Chapter 44: Escaping Marriage, White Moonlight 21 She stood on the edge of a steep cliff...
Pan Mansion.
Guests came to the main hall, but the master and mistress looked very bad. After just two words, there was a sound of things being thrown in the hall. The maids hid behind the door and quietly looked towards the front hall.
Pan Yuan stood furiously in the hall, the broken vase at his feet. "You used those despicable tactics, did you really think you could get away with it? I haven't even settled the score with you yet, and you're here to collect the debt?!"
"I'm telling you! The Pan family will never marry or befriend your Liu family! Give up on that Liu family!"
Ni Jin quickly followed and said to Pan Yuan, "Master, calm down."
The person sitting below was scolded by Pan Yuan, but he didn't show any anger at all.
He was a capable steward sent by the Liu family. He stood up with an apologetic smile and said, "Master Pan, calm down. Our two families have long been relatives and even have a marriage certificate. Why are you still saying such angry words?"
Pan Yuan didn't listen to him at all: "You are not welcome here, Lao Zhao, get out!"
But Manager Liu continued to smile. "Who in the world doesn't know about the marriage between the Pan and Liu families? Miss Nine's name has long been recorded in our Liu family's genealogy. It's written in black and white there."
"You refuse to acknowledge this now, and Miss Nine is nowhere to be seen... You promised first and then reneged. Isn't this a marriage scam by the Pan family?"
Pan Yuan turned around immediately and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?! Ninth Girl was killed by bandits, which is why she couldn't get married. How can you call it a marriage fraud?"
Steward Liu smiled and continued, "This... those who came to marry were all from your family. They all said that Miss Nine was dead. We have to acknowledge her, whether we want to or not. But after all, we haven't seen Miss Nine's body. And given your current attitude, it's only natural that my master suspects that your family isn't sincere in the marriage."
In the final analysis, he just wanted another young lady from the Pan family to marry there so that he could become a relative of the Pan family.
Pan Yuan's face completely sank, and he had no patience to listen to him any further. "If you want to be beaten out by the servants in the mansion, please do so. Just don't forget to tell your master when you go back to cherish the time he has now, because I'm afraid he won't be able to enjoy it again in the future."
As soon as he finished speaking, servants came into the hall with sticks and surrounded Manager Liu and his group.
Steward Liu looked at Pan Yuan's back and said meaningfully, "Master Pan, you may not know yet, but in the recent palace election, the young lady of our family was named a beauty by the emperor."
"The emperor dotes on the young lady very much, and he has given official titles to the master and several of his sons as well."
Pan Yuan was immediately shocked, and Madam Ni's eyes widened. "Are you... telling the truth?"
Steward Liu stood still: "Whether it's true or not, Madam will know once she inquires. I just wonder if the good days of your master's family will be over by then?"
"Since your family has said they're sending us away, we won't stay any longer. However, regarding the matter of marrying your children off, please consider it carefully and make sure you don't make the wrong choice."
After that, the group strode away.
Manager Liu was walking in front, and he felt that today's events were going too smoothly.
A few days ago, someone came to the master and said that he had a way to help him take revenge on Pan Yuan's family. This was exactly what the master wanted, so he called him over.
The man looked like just a servant, but he was very articulate and explained the method clearly in a few words. He also analyzed Pan Yuan's reaction and told him how to deal with it. His speech was clear, meticulous and thoughtful.
Manager Liu listened and thought that the person who really did this should be the master behind him, but since the other party was unwilling to show up, there was no need to investigate further.
Forcing Pan Yuan to marry her was indeed a slap in the face, forcing him to swallow his anger.
It would be best if this matter does not succeed in the end. At that time, the article we can write about will be clear to us without anyone else telling us.
If Pan Yuan really managed to take advantage of the situation and succeed, and the young lady who married into the family was a fake, the master would have his own way to expose her. After she married into the family, he would have her die of illness soon after, which would be beneficial to the Liu family in every way.
The visitor's speech convinced the Liu family's masters and servants. He obviously knew about the young lady's selection and the master's appointment. However, even the master only knew about the appointment the day before and did not allow it to be spread outside for fear of changes. However, the visitor knew about it long ago.
It seems that Pan Yuan has hit a wall this time and offended someone he shouldn't have offended.
*
Ali felt as if she had had a very heavy dream. Her face felt cold, as if someone was smearing something on it. She wanted to open her eyes, but she couldn't.
The dream was getting longer and longer, with no end in sight. It seemed that many people were coming and going around her, their eyes all on her face. They were either surprised, or confused, or looking at her, and finally they all left.
After an unknown amount of time, she heard a female voice: "What should I do? The gatekeeper said that the Liu family actually has a portrait of Miss Nine! What should I do later?"
"Quick! Move the screen over to block it, and tell them that outsiders are not allowed to see unmarried women directly! Do your best to block it!" Another female voice sounded older.
After a noise, several people came into the room. After hearing what the two said, they did not force it. They just unfolded the portrait and looked at Ali behind the screen.
After a careful comparison, the Liu family's eyes flashed with astonishment. How could this be possible? Impossible!
A few people whispered a few words, put away the portrait, and left in a hurry.
The two women who had spoken earlier sat on the ground in fear: "I'm so scared! I'm so scared! Mother Sun, now that the Liu family has left, everything should be fine, right?"
The person called Mother Sun shook her head: "Who knows?"
I originally thought that the Liu family had only seen Miss Nine once from afar when they were proposing marriage, and that they could fool her by finding a woman with a similar figure. However, I didn't expect that the Liu family actually asked someone to paint a portrait in the inner house.
The young woman looked at Ali who was sleeping on the bed and said, "Mother Sun, does this woman look like Miss Nine?" She came to the mansion late and had never seen Miss Nine.
Mother Sun waved her hand. "I've been living here for most of my life, and I've never seen anyone like him. But the master came to see me before, and didn't he say that I looked somewhat similar?"
The young woman nodded. "I don't know where Mr. Lu found her, but she actually managed to get away with it!"
Fortunately, they were far away and separated by a screen, so the Liu family members finally recognized him.
Mother Sun stood up and dusted herself off. "Mr. Lu is a man of extraordinary talent. The master said that if this goes through, our Pan family will have more interactions with the Lu family in the future."
"I see. Do we still need to apply the ointment to her?" The young woman pointed to something on the small table beside the bed.
It was made by Mr. Nangong, a famous doctor of the time. There is only one bottle of this miracle medicine for removing scars and marks in the world. Many people want to get some, but Mr. Nangong is a wandering wanderer with an erratic whereabouts, so ordinary people can't find him at all.
I heard that Mr. Lu sent people to look for her years ago, and finally found her half a month ago. He moved her with his sincerity, and got this bottle of good medicine. He asked him to apply it to the woman every day. Now the scar on her face is almost invisible from a distance.
"If there are no orders from above, then continue to use her and serve her carefully. Once you send this woman to the bridal sedan, you and I will get another reward."
*
Ali was still drowsy, as if she had dreamed of the scene of her wedding again. She was sitting in a bumpy carriage, with a red veil in front of her and a wedding dress on her body, but her hands and feet felt particularly heavy.
All his clothes had been changed, and Ali leaned limply in the carriage, even finding it difficult to raise his eyes.
The sedan seemed to have been gone for a long time, and no one knew where it was going. Ali bit her lips cruelly, and the bloody smell instantly filled the air, making her thoughts clearer.
She trembled as she held onto the window sill of the carriage, her fingertips digging deep into the wall. She looked through the gap in the curtain. It seemed like there was only a mountainous area outside, with no pedestrians in sight.
A wave of dizziness hit Ali, his hand suddenly slipped, and he fell back into the carriage again.
She lay on her side, breathing weakly, her thin body stiff and helpless, the cold hair on her head stuck to her face, causing her to shudder.
Ali moved his numb fingers and stretched his hand upwards little by little, but dropped it several times due to weakness.
She tried her best to stay conscious, almost biting her tongue until it bled. After several attempts, she finally touched the hairpin on her head.
It was a simple action, but Ali was sweating profusely and shivering in the car.
Having regained some strength, Ali almost without hesitation used all her strength to stab the hairpin into the palm of her left hand. The heart-piercing pain made Ali curl up her whole body, and blood continued to flow out of the wound. She could no longer hold the hairpin and let it slide to the ground.
The people in the car heard the noise inside, lifted the curtain and took a look. They were immediately frightened out of their wits and quickly asked the driver to stop the car and send the patient to the nearest clinic.
The doctor bandaged Ali's wound carefully, pried open her clenched teeth and poured some medicine into her, then told the people in the car that the patient needed to rest.
The people accompanying the car were still in shock, fearing that someone might die again. After returning to their room, they hurriedly wrote a letter and had it delivered back to Xingyang County by a carrier pigeon.
The unconscious Ali woke up quickly. She moved her hands and feet and found that her strength had returned a lot.
This is the second floor of the clinic. There is a forest outside the window, and there is no one in the room at the moment.
Ali listened attentively for a long time, put on his clothes, climbed up to the window quietly, and then jumped down.
She aimed at the pile of grass under the window and fell on it without making any sound.
Without caring about anything else, Ali dragged his weak body and ran deep into the woods.
The people accompanying the car waited in front of the pharmacy for a long time, but did not wait for the owner to come. Instead, they waited for the dusty Lu Jingming.
"Where are the people?" He jumped off his horse and walked in without saying a word.
"In the room on the second floor." The people accompanying the car were puzzled. Could it be that Mr. Lu was worried and came here in person to escort the car?
But in a moment, Lu Jingming walked downstairs with a frosty face, his tone was filled with uncontrollable coldness: "The person is not in the room, how can you see him?!"
Before they could go upstairs to check, Lu Jingming jumped on his horse again and chased after them.
Ali ran for a long time but didn't dare to stop. Because of blood loss, she couldn't tell the direction and could only continue running forward with one breath.
The scene in front of him gradually became familiar. Before Ali could identify it, a familiar voice came from behind him, but it sounded particularly terrifying at this moment.
"Stop right there!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ali ran forward desperately, but after running for a while, he was shocked to find that there was no road under his feet.
There was a rushing river below the cliff. She stood on the edge of the steep cliff, turned around with a pale face, and saw Lu Jingming riding a horse slowly towards her.
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