Father, who is both a heir and a descendant, is still biased; the bound system has gone berserk.

Lu Changshen, kneeling to the side, was drenched in cold sweat. He felt as if he had heard news that made him both laugh and cry.

Thinking back now, the appearance of that fake prince, Zhong Xingchu...

He suddenly raised his head and looked at Lu Zhaodi.

With thin eyebrows, round eyes, and a slightly sunken nose, she looked exactly like Lu Zhaodi.

Liu Youcai's lips were thick on top and thin on the bottom, and the fake prince's lips were the same...

Such a wonderful thing exists in the world!

If it's true, then the person he was trying to please back then was his own cousin.

He sold his one-year-old daughter to his cousin...

If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have needed to sell his daughter; he would have directly climbed up to the Marquis of Xuanwu's mansion.

Unfortunately, his cousin wasn't destined to be a member of the Zhong family forever.

Lu Changshen found it utterly ridiculous.

Marquis Xuanwu stared intently at Lu Zhaodi and Liu Youcai. If that beast was truly their biological son, then given their character, the beast's actions were probably simply a matter of nature.

That beast has been pampered and raised like a precious jewel in their home all these years.

Their son, however, was treated worse than a pig or a dog by these two men.

"Oh!"

Marquis Xuanwu chuckled lightly, his expression ambiguous.

There was no smile in his eyes.

"Village Chief," Marquis Xuanwu looked at the village chief, who immediately stepped forward. "My lord, please feel free to give your orders!"

Marquis Xuanwu said, "Xiaoxi Village has been kind to my son. The fact that he was able to grow up safely is also thanks to the village chief and the villagers."

Later I will give two thousand taels of silver, three hundred taels to the village chief, and the rest, please have the village chief distribute to the villagers of Xiaoxi Village who helped A Niu.

Upon hearing this, the village chief's eyes widened, and he repeatedly said, "My lord, we didn't really do anything. The villagers aren't well-off, and we didn't give A-Niu anything good. We can't accept this, we can't accept this."

Marquis Xuanwu said, "That's precisely why everyone's help is all the more precious. Village Chief, please don't refuse."

After saying that, he looked at the old woman and said, "Granny Guo, go to the carriage and get the silver."

The old woman immediately went to get it.

The money was prepared by Marquis Xuanwu before he arrived. He originally intended to reward the family that adopted his son handsomely.

When the results came, it turned out that the reality was different from what they had imagined.

Lu Zhaodi was still pondering what they meant by what they had just said, that the beast looked six or seven parts like her. But when she heard that there was money, she immediately forgot about all that and her eyes lit up.

She said angrily, "My lord, what can those people give A-Niu? If we're talking about favors, it's us who have been kind to A-Niu."

We raised him with such care, you have to give us these two thousand taels of silver!

The more Lu Zhaodi spoke, the more intense the greed in her eyes became.

"Lu Zhaodi!" the village chief shouted angrily.

"Lu Zhaodi, do you dare say that you raised Aniu? That's right, you were the one who picked up Aniu and raised him in the first place."

But ever since Liu Hongxing was born, put your hand on your heart and tell me, have you ever cared for A Niu?

When Ah Niu was so hungry he was crawling all over the village eating mud, what were you doing?

If it weren't for everyone feeding Ah Niu bits and pieces of their leftovers, would Ah Niu still be alive?

Lu Zhaodi's face stiffened, and her eyes flickered guiltily. "Even if the villagers helped A-Niu, we, as his parents, are the ones who care about him the most. With just your meager support, A-Niu wouldn't have grown up this big!"

The village chief said, "That's true. If A-Niu hadn't been able to go fishing in the river when he was only three years old, he would have starved to death long ago."

Even so, Ah Niu didn't get to taste a single bite of fish or fish soup. All the good stuff went into your mouths, you two and Liu Hongxing, didn't it?

All that was left for Ah Niu was a mouthful of coarse cornbread that made his throat ache.

Ah Niu listened silently and said, "Grandpa Village Chief is right."

Marquis Xuanwu grew even angrier and said to the village chief, "Except for this family."

Upon hearing this, the village chief nodded quickly, glancing regretfully at Liu Youcai and Lu Zhaodi.

When immense wealth arrived at their home, they tried their best to push it away.

"Liu Aniu, you ungrateful wretch! If we hadn't taken you in, would you have survived to the point of being able to crawl and walk?"

"If we hadn't fed you with sips of rice porridge and sips of sweet potato, you wouldn't be alive, but you would have died before you could even crawl!"

Lu Zhaodi screamed, her face contorted with rage.

Liu Aniu looked at him without saying a word. After a long while, he said, "But you also threw me into a trap on the mountain, trying to use me as bait to catch wild animals and exchange them for money."

He was only five years old that year. If he hadn't been naturally strong and fought desperately with the wolves in the trap, and hadn't hidden a sharpened stick on his body, he would have been eaten by the wolves long ago.

Lu Zhaodi and Liu Youcai stared at him with resentment. Listen to this, listen to this: if it's not yours, you can't raise it properly. He remembers all these old, trivial matters!

The old Marquis Xuanwu snorted coldly and looked at Lu Zhaodi and Liu Youcai coldly. "You should be glad that you once took my grandson in and fed him a few mouthfuls of rice gruel. So today we will spare your lives. If you dare to cause trouble again, we don't mind sending you down to join that beast."

That beast committed crimes that aroused the wrath of both gods and men, resulting in the deaths of dozens of people. He has already been executed by slow slicing.

Lu Zhaodi and Liu Youcai were intimidated by the murderous look in Lao Xuanwu's eyes.

A flicker of fear crossed their eyes, but at the same time, they were confused.

What does "that beast" mean? Why say they reunited with that beast?

"Child, let's go. Do you have anything to pack?" The old Marquis Xuanwu looked at Liu Aniu.

Liu Aniu shook his head: "I have nothing to pack."

"Alright, let's go then. When we get home, you'll have everything you need." Old Marquis Xuan patted his shoulder.

Liu Aniu nodded. He had a naturally keen intuition and could sense that they genuinely cared about him.

These are his real family.

He glanced at Liu Youcai and Lu Zhaodi, then followed his family out of the Liu family home.

Lu Zhaodi's eyes were bloodshot. "He just left like that? He just left like that? Why, why?"

As she spoke, she tried to chase after him.

Just then, Lu Changshen, who was kneeling on the ground, stood up. His face was ashen, and he warned in a deep voice, "Aunt, I advise you not to chase after them."

Lu Zhaodi looked at him, "Chang Shen, you know some high-ranking officials in the capital, don't you? Let's go and sue them, we..."

Lu Changshen sneered, "Aunt, that's the Crown Prince. Do you know who the Crown Prince is? He's the Emperor's most favored son!"

"And the Marquis of Xuanwu's mansion. If you anger them, not only you, but the entire village will be doomed."

Lu Zhaodi's face turned deathly pale.

"Aunt, you should be glad that you once did Ah Niu a favor, so they spared your lives."

Overwhelmed with resentment, Lu Zhaodi collapsed to the ground, pounding her fist on the floor and sobbing, "Two thousand taels! My two thousand taels!"

Just then, a boy ran over from outside. The boy was the youngest son of Aunt Guihua next door. He worked as a porter in town with his two older brothers, selling goods as a form of manual labor.

The boy ran in, covered in sweat, and said, "Uncle Liu, Aunt Liu, Sister Hongxing is in trouble. You should go to town right away."