Married to a Villainous Minister

Yu Jiao wakes up one day to find herself transmigrated into the body of a poor rural girl, sold off in a marriage of luck to a sickly man.

Thinking she’s landed in a farming-romance novel, ...

Chapter 267: Your Father's Grave

Yu Jiao touched Fei Ge'er's head.

"Come in." Liu Sanniang said indifferently.

Yu Jiao took Fei Ge'er's hand and walked into the house. "Sister brought you some books, as well as some paper and pens."

She took out the "Three Character Classic", "Thousand Character Classic" and "Hundred Family Names" that she bought for Fei Ge'er from the package.

Fei Ge'er was very happy to get the book. He held it carefully and said to Yu Jiao, "Thank you, sister."

"Mom, have you sent Fei Ge'er to school?" Yu Jiao asked.

Liu Sanniang nodded and said, "It has rained a lot these days, so the teacher at the school has stopped teaching."

The teacher in the village school was not very knowledgeable. He taught enlightenment and calligraphy, and only taught some superficial knowledge.

When Fei Ge'er heard Yu Jiao asking about the school, he was obviously very happy. He trotted into the side room, took out a few large characters he had practiced, and held them up with both hands to show Yu Jiao.

"Sister, I have learned to write your name and mother's name." He tilted his little face up and looked at Yu Jiao with his round black eyes, looking cute as if asking for praise.

Yu Jiao curled her lips and smiled, glancing at the calligraphy that Fei Ge'er was practicing. Although Fei Ge'er was a beginner, he wrote very seriously and his handwriting was unusually neat.

"It's very well written. Our Brother Fei is really amazing." Yu Jiao praised softly.

After receiving the praise, Fei Ge pursed his lips and smiled shyly.

"Fifth brother went to Qingzhou for the autumn examination. How did he do in the exam?" When Liu Sanniang mentioned the word Qingzhou, she looked at Yu Jiao with some worry. She didn't know whether the two people who came to her house that day went to Qingyu Village to find Yu Jiao.

Yu Qizhe replied, "It's for the autumn examination. The results will be announced in two days. If there is good news, I will send a letter to my mother-in-law then."

Liu Sanniang nodded and stopped talking here, and the atmosphere in the room fell silent.

Yu Qizhe stood up and said, "I see another corner of my mother-in-law's courtyard wall has collapsed. I'll go help her mend it."

Yu Jiao knew that he wanted to make some space for her to talk to Liu Sanniang, and she felt comforted by his thoughtfulness.

Yu Jiao rubbed Fei Ge'er's head, who was clinging to her side, and said, "Go to the courtyard and play with your brother Qizhe for a while."

Fei Ge'er responded obediently and followed Yu Qizhe out of the house.

Only Yu Jiao and Liu Sanniang were left in the room. Liu Sanniang coughed lightly, feeling somewhat uneasy. "How does Fifth Brother treat you?"

"Very good." Yu Jiao had no intention of exchanging pleasantries with Liu Sanniang. In fact, there was no affection between the mother and daughter, and exchanging pleasantries would be awkward.

She asked directly, "Is the jade button that mother gave me last time really left to me by father?"

Seeing that she asked about the jade button, Liu Sanniang's expression became a little nervous. She knew that the two men must have taken the jade button to find Yu Jiao, but she didn't know whether she recognized them.

"What did they say to you? Did you tell those two people about the jade buckle?" Liu Sanniang asked hurriedly.

Yu Jiao shook her head. "I haven't told them, but the man was holding a jade button that was exactly the same as the one my mother gave me. There is no such coincidence in the world."

When Liu Sanniang heard that she had not told the two about the jade button, she breathed a sigh of relief and pinched the handkerchief in her hand, saying, "It is true that there is no such coincidence, but I cannot tell you. You just need to remember not to let anyone see the jade button in your hand. If anyone from the capital comes to see you again, don't believe them no matter what they say."

"Otherwise, you will be killed." Liu Sanniang paused, stared at Yu Jiao coldly.

"The jade button has been lost in Qingzhou. Since it could lead to my death, why did my mother give it to me?" Yu Jiao asked coldly.

"That's what your mother...your father left for you before he died. His legacy should be given to you." Liu Sanniang almost said the wrong thing. She deliberately exposed this and then said, "Don't come back home from now on. You are married and belong to another family. Whether your future is good or bad depends entirely on your luck. It has nothing to do with me and Fei Ge'er."

Yu Jiao couldn't help but sneer. How could there be such a mother in this world? Even if she favored boys over girls, she and Liu Sanniang were blood relatives after all. How could she say such cold words to her own daughter?

If she didn't have a mole on her back, she would have doubted whether she was Liu Sanniang's biological daughter.

"What are you afraid of, mother?" Yu Jiao asked coldly, "Could it be that the jade button was stolen from the princess's mansion?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Your father and I are honest people, how could we steal other people's things? What did those two people say to you? If you want to live a peaceful life, you'd better not believe anything and live a down-to-earth life with Fifth Brother." Liu Sanniang had a trace of anger on her face and was very annoyed by Yu Jiao's questioning.

Yu Jiao knew that the jade button was not stolen. If it was really a dirty item stolen from the princess's mansion, it would not have been kept in the Meng family for so many years. It should have been exchanged for silver and sold.

"I want to know the origin of the jade button." Yu Jiao looked straight at Liu Sanniang. She didn't like unexpected things to happen. This jade button was an unknown danger.

Liu Sanniang avoided her gaze and said coldly, "The jade button was left to you by your father. If you want to know, go to your father's grave and ask."

"Am I your and dad's child?"

After hearing this, something in Liu Sanniang's heart seemed to snap. She stood up abruptly and said in a sharp voice, "You don't want to acknowledge me as your mother, and I don't want to acknowledge you as my daughter either. Hurry and leave!"

They will be driven away without any explanation.