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

Since the last incident, Shen Yuanyuan has been well-behaved for a long time, and even Shen Yanming has not bothered Shen Qingyao again.

With the wedding date approaching, Liu Shuyi was extremely busy, personally going out every day to choose dowry items for Shen Qingyao.

Since that day, Liu Shuyi seemed to be intentionally or unintentionally avoiding Shen Qingyao, which gave Shen Qingyao a lot of peace and quiet.

On her wedding day, Shen Qingyao was dragged out of bed before dawn and remained in a half-awake state until she was getting her makeup done.

After finishing her makeup, Shen Qingyao remembered that there was still the most important thing she hadn't done, and she instantly snapped out of it.

Wearing heavy headdress, Shen Qingyao pulled out a small bamboo box from under the bed, blew off the dust, and then opened it.

Shen Qingyao carefully took out a milky white jade pendant from the bamboo box, on which her birth date and name were engraved.

Taking out incense, candles, and paper money, Shen Qingyao cut her finger, dripped her blood onto the jade tablet, and then lit the incense, candles, and paper money.

"The Five Elements revolve, all spirits return to one, the Three Realms are interconnected, where is the true body? All laws unite as one, so be it! By decree!"

As Shen Qingyao finished her hand seals and incantation, the blood on the jade tablet had already blended in, forming a bloodstain.

The door was pushed open, and Liu Shuyi frowned slightly when she saw the ashes on the floor, a strange feeling rising in her heart.

A month later, Liu Shuyi took the initiative to see Shen Qingyao for the first time, her eyes red, clearly having already cried.

"Qingyao, once you're married, you'll be a member of the Si family. You must serve your parents-in-law well, be sensible and obedient, and you can no longer be as willful and reckless as you are now, understand?"

"Groom, given his condition, the Si family is nothing short of a pit of fire. From now on, when you're alone in the Si family, you must learn to be submissive and low-key. Only in this way can you live a peaceful life, understand?"

While holding Shen Qingyao's hand, Liu Shuyi gave her tearful instructions, just like a loving mother who was reluctant to let her daughter get married.

"Mrs. Shen, wasn't this marriage arranged for me by you? Since you believed Shen Yuanyuan's words and thought it was an excellent match, who are you putting on this act for now?"

Liu Shuyi paused in wiping away her tears, looking at Shen Qingyao with hurt in her eyes. She opened her mouth but couldn't say anything.

She did have bad intentions back then, thinking that after marrying off Shen Qingyao, Shen Yuanyuan could then smoothly marry Pei Huaichuan.

Even though she later regretted not wanting Shen Qingyao to marry into the Si family, it didn't change her mindset at the time.

"Qingyao, Mom is so sorry! But Yuanyuan..."

"But you raised her for over twenty years. The bond between you two is something that I, your suddenly appearing biological daughter, can't compare to. From beginning to end, it was I who overestimated myself and tried to interfere in the Shen family, wasn't it?"

Shen Qingyao interrupted Liu Shuyi in a cold tone, her eyes full of sarcasm.

Liu Shuyi was shocked to hear Shen Qingyao say that, and shook her head repeatedly. For a moment, she felt a heart-wrenching pain in her chest, making her feel like she was suffocating.

“But Mrs. Shen, you must remember one thing: it was you who went to Qingfeng Temple to find me and bring me back, not me who came to your door.”

“If you hadn’t brought me back to the Shen family, I would still be living a carefree life at Qingfeng Temple. I would still be the Shen Qingyao who is pampered and spoiled by my master and fellow disciples, instead of the Shen Qingyao who is despised and tormented in your Shen family.”

Thinking of the injustices and grievances she suffered in the Shen family in her previous life, Shen Qingyao revealed her resentment to Liu Shuyi for the first time.

"Since you already have Shen Yuanyuan, and since you don't love me, why did you bring me back? And since you brought me back, why can't you give me the justice I deserve?"

"Please get this straight. It was your negligence that I was lost. It was Shen Yuanyuan's biological parents who switched us. The person you pampered and spoiled is the daughter of the culprit who caused me to be stranded for twenty years. Don't put on this loving mother act in front of me now. I will not only not feel moved, but I will feel disgusted!"

After Shen Qingyao finished speaking, Liu Shuyi collapsed to the ground, clutching her chest and sobbing uncontrollably.

Just as Liu Shuyi was about to say something more, the sound of music came from outside the door, and Shen Qingyao was led out by the matchmaker who came in.

As Liu Shuyi watched Shen Qingyao's wedding car drive further and further away, tears fell once again. She had a premonition that she had completely lost her biological daughter, Shen Qingyao.

Even though she was in Nancheng, she always felt that Shen Qingyao would never come back.

……

As expected, there was no groom during the wedding ceremony; there was only a rooster tied with a red ribbon.

Shen Qingyao not only didn't care, but was actually happy to be free, as the good life she had always dreamed of—wealthy, rich, and with her husband dead—was about to arrive.

With a sound of being led into the bridal chamber, Shen Qingyao was helped to a room decorated with festive decorations.

After everyone left, Shen Qingyao lifted her red veil and casually tossed it aside, then instinctively leaned back.

Shen Qingyao, who had just lain down, jumped up as if she had been electrocuted, looking at the bed with a horrified expression.

There lay a man on the bed. His hair was as thick as ink, his nose was high and straight, his lips were red, and his features were distinct. Even in his sleep, he still gave people a cold and dangerous feeling.

Shen Qingyao realized that this was her dying husband. She rubbed her nose awkwardly and mustered her courage to step forward again.

The next moment, Shen Qingyao took out a jade pendant from her bosom, hesitated for a moment, and then decisively grabbed Si Jingnian's finger and pricked it to draw blood.

"Si Jingnian, please don't blame me. I'm your lawfully wedded wife, you shouldn't hold a grudge, right?"

As a member of the Xuanmen sect, Shen Qingyao was most unwilling to be resented by a dying person, as it could easily bring her trouble.

Si Jingnian's blood dripped onto the jade tablet and quickly merged into it, forming a bloodstain. Eventually, it blended with Shen Qingyao's bloodstain and disappeared.

"Wait a minute, he shouldn't be destined to die young, so why did he die in his previous life?"

Out of habit, Shen Qingyao couldn't suppress her doubts and directly lifted the quilt to check Si Jingnian's entire body.

When Shen Qingyao saw a faint horizontal black line on the life line of the man's palm, her brows furrowed instantly.

"A deadly curse? Who is so vicious as to cast a deadly curse on Si Jingnian?"

While performing hand seals to dispel the deadly curse on Si Jingnian, Shen Qingyao couldn't help but mutter to herself.

"No wonder you've been unconscious all this time. You died so young in your previous life. If you weren't so physically strong, you probably would have died long ago."

"You bastard, let me tell you, I gave up my ideal life of happiness to save you. From now on, I'm your savior, you know? If you dare to be ungrateful, I'll stab you to death."

Shen Qingyao, who had been keeping her head down, did not notice that the man's tightly closed eyes trembled slightly before returning to calm.