"Are you going to marry me off to Liu Zhiyin?!" Song Yi's tea cup slipped from her hand and shattered on the floor, scalding hot water splashing onto her feet. The searing pain was nothing compared to her rage as she glared at her father, Song Yuan, "Liu family's eldest nephew, Liu Zhiyin?!"

  She had made all sorts of preparations before she came, but how could she have thought that Song Yuan would actually want to marry her off to the Liu family!

  It's Liu Zhiyin!!!!!

  The person who caused her unjust death in her previous life!!!!!

  Song Yuan's face showed a hint of disgust: "Is this how you talk to your elders?"

  "Fortunately, Brother Zhen's anger has subsided!" Liu Zhenci, who emerged from behind the screen, was actually calm and gentle in demeanor, sighing as he said, "If Sister Ye did such a thing, it would be reasonable for this child to dislike my Liu family!"

  "You have the audacity to say that, then you should die early and give up on marrying me!" Song Yi smiled disdainfully and gave him a scornful glance. This man was Liu Zhiyin's father, the former Minister of Justice, now demoted to Deputy Minister of Justice - the reason for his three-level demotion didn't need to be asked. It was really hard for him to still put on a loving face!

  She looked at Liu Zhenxi with a composed expression, and her heart surged with infinite crisis. "Father, how did Stepmother treat me in the past? Now everyone in the capital knows about it! You still want to marry me off to the Liu family, not to mention what would happen to me as a daughter-in-law of the Liu family, just think about how people inside and outside the palace will look at you if they find out about this engagement?"

  "The downfall of the Song and Liu families to their current state is ultimately due to your improper handling of things back then. You didn't even know how to keep family scandals from spreading, turning something that could have been covered up into a city-wide sensation!" Song Yuan's expressionless face put down his tea cup, "Now, in order to clear the family name, what else can be done besides forming an alliance through marriage?!"

  Song Yixiao was stunned, and Liu Zhenxi explained with a calm smile: "The Liu family has no rules for teaching daughters, so I'm really sorry to my niece. So if my niece is willing to marry the son of the Liu family, it would be a great story! In this way, the reputation of both families can be restored!"

  "Dad, am I your biological daughter or your arch-nemesis?" How could such a ridiculous reason convince Song Yuan to marry into the Liu family?!

  Song Yi Xiao stared at Song Yuan in disbelief, "You really don't like me, I've already been driven out of the house and won't bother you again. Do you have to hate me to the point of killing me off completely?!"

  The grievances of past and present suddenly surged up to her heart, Song Yi Xiao couldn't help but sob uncontrollably, "Even if I'm not the male heir, I'm still your flesh and blood! I don't dare ask for your love, just please don't be so cruel to me, okay?!"

  "My niece has misunderstood me too deeply, hasn't she?" Liu Zhenci was shocked. "For the sake of our family's reputation, how could my family possibly mistreat you?"

  "Shut up!!!" Song Yi laughed and wiped his face randomly, scolding him to a stop. He looked at Song Yuan with pleading eyes, "Dad! Don't you have any sympathy for me at all? I'm your only flesh and blood!"

  Song Yuan gazed at her indifferently for a moment before saying, "Marriage is a major matter, parents have the final say!"

  "So, fortunately I still have a mother?" Song Yi's smile faded away, and her mouth curled up in a mocking smile, "Mother would never agree to this marriage!"

  "Wei's..." Song Yuan's always icy expression suddenly turned ferocious! He raised his hand, and without warning, he flipped over the long table! The tea set on the table fell to the ground, splashing Liu Zhenxi all over her body. Song Yuan didn't have time to apologize, closing his eyes for a long time before regaining control of his emotions. Opening his eyes, he glared at his daughter with a cold smile, "That lowly woman is no longer a member of the Song family! What does she have to do with my daughter's marriage?!"

  Song Yi laughed coldly: "She is not a member of the Song family, but she is still my mother! Flesh and blood are relatives, and they didn't disappear just because Mother remarried! Besides, with Mother's current power and status, how can you talk to me like that!"

  "Let her come and find me then!" Song Yuan shouted sternly, "I'd like to see if this shameless woman has the face to do so!"

  "It's the Liu family that needs to clear their name now, not our Song family! That Liu lady has only been married to Father for a year, is it really the Song family's fault for corrupting her?!" Song Yi Xiang heard the determination in his tone and felt a pang in his heart. Although Song Yuan had lost his official position, if things were to reach the point of mutual destruction, with Wei Mengying's character, she would likely choose to abandon her daughter to avoid risk!

  But she was unwilling to give up, pursed her lips and asked in a low voice, "Father insists that I marry into the Liu family, but what benefits did the Liu family promise?"

  "My family's advantage is very simple." The person who replied was Liu Zhenxi, and he said with a gentle tone, "It's just that Zhengtong has been favored by his younger brother. You're still young now, so you might not understand even if I tell you! But it doesn't matter, I'll let Zhendi come to keep you company often, and he can explain it to you slowly."

  Song Yi laughed coldly, her eyes icy as she glared at him. Enraged to the point of laughter, she said: "Liu Shilang, I may be young, but I'm not brainless! After meeting your sister, how could I possibly marry your son?!"

  "I'm telling you to get married, so you'll get married!" Song Yuan said coldly, "Do you think I'm discussing this with you?!"

  "Since Father has deceived me into coming back, I suppose he has made up his mind to keep me locked up until my marriage? Song Yi smiled and bit her lip hard, raising her head to sneer coldly, "But can Father really tie me up and take me to the wedding ceremony with that surname Liu?! If you do this, what's the point of talking about clearing the reputation of the Song and Liu families?"

  Liu Zhenxi applauded: "My niece's question is indeed a sharp insight!"

  His gentle gaze fixed on Song Yixiao's ankle, which was just able to walk, and he smiled with deep meaning. "If my niece is fine, the two families of Song and Liu will naturally be criticized for reuniting; but if my niece is 'accidentally' crippled, then my son, a servant of the imperial court, is willing to marry my niece as his legitimate wife. Who can say that the Liu family is not sincere in resolving our feud?"

  Song Yi laughed and was completely stunned!

  She suddenly looked at Song Yuan, but saw that this biological father had a deep and calm expression in his eyes, and actually acquiesced to Liu Zhenxi's words.

  Liu Zhenxi also said, "Especially the niece's foot injury was already suffered before returning, and in the future, she will be disabled. In the end, it can't be blamed on our two families!"