Compared with the prosperity of the Shi family, the Rong family seemed a little sad. Rong Li returned to the once bustling Rong family, his heart filled with resentment and confusion.
She and Shi Yue had been friends since childhood. Although her mother and grandmother repeatedly tested the Shi family's attitude towards marriage due to her poor health, Shi Yue's mother always refused.
But Shi Yue had never been engaged. It was said that his mother and grandmother had tried to arrange a marriage for him, but Shi Yue refused. This gave Rong Li a hope that Shi Yue would marry her. Although Shi Yue had never said so, apart from herself, who else could he be closer to?
Rong Li felt that this was just like the loyalty that she and Shi Yue had for each other in their hearts. Although they didn't say it out loud, they knew it in their hearts.
But his sudden engagement made her secret expectation and the connection between their feelings that she had imagined suddenly collapse.
But Shi Yue's indifference towards Sun Yannan, and even the fact that he left his bride behind to run around for her all night on their wedding night because she was not feeling well, made her feel that Shi Yue had to marry Sun Yannan because he could not bear the pressure from his grandmother and mother.
But gradually, I felt that something was wrong. He became more and more concerned about his wife and no longer spent time with her alone. Although he still felt sorry for her, it seemed that things were not going well anymore.
This time, when she went to beg him, she recalled almost all the beautiful memories of their youth. She cried bitterly, and Shi Yue was also very moved, but he gave up after just one word from her. She ran away crying, and Shi Yue didn't even come to chase her.
She was unwilling to accept this. Shi Yue had persevered for her for so many years. If she was in good health, how could it be Sun Yannan's turn?
Sun Yannan was just a latecomer who took advantage of someone else's misfortune. She was his childhood sweetheart and the one who was destined to be with him.
When the Rong family moved, the grandmother said that someone had to stay behind to look after the old house. Although Rong Li was not the one left behind, she said that she was not feeling well and her carriage would move slowly on the road, delaying everyone's journey. It would be better to let her rest in the county capital for a few more days and leave later.
Rong Li's parents thought this was a good idea. If she wasn't feeling well, she could come back two days later. Things would definitely be messy for a few days when she returned. Once the new house was tidied up and they had a comfortable place to stay, and things and people would be sorted out, then they could let their daughter come back without having to deal with the chaos.
Rong Li was waiting for the person she had sent to Kyoto to find out about Sun Yannan's background. Sun Yannan was said to be the daughter of the Imperial Censor in the capital, a legitimate daughter, certainly one of the noble ladies of Kyoto. How could she be willing to marry so far away in Pingchang County?
At first, she thought Shi Yue was a talented person who had won the top three places in the imperial examinations. He came from a good family and was good-looking. It was said that the wealthy families in Kyoto often chose sons-in-law from the list, so it was possible that he was chosen as a son-in-law by the Imperial Censor.
But then he thought again, it didn't make sense. Shi Yue hadn't just won the top spot; he had already been admitted to the Hanlin Academy. And this lady from a prominent family had arranged her marriage so hastily, almost as soon as the blind date was arranged.
The person was finally brought back these two days, and the person who inquired for information told everything that happened to Sun Yanan in Kyoto.
Rong Li was happy to hear that. I thought, if there is something strange in the world, there must be a reason. It will be Shi's house soon. Bah, that is the day when their Rong family's rice shop is newly opened. She should also go to see it on this big day and give a gift.
Sun Yanan held the opening ceremony at the largest rice shop in the county. At the same hour, all rice shops opened, and each store was decorated with red and festive decorations.
The Shi family has been a large grain farmer over the years. Although they also have many shops and farms, their status in the business circle is relatively not as high as their top position in the grain farmer industry.
Now there are ninety-three stores at once, plus the various shops that were scattered and inconspicuous before, but in fact there were quite a few of them. Many people in the business district suddenly realized that the business district of Pyeongchang County may need to add a chair in the future.
Madam Shi is well-known, and for many years the Shi family has been a wealthy family that cannot be avoided in Pingchang County, so many people come to send gifts and celebrate.
Among the many gifts displayed in front of the store, there was one covered with red silk. It looked a bit strange from the outside outline, and no one knew what it was.
Today, Sun Yanan took Xiaoyue and Shuner with him, and sent Xiaonian, Xiaotian, and Xiaoye out to visit the other 26 open stores in the county seat in the guise of ordinary people.
Sun Yanan found the gift a little strange and asked the maid to open it and take a look.
It was a squatting wax figure, probably because it was made in a hurry, so it was made very crudely. It was a girl who was tied up and kneeling, with her face beaten. The girl's clothes were written with words such as shameless, like a whore, with a foul mouth and other obscene words. There was a sign on the back of the wax figure with Sun Yanan's name on it.
Sun Yanan felt that his whole body suddenly froze there, unable to speak or move. The scenery in front of him seemed to float back and forth, sometimes far and sometimes near, and a thin layer of sticky sweat appeared on his body, making him extremely uncomfortable.
In this discomfort, she began to feel breathless, as if something was pressing tightly against her chest and pinching her mouth and nose fiercely, making it impossible for her to breathe and causing her heart to beat rapidly and violently, as if it was about to jump out of her mouth and nose.
She felt cold all over. It was a nice day today, but the warm sun now seemed to emit a cold light. When it shone on her, it was as if countless icicles hit her and pierced her.
After Xiaoyue lifted the lid and saw the wax figure clearly, she immediately covered it back with the red silk.
Looking at the girls again, their faces were pale, their foreheads were covered in sweat, and their palms were cold.
Because the wax figure was kneeling and relatively short, Sun Yanan, his master and his servants standing in front of it completely blocked it. Xiaoyue quickly covered it with the red silk, so almost no one saw it.
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