The village in front of Douzhuang has been affected, and there have been casualties in other villages. Defense has become the most urgent task at present.

  Song Chuyu had the hundred men left by Ye Jingchuan surround all the entrances and exits of the other villa, sealing them off tightly. He then divided his seventeen bodyguards into four groups to patrol inside the villa, just in case.

  She had been rushing for a whole day and hadn't even eaten a proper meal yet, so Xu Ayi took pity on her and personally cooked several of her signature dishes, telling her to eat first before saying anything else.

  She was indeed a bit hungry, and after eating dinner with Qingtao Hongyu, she asked Zhang Shu about his plans for the deceased long worker.

  "After all, we asked him to help us." Song Chuyi sighed and said in a somewhat depressed tone: "Having suffered such an unexpected disaster, it's possible that his family still has parents at home. Let's go find his relatives and see if there's anything they need, let's try to satisfy them as much as possible."

  The county government has always been lenient towards its subordinates. Although Zhang Shu had just become the head of the farm, he decided to follow the old example and add a few more silver coins.

  After saying all this, Qing Tao leaned in close to her ear and whispered: "My parents are already waiting, miss, do you want to ask now or wait until after resting?"

  The parents of Qingtao are both working for Li's family in the village. It is not easy to come out this time, and according to the original plan, they will return tomorrow.

  Xu Ayi had already helped clean up Song Chuyi's residence with Xu Ayi, and came over to invite Song Chuyi to go rest.

  Song Chuyi thought for a moment and told Qingtuo to go and call her parents to the backyard.

  Some things change with delay, so it's better to ask everything early on to be safe.

  The parents of Qingtao, although working on the farm, unexpectedly looked unlike farmers, both with a scholarly air.

  No wonder she taught such a clever daughter. Song Chuyi looked at them thoughtfully as they finished their greetings and warmly invited them to sit down.

  "The other day, we originally agreed to meet at Huangjue Temple, but then something came up and Uncle and Aunt had to make a trip for nothing." Song Chuyi smiled and nodded towards them: "Don't mind, you two."

  Although Qing Tao had already greeted them, the two of them still hastily stood up and repeatedly said "we don't dare".

  "Has Uncle read books?" Song Chuyi looked at him, refined and courteous, speaking and answering with great order, suddenly felt a bit strange: "If he has read books, why is he still working as a farmer in the Zhuangzi?"

  The green peach pressed her lips and looked at her father for half a moment, then suddenly interjected: "Miss, you don't know that my father was originally also a scholar who had passed the imperial examination, but later something happened and he was sent to the farm."

  The mother of Qingtao also couldn't help but shed tears: "To say it's our own fault, when we were at the Li family's place taking care of the second madam's affairs, we messed things up."

  Qing Tao had said before that both her parents were born into the Li family.

  Song Chuyi felt that things were a bit strange, and after thinking about it, she asked again: "If it's convenient, I don't know if Uncle and Aunt can tell me what exactly went wrong at the Li family?"

  Although the second lady, Li, has always considered herself to be of high status and thought of herself as a virtuous woman. However, the old master of the Li family was a farmer who tilled the land his whole life, and it wasn't until his son passed the imperial examination and became an official that he was brought into the capital city. Compared to other families with a solid foundation, the Li family still hasn't established itself firmly even now, and if they can't produce any talented individuals, basically after ten or twenty years, once Li Ruohua retires, they will be nothing.

  Relatively speaking, the family's children are not born in a few decades. Since Qingtang's parents were also born at home, it means that the previous generation was also following Li Lao Taiye. In this case, the Li family's situation is estimated to be not many even if they are full of children. If they didn't commit some kind of huge mistake, they shouldn't have been sent to the farm to eat dirt.

  The green peach looked at her father with some urgency, her tone somewhat agitated: "Daughter is already a young woman, can parents still hold other illusions?! As a young woman asked, even if the answer is not good, just say it!"

  The mother of Qingtao also made several eye movements towards her husband.

  Qing Tao's father hesitated for a moment, then finally let out a long sigh and knelt down on the ground: "I won't hide it from Sixth Miss, originally Old Lady wanted me to imitate Second Master's handwriting to write a letter."

  Song Chuyi's smile on her face instantly disappeared, and she nodded to indicate that Qingtao's father should continue speaking.

  "The old lady asked me to write a letter in the name of Song Er Lao Ye, addressed to your mother." Qing Tao's father closed his eyes: "Let me invite her to meet at Qingliang Temple. I sensed something was off and took the opportunity to throw away the letter while delivering it. Who knew that the next day I would be scolded by the old lady, saying she waited in vain for a whole day at Qingliang Temple? After this incident, the old lady felt I wasn't reliable, so she sent our entire family to work on the farm. Later, this farm was given to our eldest sister as part of her dowry."

  Li Jia's younger sister Li Jingxu, her stepmother.

  Song Chuyi's mouth curled up into a sarcastic smile.

  It turns out that the Li family had long since set their sights on her father and mother, it turns out that Li's marriage to Song Yi as a concubine was not a parental arrangement at all, but rather a premeditated plan.

  The mother of Qingtao's voice was also shaking as she took over the conversation: "Moreover, our eldest sister was not feeling well at that time. She couldn't eat much and always felt like vomiting. After Old Lady discovered these abnormalities, she even sent me to the Zhuangzi village."

  Everyone present was shocked out of their wits.

  Mrs. Xu hastily covered Song Chuyi's ears, afraid that she would hear these indecent words.

  But Song Chuyi had already heard it, her eyes coldly swept over everyone, and she sat in the chair without saying a word.

  The truth of things is gradually unfolding before our eyes, and many things that were previously incomprehensible don't even need to be thought about anymore, just a little association can make them clear.

  Why did the Song family, who had always been particular about etiquette, not even wait for the one-year anniversary of Cui's death to hastily bring Li into the Song family as a substitute wife for Song Yi?

  Why were all the maids and servants who served beside Cui's family replaced with new ones brought by the Cui family?

  Why is Mrs. Li so bold and dare to scheme against the legitimate daughter of the Bogling Cui family?

  Because Li had already become pregnant with a child, they could only shift their evil intentions from her to Cui.

  Auntie Xu was also indignant, her face red with suppressed anger, and suddenly spat on the ground: "Pfft! What kind of refined family's educated young lady?! She's not even worthy!"

  She also took the place of Cui's wife and lived for so many years, she is also worthy of using the house that Cui used, the man that Cui used, and even calling the pair of children left behind by Cui to call her mother, how dare she!