Rebirth: Making a Fortune in Ancient Times

On the Zhang family's carriage, Madam Liu asked Xia Yu and the others...

"What happened in the garden just now? Did you see it clearly?"

"I didn't see them at first; by the time I saw them, they were already injured!" Xia Yu shook her head and said.

Liu then turned her gaze to Qiuyu and Dongyu.

"We didn't see anything, we just heard a gasp, and when we ran over, we saw the young master of the Shen family and that Miss Gu falling together."

Thinking back to that scene, Qiu Yu's face turned slightly red.

Winter rain is too light; it doesn't understand these things yet.

Seeing the blush on Qiu Yu's face, Madam Liu was puzzled and asked again.

You're saying they both fell together?

"..." Qiu Yu just nodded haphazardly, not daring to say anything more.

Lady Liu then turned her gaze to her daughter.

"Xiaxia, tell me what you saw."

“I went with Qiuyu and Dongyu, and we saw the same thing!” Xiayu didn’t understand why her mother was so concerned about this matter, since nothing had happened to her family.

"Tell me about that scene in detail first," Madam Liu asked anxiously.

"Miss Gu was sitting on Young Master Shen's arm when she twisted her ankle and couldn't stand up. Young Master Shen's arm was also pinned down by Miss Gu, so they were both on the ground." Xia Yu described the scene she saw to Madam Liu in detail. Only then did she seem to realize why her mother had asked her to explain so carefully.

"You all saw it?" Madam Liu asked again.

"Yes, I saw it all! All the young ladies were stunned. Miss Gu's maid was also stunned and didn't know what to do. I went over and helped Miss Gu up, and then I had Da Niu carry her to the pavilion to sit down."

After speaking, noticing Liu's unpleasant expression, he cautiously asked...

"Mother, given this situation, does that mean Miss Gu is going to marry Young Master Shen?"

Madam Liu took a deep breath before nodding, then quickly shook her head and instructed her third sister.

"Don't tell anyone about this. The Shen and Gu families will make their own decision."

The three sisters quickly nodded, knowing that it concerned a young woman's reputation, so they naturally dared not speak carelessly.

This happened on the carriages of the ladies returning home. Although no one knew how Miss Gu had ended up hitting the second young master of the Shen family, everyone knew that the two families would definitely become related by marriage.

"I knew the Gu family was scheming; I never imagined they'd resort to such a trick to steal a son-in-law." The magistrate's wife gritted her teeth in anger after hearing her daughter's description of the situation.

"Mother, why are you angry? That second young master of the Shen family is so much older than me, I don't like him at all." The magistrate's daughter quickly comforted her mother when she saw her like this.

"You silly girl, such a good marriage opportunity! If you miss this one, you might never find another like it in your life." The magistrate's wife tapped her daughter's forehead, annoyed at her daughter's lack of ambition.

“How good could it be? Being the sister-in-law of the Imperial Concubine’s own sister? Wouldn’t I be overshadowed by her for the rest of my life, unable to hold my head up or stand up straight? I don’t want to live like that.”

"She's in the capital, and you're here. How much interaction can you possibly have? Alas, it's too late to say anything now. You'll regret it sooner or later." The magistrate's wife sighed helplessly, seeing her daughter's indifferent attitude.

Back in Zhangjia Village, Liu first took Qiuyu and Dongyu back to the old house. Seeing that they had returned so quickly, Liu asked them some questions...

"Why are you back so soon? Didn't you have lunch there?"

At this moment, Madam Liu was exhausted both physically and mentally, but she had to force herself to speak in response to her sister-in-law's question.

“A young lady from one of the families was injured while playing in the garden. Madam Shen had to deal with the aftermath, so we all took our leave.”

After listening, Li thought for a moment, then nodded and said to Liu...

"You haven't eaten yet, have you? Have something here before you go back!"

"No, Second Sister-in-law, you all eat. I think I caught a chill in the wind in the Shen family's garden today. My head feels a bit heavy right now, and I want to go home and sleep for a while."

Li carefully observed Liu's complexion, asked her a few questions with concern, and then saw them off.

She could naturally tell that Liu was in a bad mood, but since she didn't want to talk about it, Li wouldn't force her. After dinner, she asked her two daughters about what had happened at the spring banquet in their room.

After her daughter finished explaining, she quickly understood why Madam Liu had acted that way. She sighed inwardly; it was all for the child.

Liu didn't eat lunch and went to her room to sleep.

Xia Yu asked Da Niu and Shi Jiu, somewhat puzzled.

"What's wrong with my mother? Why is she so unhappy since we left the Shen residence? Could it be that she's taken a fancy to the young lady from the Gu family and wants to marry her off to me as my sister-in-law?"

“I think what Miss said makes sense.” Da Niu nodded in agreement.

Hearing their conversation, Nineteen rolled her eyes helplessly. Why could she think of the young master but not herself? She was probably still too young.

Actually, Xia Yu wasn't too young, she was way too old. It might not be obvious at other times, but to her, the second young master of the Shen family was like a little brother. She was twenty-three when she transmigrated, and now, after living here for six years, she felt like she was almost thirty. Wasn't the twenty-five-year-old second young master of the Shen family just a little brother to her?

When Zhang Youtie returned from outside, he heard from the servants that Liu Shi hadn't eaten anything and had gone to bed. Worried, he went into the room to check. He found Liu Shi lying on the bed, staring at the bed curtains above her head.

"What's wrong? I heard you didn't eat lunch, did something happen?" Zhang Youtie asked softly.

"I feel really disappointed. I finally found someone I liked, and then someone else snatched them away. Sigh, you weren't happy about it before! Now look what happened, the duck that was almost in my hands has flown away again."

"What do you mean by 'the duck is already in hand'? What nonsense are you talking about?" Zhang Youtie didn't understand what she was saying for a moment.

"It seems the Shen family is going to form a marriage alliance with the county magistrate's family!" Liu's voice was muffled.