On our wedding night, my wife acted strangely.

This woman is truly pathetic. She's still living in a web of lies fabricated by others, and she hasn't even figured out the truth of the matter, yet she's here making a fuss.

It's unbelievable that a woman like that could be the protagonist of the original book.

Sure enough, a wish-fulfillment novel is just that—a wish-fulfillment novel, especially one written by a female reader. You can't learn anything of substance from it.

Lin An rolled up his sleeves, looking ready to go out and fight.

"Hehehe..." Lin Yi chuckled, raising his hand to stop him. "Why are you gagging me? Go open the door and let her in to yell at me."

"Huh?" Lin An was taken aback for a moment, but still nodded respectfully, then walked to the study door and pushed it open.

Outside, Luo Qingyu was still arguing with the two old women, cursing incessantly.

"Lin Yi, you coward! Come out here!"

Lin An stood on the steps, his face stern, and shouted down, "Alright, all of you, let go! The Prince will let her in."

Upon hearing this, the two old women immediately released their grip and stepped aside.

Luo Qingyu was suddenly freed from her restraints, stumbled, and almost fell.

Barely managing to steady himself, he tidied his messy hair, gritted his teeth, and climbed the steps one by one, stepping barefoot into the study.

The study was very quiet.

Lin Yi sat behind the large desk, his hands clasped in front of him, his eyes looking at the clown jumping around.

Luo Qingyu hated being looked down upon more than anything in her life. Seeing Lin Yi's expression now, she was even more furious and rushed to the table, cursing loudly.

"Lin Yi! You beast, are you even human?! You've done something so despicable, aren't you afraid of being condemned by the world?!"

Lin Yi didn't even flinch, just quietly watching her go mad, watching her once arrogant and haughty face become twisted and ugly with anger.

Sometimes when I think about it, it's actually quite ridiculous.

Luo Qingyu was pampered by her family since childhood. After she read some books, she thought she was a talented woman, looked down on this and that, and thought the whole world had to revolve around her.

But in reality? She's just a brainless idiot.

She believes whatever people casually say.

"Are you done cursing?"

Luo Qingyu was stunned for a moment, then cursed even more fiercely.

"No! I'm telling you, Lin Yi, I will never let you get away with this! You ruined my reputation, you ruined my family, and now you've ruined the Li family of Longxi! You devil! You deserve to die a horrible death! Nangong Jin will definitely avenge me! He will definitely tear you to pieces!"

Luo Qingyu even brought up Nangong Jin.

Perhaps in her heart, Nangong Jin is still the great hero who could save her from dire straits.

"Pfft, hahaha..." Lin Yi burst out laughing when he heard those three words. He shook his head as he laughed, his eyes filled with pity as he looked at Luo Qingyu.

"What are you laughing at! How dare you laugh!" Luo Qingyu was provoked by Lin Yi's laughter and grabbed the inkstone on the table, intending to throw it at Lin Yi.

Lin An reacted quickly, grabbing her wrist and twisting it forcefully.

"Ouch!" Luo Qingyu cried out in pain, and the inkstone fell onto the table.

"How dare you! You dare to be violent in front of the Prince!"

Luo Qingyu was in so much pain that tears came to her eyes, but she still stubbornly refused to admit it.

"Let me go! You two, master and servant, are both beasts! You did such shameless things, and you're afraid of what people will say! Lin Yi, you dare to do it but not admit it! You're a hypocrite!"

Lin Yi leaned back in his chair, looked at Luo Qingyu, and said calmly, "Luo Qingyu, have you lost your mind? Which eye of yours saw me bullying people from Longxi? You're coming here to throw a tantrum based on those baseless rumors?"

"Rumors? How could that be rumors!" Luo Qingyu retorted loudly. "The man from Longxi ran out of your palace disheveled, and everyone on the street saw it! If it wasn't you, who else could it be? Don't try to deny it!"

"Sigh." Lin Yi sighed.

It's a waste of breath to talk to such a stupid woman.

He turned to Lin An and said, "Old An, tell her what happened this morning again, so she knows what kind of good deeds the people from Longxi she's talking about have done."

"Hmph." Lin An released Luo Qingyu and took a step back in disgust.

The latter rubbed her reddened wrist and glared at him fiercely.

"Miss Luo, what is the Prince's status? What kind of woman can't he have? Why would he take a fancy to someone from your Longxi family?"

Luo Qingyu gritted her teeth: "Stop trying to excuse him! If the people of Longxi hadn't been forced into this situation, how could they have ended up like this!"

"Forced into it? Hahahaha!" Lin An laughed loudly, and then recounted how the people of Longxi approached Lin Yi and how they framed him.

Luo Qingyu was stunned.

He thought to himself, "How could this be? People from Longxi usually value rules and etiquette the most, how could they do such a thing?"

"You're lying! You're cheating on me!" Luo Qingyu shouted.

"I lied to you? Fine, then I'll tell you what happened this morning!" Lin An seemed to be getting hooked, and recounted how the Luo couple conspired with the emperor to scheme against Lin Yi.

Luo Qingyu's eyes widened in disbelief.

But Lin An spoke with such conviction, as if he had witnessed it himself.

His Majesty?

Nangong Xiong?

This...this is absolutely absurd!

This is impossible!

That's absolutely impossible!

"Shut up!" Luo Qingyu covered her ears and shook her head frantically. "I don't believe you! You're all lying to me! The Luo family would never do such a thing!"

"You don't believe me? Now everyone in the capital believes me! This morning, His Majesty personally issued an edict to take the Luo couple to Caishikou for immediate execution!" Lin An pointed outside the door: "The blade is probably already down by now!"

"Execute...execute immediately?"

Luo Qingyu's lips trembled, and her mind completely went blank.

Just a moment ago she was standing there with a straight face, thinking she was on the moral high ground and that she was there to seek justice, pointing at Lin Yi and cursing him as a beast who bullied the Luo family.

But now, Lin An's words shattered all her pride and confidence.

The Luo family was not bullied; on the contrary, the emperor and the Luo family conspired to harm the Lin family, and now the emperor has ordered them to be killed to silence them.

"No...it's impossible...this is all fake..." Luo Qingyu felt as if her whole world had collapsed.

The family she had been so proud of since childhood, and the parents she had always respected, turned out to be such shameless and despicable people who would do anything for wealth and status!

Thinking of this, Luo Qingyu slumped to the ground, her messy hair obscuring her face as she swayed.

"You lied to me...you conspired to lie to me...how could they do such a thing...how could they be beheaded...waaaaah..." she kept muttering, her voice growing softer and softer until she finally burst into loud sobs.

Lin Yi sat in the chair, showing not a shred of sympathy for Luo Qingyu.

This woman was arrogant from the beginning, thinking that the whole world owed her something, and that she was incredibly smart, but in reality, she was even dumber than a pig.

"Luo Qingyu, listen to me carefully." Lin Yi rarely defended himself, saying, "Although I, Lin Yi, am not a good person, I would never do something so beastly. The Luo family has fallen to this state because they brought it upon themselves, especially your mother. She was so obsessed with being superior that she forgot who she was."

Luo Qingyu raised her head, her face streaked with tears, and looked at Lin Yi.

"Luo Qingyu, do you understand now? Your Luo family is unworthy of your position and should have been wiped out long ago. From now on, you will be a homeless, stray dog."

A stray dog...

Yes, I have nothing left now.

Without parents, without family, without betrothal gifts, and locked up in the prince's mansion like a prisoner.

But... but she wasn't willing to accept it!

Lin An just said the knife had already fallen... but what if it hadn't?

What if my parents were still alive?

Does that mean I still have hope?

Yes, please ask Lin Yi!

In this capital city, only Lin Yi can save her parents! He has soldiers under his command and even dares to tear up the emperor's edict. If he's willing to step in, he can definitely save her parents from the execution ground!

Luo Qingyu's eyes changed, and she suddenly turned around and crawled to Lin Yi's feet.

The hatred that had been so intense, almost to the point of wanting to devour someone, vanished without a trace in an instant.

"Your Highness! I was wrong... I shouldn't have insulted you just now... I'm an idiot, I didn't know anything! Please, please forgive my foolishness and save the Luo family! If you're willing to intervene, His Majesty definitely won't dare to kill them... I beg you... They are my only family left in this world... Waaah..."