Chapter 90 [V] Rich and leisurely, people...
It was only when Han Yue came to find him that Xue Yi suddenly remembered the story of Aunt Li.
Before this, Xue Yi had never thought about anything supernatural or ghostly.
But then he thought, if he and Yan Niang had already encountered such absurd things, what else was impossible?
These past few days, he has stayed by his wife's bedside every day, fearing that if he is not careful, his wife will be taken away by death.
Since that day when they opened their hearts to each other, their relationship naturally deepened. Although they hadn't yet reached the point of being a real couple, Xue Yi had already decided in his heart that this was his wife.
Therefore, when Han Yue directly said "evil spirits have entered the body," Xue Yi believed it without a doubt.
"You mean, it was your wife who pulled this trick behind the scenes?" Xue Yijun's face was cold and stern. He tried his best to remain calm, but his Adam's apple bobbed repeatedly, betraying him.
In contrast, Han Yue was naturally more composed.
"This is not the place to talk. If you trust me, General, why don't we come inside and discuss this?" The matter was indeed not something that could be explained in a few words. Xue Yi glanced at him, then stepped aside to let him into the house.
Xue Yi invited Han Yue into the study. After closing the door, Han Yue solemnly recounted what he had secretly witnessed the Yue family mother and daughter doing.
Han Yue: "They made a rag doll, wrote your wife's birth date and time on it and pasted it on the back, then pricked it with needles, heated it with fire, and soaked it in ice water... Because the mother and daughter were so secretive and cautious, even if I secretly spied on them, I could only see this much." Han Yue analyzed rationally, "What we can confirm now is that this was indeed the work of that mother and daughter, but as for how they did it, the detailed steps are still unknown."
Xue Yi knew that Han Xiucai, as a scholar, had done his best to achieve this.
The next step was for him, the military officer, to take charge.
At this point, Xue Yi was truly grateful: "Thank you for informing me. If things go well, I will definitely visit you in person to express my gratitude."
Han Yue frankly admitted, "I did this for two reasons. First, I really couldn't stand seeing that mother and daughter continue to do evil and harm people. Second, I also had some selfish motives." He raised his eyes, looked at Xue Yi seriously, and spoke his mind, "I want to divorce Li, but now that I'm a scholar, I have to have a reason. So, helping you is also helping myself."
Xue Yi: "Such a vicious woman, with a wicked heart and committing heinous crimes, it is perfectly normal for Brother Han to want to divorce her."
From then on, Xue Yi and Han Yue joined forces.
Li Yan's illness was so severe that she almost lost her bones; it was like she had shed a layer of skin.
In the past few days, the entire Xue family, young and old, have been staying by Li Yan's side and silently praying that she can turn bad luck into good.
Although Li Yan was delirious with fever, she had moments of lucidity. When she was lucid, she felt comforted to see the people sitting around her bed.
These days, she often dreams of strange things, some from her childhood, and some from her time in the 21st century. The two memories are intertwined, to the point that she doesn't know which is real and which is fake.
In her daze, it seemed that an old deity appeared. The old deity told her that if she was to live in this world in place of another person, she had to go through a tribulation and suffer some hardships.
Even if a person dies and goes to the underworld, it's not so easy for them to be reincarnated.
If she can get through this, her future will surely be bright and peaceful, and her life will be smooth sailing. But if she can't, she won't be able to go back to her previous world.
The thought of never being able to return to her previous world filled Li Yan with anxiety. So, during her last two days, whenever she was delirious with fever, she would mutter strange and incoherent words.
Seeing this, Xue Xu and Yue Jie'er, the siblings, both cried silently, feeling that their aunt might not make it through this ordeal.
But Aunt Xue was an elderly woman, and although she was worried, she remained calm. After finding an excuse to send her two grandchildren away, Aunt Xue sat on the edge of the bed, tightly holding Li Yan's hand, and said sincerely from the bottom of her heart, "Child, come back quickly. So many people here care about you. How can you bear to leave? You don't know how haggard Yi'er has become these days because of you. Although you and your husband have only known each other for a short time, you are destined to be together. Now that the hardship has finally come to an end, you must stay and enjoy this blessing."
All I could hear was Aunt Xue rambling on and on, talking almost all night long.
I don't know when, but I was so tired that I fell asleep right next to the bed.
The next day, he woke up suddenly, startled, and rushed to check on his daughter-in-law.
At this moment, Li Yan miraculously recovered from her high fever, and her complexion also returned to normal.
She had woken up by now, leaning against the headboard with soft pillows, and seemed to be in good spirits.
"Yan Niang?" Upon seeing her daughter-in-law like this, Aunt Xue seemed incredulous. "You're awake?"
Li Yan had only just woken up, perhaps because she had been burning up with fever on and off for several days, or perhaps because she had been dreaming for too long. She was still somewhat disoriented upon waking, as if she didn't know where she was for a moment.
While I was still in a daze, Aunt Xue next to me woke up.
Aunt Xue's loud voice immediately drew the few wisps of her wandering soul back into her body.
"Mother," Li Yan said with difficulty.
Aunt Xue hugged the person tightly and called out, "My good boy!"
Her shouts brought in all the maids and nannies outside the door.
Upon seeing that Li Yan had woken up, everyone chanted "Amitabha Buddha" to herself.
Li Yan looked around but didn't see Xue Yi, so she asked, "Where's Yi?"
Aunt Xue said, "Your illness was caused by someone performing a ritual to harm you. A-Yi and that Mr. Han have been away these past two days, doing other things. He entrusted you to me, asking me to take good care of you. Now that you're awake... I guess his plan has been successful."
Sure enough, no sooner had Aunt Xue finished speaking than a maid outside the door called out, "The general is back."
Immediately afterwards, a figure swiftly entered.
Before Li Yan could react, Xue Yi had already sat down on the edge of the bed.
"How is it?" Xue Yi asked with concern.
Li Yan: "I had a very, very long dream." It felt like half a century had passed. Even though she had been awake for a while now, she was still not completely out of the dream.
Although everything in the dream gradually faded, it wasn't that I completely forgot it.
"It's good that you're alright." With that, Xue Yi pulled her into a tight embrace, resting his chin on the tip of her head as if he were holding some rare treasure. "Things will turn around, and things will get better and better from now on."
Li Yan then remembered what her mother-in-law had just said about someone using magic to harm her, and asked, "Who wants to harm me? You haven't been here for the past two days, what have you been doing?"
Then, as if suddenly her mind had cleared up, she thought of Li Jiaojiao and quickly asked, "Was it Li Jiaojiao who wanted to harm me?"
Now that everything is in the past, after the storm has passed, Xue Yi told his wife everything in detail.
He patiently recounted to his wife everything, including what the mother and daughter had done this time, and what Yue had done when she first married into the Li family.
Upon hearing this, Li Yan felt a mix of emotions.
"They had malicious intentions, and now they've ended up like this; it's just their just deserts."
Xue Yi naturally shared the same opinion as his wife: "Now that the whole city knows about this, Han Xiucai has naturally taken the opportunity to divorce her. I heard..." He paused slightly, looked at his wife, and then continued, "My father-in-law is on his way here after learning about this."
That wasn't Li Yan's biological father. Even if the real Li Yan were here, she probably wouldn't forgive a father like that.
Even if he was being used, if he had even a shred of love for his daughter, he wouldn't have let the original owner end up in such a miserable state.
Clearly, this father wasn't a good person either.
“He is not my father,” Li Yan said decisively. “Even if he comes, he will not be allowed to enter this house.”
Xue Yi responded without hesitation, which was naturally a good thing.
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Before she knew it, the day for the autumn imperial examination results to be announced arrived. Although Li Yan didn't care, the matter was causing quite a stir, and she still learned about it from others.
Xue Xu came specifically to tell him that Han Yue had failed the imperial examination and had not passed.
Li Yan was slightly lost in thought after hearing this, thinking that perhaps Han Yue's fate would be rewritten from then on.
It makes sense, since the female lead Li Jiaojiao's situation had already plummeted, so why shouldn't the male lead Han Yue be the same?
But that's none of her business. As long as her family can live a good life, that's all that matters.
Li Yan then said, "Study hard, and in a few years, strive to pass the imperial examination and bring honor to your aunt."
Xue Xu was very talented in his studies and also valued Li Yan, his aunt, highly, so naturally he listened to whatever she said.
"Don't worry, Auntie. I won't take anything in the books lightly. I will study hard and pass the imperial examinations in the future to repay you properly."
Li Yan: "Auntie doesn't want you to repay her. She only hopes that you will pass the imperial examinations and become an official so that you can bring benefits to the people."
Xue Xu said earnestly, "I definitely will."
Autumn arrived in the blink of an eye, and Li Yan's business in Jiangning Prefecture was thriving. She had now achieved financial freedom.
You can live a leisurely life every day and still have a stable income.
The dreams of the 21st century have been realized without distinction in this era.
The autumn scenery is beautiful, the days are bright, I have money and leisure... oh, and I even got a handsome husband for free.
He can be considered a winner in life.
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