Xia Wenqing thought that since the emperor was far away and the Xia family's identities were sensitive, they wouldn't appear in the place where she was sent to the countryside, so she could live as she pleased.

Little did Xia Taishun know that, out of concern that she was not doing well, he specially sent someone to contact her and learned from others what she had done.

Xia Wenqing: "Dad, Mom, I'm sorry. When those people came to our house back then, I was terrified and went to the countryside out of fear, leaving you here to suffer. I am an unfilial daughter."

Xia Tai'an's expression was complicated. He had doted on this daughter for more than ten years and never thought that one day she would disregard their lives and trample on them wantonly for her own good.

Xia Tai'an: "Let bygones be bygones. You're married now and have children. Go back and live a good life with your loved ones and children."

He didn't say the words, "Don't worry about this place," because he wanted to save face for Xia Wenqing.

Xia Wenqing clearly did not understand the meaning behind her father's words. She only had one thought in her mind: no matter what she did, her father would not hold it against her.

As long as she gets her father on her side, even if her biological mother is biased towards Yu Rujia, she can still come back and slowly plot her way out, and sooner or later she will get what she wants.

Xia Wenqing pressed on, saying, "Dad, I was indeed scared away at first, but I regretted it after I came to my senses, so I asked someone to come and inquire about your situation."

"I learned that you were sent down to the countryside, but I couldn't find the place. That's why I haven't contacted you for more than ten years. I'm sorry you've suffered."

Xia Wenqing struck a pose, immediately kneeling down to confess her wrongdoings, followed by deep regret, and then saying that she had asked people to look for them, but they couldn't find them.

If Xia Taishun hadn't informed them beforehand, they wouldn't have been so wary of Xia Wenqing, and might have actually been fooled by her excellent singing and acting performance.

According to Xia Taishun's investigation, Xia Wenqing was living a good life in the countryside. If he was really worried about them, he could have spent some money to ask someone to find those people and investigate clues.

But she never thought about them, and even kept her connection to the Xia family a secret in order to avoid being implicated by them.

Xia Tai'an: "When the family had trouble, we suffered a lot in the first few days, but Rujia was bold. After discussing it with your grandfather, she came up with the idea of ​​reporting the family to get away with it."

"After Rujia got away, she took Duofu and the other children out. In the sweltering heat, she carried the four children around and ran around to pull strings for us, applying for a transfer to a lower-level position so that we could leave the capital and avoid those things."

“After finally determining where we would be sent down, Rujia brought several children to our village. She took care of the children and helped us. It was because of her support that we were able to get through that period.”

"So Rujia has done our family a great favor. If she hadn't disregarded her own reputation and stood up to deliver the report, refused to take the child away and tried to pull strings, our whole family wouldn't have been able to get away so easily."

Xia Wenqing's heart skipped a beat. She had indeed found out that Yu Rujia had submitted the report and published a notice severing ties with the Xia family after the Xia family's incident.

But she thought Yu Rujia was trying to get herself out of trouble, so she kicked the Xia family who were now in trouble.

I never imagined that she had managed to escape and help the Xia family out of their predicament.

If that's the case, wouldn't Yu Rujia become a great hero in the family, saving the entire Xia family?

Wouldn't her biological daughter, who ran away when the incident happened at home, never be as good as Yu Rujia, her adopted daughter? Xia Wenqing refused to believe this fact.

Xia Wenqing: "This can't be true. Yu Rujia never does anything without a profit. Why would she wrong herself? She must be hiding something from you. Maybe she just wants to get our family's property."

Han Meifeng said coldly, "Rujia saved our family. What's wrong with wanting some material possessions? If it weren't for her, you wouldn't even be able to see our ashes."

“Those material possessions, even if they weren’t given to Rujia, wouldn’t reach us dead people anyway. In your heart, our lives are less than those inanimate objects.”

"Since you don't care about us at all, don't come back to us. Get out of here. You're not welcome in this house."

Xia Wenqing: "Dad, Mom, I am your biological daughter. No matter what, I will never harm you."

“I did run away when the family had that accident, but I was scared. You can’t hold a grudge against me for that.”

"Besides, Yu Rujia isn't genuinely helping you. Otherwise, why would she have gotten together with Fourth Brother?"

“She must have used the promise of helping you to coerce Fourth Brother into submission. Wake up! Yu Rujia has never been a good person from beginning to end.”

Han Meifeng slapped her across the face, her lips trembling with anger at her shameless words.

Han Meifeng: "Shut up! Rujia isn't as despicable as you. If you don't get out of here, I'll throw you out."

Xia Wenqing tried to argue, but Han Meifeng didn't give her a chance and directly pulled her outside.

Xia Taian quietly shrank to one side. Wen Qing was in the wrong to begin with. If she properly admitted her mistake and didn't drag Ru Jia into it, Mei Feng wouldn't even bother to talk to her.

Knowing full well that Meifeng has always stood firmly by Rujia's side when it comes to her issues, why would Wenqing want to rub salt in her wounds at this time? Isn't that just asking for trouble?

Those who were hiding and peeking into Xia Tai'an's courtyard all saw Han Meifeng throw Xia Wenqing out.

Yu Rujia didn't know how others felt, but she could clearly see the smiles on her children's faces and their secret smiles as they covered their mouths.

Dorje said happily, "I knew Grandma was the best. She would never let Mom suffer."

Duoyi agreed, saying, "Grandma is the best. I love Grandma."

Duole jumped around on the ground a few times with joy, then lifted his leg and ran outside.

Yu Rujia quickly called out to him, "Duole, come back." It's chaotic outside; we can't let him cause trouble.

Given the situation outside, running away would only invite more hatred; this kid really doesn't know how to read the room.

Ten-year-old Duole turned around excitedly and said, "I want to go to Grandma's." Grandma is so nice, he wants to go and praise her.

Duoshou grabbed the little guy by the back of his collar: "You stay in the yard and don't cause any trouble."

Duoyi said in a clear voice, "Sixth Brother, Aunt Wenqing is Grandma's daughter. She must be feeling bad for kicking her own daughter out. Please let Grandma have some peace and quiet for a day."

Yu Rujia was surprised that Duoyi, a little boy, was more worldly-wise than Duole, who was several years older than him. However, considering that the boy had always been a master of balancing things since childhood, she found it quite normal.

Yu Rujia: "Duoyi is right. Duole should just be nicer to her grandmother in the future. There's no need to rush to go now."