Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

Chapter 692: Chapter 692: Ghost Marriage Bride
 

That day, Di Gaoyuan and another person went to meet Di Yelei again. As for what they talked about, Liu Sisi had no interest in it and did not bother to ask Di Yelei.

She originally planned to stay longer, but Di Yelei had already instructed his servants to prepare the carriage and set off immediately.

“The new County Magistrate has arrived, and I have to hurry back to complete the handover. I only came here because you rushed me, so I can’t delay any further and must return to the county immediately.”

Liu Sisi gasped, “The new County Magistrate has arrived? You have to go through the handover with him? Why didn’t you say this sooner? Hurry, let’s get in the carriage and leave.”

Everyone got into the carriage and escorted a large group of marriage fraud criminals to Macheng County.

Because the sun was too strong, Di Yelei and Liu Sisi both sat in the carriage.

At the moment, Liu Sisi was discussing the case with Di Yelei.

“… I worried, so I sent someone to Shangrao County to investigate. It was not until this morning that the investigator came to report. The so-called Young Master Sun had died early last month. And the reason why the Sun Family paid a high price to find a daughter-in-law in Lin County was to find a bride for a ghost marriage. After marrying, she would be directly buried alive in the family tomb for a lifetime to accompany their Eldest Young Master Sun.”

“What? There’s such a thing?”

Di Yelei was also shocked! But just a moment later, he frowned, “Did Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law know about this before the engagement?”

“As for your Second Brother, that can only be asked of him. But for your Second Sister-in-law, just looking at the way she behaves and talks, she must be an insider. The other party offered a betrothal gift of 500 taels of silver and rushed to get married. If they said there was no trickery involved and your Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law knew nothing… who would believe it?”

Liu Sisi wanted to say more but held back after thinking about it.

Di Yelei’s brows have never relaxed.

He tapped his finger on the edge of the carriage, “If the Second Sister-in-law knew the actual situation, but still decided to marry Di Wei to them and even asked the other party to increase the price, eventually getting 500 taels of silver for the betrothal gift… I’m afraid this case would be difficult to handle.”

“If it were anyone else, this would be impossible. But for Ms. Wang, there’s a high chance it happened just as you deduced. Let’s reconstruct the events.”

Liu Sisi sighed helplessly, “The only son of the Sun Family passed away, leaving them heartbroken. Then they ordered people to find someone suitable for ghost marriage. Somehow, they found Ms. Wang or Ms. Wang found them. Maybe at the beginning, they only offered 200 taels of silver. But after Ms. Wang found out the truth, she demanded a higher price – 500 taels of silver. After the other party considered it, they agreed, and the condition was ‘selling’. From then on, Di Wei’s life and death would have nothing to do with the Di family.”

Di Yelei praised Liu Sisi, “Hmm! Your analysis is very reasonable. Sun Family may have initially just looked for a bride to ward off bad luck. It’s just that the person had not been found yet, and their son died, so they decided to find a woman to marry their son in a ghost marriage, and that’s what happened.”

Liu Sisi thought for a moment, “Maybe when the other party arranged to meet with Ms. Wang, they brought the so-called bridegroom to show Ms. Wang and others, but they must have mentioned the fragile health of Young Master Sun to set the stage for the future. It’s even more likely that they deceived Ms. Wang by saying Di Wei was only going to live a lonely life as a widow, instead of being buried directly with the young master Sun.”

“Yes, yes, Sisi, you’re absolutely right! It’s very likely that they discussed it like this! There is too much going on today, but in a day or two when everyone has calmed down, I’ll talk to Di Gaoyuan.” Di Yelei was also troubled, holding Liu Sisi’s hand gently.

“That’s good, let’s see if there’s a way to make things smaller.”

Liu Sisi also held Di Yelei’s hand tightly, “I didn’t want to interfere in this matter, but I couldn’t bear to see Di Wei’s life ruined, so… ”

Di Yelei was also silent for a moment before taking a long breath.

“In the future, try to get involved in these things less! It’s hard to say how a person’s destiny will turn out in his life. Do you remember when you married me, no one thought our marriage would work out? And now, we’ve been together through thick and thin, and even have three little ones. Isn’t that great?”n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Yes, no one thought we would work out back then.”

As Liu Sisi spoke, she couldn’t help but smile.

“So, people have to look at themselves. The same road walked by different people will have different outcomes. Similarly, not everyone can grasp the same opportunity when placed in front of everyone.”

“Right! After this matter is resolved, we’ll ask Di Wei for her opinion. Let her walk her own path from now on.”

“Okay…”

Liu Sisi sighed again.

Di Yelei hurriedly hugged her, “Why do you keep sighing while we’re talking? Are you feeling unwell because of the cold?”

“You’re the one feeling unwell! You’re just hoping I’ll be uncomfortable, aren’t you?”

Liu Sisi glared at him, “I’m thinking about when your Second Brother was unreasonably rough with your father. The situation was so chaotic at that time, and I was dealing with Di Wei’s issue, so… ”

Taking advantage of the confusion, Di Gaoyuan ruthlessly attacked Elderly Mr. Di, causing his body to be bruised all over.

“Even if you had time then, as a daughter-in-law, it wouldn’t be right for you to step in.”

Di Yelei was silent for a while before casually opening the carriage curtain and looking out the window, “When I applied the cold compress to my father, he did not say a word of disapproval about the Second Brother. But don’t worry, I have already told the servants to apply herbal wine to my father’s arms tomorrow. Let’s leave it at that for now.”

Liu Sisi understood what Di Yelei was hesitating to say: Father didn’t want to talk about Di Gaoyuan’s secret ruthless attack, did he?

She leaned her head on his shoulder without speaking, watching the passing scenery outside the window.

Once they returned to Macheng County, Di Yelei hurried to the county government with the suspects to hand over the case to the new County Magistrate, while Liu Sisi rushed back to the mansion.

After a few days of not seeing her, the three little guys were especially clingy, especially Xiaoxiao, who wouldn’t let go of her until he fell asleep and was taken away by the nanny.

YingEr’s health had mostly improved, and at this moment, she was asleep in Liu Sisi’s arms.

“This child…”

Liu Sisi laughed softly, bent down, picked up YingEr, and placed her beside the three little ones in bed, covering them with a thin quilt.