Severing ties with family to marry the young marshal, his whole family chases me to the crematorium.

The news of Si Jingnian's awakening was kept well hidden by the Si family. No one outside knew that he had woken up. Shen Qingyao understood that he wanted to secretly investigate the person who had placed the deadly curse on him.

"If you want to find the person behind the curse, I might be able to help you."

Shen Qingyao had received many favors from Si Jingnian and Meng Shuqin, mother and son, and felt she would feel guilty if she didn't do something in return.

Shen Qingyao pulled out an exquisite dagger, then grabbed Si Jingnian's hand and was about to cut his palm to draw blood. This sudden action startled the people around her, who were all on high alert. Si Jingnian's adjutant even stepped forward to try to stop Shen Qingyao.

"Young Marshal, be careful!"

Shen Qingyao stopped holding the knife and looked at Si Jingnian with a faint gaze. If he showed even the slightest doubt, she would simply wash her hands of the matter.

However, Si Jingnian did not refuse Shen Qingyao's help. He readily extended his hand to Shen Qingyao with a gentle and warm smile on his face.

"Lieutenant Ye, she is my wife, and also the wife of your young marshal. She saved my life. She would never harm me."

Si Jingnian's voice was gentle, but it carried an unquestionable tone. Ye Liangchen hesitated for a moment upon hearing this, then nodded and took a few steps back, but his eyes were still full of vigilance as he looked at Shen Qingyao.

Shen Qingyao smiled with satisfaction, clearly in a very good mood. Even when she bled Si Jingnian, her movements became much gentler.

In front of Si Jingnian and Ye Liangchen, Shen Qingyao deftly performed a hand seal.

Her fingers flew rapidly through the air, like a nimble butterfly dancing among the flowers.

The talisman seemed to come alive under her fingertips, bursting into flames and slowly falling to the ground after burning to ashes.

This scene completely shattered Ye Liangchen's understanding, and his gaze towards Shen Qingyao changed from initial contempt to respect.

"Although I cannot directly find the murderer, my ritual has backfired on the person who cursed you. If you find someone who has suffered internal injuries and is extremely afraid of the cold, that is probably the person who cursed you. But remember to be careful, the person who cursed you must know Taoist magic, so it will be quite dangerous."

Shen Qingyao's voice was calm and composed, as if she were stating something insignificant.

"it is good."

Si Jingnian patiently accepted Shen Qingyao's instructions, always with a faint smile on his face and radiating a warm aura.

Shen Qingyao cursed under her breath as a vixen, then awkwardly avoided Si Jingnian's gaze. Seeing this, Ye Liangchen tactfully withdrew.

Just then, a commotion arose outside, and Shen Qingyao quickly made an excuse to slip away.

After Shen Qingyao left, the smile on Si Jingnian's face vanished instantly, replaced by a coldness.

Upon arriving at the front hall, Shen Qingyao saw a group of unfamiliar people arguing with her mother-in-law, Meng Shuqin. The people were arrogant and domineering, like a pack of hungry wolves.

"Mom, what's wrong?"

Upon seeing Shen Qingyao appear, Meng Shuqin instinctively shielded her behind her.

“They are all members of the Si family, and the one in the lead is the patriarch of the Si family. They... have come to our family to collect our property.”

Meng Shuqin's voice was filled with suppressed anger, and her cheeks were flushed red from the loud argument.

"To seize family property? Why would they want to seize family property?"

Shen Qingyao frowned, secretly becoming wary. Was the Si family about to go bankrupt right after she married Si Jingnian?

She's so unlucky!

Meng Shuqin sighed and explained slowly and helplessly.

"According to the Si family's clan rules, if a member of the Si family dies without an heir to inherit the family business, the family property will be confiscated and distributed by the clan."

Meng Shuqin's words made Shen Qingyao frown. This clan rule was far too domineering.

Besides, even if there were such clan rules, shouldn't they at least wait until Si Jingnian passed away? Coming to demand the family property so early is really too disgusting.

Besides, Si Jingnian is not only not dead, but also alive and kicking. What kind of family property are they coming to collect?

A cold glint flashed in Shen Qingyao's eyes; she was not one to be bullied.

Since these people are so unruly, coming to cause trouble the very second day after she married into the Si family, then she shouldn't blame her for being impolite.

"Oh? So you're here to collect your family's property."

Shen Qingyao curled the corners of her lips into a mocking smile.

"However, don't you seem to have arrived a bit too early? Si Jingnian isn't dead yet, and you're already so eager to inherit his family fortune. Aren't you afraid of being scorned if word gets out?"

The leading man snorted coldly, his contemptuous gaze showing no regard for Shen Qingyao, and he did not restrain himself in the slightest because of her words.

"Shen Qingyao, stop putting on airs. Si Jingnian is already seriously injured and unconscious. He doesn't have much time left. Do you think we don't know that?"

"The Si family only married you to bring good luck. Do you really think you're the young marshal's wife? Even if you are Si Jingnian's wife, you still have to respectfully call us uncles and elders like Si Jingnian does. What right do you, a junior, have to talk to us like that!"

Those around her echoed her sentiments, and Shen Qingyao suddenly became their target.

Some people couldn't help but want to be violent towards Shen Qingyao, but because there were two soldiers carrying guns behind Meng Shuqin, they could only suppress their urge to attack.

Before Shen Qingyao could speak again, Meng Shuqin shielded her behind her like a mother hen protecting her chicks.

“Qingyao is the wife that Jingnian married in a proper ceremony. She is the rightful wife of the young marshal and the eldest daughter-in-law of the Si family. What’s wrong with her protecting her husband?”

“My daughter-in-law is right. Jingnian is not dead yet. You are so eager to come to our door to collect our property. Aren’t you afraid that Jingnian will come after you when he wakes up?”

Meng Shuqin desperately wanted everyone to know that her son was not only alive but had also fully recovered, but she knew that this matter could not be exposed, so she had to suppress this thought.

"Wake up? Sister-in-law, don't be dreaming. All the doctors in the entire southern city have given Si Jingnian a death sentence. How could he possibly wake up?"

A middle-aged man stepped out from the crowd, his expression arrogant and his eyes full of ambition. He was certain that Si Jingnian would not wake up again.

"Si Deren, Jingnian is your own nephew. He has helped you a lot in the past. How can you kick him when he's down?"

Meng Shuqin glared angrily at the man in front of her, her hands clenched into fists, her body trembling slightly with anger. Shen Qingyao quickly reached out to comfort her.

"Mom, let me handle this."

Before Meng Shuqin could stop her, Shen Qingyao had already stepped forward, her cold gaze sweeping over everyone present.