Throughout the whole affair, the emperor was a reasonable ruler. Even though he almost injured his own body, he did not blame his ministers. Instead, he rewarded them handsomely and encouraged them to offer advice.
The Li, Liu, and Cui families were loyal and devoted. In a situation where everyone thought they were doomed, they ran around tirelessly, never abandoning each other, and earned countless praises.
Even that rebellious son, despite being married into the family and causing gossip, was still praised by most people for his loyalty and righteousness, for surviving such a calamity and for his good fortune to follow.
Only the Wen family is met with disdain by everyone.
They throw all sorts of accusations at them, like "a tiger wouldn't eat its own cubs," but even a fool would understand what's really going on!
Conspiracy and intrigue—this is a conspiracy and intrigue targeting the Wen family!
The father and son finally found Cui Family Village, but the rebellious son was nowhere to be found.
They had no choice but to return to Broken Gold Beach.
Today, they must ruin this marriage; otherwise, the Wen family will be completely disgraced and will gain nothing!
As long as we can coax the rebellious son back to the Wen family and regain our control, we can always find a way to make him obediently serve the family wholeheartedly.
If all else fails, you can have him marry that junior sister from the Cui family.
In the future, perhaps the Cui, Liu, and Li families will also be able to be used by the Wen family!
The father and son were working on their abacuses with great skill, making the beads click and clack.
Unfortunately, things don't always go as planned, and they were too happy too soon.
As soon as the carriage stepped off the stone bridge, seven or eight soldiers suddenly jumped out from the roadside and stopped the carriage.
The driver was startled and quickly reined in the carriage, shouting, "Who are you? Why have you stopped the carriage?"
A soldier asked, "Whose carriage is this? What brings you to the new village?"
The servant dared not respond. Fortunately, the small window was opened. Wen Junyan frowned and glanced at the soldiers, saying, "We are from the Wen family of Xindu. We have come to visit Lord Li today."
"The Wen family?" The soldier's face lit up with joy, and he quickly shouted to his brothers behind him, "Get to work! We've finally found them!"
The other soldiers also laughed and stepped forward together.
The two men pulled on the reins and dragged down their servants.
The two men opened the car doors, dragged out Old Master Wen and Wen Junyan, and pulled them off the bridge.
Old Master Wen and Wen Junyan turned pale with fright, but were even more furious.
Old Master Wen shouted angrily, "What are you trying to do? In broad daylight, are you trying to kidnap an official of the imperial court? Is there no law left?!"
Wen Junyan was timid, but he still shouted, "What exactly do you want? Do you want money? Let's talk this over!"
Unfortunately, the soldiers completely ignored them.
They not only dragged the two men into the stream under the bridge, but also drove the carriage down and hid it in the bridge arch.
At this time of year, there is no more melted snow flowing into the river, and there has been little rain recently, so the riverbanks are almost half dry.
Hiding a carriage now would be a piece of cake.
Old Master Wen and Wen Junyan were utterly terrified upon seeing this.
This is definitely not about robbing money, and it's even less likely to be about sexual assault, so it must be about taking someone's life!
Sure enough, several soldiers grabbed their hair and shoved their heads into the water.
The river water was icy cold, not as biting as in winter, but it was definitely not warm either!
And it's even more terrifying when it's suddenly poured into the mouth and nose.
The two men flailed their arms and legs in fear, but this only made them choke even more.
Just when they thought they were going to die, they were pulled out.
The two coughed desperately, and for the first time, they felt that the air was so sweet and breathing was so blissful.
A soldier asked with a smile, "Tell me, what brings you to the new village?"
for what?
Old Master Wen was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously replied, "He's here to see my unfilial son..."
Before he could finish speaking, his head was pushed back into the river.
The soldier grinned wickedly at the terrified Wen Junyan, "How could someone as good as Mr. Wen be an unfilial and rebellious son?"
The soldier holding Wen Junyan replied, "Yes, Mr. Wen is a good man. Last time he came back, he drank and laughed with us. He never looked down on us roughnecks!"
Wen Junyan's eyes widened in disbelief as he finally understood why they had suffered this calamity.
Before he could speak, the soldiers pushed him into the water as well.
The father and son fought over the water, washing their faces and drinking their fill before being thrown ashore by the soldiers.
This time, when the soldiers questioned them again, the father and son were much more obedient and well-behaved.
Old Master Wen coughed as if he was about to suffocate, but he didn't dare to be negligent in his reply, "Cough cough, I've come to see my second son. He's going to marry into the Cui family today and become a live-in son-in-law. I'm not happy about it, cough cough, I want to stop him and prevent the marriage."
Afraid that he would be sent to "drink water" again for not explaining anything after his father finished speaking, Wen Junyan quickly answered, "Yes, we came to stop my brother from getting married. It's too shameful for him to marry into the family. We really have no ill intentions and don't want to harm anyone else!"
Several soldiers were just waiting for these words. Immediately, one of them jumped up and shouted, "Brothers, the Marquis guessed right! These two guys are here to cause trouble! I'll go back and report right away. Maybe we can still make it in time for the feast. Wait for me, I'll bring you some good food!"
After saying that, he turned and ran, which caused the other soldiers to shout.
The leading soldier threw a stone into the river, laughing and cursing, "That kid is really cunning, he actually beat us to it!"
"That's right, I hope he has a conscience and doesn't just eat his fill without leaving us any bones!" A soldier swallowed hard, complaining, "It's all those two spendthrifts' fault. If we hadn't been stopping them, we would have been drinking and eating our fill in the courtyard!"
"Exactly, give them some more water! They have so many important things to do, but they insist on coming to disrupt Mr. Wen's wedding banquet!"
"Yes, yes, I almost fought tooth and nail to come back with the Marquis, just hoping to have a good meal and join in the fun, but they ruined it all!"
"Give us back our chicken legs! Give us back our braised pork!"
The soldiers grew angrier and angrier, and they pushed Old Master Wen and Wen Junyan back into the river, pressing them in again and again.
The lead soldier lay on his back on the riverbank, a blade of grass between his teeth, his legs crossed, occasionally reminding the others, "That's enough, be careful he doesn't actually drown, then it'll be hard to clean up the mess."
After an unknown amount of time, Grandpa Wen and his son were finally thrown onto the shore, their bellies swollen like toads.
The two of them were filled with utter regret!
Why did they have to come looking for trouble? Wouldn't it be better to just stay home?!
They considered the Li family, the Liu family, and the Cui family, but they forgot about the Marquis of Xinting!
He's a killing god who slays barbarians like weeds; how could he possibly show mercy to them...?
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