A master of metaphysics is farming.

A few casual words shocked everyone present.

"No way... Lotus Girl has lost her virginity?!"

"That's a matchmaker who's seen countless daughters; she's got the best eye for people!"

"I noticed Lotus's face is flushed tonight, could it be... she was just now...!"

The entire audience erupted in uproar, the shock still lingering.

Amidst the rustling sounds, only one person remained perfectly conscious, his eyes fixed on the money bag, charging towards the matchmaker with all his might. Four burly sedan chair bearers blocked his way, preventing Li from getting even an inch closer.

"My money! My money!"

Xiang He felt a headache coming on; he had never seen anyone so greedy...

Still thinking about the money at this point, the old man of the Xiang family blushed and banged his hoe on the ground again, "Stop fooling around! Aren't you ashamed!"

"That's my money, what's there to be ashamed of!"

"Shut up!"

Li was still cursing, but the matchmaker and the others had already carried the sedan chair away. With anger suffocating her, Li recalled the matchmaker's words and gasped for breath. She turned around and strode towards Xiang Lianhua, raising her hand to slap her across the face.

"You shameless hussy! Is what that old woman said true?!"

In her shock, Xiang Lianhua's legs went weak and she knelt on the ground, but she stubbornly refused to admit it, "No, no, Grandma! They're slandering me! It must be He Yatou and the matchmaker who's framing me! She even exchanged glances with the matchmaker just now! They're slandering me!"

Mentioning Xiang He only fueled Li's anger. She snatched the hoe from her father's hand and stormed toward Xiang He, yelling, "You wretched girl, what are you up to?! You've made me lose twenty taels of silver!"

Xiang He spread his hands, stood up, and led the three people behind him slowly toward the door. "What can I do? Originally, we could get money as long as we could exchange wives, but unfortunately, my second sister's body is tainted, and the matchmakers don't even want her. There's nothing I can do."

"I didn't!" Xiang Lianhua gripped Yu Shi's wrist tightly, her eyes flashing with panic, and pointed at Xiang He angrily, "Mother! She framed me!"

Xiang He smirked and pushed Su Shi closer to the door frame. "Why would I need to frame you? Why don't you have someone take a look at your body, your wrists... oh right, and the red mark on your neck is almost impossible to cover up."

Suddenly all eyes fell on Lianhua's neck. Her cheeks flushed instantly, and her neck turned red as well. She hurriedly pulled her collar tighter and shook her head vigorously, "I really didn't! You're framing me!"

Yu was standing right next to her. With just a turn of her head, she could see clearly that Xiang Lianhua was raising her hand to protect her collar, but her sleeve had slipped down, and she could see the suspicious red mark on her wrist at a glance.

Her eyes widened instantly, speechless with shock, but she quickly recovered and pulled the person behind her, saying, "My Lianhua is completely innocent! Father and Mother, please don't believe that slut's words! Lianhua is so well-behaved, how could she do such a thing!"

She held Xiang Lianhua's hand, which trembled slightly. Xiang Lianhua hid behind her, her body also trembling uncontrollably.

The onlookers outside the door, not wanting to miss out on the drama, all craned their necks to peer inside. "The matchmaker wasn't lying. If she's truly innocent, what's there to be afraid of being seen?"

“That’s right,” Aunt Si straightened her sleeves and stepped over the threshold. “Aunt Si is not an outsider and can prove your innocence.”

As her fourth aunt was about to walk in, Xiang Lianhua's heart was in her throat.

When Grandpa Xiang saw this, he understood what was going on, and he kept suppressing the anger in his heart.

Li, on the other hand, was furious. She was already heartbroken about losing twenty taels of silver and had nowhere to vent her anger. Now, she was looking for an excuse to vent her anger, completely losing her mind in her rage.

She turned around and rushed forward to pull Lianhua away, but her grandfather snatched the hoe from her hand, slammed it on the ground, and pulled Li away, saying, "Stop making a scene!"

"What did I do wrong?!"

Grandpa glared angrily, and the noise outside continued. Li tried her best to suppress her irritation, and walked to the bedside to sit down.

Grandpa cleared his throat and waved to Fourth Aunt, "Alright! This is our family matter. Lianhua has always been obedient and would never do such a shameful thing."

The eldest uncle stood in front of the mother and daughter, his large frame completely obscuring them. "It's late, everyone should go home. There's nothing exciting to see here."

Seeing them desperately trying to defend Xiang Lianhua, the people outside couldn't wait to rush in and find out what was going on, while Xiang He and the other three had already successfully crossed the threshold.

While everyone's attention was on Xiang Lianhua, she pulled Xiang Yang closer and said, "Go to the stove and get some food to hide, especially meat."

Xiang Yang was slightly taken aback, but quickly understood and ran towards the kitchen.

She then told Xiang Yun to help Su Shi up, as the fire would soon reach them again, and they needed to be fully prepared.

Determined to see what was really going on, Fourth Aunt wouldn't give up. She pointed at Xiang He and said, "He'er and that matchmaker saw everything clearly. If our Xiang family produces a girl like that, it's a morally reprehensible act, and she'll be drowned in a pig cage!"

As expected, everyone's eyes searched for Xiang He again. Li looked around the inner room and found that Xiang He and the others were already outside the door. She was already full of anger, and now the flames rose rapidly. Her old face turned red and purple. She picked up the broom by the door and walked towards her.

Xiang He didn't dodge, just waited for her to run forward, and the broom came flying at her.

Xiang He simply raised his hand and grabbed the broom handle. "Old woman, you're too old for that. Don't be so rough. You'll hurt your back."

As she spoke, she tried to snatch the broom away, but unexpectedly, this Li woman was quite strong and they remained locked in a stalemate. "You wretched girl, you made me lose twenty taels of silver, and you're still spreading rumors about my granddaughter. What are you up to!"

When she opened her mouth, her yellow teeth were revealed, and coupled with her harsh words, her mouth looked very smelly.

Xiang He chuckled repeatedly, feeling the force still in her hand. Suddenly, she loosened her grip, and before Li could react, she was thrown back several steps by her own force, along with the broom.

No one came forward to help her. Xiang He patted the dust off her hands, turned to help Su Shi stand up straight, and said coldly, "What are my intentions? Indeed, our third family has decided to separate from you."

"What……?"

Su was stunned for a moment, and everyone present was also stunned. Only Grandpa Xiang was the first to react. He held the hoe in his hand, his face flushed with anger, and shouted, "Say that again!"

Xiang He remained calm as before, "Separating the family, didn't you hear me?"

After regaining her senses from the shock, Madam Su tightened her grip on Xiang He's wrist. "He'er...should we talk to your father about this...?"

"No need, Father will definitely agree."

The father, who hadn't appeared since Xiang He returned, was now being helped out by Xiang Yang. One of his legs was wrapped in gauze, and his arm was in a sling, indicating that his injury was quite serious.

He nodded vigorously several times, his eyes resolute, clearly indicating that he also agreed to the division of the family property.

Xiang He felt gratified. Her gaze drifted to the outside of the gate, where a wisp of pure spirit lingered, visible only to Xiang He.

The spirit, with the same face as Xiang He, smiled at Xiang He, its small mouth opening and closing as if to say—

"Thank you."