Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 428 Implicated

But she had just left the Ministry of Works, and she had gone through the most secluded small gate.

As soon as she stepped out the door, Xu Shan blocked her way and dragged her into the carriage!

Xu Xianglan was startled. She was about to scream, but when she opened her eyes, she saw her father.

"Father, father..."

"You still remember that I am your father?" Xu Shan's hand trembled as he pointed at her, then at the small door of the Ministry of Works. "You secretly hid here, refusing to show yourself no matter how much your grandmother and I searched for you, and even angered your grandmother to death!"

"Are you even still a daughter of the Xu family? Do you have any conscience at all?!"

Xu Shan's angry outburst left Xu Xianglan at a loss for words.

She admitted that she felt somewhat guilty, after all, she had run away secretly.

"I just don't want to marry a fool, what did I do wrong? My brother is a child of the Xu family, and so am I. Even if I'm a daughter, do I have to sacrifice my whole life for my brother's marriage?!"

This is the thing she can't understand and can't tolerate the most.

She felt like a pig being sold for a price, not a child with Xu family blood at all.

Xu Shan scoffed, "The Xu family gave birth to you and raised you, is that a mistake? There are so many beggars on the streets who can't afford to eat, why don't you know how to be grateful for the Xu family's blessings?"

“I didn’t even make you give birth to me, why should I be grateful? Grateful that you married me off to a fool?” Xu Xianglan spread her hands, revealing calluses all over them. “I’ve done so much for you over the years, why haven’t you thought of my good deeds?”

"Put yourself in my shoes. How many of your works I created? I haven't told anyone about them. Besides, wouldn't it be better to let me stay at home and be your assistant? Why do you insist on sending me away!"

Xu Shan: "..." He was originally unwilling, but what could he do when his son couldn't find a wife?

"If one could truly do whatever one wanted in this world, it wouldn't be the human world." Xu Shan asked himself, realizing that he couldn't do whatever he wanted either, unable to break free from this shackle.

"So, I have no choice but to accept my fate."

He ordered the coachman to set off, not to return to the Xu family, but to take her directly out of the capital and to the mansion of a wealthy man in a neighboring county.

Upon hearing his words, Xu Xianglan was immediately terrified and panicked. "What are you going to do? Are you going to send me to exchange for that idiot?!"

"Once the marriage is arranged, it cannot be broken. How much silver did you make me pay to suppress the lawsuit from the wealthy man's family?! If we send you there, the marriage can be finalized, and our family won't lose face." We can even get the betrothal money back!

Xu Shan held Xu Xianglan down, not allowing her to move freely. "Don't get your hopes up. The wealthy man's family might not even want you. I might have to plead your case carefully."

Xu Xianglan was completely stunned!

She never expected that her father would be waiting for her here, and that he would actually try to sell her for money!

"So Grandmother didn't die at all? You did it on purpose?"

“Death is a serious matter, how can you talk nonsense?” Xu Shan had no intention of fulfilling her filial duties and keeping vigil for her mother. “You don’t need to think about any mourning matters. The marriage is arranged first, you can get married immediately, and you don’t need to think about the funeral.”

Two streams of hot tears fell from Xu Xianglan's eyes.

She never imagined that her father had become so depraved!

She struggled desperately to break free from Xu Shan, with only one thought in her mind: "escape!"

Xu Shan hadn't expected her to be so strong as to break free from his grasp.

During the struggle, Xu Xianglan couldn't help but slap Xu Shan hard!

A loud "smack" rang out.

The two of them were stunned for a moment.

Xu Shan felt a burning sensation on her face, and licked her gums with her tongue. "How dare you hit me? How dare you hit your father?!"

"I...I didn't mean to! I really can't marry that idiot!" Xu Xianglan said apologetically, lifting the carriage curtain to jump down!

“If you dare to jump, I’ll go find Lord Li Chengyue and tell him you’re a woman. I don’t believe he’ll continue to use you.” Xu Shan was certain that Li Chengyue had no idea Xu Xianglan was a woman.

Although Xu Xianglan was dressed in women's clothing, her hair was still in a servant's bun, her face was painted with yellow smears, and especially her trousers were still servant's gray trousers, and she wore a pair of flat cloth shoes, which were not things that women would wear at all.

This was clearly something she changed in a hurry.

Therefore, she must have been dressed as a man in the Ministry of Works, just like she was at the Sculpture Competition.

Li Chengyue may only know that she is Xu Lang, but does not know that she is Xu Xianglan.

Xu Shan was 90% certain, so he tricked her at the last moment.

As expected, when Xu Xianglan heard the name "Li Chengyue," she pulled her leg back from the car, and her hands hesitated for a moment.

Seeing her like this, Xu Shan felt even more confident. "You're just a runaway bride who was engaged to someone. Just think, if Lord Li finds out about this, won't he also be implicated? You've ruined his reputation!"

Xu Shan was completely blinded by rage. He only wanted Xu Xianglan to obediently follow his instructions and arrangements, and he was willing to do anything to achieve this!

Xu Xianglan's tears kept welling up in her eyes.

She could hardly believe that the person in front of her was her father.

"Have you never treated me like a daughter? Do you have to drive me to my death?"

She was crying her eyes out, overwhelmed with grief.

Xu Shan suddenly sneered, "What? You actually dare to dream of liking Lord Li? Where do you get the audacity? You really are a worthless woman who can't stay at home!"

"You'd better obediently come home with me and get married. That's your only way out. Otherwise, you'll not only embarrass yourself, but you'll also drag down the person who promoted you."

"Think about it, such a good person is being scorned and condemned by the people because of you. Wouldn't he hate you to the core?"

"??!!!"

Xu Xianglan was completely desperate, so desperate that there was no way to salvage the situation.

"Rest assured, even if I die, I will never implicate Lord Li."

She pulled out the carving knife from her pocket and slashed it towards her throat!

Xu Shan was startled. "Are you crazy?!"

He raised his hand to stop her, but Xu Xianglan took two steps back, and he couldn't reach her even when he lunged at her!

"Put down the knife quickly. We can talk things over properly!" Xu Shan only wanted her to marry him and get some betrothal gifts in return.

If it's really a dead body, then it's completely useless!

However, Xu Xianglan did not want to live any longer, and was so frightened by Xu Shan's words that she had no chance of survival.

She looked up at the sky, "I'm sorry, Lord Li..."

She slashed her neck with the dagger again.

To his surprise, his hand was gripped tightly, and he couldn't move at all.

"Are you an idiot?" Li Chengyue's voice suddenly rang in her ear.