Chapter 508 Li Girl

"Thank you so much, Madam, for saving my life, and this...this gentleman."

Beijing accent.

The words are clear and loud.

Everyone stared with wide eyes, looking at the girl in Li ethnic costume in disbelief.

"Can you speak Mandarin? Or do you speak with a Beijing accent?" Lu Qiniang asked in astonishment.

The girl raised her tearful eyes and nodded, her voice still choked with sobs: "My mother taught me. My mother is Han Chinese, from the capital."

"Is your father from the Li ethnic group? Or are you wearing Li ethnic group clothes?" Lu Qiniang asked again.

Could it be that she was abducted by the Li people?

"My father is from the Li ethnic group."

"Oh, then what's wrong with you?" Lu Qiniang asked.

The girl was silent, hugging her knees and trembling slightly.

Lu Qiniang couldn't bear to see a girl being wronged, so she patted her on the back and said, "Alright, alright, let's not talk about this for now. Take your time and rest. When it's daybreak, I'll go with you to report to the police."

There's no need to tell these outsiders, just tell County Magistrate Zhou.

"No," the girl shook her head. "I, I don't want to report it to the police. Madam, please, let that man outside go. I won't pursue the matter."

Lu Qiniang was shocked. "He wants to harm you, and you won't pursue it?"

"I won't pursue it." The girl nodded firmly.

"Even if you don't pursue it, we can't let him go. What if he harms others in the future? Silly girl, he killed someone, it's not just your problem. Every country has its own laws, this matter cannot be let go." Lu Qiniang said.

The girl was stunned for a moment, then shook her head: "Madam, they won't harm anyone else. They are actually - sent by my father."

Everyone was even more surprised.

Perhaps it was because the concern in everyone's eyes did not seem fake, or perhaps it was because Lu Qinniang's warm chattering made her let down her guard, and the girl told more about her origins.

"My Chinese name is Jiang Mingyue, because my mother's surname is Jiang. Madam, you can call me Mingyue..."

Jiang Mingyue said that Li and Han had a good relationship before, but in recent years, the relationship has gradually deteriorated, even to the point of fighting each other when they meet.

Of course, this "military force" is just a metaphor.

Because they have no weapons.

This kind of opposition and hatred among the people became more and more intense, and people did not intermarry.

Jiang Mingyue's mother was a woman from Beijing who drifted here many years ago. She was rescued by her father and married as a concubine.

But by this time, the relationship between the Li and Han peoples was strained, and she fell in love with a Han man, which angered her father, the clan leader.

The man claimed to be the descendant of an official who was exiled here a few years ago. He was quite talented and fell in love with her after they met by chance in the mountains.

"My father feels that as the daughter of the clan leader, I want to marry a Han Chinese, which is a disgrace to him. If the clan members knew about this, they would all be dissatisfied with him as the clan leader."

Lu Qiniang didn't understand at all.

If you don't agree with the marriage, you can discuss it and persuade your daughter to cancel it.

If persuasion is unreliable, the worst that can happen is that Xiao Yan will do what he did and draw a clear line with his family.

Why kill people?

He killed his own flesh and blood!

"So madam, don't worry. Even if we let that man go back, he won't hurt anyone else." Mingyue begged.

Lu Qiniang looked at Xiao Yan.

Doctor Hu said, "This is a family matter, and it also involves the Li and Han peoples. It's better to let him go."

Xiao Yan meant the same thing.

So he went out and untied the man.

The man took a long time to recover before he stood up and staggered away.

"Then what should we do with this girl?" Doctor Hu was worried.

I can't bear to drive him away, as he might die if he goes back.

Lu Qin's mother was also troubled.

No matter what, I definitely feel bad about it, but how can I handle this matter?

There's nothing I can do about it.

She was already worried about her own children's marriage, let alone the marriages of other people's children.

Jiang Mingyue stood up and knelt down, saying, "Thank you, Master and Madam, for saving my life. I will leave at dawn and will not cause you any trouble."

"It's not that I'm afraid you'll cause trouble. It doesn't matter if you leave, you have to go somewhere." Lu Qiniang said, "Will your father throw you into the sea again if you go home?"

She couldn't do something like that.

Jiang Mingyue burst into tears, "I want to find him, I want to marry him."

Lu Qiniang was frightened again.

Talking to a girl from Central Plains is a little different... I'm more direct than her.

"Okay." Doctor Hu yawned, "Let's all go to sleep. It's almost dawn."

These two people couldn't sleep and brought trouble back in the middle of the night.

Lu Qiniang asked carefully, "Is he willing? What do his family elders say? If there is any... accident in his family, where will you go?"

Jiang Mingyue cried and shook her head.

She was now extremely confused and was using all her strength to hold on, trying to maintain the little dignity she had left.

"How can that be possible?" Lu Qiniang sighed. "Well, take a rest first, and we'll discuss it tomorrow morning. I'll ask around for you, and if he's willing, let him come pick you up. If he's not willing, then—then you stay for now, and we'll discuss it later."

To be honest, she was worried about Jiang Mingyue coming to her house by herself.

But she couldn't send him there either.

So letting the other party take over is the best way.

"That's really too much trouble for you, ma'am. I'm also worried that my father will make a scene—"

"It's okay," Lu Qiniang said, "Family rules are not as important as national laws. If things really don't work out, you can always go to the authorities and they'll be able to find a place for you...right?"

Thinking of County Magistrate Zhou, Lu Qiniang said this, but she actually didn't have much confidence in her heart.

Thinking about the future, Jiang Mingyue also felt that the future was bleak.

Her own father could kill her, so she was not sure whether the person she loved would risk his life for her.

After all, once he accepted her, he might have to face crazy revenge from the Li people.

The man she likes, Wen Renxuan, is an official who was exiled and is the only one left at home. He doesn't even have a brother to help him.

Jiang Mingyue knew that what Lu Qiniang said made sense.

So after hesitating for a long time, she nodded with tears in her eyes, "Madam, I will never forget your kindness in saving my life. Even if I cannot repay you in this life, I will definitely repay you in the next life by tying a knot with you."

Lu Qiniang hurriedly said, "Look at what you said. Why are you being so polite? Take a rest. Take a rest first."

Jiang Mingyue's mother should also be a woman from a scholarly family.

Why.

It is really hard to predict a person's destiny.

Lu Qiniang was not sleepy at all and stayed up until dawn.

Xiao Yan went out to inquire about Wenxuan that Jiang Mingyue mentioned.

Lu Qiniang comforted the uneasy Jiang Mingyue, "Eat something and wait, I'll go find out. We know his name and where he lives, so we'll definitely have news soon."

I just don’t know if it’s good news.

Jiang Mingyue murmured, "I wrote him several letters before, asking him to come pick me up. But there was no news..."

So she is not sure about it now.

As they were talking, Xiao Yan's footsteps were heard outside.

"Why are you back so soon?" Lu Qiniang said as she stood up. "What happened?"