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

"Hey Lu Tongsheng, you haven't even passed the imperial examination yet, and you're already so arrogant. I'm asking you a question, and you're ignoring me. What are you pretending for? You're such a sickly person, do you think you can become a scholar? You're lucky to even be alive."

"Exactly, what are you pretending to be? Even if you passed the imperial examination, we wouldn't want to benefit from your success. With your personality, selfish and cold-hearted, you only think of us after you've succeeded. Pshaw~"

"What a wonderful girl April is, but your Lu family doesn't want her. If you ask me, Heaven is blind to let him marry a girl like Madam He."

Look, she went out and she's gone. Could they have sold her? After all, that girl was so pretty.

Everyone chattered away, their eyes all fixed on them, while Dr. Yang turned his head away, afraid of being questioned.

Lu Yunping didn't know how to answer the villagers' questions. He looked at Lu Yunzhou, who was leaning against him. Lu Yunzhou had his eyes downcast and his face was expressionless. He hated these people. They had no sense of propriety at all. They hadn't said anything for a long time, which meant they wanted to say something, but they kept asking questions. It was really annoying.

He still had to live in the village and couldn't afford to offend anyone. He started to speak, his face showing exhaustion. "Mrs. He ran into her aunt and went to stay for a few days." After saying that, he lowered his head and closed his eyes.

Finally arriving at the village, Doctor Yang went with them to the Lu family's house, collected his wages, and went home without a moment's delay. As soon as he got home, he gave the Lu family a good scolding. He had been feeling stifled these past few days, with no one to talk to.

"Honey, what's wrong? You just got back from the capital, why are you so angry? Are you hungry? I'll make you some food."

"I'm not hungry. I'm so angry these past few days. There's not a single good person in the Lu family. I'm never going out with them again."

"What exactly happened?"

"You have no idea how outrageous what those two brothers did was." Doctor Yang recounted the events at the inn, and finally sighed, "The He family has probably been sold off."

"Is this supposed to be a scholar? How could he do something so beastly? Poor Qinglian! From now on, we're not allowed to associate with their family anymore. We won't take their dirty money."

"Yeah, I feel disgusted whenever I see the Lu family now."

When Granny Liu saw her two sons return, she quickly went to help Lu Yunzhou, "Zhou'er, did you see that master in the prefectural city this time?"

"Yes, I've seen her. The only way for me to turn my life around is to marry Liu. No matter how many women I marry with the same birth chart, it won't help. The master said that my destiny is extremely noble. This time, I will definitely find a way to marry Liu. Whatever she asks for, we will agree to it."

Lu Yunzhou slowly knelt down. "Mother, you will definitely help your son, won't you?"

"Of course I will help you. For my son's future, I'm willing to go all out. Get up quickly. Your health is already not good, and it breaks my heart to see you like this."

"Mother, I'm sorry for making you worry so much. Mother, rest assured, the master said that I am destined for wealth and honor. No matter what method we use, as long as we can bring Liu back, my health will improve. When I pass the imperial examination, we will leave this place and no one will know about our past."

"I will make it up to you, Mother, for all the injustices you've suffered. I will make you a dignified and respected matriarch, someone everyone admires, so that you can drink tea and admire flowers with the Empress."

"Mother knows, my son is the most filial. Just tell me what you want me to do."

"By the way, where is Mrs. He?"

Granny Liu was furious. "You've come back but don't even know how to serve people."

"Mother, Madam He is not coming back."

"Huh? What do you mean by that?"

"She's of no use to my son's illness, and now there's another mouth to feed. Our family is struggling right now. It cost us 50 taels to marry her, and we'll definitely have to spend more money to bring Liu back."

Besides, once Liu entered the family, she certainly wouldn't tolerate He, so I sold her, and the family's life will be a little easier."

"Sold! Where was it sold to? How much silver did it get?"

"We sold it to a brothel in the prefectural city for 90 taels of silver. We didn't lose money on this deal."

"Oh my, I didn't expect the He family's property to be so valuable, selling for 90 taels. We even made a profit of 40 taels."

Lu Yunzhou took out a 50-tael silver note and handed it to Granny Liu. "Mother, take this 50 taels first. Keep the rest with me. We spent a lot on the way here and there, and we still have more than 30 taels left."

"Alright, alright, you're a scholar, how can you manage without money?"

"Then what can we do to get Lady Liu back?"

"I haven't decided yet, let me think about it."

"Hmm, take your time thinking about it. Whatever you come up with, Mom will help you."

Since Lu Yunzhou returned from the prefectural city and He Qinglian was no longer there, the task of taking care of Lu Yunzhou fell to Granny Liu. Granny Liu was exhausted, but she was the only one who could take care of him at home. She couldn't let her eldest daughter-in-law take care of him. Every now and then, Lu Yunping and Lu Decai would come to lend a hand, helping with bathing and going to the toilet.

Lu Yunzhou was completely bedridden and vomited a lot of blood. Granny Liu was so anxious that she quickly called Doctor Yang, but Doctor Yang didn't come. "I dare not earn your money, and you're trying to pin this on me."

This wasn't the first time he'd vomited blood. I suggested he go to a clinic, but your eldest son wouldn't allow it. I'll say it again: it's your family's business, I can't interfere. Go to the city to find a doctor if needed.

"Dr. Yang, you can't just stand by and watch him die! You've practically watched Zhou'er grow up!"

"It's precisely because I watched them grow up that I feel disheartened. None of the things they did can be brought to the table."

"You know our family's situation. Zhou'er sold He Shi to a brothel, but there was nothing we could do. We bought He Shi at a high price, so we couldn't afford to lose money."

"Get out of here! Can you even speak human language? This is such a fine young woman, and your family has treated her like this!" Doctor Yang was so angry that his blood boiled. These people are beasts!

Granny Liu stomped her foot in anger, "Fine, don't help me then! With your medical skills, you're just wasting my money."

The two were talking quite loudly in the courtyard. When Granny Liu entered Doctor Yang's house, the neighbor next door hid under the wall and listened carefully. Unexpectedly, she heard a shocking piece of gossip. She quickly covered her mouth and quietly ran out, heading all the way to Ma Daya's house.

"Da Ya, a huge secret!"

"What secret?"

"It was the Lu family who sold their newlywed daughter-in-law, He, to a brothel."

Ma Daya had been busy with village training these past few days and hadn't had time to deal with such matters, so she was still taken aback when she heard this. "You just sold them off like that! Where did you hear this news?"

"I heard what Granny Liu said when she went to Doctor Yang's house just now."

"Look, it's been so many days. The Lu family said that Madam He went to stay at her aunt's house for a few days and hasn't returned yet. It must be true."

"Okay, I understand. You can go back now."

"Da Ya, I'll let you know if there's any news."

Ma Daya sat in the courtyard for a while, then decided to go to Doctor Yang's house. Why was he selling He Qinglian? Was he going to try to take advantage of Siyue again? Siyue was her sister now, and she had to protect her.

As soon as she arrived at Dr. Yang's door, Dr. Yang's wife came out carrying a basin of dishwater to empty. "Da Ya, what brings you here on such a hot day?"

"Sister-in-law, come here, I need to ask you something."

"What's going on? Why are you being so mysterious?"