Chapter 240 A Real-Life Story of a Poor Scholar and an Official's Daughter
His son has been at home the whole time.
There were no suspicious people loitering around, which meant that no one would cause trouble, so how could anything happen?
Although Chief Constable Song also found it a bit strange, he trusted Yu Zhiyi and said, "Let's go in and take a look."
Li Yuanwailang was dissatisfied and planned to add another charge when he went to court to question Yu Zhiyi the next day—bribing the constables of the Dali Temple.
Look at these guys, they've all been completely bewitched by her.
The group entered the mansion, but before they even reached his son's courtyard, they heard a shrill female voice: "Kill you! Kill you!"
Li Yuanwailang: "?"
His face turned pale, and he immediately forgot his doubts, running like a man in his twenties despite being over forty years old.
Constable Song and his men hurriedly followed.
Before long, the group arrived in the courtyard.
A woman who looked to be in her early twenties was seen roaring wildly, as if she were insane.
The woman held a pair of scissors in her hand, and when she saw someone trying to approach, she would gesture with the scissors.
Fearing being hurt, although there were many people in the courtyard, no one dared to step forward.
Young Master Li was extremely anxious, repeatedly shouting, "Ting'er, be good, put the scissors down..."
Hearing his gentle voice, the woman's expression calmed down, and she stopped waving the scissors.
Young Master Li breathed a sigh of relief, thinking he had coaxed her into submission. He strode forward, intending to snatch the scissors from the woman's hand.
Just then, the woman suddenly looked up, her dark pupils filled with madness: "You killed my son, I'm going to kill you! Kill you!"
At that moment, Young Master Li had already walked up to her, and before she could react, the scissors were about to pierce her chest.
At the critical moment, a large foot wearing a black boot kicked at the woman's wrist.
No matter how crazy or erratic a woman may be, she will still feel pain.
She cried out in pain as her arm was kicked high into the air, and the scissors flew out of her hand.
Officer Song withdrew his foot, and seeing that the woman was about to fall, he quickly grabbed her other hand and helped her to her feet.
He wiped his sweat.
Fortunately, he kept in mind Doctor Yu's words and was on high alert ever since he entered the Li residence; otherwise, Young Master Li would have really been in serious trouble.
The shock of what had just happened to Li Yuanwailang was no less than the loss of his entire fortune in an instant. His legs were weak, but he still managed to stay upright and ran to his son's side to look him up and down.
Once he was sure his son was alright, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed next to the housekeeper who arrived shortly afterward.
If the butler hadn't been strong enough, he would have fallen to the ground.
Officer Song carefully chose his words: "Lord Li, what exactly is going on? And who is this gentleman...?"
He was asking about the woman, of course.
Could it be the woman that Young Master Li seduced and then abandoned?
Lord Li saw the suspicion in his eyes, and disregarding his physical discomfort, he smiled wryly and continued, "Officer Song, please don't misunderstand, this is my daughter."
Officer Song was taken aback: "Ah? This is your daughter?"
I've never heard of Lord Li's daughter going mad.
Li Yuanwailang sighed: "This matter involves a family scandal, which is really inconvenient to talk about."
Officer Song frowned: "This kind of terror won't work."
This involves a case of malicious assault, and the woman is acting erratically, so there might be some hidden story.
Since this matter was calculated by Physician Yu, he cannot take it lightly.
If, due to his negligence, an innocent woman is unable to clear her name, how will he have the face to see Doctor Yu?
Li Yuanwailang choked for a moment, and could only tell the story in detail.
It turns out that the woman was not someone who had been seduced and abandoned by Young Master Li, but rather the daughter of Li Yuanwailang and the younger sister of Young Master Li.
Li Yuanwailang had a son and a daughter. He was not a person who favored sons over daughters. The whole family doted on their daughter like a precious jewel.
Aside from things that their social status prevented them from accessing, he, his wife, and son would do their best to fulfill their daughter's wishes, as long as she wanted them and they could afford them.
Spoiled in this way, the daughter developed a naive and innocent nature, and some even say she was easily fooled.
The innocent and carefree Miss Li met a candidate who was "of excellent character and conduct".
Under the sweet talk of the examinee, Miss Li, who was just beginning to experience love, fell in love.
Li Yuanwailang was not the kind of person who would use his daughter to advance his career; he only hoped that his daughter would find a good husband to marry in the future.
He doesn't need the other person to have a distinguished background; as long as their family is decent, he'll accept it even if they're not a good match.
Of course, it would be best if the daughter could marry into a wealthy or influential family.
But that student's family was extremely poor, and the money for his education was saved up by his entire family through frugality.
Li Yuanwailang also discovered that the examinee had five older sisters who stopped having children after the examinee was born.
As a man, how could he not know what utilization rate means?
This means that the examinee is the crown prince of the family, and that his five older sisters are all his bloodsuckers.
Admittedly, after his daughter married into the family, it seemed like she had married the family's darling, and with her father's support, her life should be quite good.
But who can say for sure whether the examinee's mother will also treat her daughter as a blood donation bag for the examinee?
After much deliberation, Li Yuanwailang felt that this marriage was not a good idea, so he strictly forbade his daughter from associating with the examinee again.
Unfortunately, these things are beyond our control.
His daughter loved reading romance novels from a young age, and her mind was poisoned by the various love stories of poor scholars and rich ladies. She thought that he was the evil parents in the novels and the culprit who was preventing her from achieving a happy life.
In a fit of anger, he decided to sever ties with his family and elope with the examinee.
However, candidates who want to be accepted into the ranks of wealthy young ladies are not doing so to cut off their future prospects, but rather to pave the way for themselves.
Elopement would mean leaving Shengjing and being unable to participate in the imperial examinations in the future. How could he possibly agree to that?
Moreover, he still held onto a sliver of hope, thinking that Li Yuanwailang would calm down after a few days and, for the sake of his daughter's happiness, would have to accept him as his son-in-law.
So he coaxed Miss Li with kind words, saying that he wanted to stay and continue to participate in the imperial examination, so that he could show Li Yuanwailang his ability and determination.
The naive Miss Li was unaware of her sweetheart's ulterior motives and also wanted to embarrass her father, so she agreed to stay.
Unfortunately, that candidate was simply not cut out for the imperial examinations and unsurprisingly failed.
Although Miss Li was somewhat disappointed, she understood that becoming the top scholar was not easy, so she comforted her sweetheart, telling him not to be discouraged and that maybe he would succeed in three years.
The test taker wanted Ms. Li to go home, but Ms. Li was very firm in her stance.
The main reason was that her parents wouldn't back down, so she was too ashamed to go back and decided to go back to her hometown with the examinee.
Although the examinee was somewhat annoyed by her incompetence, he thought that Li Yuanwailang would eventually back down, so he took her back with him.
Miss Li thought that she and her lover were heading towards a free future and love by leaving their parents, but little did she know that she was actually falling from heaven into hell.
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