"How about this, if you get into the sedan chair obediently today, I will forgive you for what happened! I won't ask you for compensation, and you will still be my dear wife in the future. I will treat you well, including this little boy you brought up. If he behaves well, I will raise him for a few years and then marry him off."

"Otherwise...it will be very difficult for me!"

Liu Quezi looked embarrassed.

"You're talking nonsense!" Lin was so angry that she trembled all over when she heard the other party slander her reputation.

She abandoned her son and stood up, demanding, "You accidentally bumped into me on the street, and I dodged for a moment. When did I have any contact with you? When the matchmaker first came, I told her I'd never find you even if I had to jump into the river. And you let her keep harassing me? What are you up to?"

Even in her gray linen shirt, she could not hide her curvy figure, delicate and shiny skin, and even her scolding was more elegant than those country women.

Liu Quezi watched, a hint of satisfaction and lust flashing in his eyes: "Who doesn't know my heart? You said it would be better if you were a little more honest, but you forced me to use force."

He looked at the people in Xiaotian Village again: "Everyone in the surrounding area has heard of me, Liu Quezi, right? I advise you not to meddle in other people's business, otherwise you will be finished when my brother comes back."

"Even if we report it to the authorities, it's useless. My brother's brother is in charge of the government office. We don't know who they will arrest then!"

Liu Quezi said proudly and waved his hand: "Brothers, get started! I'll be home for the wedding banquet soon!"

The people behind him were ready to make a move. Just as they were about to do so, the village chief pushed the person in front away and said, "That won't do! Finding a wife requires mutual consent. If you force someone into marrying you, what's the point of that?"

Ji Fengshou stepped forward and said, "This lady belongs to our Ji family. Since she said she doesn't want to, you can't take her away today!"

Liu Quezi stood up and pushed the village chief aside. He limped around Ji Fengshou twice, looking him up and down. "Are you from the Ji family?"

All of Ji's men stood up and said, "We are all from Ji's family! Don't even think about taking anyone away today!"

Lin and Ji Ruofeng's eyes were red when they heard this.

Looking at the uncles and aunts standing in front of him, Ji Ruofeng felt a sense of pride from the inside out. The timidity in his heart dissipated a little, and his chest and back straightened a little.

"Daozi, is this the Ji family you mentioned?" Liu Quezi turned around and asked Huang Dadao.

Huang Dadao stepped forward immediately and pointed at Ji Changying: "Yes, this is someone from the Ji family. She was the one who beat me up last time! This is her father!"

Liu Quezi looked in the direction of the finger and took a look at Ji Changying. A hint of interest appeared in his eyes: "This girl is fair and clean, and looks quite fresh."

The Ji family's people's eyes changed, and the tense atmosphere just now disappeared a little. They looked at Liu Guizi with very strange eyes.

You said this person could say something bad about someone, but he chose to mention Aying.

If this really pissed her off, a hundred cripples wouldn't be enough to beat her...

This look made Ji Fengshou very uncomfortable. How dare a mere cripple look at his daughter like that!

"What are you looking at? Don't think you're so great just because you have an older brother! I have an older brother too! Hurry up and take your people away. Isn't it just compensation? We've already paid for Gao the matchmaker's treatment. At most, we'll have to pay for the recovery. Just name the amount!"

Ji Fengshou stepped forward to block Liu Quezi's gaze.

"Your brother? What's so great about a lousy teacher? You and your entire Ji family are criminals who were exiled here! Don't think you've forgotten who you are after just a few days! My brother manages over a thousand people, what do you think you are!"

Liu Quezi looked at Ji Fengshou with disdain, limped to the side, and looked at Lin: "Are you going to get on the sedan chair by yourself? Or should I invite you to get on? If you don't get on now, your clansmen will be in trouble later!"

Lin's eyes darkened. She didn't expect that the other party actually had a brother who was a captain of a thousand men.

In the past, she would have disdained it, but now it’s different.

Not only were the Ji family members demoted and exiled, but they are now powerless and ordinary people. She has felt too many differences in the past six months.

The corners of Lin's mouth twitched, and she turned her head to look in the direction of her son, with some struggle in her eyes.

"There's no rush for this. How did you know my uncle was a teacher? Did you investigate?"

Ji Changying looked at Huang Dadao with a straightforward look.

The other person avoided her gaze and didn't dare to look her in the eye.

Liu Quezi sneered: "Let me be frank. My brother still remembers the time you beat him up! He asked me to help him get back at you, so I asked someone to find out more about your family's past."

"Even if you have a few people from the Ji family teaching at the clan school and have some respect with the county magistrate, so what? Who among you, a family of criminals, would dare to get really close to you?"

Liu Quezi spoke in a firm tone, but he knew the truth in his heart.

It's not just the county magistrate. I heard that even the Prince of Ping has visited the Ji family several times.

He didn't know what their relationship was like, so he didn't want to act rashly. Unexpectedly, he ran into the pretty Lin on the street.

After checking, isn't this a coincidence? Not only is she from the Ji family, but she's also the eldest daughter of the capital!

Even if she's older, so what? The key is that she's the eldest daughter of the capital! And she's pretty!

Liu Quezi will soon have a father-in-law in Beijing! Who will then dare to laugh at him for not having a wife at such an age?

He has high standards and ordinary people are not worthy of him!

"Since we'll soon be a family, you can tie this young lady up and carry her to my sedan chair. I'll leave this matter at that. I won't mention it to my brother!"

Liu Quezi waved his hand pretending to be magnanimous and stood there looking at Ji Fengshou and the others.

It seemed as if he was certain that the other party would hand the person over.

Lin's eyes were dim, and she stood there with a dead heart.

"No! I don't want it!" Ji Ruofeng stood in front of Lin and spread his arms to protect her behind him.

"My dear uncles and aunts, I know I was a worthless person before. Please don't hand my mother over to me! We are the only ones left in my family. I will repay you even if I have to work like a slave!"

Ji Ruofeng knelt on the ground, not even looking at the people around him, moving his knees and kowtowed in circles.

The head hit the ground with a dull "dong dong dong" sound, as if it was hitting one's heart one by one.

"We are the only ones left. Apart from you elders, there is no one else in the family who can help us make the decision. Please... please!"

Ji Ruofeng sobbed and grabbed Aunt Li's legs, begging constantly.

Everyone in the Ji family couldn't help but look at Ji Fengshou. Lin had tears in her eyes and stood silently aside without stopping them.

In the past, she was forced to use her body to please the officials in order to survive. Now that she can finally live a good life, she doesn't want to become the kind of person she despises the most.

If it really doesn't work... Lin's eyes looked at the millstone beside him and quickly moved away.

No! She still has a son and parents in Beijing. She can't die so easily!