My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

The younger sister didn't say anything, she just walked around him and went straight in.

Fourth Master Xu stood at the door of the Si family's house, looking back all the time. Even after my younger sister entered the house and he could no longer see her, he was still looking back.

The attendant whispered, "Fourth Master, it's time to go back."

Fourth Master Xu came back to his senses and said with his head down, "The wind is so strong that I'm a little...squinting."

The follower looked up at the sky in confusion. It was March, the sun was shining brightly, but there was no wind at all today.

After returning home, my younger sister told the Si family what she had learned: "The young man from Guanya who showed me the house insisted there was nothing wrong. He said he had an appointment with my eldest sister to see the house today, but my eldest sister didn't go. Later, I found him privately and gave him two hundred yuan, and he finally told me the truth."

"He said his master told him to do this, to lure my eldest sister to that alley. My eldest sister had already smelled the aphrodisiac in Guanya, and she would faint there. Then someone would come to pick her up, and he didn't have to worry about anything else. He also said he didn't expect my eldest sister to be so strong-willed. She actually scratched her hand with a wooden hairpin and forced herself not to faint, and was then knocked unconscious by the villain..."

The second sister was heartbroken. Touching the wound on Si Muyan's bandaged hand, she choked up and said, "How dare they do this in broad daylight? Little sister, we need to report it to the police!"

The younger sister gave a bitter laugh and said, "If I report it to the authorities, do you think they will respond? That young man won't come forward to testify. If I hadn't approached him privately, I wouldn't have been able to get any of this information."

"Are we just going to let those people bully our eldest sister like this? Are the government going to let this happen? Such a big thing, are they going to let it go?" The second sister said sternly, "Little sister, if you don't report it to the authorities, how will you know? If you don't go, I will!"

Originally, she planned to investigate on her own and have her younger sister bring her elder sister back. However, she thought that her younger sister's relationship with Mr. Xu was too awkward, so she decided to bring her elder sister back herself. Now she felt that her younger sister was indeed unreliable. She had a clue but didn't know how to report it to the police and continue the investigation.

The younger sister followed her, "Second sister, don't you understand? Our Fenghuang County is a place where public security has been excellent for so many years. Even in remote villages, kidnappings of women and children are rare. But you, eldest sister, were the ones who encountered the criminals in broad daylight. How could the people behind this not have made preparations in advance?"

The second sister understood now: "You mean, the criminals colluded with the government to commit crimes?"

The younger sister sighed and said, "Do you think I didn't investigate? I secretly looked into it, and the person behind this is most likely Boss Qian. He's not trying to kidnap my sister and sell her, but to ruin my reputation and force her to marry him as a concubine! The government must have already arranged this."

Si Xingzhi clenched his fists: "Damn it."

The second sister lowered her head in defeat. "It's true that the emperor is far away. There are actually cases of officials and businessmen colluding to force women! What should we do then?"

What to do?

The next day the matchmaker came again. This time the people in Songji Village wanted to drive her away, but she refused to come over and just kept shouting outside.

"It's been so long, and you still haven't figured it out? Oh my, the Qian family is really a great place. Boss Qian didn't care at all when he heard that the eldest girl was in a coma. He said he truly loved her and was still willing to marry her."

The second sister was so angry that her teeth itched: "Marry? This is how you degrade my eldest sister, and the matchmaker is so hypocritical. I want to kick her out!"

My younger sister stopped her and said, "I chased them away today, but they'll come back tomorrow. I originally thought the Qian family had given up and would stop making trouble after a few days, but I didn't expect they had a trick up their sleeve!"

The second sister was so anxious that she jumped up and down: "What should we do? What should we do? Just sit there and wait for death? Let that big-mouthed bitch destroy my sister at the village entrance?"

My younger sister was also at a loss, but then Mrs. Zhu came in and said, "Wan girl, Fourth Master Xu is here again..."

This time when Mr. Xu Si came, he brought the matchmaker with him and asked her to stay in the yard while he came in to persuade them.

"It's not right for the matchmaker to stay outside. I know you won't agree, so give the matchmaker a thorough explanation and tell her to stop harassing me. If that doesn't work out, I'll accompany Uncle Si to meet Boss Qian."

Si Xingzhi subconsciously wanted to retreat, but thinking of his eldest daughter lying on the sickbed, he gritted his teeth and nodded.

The younger sister hurriedly said, "Fourth Master, this won't work. My eldest sister hasn't woken up yet, and my father... is definitely no match for Boss Qian."

No matter what, the right thing to do is to stabilize the matchmaker first.

The matchmaker came in, not at all embarrassed by being rejected. She was still smiling and had the gifts brought by Boss Qian carried to the yard. She said, "I'd say this is really a blessing for your Si family. After all, now the eldest daughter..."

The second sister said coldly, "Don't be polite. You know we won't agree. Just get straight to the point. Do you want us to go see Boss Qian or something? Anyway, my eldest sister will never marry an old man as a concubine."

"Oh my, this is a huge misunderstanding." The matchmaker swung her handkerchief, pretending to slap herself in the face, and said with a smile, "It's all my fault. I didn't even say it properly. I called the master and the ladies and misunderstood Mr. Qian. Mr. Qian is already fifty years old. How could he have the nerve to marry a sixteen-year-old girl?"

The second sister was stunned and asked in confusion, "I've asked you to come here many times, what do you mean by this?"

The matchmaker hurriedly said, "I made a mistake, old woman. No wonder the master and the girls refused to agree before. It's not Boss Qian who wants to marry the eldest daughter. It's Boss Qian. He has a young son who is twenty-two years old this year. He is very handsome. Who wouldn't admire him when seeing him? Boss Qian has taken a fancy to the eldest daughter and wants to marry her to Young Master Qian."

Twenty-two years old?

The second sister asked hurriedly: "Is he married? My eldest sister..."

The matchmaker shook her head and said, "No, no, he originally had a fiancée, but she was delayed because of mourning. Last year, she passed away before she could even get married. Alas, young Master Qian, such a talented person, wasted his time."

The second sister and the youngest sister looked at each other. They didn't believe that Boss Qian was really here to get married.

The matchmaker praised Mr. Qian to the skies, saying that if Si Muyan married him, she could take the money and live separately with Mr. Qian without any restrictions.

She covered her stiff smiling face with a handkerchief, glanced at the people in front of her, and smiled again.

"If you ask me, this is certainly a match made in heaven. And Boss Qian, you know the Si family's situation. You can't leave Fenghuang County, right? So, even though the eldest daughter is such a talented person, she's restricted in every way. It's impossible for her to display her talents and expand her business empire. But... there are no such rules for married women. As long as the eldest daughter marries into the Qian family, she can do business wherever she wants. She has the final say."