Chapter 925: Forced Marriage 2

The Square.

When she saw that enormous pattern, she could already be certain that Shi Yucheng had done it!

A pattern of an arrow piercing a heart—only men from Jiangzhou would do such a thing to woo someone; men in other places do not have such habits or hobbies!

There is only one man from Jiangzhou here now, the one who is shackled in the Bedchamber.

She felt wonderful inside.

She thought to herself, the old thing is cold on the outside but warm on the inside; he is always able to surprise me when I least expect it.

"Have the sculptor come over and carve this pattern into the Square; from now on, this shall be the Totem of my Ji Family!"

Ji Yingjie gave the order happily and turned to head back to the Bedchamber.

She instructed Nianci: "Prepare a red Wedding Dress; I am going to hold a wedding. Grant amnesty to the whole clan, let everyone celebrate for three days; my wedding must be a grand affair."

Nianci replied: "Yes."

Just as Nianci was about to leave, she remembered one extremely important matter: "Clan Leader, will you send Invitations to Miss Xuanxuan and Miss Wan'er?"

"Of course I will send them. Also, Yu Cheng's daughter and son-in-law—all of them must be sent Invitations so they can come to attend the wedding."

Nianci accepted the order and went off to arrange the matters for the Clan Leader's grand wedding, while Shi Yucheng was still kept in the dark, knowing nothing.

He only knew that those people who had been giving him a hard time had suddenly disappeared, he no longer had to do manual labor, and he had been forcibly sent back to his room, where many people filed in, delivering countless jewels and gold bars.

"Has your Clan Leader gone mad?"

Shi Yucheng was completely bewildered: "Does she have so much money she doesn't know where to spend it, or was she kicked in the head by a donkey and suddenly had a spasm? Why on earth is she giving me so much money?"

Money is a good thing; everyone likes it.

He liked it too, but he could not accept money that came from an improper source or was unclear; spending such money didn't feel right.

"Congratulations, you are about to fly up to the branch and become a phoenix."

Shi Yucheng:...

Fly up to the branch and become a phoenix?

These words sounded very grating.

He is a grown man; why would he need to fly up to a branch to become a phoenix?

"What do you mean?"

The servant announced the happy news: "The Clan Leader has ordered that you and she will have a grand wedding in three days. There is amnesty for the clan, the whole clan will celebrate for three days, and your relatives in Jiangzhou have all received Invitations and will soon arrive to attend the wedding..."

"Wait a minute, why don't I understand what you are saying?"

Shi Yucheng interrupted the person: "Who did you say is having a grand wedding with whom?"

"Our Clan Leader and you."

"Then why don't I know about it?"

"You know about it now, don't you?"

Shi Yucheng:...

"No, I don't agree. She wants to have a grand wedding without even discussing it with me? She must be out of her mind."

The person the Clan Leader wants to marry is refusing the marriage; this is a major matter, so the servant hurried to report to the Clan Leader.

Ji Yingjie was indifferent: "Don't worry about him. It is normal for a man who is about to be married to cry and make a scene before the wedding; he is just putting on a show for others to see. You just go ahead and do what you are supposed to do."

"Yes."

The servant replied and went out.

"Clang!"

A precious antique vase was smashed.

"Clatter—"

The jewels and gold bars piled on the table were all swept onto the floor like scrap metal.

Shi Yucheng was furious, and still not feeling relieved, he scanned the room and saw the Wedding Dress.

He looked for scissors, but there were none in the room, so he grabbed a piece and tore it—"Rip!"

The perfectly good Wedding Dress was split in two, and the servants in the room were so frightened they knelt on the ground.

"Clan Queen, please don't do this; we won't be able to answer to the Clan Leader." The servant was trembling with fear.

"Shut up! Who is your Clan Queen? If you dare to call me that again, I will... I will..." Shi Yucheng picked up a piece of broken porcelain and held it against his own neck: "I will kill myself."

The servant trembled even more violently; if anything happened to him, none of the people serving in the room would survive.

"Please don't."

"Hurry and notify the Clan Leader."

"I beg you, please don't do anything rash; everything can be discussed..."

Ji Yingjie entered, displeased: "What are you doing?"

Shi Yucheng was extremely angry: "You still have the nerve to ask me what I am doing? I should be the one asking you! How long do you intend to torture me? I have clearly stated that I do not like you and will not be with you. Are you going to force a cow to drink water when it doesn't want to?"

Ji Yingjie: "Was the pattern in the Square not done by you?"

Shi Yucheng: "I have been locked in here by you the whole time, I can't even get out the front gate. When would I have time to go to the Square? What pattern?"

Her expression had already turned very ugly.

Without a doubt, it was a misunderstanding!

If the pattern in the Square wasn't done by Shi Yucheng, then who could it be?

There is only one possibility—Lao Qi!

She had been so focused on Shi Yucheng that she had actually forgotten about Lao Qi.

After Lao Qi was let go by Nianyin, he must not have gone far and was hiding in the Forest!

Perhaps he would even sneak in to rendezvous with Nianyin when she wasn't paying attention...

"Bang!"

She slammed her fist onto the table, her expression turning ugly at once.

The servants did not know what had happened, and not one of them dared to even breathe loudly.

"Forget everything you just heard; no one is allowed to speak of it, do you understand?"

"Yes."

"The wedding will proceed as planned. Shi Yucheng, if you do not marry me, I will make your family's fool wish they were dead. I have already sent out the Invitation, and I expect they are on their way to the Ji Family right now. If you make me lose face in front of everyone, I will make you wish you had never been born!"

Shi Yucheng's expression changed instantly.

This woman was going too far; she was actually using his daughter to threaten him!

"You dare?"

"Do you want to try me and see if I dare?"

He did not dare to test her; Ji Yingjie always did what she said, and there was nothing in this world she would not dare to do.

"The wedding will proceed as planned. I don't care if you are willing or not; you had better be smiling when you attend the wedding. If you dare to make me lose face, just try me."

Ji Yingjie turned and walked out, leaving Shi Yucheng slumped on the floor.

She turned and walked out, immediately going to settle the score with Nianyin!

Nianyin was in a meeting with the Elders, discussing matters regarding the Clan Leader's wedding.

"Everyone out." The Clan Leader's expression was displeased.

Everyone did not know what had happened, but seeing her expression, it could not be anything good, so they immediately filed out one after another.

Nianyin was also about to leave, but as she passed the Clan Leader, her arm was grabbed: "You stay."

Very quickly, only the two of them were left in the large meeting room.

"There are no outsiders now, so tell me the truth: has Lao Qi come to see you recently?"

Nianyin: "No, he wouldn't dare come here. Having barely managed to save his life, why would he ever come back? By now, he has likely already fled to the ends of Tianya Haijiao."

"Slap!"

A heavy slap landed fiercely on Nianyin's face.

Ji Yingjie raged: "Fine, you've really grown a backbone now, haven't you? Lying to me time and time again—is that man really so important? Important enough that you would betray me just to protect him, huh?"

Nianyin did not defend herself, letting herself be scolded.

"Speak, where is that man hiding?"

"I don't know."

"Fine, you've really grown a backbone now. Don't think that just because you won't say it, I won't find out. You are to issue an order now to have people search the Forest and look for anyone harboring ill intentions toward the Ji Family!"

Her expression changed, turning pale in an instant.

"Thump—"

Nianyin's knees went weak, and she knelt before Ji Yingjie, begging for mercy: "Mother, please don't. I beg you, do not hunt Lao Qi down to the ends of the earth. I promise I will never associate with him again; please, just spare him this one time."

"In your dreams!"

Ji Yingjie gritted her teeth.