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Chapter 517: Chapter 520: Planning a Rebellion?_1
Sun Erhu shook his head; he was certain he was the person in the world who loved Chao Lian the most.
Anyone else would not give him peace of mind!
"What do you want to do at Zheng Hong’s Family? Are you satisfied only when you cause our death?" Jiang’s Clan asked with a dark face.
Qiao Duo’er furrowed her brow, and immediately Tan Zhenghong defended his wife, "What my wife says is the truth; who doesn’t know what’s on your mind?"
"I just want to earn some dowry money, is there anything wrong with that? I’m not the only one selling off a daughter!"
Jiang’s Clan opened this topic, now no one could say anything, right?
At this moment, Chao Lian was already sweating profusely.
She had been eagerly anticipating her wedding day, yet the result was everyone objecting to her marriage.
She took several deep breaths before finally pushing the door open and stepping out.
"I want to marry Brother Erhu," Chao Lian said, word by word.
Her nature had always been gentle, but if she wasn’t more assertive now, she feared she would regret it for the rest of her life.
Having finally found someone she wanted to spend her life with, no matter the difficulty, she had to persevere.
"Chao Lian, why did you come out?" Lin Jinshun demanded with a dark face.
"It’s only because customs have become more liberal now, if this were the previous dynasty, a shameless girl like you would be drowned in a pig cage!" Jiang’s Clan said harshly.
She wouldn’t say she just wanted to scare Chao Lian into giving up this absurd idea.
What was so great about Sun Erhu, a mere poor lad?
Qiao Duo’er mocked coldly, "The previous dynasty is already decades past, and you still have such fond memories of it; do you have some inappropriate thoughts?"
Like thoughts of restoring the old dynasty, a crime synonymous with rebellion.
Jiang’s Clan awkwardly said, "I was just speaking off the cuff; it doesn’t count for anything."
"You’d still be better off watching what you say," Qiao Duo’er said with a hooked lip, her tone containing a hint of warning. 𝙣𝒐𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝙘𝙤𝙢
The laws of the current dynasty were much more lenient than the previous one’s, except in regard to controlling speech very strictly, where a small misstep could invite disaster.
The situation bore an uncanny resemblance to the Literary Prison of history’s past.
Jiang’s Clan fell silent, and Lin Jinshun could only stiffen his neck and lecture his daughter, knowing well that it was embarrassing for a man to deal with these kinds of domestic issues.
"What’s the meaning of a girl being so forward? Get back inside immediately!"
If it had been before, Chao Lian would have obediently complied, but this matter concerned her lifelong happiness; she could not compromise.
Chao Lian stubbornly stood her ground, her attitude still determined.
Lin Jinshun couldn’t help but complain, "I brought you into this house originally just to raise Chao Lian, and this is how you bring her up?"
In the future, whenever people mention the Lin Family, they will immediately think of two people: Jiang Clan’s Shrew, and the shameless Chao Lian, who couldn’t wait to run out and cry for marriage.
Jiang’s Clan rolled her eyes at that, devoid of good spirit. Chao Lian wasn’t her own flesh and blood; what expectations could she have for her being diligent?
Not starving her to death was already an enormous mercy.
Chao Lian pleaded once more, "Dad, please agree to my marriage with Erhu, whether it turns out for better or worse, I will bear it myself."
"What if bad luck befalls our home? Do you want to kill your father, your mother, and your brother?" Lin Jinshun said angrily.
Once Chao Lian married, she would be like the water that’s been poured out; what did her situation have to do with him?
He simply didn’t want the retribution to fall on his own and his son’s heads.
Chao Lian said with a bitter smile, "Have you ever treated me like your daughter? You would be glad if this woman could make me someone’s concubine or a secondary wife, so you would have a lot of silver."
