The notice has been posted. Now things are really messed up; Fang's father has been fired, and the couple has no choice but to go back to the deep mountains. They can't earn any money here, and they can't make a living here.
Sun Xueyao wanted to break off the engagement. She felt that Fang was a bad person who would rescue any woman he saw, and besides, he was currently in prison. As a girl from a good family, she certainly couldn't be with him.
But that won't work; one side disagrees, so they have no choice but to stick together.
Fang was imprisoned, his parents left, and Sun Yun's family didn't know how long they could hold out.
Later, Sun Yun's own family also did not fare well.
At first, Sun Yun also felt that it was not Xueyao's fault, but those people who slandered her daughter. Her daughter was just too kind, until she brought back one abandoned child after another.
Those are children. We can't just ignore them after bringing them back; we need to feed and water them.
"Daughter, I just don't understand, why did you bring so many children back?"
Sun Xueyao frowned at her parents' disapproving looks. "Father and Mother, don't worry. I must have my reasons for doing this. You just need to trust me unconditionally."
The two: "..."
“It’s not a matter of whether we believe you or not. We’re out of money, and you’ve brought back so many children…”
How can they afford to support them?
Just then, the county magistrate arrived. It turned out that the magistrate was deeply moved to learn that someone was using their meager resources to adopt those orphans, so he came to take a look.
Sun Xueyao immediately dressed up beautifully and came out to meet the county magistrate and the others.
She wanted to use this incident to let everyone know that she was kind-hearted and intelligent! That way, she could participate in the legendary women's competition, and the women selected would be praised by the emperor and would have good marriages.
When the magistrate came over, he saw that the children were all dirty and their clothes looked tattered, while Sun Xueyao was dressed to the nines.
"Is this how you adopt children? Let them remain so dirty and dressed in such rags?"
We don't force anyone to adopt orphans; you should do so within your means. If you adopt so many but don't take care of them, what are you trying to achieve?
Sun Xueyao didn't understand why she still couldn't get approval even though she did exactly what Sun Xueyi did in her dream.
The same thing happened, so why were the results different?
"Your Excellency, they just arrived and haven't settled in yet. The children were doing very well before."
The magistrate looked again, and those who had been there before weren't much better; they all looked terrified.
I asked around and found out that they would be severely beaten if they disobeyed. They are all very afraid now, afraid of being beaten, and would rather go out and wander.
The magistrate was furious and immediately took the children away.
Sun Yun and Lan Cao were also very aggrieved. "Your Excellency, my family has no money. It's a problem for so many children to make a living. We're already doing a good job of feeding them. We really can't ask for too much. We didn't hit anyone."
Upon hearing this, the magistrate understood that it was Sun Xueyao who was behind it all.
"Sun Xueyao, what are you trying to do time and time again? Harming orphans is a serious crime! Guards, arrest her!"
Sun Xueyao was indignant, extremely indignant. "I'm not convinced! Why? Why are you treating me like this? I'm also adopting a child, why aren't you praising me?"
They kept crying and making a fuss, it was so annoying, that's why I only hit them a few times.
Seeing that Sun Xueyao was still stubborn and arguing, the magistrate did not hold back.
"Because you are not genuinely doing this for the children's good; your adoption is motivated by ulterior motives."
You're incapable, yet you still adopt so many orphans, and you receive praise even though you haven't gone through the proper procedures. You're powerless, yet you resort to violence.
Doing good deeds requires considering one's own abilities; one shouldn't do them blindly, and even more so, one shouldn't have ulterior motives. You just want to participate in the legendary women's competition, right? Let me tell you, someone from our county has already gone—it's Sun Xueyi, the second young lady of the Sun family.”
The magistrate's words stunned them all, Sun Xueyi!
"My lord, why is it Sun Xueyi?"
Sun Yun and Lan Cao couldn't believe it. They both knew what a legendary women's competition was, but they never expected it to affect their other daughter.
Seeing her parents' somewhat proud expressions, Sun Xueyao felt very resentful.
"In this embroidery competition, a woman from a foreign land challenged us. It was Sun Xueyi's double-sided embroidery that convinced her opponent. She can certainly be called a legendary woman."
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