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

Fourth Master Xu hurried out and shouted, "Mother, the Si family is in trouble. I'm sending Doctor Cheng over to treat the eldest daughter."

"Really?" Old Lady Xu glanced at him and said calmly, "The eldest lady and I hit it off right away, so it's no problem to ask Doctor Cheng to come and see her. Second lady, this is a small gift from my Xu family."

After that, the two maids presented the box in their hands. The box was extremely exquisite. Shuiqinniang and Aunt Zhu were considered to be worldly women in the village, but when they saw it, their eyes followed it involuntarily and they couldn't take their eyes off it.

The box is so exquisite and beautiful. I don’t know what’s inside. I really want to open it and take a look.

The second sister, however, didn't even look at it. She smiled and said, "Thanks to the old lady, the Xu family has already helped us a lot. We really can't accept anything else. Please take it back with you, otherwise I won't be able to explain it to my sister when she comes back."

After saying this, Old Lady Xu's expression softened considerably. She continued, "Our two families still have a good relationship, and I hope you can avoid this disaster. However, our Xu family is also a merchant family, and we don't have much more power..."

Before he could finish his words, Fourth Master Xu interrupted, "Mother, it's clear that Uncle Shu..."

"Shut up!" Old Lady Xu shouted coldly, "Han Jiang, take the Fourth Young Master away."

A guard outside bowed and came in with two guards, ready to drag Fourth Master Xu away.

"Mother, I beg you, mother!" Fourth Master Xu said loudly, "Mother, haven't you always liked the eldest girl? I do this for the eldest girl, mother."

Old Lady Xu stared at him coldly and asked, "Xu Feng, have you forgotten the past?"

Just this one sentence made Mr. Xu Si completely stunned, and he allowed the guards to hold him back.

Old Lady Xu closed her eyes, stood up, and said to her second sister, "My son has caused you trouble. Doctor Cheng and my family are old friends, so let him stay at home for the next few days until the eldest daughter is well again."

She was about to go out, but Fourth Master Xu broke free from the guards and stood in front of Old Lady Xu.

"Mother, you always told me to forget all those things that happened in the past, saying I was no different from your own son and that you wanted me to be a good businessman and live a good life, right? Mother, I promise you, I promise you!"

Old Lady Xu looked up at him and said, "Are you really going to do this? For that girl from the Si family?"

Fourth Master Xu choked up and said, "Mother, Feng'er has been in love with Miss Wan'er for a long time. Apart from her, I will not marry anyone else!"

Old Lady Xu asked, "So, after all my teachings, I hoped you would understand that it would be best for you to stay in the Xu family and live with your three brothers. You've always refused to listen, but now, for the sake of the Si family, you're willing to do anything?"

"Yes."

Old Lady Xu sneered, "So, when you beg Uncle Shu for the Si family, have you ever thought about what will happen to you and my Xu family? Xu Feng, not only have you forgotten your biological parents, but you also intend to make the Xu family repeat the same mistakes?"

Mr. Xu Si said nothing.

The people from the Si family present didn't understand what they said at all. They only knew that it was a dispute and that the Xu family could have saved the Si family, but now it seemed that it couldn't.

At this time, the younger sister came out, walked to Old Lady Xu, bowed, and said, "Old Lady, we sisters will never forget the kindness the Xu family has shown to the Si family. If there is hope in the future, we will definitely repay them."

Old Mrs. Xu looked at her with contempt but didn't say anything.

My younger sister turned back to look at Fourth Master Xu and smiled faintly, "Fourth Master Xu, you and I were never meant to be. You're too kindhearted, and I've never been content with mediocrity. We shouldn't have been together."

"Wan'er, what did you say?" Fourth Master Xu widened his eyes in disbelief.

The younger sister looked him in the eyes and said word by word, "I say, we are not of the same kind, Fourth Master Xu. I only feel grateful to you, not sentimental."

"No, I don't believe it!"

The younger sister laughed and said, "Why don't you believe me? Fourth Master Xu, you should have known long ago that I am a heartless and selfish person. Even my father, my sisters, and my brother know it."

Fourth Master Xu seemed as if his soul had been sucked out of him.

The younger sister continued, "Although I am selfish, I am not someone who is profit-driven, nor do I want to take advantage of others. I have a slight liking for you because I have so little contact with you, that's all. Fourth Master Xu, please go away. We should not meet again."

Old Mrs. Xu looked at her younger sister, and the contempt in her eyes disappeared, and she actually showed admiration.

She said nothing and let someone take her son away.

The younger sister watched them leave without saying a word, then turned and went into Si Muyan's room.

The second sister asked Aunt Zhu and Shuiqin's mother to entertain Doctor Cheng, while she followed her younger sister in.

"Little sister?"

The younger sister lowered her head and smiled, "Don't worry, second sister. I'm fine. What I just said was the truth. I... have always been a selfish person."

Everyone said she was selfish, just like her older sister before her. She herself believed that if a person doesn't care about himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth.

The second sister reached out and hugged her: "Who said you are selfish? How could you be selfish? Little sister, you are the best woman in the world, and you deserve the best man in the world. The Xu family... Fourth Master Xu..."

In fact, she wanted to say that Fourth Master Xu was not a good person to comfort her sister, but she couldn't say it. The Xu family was not a bad person, they just didn't help the Si family through the difficulties. Helping is a favor, not helping is a duty, and there is nothing wrong with being prudent and protecting oneself.

What's more, Mr. Xu Si is a good person and he really loves my sister.

The younger sister buried her head in her second sister's neck and couldn't help crying.

Doctor Cheng gave Si Muyan acupuncture, but Si Muyan did not seem to be conscious.

The younger brother asked, "Doctor, will my sister wake up today?"

Doctor Cheng shook his head: "He can't wake up."

"When will my sister wake up?"

Doctor Cheng said, "After three days of acupuncture, she will probably wake up, but it will take seven days to completely expel the blood clot in her brain."

It would take three days for him to wake up, but Dad is in prison, how could he make it? And it would take seven days for him to get better, which meant that even if he woke up, my eldest sister shouldn't overwork herself.

On the second day, Zhu Laoer went to the county government office to inquire, and the news he got was not optimistic.

"I heard the cells were dark and damp, and infested with snakes, rats, insects, and ants. And Master Si... was reportedly tortured to force him to admit that the base of the Si family's food shop was poisonous."

The second sister asked, "Lynching? How dare they do that?"

Zhu Laoer sighed, "But Boss An helped me find some connections and was able to get Aunt Jin in to see if she could send something..."

When Aunt Jin came back, the situation was even worse.

"Master...has a high fever after being beaten with a stick. He won't be treated, and won't be given medicine. Second Miss, Third Miss, what should we do?"