I will lead the whole village to occupy the land and become the king.

The sound of Wang Po shouting outside came to her ears again. Liu Ruyi took a deep breath, suddenly stood up, pushed the door open and walked out.

Mrs. Wang was still blocked outside the yard, but when Liu Ruyi pushed the door open, everyone subconsciously fell silent.

Aunt Qin discovered that at this moment, the young lady Liu who lived in her house seemed to have changed.

Liu Ruyi was seen with her hands folded naturally in front of her body, with a demeanor that no one had ever seen from a noble lady from aristocratic family, and she walked towards him with light lotus steps.

This... is someone they can't even reach!

Aunt Qin glanced at Mrs. Wang and saw that the old woman was stunned. She didn't know where to put her hands and she unconsciously took a few steps back.

"Aunt Wang, how are you?" Liu Ruyi bowed politely to Aunt Wang.

As her body moved slightly, the several exquisite pieces of jewelry she was wearing also moved, and the rings rang, making an extremely pleasant sound.

The onlookers were a little confused when they saw this scene and didn't understand what Liu Ruyi meant.

Soon, Liu Ruyi continued speaking.

"I heard everything Auntie said just now. You are right. Brother Wang saved my life. It is not easy to repay your kindness."

Liu Ruyi had a faint smile on her lips, looking gentle and humble. "But if it comes to the stage of promising yourself and discussing marriage, it's no longer Ruyi's decision. If you want to propose marriage, please go to the Yungong Mansion in the capital to submit a visiting card and discuss it with my stepmother. After that, you need my father's approval, and Aunt Wang will prepare the three letters and six gifts..."

These words made Wang Po seem extremely ignorant of etiquette, and listen to what Liu Ruyi said, she is the daughter of the Duke's Mansion!

Look at his temperament and style. How could they, the country folk, ever achieve such a level?

Who gave Mrs. Wang the courage to actually want to become a relative of the Duke?

"Aunt Wang is like this now..." Liu Ruyi looked at the pile of things in her hands that didn't even look very good, and her eyes suddenly turned red. "Aunt, are you bullying Ruyi because she doesn't have any elders around? Otherwise, why is she humiliating Ruyi like this?"

After saying this, Liu Ruyi took out a handkerchief to wipe the corners of her eyes, and said to Aunt Qin with a choked voice: "Aunt, you know, I've been staying with you these days and rarely go out on weekdays. Aunt Wang suddenly came to propose marriage like this. If you don't know me, you might think I'm not respectful..."

"My dear aunts and sisters, I will never forget the kindness that Big Brother Wang gave me in saving my life. All the way back here from the border town, Big Brother Wang wasn't well off, but Ruyi gave him everything he had, so much so that now I don't even have enough money to go back to Beijing..."

Liu Ruyi smiled bitterly at this point, "If I had known that Big Brother Wang had feelings for me, I would have sent a letter home earlier, asking my father and stepmother to make the decision."

After hearing this, everyone suddenly realized.

It turns out that Wang Bo looked so upright and dignified when he returned to the village because Miss Liu gave him money?

"Oh, old Wang family, look at what this has caused. Although your Wang Bo saved Miss Liu, Miss Liu also gave him money. Now she can't go home, and you still come here to mess around and propose marriage. Isn't this looking down on her?"

"That's right. Even if your family wants someone to marry you, you still have to talk to their parents. How can you just propose marriage directly to a girl?"

"Mrs. Wang, what you did was so unkind..."

The onlookers pointed and talked at Aunt Wang. Someone even came up to Aunt Qin and asked, "Sister-in-law, what is a legitimate mother? Are the matrons in the capital called legitimate mothers?"

This is the result of the village being remote and isolated. Although the villagers know that a man with three wives and four concubines may have other children, they only understand that those children are the man's children and do not understand the difference between legitimate and illegitimate children.

Aunt Qin did know a little, but not much, so she explained in a low voice: "It means that Miss Liu's biological mother is just the concubine of that Duke So-and-so, so she has to call the Duke's wife "mother."

She had an aunt who worked in a wealthy family in the provincial capital, and when she was a child she had heard a few stories from her aunt.

"Ah? Then Miss Liu's life must not be easy either, right?"

"Are you stupid? Even if their life is not easy, it is still much better than ours. At least they don't have to dig in the dirt for food."

"Exactly. Look at what she's wearing. Which of them can we afford?"

Everyone's eyes fell on Liu Ruyi, and they found that she was dressed very differently today, which made them instantly feel the gap between themselves and Liu Ruyi.

These discussions fell into the ears of Wang Po and Liu Ruyi. The former's old face turned red with embarrassment, while the latter's eyes flashed with anger.

Liu Ruyi has always been particularly careful about her every move in Dingshui Village. She usually wears clothes made of ordinary fabrics bought on the street, trying to make herself less conspicuous.

But now that Mrs. Wang was planning to take advantage of her, she had no choice but to let these people see the truth and give up some of their inappropriate thoughts.

"Mom! What are you doing?" Wang Bo's voice suddenly came from behind the crowd, and he came to Wang Po in the blink of an eye.

Mrs. Wang panicked and quickly hid the things in her hands behind her back, saying awkwardly, "I didn't do anything. I just came to see Miss Liu."

"Brother Wang..." When Liu Ruyi saw Wang Bo coming, she immediately stepped forward and came out of the yard. When she stood in front of Wang Bo, tears rolled down her eyes, "Auntie...she..."

As she spoke she began to cry.

Wang Bo quickly spoke up to comfort her, "Miss Liu, don't cry. No matter what my mother did, it was not intentional..."

"You should take your mother back quickly. She actually came to propose to Miss Liu. Is this acceptable?" Aunt Qin spoke up.

The reason she protected Liu Ruyi was actually because of Village Chief Li. After all, it was Village Chief Li who said that Liu Ruyi lived in her house.

Wang Bo was stunned when he heard this, then he flew into a rage and yelled at Mrs. Wang, "Mother, what are you doing? I told you, I only did a little favor for Miss Liu, she doesn't owe me anything!"

Mrs. Wang shrank back at his yelling, "I...I see you're not married yet..."

"Then you can't come to see Miss Liu like this!" Wang Bo was furious. He already understood why his mother did this, and he became even angrier after understanding it.

How would Liu Ruyi view him now? How would Jiang Qinyu view him after knowing that his mother was such a person without manners?

Wang Bo suppressed his anger and apologized to Liu Ruyi. He also said in front of everyone that he only regarded Liu Ruyi as a sister, and then dragged Wang Po home.

"Old Wang's family is really amazing. It's unfortunate enough to be her son."

"Yeah, what a pity for her Wang Bo, he's such a nice guy. Now I guess no one in the village would be willing to marry into his family..."

The villagers sighed and dispersed to go home.

Aunt Qin patted Liu Ruyi's shoulder and said, "Miss Liu, don't take it too seriously. The Wang family is not very knowledgeable and doesn't know the etiquette."

Liu Ruyi agreed, but she was feeling puzzled. Wang Bo's attitude just now didn't seem fake, but didn't he have some vague feelings for her before?

Did Wang Bo give up on her? Did something happen that she didn't know about?

……

Jiang Qinyu heard most of the farce that night through a wall. She thought it had nothing to do with her, but not long after, someone knocked on her courtyard door.