Xun Yi never imagined that he would one day experience the feeling of a tiger fallen into the plains being bullied by dogs. He was quite arrogant when he left, but now he has returned in this manner. These islanders instantly turned their backs on him and took turns humiliating him.
Xun Yi was locked up and knew that it was pointless to say anything to them now. These islanders were the most heartless people, and there was no need to say nice things to them. He would just find an opportunity to kill them all.
But he underestimated these people, and was tormented to the point of questioning his existence in just one night.
Someone reported this to Jiang Jiuniang, who sneered and said, "Serves him right, he deserves it! Even if he had cooperated with the Dongting people, I wouldn't be this angry. He went to cooperate with the islanders, so let him suffer the consequences."
With so many people watching him in prison, the Japanese wouldn't dare to really kill him; they'd just go too far. He deserved all of this.
"yes."
The man acknowledged and withdrew, but the smile on Jiang Jiuniang's lips had not yet faded. This was the result she had expected long ago; otherwise, she would not have specifically instructed Lu Baichuan to lock them up together.
Once he's had enough of the islanders' torment, I'll take pity on him and lead him out of his misery. Why would I worry that he won't tell me the truth?
Human joys and sorrows are not shared. While Xun Yi was tormented to the point of questioning the meaning of life, the Lu family began to celebrate a happy occasion.
The Lu family came from humble beginnings and were looked down upon by many powerful families when they first arrived in the capital. Whether in the court or in daily life, there were people who maliciously targeted the Lu family. But this time, with the Lu family celebrating a happy occasion, almost everyone with even a slight connection wanted to join in the fun.
The Lu family hadn't originally planned such a large banquet. It wasn't that they couldn't afford it, but they felt there was no need to invite those with whom they had previous grudges. However, many people came uninvited and sent gifts three days in advance, which was a way of telling the host to prepare more food.
At this point, it was too late to refuse, so they had no choice but to hold a grand wedding banquet, the largest of all.
Fortunately, the Lu family had two couples getting married at the same time, so there was no need to compare the scale of those weddings that were only for one couple; it was meaningless.
Lu Baichuan hasn't gone to the military camp these past two days. He's been helping out at home. Liu Yuexiang and Lianhua are both busy being brides and don't have time to manage the shop's business. A lot of things have piled up, and someone needs to take care of them. Lu Baichuan is exactly the kind of person who can solve these problems.
Although he often neglected the family business, he wasn't completely clueless; he could handle simple emergency situations. He and the three brothers, Lu Lao and Lu Er, were all assigned this task.
Back home, the women were in charge of making arrangements, each fulfilling their duties, and the teamwork was quite perfect.
What was supposed to be a perfect wedding banquet turned out to be a disaster on the wedding day, which was completely unexpected for Jiang Jiuniang and Lu Baichuan.
The Lu family currently owns many properties in the capital. They chose one of the bride's homes as her place of residence. Lei Zi and Lu Xiao Yang went to the home to propose marriage, and the scene upon their return was spectacular. Many people gathered around to watch and cheer for them. Everything was lively and festive.
As the procession arrived at the General's Mansion, the two grooms prepared to carry the bride inside. Many people were watching the spectacle when suddenly a monk burst out, followed by a large crowd of people. He pushed through the crowd and declared, "The Lu family has a demoness. This demoness is bringing calamity to the world and will lead to the destruction of Bei Yan. Only by killing the demoness can the people survive!"
The lively scene instantly turned cold, and everyone looked at the monk in confusion, not understanding what he was saying.
Just then, Jiang Jiuniang came out to join the fun, and the monk pointed at her with a look of terror on his face and shouted, "It's her! She's the demoness! She's the one who wants to destroy Beiyan. Only by killing her can the people of Beiyan live!"
Looking at the monk, Jiang Jiuniang immediately understood what was going on. It was the same old trick of controlling people with chips, only this time the other party wanted to fight to the death and go all out against her.
The situation is getting a bit out of control. There are too many people, and she can't just knock someone unconscious on the spot, otherwise it would confirm the crime.
With her hands on her hips and a sly smile on her lips, she asked, "Then tell me, what harm have I done to the country and its people? A monk doesn't lie. If you're lying, Buddha won't let you off the hook."
The monk was controlled and had no consciousness of his own. No matter what Jiang Jiuniang said, it was useless. He just kept saying that Jiang Jiuniang was a demoness and that he had to kill her.
The group behind him, wielding sticks, shouted that they would kill the demoness, save the people of Beiyan, and restore peace to the people.
At first glance, it really does seem like that.
The other people were not initially swayed, but as these people became more and more vehement, they began to think that there seemed to be some truth to it. Moreover, the other party was a highly credible monk, and monks were said to be able to divine the secrets of heaven, so they couldn't help but believe him.
The originally lively scene instantly turned awkward. Jiang Jiuniang said with a smile, "If you were really a normal nun, how could you do such a despicable thing on someone else's happy occasion? Fine, you call me a witch, I accept it. We can go to the yamen or even the imperial court to judge and see what heinous things I have done to make you slander me like this. But today is the auspicious day of my two nephews' wedding. You'd better step back and not delay the auspicious time of the newlyweds."
Lu Xiaoyang and Lei Zi also stepped forward to block Jiang Jiuniang, looking at the monk warily and not allowing his people to get close.
"If you want to smear my aunt, you'd better think twice before you do it! Don't think that just because you shaved your head you're some kind of sorcerer. Get out of here, or I'll force you to unleash my dogs on this joyous occasion!"
Besides the little cow, the family also keeps several big black dogs to guard the house. They are all fierce big guys, and they are quite intimidating when they are let out.
"The dog is coming! The dog is coming!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Gou'er led a pack of big black dogs over and surrounded the monk and his companions.
Jiang Jiuniang found the sight of Gou'er leading the dog out quite amusing and couldn't help but laugh. Upon seeing this, the monk angrily shouted, "Don't think you can disregard us just because you have the protection of the Lu family! This witch must die!"
"A fake monk dares to spread heresy in my general's mansion? I think you're the real monster! Seize him!"
Lu Baichuan went to the military camp early this morning to gather some brothers to come over for a wedding banquet. As soon as he arrived, he saw someone causing trouble for his wife. As luck would have it, the brothers from the military camp came in handy and took them all down in no time.
The other party's main intention this time was to attack Jiang Jiuniang with words, only controlling their ability to cause trouble, but their actual fighting skills were not necessarily that good. This would better reflect the helplessness of the people in the face of the Lu family's power and make the surrounding people feel more empathetic.
This would also put the Lu family in the spotlight.
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