On the morning of the third day of the third lunar month, they arrived at Quzhou Prefecture.
While passing through the grove, I saw people holding a wedding on the mountain.
Everyone wanted to go up and see what was going on, but instead they saw a bloody wedding.
"Yongqi, let's go take a look." Xiaoyanzi's habit of loving to watch the excitement was still there. However, fortunately, she was now able to protect herself, and there were many people protecting her. So even if something unexpected happened while watching the excitement, she would not be afraid!
Yongyan, Kangwei, Xiaoqing, and Taiya, these young couples, held hands and followed behind Qianlong to watch the play.
Upon reaching the mountain, they happened to witness the bride's men fighting with the groom's men.
The groom stared at her in disbelief. "Sisi, why? Why did you do this?"
For the past three months, he had poured his heart out to her, thinking he had finally found the beginning of happiness, but it turned out to be hell...
The groom watched his brothers fall one by one, his heart filled with immense pain. He truly couldn't understand why the woman he had gone to such lengths to marry was treating him this way.
"Why? Because it was your father who killed my mother and sister with his own hands!" the bride cried, tears streaming down her face. "So, you must die!"
"What did you say? When did I..." The groom was completely confused about what the bride was talking about.
“My real name is Lin Siyi. My father is Lin Chengyu, who took office as the prefect of Quzhou in the year Jiaxu (the nineteenth year of Qianlong). Three years ago, my mother and sister took me out for a trip, but your father blocked our way!”
"You know your father very well. You must know what he did to my mother and sister. I think you should also know in your heart. So, what do you think I should do?"
Lin Siyi cried and then laughed, "You said you treated me with your whole heart for three months, but do you know how I've survived these past three years?"
"Three years ago, I narrowly escaped your father's clutches. I was constantly thinking about how to tear him to pieces! But I never expected that your father would die so soon, without getting to see me kill him with my own hands!"
"Your brothers are all accomplices in the deaths of my mother and sister, so they all have to die!"
"And you, in order to prevent you from living such a lonely life in this world, I have no choice but to send you down to join them!" After Lin Siyi finished speaking, the dagger in her hand pierced directly through the groom's heart!
Everyone was stunned. Just then, another group of soldiers rushed up the mountain.
The leader was a middle-aged man in his forties. Judging from his clothing, he was probably the prefect of Quzhou Prefecture, Lin Siyi's father, Lin Chengyu.
“Siyi, his father is a beast, but he isn’t. You didn’t really need to kill him…”
Putting aside these hatreds and identities, this person, in terms of public affairs, is highly learned, erudite, eloquent, and skilled in both literature and martial arts. He is a man of both talent and ability. If he could be recruited into the court as an official, he would surely serve the people well.
Personally, in those short three months, he handed over all his assets to Lin Siyi;
He told her about his own fatal flaws; he took meticulous care of her when she was in pain during her period; he stayed by her side all day when she caught a cold; nothing was more important than Lin Siyi!
But Lin Siyi said, "It's better for him to die than to live and hate me!"
The implication is that she told him what his father had done three years ago—killing his brother and destroying his stronghold—and that he was only alive to hate himself.
He had long despised his father's behavior, but since his father was still his biological father, he could only distance himself from him and prevent his father from committing further evil deeds!
However, even the best-laid plans can go wrong. On the day Lin Siyi's mother and sister had their accident, he happened to be out of Quzhou Prefecture!
Without his leadership, how could his men possibly stand up to his father?
With so many things piling up, he could only hate himself for not coming back sooner.
If he had come back sooner and rescued Lin Siyi's sister and mother, wouldn't he and Lin Siyi have avoided ending up like this?
But there are no "what ifs" in life. Lin Siyi's mother and sister have gone to heaven!
Lin Siyi got up, intending to build a tomb for her groom. When she looked up, she happened to see Yongqi and the others standing to the side.
Lin Siyi glanced at it briefly, then ignored it.
She had someone help her take the groom to his mother's grave, saying, "Dig here, so he can be buried with his mother!"
Lin Siyi was busy burying the groom, and Lin Chengyu was busy cleaning up the mess. When he finished and was about to leave, he noticed the group led by Qianlong.
Fu Lun stepped forward and produced the token. Lin Chengyu was so frightened that he immediately tried to kneel down, but Fu Lun quickly stopped him. "Lord Lin, there's no need for such formalities. My master just happened to be passing by and came across this wedding, so he wants to know what the inside story is..."
"In that case, why don't we go to my residence, and I'll explain everything in detail!"
Emperor Qianlong glanced at Fu Lun and Ji Xiaolan, and seeing that they both nodded, he had no further objections. "Then please lead the way, Lord Lin!"
Yongqi and his group followed Lin Siyi and witnessed her weeping in front of the groom. Qing'er and Saiya couldn't help but want to cry as well.
"He was born on the night of the winter solstice, so his name is Li Dongwan."
"Actually, the first time I saw him wasn't three months ago, but a year ago. When I was away studying, I encountered a womanizer who tried to take advantage of me. At that time, I hadn't yet completed my training and my ability to protect myself wasn't very strong. So, even though I fought with all my might, I was still no match for him..."
"Just when I was about to despair, Li Dongwan appeared. He was like a ray of light in the darkness, so bright and so warm..."
"Afterwards, he personally escorted me home, and it was on that way home that I fell in love with him;"
"I originally thought that since I had fallen for him, I should just tell him directly. If he liked me too, we could get married as soon as possible. But I never expected that fate would play such a cruel joke on me. He turned out to be the son of the man who killed my mother..."
“When I first learned about this, I couldn’t believe it. But one piece of evidence after another was presented to me, leaving me no choice but to believe it. It took me more than half a year to convince myself that he was the son of my enemy, and his men were the murderers of my mother and sister. So I couldn’t be soft-hearted!”
"Finally, three months ago, I found an opportunity. I threw away the human skin mask I used when I was traveling the world, revealing my true face. Then I arranged for someone to stage a scene on his route, in front of him, where a weak woman was attacked by bandits, and he was asked to be a hero and save her!"
"Unexpectedly, he actually took the bait. He took me back to the mountain stronghold. In order to gain his trust as soon as possible, I did many things that were beneficial to him and the stronghold, but did not harm the people... And so, we fell in love. He wanted to marry me as soon as possible and settle everything. I agreed. However, this wedding was destined to have someone die..."
"The one who must die is him! Because I am the daughter of Lin Chengyu, the prefect of Quzhou Prefecture, and I bear the responsibility of protecting the people, so I cannot die!"
Li Dongwan was just the son of a bandit. "He said that as long as he could be with me, he didn't care whether he lived or died. So, if I can't die, then it can only be him who dies!"
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