The entire courtyard of the Lin residence was immediately filled with a pungent smell of tung oil and paint.
Everyone watched this scene in shock, except for the unsuspecting band, who continued to play their cheerful tunes outside.
The bride trembled with rage. She angrily ripped off her red veil, revealing a face contorted with fury. "It stinks! It stinks!" she roared furiously. "Guards, beat this slut to death!"
The groom stretched out his hands and frantically wiped his head and face.
His hands were also covered in green paint, and the more he wiped them, the dirtier they became. He was so angry that he almost fainted.
Lin Yajun swung her hands sharply, throwing the two jars out with tremendous force. As if by magic, the two jars traced an arc in the air before crashing to the ground with astonishing speed.
With a crisp, ear-piercing "crack," the porcelain jar shattered instantly on the hard ground, scattering fragments everywhere.
The bride and groom were so frightened that they covered their heads and faces with their hands and curled up into a ball. The shards tore their wedding dresses.
Lin Yajun pointed at the two people in front of her and shouted angrily, "This adulterous couple first got together, then forced me into a marriage exchange and even stole my dowry and wedding dress."
"You can have this scumbag, but give me back my dowry and wedding dress!" Lin Yajun grabbed Lin Jinghui's collar with her left hand, and lit a tinderbox with her right hand, gesturing, "If you don't give me back my wedding dress, I'll burn you to death!"
"You wicked woman, let go!" Second Uncle Lin Daoqing exclaimed, drawing his long sword and pointing it at his eldest niece, his triangular eyes revealing a ruthless glint.
"You wicked woman, you're absolutely wicked! I'll beat you to death, you wicked woman!" Auntie Er ran over, holding a long stick and cursing as she ran. Her large breasts swayed back and forth as she ran, and her big buttocks swayed like a basket.
"Why don't you just die? Didn't you die last night? It turns out that God has no eyes!" Upon hearing the news, the old lady, Madam Shen, rushed over, one hand on her hip and the other pointing at Lin Yajun, cursing and threatening, "You wicked woman, let go of me now, or I'll beat you to death with the family law!"
"You want to beat me to death with family discipline?" Lin Yajun rolled her eyes at Old Madam Lin and retorted, "Then I'll set fire to the entire Lin mansion first, and we'll all die together!"
At this moment, Uncle Lin Daowei hurriedly stepped forward to persuade her, "Mother, calm down, Second Brother, sheath your sword. You suddenly took away your eldest niece's marriage, but you shouldn't have taken away her dowry and wedding dress."
“When she goes to the government office to file a complaint, none of you will escape. You will have to return the things and the person.” Lin Daowei’s square face had his thick eyebrows furrowed together.
Lin Daowei, the head constable of the prefectural government, knew the seriousness of the matter and adopted a professional attitude in front of everyone.
He was extremely dissatisfied with the fact that the second wife had taken away the eldest wife's marriage. If this scandal got out, it would make it difficult for the children of his family to find husbands in the future.
If the eldest son's family doesn't cause trouble, then it's fine.
The eldest son's actions exposed the matter in public, forcing Third Master Lin Daowei to step forward and make a statement.
"Second brother and second sister-in-law, return the wedding dress and dowry to our eldest niece!" Lin Daowei waved his hand and made the decision.
Seeing that her most beloved youngest son had said this, Madam Shen had no choice but to agree, "Then return the dowry and wedding dress to this wicked woman!"
She comforted Lin Jinghui, saying, "Good child, Grandma will give you another dowry later."
"Waaah..." Lin Jinghui cried, feeling wronged.
The guests present were all stunned by this scene.
The second wife's daughter not only stole her eldest cousin's marriage, but also her dowry and wedding dress. How is this any different from being a robber?
If it weren't for the eldest daughter of the main branch rushing out and causing this commotion, these guests wouldn't have known the truth and would have thought that the eldest daughter of the main branch had married into the Ren family.
"Here's your tattered clothes back. I'll definitely kill you to get my revenge!" Lin Jinghui cried and cursed as she ripped off her veil, threw down her phoenix crown, and took off her wedding dress, which was stained with tung oil, in front of everyone, throwing it hard on the ground.
Lin Yajun stood there expressionless, clutching the tinderbox tightly in her hand. Without hesitation, she threw the tinderbox violently to the ground.
The moment the tinderbox hit the ground, sparks flew everywhere, and the wedding dress and veil burst into flames as if ignited gunpowder. The fire spread extremely quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the exquisite wedding dress was engulfed by the raging flames and turned into ashes.
Immediately afterwards, the phoenix crown was also licked by the flames, making crackling sounds. Before long, the phoenix crown was also burned into a pile of charcoal.
Facing the raging flames, Lin Yajun didn't even glance at the groom, whose head and face were covered in green.
Her gaze fell on the second wife's family, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, revealing a hint of sneer.
"You shall return my dowry to the eldest son's family. If you fail to do so, you will bear the consequences." Lin Yajun's voice was not loud, but it carried an undeniable authority.
At this moment, Lin Daoyan walked in from outside, his face full of anger.
He went out early in the morning to beg for a royal physician to save his daughter's life, but as a lowly soldier, how could he possibly find a royal physician? He saw this scene as soon as he got home.
Seeing that his daughter had woken up, Lin Daoyan breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that she was alright. He stepped forward and declared, "A-Jun, anyone who dares not return the dowry will be dealt with ruthlessly by their father."
When the third uncle saw his elder brother speaking like this, he quickly called out to people, "Come, come, take all these dozens of loads of dowry back to the eldest son's house."
Lin Daoyan and Lin Daowei's friends and relatives stepped forward, two people per team, to carry the dowry belonging to the eldest daughter of the Lin family to the neighboring Lin family's eldest branch.
Lin Yajun did not leave. Standing on the corridor, she pointed to the injury on her head and said to everyone, "This is because when Miss Lin Er broke into my room last night and tried to take my dowry and wedding dress, she hit my head with the door bolt when I wasn't paying attention." A large red bloodstain seeped through the white cloth wrapped around her head.
Those present could tell that Miss Lin was seriously injured. Most people looked at her with sympathy. She had been robbed of her marriage and had her head injured, but fortunately, her life was not in danger.
Lin Yajun's voice was clear and loud. She stood fearlessly in front of everyone, her eyes fixed on Lin Jinghui with anger and determination.
Military families believe in revenge, and this young lady must repay kindness with kindness! Lin Yajun's words were resounding and shocked everyone present.
Lin Yajun swiftly pulled a bolt from her waist, the bolt feeling unusually heavy in her hand. She raised her hand high and, as if striking a wooden fish, mercilessly struck Lin Jinghui's head repeatedly.
"Agh..." Lin Jinghui let out a shrill scream, the sound echoing in the air, sending chills down one's spine. A large bump quickly swelled up on her forehead, then her head was broken open, and blood flowed down her forehead like a thin red stream.
Lin Jinghui clutched her forehead in pain, her body collapsing limply into the groom's arms as if she had lost all support.
The groom was stunned by the sudden scene. He hunched over, holding his unconscious bride in his arms.
Lin Yajun casually wiped the door bolt she carried on Lin Jinghui's undergarment a few times, then swaggered away with the bolt in her hand, leaving behind a group of astonished people.
"Wicked woman! The Lin family has produced such a wicked woman!" Cheng Shi was so angry that she jumped up and down in the back. Her voice was sharp and shrill, full of anger and curses, "Wicked woman who deserves to die a horrible death!"
"You just wait, I'll make you pay for this, you wicked woman!" Old Madam Lin trembled with rage, glaring fiercely in the direction Lin Yajun had left, muttering curses incessantly, "I'll beat you to death with the family law!"
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