Quick wear: cannon fodder is a bit strong

"What else?" Qu Xiaoxiao said with a smile.

"That man said you'd be unfilial if you refused to see him... and they were making quite a racket. Quite a few people have gathered at the gate to watch."

Que'er mustered up the courage to speak, her face puffed up with anger—what a good person her young lady was! She always spoke softly to a servant like her, how could she be as bad as that stinky man said.

It's obvious that this family is not a good family. They must have come here deliberately to ruin the young lady's reputation.

"Xiaoxiao, please sit down and I'll go out and deal with it for you." Situ Zhige naturally knew what was going on in the Sun family, so he didn't want to make Qu Xiaoxiao worry, so he volunteered to go out and fight.

"Let me go with you," Qu Xiaoxiao said with a smile.

If Situ Zhige went out alone, he would be like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth, which was exactly what the Sun family wanted.

It wasn't that Situ Zhige was incompetent, but sometimes when a scholar meets a soldier, it's hard to explain. Moreover, she felt that the Sun family had made such a big fuss, and the real purpose of this trip might not be her.

Sure enough, as soon as the two appeared side by side, the Sun family's eyes lit up.

Qu Zhongliang took a step forward:

"Xiaoxiao, it's been a while since we last met... Although it's okay for you to live in your future son-in-law's house, it's not a big deal for a girl like you who's not married yet. If it gets out, it's not good for your reputation."

"Now that I've brought your mother and brother here, why don't you go back with me and stay for a few days? After you've completed the three letters and six rituals, I believe your son-in-law will bring you back here in a sedan chair carried by eight men."

He put on a shamefaced face and turned his gaze to Situ Zhige: "My dear son-in-law, what do you think? Is this the truth?"

Situ Zhige sat sternly, saying nothing.

Qu Zhongliang's words were not well-intentioned. In his words, he was accusing Qu Xiaoxiao of being frivolous, unfilial, and having an affair without a matchmaker. It would be strange if he paid any attention to him. Moreover, he would not agree to Qu Xiaoxiao returning to that den of tigers and wolves.

Qu Xiaoxiao just smiled without saying anything, and looked up and down at Qu Zhongliang with a cold gaze.

It must be said that Qu Zhongliang was a handsome man in the past, otherwise how could he have caught Sun Wanru's eye, and the original owner's appearance would not have been so good.

But after these years of hardship, Qu Zhongliang in front of him had long lost his former handsome appearance and looked dark, thin and wretched.

He was accompanied by a middle-aged woman dressed in a rather delicate manner, who must be his concubine Yunniang. Yunniang was also holding a young boy of about ten years old.

Seeing that Qu Xiaoxiao and Situ Zhige were silent, she pushed the young boy forward and said, "To break the tense atmosphere,

"Oh, you must be Xiaoxiao, you're so pretty. I once heard your father say you had a big birthmark on your face, but now it seems he was wrong. There's no birthmark at all."

"Also, this is your brother Ruyi. This is the first time you two siblings are meeting. Ruyi, quickly greet your sister~"

"If you have seen my sister."

Qu Ruyi, dressed in a long gown and dressed like a scholar, stepped forward and bowed deeply. Needless to say, his actions and demeanor were truly gentlemanly.

Qu Xiaoxiao dodged to the side:

"Young man, don't recognize relatives randomly."

She pointed at Qu Zhongliang with her slender finger:

"Your father and I have already signed the document of severing our relationship." As she spoke, she casually took out the document of severing our relationship with the Sun family and showed it to Qu Ruyi and the people around her.

"Since you're wearing a long gown, you should be able to read. Look carefully, it's clearly written in black and white: I have no further connection with the Sun family or Qu Zhongliang."

She smiled and said:

"I have no connection with your father, so how could I possibly have any connection with you? Oh, by the way, you are my father's concubine, right? And now you are married to your mother? Congratulations!"

Qu Ruyi actually cared a lot about her former identity as a concubine's daughter.

Especially now that he claimed to be a scholar and had a bright future ahead of him, he was suddenly exposed in front of so many people, and his face flushed with shame.

I really regret coming here.

In fact, he and his mother had been living well in the capital. Not long after the Sun family was exiled, his mother found an official who was about to retire to support them.

Together with the silver and yard left by Master Sun Er and Qu Zhongliang, the mother and son lived a relatively wealthy life.

He was even able to start his education as the official's "adopted son." Unexpectedly, not long after, his mother received a letter from Qu Zhongliang from Xinyang City.

The letter said that he and Sun Wanru had divorced, and now he had left the Sun family and became a free man. He had established a firm foothold in Xinyang City, and asked Yunniang and her son to come with their entire family for refuge.

He would marry Yunniang and give the mother and son a legitimate identity.

The mother and son believed it.

You have to know that the capital is such a small place, and the identities of the two people cannot withstand scrutiny. If there is a chance, it would naturally be best for the family to reunite.

In this way, Qu Ruyi followed Yunniang, sold all her belongings and took the silver, and followed a caravan for two months before arriving in Xinyang City.

It was not until they saw Qu Zhongliang living alone in a thatched hut in a remote area that they realized they had been deceived, but it was too late.

Fortunately, Qu Zhongliang was truly free at this time.

After arriving in Xinyang City, the Sun family no longer had any reason to keep Qu Zhongliang. Sun Zhengzhi also knew very well that it was only a matter of time before Qu Zhongliang left the Sun family.

Only Sun Yaozu insisted on staying in the Sun family. Fortunately, Qu Zhongliang did not insist on this.

After Yunniang and her son arrived, Qu Zhongliang had money in his hands again, so the family of three left the village and moved to the town to rent a house.

After Sun Yaozu learned about this, he began to feel a father-son relationship with Qu Zhongliang again.

Sun Bailu would often bring him to her house for free food and drinks, no matter what. Qu Zhongliang was struggling to find an excuse to continue hooking up with Sun Bailu, so he was naturally happy to see this happen.

Yunniang often quarreled with Qu Zhongliang about this.

Later, Qu Zhongliang told Yunniang about Sun Bailu's magical powers, and Yunniang stopped talking. This time, he came to Qu Xiaoxiao because of the matter of Qu Ruyi and Sun Yaozu becoming his disciples.

For various reasons, Sun Yaozu never met the great scholar who came here to study as his teacher like in his previous life.

This opportunity was actually given to the real Song Rensheng. Of course, this was Qu Xiaoxiao's doing.

She just didn't believe it. Were the male and female protagonists really so magical? Did they have to have certain opportunities? The Sun family was selfish and cold-hearted, and Sun Zhengzhi had indeed done something bad.

Why is it certain that the Sun family will be able to make a comeback?

So, when Mao Tuanzi reminded her that the great scholar had come here to study, Qu Xiaoxiao did not hesitate to bring a big "hammer" and pay him a visit.

This great scholar had no special hobbies or interests, his only weakness being his unwavering filial piety towards his mother. It so happened that his mother was terminally ill at the time, and in her original world, she would have passed away within a few days.

The ginseng that Qu Xiaoxiao brought was just enough to keep the old lady alive. The great scholar was deeply moved, but still insisted on seeing Song Rensheng in person before making a decision.

Qu Xiaoxiao simply brought Situ Zhige, Song Rensheng and Song Yanran together.

Unexpectedly, after the great scholar's inspection, he accepted the Song siblings as his disciples, and from then on taught them everything he knew and taught them attentively. However, Situ Zhige only became a nominal disciple.