Divorced by her husband's family and rejected by her own! She defiantly turned her life around

Zhou Yuyan glared at Xiang'er, thinking how talkative she was. "Brother Yunzhou, I'm going home tomorrow. If you go back to town, you must come to see me. If anything happens, send me a message."

I'll come see you whenever I have time; please take good care of yourself.

"Okay, you guys go in now, I'm leaving now, I can't delay any longer."

"Brother Yunzhou, please wait a moment."

She turned and went into the shop. "Hey sir, here's 100 coins. Could you please take that young master at the door to the county school?"

The man took the money. "No problem, I can't leave. I'll call someone else to deliver it."

The waiter went to the back to find the man who did odd jobs. "Da Niu, I'll give you a chance to make money. Take someone to the county school, and I'll give you 20 coins. See how good your brother is to you? He thinks of you first when there's something good."

"Thank you, Brother Chunsheng. I will definitely deliver the person."

Zhou Yuyan watched Lu Yunzhou leave before turning back to her room. "Xiang'er, you're getting bolder and bolder, you even dare to make decisions for your master now."

Xiang'er was so frightened that she quickly knelt down. "Please forgive me, Miss. I was just afraid that you would make a mistake and it would be too late to regret it later. Master and Madam also said that before you get married, you should not be too close to Young Master Lu, and you should not do anything out of line. A young lady's reputation is the most important thing."

Now that Young Master Lu has arrived in the county town and seen more of the world, who knows what might happen? The way he treated his ex-wife and daughter shows he's not a man of great sentimentality.

"You're talking nonsense. Brother Yunzhou is very considerate to me. How could he possibly change his mind? I treat him differently from other people."

"Miss, it's too early to say anything now. Let's wait until after the imperial examination, okay?"

"Then you must not tell the master and mistress about the 100 taels of silver when you go back."

"I promise I won't tell. It's getting late, Miss, you should get some rest. I'm going to sleep in the next room. Just call me if you need anything."

"Why are you sleeping next door? Just sleep on the tatami in front and go get the blanket from next door to cover yourself with."

Xiang'er teased, "Miss, wasn't that a room you booked specifically for me? It would be such a waste if you didn't use it. This superior room isn't cheap."

"You dare disobey me? Just go when I tell you to, why are you making so many demands?"

"Yes, this servant will obey Miss."

When Lu Yunzhou returned to the prefectural school, his roommates asked him all sorts of questions. "Brother Lu, you were so splendid today, bringing honor to our county school. In the past, our county school was always overshadowed by Songtao Academy, but today we finally got to hold our heads high."

Brother Lu, you've achieved both fame and fortune today, and you even have a beautiful woman by your side—we truly envy you! No matter who becomes successful in the future, let's not forget our friendship from our school days.

"Of course, of course. Next time you have a day off, I'll treat you all to a meal at Zuixianlou."

"Great, then we must thank Brother Lu."

Brother Lu, who is the woman accompanying you tonight? Her beauty is comparable to that of a celestial being.

"That was the younger sister of a classmate when I was studying at the academy in town. Who would have thought that we would run into each other by chance tonight, so I had no choice but to accompany her to stroll around the market."

"Oh, I see."

The next day, as soon as it was light, Liu Siyue and the others got up early. Ningxiang prepared a lot of things for her and put them in the oxcart. Ningxiang helped her get on the cart. When Liu Siyue got on the cart, she saw that there were several baskets of various sizes on it.

"Ningxiang, what are all these?"

"My lord, these are the snacks I prepared, as well as the glutinous rice balls I made yesterday. Please take them back to your family."

"You're so thoughtful."

She took out 1000 taels of silver notes and gave them to Ningxiang, saying, "Take this money. Take good care of the house. If anything happens, have someone notify me."

"Master, I still have a lot of the silver you gave me last time, I don't need it."

"Take this. Having silver in hand will give you more confidence in your actions. The monthly wages of the servants in the mansion will also be increased to 500 coins."

"Yes, Master."

"Chenxin, don't forget our grand plan."

"Don't forget, hurry up and go, don't ruin your sister's wedding. Your aunt is probably getting very anxious waiting at home!"

"Please drive slowly on the road, don't jol the child."

"Understood, Madam Yun."

After Lu Yunzhou finished his first class in the morning, he and Teacher Wang were summoned by the instructor. "Student Lu Yunzhou greets Instructor."

"Lu Yunzhou, you are quite talented. You are new to the county school. If there is anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me. Teacher Wang, you will have to put in a lot of effort for Lu. Maybe our county school can produce more scholars in this year's county examination."

Not only are you proud, but the entire Lingshui County School is proud! Young people, work hard, I have high hopes for you!

"Thank you for your kind words, Your Excellency. I will do my best to live up to your expectations."

Lu Yunzhou suddenly became the focus of attention at the county school, enjoying immense popularity. Some wanted to befriend him, some disliked him and wanted to beat him up, and some even had the idea of ​​introducing their younger sisters to him.

Lu Yunzhou was riding high. If only he had come to the county school earlier, he would have been a waste of several years in the town.

Master Wang also had his own ideas and planned to introduce his daughter to Lu Yunzhou. The instructor also saw that Lu Yunzhou was handsome, had an outstanding temperament, and was very talented, and wanted to marry his daughter to him. It would be difficult for him to advance further, and his career would come to an end here.

Lu Yunzhou is different. He is young and promising with unlimited potential. If he passes the imperial examination in the future, he might be able to help him out, so that his good-for-nothing son will have someone to take care of him in the future.

Lu Yunzhou could only pretend not to understand these people's hints, saying that he needed to focus on his studies and would not consider other things for the time being.

On the Lantern Festival, in the afternoon, Madam Feng would frequently go to the door to check on the children, wondering why they hadn't returned yet, as it was getting dark.

She couldn't sit still and ran back and forth from the door countless times. The construction workers were also on holiday today and went home for the festival, so the usual noise was gone.

"Mother, let's not wait for them anymore, we're all hungry."

"Yes, let's not wait for them. The children are hungry. Haven't you heard? There's a lantern festival in the county town. Maybe they won't come back tonight; they'll go see the lantern festival in the county town and rush back first thing tomorrow morning!"

"Okay, let's eat first then, we can't wait any longer."

When the moon was high in the sky, Feng had finally brought everyone back. She then gave up hope, took off her clothes, and went to sleep.

The next day, they had just gotten up when there was a knock on the courtyard gate. Qingling quickly opened the door, "Master, you're finally back! Madam was so anxious waiting yesterday."

"Shh~

Don't wake Mom, or you'll get a beating.

When Madam Feng came out, she saw them acting suspiciously. "You two, stop right there! What are you thinking, sneaking around like this so early in the morning?"

Liu Siyue chuckled, "Mom, you're up so early! Why don't you sleep a little longer? Sleeping more makes you more beautiful. Mom, look at you, you must not have slept well, you have dark circles under your eyes. You should go back and catch up on some sleep to replenish your energy so you can look your best for the wedding in August."

"Stop being silly and tell me. You promised to come back no matter how late it was yesterday, so why didn't you?"

"Mother, it's not that we don't want to come back. There was a lantern festival in the county town last night, and it was so lively. We got carried away and missed the appointed time. I thought to myself, it's not safe to go back so late. Also, everyone will be asleep, and it wouldn't be good to wake you up. So we decided to come back early today so as not to delay the wedding in August."

"You've managed to make something that's completely unreasonable sound reasonable. That's pure sophistry. Give me the child, and you two go stand in the main room and reflect on your actions. If either of you dares to cheat or try to shirk your duty, you'll be in for a beating."

"Mother, please calm down. We'll go right away, we'll go right away, we won't slack off."