FID – Chapter 483

  Chapter 483: The Li Family Is Looking for Someone

  Liu Erlin and Du Juan immediately froze and their expressions dimmed.

  Liu Zhiqiu stood up and said, “I’ll go take a look.”

  Before leaving, he instructed Wei Hong, “Aunt Hong, keep an eye on her for me, and don’t let anyone touch her.”

  A commotion was underway at the entrance of Xinghua Village.

  A lot of people from the Li family came, and almost all of them were the residence guards. They charged aggressively in an attempt to break in.

  The Li family carriage was following closely, and Matriarch Li was sitting inside it. 

  The Xinghua village held sticks, hoes and shovels, and stood opposite to stop them, thus the two sides formed a confrontation.

  Matriarch Li looked through the curtain of the carriage and at the unruly people opposite her, and her face turned sullen.

  For this marriage, the Li family made preparations for a month. As a result, the day was about to break, and when she sent people to ask the bride to get up and dress up and wait for the bridal palanquin, they found that she was missing.

  Chaos instantly reigned in the Li Manor.

  The entire mansion and even the entire town were scoured in search of her, but she was nowhere to be found.

  When the Meng family’s escort team arrived, Meng Yushan heard that Li Junyue was gone and only Li Junhua was there, so he changed tunes on the spot and threatened that if Li Junyue didn’t marry him, he would marry neither of them.

  This was equivalent to drawing water with a bamboo basket for the Li family. They would definitely be the biggest laughingstock.

  News about the two ladies of the Li family wedding the son of Governor Meng at the same time had spread around town long ago. Yet in the end, when it was time to board the palanquin, the new bride fled, while the other couldn’t marry successfully. In the future, what kind of reputation would the Li family speak of in Cangwu Town in the future?

  Together with all the girls in the Li family who were yet to marry, they would become notorious.

  Matriarch Li was so furious that she blew her top on the spot. Finally, she thought of the place where Li Junyue might go, the Xinghua Village.

  With reservations in mind, she immediately dropped by with some guards.

  She was going to have them rush straight up to the Liu residence, but to her surprise, the villagers blocked them at the entrance of the village. And now the two sides were at a standstill.

  The longer this dragged on, the less benefit the Li family could obtain.

  It was detrimental for the Li Manor.

  What she didn’t expect was that not long after these people stood in front of her, a large wave of villagers also rushed in from the other side.

  They all came from the other side of the Qing River.

  These people were dressed in more ordinary clothes, but compared to the Xinghua villagers, they were more ferocious. They teamed up with the Xinghua villagers and surrounded them in the middle.

  They ended up incapable of entering or retreating.

  ”Yo, isn’t this Matriarch Li from the town’s Li residence? A nobility. I wonder why Matriarch Li came to our backward village. What business have you come here for?” An Cai asked with a smile, as if sneering.

  ”Village Chief, it’s superfluous to ask this question. Looking at their stance, what good business could a large group of people have charging here? They’re looking for a fight.” The Xiapo villagers standing behind An Cai stretched their legs and hands, swinging their sticks as thick as an arm around, just like the thugs in the town.

  Some of the villagers were busy working in the field, and when they saw a bunch of people heading towards Xinghua Village, someone immediately went to An Cai to report.

  Now that the two villages were eating the same pot of rice, they would never agree to some people charging to Xinghua Village to find fault.

  ”Village Chief, stop talking nonsense with them, let’s just fight! They may know martial arts, but they’ll definitely not withstand our number. We can crush them to death!”

  ”Reckless! Don’t you know that when it comes to scuffles capturing the ringleader first can defeat all his followers? After capturing that old woman, do you think these dog slaves dare to move?”

  The corners of the Xinghua villagers’ mouths twitched.

  Did they really think they were having a gang fight on the streets? Also what capturing the ringleader first can defeat all his followers?

  Fool!

  The residence guards, who were labeled ‘dog slaves’ and sandwiched in the middle, all turned gloomy.

  If it wasn’t for their master who didn’t order anything, they would have killed them.

  Even in the town, no one dared to scold them and called them dog slaves in person! The Li family was rich. In the entire Cangwu Town, who didn’t give the Li family some face?

  These unscrupulous people not only scolded them, but also likened their master to a dog!

  Seeing that the furor was escalating, someone from behind started to beat the carriage with sticks. The horses began to neigh anxiously, and Matriarch Li could no longer sit in the carriage without making a sound.

  Her main purpose of coming hre was not really to make the servants in the family fight with the villagers.

  ”One of the ladies of the Li family was hidden in your Xinghua Village and in the Liu residence. The Liu family is now well-known throughout Cangwu Town and even Yunzhou. This old lady came here not to look for trouble, but to save the reputation of my family. The Liu family must come forward and give us an explanation! Is hiding behind a bunch of villagers and acting like a tortoise now the Liu family’s way of doing things? Then how dare you commit the deed?”

  ”You want to talk, then let me talk to you!”

  Behind the crowd, a mellow and low voice sounded.

  The Xinghua villagers who stood up for the Li family immediately made way, and someone appeared from behind.

  Wearing purplish blue tights. He was tall but not burly, with sharp eyebrows, a straight nose, moderately thick lips, and a face with sharp edges and corners. These made him look extraordinarily young.

  Matriarch Li had already had a vague guess about the identity of the person who came. However, she still stepped out of the carriage, pretending ignorance, “Who are you?”

  ”The Liu family’s Liu Zhiqiu.”

  ”It turned out to be Young Master Liu. You’re indeed a promising young man.” Matriarch Li nodded. “Since Young Master Liu showed up and is willing to have a chat, then this old lady will cut to the chase. Today is a festive day for my Li family. Our Fifth Miss is supposed to marry into the Meng family in Yunzhou, but before she could board the sedan chair, she disappeared. Young Master Liu, is Yue’er here with you?”

  ”So what if she’s here or not?”

  Matriarch Li scoffed coldly. “The reputation of the Liu family in Yunzhou is not something my family dare look down upon, but we’re no fool either. Stop with the ambiguous refutations, Young Master Liu. I know for myself whether she is here or not. If an incident like this happens, my family’s reputation will fall rock bottom in the entire Cangwu Town, and the loss will be incalculable! Young Master Liu, an honest man says nothing deceitful. Your Liu family has always boasted of being open and aboveboard. You also have Ruyi County Lady who was appointed by the imperial court. Young Master Liu, you’re a smart man. Don’t smear the lintel of your family! Call Yue’er out. We, the Li family and your Liu family, must clear out this shame!”

  ”I wonder, how does Matriarch Li want to deal with this matter?”

  ”Is Young Master Liu admitting that Yue’er is indeed here with you? That girl was not smart enough, and she was fooled into doing something disgraceful to her family, damaging the family’s reputation and implicating her sisters all together. When such matters are on the table, talking about it with a word or two isn’t enough. Do you really want to make this scandal public?”

  ”Scandal?” Liu Zhiqiu smirked and walked slowly towards Matriarch Li. “The Liu family is indeed open and aboveboard, and nobody could say otherwise. Miss Li’s disappearance before marriage really has nothing to do with me, and I’m afraid I can’t confess to anything. Besides, if you want to find Li Junyue, she is indeed here. However, she was assassinated by some villains, and she is already dead. My family has already reported this case to the authorities. If you want to collect her, you had better wait until the authorities uncovers the truth of the matter before going to the yamen to retrieve her corpse!”

  ”What did you say?” Matriarch Li blanched almost immediately, and her figure swayed. “D-Dead? She died?!”