After being wrongly married, I stabbed my husband to death and became famous throughout the world.

She looked panicked, and after running outside, she tripped and fell, looking extremely disheveled.

The bright red wedding dress, the numerous wounds on her body, and the bloodstains on her machete successfully stopped everyone who passed by.

"I killed someone, I killed someone—" Her voice was choked with sobs, making everyone feel sorry for her.

“I didn’t mean to—Qi Dalang wanted to kill me! I was terrified, so I tried to grab his wood-chopping knife, but he wouldn’t let me go and took it back. He was even stronger, and before I knew it, the knife was stuck in his neck, and he… died!” Li Shu’s eyes were bloodshot, filled with horror.

Her words shocked everyone.

Ganhe Town is a border town that has been plagued by foreign invasions and internal banditry for many years. The local customs are not particularly good, and there are murder cases every year. However, since the emperor is far away, the officials' performance records depend entirely on what their superiors have made up, and many cases are not even recorded.

Those sentenced to death in the area were mostly notorious bandits and ruthless robbers. Ordinary people who committed crimes were either conscripted into the army as cannon fodder or sent to mines, where they were worked half to death before being taken back to be executed.

Li Shu knew that if he killed someone, he might be hacked to pieces.

But even if she doesn't kill anyone, her frail body could still be killed by Qi Yanfeng and his mother's torment.

Moreover, if she were to become the wife of the Qi family as others would say, even if she were beaten to death in the future, Qi Yanfeng would be protected because of her husband's status.

She had just searched through the original owner's memories and knew that there were men in the area who beat their wives to death. These men who beat their wives looked crazy, but they were actually cunning. They wouldn't kill the woman directly, but would slowly grind her down with a dull knife. In the end, most of the women would die from illness, while the men would naturally remain unharmed.

At that moment, everyone rushed into the Qi family home to take a look, and what they saw made them gasp in shock.

Qi Yanfeng actually died.

"Are you out of your mind? How could you kill your husband! That's a grave crime!" Someone looked at her with pity in their eyes.

"Kill your husband?" Li Shu shook her head hurriedly, looking nervous and pitiful but incredibly firm: "I didn't! It wasn't him! The name on my marriage certificate wasn't Qi Yanfeng, he married the wrong person! I wanted to go home, but he was worried that I would go to the Ma family and ruin Yao Aning's marriage, so he beat me up. This morning, when he saw that I still wanted to leave, he tried to kill me!"

Her body was trembling, but she spoke fluently.

In just a few words, the situation was made perfectly clear.

Getting married isn't just about bowing to heaven and earth!

The Ma family is a respectable family. They started the engagement process two years ago, going through all the formalities of betrothal, including the traditional three letters and six betrothal gifts, and even using an official matchmaker. Now that the marriage has not taken place, the Ma family must follow the rules and both families must sign a letter of annulment. Yao Aning, who was taken to the Ma family, is not considered a wife even if the wedding is grand, because she was not formally married.

Such details are usually overlooked. In other people's eyes, it is always assumed that once a banquet is held, the matter is settled.

Reminded by Li Shu, everyone couldn't help but recall the rumors that had circulated earlier that morning.

Everyone says the two families' marriage arrangements have been mixed up, and the biggest victim in this farce is right in front of us... Ah Li.

Look at Ali...

Everyone was staring at her.

Her wedding dress, which should have been clean, was now stained with blood. Her face was bruised and swollen, and she was bleeding from her mouth and nose. She had been limping when she ran out of the house. Although she was seventeen or eighteen years old, she looked thinner and smaller than her peers, and her dull eyes held little light.

“The wedding procession is wrong. Qi Yanfeng is very angry, and he has had another seizure! He’s terrifying when he has a seizure. Have you ever seen him? He’s really terrifying!” Li Shu said, trembling.

"How pitiful," everyone sighed.

"I heard that this bride was raised by her stepmother since she was a child, and her maternal uncle found her such a good marriage with the Ma family. If she marries into that family, her suffering will surely end and her happiness will come. Looking at the Qi family, they are indeed much worse off. Qi Yanfeng is not a normal person either. I have seen him go crazy before..."

"Yes, when he goes berserk, he hits anyone he sees and won't listen to anything you say. Tell me, if a young girl like that is left to be beaten to death, wouldn't she be beaten to death?"

"Speaking of which—did the Ma family realize they married the wrong person? Why isn't anyone coming to check on them?"

"..."

Yes, the Ma family should have known long ago.

So Li Shu is waiting.

……

She was pitiful, crouching on the ground trembling, without any support or anyone to rely on, which made her all the more heartbreaking. So soon, public opinion overwhelmingly sympathized with her, as for Qi Yanfeng, who was hacked to death...

It's a pity he died, but he killed someone because he was on a rampage and was killed in return. Li Shu, who is still alive, is more tragic than him who is dead.

The Ma family members were observing from a short distance away.

Such a big matter, even the Ma family doesn't know what to do.

Lieutenant Ma had been in the army for most of the year and had only met Ali once two years ago when he arranged his son's marriage. At the time, he thought the girl was a bit thin and not a perfect candidate.

The young girl was diligent and obedient, and although she was a little less timid than expected, Captain Ma thought she was still young and could be changed after marriage, so he didn't mind. As for the girl's appearance...

As the saying goes, a girl changes a lot as she grows up. Two years have passed, how could he still remember what she looked like?

His son, on the other hand, has visited the Li family two or three times in the past two years, each time for a short visit.

Therefore, Captain Ma never expected that the marriage could go wrong.

When the Qi family sent someone to inquire yesterday, Captain Ma was also taken aback. He immediately sent someone to check on the new house. Unfortunately, when they arrived, the two children had already hastily consummated their marriage!

In the middle of the night, he called his son out and asked him in detail, only to find out that his son had not taken a liking to Ali, but had taken a liking to a girl from the Yao family in an alley.

However, Yao's parents are somewhat mercenary. Years ago, they were fined by the government for taking other people's money. If they knew that their daughter could marry into the Ma family, they would probably ask for an exorbitant price. They were also afraid that their son would not be happy. So they came up with this dirty trick!

That's really mean!

When Captain Ma learned the truth, he felt that if his son could put his mind to his career, he would at least become a junior general in the future.

Unfortunately, only Ali was unlucky.

Knowing he had made a mistake, Captain Ma went to the Li family in the middle of the night and recounted what had happened.

The Li family parents didn't care, believing that a married daughter is like water spilled from a cup, and told Captain Ma not to worry about it. As a result, Captain Ma felt a little more at ease.

However, fearing that Miss Ali might not be doing well, they had someone keep an eye on her at the Qi family's gate.

If Miss Ali and Mr. Qi can make the best of a mistake and live a good life together, then this farce can be completely over.

But no one expected that Qi Yanfeng would be killed!

The Qi family and the Ma family were not far apart, and Captain Ma quickly received the news. Looking at his son's happy face, and thinking about the murder case outside, he felt his head was about to explode. He immediately kicked his son: "Look what you've done!"

Young Master Ma looked completely innocent, while Yao Aning stood beside him, flustered and nervous.

"Father, what's wrong? Didn't you say yesterday that the Li family didn't object? Why are you so angry with me today?" Young Master Ma didn't take it seriously and said with a grin, "You've seen Ah Li before. She's thin and weak, and you can tell she's not good at having children. Besides, she's timid. When I went to the Li family before, she didn't dare to say a word to me. How can someone with such a temperament be our family's daughter-in-law?"

"Ah Ning is so good. She's poised and knows how to please the elders. Didn't you see how happy Grandmother was when she saw Ah Ning today? She even said it was good that the bridal sedan chair was carried in the wrong place!"