the others left. She was deeply impressed by Ji Nuan's abilities and was filled with respect for her.

The next day, with the help of the shopkeeper, Qu Xiangqing went to the government office and successfully transferred the house and land deeds to Ji Nuan's name. She then sent someone to the Cao family to inform them to reclaim the property. Naturally, Cao Hehong was unwilling to give up, so he reported the matter to the government.

The magistrate of Shuangxi County was an upright official. He had long heard rumors of the Cao family's scandals and was deeply dissatisfied with Cao Hehong. Now, Cao Hehong was accusing Ji Nuan of stealing property from the Cao family, but he couldn't produce any solid evidence. Qu Xiangqing testified that the property was left to her by the Qu family and that she had given it all to Ji Nuan in gratitude for saving her and her brother.

Finally, after trial, the county magistrate directly ruled that the properties belonged to Ji Nuan and required Cao Hehong to move out of his current residence as soon as possible.

The Cao family's situation was exacerbated. Under this series of blows, Cao Hehong suddenly looked aging. He began to resent his cousin, believing she had instigated his brutal treatment of Qu's children, leading to the current situation. He was even more infuriated that Qu Xiangqing, his own daughter, had treated him so cruelly, leaving no chance for survival.

In a secluded corner across from the Cao residence, Qu Xiangqing lowered her voice and asked Xi Que, her former servant, "What's the situation in the residence now?"

The magpie whispered back, "Aside from the house we live in, which hasn't been taken away yet, all the shops and money in the mansion are gone. The master's hair has turned white, and he looks decades older. The stepmother is too ill to get up. The eldest son can't get any money back home, and he doesn't want to go to the academy anymore."

After saying this, the magpie asked curiously, "Miss, where do you live now?"

After Qu Xiangqing briefly told Xi Que about what had happened in the past few days, she took out a small packet of medicine from her bosom and said seriously, "You only need to let the three of them take a little bit of this medicine. You must hide it well and make sure no one finds out."

Xi Que took the medicine bag, carefully put it in her arms, wiped her tearful eyes, and said angrily: "The master is such a wretch! Don't worry, young lady, I will definitely get things done. He has already sold most of the servants in the mansion. I have been transferred to the kitchen to help, so it is easy to do something."

Qu Xiangqing nodded and said, "Think of a way to get him to sell you out in the next two days. I'll ask the innkeeper to buy you back."

When Xi Que heard this, a look of joy appeared on his face, and he quickly responded, "Okay, Miss, wait for me."

"Go back, be careful and protect yourself." Qu Xiangqing advised with concern.

The magpie nodded and turned away from the corner.

Qu Xiangqing stared towards the Cao residence, feeling a mixture of emotions. Besides the reluctance to leave her past life, all that remained was deep resentment.

The fog in the woods grew thicker at night, causing Ji Nuan and Song Jin to waste a lot of effort before they finally walked out of the woods.

At this time, the sky was beginning to lighten.

A long whistle sounded, and Ji Nuan and Song Jinbai immediately guessed that it might be a signal from Song Huai and his men, so they followed the direction of the whistle and looked for him. Sure enough, not long after, they saw Song Huai walking towards the mountain.

The two of them were delighted and quickly quickened their pace, rushing towards Song Huai.

Song Huai came forward and asked with concern, "Master, Miss Ji, are you okay?"

Song Jinbai shook his head and replied, "We are all fine. Why are you here? Where are the others?"

Song Huai explained, "We were worried, so we came out to see how you were doing. The three of them are waiting downstairs."

Ji Nuan felt a little anxious. She thought of her three brothers who hadn't waited for her to come back, and she wondered how anxious they must be. So she quickly said, "I guess they're getting impatient too. Let's go." With that, she quickened her pace and headed down the mountain.

Song Jinbai and Song Huai followed closely behind, rushing to the place where they would meet up with the others.

A night passed quietly, but the younger sister still hadn't returned. The three people at the foot of the mountain were filled with anxiety and uneasiness.

"Third brother, look, is there someone coming down?" Ji He had been staring at the direction of the mountain. Suddenly, he saw a vague figure and immediately shouted loudly.

Ji Chuan quickly stood up and took a closer look, a look of delight on his face: "Really, there are three people! It must be my little sister and the others!"

Ji Shan clapped his hands happily and said with a smile: "It must be my little sister and the others. She and Young Master Song are both fine and have returned safely!"

Ji He looked at the figures getting closer and closer, feeling anxious. He couldn't wait for them to get closer, so he took the initiative to walk towards them. Ji Shan and Ji Chuan followed closely behind.

"Brother, is that you?" Ji Nuan's voice came from afar, with a hint of joy and anticipation.

"Little sister, it's us. Are you okay?" Ji Chuan responded loudly. After shouting, he felt that he might be a little too excited and couldn't help feeling embarrassed.

"I'm alive and well!" Ji Nuan's voice came again, full of energy and joy.

When Ji He heard Ji Nuan's cry, he silently chanted "Amitabha" in his heart, thanking the Buddha for blessing his younger sister and Mr. Song to return safely. Their mood was finally relieved at this moment, and their anxiety and uneasiness dissipated.

When they saw Ji Nuan, they immediately examined her carefully. Only after confirming that she was not injured did they finally feel relieved.

Ji Chuan asked with concern: "Little sister, are you cold? Why did you take off your coat?"

Ji Nuan explained, "The python's blood splashed on me, so I can't even keep my coat."

Ji He quickly took out a piece of bread from his arms and handed it to her, "Little sister, you haven't eaten anything since now, are you starving? Second brother brought you some bread, eat it first to fill your stomach."

"Thank you, second brother. I'm a little hungry." Ji Nuan took the cake, feeling grateful. But she couldn't eat too much at the moment, and she didn't want to disappoint her second brother's concern, so she broke the cake in half and handed it to Song Jinbai.

Ji Shan looked at the two people surrounding his sister and felt the urge to join them. But when he saw Song Jinbai, who had also just returned, he felt that as the eldest brother, he should say a few words of consideration.

He stepped forward and said to Song Jinbai sincerely, "Mr. Song, the three of us brothers should be very grateful to you. In that dangerous moment, it was thanks to your timely assistance that my sister was able to kill the snakes and escape danger."

Song Jinbai laughed and said, "Brother Ji, why are you being so polite? Aren't you treating me like an outsider? Do we really need to be so polite to each other?"

Ji Chuan couldn't help rolling his eyes: You are the only one who thinks of yourself as my wife!

Ji Shan also smiled and agreed, "Yes, yes, I was too unconventional. Master Song, you are our savior. The three of us brothers are extremely grateful!"