The Rebirth of an Orphan

Old Mrs. Sun looked at her grandson kneeling on the ground and couldn't help but feel nervous. As expected, the child was estranged from her. He was estranged from her just because of a woman. She couldn't help but sigh heavily in her heart.

"Grandson kowtows to grandma." Sun Xiao put his forehead on the cold ground for a long time without looking up.

"Get up and don't be so distant with grandma." Old Mrs. Sun said in a gloomy voice.

Sun Xiao raised his head and straightened his body, but he was still kneeling there motionless, and his eyes were calm as he looked at the old lady.

Mrs. Sun was immediately filled with anger. "I know what you want to do. You just want to marry that woman to humiliate our Sun family's reputation. Don't you even look at what kind of person she is? Why can she enter our Sun family? I will definitely not agree to this marriage."

Sun Xiao listened to the old lady's words with a gloomy face. If someone else said this about Zhao Xihua, he would definitely be angry, but the person who said this was his grandmother, so he could only endure it for the time being.

Seeing that her grandson did not refute her, Old Lady Sun continued, "She was born on the Ghost Festival, which means she will bring death to her parents. She is also born with a bad fate, which means she will bring death to her husband in the future. How can you marry her?"

"I know that girl has caught your eye, but she doesn't have a good reputation. An unmarried girl lives in another man's house and worships a master who is waiting for punishment. And her master was sent here from Kyoto, which means that her master's background must be complicated. You can't let him get involved."

Old Lady Sun's tone softened a little: "Xiao'er, it's not that I'm cruel, I'm just worried that you haven't experienced the evil of human hearts for a long time, and I'm afraid you can't understand human hearts. Don't be fooled by that girl's beautiful appearance. What you need is a good wife who can help you run the Sun family. That girl is definitely not suitable for you."

She sighed again and continued, "Xiao'er, you are a child who values ​​friendship and loyalty, but I have to say something unpleasant. I wanted to propose marriage to that girl just to have her come to you for a happy marriage or to arrange a ghost marriage. What do you think I like about her? After all, she is from the Zhao family. Although it is not a prosperous family in Yuncheng, it is still a wealthy family. Her status is higher than those children from ordinary families. Otherwise, how could she be worthy of bringing you a happy marriage..."

"Grandma—Sun Xiao felt his body go cold. It turned out that Hua'er was used to arrange a ghost marriage for him. No wonder she always wanted to leave him before, because he was her nightmare.

In fact, he had thought before that the person who would accompany him should be a virtuous daughter of a prominent family, not a woman like Zhao Xihua who was always controversial.

But when he thought about Zhao Xihua leaving his protection and being with someone else, he would feel inexplicably panicked and afraid. In this case, he couldn't let go.

Sun Xiao looked at the old lady in front of him seriously and said solemnly, "Grandma, can you patiently listen to what your grandson has to say to you?"

Old Mrs. Sun suddenly had a bad feeling and felt a little helpless. "Well, then just tell me..."

Sun Xiao's eyes were firm. "Grandma, I want to ask you, is our Sun family the largest family in Yuncheng? Should our Sun family's words and deeds be a role model for the people of Yuncheng?"

The old lady nodded and said, "Of course, our Sun family has been in Yuncheng for hundreds of years. Our ancestors have produced several contemporary university scholars. Your father was also a general who led troops to fight. It's just that by your generation, there are few descendants. But the character and glory of our Sun family will last forever."

The old lady's tone was full of pride.

Sun Xiao said, "You've asked me to recite the family motto since I was a child. The most important one I remember is honesty."

Old Mrs. Sun looked at Sun Xiao in surprise, not knowing what he was going to say. She didn't quite recognize this child anymore.

Sun Xiao looked at the old lady and said, "Miss Zhao Si had arranged a marriage with me before, but now she suddenly refuses to acknowledge this marriage. Does this count as a betrayal? Does this count as a violation of the family motto?"

Sun Xiao continued, "There were rumors before that she was having an affair with another man, and that man was me. Actually, there is something I didn't tell you. When Hua'er first came to our Sun family, she ran into me in the bamboo forest. At that time, Sun'er was already terminally ill and was expected to die soon. It was the fourth young lady who said that I was not sick but poisoned."

"What did you say?" Old Mrs. Sun turned pale. How could it be possible? She was very careful about the child's diet.

"Grandma, the fourth young lady said that my poisoning might be related to the ivy teacup you gave me."

"How is that possible?" Old Madam Sun's voice suddenly became sharp, and she said sternly, "Asshole, I'm going to beat that evil guy who is trying to sow discord between us to death."

"Grandma, please listen to me." Sun Xiao stopped the angry old lady Sun, "The teacup that grandma gave me was poisonous. It was only when the fourth young lady went to Ning'an Court to find her master that she found out."

"Grandma, don't be angry. I'm not blaming you. I know you wouldn't poison me. I just didn't tell you about this because I was worried you might misunderstand me. I have no choice but to tell you today."

Sun Xiao continued, "If you drink ivy alone, it is really a magical medicine for maintaining your body. However, there is a biggest taboo, which is that it cannot be taken with ginseng, deer antlers and other tonic health products, otherwise it will become a lethal chronic poison."

"What?" Old Mrs. Sun's face turned pale instantly, and she suddenly understood something.

Before, thinking that her grandson had a weak constitution since childhood, she would often buy some high-quality tonic supplements such as ginseng and deer antlers for her grandson to take. She didn't expect that she was actually poisoning her most beloved grandson.

Her body suddenly trembled. That teacup was... given to her by that person? How could it be? It didn't make sense.

Sun Xiao smiled bitterly and said, "Grandma, isn't it said that Miss Zhao Si was living with someone unmarried on the farm? In fact, it was Miss Zhao Si who prepared various medicinal herbs every day to help me detoxify during that month. Apart from anything else, my life was given by Miss Zhao Si. Without her, I don't know if I can stand here now."

Sun Xiao looked at Old Lady Sun again and said solemnly, "How can I betray my engagement with Miss Zhao Si, who saved my life despite the criticism from the whole city?"

The room suddenly fell silent, and the air seemed to freeze.

After a long time, Old Lady Sun slowly raised her head and looked at Sun Xiao and said, "The beginning of next month is the anniversary of the death, which is suitable for marriage. We will choose a date to formally send the betrothal gifts. However, we still have to consider Miss Zhao Si's family background. I will arrange for someone to go to the Zhao family. How can you just kick out your own child? The Zhao family is too heartless."