Master Sui was filled with deep regret, but now that everyone knew about it, Sui Meng'er had no choice but to marry him, unless she was willing to spend her life as a Buddhist monk.
Sui Meng'er was also in a daze; she didn't understand how things had come to this.
"That's not true, Brother Li clearly passed the exam."
She was quickly married off by Master Sui to avoid affecting the other children in the Sui family.
Li Ke did not object, and he still married Sui Meng'er, after all, he had really bullied Sui Meng'er.
When the Fan family heard about Xiaoli's divorce, they all came to the Li family to make a scene.
"Li Ke, you wrote the IOU yourself back then, you can't go back on your word."
"Yes, my perfectly good daughter became a divorcee not long after marrying you, you have to pay me compensation."
"Yes, pay up!"
Li Ke looked at Fan's parents and took the fifty taels of silver that Old Mrs. Li presented with tears in her eyes.
"Don't come to my house again."
Fan's parents happily handed over the IOU, received fifty taels of silver, and then went to find Xiaoli.
Li Ke looked at the IOU and tore it to shreds.
He breathed a sigh of relief, as if all the misfortunes of the past had vanished with the debris.
Old Mrs. Li was heartbroken; this was all the money the family had left. Business was tough these days, and the Li family had long since returned to their old way of life.
After Xiao Li became the housekeeper, she only gave them a little treat and didn't play with them at all.
Sui Meng'er finally understood why Fan Shi, despite being so beautiful, appeared so sorrowful in her dreams.
Sui Meng'er was bullied by her sister-in-law, her mother-in-law turned a blind eye, her father-in-law, her two uncles completely ignored her, and even Li Ke only cared about himself.
Her days at the Li family's house were like an eternity; in just a few months, she was completely different from before.
Who could recognize her now as the charming and lovely daughter of Master Sui?
However, she dared not ask to be divorced, much less resist, because Master Sui had already abandoned her, and she was now homeless.
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After leaving the Li family, Xiao Li went to town alone and stayed at the only inn in town.
When she left the academy, she had already reported to the county government and registered as a female household member.
Now she's waiting for someone, and she doesn't know if he'll come.
A day later, Xiao Li first met Fan's parents.
"Ah Li, come back with us. Being a female householder isn't easy. You'll see when the time comes."
"Yes, without parents or relatives to rely on, if you are sold out, no one will stand up for you."
Xiao Li glanced at her parents. "Haven't I already been sold by you? You still have the money you paid for me."
Mr. Fan clutched his chest, “This isn’t…”
"Not what? Not what was it exchanged for that IOU?"
Mr. Fan was speechless.
Xiao Li continued, "You want to take me back and sell me a second time, don't you? Do you think I'm stupid?"
"Come back with us now, and be a good boy!"
When the gentle approach failed, Mr. Fan decided to resort to a more forceful one.
Unfortunately, he didn't know that Xiao Li was someone he couldn't defeat now.
"Boom..."
Xiao Li used a lightning-summoning talisman, which made the hair of both of them stand on end.
"Come quick, these two have been struck by lightning..."
"They must have done something wrong, so they were punished by God..."
"I heard it's about selling a daughter..."
"What a terrible thing..."
Xiao Li wiped away non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes and leisurely returned to her room.
While we're at it, we'll stick a bad luck charm on each of them.
Fan's parents returned home in a sorry state, having encountered numerous accidents along the way. Unsurprisingly, when they arrived home, they found that the silver in their arms was gone.
The two broke their arms and legs on the road, so they prepared to use the money to treat their injuries.
To everyone's surprise, when they opened the private treasury, they found that fifty taels of silver had been missing, leaving only a few taels of loose silver.
Adding the fifty taels of silver that were lost, the total loss amounted to one hundred taels of silver, and the two of them fainted from anger.
By the time they were discovered and taken to a clinic, their condition had worsened, and from then on, both of them became crippled, one with a lame hand and the other with a lame leg.
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Xiao Li stayed at the inn for three days. With a sigh, she packed her things and prepared to head to the capital.
The town was too small. Although the original owner was happy to divorce, it was always bad to be pointed at and gossiped about. You know, people's words can be a fearsome thing. There was nothing here worth staying for.
Xiao Li rented a carriage, and she dozed off inside. The carriage stopped for a moment, then started moving again.
It wasn't until noon, when it was time for lunch, that Xiaoli asked the driver to stop.
"Huh~"
Xiao Li sensed something was wrong, and then she laughed again.
"Tongzi, we should go."
123 replied with a grin, "Okay!"
Xiao Li took out the original owner's household registration, travel permit, clothes, and some valuables from her spatial storage and packed them into a small bundle.
"I'll leave these to you. I believe you'll live a good life."
In an instant, Xiaoli relinquished control of her body.
Fan Xiaoli opened her eyes in a daze. Looking at the unfamiliar surroundings, her heart skipped a beat. Where was she?
Wasn't she dead? The river water was so cold, icy cold. She floated at the bottom of the river, as if she saw Brother Yong'an, and as if she had lived a different life.
The curtain was lifted, and a face that was both strange and familiar appeared outside the carriage.
"Brother Yong'an..."
Tan Yong'an responded with a smile, "Yes..."
Fan Xiaoli wept uncontrollably, as if she were dreaming. Was this a final burst of energy before death? Were these all just her delusions?
"Ah Li, let's leave this place together, okay? I'll protect you from now on."
Fan Xiaoli abandoned her reserve and threw herself into Tan Yong'an's arms, crying uncontrollably.
She was certain it was real. She glanced at the sky and saw a girl waving at her.
She seemed to understand something.
"Thanks!"
(over)
When Xiaoli regained consciousness, she felt extremely thirsty and her body seemed a little hot; she had a fever.
When she opened her eyes, she found herself lying on an oxcart, but instead of oxen, a very thin middle-aged man was pulling it.
Lying in the car with her was a boy who appeared to be about her age.
In this life, she became a child again.
"Receive the memories!"
In the twentieth year of the Ling Dynasty, the north suffered a severe drought for three years, resulting in a complete crop failure. People fled in all directions, leaving very few survivors in the entire north.
However, floods struck the south, leaving people with nowhere to escape, and they flocked to the southwest.
Chaos erupted in the capital, and a terrible palace coup occurred within the imperial family.
When the emperor died, the royal family scattered in all directions, and many of them disappeared without a trace.
Three months later, the fourth prince, Long Yifei, led his loyal generals into the palace, seized back the throne, and issued an imperial decree summoning all the princes and princesses back to the palace.
Only a few princes and princesses were found; most perished on the way.
No one noticed that the Seventh Princess, who lived in Xiaoyang Palace, seemed like a completely different person.
Everyone assumed she had been frightened, which was why her personality had changed so drastically.
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