IBTSOME Chapter 2 Part 2: Forced Marriage

I BECAME THE STEPMOTHER OF MY EX-HUSBAND

 

Chapter 2 Part 2: Forced Marriage

 

 

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The news of Lin Yong's tragic death was sent to Lin's house in the second year of Yuanjia by Yan Wang. It was not until October in the fourth year of Yuanjia that the imperial court conferred Lin Yong as Marquis Zhongyong. At this time, Lin Wei Xi's three years of father's filial piety had not been finished. The original body was weak, her mother died when she gave birth many years ago. Over the years father and daughter could only rely on each other, the original body could last until now it was completely to wait for Yan Wang to send Lin Yong's bones back to their hometown.

　　

Lin Wei Xi remembered that a month ago, the timid little girl of the original body suddenly appeared in her dream with a smile and said that she was going to find her father. Presumably by then, Lin Yong's remains had already set foot on the land of Great Zhou.

　　

From the perspective of the original body, the good name of Marquis Zhongyong's orphan girl and the large amount of land canonized by the court were not as important as the bones of her father. Therefore, the original body waited for her father before leaving without worry, and Gao Xi, who had a good relationship with the Lin family, was able to be born again.

　　

It was the first month of the fifth year of Yuanjia. Gao Xi passed away in December last year. The original owner followed Lin Yong. It has been a month now. She got it!

　　

This was Lin Wei Xi's life experience, Gao Xi, or Lin Wei Xi sighed for a while, then she fetched water, stumbled and tidy up her appearance.

　　

This was almost unthinkable in Lin Wei Xi's previous life. Even a second-class servant girl in the Duke Mansion did not have to do rough work such as sweeping. Since Lin Wei Xi was born, even washing hands she just need to spread her fingers and was wiped away by the servant girl. Now she had to learn to wash her face, comb her hair, and even wash clothes by herself.

　　

In fact, Lin Yong had been conferred as Marquis Zhongyong by the court. Even if he couldn’t be compared to the wealthy families in the capital, in a small countryside, it was enough for Lin Wei Xi to live a worry-free life. But Lin Wei Xi now needs to do everything by herself, in fact, she started doing this since the day the award was given.

 

The emperor in the capital ascended the throne at the age of eight and he’s only twelve years old this year. How could one and a half child be expected to run the country. It was said that the young emperor was in power, but in fact, the whole country's government decrees came from First Assistant Zhang Xiao Lian.

　　

This First Assistant had nothing to do with Lin Wei Xi. Zhang Xiao Lian worked in the capital circle, to get the reputation for valuing talent and cherishing capable people, at once handed over the matter of Jin Shu Iron Deed¹ to the people below. Although Marquis Zhongyong was a noble title, had the name of a martyr, but he had no brothers, no sons, and no clan. There was only a lonely daughter behind him, there were no successor. One could well imagine how much the court's reward that had to go through layer upon layer of government's hands that were sent to Lin Wei Xi's place, had been hollowed out.

 

Lin Wei Xi was still angry at the thought of this. She came late and didn’t know what was going on the day the imperial envoy arrived. Only knew that after the imperial envoy read the imperial decree, Lin Wei Xi was supposed to take the decree. But she didn’t know what happened later, the imperial decree was transferred to the county magistrate. The rewards from the imperial court were all carried to the prefecture office. Lin Wei Xi was annoyed and anxious. This was obviously because she didn't give enough money that day, and was cheated on. Aunt Lin's family was also short-sighted. Why do you just want money? Take the imperial edict and the Jin Shu Iron Deed, ah!

　　

The main things of the award by the imperial court was detained by county and village officials, and these so-called county magistrate leaked off a corner of it and it was controlled by Aunt Lin's family. In the end, the only thing that really fell into Lin Wei Xi’s hands, this sole daughter, turned out to be only the ‘martyr’s daughter’ title.

　　

To get Lin Yong's things back, Lin Wei Xi couldn’t avoided spending money to seek help. If it was in the past, Lin Wei Xi would just need to say something casually, but now she was no longer the Shizi Consort of Yan Wang mansion. If she wanted to get Lin Yong's things back she could only think of a solution herself.

　　

Lin Wei Xi was thinking about taking back the imperial decree and the iron deed things, stumbling and twisting the towel in her hand, she managed to tidy herself up in order to meet people. Speaking of Lin Wei Xi's appearance, she was truly stunning. She had seen so many officials and aristocratic beauties in her previous life, no one could compare to Lin Wei Xi in terms of facial features. It was a kind of extreme exquisiteness, extreme beauty, and because it was too beautiful, it could make people felt contemptuous.

 

Lin Wei Xi just washed her face and wiped her arms, but she managed to wet most of the ground. She was in dazed and wanted to go out to find something to wipe the floor.

　　

She just placed her hand on the door of the room when she suddenly heard voices outside.

　　

Aunt Lin Xu thought that Lin Wei Xi had not woken up yet, and even if she was awake, she wouldn’t be afraid of being heard. Aunt Lin spent her life squeezed out a living from the land, and suddenly a group of officials came and sent the imperial decree and many rewards. If Aunt Lin didn't want anything in her heart that would be weird.

　　

"My brother’s life is short. His wife was gone as soon as the daughter born, and he died on the battlefield to save others. This older sister loves him, ah! He sent the orphan to our home six years ago, and we still have many mouths to feeds, suddenly there is a medicine jar², such a heavy burden have I said anything?"

　　

Lin Wei Xi's hand on the door suddenly stopped. She listened quietly to the unconcealed conversation outside through the door.

　　

"Sister-in-law Lin, I know that you have a kind heart and raised a daughter for your younger brother for six years, but now your younger brother has won fame, Sister Xi³ is no longer a drag, she is now a Marquis’s daughter! Unfortunately she is not a man. Your brother's marquis title can only be a pity. The title can't be retained, but the money will not deceive people. Sister Xi has so many dowries, and she will be blessed to marry in the future."

　　

Aunt Lin was not happy when she heard this: "I am his only sister. He is gone now. The money he earned can still pass me and leave it to Sister Xi? His daughters belong to other people. I and he are bone and flesh brother and sister. What's more, sister Xi can't bear the title, our family Li Da is a boy, ah!"

　　

Li Da was the son of Aunt Lin, now 19 years old, not yet married . He was idle all day, and now he doesn't know where to go.

　　

Grandma Wang was a well-known matchmaker in the village, she could only laugh at this. Although on the surface she was polite, Grandma Wang could not help muttering in her heart that she heard people left family property to their brothers and their daughters, but she had never heard sister’s son coming over to inherit the title. What kind of reasoning was this?

　　

But she came here to act as a matchmaker, there was no need to have a stiff relationship with Aunt Lin. Grandma Wang continued to laugh and said: "Sister-in-law Lin is right. You are Sister Xi’s aunt. Her parents are dead. Marriage matters naturally needs you to see. Sister-in-law, this son of Liu Yuanwai⁴ family is very popular. If sister Xi marry over she will live like a young madam. She doesn’t have to go to the fields or do housework. There is even a little maid waiting on her! Sister-in-law, don’t blame me this matchmaker to side with the main house, but Liu Yuanwai house is really good, within ten li⁵ and 8 village how many girls want to marry into their home, now Liu Yuanwei is willing to let Sister Xi to become the primary the family, this is excellent thing ah!

　　

Exactly what excellent thing? Lin Wei Xi had a huge inheritance under her name, and she did not have any brothers and uncles to support her. Whoever married her, wouldn't it mean that he won a sky-high dowry for nothing? What's more, he could also use Lin Yong’s Marquis Zhongyong title to make his descendants seems special, whether they wanted to take official post, or doing business, or if they wanted to take imperial exam, the benefit were so many.

　　

Lin Wei Xi's fingers were clenched unconsciously. Her father’s filial piety was not over yet, but these people already came to force her to marry.

 

Author’s note:

Gao Xi is completely dead, so the ethical relationship between the heroine and the Yan Wang mansion due to marriage is no longer exist. Lin Wei Xi is now completely free and unmarried.

The heroine’s character in this novel is different from the previous ones (tn: the author's work). If I have to sum it up, maybe it’s like a little hot pepper? Toy poodle’s body, Tibetan mastiff’s temper…

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1 Privilege certificate from the emperor to heroes and important minister, in a form of metal plaque^↩
2 People who often get sick.^↩
3 This is Lin Wei Xi’s nickname, the pinyin actually Xi jie er, jie means older sister, er means child usually used as an endearment.^↩
4 Landlord.^↩
5 1 li is approx. 500m.^↩

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