A renowned ancient physician transmigrates into the body of an abandoned woman, only to be sold off

Hu Cuicui hadn't seen Song Zhili for a long time. Now, seeing her rush into her arms, she hugged her, patted her back, and secretly wiped away her tears. Song Zhili noticed and pulled away from Hu Cuicui's embrace.

With red eyes, she looked at Hu Cuicui and said, "Mother, why are you crying? Come on, stop crying. Do you know that my second brother passed the imperial examination with top honors? After he finishes court, he will take you, Dad, Grandpa, and Grandma to visit the top scholar's residence."

"really?"

Upon hearing Song Zhili's words, the group turned to look at her in surprise. They hadn't known about this when they arrived, and no one had mentioned it to them on the way. Now, hearing this news, they were all quite shocked.

Especially Song Ziming, who walked up to Song Zhili and said, "Sister, did Second Brother really pass the exam? That's great! Now I'm the younger brother of the top scholar! Hahaha, I can go back to the village and brag to Heidan and the others."

Song Ziming put his hands on his hips and laughed a few times, but before he could laugh for long, Song Dashan walked up to him and tapped him on the head.

"What nonsense are you thinking? Your second brother became the top scholar, not you. What's there to brag about? If you're so capable, go and take the exam yourself."

Song Ziming was in some pain from being hit by Song Dashan. He looked at Song Zhili with a wronged expression, his eyes full of accusation.

Song Zhili found his appearance somewhat amusing. Several months had passed, and Song Ziming had grown even taller. She walked up to him, patted his shoulder, and said, "Ziming, you've grown so tall. In a few years, you'll be taller than your older sister."

"Auntie, I've grown taller too. I don't need anyone to carry me anymore. I've grown up."

When Song Qiqi heard Song Zhili praising Song Ziming, she walked up to Song Zhili and said something in return.

Upon hearing the soft, weak voice, Song Zhili's gaze fell upon Song Qiqi. She noticed that Song Qiqi had indeed grown taller and gained weight. She stepped forward and couldn't resist pinching Song Qiqi's cheek.

"Yes, Qiqi has grown so much taller. You're amazing! How about your aunt prepares something delicious for you later?"

Upon hearing that there was something delicious to eat, Song Qiqi's eyes lit up, and she nodded quickly, "Okay, I knew my aunt was the best to me."

Song Zhili patted Song Qiqi's head and then let her go play by herself.

Seeing that Song Qiqi had run far away, Song Zhili looked up at Song Zidong and Ji Qingqing, "Big brother, sister-in-law."

"Eh."

The two responded at the same time. After saying a few words to them, Song Zhili ran to Li Shi and Song Hai's side and pulled them to sit down in the courtyard. The two old people had been feeling a little awkward since entering the mansion. After all, this was the capital city, and the two of them were being very cautious.

Especially when they saw that Song Zhili lived in such a large mansion in the capital, they were surprised. They didn't know He Chengjing's identity yet, but they heard that He Chengjing planned to bring them to the capital, so they came up together.

"Grandpa, Grandma, how was your journey? Were you tired?"

Song Zhili thought about how long the carriage ride would have made her bottom very uncomfortable. Short journeys were fine, but long journeys were really uncomfortable. For example, she felt terrible when she went to the border last time.

"Hehe, it's alright, it's alright. The carriage was quite comfortable, and we stopped to rest at every post station we passed, so it wasn't too tiring. By the way, Ali, all the post stations we stayed at along the way were paid for by those same people. Was it very expensive?"

Li thought about how many people had come up here, how they had booked several rooms at each inn, and how they needed to eat, all of which cost money, so it must have cost a lot.

The two elderly people were heartbroken the whole way. They even went to the people who had picked them up to tell them that they didn't need to rest on the way.

"Grandpa, Grandma, it's alright. Don't worry about the money. I have plenty of money now. I also have two shops in the capital."

Hearing Song Zhili say this, although the two elders were still heartbroken, they didn't know what else to say.

The group reminisced, and He Miaomiao and Xia Momo were also catching up. To their greatest surprise, their mother-in-law had come up with Hu Cuicui and the others. She had originally said she wouldn't come, but Li Shi told her that if she didn't come, she would be left alone in the village.

Besides, Xia Momo and He Miaomiao are both here. They had already developed feelings for each other back at the border, and after much deliberation, she decided to come up with them.

Xia Momo and He Miaomiao were also very happy to see their mother-in-law. They pulled her aside and asked her all sorts of questions. For a while, the courtyard was very lively. When He Chengjing and Song Ziyuan returned, they saw this harmonious scene. The two smiled at each other as they entered the door, and then walked over together.

"Father, Mother, Grandfather, Grandmother, Eldest Brother, Eldest Sister-in-law."

Song Ziyuan stepped forward and called out to them all. They all turned around at the same time and saw Song Ziyuan and He Chengjing. They surrounded him again and exchanged pleasantries. After a while, Song Ziyuan led them to the mansion that the emperor had bestowed upon him.

Song Ziyuan's mansion, the residence of the top scholar, was much larger than the house where Song Zhili currently lived. Hu Cuicui and the others walked in together, looking left and right, admiring the scenery in the courtyard.

"This mansion is huge, Second Brother, will we be living here from now on?"

Hu Cuicui felt as if she were in a dream, as if everything was so fantastical and unreal.

"Ouch~ That hurts! What are you doing? It hurts so much!"

Suddenly, Song Dashan cried out in pain. Everyone looked at him and saw that Hu Cuicui had pinched his arm. He rubbed his arm in pain.

When Hu Cuicui noticed that everyone was looking at them, she lowered her head somewhat embarrassed and muttered softly, "I just felt like I was dreaming, it felt unreal, so I pinched you."

Song Dashan was speechless. "Then why don't you pinch yourself and instead pinch me?"

"Isn't that just pinching myself? I'm afraid of the pain."

Hearing this, Song Dashan was speechless, but he didn't argue with Hu Cuicui anymore and continued to tour the mansion with Song Ziyuan.

The others, suppressing smiles, silently continued walking forward.

This was Song Zhili's first time visiting Song Ziyuan's residence. Seeing how large the residence was, she realized that it was large enough for all of them to stay in, and that the other house that He Chengjing had prepared would probably be unnecessary.

Thinking this, the group quickly arrived at the inner courtyard. Song Ziyuan let them choose their own rooms, and after they finished, he had the servants bring over their luggage.

Li Shi and Song Hai were still not used to being served and planned to help themselves, but Song Ziyuan stopped them, saying, "Grandpa, Grandma, you sit down. Let the servants do these chores."