At the beginning of August, Liu Yuqin gave birth to a boy. This made her very proud, and she even said a lot of things in front of Aunt Qing.

"Su Qiuya can't have children, and she won't raise my child. My child is a boy, and he'll take care of them in their old age." Liu Yuqin lay on the bed. "She can't have children, so don't try to adopt someone else's child. Isn't it better for someone else's child than for my child?"

"No child is as good as yours." Aunt Qing thought that the child born by Liu Yuqin was her grandson after all. If Su Qiuya and Liu Yanbo really went outside to adopt a child, then the child they adopted would definitely not be as good.

Aunt Qing didn't want to have a child who had no blood relationship with her as her grandson. She still hoped that her son would have his own children.

Su Qiuya came to see Liu Yuqin, but she didn't expect to hear such words when she walked outside. Su Qiuya's face was not very good. She came to see Liu Yuqin with good intentions, but Liu Yuqin was saying those words.

Because of what Liu Yuqin said, she would never raise the child born by Liu Yuqin.

If she raised Liu Yuqin's child, Liu Yuqin would definitely have a lot to say. It was not certain who the child would be close to, and whether the child would still want her property.

Su Qiuya's eyes were a little cold, but fortunately they had long since given up hope on these people.

"Second sister should raise this child herself." Before Su Qiuya could speak, Liu Yanbo had already walked in.

Liu Yanbo didn't want to hear them say these words. No matter what Liu Yuqin wanted to do, she shouldn't say that.

"Whether or not we have children in the future is none of your business," Liu Yanbo said. "You've only given birth to a child, and you're saying things like that. No wonder others dislike you and don't want to marry you."

"Whose brother are you?" Liu Yuqin glared at Liu Yanbo upon hearing this. "You're just guarding a hen that can't lay eggs. Sooner or later, you'll regret it."

"Second sister, you've been married for several years, but you still don't have a child, right?" Su Qiuya said, "You only got pregnant when you were getting divorced. This is truly fate."

Su Qiuya wondered what Liu Yuqin had to be proud of. She only found out she was pregnant after the divorce, and Liu Yuqin still had to raise the child herself.

"If Second Sister doesn't want to raise this child, then send him to the Mei family," Liu Yanbo said. "A boy shouldn't suffer."

"You are so cruel." Liu Yuqin was unwilling to abandon her son to the Mei family. She was afraid that the Mei family would pester her and that would be bad. She couldn't hand the child over to the Mei family, but she really didn't want to raise a child herself. "We have a wet nurse at home. We don't need you or the Mei family."

Liu Yuqin gritted her teeth. She absolutely could not let these people look down on her.

After Liu Yuqin gave birth to the child, Princess Zhaoyang prepared things for Liu Yuqin according to the gift list she had prepared for Liu Fang before. There were not many things, only about ten or twenty taels of silver in total.

Princess Zhaoyang is not afraid of others saying bad things about her. Liu Fang and Liu Yuqin both like to make trouble, so there is no need for their marquis' mansion to give these two people face.

"These things are enough." Liu's mother looked at the list. "Does it mean that because she's divorced, we have to give her more things? That's totally unnecessary."

Liu's mother thought that those things were more than enough and there was no need to prepare more. People like Liu Yuqin would never be satisfied no matter how many things they received.

Besides, it’s just a baby’s full-month gift, so it really doesn’t require that much.

Before, the monthly allowance for a concubine in the mansion was only one and a half to two taels of silver. It was considered good if they could prepare a full-moon gift of more than ten taels of silver.

How could anyone possibly prepare so many gifts? Even wealthy families don't spend hundreds of taels of silver on family occasions.

"Giving birth to a child is not the same as getting married." Mother Liu was too lazy to care about Liu Yuqin. She just wanted to live a more comfortable life.

Princess Zhaoyang did not go to Liu Yuqin in person, but sent someone to deliver something. No one from the Marquis of Jingning's mansion went there, not because they were unwilling to give Liu Yuqin face, but because Liu Yuqin had done too many stupid things.

Madam Qin Dashao did not go there in person, but asked someone to deliver the things.

How could Liu Yuqin be happy? Did these people not take her seriously? If they really meant her, they should come here in person.

"None of these people come here." Liu Yuqin was unhappy.

"There's no way." Aunt Qing couldn't force these people to come over.

"What's the meaning of 'nothing'? It's just that we're not strong enough, so they bully us." Liu Yuqin said, "If I had a powerful husband, not too powerful, just like my eldest brother-in-law, would those people dare to treat me like this?"

“…” Aunt Qing thought about it and felt the same way.

But how could Liu Yuqin find a better match in her current state? Liu Yuqin was always picky, and matchmakers didn't even like to come to her house. Matchmakers thought Liu Yuqin was too picky, and this marriage was too difficult to arrange.

Matchmakers don't want to always come back empty-handed. They think it's too difficult to be a matchmaker for Liu Yuqin, and they don't want to wait until they get nothing in return.

After a long time, the matchmakers all gave up on Liu Yuqin.

Aunt Qing hadn't given up on Liu Yuqin yet. Since her son and daughter-in-law didn't listen to her, she wanted her daughter to marry someone better. If her daughter could marry someone better, then she could live a better life too.

Two days later, Princess Zhaoyang took Liu Jia to the beach. Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching. Princess Zhaoyang planned to take Liu Jia out for some fun and then come back with Liu Yulian.

"Aunt, aunt." Liu Jia hadn't seen Liu Yulian for a long time, and she really missed her aunt.

"Sister-in-law, Xiaojia." Liu Yulian looked at them with a smile, "Come into the house first, you'll be able to eat soon."

"You're still thinking about food," Princess Zhaoyang asked. "How's the restaurant business?"

"It's OK," Liu Yulian said. "At first, some people thought the fish wasn't tasty, but after they tried it, they realized it was delicious, and more people came to the restaurant."

"Are there a lot of restaurants selling fish outside now?" Princess Zhaoyang knew when she was in the northwest that many people liked to imitate some of the things made by Liu Yulian.

"They already sell it, and now they've improved the method." Liu Yulian said, "It will be available soon, you can try it."

"You must try it, it should taste good." Princess Zhaoyang said.

"I want to eat too, I want to eat too." Liu Jia said excitedly.

While they were having dinner, He Xiyuan came. Princess Zhaoyang grew up under the royal concubine's lap, and the prince was He Xiyuan's cousin, so Princess Zhaoyang and He Xiyuan had a good relationship.

"How are you two doing here?" asked Princess Zhaoyang.

"It's okay." Liu Yulian said, "I have to go out from time to time and see more things."

"Yes, that's great." He Xiyuan hoped that Liu Yulian would come of age soon so that they could get married sooner.

"This is delicious." Liu Jia said. She likes to eat these things very much.

Princess Zhaoyang looked at her stepdaughter and saw that she also liked to eat these dishes.

"Will we go back together after a few days, or will you continue to stay here?" asked Princess Zhaoyang.

"Let's go back together." Liu Yulian said, "We don't have anything else to do here."

"Aren't we going to study salt-drying?" Princess Zhaoyang wondered.

"The rest of you stay, we'll go back." Liu Yulian said, "Some of you can continue your research here. The autumn exam is almost here, so we should go back early."

Liu Yulian didn't plan to let He Xiyuan stay here all the time. No other fiancés would accompany their fiancées like this. He Xiyuan has been with her for a long time. He Xiyuan also helped her solve some things in his free time. Liu Yulian didn't want them to stay at the beach all the time, so as not to delay He Xiyuan's studies.

"Sister-in-law, you know me too. There's no way I'd stay in an unfamiliar place for so long." Liu Yulian had a deep understanding of herself. She couldn't stay at the beach forever anyway. It wasn't for He Xiyuan, but for herself. "I've never been away from home for so long before."

"You miss home, don't you?" Princess Zhaoyang chuckled. "If you do, go back."

"We are going back." Liu Yulian said, "I also dried some fish and will take them back when the time comes."

"Okay." Princess Zhaoyang said, "You've been working here, why are you doing this?"

"I'll try it when I have time," Liu Yulian said. "Let's see what delicious dishes I can make. People here don't like fish that much, but they live by the sea, so they eat a lot of fish. They also have all kinds of food here, and there's a kind that contains small insects from the sea."

Liu Yulian thought that she was still not used to eating these things, so she just took a look at them.

"There are still many specialties here. If we make them well, we can still make a lot of money." Liu Yulian said.

It’s just that the technology in ancient times was not so advanced, and the preservation technology was not so good, which resulted in seafood products not being able to be transported too far.

The most important thing right now is to produce more salt. Salt can be used to pickle things and also help preserve them.

"According to what you said, there is a treasure here?" asked Princess Zhaoyang.

"I guess so." Liu Yulian said, "As long as it is used properly, it can be used."

"Let's eat." Princess Zhaoyang didn't say much about these things. These things were not something she could change, and she couldn't make those people rich all of a sudden.

Northwest, Liu Fang is not like the eldest Mrs. Huo. She still looks at her daughter, but still says words that show her disdain for her daughter.

After hearing what Liu Fang said, Zhen Wen Ze didn't really want Liu Fang to raise his daughter.

"If you want the old lady to raise her, then let her." Liu Fang thought that she didn't want to raise a little girl. She wanted to give birth to a son in the future. "If my daughter grows up abnormally, you can't blame me."

"Not you." Zhen Wenzhe was still worried that Liu Fang had raised her daughter in a wrong way.

"If you want to take the baby, go ahead. I won't stop you. No matter where the baby is, it's mine." Liu Fang thought she had to give birth to a son soon, but a son wasn't the most important thing right now. "Didn't you say I'd go to Beijing after I gave birth? Now that the baby's born, when will I go?"

"The child is still young." Zhen Wenzhe had no intention of going to Beijing at this time. The Zhen family had some money, but that amount was not enough to live in Beijing.

From the attitude of the Jingning Marquisate towards them, it can be seen that the Jingning Marquisate is unlikely to give them any more help. After they arrive in the capital, their lives will probably not be so easy. Not to mention that they can do business in the capital, there are too many people doing business in the capital.

Not everyone can do business well, and Zhen Wenzhe doesn't think he can do it well.

"We only have so little money at home. What are we going to do in the capital? Are we just waiting to starve?" Zhen Wenze said, "We can't go to the Marquis of Jingning's mansion. Think about your brothers and sisters. They also wrote letters. When they returned to the capital, they went to their sister-in-law's family home. They didn't stay at the Marquis of Jingning's mansion at all."

"We are different." Liu Fang said.

"It's different. You're a married woman from outside the family, so you're considered a member of the Zhen family," Zhen Wenze said. "Don't even think about it for now. You'd better stay here for now. If we want to go back to Beijing, we'll have to wait a few years. Once your brothers and the others have established themselves, we can go back. It'll still be in time."

"How many more years do we have to wait? Why don't you say we should go when we are old?" Liu Fang gritted her teeth.

"That's fine," Zhen Wenze said, "if you're willing."

"I'll wait a few years at most. If you don't want to go, I'll go myself." Liu Fang said, "What future can I have if I stay here forever?"

"Whether you have a future or not is not up to you to decide." Zhen Wenze frowned, "Just stop saying those things."

Liu Fang didn't say anything. She thought about those people outside who said good things about Liu Yulian, and why those people didn't say good things about herself.

When those people came to the Rongning Temple to donate money for incense, Liu Fang wondered why they didn't give her the money. She was Liu Yulian's sister, so it would be great if those people gave her the money. That way, wouldn't they be helping Princess Rongning?

Liu Fang wants it, but others are not that stupid.

The people here more or less knew that Liu Yulian and Liu Fang were not on good terms, so how could they possibly give the money to Liu Fang? Princess Rongning did not ask for more money from them when she was in the northwest, so how could they give money to Liu Fang?

Liu Fang still had some dignity to maintain, so she was just thinking about it in her mind. She wouldn't actually go to the Rongning Temple to ask for money. If she did, no one would give her any money, and others would also criticize her.

At the beach, Liu Jia looked at the sea. She was very happy and ran towards the beach.

"Be careful." Liu Yulian asked the maid to keep an eye on Liu Jia and not let her run into the sea.

"She is just excited. She has never seen it before and wants to play with it." Princess Zhaoyang said with a smile.

However, Princess Zhaoyang was not so reassured and had to have someone keep an eye on Liu Jia. Accidents could easily happen at the seaside, and if Liu Jia got into trouble, Princess Zhaoyang would not be able to entertain her husband.

"Let's play." Liu Yulian said.

In the capital, Da Huo had been relatively quiet at the manor recently, and she was thinking about whether she could leave the manor if she behaved more quietly. She didn't want to stay at the manor for the rest of her life; she wanted to leave.

Mrs. Huo came to see Mrs. Huo, who had been living on the farm for more than half a year. Mrs. Huo also wanted to ask Mrs. Huo to leave, but Uncle Huo did not agree.

Uncle Huo was worried that Mrs. Huo would cause trouble again after she left, so it would be better for him to let Mrs. Huo stay in the manor.

"Father won't let me go out?" asked Mrs. Huo.

"Well," Mrs. Huo said, "Originally, I wanted you to go back for the Mid-Autumn Festival, but your father didn't agree. Don't worry, I'll talk to your father again in a few days. Maybe he'll agree. You should also be more careful and stop making trouble."

"Nothing's happening." Da Huo said, "I've been here for so long. I can't stay here forever."

"Wait and see." Mrs. Huo picked up the teacup. "This tea is not very good. I will bring you good tea another day."

"If you stay here all the time, you can have so much good tea." Mrs. Huo felt aggrieved. She had enough food and clothes, but she couldn't go out and talk to others. If she continued like this, she would go crazy sooner or later.

Da Huo wanted to be reborn, definitely not to stay on the farm forever.

But she didn't know anything about culture medium or anything like that. Liu Yulian hadn't studied these things in her previous life. At least not when she was alive. Da Huo wanted to know those things herself so that she could get those good things before Liu Yulian.

Mrs. Huo thought that God was unfair. How could God let Liu Yulian be so capable? Liu Yulian had very good embroidery skills in her previous life. Liu Yulian could also make some small things, but her movements in her previous life were not as powerful as in this life.

So much so that Da Huo always wondered if Liu Yulian was reborn, but Liu Yulian didn't deal with her. If Liu Yulian was reborn, then Liu Yulian would definitely deal with her.

"I don't want to live in the Marquis' Mansion anymore. I'll just live a peaceful life from now on." Mrs. Huo said, "I didn't keep an eye on them, so I don't know what they did to my daughter."

Mrs. Huo only mentioned her daughter at this time. She usually didn't think about her daughter at all. Whether her daughter was dead or alive had nothing to do with her. She just wanted to get out. Once she got out, she could slowly make plans. She would definitely be cautious this time.

When Mrs. Huo returned home, she talked to Uncle Huo about the affairs of the eldest Huo family.

"Let her stay at the farm," said Uncle Huo. "Don't even think about letting her out from now on."

Uncle Huo didn't believe what Mrs. Huo said. Their daughter couldn't really change. Mrs. Huo said those things because she didn't want to stay in the manor. Some families let people like Mrs. Huo go out of their hearts, causing the family to be implicated.

Uncle Huo thought that he was not that stupid, and he would never let the big Huo family do something stupid.

"If you are worried about her, just go and stay with her," said Uncle Huo.

"..." There was no way Mrs. Huo would be willing to accompany Mrs. Huo.

Mrs. Huo went to the Ouyang family. She thought that if her son-in-law asked to let Mrs. Huo go, then Uncle Huo would probably let Mrs. Huo go.

At the Ouyang family, Lord Ouyang did not expect that Mrs. Huo would actually ask him to go to Uncle Huo and plead for the eldest Mrs. Huo.

"Then divorce me." Lord Ouyang said, "Even a peaceful divorce is fine. There's no place for her in the Ouyang family, and I don't want to die."

Every time Lord Ouyang thought about his youngest daughter's frailty, he thought it was all because of Mrs. Huo's constant fussing during her pregnancy. If Mrs. Huo hadn't been so fussy, the child wouldn't have been so frail.

If Da Huo could assassinate him, she could assassinate others.

Lord Ouyang would never allow such a disaster to enter his home. If he had sent the disaster out, he would let it stay somewhere else.

"If you want her out, just let her stay in the Marquis's residence," Lord Ouyang said. "But if she can come out, what will she do? Madam, don't wait until everyone else in the family blames you before you regret it."

Lord Ouyang thought that the eldest Huo had made it difficult for the Huo family's daughter to find a husband. The Huo family probably had a daughter around ten years old. If the eldest Huo was allowed to come out again, would those people still want to find a husband?

"She was just acting on impulse, you can't let her..."

"No!" Lord Ouyang interrupted Mrs. Huo, "Are you being generous to others or taking their lives?"