Lu Yunzhou then walked out and said, "Master Zhou, there was a reason for what happened today. I had my reasons. I said I would marry Miss Zhou, and I will definitely do so. I will never break my promise."

Old Master Zhou slapped him across the face. "You dare mention my daughter again? Mention her again and I'll pull out your teeth!"

Lu Yunzhou covered his face with one hand and leaned close to Master Zhou. "Master Zhou, you've gone too far. You don't know, do you? Although your daughter and I haven't consummated our marriage, we've been sleeping in the same bed for a long time. Aren't you afraid I'll spread this around and ruin her reputation? How will she ever get married? With such a shameless girl like you in the Zhou family, how can you maintain your standing in town?"

"Are you threatening me?"

"It's not a threat, I just hope we can save face for each other and get by. I will return your money, but you have to give me some time. If I pass the imperial examination and become a scholar in three months, and you still want to marry your daughter to me, I can still do so. After all, we have been intimate. I have touched every inch of your body. Your skin is very fair and smooth. I know exactly where the mole is on her body."

I still hope Mr. Zhou will reconsider. It's best for everyone involved. After all, I still have feelings for Miss Zhou; she likes me so much, and I'm afraid she can't live without me."

Zhou Shihai was so angry that his eyebrows stood up. "You are a shameless scoundrel, despicable and vile. Since you have any shame, then don't blame me for being ruthless. I want to see whether your career is more important or the threat to me. Scum like you shouldn't live in this world."

Hearing the conversation inside, Qingwu hurried back to tell Liu Siyue, "Master, the scumbag and Master Zhou are arguing. The scumbag is threatening Master Zhou with Miss Zhou's innocence, but Master Zhou isn't buying it. A big fight is imminent."

Liu Siyue chuckled. "It's our turn to make our appearance." Liu Siyue led the people of Liujia Village down from the carriage, and Qingwu led the way, "Make way, make way."

The villagers who were watching recognized her immediately. "Isn't this Liu Shi?" they exclaimed. "She's gotten so angry watching someone else's wedding that she's come back to plead for mercy. This is going to be quite a show! It looks like the newlyweds and the old lady are about to have a big battle!"

For the villagers of Bainiwan, they hoped that Liu would return. After all, Liu was capable, and what was that new bride? She looked like a delicate and weak young woman.

"Liu, you're back! We welcome you back to the village. We all support you in driving that new bride out of the Lu family. You two can live a good life together."

Liu Siyue ignored these people and followed Qingwu into the courtyard. The villagers from Liujia Village stood behind her, while the villagers from Bainiwan crowded around the entrance, tiptoeing to peek inside. If they couldn't see anything, they climbed onto the Lu family's wall, or onto nearby trees, or borrowed ladders or stools from their neighbors. No one wanted to miss this exciting show.

Liu Siyue went in, glanced at the people around her, and said with deep sorrow, "Lu Yunzhou, you are a shameless scoundrel. You do things while saying one thing and mean another, and you are two-faced. Just a few days ago, you knelt in front of me to repent, crying and begging to rekindle our relationship."

You wrote love poems one after another, and said sweet words again and again. My heart wavered. Seeing your sincerity, I decided to give each other another chance, after all, we still have a child.

I'm planning to wait until April, then I'll grant your request and bring my daughter back with you. I don't ask for anything else, I just hope you can give my daughter and me a complete family.

The villagers of Bainiwan were overjoyed to hear this, and Granny Liu was especially pleased. "See? I told you she would come begging to come to us, and it came true! If I had agreed earlier, I would have saved myself 50 taels of silver."

Hmph! Now you want to come back? Making you a concubine would be too good for you!

Liu Siyue's tone suddenly changed, "Lu Yunzhou, you are not only a bad person, but also a bad person at heart. You sweet-talk me while preparing to marry a new wife. You are a scholar, yet you are shameless and despicable."

You have a terminal illness, with no medicine or food available, yet you conspired with your village chief and all the villagers to trick me back to the Lu family to cleanse you and bring benefits to the villagers of Bainiwan. Your Xin family is truly ruthless and corrupt.

"I'm making this clear today: from this day forward, you Bainiwan people will never try to take advantage of me, Liu Siyue, you shameless bunch."

Master Zhou took all these words to heart. Lu Yunzhou was sick, and with a terminal illness at that. What a clever scheme!

He looked at Liu Siyue, "Miss Liu, is what you just said true?"

"It is all true. If there is even the slightest falsehood, may I be struck by lightning."

Lu Yunzhou grew anxious. "April, why didn't you say so sooner? Why did you wait until now to say it? I genuinely wanted to bring you back."

Liu Siyue slapped him, "Shameless!"

Liu Jinsheng, the village chief of Liujia Village, stepped forward and said, "Starting today, if any member of the Lu family dares to enter Liujia Village, I will make sure they go in upright and come out horizontally. You can try it if you don't believe me. How dare they bully the girls of our Liujia Village!"

"You people from Bainiwan are too cunning, and we people from Liujia Village are too honest. We can't outmaneuver you. From now on, Liujia Village and Bainiwan Village will no longer form intermarriages."

The women of Liujia Village began to curse, cursing the Lu family and condemning the people of Bainiwan. Seeing this, Master Zhou waved his hand and shouted, "Smash it!"

Wei Yuanguang never expected things to escalate so drastically. He shouted himself hoarse, but no one listened. In the Lu family's courtyard, the sounds of smashing and cursing filled the air.

The men Master Zhou brought were all quite capable, and they started smashing things up room by room. When Granny Liu tried to stop them, she was pushed to the ground. She sat there and wailed, "This is outrageous! You'll be punished for what you're doing!"

The others, fearing they might get hurt, quietly hid. The servants rushed into Lu Yunzhou's new room. He Qinglian was so frightened that she trembled and sat on the edge of the bed, not daring to move.

One of the servants pointed at the bride and said, "Get out of here. We don't want to hurt anyone."

He Qinglian stood up from the bed, but she couldn't move her feet. Her legs felt as heavy as lead. The servants noticed the woman's fear and ignored her, starting to smash things. The rags on the bed were thrown to the ground and stomped on. He Qinglian didn't dare to make a sound and just stood there blankly.

Chaos erupted at the Liu family's house. The cooking pot was smashed with a large hole, all the jars were shattered, and some books in Lu Yunzhou's study were thrown around. A servant even thoughtfully brought a basin of water and poured it in.

Seeing that the time was right, Liu Siyue gave a shout and left with her people; she had no say in the rest.

As soon as Liu Siyue and her companions came out of the Lu family's courtyard, they were surrounded by the villagers of Bainiwan. "Village Chief Liu, Liu Shi, it's not that we want to keep it from you, it's that the village chief told us to keep it from you. They say you are Lu Yunzhou's destined one, and only you can save him. Moreover, Lu Yunzhou will marry you again, which is a win-win situation, good for the Lu family and good for the villagers."

Once you return to the Lu family, you can lead the villagers to start a business and become wealthy.

Really, we really didn't mean to hide it from you, please forgive us!

Liu Siyue sneered and got into her family's carriage. The people of Liujia Village also got into their carriages and returned to the village.

The villagers blamed the village chief and the Lu family for this, but there was nothing they could do about it now. They would deal with it after the group left.

The relatives who had come were too afraid to eat at the feast, and they all slipped away long ago. Now, only the Lu family, the village chief, and the matchmaker remained in the courtyard. Lu Yunzhou walked to the door, and the villagers who had been watching bowed to him. "Fellow villagers, I'm sorry to have made you laugh at me today. Please go back now. I'll host another feast for you another day." After he finished speaking, he closed the door, blocking the view from the outside.

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