Meanwhile, the preserved egg came back to life once again.
But it wasn't on the wedding day, but on their wedding night.
He didn't know why he had been resurrected at this particular time, but since he had been resurrected, he could only continue.
Following the path of his previous life, he prevented Wu Lewei from being targeted by the prefect's foolish son.
They even brought Ling Duo home early on, despite being scolded by Master Ling and the Ling clan.
He said he shouldn't have let the widow ruin the Ling family's fortune, but he didn't back down an inch.
Ling Bin also passed the imperial examination and became a Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial-level imperial examinations). Everything seemed to be going very smoothly.
But an accident happened just as Ling Bin was getting married.
The bride, who was supposed to be in the bridal chamber, appeared in the Ling family's guest room.
This guest room was prepared specifically for the prefect.
Moreover, the woman who consummated her relationship with the drunken Ling Bin turned out to be Zhou Caishi, the legitimate daughter of the prefect.
Pidan couldn't understand how such a mistake could have happened on his own turf.
Could it be that the prefect had planted spies in the Ling family long ago?
Just as he was beginning to have doubts, he suddenly noticed that Zhou Caiying looked flustered and her eyes were darting away.
"It was you? Why did you do this?"
Although there was anger in his tone, Pi Dan remained very restrained.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Caiying didn't deny it; she simply knelt down in front of him with a thud.
"I'm sorry, I had no choice. If I didn't do this, my mother and sister would be sold to a brothel. My mother is in poor health, and my sister is only ten years old. I... I'm sorry..."
She cried and banged her head against the ground repeatedly. Pidan didn't blame her; instead, he sighed helplessly.
"It was all planned out, no wonder..."
These words completely stunned Zhou Caiying.
"It was decided? Who decided it?"
Pi Dan just smiled and didn't say anything. After that, Zhou Caishi became the eldest young mistress of the Ling family.
Wu Lewei became the eighteenth concubine of Prefect Zhou.
But she was unyielding to the death, and under the cover of darkness, she burned the prefect's mansion to the ground.
Unfortunately, he failed to burn Prefect Zhou to death, but was shot dead on the spot.
After learning of this, Ling Bin first severed ties with the Ling family.
Then he stabbed Zhou Caishi to death, and didn't spare Zhou Caiying either.
When Pidan arrived, the two sisters were already dead, and the murderer, Ling Bin, had vanished without a trace.
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