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Grandpa Sun had also heard of Liu Tong's reputation and treated him with great courtesy.

He asked Liu Dong to tell his fortune.

Liu Dong: The old man is going to face a prison sentence!

Liu Tong glanced at Qin Yi and spoke frankly to Grandpa Sun.

Although many people don't like to hear the truth.

Grandpa Sun's expression was rather unpleasant, but it wasn't directed at Liu Dong.

Those familiar with Liu Dong's reputation know that he is a diviner whose divinations are remarkably accurate.

Liu Dong said he was going to jail, and he probably really would go to jail.

But why?

He's a well-known figure in the area, and the police chief is even a relative of his; there's no way he'd be arrested.

The only one who would target him was...

Grandpa Sun thanked Liu Tong and asked Qin Yi and his grandson Sun Yun to treat Liu Tong well.

Sun Yunlai was a typical scholar, but he did not study the Four Books and Five Classics; like Liu Di, he studied Western learning.

Sun Yun looked down on Liu Tong, a "charlatan," considering him a remnant of feudalism.

However, due to Old Master Sun's orders, he had no choice but to deal with Liu Dong.

Sun Yunlai led Qin Yi and Liu Tong on a tour of the Sun residence.

The Sun family mansion is very large, with artificial hills and lakes, and its gardens are beautiful, comparable to the Grand View Garden.

It is said that this is the achievement of several generations of the Sun family, and many refined and wealthy people hope to visit the Sun Mansion.

Especially in winter, the plum blossoms in the Sun family's plum garden bloom like clouds, attracting many literati and scholars to come and admire them.

Every winter, the Sun family would hold a banquet and invite these people.

It's not winter now, so there are no plum blossoms to see, but there are other flowers in the garden, all of them rare and precious, which will attract attention when they bloom.

Liu Tong wasn't very interested in flower viewing, and neither were Sun Yunlai and Qin Yi.

Sun Yunlai possessed the aloofness of a scholar, looking down not only on Liu Dong, but also on his cousin Qin Yi, whom he considered a mere warrior.

Qin Yi: Hehe.

The three passed a two-story building. Liu Dong initially thought it was the embroidery room of one of the Sun family's daughters, but then she heard Sun Yunlai proudly say that it was their family's library.

Besides the plum garden, the Sun family's library was also very famous in the area.

The Sun family ancestors were Hanlin scholars in the previous dynasty, and several generations of them were Hanlin scholars.

The Hanlin Academy had the richest collection of books in the country, and the Sun family ancestors copied many books from the Hanlin Academy.

Later, their descendants acquired books from other places.

With so many books, it's natural to need a proper place to store them.

Thus, the Sun family's library was established.

It contains not only the books passed down from the Sun family ancestors, but also Western books that the Sun family has collected through other channels over the years, making it a diverse collection.

Many scholars wanted to visit the Sun family's library.

Unfortunately, the Sun family wouldn't let anyone in or out easily.

Sun Yun glanced at the two "rough men" beside him and said in a foreign language: "Life without books is like life without sunlight; wisdom without books is like a bird without wings."

Liu Dong nodded and said, "Books are the nourishment of the world."

Qin Yi also smiled and said, "The more wisdom is concealed, the brighter it shines."

Sun Yunlai was stunned: "You...you guys have actually read Shakespeare? And you even speak foreign languages?"

He had just quoted Shakespeare: "A life without books is like a life without sunshine; wisdom without books is like a bird without wings." Liu Tong replied with the preceding line: "Books are the nourishment of the world."

Qin Yi quoted a famous line from Shakespeare, from Act II of Measure for Measure: "Wisdom is revealed more clearly when it is hidden."

Qin Yi smiled and said, "Cousin, I studied Western history in Beiping before."

Liu Tong: "My older brother studied in Europe, and my sister-in-law is French. They brought back many famous foreign books. By the way, I don't know English, but I learned French from my sister-in-law."

Sun Yunlai, who only speaks English: "..."

He's just a clown!
Sun Yunlai's arrogance vanished instantly after being humiliated by the two men. He no longer dared to look at them with that contemptuous gaze that he thought he had hidden so well. He left reluctantly after escorting them to their lodgings.

Liu Dong and Qin Yi look very similar, haha.

Qin Yi: "I don't like this cousin, but I don't hate him either."

Liu Tong: "Yes, after all, he is the cleanest one in the Sun family."

Qin Yi: "It must be that my second aunt deliberately raised him to be so simple-minded."

Liu Tong said firmly, "He is not your second aunt's biological son."

Qin Yi: "How did you know?"

Liu Tong: "Sun Yunlai's parents' palace indicates that his biological mother is dead."

Qin Yi: "Nothing can be hidden from the diviner. This matter is a secret in the Sun family. I only found out about it by overhearing my maternal grandfather and mother talking."

It turns out that Sun Yunlai was the child of the second son of the Sun family and another woman.

Sun Lao Er's wife and concubine both became pregnant. The wife gave birth to a daughter, while the concubine gave birth to a son.

His wife suffered injuries during childbirth and could never have children again.

In order to secure her position as the legal wife, she switched the two children.

She thought she had done it without anyone noticing, but little did she know that both Old Master Sun and Grandpa Sun had discovered her actions.

Sun Lao Er wanted his son to have the title of legitimate son so he wouldn't have to condone his wife's behavior and would secretly clean up after her.

However, the concubine discovered that the child had been switched.

I gave birth to a son, how did he suddenly become a daughter?

Upon hearing that the wife had given birth to a son, what else could the concubine not understand?

The concubine asked Sun Lao Er to make a decision for her, but Sun Lao Er warned her not to say anything.

The concubine had just given birth and was already emotionally unstable. Now, she was further agitated and developed postpartum depression.

Not long after, the concubine committed suicide.

Sun Lao Er dismissed all the maids around his concubine, and apart from them, no one in the Sun family knew Sun Yunlai's true identity.

Mrs. Sun took her daughter into her life and raised her with all her heart. She taught her daughter to be well-educated and reasonable, and she eventually married into a wealthy family.

Sun's second wife also put a lot of effort into "educating" Sun Yunlai, turning him into a bookworm.

However, the Sun family is large and wealthy, so supporting a bookworm wouldn't be a big problem.

As long as the Sun family doesn't fall, Sun Yunlai can live a peaceful and stable life.

But where in this world can there be peace and stability?
The next day, Grandpa Sun hosted a banquet to welcome Liu Dong and another guest.

The guest was none other than Feng Laiyi.

Feng Laiyi was twenty-five or twenty-six years old, but he was well-maintained and looked no more than twenty years old. He was very handsome.

Feng Laiyi is smooth-talking and adept at social interaction; she can strike up a conversation with anyone.

Liu Tong didn't dislike this kind of person; on the contrary, she had a good impression of him.

Therefore, Liu Qiu generously offered his guidance: "Boss Feng is about to face a major calamity. If he survives it, his future will be bright. But if he fails to overcome it, he may not even have the chance to be reborn." (End of Chapter)