My younger sister insisted on marrying me and made me the Marquis' wife.

Chapter 705 Save your husband? Save your father?
"A scheme to sow discord?"

Lin Ziqi wiped the blood from his lips and glared angrily at his good friend who had been calling him brother just a few days ago.

"Do you think I'm that easy to fool?"

Haha!

"Heaven is unjust! I, Lin Ziqi, am a man of great talent and learning, who should be serving the emperor in the imperial court, yet I have fallen to this state. It is all because of you and the Qin family!"

A scholar who has lost his reputation has no future to speak of.

The Qin and Gu families' revenge is likely yet to come.

The Prince of Jin and his associates will likely not give up easily after failing to achieve their desired outcome.

Lin Ziqi now hates everyone indiscriminately.

Gu Baozhu couldn't help but spit out, "If you didn't have bad intentions, who would harm you? Isn't all of this your own doing?"

Lin Ziqi ignored her and stared straight at Qin Siyuan.

"Elder brother always prides himself on being a gentleman, do you dare to say something fair?"

Qin Siyuan was somewhat puzzled.

"What do you want me to say? This whole thing started with the two of you arguing."

He harbors ulterior motives, but you are not either…

Lin Ziqi gritted his teeth.

"Why pretend to be ignorant when you know the truth? Young Master Nantang keeps telling me to tell the truth, and I also want you to tell the truth—just tell me directly, how exactly did that poem end up with Qin Wan? And how did it get to me through Qin Wan?"

Qin Siyuan: ...

How did he know that?

Lord Gu was very displeased: "Why don't you ask your wife?"

Just as Lin Ziqi was about to retort, a piercing pain suddenly shot through his bones, as if half of his head had been cleaved by a knife.

He held his head with one hand, gasping for breath, his body swaying precariously.

Upon seeing this, Yu Xiaolian quickly got up to support him, letting out a scream: "Husband, husband, what's wrong? Is your head hurting again?"

Qin Yuan couldn't help but frown upon seeing this.

In her previous life, she consulted Physician Li for acupuncture and took good care of herself. In less than a year, the disease was cured.

How could it be so serious?

Qin Wan's dowry helped the Lin family a lot...

The slender Yu Xiaolian struggled to support Lin Ziqi, glaring angrily at Qin Siyuan and the others: "Are you trying to force my husband to his death?"

Others might tolerate it, but Gu Baozhu wouldn't stand for it. She immediately sneered, "You're suddenly being considerate now..."

"Precious Pearl".

Qin Siyuan quickly stopped her to prevent her from saying anything that could damage her reputation in public.

Although unwilling, Gu Baozhu kept quiet, but she couldn't help but turn around and kick Xu Tang and the old eunuch a few times to vent her anger.

Xu Tang struggled to utter a few words with his injured lips and tongue.

“Miss Gu, the Xu family and the Gu family are related by marriage. Even for the sake of your deceased sixth sister-in-law, you shouldn’t treat me like this.”

"You yourself said you're related by marriage, so why do such heartless things?"

"What does this have to do with me?" Xu Tang said anxiously, looking at Gu Baozhu's raised foot again. "Besides, haven't you broken my leg enough?"

Gu Baozhu stopped and thought for a moment before saying, "I have heard Mr. Songshan talk about the law. According to the law, you should be punished with caning, at least twenty strokes. After twenty strokes, will you still be able to talk back to me in such a loud voice?"

Xu Tang grinned, then gasped in pain, but still forced himself to finish what he was saying.

"Even if I were to go to the Jingzhao Yin Prefecture and the upright official gave me twenty strokes of the cane, it would be after the trial. You can't just say it's me based on your own words."

"You, a young woman, have broken the law by making baseless accusations and injuring an innocent civilian."

The old eunuch stared menacingly at Gu Baozhu's large foot, which was about to land, with his drooping triangular eyes. Fearing that something might go wrong, he struggled to raise his gray head and cried out in a trembling, shrill voice.

“My family has served Prince Jin for many years, and we have never seen such a domineering daughter of a subject. She rushed in and started punching and kicking people, then tied them up and threw them in to be convicted.”

Although I am a useless old man, one should consider the owner before beating a dog. Could it be that the Marquis of Dingbei's family has some grievance against the Prince of Jin, which is why they have treated me so cruelly?
I beg Your Highness Prince Qi and Your Highnesses the two princesses to give this old servant justice. Waaaaah…”

The Ninth Princess had long been unable to contain herself.

“Gu Baozhu, you’ve gone too far. Old Huang has been with Prince Jin for many years and will be retiring in a few years. How can you treat him like this? Where does that leave Prince Jin’s face?”

Princess Fuyun frowned: "Ninth Sister, please calm down. Didn't Gu Baozhu just say there were witnesses? They secretly plotted how to use Wu and Qin to smear the Chancellor of the Imperial Academy and the Marquis of Dingbei. This is no small matter. If Father finds out..."

The two princesses faced off, neither willing to yield.

Amidst the old eunuch's sorrowful sobs, King Qi sat silently to the side, occasionally opening his folding fan to fan himself before closing it again.

That unwillingness to meddle in other people's business was too conspicuous.

Everyone watching could see the King of Qi's helplessness and annoyance.

Lin Ziqi, having recovered slightly, shoved Yu Xiaolian aside with disdain, staggered a few steps toward Qin Siyuan, and stood still. His face was pale, his eyes bloodshot, and he stubbornly insisted, "I need an explanation for this poem..."

Qin Siyuan couldn't help but frown in anxiety.

He really couldn't figure out what role Qin Wan played in all of this.

Shen Changle was very careful when delivering the poem manuscript, so how did Qin Wan find out?

Could it be that Lin Ziqi framed Qin Wan?

But if that's the case, it would be strange if Wu Juren could keep this manuscript while Lin Ziqi was completely unaware of it.

He didn't dare to speak casually, and couldn't help but look at Qin Yuan again.

"Let me speak, my husband, please don't make things difficult for my cousin," a group of maids and servants said as Qin Wan squeezed her way in, making the already dense crowd even more crowded.

But everyone wanted to see the excitement, so while complaining, they craned their necks and strained their ears, afraid of missing a single word.

"You've finally arrived," Lin Ziqi said, looking at the woman who had pushed him into the abyss without a trace of warmth.

Women, oh!

Apart from his mother, who is devoted to him, there isn't a single good person among them.

Qin Wan seemed oblivious to the sarcasm in his words. After bowing to everyone, she turned and bowed deeply to Qin Yuan, saying, "Young Master Nantang, this is all my fault."

"Tsk tsk," the Ninth Princess sneered, "I want to see how Qin Jijiu's daughter will cover up this lie."

Wu, the scholar, stood with his hands tucked into his sleeves, a smile playing on his lips, coldly observing the Qin family's struggles.

We are all stuck in a quagmire now.

No matter how much you struggle, you'll still be covered in mud. Want to clear your name? You're dreaming!
It's unclear whether this Qin family woman chooses to save her husband or her father.

Xu Tang and the old eunuch lay on the ground, their eyes narrowed and filled with mockery.

Seeing this, Gu Baozhu became furious, raised her big foot, and threatened, "In a moment, I will let everyone know what kind of wicked scheme you are plotting! Instead of watching others make fools of themselves, you should worry about yourselves."

The old eunuch started crying again, but his voice was much softer.