Chapter 266 The Vicious Storyteller
Li Yu's injustice was finally cleared, and the long-standing feud between the Li and Wang families was finally brought to light.
The truth is that Wang Zi'ao, who grew up with Li Yu, knew that he would marry Li Yu when he grew up, but he was captivated by Liu Dongping's daughter when he caught a glimpse of her in the crowd.
Unfortunately, Miss Liu was just the daughter of a storyteller. Even without the marriage agreement from the Li family, the Wang family would not have looked down on such a background and would never allow Miss Liu to be their daughter-in-law.
Liu Dongping had studied for a few years, but despite taking the imperial examinations for decades, he never passed and remained a mere student. However, he considered himself a scholar and felt that the Wang family's disdain for their daughter's background was a sign of their disdain for him. He wanted to make the Wang family pay the price.
After much deliberation, he finally finalized an extremely vicious plan.
As a gentleman who spoke in a teahouse, he had met people from all over the country and seen many extraordinary people. He inadvertently learned of the existence of the Immortal's Cave.
Thus, a wicked plan quietly took shape.
He pulled strings everywhere and finally found someone who could get into the immortal's cave.
The Immortal's Cave wouldn't care about the source of the "goods." Yu Tiezhu was vicious and arrogant. Even if it was a princess, as long as he believed his methods were clean enough and no one had discovered any clues, he wouldn't refuse her entry.
Poor Miss Li thus became a victim of Liu Dongping's schemes against the Wang family.
Although Liu Dongping set up the line, Wang Zi'ao was unaware of it. He always thought that his accidental acquaintance with the beggar was just a coincidence, and he had no idea that his dear father-in-law was also involved in this matter.
After Miss Li was sold, Liu Dongping used this as leverage to threaten the Wang family, demanding that Miss Liu be allowed into the family, or else he would hand Wang Zi'ao over to the authorities and let everyone know what kind of person Wang Zi'ao was.
Fearing exposure, Wang's parents agreed to let Miss Liu into the family in order to prevent their son from being arrested and to protect the Wang family's reputation.
In order to ensure the wedding went smoothly, they even helped Liu Dongping bribe a woodcutter to fabricate a scandal that Miss Li had eloped with someone.
After Liu Dongping successfully became a relative of the Wang family through marriage, he first used his daughter to continuously extract money from Wang Zi'ao.
When Wang Zi'ao ran out of money and the Wang family refused to support him and his daughter any longer, Liu Dongping orchestrated for Old Master Wang to "accidentally" die on his way to purchase goods.
He originally intended to kill Old Madam Wang as well, but the token that controlled the Wang family's treasury had been hidden by the old lady. Without the token, the Wang family members would cause an uproar.
So he compromised and spared Madam Wang's life, but used poison to damage her body, rendering her unable to move or speak.
Of course, all of this was done behind Wang Zi'ao's back.
This simple-minded young master always believed that his father had really died in an accident, and that his mother had suffered a stroke because she missed her father.
Until he accidentally stumbled upon Miss Liu having affairs with different men.
Even his father-in-law was among these men!
He even overheard the conversation between the father and daughter.
It turns out that the two were not father and daughter at all. Miss Liu was just an orphan that Liu Dongping had taken in, and the two were not related by blood.
Moreover, the two had been having an affair before Miss Liu got married, and the bloodstains on her wedding night were a fabrication created by Miss Liu using chicken blood that she had prepared beforehand.
He also overheard the father and daughter plotting how to get Madam Wang to hand over the token. Once they had the token, they planned to kill her and then have Wang Zi'ao "die an accident."
Thus, the entire Wang family fell smoothly into the hands of the father and daughter.
Enraged by the surging greenery, Wang Zi'ao rushed in to confront the father and daughter, only to be forcibly poisoned and killed by them.
The story between these three families is nothing short of melodramatic.
The Liu family can be described as utterly depraved.
Although the Wang family can be considered victims, they are not entirely innocent.
Only the Li family is the most innocent and pitiful.
Although the Wang family paid the price for their actions, and the Liu family father and daughter have been arrested, and the truth has come to light, the Li family members are ultimately gone.
How can one not feel a sense of loss?
While the local people were lamenting the plight of the three families, Yu Zhiyi had already brought Li Yu back to the inn.
She had no intention of causing trouble today; all the notices to the prefect were simply thrown onto the prefect's desk by Li Yu, at her request.
The entire team, including the most skilled martial artists, had no idea that she had appeared in the middle of the night. They were also unaware that in just one night, two notorious families in this seemingly quiet and peaceful county town had their crimes exposed, their reputations reversed, and they were subjected to a barrage of insults.
The very next morning, just as the group was preparing to set off, they were greeted by the local prefect, Lord Feng.
Lord Feng respectfully thanked Yu Zhiyi and said that he would definitely write about this matter in detail when he wrote a memorial to His Majesty next time.
The phrase "in its original form" implies that he will never forget Yu Zhiyi's contributions.
Yu Zhiyi looked puzzled: "As long as Lord Feng isn't making things up, you can write whatever you want."
Lord Feng warmly invited her to stay a few more days, as he wanted to show her the utmost hospitality.
Yu Zhiyi waved his hand: "I did not notify you in advance because I did not want to make a big fuss and attract attention. Moreover, I asked for leave to go back to my hometown to visit my mother. The leave is only one month long, and several days have already been wasted. It is really not appropriate to waste any more time."
Lord Feng looked ashamed: "It was my rudeness, Lord Yu, please forgive me."
The news that the imperial court was sending down an inspector had reached all the prefectures and cities, and they had already figured out the identity of this female inspector.
She was the adopted daughter of the former Minister of Revenue, and was once criticized for being a fake heiress.
Later, when the truth came out, the world realized that she was not some fake heiress born with original sin at all.
She was clearly a victim who was kidnapped by villains right after birth and had her blood sucked for seventeen years!
Lord Feng understood her desire to return home and reunite with her mother, and he was secretly annoyed at himself for being too hasty and losing his composure in order to establish a relationship with the court.
Yu Zhiyi didn't mind. Although this Lord Feng's achievements were mediocre, he had indeed done a few good things for the people during his tenure.
Every human being has a desire to climb higher.
There's nothing to criticize.
"Oh, by the way, let's deduct the losses from that teahouse from Liu Dongping's account."
Everyone in the group was completely confused, not understanding what had happened last night.
The group traveled for another two days without any further incidents.
The only thing worth criticizing is that the guard who went back to the capital to ask for leave for Yu Zhiyi has returned.
But it didn't bring any good news.
The emperor won't grant leave!
The gloomy mood vanished as I approached the Martial Alliance, replaced by a long-lost mix of emotions.
Having lived two lives, this was the first time he had met his birth mother.
Yu Zhiyi could not ignore the flutter in her heart.
She had to admit that she was, after all, just an ordinary person.
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