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  Liu was shocked by Ding Ruo Xi's earth-shattering words and remained stunned for a long time, before confirming again: "Is it completely leaving the Ding family?"

  "Hmm." Ding Ruo nodded, "Don't you know what kind of life I had in the mansion before? Can't take a wrong step, and there's also Third Sister who's always plotting against me. The second half of my life is in the hands of Madame, Mother. You said Madame is a good person, but I don't want to live that kind of life again."

  Liu pouted, seeing that Ding Rou was very determined and unlikely to change her mind. "Xiao Rou, Mama's heart aches, but what can we do with just silver? Can we keep the silver safe? Mama doesn't have any other wishes in this life, I just want to see you live a peaceful life."

  Ding Ruo's heart was put at ease, and Liu Shi was willing to go with her. Ding Ruo explained: "I plan to find a local guide to lead the way, after leaving the capital city we can change our names and live in seclusion in Jiangnan water town. In Great Qin, it is not taboo for women to remarry outside, so we can hire escorts to protect us along the way. We will take the official road, no need to rush, and enjoy the scenery along the way. When we see a place we like, we'll settle down, buy some good land, hire servants, and I'll be the young lady, you'll be the madam, we're just ordinary people who have lost their father and moved away."

  The Great Qin Empire is heading towards a prosperous era, and after inquiring about the various rebellions, Ding Rou found that there were almost none. The mountain bandits who robbed travelers were also scarce. She and her mother could safely arrive in Jiangnan with the protection of a famous and renowned escort service. Who would still recognize them then? By pretending to be distant relatives of the wealthy Wang family, Ding Rou was confident that she could withstand the scrutiny and curiosity of others. In ancient times, people were simple and honest, and distant relatives were not as close as neighbors. As long as Ding Rou didn't stir up trouble or cause any problems, no one would come to bother them, a widowed mother and her orphaned child.

  "Lost his father?" Mrs. Liu slapped Ding Rou's hand, "Don't talk nonsense, how can you curse the old master?"

  Ding Rou rubbed her shoulders and said to Liu Shi, "Let's use the divorce and relocation method, it's also feasible." Because of the great ancestor empress, although the divorce in Great Qin was not as easy as in ancient China, it was not impossible. Liu Shi was Ding Lao Ye's aunt, who had worked in the government office and clearly recorded that Liu Shi was Ding Lao Ye's concubine, a legitimate concubine who had gone through the proper procedures, different from ordinary maidservants.

  "What's the use of divorce for someone like me?" The lady Liu sighed with a bitter smile, although she had passed the test of being on the right path, after all, she was just a concubine. Divorce was something that applied to the wife, not her.

  Liu thought of something and asked: "How will we account for this to the Ding family?"

  "She died of a sudden illness." Ding Rou held onto Liu Shi's arm, "Mother was also grief-stricken to the extreme and had no interest in living after you left, can you still open the coffin to take a look? Mother, if there's no ghostly interference, I would have died early on, and yet there's not a single word of concern for me from the Ding family."

  Ding Ruo put on a disappointed look towards the Ding Manor, so that Liu Shi could listen to her words. What Ding Ruo said was not entirely false, if she hadn't crossed over and consoled her, Liu Shi might have died from grief for her daughter's transition. Ding Ruo was Liu Shi's lifeblood. Liu Shi sighed: "No wonder... towards the Ding Manor... Little Ruo, you're thoughtful, mother won't say much more, mother will listen, it's just that there are some things that mother needs to tell."

  "Leaving the Ding family, we have silver and good fields, but we are no longer young ladies of an official's family. In the future, when it comes to marriage, it will be difficult to marry into a large and wealthy family." Mrs. Liu expressed her concerns to Ding Ruo, "We've lost the protection of the Ding family, even if we're literati, who would look down on us? Would you be willing to marry into a merchant's or a local tyrant's family? Although you are not the daughter of the mistress, considering my loyalty to the mistress in the past and her being a reasonable person, with the Ding family's noble lineage, even as a concubine-born daughter, we can still arrange a good marriage for you."

  "Is marrying into a wealthy family just good fortune? Haven't you seen enough?" Ding Ruo wasn't afraid of conflict or fighting, but it had to be worth her while. "I want to live a simple and carefree life, be filial to my mother, marry someone who is kind and honest, as the saying goes: 'it's not about entering the wrong profession, but marrying the wrong man.' Family background and wealth are secondary; what matters most is finding a man who will treat his daughter with kindness. Besides, what's wrong with merchants or landowners? As long as they're willing to be on the same page as their daughters, life can still be good. Compared to those literary families' sons who are full of empty words, they're a hundred times better."

  Ding Ruo is a mature modern person, she has her own moral bottom line, having received many years of education, and does not look down on businessmen and landlords. In modern times, businessmen and landlords are very wealthy and attract young girls in droves. Ding Ruo is even more confident that as she gradually adapts to life in the Great Qin Dynasty, her days will get better and better. Getting entangled in inner palace struggles is not her forte; it's outside where she can create a world of her own and build a career that would be worthy of her modern education. Every day, competing with a group of women for a man is not something Ding Ruo can bear, she chooses her own husband and trains him herself.

  Liu said no more than Ding Rou, finally asked: "Really decided? No longer change?"

  "Mother, I've calculated it out. By the time we leave the capital, our family property will be worth nearly 20,000 taels. I'm preparing to find a matchmaker to arrange a marriage for me. Will I change my mind? After listening to Mother Li's words today, I must hurry even more. Who knows when the Ding family will come to take me back?"

  Liu sighed, "I've been through so much, life and death are all the same as Xiao Rou's." Liu hugged Ding Rou tightly, looked at her daughter carefully, and smiled: "She doesn't look like me, but her temperament is more and more like her mother's. It's true that she should be her mother's daughter, it was the Child-Giving Goddess who sent the wrong belly, and she's only three months different from Fifth Miss."

  "I am Mother's daughter, forever and always." Ding Rou helped Liu Shi adjust her jade hairpin. "Mother, have you forgotten all the nonsense I said before? It was Ding Rou who didn't understand things and caused Mother to be heartbroken."

  Liu smiled and said, "Xiao Rou, mothers won't remember their daughters' mistakes for a lifetime. I've been busy lately, but in the future, everything will be arranged properly. Speaking of which, your mother wasn't forced to marry Master Liu back then. Between you and me, she also chose him after careful consideration. Who knows what happened back then... never mind, it's all in the past. Anyway, Xiao Rou looks just like her mother, even more so than Fifth Miss."

  It's not about looks, nor is it about temperament. The Liu family has a feeling that Ding Ruo and the madam are of the same kind of people. The madam can always see things clearly and arrange them properly. When the Ding family came to propose marriage, the first person they met was not the madam. As for past events, it's unclear what happened, but all the Liu family knew was that the madam was the main mistress of the Ding family, and she and her husband treated each other with respect like guests. The madam had a legitimate son by her side, and her eldest daughter was even the wife of the Marquis of Lanling. As for the madam's younger sister, who was once the most favored fourth miss, her situation might not be very good now. It can be said that everything the madam has should have been the fourth miss', but she herself gave up and chose the wrong husband.

  Liu sighed silently, her daughter was sensible and understood that the saying "a woman fears marrying the wrong man" was also said by her mother. Her daughter planned before acting, this point was similar to her mother. Liu felt that if Dian returned to the mansion later, her mother would like the current Dian You better. Liu shook her head, not thinking about it anymore, she wouldn't be able to see her mother and father again in this lifetime, following her daughter Dian You was also good.

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