On our wedding night, my wife acted strangely.

Lin Yi frowned.

It's one thing in modern times, but did marital rape also exist in ancient times?

What a joke!

The fat man chuckled upon hearing this, his large cheeks twitching: "Heh heh? That's really something else, isn't it? Marital rape? Fourth brother, did your father approve your petition for gender equality that you submitted last year?"

Nangong Jin completely ignored him, staring at Luo Qingyu with bloodshot eyes: "Qingyu, believe me! I will definitely get justice for you!"

Seeing Nangong Jin's frantic state, Luo Qingyu slowly closed her eyes and said in disappointment, "Fourth Prince..."

"What did you call me?"

Nangong Jin's eyes were bloodshot, and he could hardly believe his ears.

She actually called me Fourth Prince?

Why isn't it Ah Jin anymore?

Did you change your mind just because Lin Yi criticized you a few times?

Luo Qingyu didn't dare to look at Nangong Jin, and continued with her eyes closed, "Fourth Prince, please don't come again. I'm afraid my husband will misunderstand."

"No! No!" (Snowflakes are falling~~)

"Qingyu, did Lin Yi force you? Did he force you to say that?" Nangong Jin was practically roaring, spitting all over Luo Qingyu's face.

The latter was shaken back and forth by him, and the long robe he had casually draped over his body slipped down to one side, revealing teeth marks on his shoulder and a bright red hickey on his neck.

"This...this."

These traces of deep love burned into Nangong Jin's eyes, making it difficult for him to speak coherently.

He could hardly imagine what kind of abuse Qingyu had suffered while he was blocked outside the door by the fat man.

This is the woman he loves most!

"Fourth Prince, you may leave." A tear slid down Luo Qingyu's cheek, shattering into pieces on the floor tiles with a thud, just like Nangong Jin's heart at that moment.

He staggered back a step, released Luo Qingyu's arm, and shook his head repeatedly: "No, impossible..."

Luo Qingyu finally opened her eyes and looked at Nangong Jin's distraught appearance, her heart aching as if stabbed by needles.

She really wanted to throw herself into his arms and tell him how wronged she had been, how that devil Lin Yi had tormented her, and how he had brutally taken everything from her.

However, Lin Yi's words kept echoing in her mind.

"The entire family of over a hundred people was wiped out, not even the chickens and dogs were spared."

She didn't dare to gamble.

Luo Qingyu loves Nangong Jin so much that she would die for him.

But her upbringing instilled in her the inability to drag over a hundred people down with her.

"He must have forced you! Qingyu, you love me, right? You must love me!" Nangong Jin seemed to have gone mad, talking to himself.

I don't know why the original plot portrayed a prince as so humble.

Even Lin Yi doubted whether the novels he had been reading were actually female-oriented novels.

Otherwise, how could the male protagonist love a woman so mindlessly?

Luo Qingyu avoided his gaze, lowered her head, and said, "No one forced me. I am the Regent's Consort, Lin Yi's woman. Please, Your Highness, Fourth Prince... have some self-respect."

"Hahaha...hahahaha!" Nangong Jin laughed wildly, as if she had heard the funniest joke in the world. Her laughter was filled with sorrow and madness. "Good! What a regent's wife! What a woman of Lin Yi!"

He laughed until tears streamed down his face, pointing at Luo Qingyu and then at Lin Yi, his expression contorted with rage.

"Luo Qingyu, you bitch! You've already changed your mind after being played a little by Lin Yi! I loved you so much back then! I, Nangong Jin, must have been blind to have fallen for you!"

"And you, Lin Yi!" He turned to the man who had remained silent.

If looks could kill, Lin Yi would already be torn to pieces.

"You beast who only knows how to use despicable means! You think you've won? Let me tell you, you just wait! The humiliation you've inflicted on me today, I will repay a hundredfold in the future! I swear, I will make sure you die a horrible death! I'll turn you into a human pig and leave you to rot on the banks of the Yellow River like a toad!"

"We'll see!"

After saying that, Nangong Jin flung open his robe and strode away.

"Hey, Fatty's got a temper..." Fatty cursed and wanted to chase after him to finish him off, but Lin Yi stopped him.

"Fatty, don't go. Get some food and drinks and have a few drinks with me." Lin Yi had things to tell him and didn't need to keep chasing after a mentally ill person.

Upon hearing this, the fat man spat in the direction Nangong Jin had left, his face full of disgust.

"Pah! A prince, my foot! Dude, do you think this son of a bitch was born from Cai Ming and the old emperor?"

"Stop dawdling and get going."

"Oh." The fat man turned and left.

Lin Yi walked towards Luo Qingyu, pulled up the robe that had slipped off her arm, and draped it back over her shoulders.

The movements were far from gentle; in fact, they were somewhat rough.

"Go sleep in the side room," he said coldly. "You are not allowed to step out of the room without my permission."

After saying that, he didn't look at her again and turned to walk towards the octagonal pavilion in the corner.

Luo Qingyu bit her lips until they were bloodless.

In just one hour, she not only lost her most precious innocence, but also pushed away the person she loved most.

Ah Jin, I hope you can understand my good intentions and quickly join forces with His Majesty to seize the Lin family's military power.

In this way, Qingyu will be your woman again.

I will take good care of you then and will never let you suffer like Lin Yi did.

Thinking of this, Luo Qingyu rubbed her thigh, which had been hurt by Lin Yi's twisting, and led her maid Xiuzhu toward the side room.

......

The fat man was very efficient. He ran to the wedding banquet hall, which was still not cleaned up, and brought back two jars of wine, two catties of beef shank, and a whole roast chicken.

This roast chicken was intended for the servant to take home and eat himself, but the fat man snatched it away.

He robbed them, fine, but after he did, he slapped them across the face and said, "Look at you, you poor bastard, you've never had a proper meal. You dare to hide such a pittance from your fat grandpa? Get lost, or I'll beat you to death."

What could the servant dare say? He could only cry while forcing a smile.

Octagon Pavilion.

The night breeze was cool and gentle, rustling the cypress trees.

"Big brother, come on, have a drink!"

The fat man slapped open the mud seal, and the rich aroma of wine instantly filled the air.

He poured a bowl for Lin Yi, then took a big gulp from the wine jar himself.

"Ha... Damn, that felt good!" The fat man wiped his mouth, rubbing his greasy hands on his clothes. "Big brother, you're finally awake! Do you know how I've been these past two years while you were acting like a fool! Sigh..."

The fat man spoke and gestured, sighing as if he were acting.

"I couldn't eat or sleep properly, all because I was afraid someone would sleep with your wife! Now it's all right, your wife is pure and innocent, you should take half the credit for that, right?"

"Hehe, I'll count it as half." Lin Yi chuckled, raising his wine bowl to clink with the fat man's.

The fat man took another sip, put down the wine jar, and casually reached his fingers into his shoe to pick at it.

"Just thinking about those bastards makes me furious. They used to treat you like your father, but after you got into trouble, all they did was figure out how to get something out of the Lin family. Especially that pretty boy Nangong Jin, damn it, I've had a grudge against him for ages!"