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

The second sister showed a worried look between her eyebrows, but she didn't say anything. She nodded and went into the house to read.

Si Xingzhi sighed and said to Si Muyan, "Your second sister has been too close to that kid Zizhou recently. I even heard the villagers say yesterday that they are a perfect match."

Outsiders don't know Feng Zizhou's true identity. When he came back with Si Xingzhi before, he only said that he was a good friend of Si Jingyu when he was still alive. But if you think about it carefully, he is actually a distant relative, and can be considered the cousin of the Si sisters.

Although everyone felt that Feng Zizhou was different from ordinary people, they did not pay much attention to it. They thought that Feng Zizhou had no home and lived with the Si family.

Moreover, even if the sixteen-year-old girls in the village are not married, they are already engaged. There are very few who are not yet engaged like Si Muyan and the younger sister. Feng Zizhou is close to the second sister, and everyone thinks that the Si family is about to have good things happen.

Some people even gossiped secretly: "I think Feng Zizhou is good-looking and has a good personality, but he is a bargain for Tong girl."

"Who says it's not true? Let's not talk about Tong's past. Now she has a daughter."

"Hey, speaking of which, a while ago, Zhao Mazi from the village ahead came to me and asked about Tong girl. Tsk, tsk, tsk, luckily I didn't respond. How would I have known that Tong girl was so lucky that she could marry such a handsome man for the second time."

Zhao Mazi was a man in his forties. His parents had passed away early, and he was a lazy man. He married in his thirties and had three sons, but his wife died from overwork. Nowadays, it is really hard for a man to raise children aged three to eight. He wanted to marry again, but his family was too poor to afford it.

I heard that the second daughter of the Si family was married and had a daughter, but it is not clear whether she was really married. After all, the rumor outside was that the second girl went to some unclean place.

Zhao Mazi felt that no one would want such an unclean woman. If he was willing to marry her, the Si family would surely be grateful, and the dowry would surely be generous.

But when he went to Songji Village to inquire, he was refused.

"The daughter of the Si family? How dare you covet her? The girl is fine. It's just that her husband died and she went back to her parents' home. You should leave now. If the Si family hears you talking nonsense, you will suffer."

It has to be said that although the people of Songji Village are talkative and like to gossip, they have long been accustomed to keeping everything to themselves. If outsiders dare to make up stories about the villagers, they will be kicked out.

Listening to his cheap father's words, Si Muyan lowered his eyes: "I asked my second sister before, and it seems that she doesn't have any special feelings for my cousin."

Si Xing knew: "Alas, your second sister is good-looking, but her brain is not very clear. Maybe she herself does not even know it. The main thing is that I see that Zizhou is the kid I care about."

Si Muyan was stunned. She was only thinking about her second sister and didn't think about Feng Zizhou.

This era is too harsh on women. Now that she regards this place as her own home, she naturally wants to protect her two younger sisters, so she thinks more about them. Besides, Feng Zizhou is not from here, and he will return to Kyoto sooner or later.

But Si Xingzhi's words brought her to her senses. Feng Zizhou was also a fool, otherwise he wouldn't have run away from his marriage. The Feng family was the Empress Dowager's maternal family, and the family of the Duke. A marriage with such a prestigious family was made with extreme caution, to ensure the union of two families. With Feng Zizhou's outburst, who knew what the situation would be like in Kyoto.

No matter what the situation is, if Feng Zizhou is really involved with the second sister, the Feng family will deal with Feng Zizhou at most by locking him up and beating him up, but no one knows how they will deal with the second sister.

At this time, Si Muyan only dared to assume the worst of those people.

The Feng family is a relative and Shao Qin's maternal uncle, but the Si family has been staying in this remote place for nine years, which is enough to explain the Feng family's attitude.

Even if it was inconvenient to lend a helping hand, even if I had sent a letter or two and given them a little help, the two poor brothers of the original owner would not have died so tragically.

Feng Zizhou did not come back that night. He just asked someone to come back and tell him that the case had no result today and he would wait until the result came out before coming back.

He didn't get home until the evening of the next day. Many people in the village were very excited and surrounded him to ask him about the final outcome of the Xiang family.

The second sister squeezed over with the bowl of water in her hand: "Okay, okay, my cousin just came back and hasn't even had a sip of hot water yet. Let's wait for him to calm down."

Feng Zizhou took the bowl of water and drank it all in one gulp, then wiped his mouth with a handkerchief: "I'm really thirsty."

The second sister asked, "Have you had dinner yet? I left some food for you. How about I go and heat it up for you?"

"No need, I've eaten outside." Feng Zizhou waved his hand. Seeing that there were so many people around, he didn't hesitate and started talking immediately.

"With such a big fuss, how could the Zuo family possibly be okay? The government officials are not pushovers either. They forced Zuo Er to stamp the divorce papers. Now the Xiang family girl is no longer a Zuo family wife. As for Zuo Er, it's not just a divorce; he's been sentenced!"

Everyone was agitated. A young woman said hurriedly, "The government handled the matter well, that's how it should be. Zuo Er is a piece of shit, bullying Sister-in-law Xiang like that! So... how long will Zuo Er be imprisoned?"

"It's the same as I said before: twenty strokes of the cane and exile five hundred miles away for three years." Feng Zizhou saw that no one understood what he meant, so he explained, "That means twenty strokes of the cane. After that, Zuo Er won't be able to leave the house for half a month. When he gets better, he'll be exiled five hundred miles away and can't come back for three years."

The woman nodded repeatedly: "Excellent, excellent! This is how you should deal with evildoers."

The people of Songji Village applauded and praised, feeling very happy. However, the second sister stood by with a smile on her face, and was very surprised to see her cousin's happy face turn sour.

"Cousin, do you have any other questions?"

Feng Zizhou sighed and nodded, saying, "Yes, although Zuo Xiang is divorced, the two children are heirs of the Zuo family and Sister-in-law Xiang can't take them away. When I came back, I heard Zuo Da and the others threatening Sister-in-law Xiang, saying that her two children would definitely not be well off in the future..."

The second sister looked at him in surprise: "But, but those two children are not only Xiang's sister-in-law's, but also Zuo Er's."

When the onlookers heard this, they looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

People say a child without a mother is worse than grass. After Xiang left, didn't the two children become motherless children? Zuo Er was exiled, so the children must be raised by other members of the Zuo family. How they raise them depends entirely on their conscience.

Who can say what conscience is?

So, although the problem was solved, everyone still felt heavy in their hearts.