Chapter 513 Gu Yuexi Extra
In the 15th year of Yuanhe, Linzhou, Lin family.
With a "bang", the porcelain fell to the ground.
Lin Chenghui had a swollen face, but he smiled sinisterly: "Cousin, I advise you to calm down. This is Linzhou. If anything happens to you, no one can save you."
"How dare you!" Gu Yuexi was frightened by the viciousness in his eyes. Her feet went cold. She didn't dare to let him think that she was easy to bully. She held her head high and said, "My father is the Minister of Justice. If something happens to me, do you think you can hide it from his eyes? What's more, my sister is the current queen! How can I let you bully me!"
"Ha!" Lin Chenghui sneered, touching the wound on his face: "Gu Yuexi, don't forget, the rumors outside are that you attacked me."
Lin Cheng kicked the stool at his feet away and walked out with his sleeves swung.
Seeing this, Gu Yuexi pinched his palms until they were almost bleeding and his chest heaved violently.
"Miss." Biling stepped forward tremblingly: "Are you okay?"
Biling never imagined that her cousin, who was so timid and elegant in the Shangshu Mansion, would be such a person after marriage.
Gu Yuexi bit her lower lip tightly: "No reply from Beijing yet?"
Biling shook her head: "Miss, not yet."
Gu Yuexi closed her eyes in despair. Everything was so similar to her previous life. In her previous life, she waited for that reply letter until she died. In this life, was she going to wait for death as well?
No, no.
"Miss..." Biling was also panicked and lowered her voice: "We are far away in Linzhou. After all, the son-in-law's family has been doing business here for many years and is very powerful. Could it be that... they deliberately intercepted the letter?"
"How long have I been married..." Gu Yuexi's head was sweating, but he had to listen. He even thought of everything in his past life. He felt powerless: "How dare they do such a thing?"
Gu Yuexi thought, in the previous life, the Shangshu Mansion had not fallen, and Wang Yeling still did the same thing. The Lin Mansion was even more arrogant than Wang Yeling, didn’t it mean... She gritted her teeth.
Fortunately, she had a backup plan before marrying into Linzhou.
Gu Yuexi's eyes were fierce: "Biling, my dowry must be kept safe. No one in the Lin family can use it!"
"Even if I die, not a single cent of my dowry will remain in the Lin family!"
She couldn't just sit there and wait to die and become a prisoner.
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Main courtyard.
Mrs. Lin frowned and felt distressed when she saw her second son appearing in front of her with a bruised face.
"Why did it become like this again? She hit you again!"
"Mother, I'm fine." Lin Chenghui smiled gently, as if he didn't feel any pain at all, and covered up by saying, "My cousin is also not used to Linzhou. She will be fine after living here for a while."
Mrs. Lin became even angrier: "You are a man, no matter what, she has to give you face. If you look like this, how will others laugh when they see you? She is the daughter of a wealthy family, how can she be so well-educated!"
Lin Chenghui lowered his eyes and said sadly: "Mother, I am sorry to my cousin Yuexi. I said that I would never marry another woman in my life, but last time when I was drunk, I... I am even more sorry to my cousin Rouer."
Madam Lin clapped his hands fiercely: "How can you be blamed for this? If Gu Yuexi hadn't refused you to enter the bridal chamber, how could you be so sad and drunk, and with Rou'er..."
She paused and said, "Mother has already persuaded Rou'er to stop. She won't commit suicide. It's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. You and Yuexi have been married for almost two years. Who can you blame for her lack of pregnancy? After a while, mother will welcome Rou'er into the mansion for you in a grand manner."
Lin Chenghui showed a helpless and guilty look.
Mrs. Lin saw this and said, "You have to keep this a secret. Mother will first explain it to Yuexi. After all, Rou'er is your grandmother's niece, and your grandmother can't bear to see her suffer any injustice."
Almost all the masters in the Lin Mansion knew that Lin Chenghui was driven out of the bridal chamber by his bride on the wedding night. Lin Chenghui got drunk and accidentally had an affair with his cousin Li Rouer.
Of course, the family didn't dare let Gu Yuexi know this. After all, she was a newlywed, and if this news got back to the capital, it would probably not end well.
They replied, "Brother, you are a scholar and you cannot ruin your future by losing such a good partner as your father-in-law."
Therefore, they could only let Gu Yuexi nod her head and agree. They were determined and were not afraid that she would disagree.
Mrs. Lin sighed: "Rou'er has started having nightmares again recently, you should go and see her."
"Then mother, the son went down."
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Gu Yuexi was smart after all, at least more sensitive than in her previous life. She quickly discovered that Lin Chenghui was having an affair with his cousin Li Rouer.
Even in her mansion, no one was willing to help her, and everyone chose to keep it secret from her.
Mrs. Lin and Old Madam Lin even relied on their status as elders to set rules for her.
"Yuexi, you can't wrongly accuse Hui Ge'er and Rou'er. If you spread this out, how will Rou'er live her life?"
The old lady of the Lin family said in a high-sounding manner: "Rou'er is my niece's granddaughter. I will not let her be my concubine."
Li Rou'er, who was standing by, also had a tearful expression: "Second cousin, although Rou'er's family background is low, I am not a shameless person. Rou'er swears to never be a concubine!"
As she was speaking, Li Rouer suddenly bumped into a pillar beside her.
Li Rouer was naturally rescued in the end, but Gu Yuexi became the target of public criticism.
"Yuexi, how long are you going to make trouble? You have only been married for a short time, but you have already caused chaos in the Lin Mansion. If you continue like this, we will report the truth to the Minister!"
"Yuexi, you really went too far this time. Your cousin Rouer was frightened. If you were more sensible, you should apologize!"
"What does it have to do with me? I said I would not marry into the Lin family. It was not a conspiracy by you two. Do you think I care about your family so much? If you want to complain, go ahead!"
Gu Yuexi turned and left.
Unexpectedly, she was put under house arrest as soon as she left.
Madam Lin gave the order, and Governor Lin agreed without saying a word.
The whole yard was so lonely that the Lin family even announced to the public that she was sick.
Lin Chenghui came over countless times to gloat over others' misfortunes, and even Li Rouer came over.
Their faces were so similar to the scene in her previous life that it drove Gu Yuexi completely crazy. She was fed up with this mess and decided not to tolerate it anymore.
"Miss, what should we do?"
Biling was very scared and angry: "Who are you? How dare the Lin family treat you like this!"
Gu Yuexi murmured to himself: "What does the Lin family rely on? It's just Prefect Lin and my grandmother..."
As Gu Yuexi spoke, she even wanted to laugh. The grandmother she respected so much actually let her marry a family that would scheme against her.
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Not long after that, Magistrate Lin died.
The pillar of the Lin family collapsed.
Gu Yuexi was very happy.
"You're crazy!" After Lin Chenghui knew that this matter was related to Gu Yuexi, he came back and pinched Gu Yuexi's neck with a ferocious face: "What good will it do you if your grandfather dies! Why did you do that!"
The reason why their Lin family has been able to gain a foothold in Linzhou is just like they have a grandfather who is a prefect. Now that their grandfather has passed away, their younger generations have no official position, so how can they gain a foothold in Linzhou?
Gu Yuexi laughed so hard that tears came out: "I am also very sad that my grandfather died, but Lin Chenghui, you can't put everything on me!"
"After all, my grandfather had not been in good health in recent years. It's not surprising that he died."
"Bitch, I'm going to kill you!"
At the Lin residence, no one tried to stop Lin Chenghui, and Gu Yuexi thought he would die. In the end, the governor's officers and soldiers broke in and proved Gu Yuexi's innocence.
Lin Chenghui was also thrown into prison for murdering his wife and never came out again.
In the dim government office, the governor, who was in his forties and had a weathered face, nodded.
"Mrs. Lin, you are the Queen's sister after all. We will never let you suffer any injustice."
"I wonder if you want Mr. Lin to be released or to stay in prison forever."
Gu Yuexi realized only then that she had been protected by her sister, the queen, throughout her life. She had thought that the backup plan she had kept had worked.
So, did the Queen know that she was rescued? What would she think if she knew that she was having such a hard time?
Gu Yuexi was confused and even a little embarrassed. She just said, "Just keep him locked up."
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Gu Yuexi did not divorce in the end. After Prefect Lin died and Lin Chenghui was imprisoned, the people in the Lin Mansion were very evasive towards her and avoided her. Li Rouer also disappeared. Instead, she felt at ease and kept an eye on the situation at her maternal grandparents' home and was always thinking of countermeasures.
But until the time came to the time when she died in her previous life, nothing happened in her maternal grandparents' home.
This made Gu Yuexi confused. Why...
Could it be that everything that happened in her previous life was just her illusion... or was it just a dream she had...
Or, the hint she gave saved her family from disaster, or, in her previous life, Wang Yeling lied to her...
Gu Yuexi had no idea of all this.
She wanted to return to the capital at first, but later she didn't want to go back anymore.
Her body, because of the attack on Prefect Lin before, she did not hesitate to destroy herself, and coupled with the beating by Lin Chenghui that day, she became even weaker...
She had clearly saved a life, but her spirit seemed to be gone.
She didn't dare to admit that her life didn't seem to be much better after her rebirth.
On the contrary, it was her third sister. No matter whether she was reborn before or after, it seemed that no matter what anyone did, it would not affect her...
She has been very nice.
Could it be that Gu Yuexi was confused? Are some people really born with good fortune?