The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

Outside the ancestral hall of the Zhang family, firecrackers were exploding loudly, creating a lively atmosphere.

Two more outstanding young men from the Zhang family have been granted official positions, though only minor seventh-rank ones, which is still a cause for great joy.

The old clan chief changed into a festive red outfit and spoke with a strong voice, "Fellow clansmen, for the past hundred years, our Zhang clan has tried our best to produce a single official, but now, following Miss Su, our Zhang clan has produced a total of five officials appointed by the imperial court."

The clansmen standing inside the ancestral hall applauded enthusiastically.

The more officials a clan member holds, the higher their social standing will become in the future.

When they encounter injustice, there are people to help them seek justice.

When you travel far away to do business, you don't have to worry about being bullied by local bullies.

With so many officials in the clan, people would definitely be wary if word got out.

The old patriarch never imagined that he would see the Zhang clan's glory while he was still alive; he thought he would never see it before he died.

Those arrogant clans in the surrounding counties and cities who used to look down on the Zhang family now treat members of the Zhang family with utmost respect.

All of this is the glory that Miss Su brought to the Zhang family.

The clan chief lit three incense sticks, offered them to the ancestral tablets, and knelt down to kowtow devoutly.

"Ancestor! Our Zhang clan has struck it lucky and has latched onto an incredibly powerful patron. I have warned the clan members more than once that all members of the Zhang clan must follow Miss Su's lead."

After offering incense to the ancestors, the old clan chief said to the clan members, "If we want to become the sixth great family, our Zhang family still has a long way to go, but as long as we follow Miss Su steadfastly, the Zhang family will become the sixth great family sooner or later."

Upon hearing the old clan leader's words, the members of the Zhang clan were all as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

The sixth most powerful family! If the Zhang family truly becomes the sixth most powerful family, then when members of the Zhang family go out into the world, no one will dare to bully them.

Just thinking about it is incredibly exciting.

The old clan chief said to the clansmen, "The Luo clan is blind, which is why this great fortune has fallen into our laps. We must never follow the Luo family's example and mistreat Miss Su, or even this great blessing will vanish."

The Luo family of the capital sent people to Qinghe County several times, and each time they made quite a scene. As a result, the old patriarch of the Zhang family learned about the grudges and affections between the Luo family of the capital and Miss Su.

If the Luo family had recognized Miss Su earlier, no one could have taken away their position as the sixth-ranked family.

Unfortunately, Minister Luo made a single wrong move, and the whole game was lost.

I bet they're regretting it now.

But what's the use of regret? There's no medicine for regret in this world.

Meanwhile, the Luo family in Sicheng was also holding a meeting.

Having witnessed the prowess of Miss Su from Qinghe County, the Luo family was determined to curry favor with her.

They wanted to strengthen their relationship through marriage, and wanted to marry their eldest daughter to Gu Huai's son, but the marriage did not go through.

They wanted their eldest son to marry Er Ya, but the marriage couldn't be arranged.

Having already noticed that Miss Su from Qinghe County disliked the Luo family, the Luo family found it very strange.

Clan Chief Luo Wen sent people to inquire from various sources and eventually learned the truth.

Unexpectedly, Miss Su was actually the granddaughter of Vice Minister Luo. It turns out that Miss Su was a descendant of the Luo family.

Minister Luo actually sent people to Qinghe County to force Miss Su and her family to sign a letter severing ties.

Luo Wen was very angry. No wonder Miss Su was so hostile to the Luo family of Sicheng. It turned out that it was all because of Minister Luo.

Last time, when Sicheng sent a letter to the residence of Vice Minister Luo in the capital, Vice Minister Luo concealed the matter and thought he could keep the secret buried forever.

Luo Wen slammed his fist on the table next to him, not breaking anything, but making the cups and saucers on the table rattle. "Is Minister Luo getting more and more senile with age? He doesn't even acknowledge his own outstanding granddaughter."

The elders were also very angry.

"Who would abandon their own flesh and blood relatives to treat a child with no blood relation as a treasure?"

"I heard that the old couple in the Su family mistreated Su Bing for decades, but the Vice Minister even wrote a letter to Su Bing, telling him to treat his adoptive parents well and not to be a heartless and ungrateful person."

"I heard that Minister Luo and Miss Su's family are now like enemies."

"Minister Luo is foolish! Miss Su is going to marry into the Guiping Marquis's family. The Guiping Marquis is the current emperor's maternal uncle. With the Guiping Marquis's family as a connection, how could our Luo family not prosper? In the end, Minister Luo ruined the fate of our entire family."

"Moreover, I heard that the Guiping Marquis's family dotes on Miss Su to the extreme, and there is a sign outside the Marquis's mansion that says 'No one from the Luo family or dogs are allowed to enter.'"

People who are not related by blood must not be included in the family genealogy. Luo Wen immediately had someone bring the genealogy and removed Luo Mingfang and Luo Minggeng from it. Without caring whether Miss Su agreed or not, he directly added Miss Su's family into the genealogy.

Of course, if Miss Su knew, she probably wouldn't agree.

But such a distinguished descendant of the Luo family must be recorded in the family genealogy so that future generations can admire him.

If Minister Luo were wise, he would have recognized Miss Su as a member of the Luo family sooner, and the clansmen in Sicheng would have been able to receive Miss Su's care. When the clansmen went out to do business, they would have been able to thrive in the surrounding dozen or so cities.

I only regret that Vice Minister Naluo is so useless.

The clan elder sitting on the far left said, "Recently, the Zhang family came to Sicheng to do business and received a lot of preferential treatment from the government. I heard that their goal is to become the sixth most powerful family."

Another plump clan elder said, "The Zhang family's roots are in Qinghe County. Being close to the source, they have an advantage. I heard they have a very good relationship with Miss Su. Because they are determined to follow Miss Su to the death, five people in their clan have been granted military titles in just a few months."

"Therefore, the Zhang family is very popular in the surrounding counties and prefectures because of Miss Su, and other clans in the area are envious of them."

Luo Wen and the other elders were all very jealous when they heard this, because those honors originally belonged to their Luo clan!

Luo Wen said, "Su Bing is already a third-rank official. If he is recognized by the Luo family, the Luo clan will have two third-rank officials, and might even become the sixth great family."

"It seems that the relationship between Minister Luo and Miss Su has reached an irreparable point. What a pity."

Sighs could be heard coming from inside the house.

Whether it was the clan chief or the elders, they all sighed and groaned, looking like wilted eggplants.

The capital city, the residence of Vice Minister Luo.

Luo Mingfang stood inside the gate with her bundle on her back. When she heard the gatekeeper say that Vice Minister Luo had returned, she quickly pinched her thigh until tears welled up in her eyes.

As she walked out of the gate, she ran into Vice Minister Luo, who was returning home from court.

When Minister Luo saw his granddaughter crying, he felt very distressed. "Mingfang, who made you suffer? Where are you going?"

"Grandfather, I heard that a letter came from Sicheng. I have been expelled from the clan. I am not worthy to live in the Luo family. I will leave now."

When Minister Luo saw his granddaughter crying her eyes out, he was truly heartbroken, after all, he had raised her by his side since she was a child.

"Mingfang, you grew up in this manor, you are my own granddaughter, don't pay attention to what others say."

Luo Mingfang cried even harder, "Miss Su must be unwilling to acknowledge her ancestors because I took her place."

Luo Shilang was particularly angry when his granddaughter was mentioned.

It was because of his granddaughter that Marquis Guiping broke with the Luo family.

Because of his granddaughter, he was subjected to countless taunts in the imperial court every day.

Because of his granddaughter, even the clan chief of Sicheng wrote a letter to question him.

Mingfang is still the most sensible girl.

Vice Minister Luo sighed and said, "Mingfang, you are a good child. If that girl in Qinghe County were even a tenth as sensible as you, we would be thankful. Alas, that girl is too proud and looks down on our Vice Minister's residence. We don't need to rush to curry favor with her."

Luo Mingfang pretended to be very kind and deliberately spoke up for Su Qianqian: "Grandfather, Miss Su is not bad either. Many noble ladies praise Miss Su."

Vice Minister Luo felt that Mingfang was too kind: "Alright, you're too kind. You don't understand the dangers of the world. You don't need to speak up for her anymore. Your grandfather is old enough to have seen more than most people have. He wouldn't misjudge someone."

Vice Minister Luo took out two hundred-tael silver notes and stuffed them into his granddaughter Mingfang's hand. "I heard that Wang's shop has recently launched many new products. Mingfang, why don't you go out and buy some things to relax?"

Fan Dajiang watched this unfold, utterly speechless.

The Vice Minister is truly confused. He doesn't love his own son and granddaughter, but instead spoils this ungrateful wretch. He'll regret it sooner or later.

Moreover, Luo Mingfang has recently become very close to Fang Xiucai from Qinghe County. She even helped Fang Xiucai get purchasing jobs for the Luo family and deducted a lot of money from the family.

That man surnamed Fang appears to be a gentle and refined scholar, but he's actually a black-hearted scoundrel; anyone who gets involved with him is doomed.