“Now let’s do good deeds. We can’t keep this ill-gotten wealth. We can donate it to charity halls, charitable estates, or poor families.”
Xiao Jiu patted his chest and assured, "Master, don't worry, Huanling and I will take care of it right away and make sure the money is used where it's needed."
"Um."
Xiao Li was still at ease with Xiao Jiu. Although it was small, it had lived long enough and seen all kinds of people, so it wouldn't be fooled.
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Five years have passed in the blink of an eye. Xiao Li has had a very happy five years and gets along very well with the Liu family.
It is worth mentioning that when she was thirteen years old, the Prince of Nanyang came to propose marriage. After Xiaoli refused, he never came again, but no news of an engagement came out.
Not knowing what he meant, and not wanting to get involved with him, Xiaoli ignored him and left him aside.
Liu Qingcheng got married last year; he married the daughter of the wealthy Ji family in town.
Because Liu Qingcheng also opened a shop in town and was becoming increasingly promising, Manager Ji took a liking to him.
After Liu Qingcheng got married, his whole family lived in the town. He bought a two-courtyard house, and the Liu family moved there.
Xiao Li also contributed to the cost of buying the courtyard. However, the money Liu Qingcheng earned from his business was still not enough to buy two courtyards.
Xiao Li is rich because she has shown off another skill of hers: embroidery.
She wasn't doing ordinary embroidery, but the famous Suzhou embroidery, specifically the most difficult double-sided embroidery.
The original owner was also skilled at embroidery, but her technique was not as superb.
One of her embroidered works features "A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix" on one side and "Pine and Crane Longevity" on the other.
This artwork was sent to the capital by someone with ulterior motives and has already reached the hands of the Empress Dowager.
Xiao Li's reputation soared as a result.
She only embroiders one piece a year, and many people seek this piece, so it is extremely expensive.
She has no shortage of money now and is living a very happy life.
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Yun Yiyi's life became less easy.
Since the Marquis's mansion was robbed of everything, she could clearly feel that her parents no longer loved her as much as before.
The Marquis's mansion was completely out of money, to the point that the Marquis's wife had no interest in taking her out in public.
For the past five years, she has been staying in the backyard. Because the Marquis's mansion lost a large sum of money and was not as wealthy as before, the quality of her food, clothing and daily necessities has dropped considerably.
Even so, Yun Yiyi still felt it was pretty good, after all, it was like heaven and earth compared to before.
She felt comforted whenever she thought of Liu Li still living a hard life in Peach Blossom Village.
But a year later, she heard about Liu Li's great name from the maid.
This shocked and angered her. How could Liu Li be living a better life than before after leaving the Marquis's mansion? No way!
But she and Xiaoli had no connection whatsoever, so even if she wanted to cause trouble, she had nowhere to stage an accident.
She could only hope to gain an advantage over Xiao Li in the marriage, as the Marquis's mansion was a powerful force that the Liu family could not match.
Yun Yiyi learned from her father that the Prince of Nanyang had become estranged from her family, and that there was no longer any possibility between her and Yang Zhenyan.
The Marquis of Anping's mansion is far inferior to the Prince of Nanyang's mansion; she could never possibly be matched with him.
She then started paying attention to other talented young people and also helped Xiaoli find suitable candidates.
This year's top scholar is an old scholar, so Yun Yiyi turned her gaze to the third-ranked scholar.
The Lady of the Marquis was very satisfied. Although many things happened in the Marquis's mansion back then, and Lord Yun blamed Yun Yiyi, the Lady of the Marquis still loved her daughter very much.
"The third-ranked scholar is of the perfect age and has a handsome appearance; he is the perfect match for Yiyi."
Lord Yun nodded. Even if Yun Yiyi had a thousand faults, she was still their daughter. Besides, she had grown up and was quite a little beauty.
It would be a wonderful thing to win over the third-ranked scholar.
"Let me go and sound him out. This third-ranked scholar comes from an ordinary family, so there shouldn't be any problem."
Yun Yiyi stiffened upon hearing this. How could someone from an ordinary family like this be acceptable? But then she thought of how much the Lady Hou loved her, and felt relieved. She figured her mother would prepare a large dowry for her, and she wouldn't have to worry about making a living in the future.
She covered her face shyly, but felt a little regretful. How wonderful it would have been if Prince Yang had come to propose marriage.
In her previous life, Prince Yang proposed to Liu Li when she was thirteen years old. The marriage was widely publicized at the time, and even she, living in a remote rural area, heard about it.
However, in this life, Prince Yang made no move whatsoever, did not come to propose marriage at all, and even distanced himself from the Marquis's mansion.
Yun Yiyi originally thought that the Marquis's mansion could help her get married, but she was scolded by her father instead.
"Just stay in the backyard and don't embarrass me or cause any more trouble."
Lord Yun also wanted to become in-laws with the Prince of Nanyang, but unfortunately, he was not good enough for him at all. It was obvious that the Prince did not want to pay attention to his family.
If he were to shamelessly propose marriage, he would likely be ruthlessly rejected by the Prince's mansion; he was well aware of that much of his own limitations.
Yun Yiyi had no choice but to put aside her regrets and obey her father's arrangements.
As for the marriage she chose for Liu Li, someone has already been selected.
This is Manager Li from Peach Blossom Village. She carefully selected this, hoping Liu Li will enjoy it.
She felt a pang of unease when she thought of Manager Li, but then she remembered that it was for Liu Li and became happy again.
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Xiaoli recently finished a piece of work and decided to take a break before discussing the next embroidery project in a few days.
She had just come out of her brother's shop and was wandering around the street when she noticed several hooligans following her.
Thinking that the original owner of this body was framed this year, Xiao Li knew that this person must have been sent by Yun Yiyi.
She silently walked towards a less crowded area.
A woman dressed in a very dashing manner upstairs accidentally witnessed this scene. She frowned, never expecting that such a sordid thing could happen in this peaceful and tranquil town.
She slammed her hand on the table and jumped out of the window.
"lady……"
The maids all peered out the window, knowing their mistress was in a foul mood and someone else was going to be in trouble.
Fan Hongying ran towards the alley. She had to hurry, otherwise what would happen if the little girl was bullied?
Xiao Li turned around, and five burly men lined up and slowly approached.
"The girl is so pretty, what a pity."
They have professional ethics; they should control themselves when it comes to people they shouldn't touch.
"You'd better come with us obediently, or don't blame us for getting rough."
"Exactly, your delicate arms can't withstand being pinched..."
"hehe……"
Xiao Li raised her hand, and in her hand she was holding a long whip, the Illusionary Spirit Whip.
"It's been a while since I've done anything, so I'll use you guys as practice targets."
After Xiao Li finished speaking, she rushed towards the five people.
"Clap clap clap... Clap clap clap..."
A whip flew, sparks flying, accompanied by cries of agony.
"Stop fighting, we admit defeat."
"Heroine, spare my life!"
"Ouch! My arm..."
"Help!"
Xiao Li brandished her whip, making it fly high.
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