Before Qin Xiuyuan could say anything, Ji's mother pushed Ji's father and said, "My husband, look at what you said to your daughter! There must be a cause for every effect, but you don't look for the cause, but blame the effect! How much medicine did your daughter take, how much suffering did she endure, and they didn't even ask! Ying'er just had some vomiting and diarrhea, and they blamed us for not reminding him properly all the way, calling him Ying'er, Ying'er all the time, and even spoke rudely to Xiuyuan... How did we get in their way..."

"Mother, you don't have to embarrass Dad. Just let him go."

Father Ji felt wronged, a Dharma protector rebelled against him, he panicked, "You always call me daddy..." Calling me daddy, how distant!

"Humph, you usually call your daughter 'good daughter', but just now you called your daughter Wangshu!" Wangshu was very picky. "You said you only loved me and mother. Do you think your daughter is not good anymore? You have changed your mind!"

Father Ji was overwhelmed with the accusation of infidelity. His wife had never scolded him for infidelity, so how could this be tolerated? "No way, Shushu, Daddy's darling daughter, of course Daddy loves you and his darling daughter, forget it, they were wrong first, it's their fault, Daddy's darling daughter, Daddy was wrong this time too, please forgive Daddy!"

Wangshu waved away his old father who came over to admit his mistake and took her hand, "If I don't forgive you today, we'll talk tomorrow."

An hour later, Tang Bo found Qin Xiuyuan practicing boxing in the training room. He wanted to say something, but he stopped himself and interrupted his vigorous boxing. "Young Master, Old Tang has a few words to say."

Qin Xiuyuan collected his fist, calmed his breathing, and shook his head. "Uncle Tang, I will never go to General Qin's mansion to see my mother again. Those who abandoned me cannot stay here today."

After so many years, it's time for him to step out of the cage that blood has drawn for him.

"Master, marrying an unvirtuous wife will ruin three generations..." Tang Bo felt that Ji Wangshu was not a good choice for the future mistress. With her behavior today, she would be expelled from the family in a strict family tradition.

Qin Xiuyuan stroked the swords on the shelf, selected one, and ran his finger over the drooping tassel. "She just has a clear distinction between love and hate. She is good to me, to Aunt Li, to you, to my parents, to her mother and daughter, and even to the middleman who helped her find a way to sell parrots. She even gave the monkey who ran errands today a big piece of braised meat. You saw it..."

He slowly drew out the sword, his features reflected in the blade's light. A white figure in the cold light said, "Aunt is right. Everything has its cause and effect. If you were nearly killed, how could you still be kind to your enemy?... She personally cooked today to prepare food, simply to do her part for uncle."

So the uncle knew that he was wrong. Being kind to those who hurt them would be cruel to himself.

"Wangshu is right. They are just eating up the entire family. This is the cruelest thing that family can do to family in the world."

Qin Xiuyuan looked at himself and slowly sheathed his sword. "Uncle Tang, you can't ask her to be virtuous, and she's not willing to compromise. Let her do whatever she wants. She's never concealed anything from me, and she's also frankly and honestly considered me her future husband, so I naturally treat her as my future wife."

Tang Bo sighed, "She is a woman after all. Now that the entire Ji family has moved to Yaocheng, there are many things she doesn't take for granted. Her father's branch is indeed without descendants."

"In troubled times, people are like cattle and horses. Having offspring or not is irrelevant. Uncle and aunt never wanted to have a son. If they had a son a decade ago, they wouldn't have cared for a daughter, and I'm afraid they wouldn't have had one. Now I have a daughter, content and accepting my fate, isn't that good? Besides, I'm also living on the edge of a knife, taking each day as it comes."

"Go to bed early. I'm off duty tomorrow and I'm going to teach her how to ride a horse. You can take Wangcai to the Ji family and wait for me."

Alas, the night was as cold as water, and Tang Bo's steps were a little heavy. He checked inside and out, turned off the lights along the way, and lay in bed for a long time without falling asleep.

In the small shed behind the door, Wangcai was already fast asleep with his legs up in the air, his ears half-erect. It seemed that he had lost the vigilance of a watchdog in his mother's womb.

Every day at dawn, the roosters in the flock begin vying for attention, crowing for supremacy, their necks raised in unison, "Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!" Some sang beautifully, then suddenly became tone-deaf, interspersed with melodious songs. In the east, alarm bells tolled long, echoing in the corner. Soon, they were hoarse, then turned around and sang a Jiangnan folk song. The eldest brother calmed the situation with a gruff voice, followed by a burst of song... What a group of conscientious and conspicuous birds, they only get two meals a day, and yet they still cry so loudly before going to work early in the morning!

Wangshu threw back the quilt and complained to his mother, who had brought him some warm water, "It's getting louder and louder! It's so annoying! Kill them, kill them all, kill them all!"

He was still angry after shouting about fighting and killing in the early morning. "The chicken porridge is delicious, and the braised chicken is also delicious. My daughter doesn't want to eat the braised chicken anymore. Go and exchange it all for silver!"

Ji's mother gently wiped her daughter's body and looked at the red bean buns that her daughter didn't allow her to mention in front of her. "Daddy said Xiuyuan will come over today to teach you how to ride a horse? Shushu, you have to pay attention."

She knew that the red bean buns were usually not to be touched and were wrapped in the softest silk and padding. The Qin family boy didn't know the reason and was worried about what would happen if he got hurt by bumps.

"I know, mother. I will tell him." Wangshu pulled up her small clothes. "It's not like he can't see the changes in my body. Oh, it's so unfair. Look, mother, he's grown taller. If he gets angry in the future, he'll beat up the three of us!"

During these few months on the battlefield, Qin Xiuyuan not only grew taller, his shoulders became broader, and he walked calmly and composedly. His originally light-colored eyes seemed to be shining. Just thinking about a man with lives on his hands made my scalp tingle. Nothing is strange in modern times, but the person who is walking on the edge of a knife is your fiancé... Although I have never seen him furious, I would tremble all over when I occasionally imagined him.

While he is still young, get to know him first, spend more time with him, and develop a deep relationship with him so that he can be easily talked to.

"You're talking nonsense so early in the morning. He's a soldier who defends his country. How could he hit his family? His father is famous for his good temper, talent, and good soldier. Like father, like son. He's experienced misfortune at a young age, but he's so resilient. How could he be the kind of person you're talking about? Didn't he protect our family last night? Didn't you see that impish Ying? When he saw Xiuyuan, he threw himself back into his grandmother's arms, muttering about savages... Xiuyuan remained completely expressionless!"

It turned out to be like this, Wangshu was speechless and asked the heavens, who is ugly only knows! After packing up and going to the living room for breakfast, the group of conspicuous bags became more audible, imagining them rising and falling with their necks raised: "Oh oh oh oh!" Oh its ancestors!

Covering his ears, Wangshu said shamelessly, "I think Qin Xiuyuan is quite handsome. Let's put aside the prejudice of whether he is from another race or not. He is tall and has long legs, broad shoulders and a straight back, fair skin and beautiful looks. He is good at both literature and martial arts, and he cultivates his character. Ordinary and pure men from the Daliang Dynasty are really not as attractive as him."

The mere fact that she doesn't tan is a natural advantage is enough to make people envious. People often cling to things they don't have. Wangshu longs for long legs. In her previous life, she was short and stocky, so in this life, she's gorging herself on meat and milk in a last-ditch effort. Unfortunately, her parents weren't naturally gifted; she wasn't blessed with tall, long legs from birth. Look at Xia Xiaoxiao, half a head taller than her mother and about the same height as her father. Taotao, who's taking advantage, will soon be breathing the air above her head. So sad!

Ji Wenshu's father, a very ordinary and pure man from the Daliang Dynasty, who was still diligently and attentively distributing dishes and chopsticks to his wife and daughter, said: ...What a bummer so early in the morning!

"My dear daughter, be reserved." He gave her a dry lecture. How could an unmarried girl start praising a man as soon as she got up and hadn't eaten her fill?

"Oh, Daddy, if you could find a son-in-law like you for your daughter, she would be more satisfied! Someone like Qin Xiuyuan ranks behind Daddy. If Daddy is unhappy, let him eat his ass!"

Wangshu can handle a dozen men like Ji's father. With such a husband, she will have no worries about food and clothing. He is easy-going and considerate to get along with, and loves her children equally. In this era when marriage is a necessity, she will never find another husband like him even if she searches for lanterns for two lifetimes.

He secretly gave his daughter a few copper coins he had earned yesterday. Father Ji, who was so poor that he had nothing and was so happy that he didn't know what to do, rode his horse happily and hummed a little tune as he went to work.

Ji's mother shook her head. "My husband is good in every way except that he's too naive!" But naivety is good, after all, even fools have their own luck. The half-filial son, who had been sighing and tossing and turning last night, was comforted by his daughter's words, "Daddy is the best in the world," and all his worries vanished. He handed over the coins.

At the entrance of the Ji family, Monkey, who was hiding in the corner of the alley not far away, watched Ji's father leave. He waited a little longer, and when he saw the maid and her daughter he had met yesterday pushing a cart out, he ran over and said, "Hey, your young lady asked me to come here today."

Wangshu secretly picked out the first person who showed his attention to him early in the morning. When he saw Monkey, he said without hesitation, "I want you to sell yourself to be a servant in my house."

This monkey has good legs and feet, a smart brain, and is a little cunning. Most importantly, he is very efficient in doing things. Heihei and Taotao are busy with all the big and small things at home. In Wangshu's previous life, her father died of illness and her mother remarried. She followed her grandparents to do all the farm work and housework. Although her family is not rich in this life, she now has the conditions to hire people to do things, so she asked the monkey to help buy meat and deliver the goods, run errands and do some physical work to reduce the burden on Heihei and Taotao.

Since the parents have no children, it is better for the family to raise a monkey who lives on the streets. If they have a conscience, they can exchange love for love. If she gets married or passes away in the future, she can inherit the family business and provide for her parents in their old age.

Anyway, he looks pretty good.

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