Then Give Me Back My Family's Betrothal Token!

With tears welling up in her eyes, Second Miss Zheng said, "Sister, don't always think so badly of people. It wouldn't be like that."

Second Miss Zheng couldn't believe that people could be so wicked.

Zhou Wanwan was also curious, so she waited until evening and drove them directly to Eldest Miss Zheng's husband's house in a carriage.

Eldest Miss Zheng knocked on the door directly with her maid. Eldest Miss Zheng's husband was a scholar, and his family was not wealthy.

However, this scholar was quite learned, so Master Zheng provided financial assistance to their family.

It can be said that this scholar's success today is entirely due to Master Zheng's help.

A voice came from inside. "Who is it? Why are you knocking at the door so late at night?"

The scholar came out and was stunned when he saw Eldest Miss of the Zheng Family: "Chunhe, why are you back?"

Eldest Miss of the Zheng Family looked at him and said:

"Li Lang, I'm back. My parents were killed by bandits, but I escaped."

Now I want to ask, is our marriage still valid?

Scholar Li wiped the sweat from his brow and said, "Marriage? I..."

Then a woman's voice came from behind. "Li Lang, who is outside? Why don't you invite them in and have a seat?"

Scholar Li looked at Eldest Miss Zheng and said:

"I married the day before yesterday, Chunhe, I'm sorry."

But it was an arranged marriage by my parents, and I had no choice.

Eldest Miss Zheng looked at him and smiled faintly, "In that case, return our family's engagement token to me!"

Scholar Li coughed and said, "What engagement token? We've never been engaged, so where would an engagement token come from?"

Second Miss Zheng shouted loudly:

"You're lying! We clearly gave you a piece of mutton-fat jade pendant back then."

That jade pendant was worth at least several thousand taels of silver, and you just said it's gone!

Scholar Li, you really have the guts to do such a thing!

Scholar Li's mother rushed out with her hands on her hips, spitting far and wide:

"Nonsense! How can your family members spout such nonsense?"

What jade pendant? That jade pendant is clearly our family heirloom!

She sized up Second Miss Zheng from head to toe, her eyes filled with disdain.

"You've all been defiled by bandits, you're no longer virgins, and you still dare to run to our house?"

Believe it or not, I'll have you thrown out!

She grabbed the basin of cold water left overnight from the corner of the door, swung her arm, and splashed it all over Second Miss Zheng and face with a "whoosh".

Second Miss Zheng screamed:

"I'll fight you to the death! If it weren't for my father, your Li Family would have starved to death."

"Why are you treating my sister like this?"

Eldest Miss Zheng sighed and said, "Never mind, let's go!"

"But, sister..."

The Scholar Li's mother said in a sharp and sarcastic tone:

"If I were you, I would have just found a rope and hanged myself."

How dare you hang around outside like that? You're a disgrace to your parents!

Eldest Miss Zheng turned to look at them and said, "Evil will be punished, and good will be rewarded. It's not that retribution won't come, it's just that the time hasn't arrived yet."

Scholar Li's mother laughed heartily:

"Retribution? Your father did so many good deeds, what happened to him in the end?"

Are you out of your mind? You still believe in karma?

Then look at what kind of karma our family is facing! Oh, by the way, I'm telling you, our family is about to buy a house in town.

My son will be taking the imperial examination to become a scholar next year. Then you'll see what kind of retribution our family is getting.

Scholar Li's mother slammed the door shut.

Second Miss Zheng was so angry that she wanted to step forward to argue, but Eldest Miss Zheng stopped her, saying, "Forget it, why bother with these petty people? It's pointless."

Second Miss Zheng snorted coldly and said, "My husband is a scholar who has passed the imperial examination; he will definitely stand up for us when the time comes."

Second Miss Zheng Manman confidence, and soon they arrived at Juren Zhou.

Then I heard that the Zhou Family family was very lively. It was the old master of the Zhou Family's birthday today, and the house was full of guests.

Someone shouted, "I heard you were planning to marry Second Miss Zheng, but Second Miss Zheng's been kidnapped by bandits! Why haven't you sent anyone to look for her?"

Old Master Zhou laughed heartily:

"The Zheng Family originally said that as long as we marry Second Miss Zheng, the dowry will include two shops and a large three-courtyard house."

That's why we agreed. We had agreed that if Second Miss Zheng wanted to marry into our family, she had to bring 100,000 taels of silver with her.

I wonder if that Great Philanthropist Zheng has lost his mind. Is his daughter destined to never get married? Hahaha...

All the surrounding relatives complimented him:

"What? Isn't it because your child is so capable? He's a scholar who passed the imperial examination!"

If I had a daughter, I'd want to marry her to you too.

Old Master Zhou laughed heartily:

"My Zhou Yi is really amazing; she's not just any girl from an ordinary family."

He has very high standards, and he intends to do well on the exam this time.

If he really passes the exam, he'll definitely marry a lady from a respectable family.

Zhou Yi stood to the side, remaining silent.

After a long while, he finally came out of the house.

Just as Second Miss Zheng was about to walk over, she saw a woman follow her out of the house, looking at him and saying, "Brother Yi!"

Zhou Yi pulled the woman into the woods and asked, "Sister-in-law, what are you doing here?"

The sister-in-law said with a wronged expression, "You said you would marry Second Miss Zheng, and then you could inherit two families. Now that Second Miss Zheng is dead, what are we going to do?"

Zhou Yi sighed and said:

"I never expected that he would die young. I was originally planning to marry him and get so much money."

We thought we'd have a good life from now on, but who would have thought we'd be kidnapped by bandits and taken into the mountains?

"My whole family was killed. Luckily, I didn't marry her. It was incredibly unlucky. If I had married her, I probably would have been killed by the bandits too."

The woman hooked her arm around his neck and said, "Brother Yi, I'm pregnant with your child. What should we do now?"

Zhou Yi exclaimed with delight, "Yaoniang, you're actually carrying my child?"

The Yaoniang, her face flushed with shyness, said, "Yes! You're going to be a father, aren't you happy?"

"Happy? How could I not be happy? But we're in this situation, our position isn't legitimate, what should we do?" Zhou Yi sighed.

The Yaoniang looked at him and said:

"I think the Xu Family's Young Lady is quite nice; I've treated her illness."

The Xu Family's Young Lady is very ill; she has reached the point where she needs to take medicine constantly and requires assistance to get out of bed.

The Old Master of the Xu Family only has one daughter. If we could marry this Xu Family's Young Lady...

When the old man passes away, won't all of the Xu Family's vast wealth belong to us?

This deal is a sure thing, what do you think?

Zhou Yi thought for a moment and said, "Yaoniang, what would I do without you?"

The Yaoniang kissed him and said, "Brother Yi, as long as you have me in your heart, I'm willing to do anything for you."

Zhou Yi looked at her and said, "I'll have my mother go to propose marriage tomorrow. I wonder if the Xu Family will agree?"

The Yaoniang chuckled softly and said, "I often speak highly of you in front of the Miss of the Xu Family, so naturally she will agree."