Chapter 248 - 100: Forced Marriage (Part 2)
Qin Gang whispered for a while, and after listening, Fa Xiaoyun pondered for a moment and looked at Qin Gang again, cursing inwardly, "You old rascal, it’s just that you can’t let go of your lust for the beautiful widow Lie Rou and want to force her into submission with this incident. Well, she’s just a woman, if I want her to marry, she’ll marry – a royal decree from me will ensure that Lie Rou has no choice but to comply."
An hour later, a royal decree was delivered to the Lie Family Mansion.
These past few days, the Lie Family Mansion was shrouded in misery and sorrow. The delivery of the royal decree plunged Jingxin Courtyard into immediate chaos.
Lie Changshun and Lie Chang’an, the two old rascals, were like cats that had caught the scent of fish, suddenly full of energy.
The assessment of the Imperial Alchemist this time had caused the Lie Family Mansion, with decades of foundation, to suffer a severe loss.
Lie Sisi’s appearance was completely ruined, and after she was sent back to the Lie Family Mansion, Fa Xiaoyi did not send any greetings.
Yue Jinghua was imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison for poisoning Sha Fei. If this matter was pursued, it was feared that everyone in the Lie Family Mansion would be implicated.
After an anxious wait of three days, this royal decree was not a sentence but a marriage grant, bestowing Lie Rou in marriage to General Tianwei Qin Gang before noon tomorrow.
"Rourou, you have to agree to this marriage even if you don’t want to. That beast Yue Jing poisoned the Noble Consort and led to Yongchun Hall being closed, causing the entire Lie Family Mansion to suffer the repercussions. Fortunately, His Majesty has shown mercy, and you have also caught the favor of General Qin. The royal decree has made it clear—if you are willing to marry General Qin, not only will the entire Lie Family Mansion be safe, but that little beast Yue Jing will also be spared from the death penalty," Lie Changshun, bending over obsequiously, sent away the eunuch who had come to announce the decree from the palace and, with an immediate change of face, came to make the demand.
Lie Rou sat quietly while Hongling stood by her side, with the royal decree laid out in front of them, observing the seals of the King of Shang and the Empress Dowager on it.