After rebirth, the Prime Minister's wife always wanted to leave her father behind and keep her

Cui Wenxin stared at him blankly. Qi Jie'er was also in his arms, her little mouth pouting, ready to cry at any time.

Su Zhi took out two copper coins and bought her a candy man from a small stall. The little girl burst into laughter. He glanced at the girl standing beside him in a daze, took out two more copper coins, and asked for a rabbit-shaped one, which he handed to Cui Wenxin.

Cui Wenxin's hands were quicker than his brain. Before he could think carefully, he had already caught the golden candy rabbit in his hand. When he came to his senses, he felt embarrassed and wanted to give it back, but he found that the man had already carried Qi Jie'er and continued walking forward.

When she caught up with her, Qi Jie'er had finished eating. Seeing that her aunt still had one in her hand, she stretched out her arm to ask for it. Cui Wenxin hurriedly handed it to her, but the person separated them without saying a word and bought Qi Jie'er a rattle. Qi Jie'er was interested and no longer asked for candy. She happily played with the rattle while spinning it.

Cui Wenxin held up the sugar figurine and didn't speak for a long time. Her family had been in decline since she was born, and her mother placed most of her hopes on the only boy, so although she was not harsh on her, she could not take care of both. From childhood to adulthood, almost all of her food and clothes were left over by her brother.

Fortunately, she was open-minded and knew that her family was not rich, so she never cared about it. When her brother took her things, she would cry for a while and then give up. Sometimes, if she got something good, she would take the initiative to give it to her brother. Later, she had a little niece, and she brought her up by herself. She treated her like a treasure and would buy her food and clothes even if she didn't have food or clothes. Fortunately, now that their little aunt is taking care of them, life is no longer so tight, but her character of accustomed to pleasing others cannot be changed.

At this moment, Cui Wenxin was standing on the street, holding a candy man in her hand. For some reason, something in her heart seemed to collapse, and she actually started to cry, holding her face and sobbing.

Su Zhi had stopped stuttering, but when he saw her crying, his mouth was out of control and he stammered, "Don't...don't cry. What do you want? I'll...buy it for you."

Cui Wenxin wiped away her tears, carefully wrapped the candy figurine, took Sister Qi, and lowered her head and said, "Then tell me, what are you going to do to my brother?"

Su Zhi heaved a sigh of relief, took them to sit under a tea stall, and said, "Let me ask you, what do you hope for? Use your uncle's power to pressure him? Just let him change his ways?"

"This..." Cui Wenxin was stunned. She had indeed never thought about what to do.

She knew that her brother acted first and then asked for permission, which was very unreasonable. If her uncle used family rules and etiquette to pressure him, he would definitely give in. However, her nephew's surname had been changed and entered into the Qian family tree. If he changed it again, it might cause gossip. How could the so-called elders of the Qian family give up? They were not afraid of those wearing shoes when they were barefoot. They would definitely make a fuss in any disgusting way. How could the onlookers tell the difference? A person like her uncle would not care, but a toad crawling on the foot would not eat people, but it would disgust people.

If the quarrel got out and the neighbors laughed at them, the relationship between my mother and the Cui family would be over. They would no longer be able to face my uncle and aunt, and my brother at home would definitely make a scene.

Su Zhi saw that she was frowning, and obviously knew that this method was inappropriate, so he patiently said to her: "Therefore, if you want to remove your uncle, this matter must be done according to the etiquette and law."

"We just need to save my brother's life and accept the punishment. But please don't let our uncle's reputation be implicated." Cui Wenxin grabbed his sleeve and begged.

Su Zhi lowered his eyes, not looking at her hand, but did not pull back his sleeves either. He whispered, "You have to remember, if a man is ungrateful, don't count on him. You are sensible, and in the future, maybe you will be the one to manage the family..."

Cui Wenxin's eyes widened, and she immediately wanted to retreat: "Me? I can't..."

"You can!" Su Zhi interrupted her firmly, "You must."

Cui Wenxin looked into his eyes and suddenly seemed to have courage. Then her face slowly turned red. She quickly loosened her hand that was holding his sleeve, picked up Qi Jie'er and left.

After walking two steps, he turned back and asked, "What's your name?"

Su Zhi drank the tea in the bowl, wiped his mouth and said, "Xu Shiyi."

Xu Shiyi, his original name, was not a lie to her. He had been called Zheng Ji and Su Zhi. Even when Cui Ziqi came to act as a matchmaker for him, he used a pseudonym.

Now, he wanted to tell her his real name.

Afterwards, a candidate named Su Zhi sued the then Vice Minister of Personnel. This incident alarmed even the palace. Cui Wenkang lost his job and was despised by the people. His dream of three generations of ancestral worship was shattered, but he could do nothing about it. The emperor even reprimanded Cui Yuanqing. No respectable government office would employ him in the future, so he could not blame the Cui family.

However, there was another person who was more seriously implicated, and that was the accuser himself, Su Zhi.

Although Su Zhi had passed the imperial examination, he did not hold an official position and was still a commoner. Moreover, the person he sued was not Cui Wenkang, but Cui Yuanqing, the Minister of Personnel and Inspector General.

According to the Daqian Law: "If a citizen sues an official, it is like a son killing his father. He shall first be flogged fifty times. Even if he wins, he shall be exiled two thousand miles away." That is to say, when Su Zhi sued Cui Yuanqing, he had already been flogged fifty times, and now he was facing the serious crime of exile a thousand miles away.

The current outcome seems to be that Cui Yuanqing was reprimanded and Cui Wenkang was punished, but in fact, Cui Yuanqing did not receive any substantial punishment, the punishment Cui Wenkang received was also within the scope of etiquette and law, and Fourth Grandma has since protected her family's interests.

Only Su Zhi, an outsider, relied on his own courage and risked his future to fight for a statement that did not benefit him at all. Not only was he unable to participate in the subsequent spring examination, but he also ended up like this.

Grandma Cui Si was silent for a long time on this matter. She didn't blame Su Zhi for causing Cui Wenkang to lose his job and get beaten. After all, she benefited from the result. But Cui Wenkang threatened to die at home and ruined the marriage, so she was a little hesitant. Now the engagement has not been made, and to be serious, the marriage is not counted. If she accepts it, what will Cui Wenxin do in the future after this exile? Will she have to accompany him in exile?

For the first time, Cui Wenxin stopped being submissive and stopped crying or making a fuss. She stood up and said, "I won't cancel the engagement."

Cui Wenkang came up and wanted to hit her, and she started to throw a tantrum and roll around on the ground.

Cui Wenxin suddenly remembered what Su Zhi said to her, If you can, you must!

Her eyes widened and she said sternly, "If you really want to die, there are gate towers and moats outside the door. You can jump off the building or into the river, it's up to you!"

Cui Wenkang was so frightened that he wanted to make more trouble, but Cui Wenxin had already taken a knife from the kitchen, pointed at him and asked, "How about letting me chop you with one knife? Will everyone be safe?"

At this moment, no one in the house, not even Cui Yanzhao, dared to cry.

It was at this time that Su Zhi sent a letter: he wanted to cancel the engagement!