Li Chutian was terrified!

Someone broke into his house with a knife and threatened him! He almost died!

He won't go to the Ma family to threaten the old lady anymore? He certainly doesn't dare to now, but will he be able to sleep peacefully in the future?

Knowing the Ma family's secrets, what if they suddenly become uneasy and try to kill the whole family? That Captain Ma is a soldier who has actually killed people; we definitely won't tolerate him in the future!

Li Chutian's face was deathly pale, whether from injury or shock, it was unclear.

Unfortunately, at daybreak, the whole family had to go to the government office.

There's really nothing to investigate about Li Linsheng's case, because there are enough witnesses, Li Linsheng's own behavior is highly suspicious, and many officers and soldiers have died this time. Now, only severe punishment can appease the people.

Furthermore, the captured bandits revealed three accomplices, two of whom escaped. Who would believe Li Linsheng is innocent?

Thus, supported by his children, Li Chutian rushed to Yicheng to await the verdict, only to witness his son being sentenced to death and... immediately executed!

Most bandits were deserters, so there was no such thing as conscription. In addition, there were past instances of bandits breaking into prisons, so whenever bandits were caught, they were dealt with as soon as possible to avoid any accidents, and the same is true now.

"I'm not a bandit! I'm not a bandit!" When Li Linsheng was escorted to the execution ground, his eyes had changed, and all his former pride was gone.

Li Shu stood in the crowd.

For those who are in the way, subtract one.

She felt like she was living a "morally reprehensible life," seeing a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy die because she had wronged him, and she felt no remorse at all, but even felt a great sense of relief.

It must be said that Qi Yanfeng and Li Linsheng, setting aside their malice towards the original owner, are quite capable people.

When Qi Yanfeng is not ill, he is handsome, strong and tall. Li Linsheng is ambitious as a young man, and he will surely achieve great things by practicing martial arts.

As Yao Aning, having a loyal suitor like Qi Yanfeng might be good; as Li Aman or Li Erlang, having an elder brother like Li Linsheng to rely on would also bring pride.

Unfortunately, only the original owner and she were locked in a life-or-death struggle with these people.

Li Linsheng was detained there, still not understanding what was going on.

"Mother, everything is right, but why! Why? I should be a hero, why do they think I'm a bandit? Do we have a grudge against those bandits? Why are they so insistent that I'm an accomplice? Father, I really don't know any bandits, I don't know why... Please save me!"

He didn't understand, he really felt wronged, and when it was time for the family to say goodbye, he spoke anxiously.

Zhou and Li Chutian held their son and cried.

Li Man and Li Erlang stood behind, looking stunned and terrified.

They were quickly pulled apart.

Hand up, knife down.

Li Shu closed his eyes.

"Ah—son—"

When Zhou saw her son's head fall to the ground, she completely broke down, screaming and yelling before fainting.

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After an unknown amount of time, almost everyone had left, and the family collected the body.

Li Shu didn't move forward, but instead found a stone stool to sit on and waited quietly.

Just then, a shadow fell over her.

I looked up and saw a girl.

That girl was Yao's daughter, Aning.

It was drizzling when Yao Aning got off the carriage. Two maids held umbrellas for her on either side, and Yao Aning also held one in her hand, which she handed to Li Shu.

Her eyes were bright and lively, innocent and gentle. She said, "Ah Li...we...haven't seen each other for a long time. How are you? I heard that your brother's case has been settled, so I came to see you. I hope you can take care of yourself."

Li Shu glanced at the oil-paper umbrella, didn't refuse, and took it.

“You dare to appear before me now because you know I’ve become a family member of a criminal, and Captain Ma has no chance of taking me to the Ma family anymore, right?” Li Shu knew very well.

Because she knew all this so clearly, she couldn't easily ignore anyone who had hurt the original owner.

Moreover, she can't simply ignore it and feel at ease.

The Li family never let the original owner go before, and now that it's her turn, she will still be oppressed even if she doesn't resist.

The Ma family members are proud and self-respecting. Every time they see her, they come up with their self-righteous thoughts and opinions, and they condescendingly point fingers at her life. She finds this irritating and unbearable.

Letting them off lightly is very easy for those perpetrators.

But for her, who possessed the original owner's memories, letting her go was tantamount to admitting her incompetence.

But she can.

Li Shu spoke frankly, and Yao Aning's expression became slightly unnatural: "Ah Li, I know you must be very sad that you missed out on such a good man as your husband, but... I didn't mean it. Perhaps you and your husband were not destined to be together, which is why this happened. Now that it's been a long time, I hope you can forget your husband and live a good life."

"Did you forget something when you went out?" Li Shu smiled. "Next time, I'll have the maid remind you to bring a few more modesty cloths. Your shamelessness is really frightening."

"..." Yao Aning's face tightened, and she could no longer smile.

She had spoken to Ali before, but back then Ali didn't like to talk to people.

Now... she's covered in thorns, which makes her very uncomfortable.

“I’m trying to advise you out of kindness, how can you say that… Ah Li, I know you’ve had a tough time. Your brother is gone, and your family is involved with bandits. Your marriage will be even more difficult in the future. I’m heartbroken for you, so I’ve prepared a gift for you. You can use it when things get tough in the future. You must accept it.” Yao Aning said to herself, and then asked the maid to go back to the carriage and bring over something else.

That's a hair ornament, made of silver, and its value should be around ten taels of silver.

However, Yao Aning extended her hand with a condescending expression, like a kind-hearted fairy.

Li Shu glanced to the side and saw Ma Chengting standing not far away. He understood.

To show magnanimity?

She chuckled, took the silver crown, and the next moment, mercilessly hurled it at Yao Aning's face.

A thin silver sheet grazed Yao Aning's face, and blood flowed down instantly.

“You want to prove your magnanimity and kindness? I’ll give you a chance. No need to thank me.” Li Shu said decisively, then threw the hair ornament on the ground and shouted, “You filthy thing! My brother just died, and you’re already making me wear gold and silver? Do you want my father to beat me to death?”

Ma Chengting rushed over and helped Yao Aning up.

Staring at Li Shu in shock: "Ah Li, why did you hit someone?!"

“Because someone in my family died.” Li Shu looked at him, her pure eyes wide, and asked, “When someone in your family died, people didn’t give you jewelry as gifts, did they?”

"..." Ma Chengting choked for a moment, it seemed so.

However, he and A-Ning didn't really think much about it; they just felt that A-Li was A-Li and Li Linsheng was Li Linsheng...

But now it seems the timing was indeed wrong.

Ma Chengting coughed lightly, glanced at his wife's face, and thankfully, the injury wasn't too serious. The silver plaster was very thin, and the wound was very fine; it shouldn't leave a scar...

Seeing Ah Ning's condition, he felt sorry for her and immediately told the maid to help her to the carriage to clean her wounds and apply medicine.

He knew he had let Ali down, but today, he came not only for Ali.

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