My elder sister stole my marriage? She regretted and cried after I married the general.

Officials should have stayed at home with their families on New Year's Day.

Lord Liu, the Jingzhao Yin, was forced to go to work.

Whenever he saw Zhou Niannian, he secretly cursed her for being shameless and causing trouble.

According to Daxia laws, Zhou Niannian has to compensate Linglong Cloth Shop for all losses.

Lao Xu had already prepared a detailed list of losses and sent it over: real estate plus inventory, equipment, etc., totaling 17,000 taels of silver.

"I don't have any money." Zhou Niannian knelt in the lobby, looking embarrassed and his voice was cold.

"Miss Zhou, if you can't pay compensation, my only option is to increase your sentence. You'll have to go to jail for ten years," said Lord Liu.

Zhou Niannian said: "I won't go to jail either."

Lord Liu was furious.

He just didn't understand, since Shen Lin had already drawn a clear line between them, where did she get the confidence from?

"Miss Zhou, you have committed a crime." Lord Liu reminded.

"I know. But someone will come to save me." Zhou Niannian said nonchalantly.

Lord Liu leaned forward and asked, "Who?"

"General. The general is just angry for a moment. He won't really ignore me. As long as the cloth shop doesn't sue, you can't punish me, Lord Liu."

The arrogant attitude angered Master Liu again. He made a direct decision: "Come here, take Miss Zhou back to the cell for trial!"

"Yes."

Seeing that Zhou Niannian was about to be taken away again, Yu Wu became anxious: "Master Liu, wait a little longer, wait a little longer..."

"What are you waiting for? The truth has been revealed. Do you want me to keep wasting time here?" Lord Liu yelled angrily, "I really don't know what villain General Shen has offended. All the recent lawsuits are related to him. Deputy General Yu, persuade your general to go to the temple to pray later!"

Yu Wu: ………

"Deputy General Yu, I'm fine. Go back and celebrate the New Year!" Zhou Niannian said, "By the way, please take off my jade lock and give it to the general."

Yu Wu did as he was told and returned home with a heavy heart.

I hope Shen Lin can spare Miss Zhou once more for Brother Zhengan’s sake.

As soon as he left the government office, Yu Wu was hit by a horse.

"Sorry for bumping into you." The owner of the horse was Zhou Yian.

He jumped down and reached out to help Yu Wu.

Yu Wu looked up and saw a handsome young man. A jade lock slipped out from his clothes.

Yu Wu opened his eyes wide, looked at the young master's jade lock, then looked at the one in his own hand, and asked in a trembling voice: "Young master, how come your jade lock is the same as mine?"

"Ok?"

Zhou Yian was surprised and picked up his jade lock.

Yu Wu spread out his hands.

Sure enough, they were two identical jade locks.

Even the quality of the jade is the same, as if they were carved from the same piece of jade.

"Where are you from?" Zhou Yian asked.

"It belongs to a lady in our army."

"Women joining the army?"

"No, she's my comrade's sister."

Zhou Yian frowned: "Can you let me see your jade lock?"

"Okay." Yu Wu presented the jade lock.

Zhou Yian turned it over and looked at the back, then raised it up to look at the light.

There are two words engraved on the back of the jade lock: Zheng'an.

His expression changed greatly.

"Young Master?" Yu Wu called.

Zhou Yian returned the jade lock to him and asked, "Excuse me, where is your comrade? What is his name?"

"His name is Zhou Zhengan, and he's dead..."

----

The afternoon sun was warm, and Ye Qinghuan and Shen Lin slept for two hours before getting up.

We have to organize some activities during the New Year holidays, and this is something she is good at.

Just as she was arranging for the maids to play cards and gamble for a little money, someone hurriedly came to report: "Madam, your senior brother is back."

"Brother? Please come in!" Ye Qinghuan said hurriedly, "It's New Year's Day, so you must be here to pay New Year's greetings."

"Then please invite me to stay for a few days." Shen Lin was reading a book, occasionally looking at her to liven up the atmosphere.

Ye Qinghuan responded and went to greet Zhou Yian.

"Senior brother, senior brother!"

"Qing Huan, I want to ask you for someone."

Zhou Yian looked unhappy, and Ye Qinghuan thought something serious had happened, so he asked, "Who does Senior Brother want?"

"Zhou Niannian."

"she?"

Ye Qinghuan was shocked: "Brother, how do you know her?"

"It's a long story. Can you let her go?" Zhou Yian asked.

Shen Lin was also surprised when he heard the voice, so he came out and asked, "Brother, you shouldn't know her, what do you want her to do?"

"Brother, don't kill her. It's just a cloth shop, I don't care." Ye Qinghuan thought Zhou Yian wanted to avenge her, so she tried to persuade him.

Yu Wu followed behind Zhou Yian, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

Shen Lin glared at him, and he shrank his neck and dared not make a sound.

"Okay, I won't kill her. Just hand her over to me." Zhou Yian said.

Ye Qinghuan was still relieved, she felt that her senior brother was acting strange today. She tilted her head and looked at Shen Lin to ask for his opinion.

Shen Lin said: "Madam, it's up to you to decide."

"Okay, then I'll withdraw the case." Ye Qinghuan said.

Zhou Yian and Yu Wu both breathed a sigh of relief.

The two people's behavior was too consistent, which made it even more strange.

Shen Lin frowned.

Ye Qinghuan said: "Brother, today is Chinese New Year. Do you want to stay?"

"I was originally going to wish you a happy new year, but now..." Zhou Yian hesitated and shook his head, "Forget it, I'll take Zhou Niannian and leave."

"what?"

"By the way, I have something to tell you privately." Zhou Yian said.

Ye Qinghuan retreated and said, "Brother, just speak frankly."

"The Princess of Jiahe County was taken away by the Regent of Xiyi."

"How?"

Ye Qinghuan and Shen Lin were shocked at the same time.

Xiyi and Daxia are mortal enemies!

"Jiahe assured me that she would not be in danger on this trip. I saw that the Regent King of Xiyi had no ill will towards her, so I did not stop him and came back to tell you." Zhou Yian said.

Ye Qinghuan felt a strange feeling in his heart.

The regent of Xiyi is fifty years old this year, right? He knew that she was the county lord of Daxia, but he still took her away. What did he want to do?

"Okay. I've delivered what I wanted to say, and I'll take this opportunity to wish you a happy new year." Zhou Yian took out a red string and tied it around Ye Qinghuan's wrist, "Just like when you were a child, tie a peace string around your wrist, and be safe and sound."

"Thank you, senior brother." Ye Qinghuan smiled happily when he recalled his childhood.