Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

Mother Fei walked out of the house with a smile on her face, and as soon as she closed the door, she ran to Hua Niang's room.

At this time, Sun Zhigao was hanging on Hua Niang, and the two of them were climbing Wushan Mountain without shoes. Mother Fei lifted up the unfulfilled Sun Zhigao, pulled Hua Niang to put clothes on her: "You, you, good days are coming soon! When you are successful in the future, don't forget the support I gave you!"

Sun Zhigao's chimney was about to burst, and he was so ashamed and angry that his wings were broken in mid-air that he pulled the quilt over himself and cursed: "Fei, what are you doing!?"

Mother Fei apologized insincerely while putting clothes on Hua Niang: "Mr. Sun, please don't blame me. Hua Niang's brother is here to look for her. He is a wealthy salt merchant! After much trouble, he finally found his biological sister. Today, he will take Hua Niang back to enjoy her life! Mr. Sun is generous and will definitely not stop Hua Niang from reuniting with her family. I will take you to Ms. Sun's room later and ask her to serve Mr. Sun well. I will pay the reward myself as an apology to you!"

Sun Zhigao was stunned for a moment, and the quilt in his hands slipped off.

Hua Niang pushed Fei Mama and said, "What are you talking about, Mama? You know who my mother is. How could I have a rich brother?"

Sun Zhigao came to his senses and agreed, "That's right! Wasn't Hua Niang's mother also a prostitute when she was alive? How could she have such a promising son?"

These words were harsh, and the two women in the room frowned in disgust at the same time. Mother Fei ignored Sun Zhigao and continued to say to Hua Niang, "They even showed me the salt primer issued by the government. It's written in black and white, and it's stamped with a big red seal from the court. It can't be fake. I was also a patron of salt dealers in my early years, and I have heard a little about this business - it's really not something that everyone can do! Once you have that red deed, what awaits you is a mountain of glory and wealth, which even the Sheng family in Youyang can't compare to."

Hua Niang immediately understood what Fei Mama meant - no matter if he was a real brother or a fake brother, as long as such a wealthy family was willing to recognize her, she would agree immediately even if they asked her to call him grandpa!

Hua Niang said no more and started combing her hair quickly.

Sun Zhigao swallowed his saliva and said, "Salt dealer?"

Mother Fei glanced at him and said, "Yes! He paid a whole ingot of official silver just to see Hua Niang. He also said that if Hua Niang gets married in the future, he will give her a dowry of tens of thousands of taels."

"Ten thousand taels of dowry?!" Sun Zhigao's jaw almost dropped to the ground. Ten thousand taels of dowry was several times more than Shulan's dowry.

Hua Niang also went crazy: "Hurry, hurry, hurry! I want to go see my brother, my dear brother!"

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The process of "Mr. Bai" and Hua Niang recognizing each other went smoothly. Even though the two had no similarities at all from appearance to expression, the onlookers such as Mama Fei were still certain that they were biological siblings.

After "Mr. Bai" and Hua Niang had recognized each other as relatives, Sun Zhigao, neatly dressed, appeared at the door of the wing room and drove all the mothers and daughters out of the room, leaving only himself and "Mr. Bai" inside.

Mr. Bai looked at him with a puzzled look and asked, "Brother, what are you doing..."

Sun Zhigao tossed his clothes, sat down with great vigor, leaned over to Mr. Bai, and said with deep eyes:

"I am a scholar."

Mr. Bai stood up and bowed with great fear and trepidation: "Oh my! I am so honored to meet you, the scholar, here!"

Sun Zhigao sat very steady, and accepted the courtesy from "Mr. Bai" as if it was natural. He tapped the chair beside him with his fan and said, "Mr. Bai, you are so polite. Please sit down."

Mr. Bai carefully sat down beside him and asked, "Mr. Xiucai, why are you here today? I wonder if you have any advice for me?"

Sun Zhigao coughed twice, and "Mr. Bai" understood and immediately poured him a glass of wine.

Sun Zhigao drank a sip of wine with satisfaction and said, "I heard that you are Hua Niang's brother?"

Mr. Bai nodded: "Mr. Xiucai is indeed well-informed. You already know what we just recognized."

Sun Zhigao couldn't say that he heard it in Hua Niang's bed, right? He laughed dryly and said, "I am a scholar, so I naturally have sharp ears and eyes."

Mr. Bai nodded repeatedly: "You are so powerful, Mr. Bai!"

Sun Zhigao was very satisfied with the reaction of this "Mr. Bai" and said, "You and Hua Niang have just met, and I'm afraid you don't know that she and I are already in love with each other."

Mr. Bai showed surprise on his face: "My sister actually won the favor of the scholar?! You know her...her identity..."

Sun Zhigao waved his hand and said, "As scholars, how can we judge people by their background? Although Hua Niang is trapped in a brothel, she is untainted by the mud and is the person who is most compatible with me."

Mr. Bai held his chest and said happily: "What a blessing!"

Sun Zhigao suddenly looked unhappy: "Originally, I wanted to redeem Hua Niang in a few days and marry her as a concubine. But you suddenly showed up today and disrupted my plan."

"Mr. Bai": "Ah! I didn't know about this! I didn't think it through, please don't blame me, sir!"

Sun Zhigao: "Hey, it's a good thing that you two have recognized each other as siblings. I also hope that Hua Niang can find her true relatives. This matter is over now."

"Mr. Bai" poured another glass of wine for Sun Zhigao, raised his own glass, and said loudly: "Your Excellency is magnanimous and a true hero! But I cannot be ungrateful, so I will drink a glass as a punishment myself." After saying that, he raised his neck and drank it.

Sun Zhigao was very pleased with the flattery. He stood up and said, "Since you two have recognized each other as siblings, it's time for me to do my own thing. In a couple of days I will send someone to your house to bring Hua Niang back to my home."

Mr. Bai hesitated and said, "This... this is not good, right? My sister and I just met..."

Sun Zhigao: "If you are just worried about not being able to see each other, then don't worry, my house is in Siping Lane, the one with the largest storefront. If you miss your sister, come to my house and see her. I welcome you anytime."

"Mr. Bai": "You are a scholar, and I am confident in your character and generosity. But I just heard you say...you are marrying my sister...as a concubine?"

Sun Zhi raised his eyebrows: "Why? Are you unhappy?"

"Mr. Bai" bowed hurriedly: "I am naturally very happy to be favored by the scholar. But you also know that I finally found my sister with great difficulty. She has suffered so much outside these years. I really don't want her to go to someone else's house as a concubine. You are a senior official, you should know that a concubine is just a servant at home... Hey, my sister...she has suffered too much..."

Sun Zhigao exhaled a breath of foul air and patted Mr. Bai's shoulder: "I understand. As men, we all hope that our families can live a good life and don't want them to be oppressed by others outside. Don't worry, when I marry your sister, I will take good care of her."

"Mr. Bai" bowed his head: "Your Excellency is wise... If Your Excellency really wants to marry my sister, I would be very happy to do so. However, I really cannot accept her as a concubine. Our children should not live that kind of life anymore..."

Sun Zhigao: "I also want to marry her as my principal wife, but unfortunately we met too late. I already have a wife at home. Although she is an unvirtuous and unfilial jealous woman, we are men, so we just have to endure it."

Mr. Bai was angry: "How can such a woman be matched with a talent like you?"

Sun Zhigao waved his hands: "I have no choice, it's all arranged by my parents."

"You are a noble scholar, but I cannot tolerate it. If my sister marries him as a concubine, she will be exploited by such a mistress. I would rather let her stay at home and support her for the rest of her life!" As he said this, he turned his back and looked out the window, as if wiping away tears.

Seeing the other party like this, Sun Zhigao hurriedly lowered his voice and said, "Master...Master! I have been married to that woman for three years, and she has no children. Now she has taken away all my money and shops, and hid in her parents' home and refused to come back. Well, it is indeed time to divorce. But her family is a well-known business tycoon in Youyang, and there are relatives who are officials in Beijing who are in collusion with them. I have to bow my head under the pressure of their family..."

After hearing this, Mr. Bai angrily pounded the wall: "Damn it! Just because you are rich is great? Just because you are an official is great? You are a scholar! How can they embarrass a scholar!"

Sun Zhigao thought that this person was also easy to deceive, and continued to make up stories: "Hey, how can that kind of family understand the character of scholars like me? I passed the imperial examination at the age of twelve, which made me famous in the county at that time. The Sheng family had set their eyes on me early on, and took advantage of my mother's widowhood to force her to agree to this marriage. Now my mother is bullied by my wife every day at home, and I feel sad when I see it, but I am afraid that asking for a divorce will provoke revenge from the Sheng family... Hey..."

"Mr. Bai" was so excited that he pulled Sun Zhigao and said anxiously, "How dare they do such a thing to you in broad daylight?! Scholar, listen to my advice and make a clear break with the Sheng family as soon as possible. Don't delay your own bright future!"

"Why would I want to get involved with that kind of family? Hua Niang and I are in love, and I have long wanted to marry her into my family, but the Sheng family is so powerful that I really have no way to deal with it."

"I understand. In that case, why don't you try to divorce that family? Just say that your fate has ended and that we should part ways amicably. Then my sister won't be called a beauty who brings disaster if she marries you. You know, she has a special status. If she marries someone who divorced her and remarried her, people will inevitably say something bad about her."

"Hmph! Hua Niang is my, Sun Zhigao's, beloved one. Who dares to say anything bad about her?" Sun Xiucai took a bite of meat viciously.

"Of course, Xiucai will protect Hua Niang, but gossip can be devastating, and as a brother, I have to think about my sister. If Xiucai really wants to be with Hua Niang, he should talk to the current mistress and not divorce her. Only after they divorce can he marry my sister."

"Hey, I really want to divorce that bitch!"

"We are both men, I understand your difficulties, but for Hua Niang, it is better for you to divorce. If you tell others about it, the reputation of our three families will be better." "Mr. Bai" seemed to have made up his mind suddenly, and solemnly clasped his fists to Sun Zhigao: "If you are willing to divorce your current wife and marry my sister as your first wife, I am willing to pay a dowry of 100,000 taels to thank you for your kindness!"

Sun Zhigao stood up suddenly and grabbed the fist of "Mr. Bai": "Are you serious?"

Mr. Bai looked determined, "My sister, whom I have found with great difficulty, if she can escape from her lowly status and become the wife of a scholar or a high-ranking official, I will not hesitate to give her half of my salt farm as a dowry, let alone 100,000 taels."

Sun Zhigao held Mr. Bai's shoulders and called out emotionally, "Brother-in-law!"

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