Chapter 416: Purpose
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The more Qi Feng thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt. His face turned sinister. Seeing this, Fan Zijinâs heart turned cold. He fell to the ground and accused angrily and sadly, âUncle, Eldest Cousin is your biological son!â Everyone also saw Qi Fengâs expression. Just like Fan Zijin, they also thought that Qi Feng was unwilling. They all shook their heads in their hearts, feeling that Qi Feng was indeed ruthless. Qi Xiuyuan was, after all, his biological son. Even a vicious tiger would not eat its cubs.
Frowning, Qi Shan said, âSecond Brother, no matter what conflicts exist between you two, Xiuyuan has at least always been respectful and filial to you, his father. You donât have to worry about Haoran marrying a bad wife. I heard that Xiuyuan had planned to marry Haoran to this girl to begin with. Since the girlâs family is willing to agree to this marriage at this time in order to help Xiuyuan recover, it can be seen that thereâs nothing wrong with their morals.â Qi Feng was so angry that his nose was crooked. Looking at Fan Zijin suspiciously, he said, âIs Xiuyuan really seriously injured and needs to get nd of the bad luck?â
Fan Zijin nodded repeatedly and hurriedly said, âThe Imperial Court also knows about this. When Eldest Cousin patrolled the border, he discovered the Jin soldiers who had infiltrated. At that time, the situation was urgent. In order to save the people from the two villages, he could only go deep into the forest. Who knew that he would be ambushed by the Jin soldiers? Later on, it was Haoran who rushed in with his men to save him. However, Eldest Cousin was already seriously injured with a poisoned arrow. Because of the delay, the doctors were all helpless. They could only seek help from a master who was proficient in medicine and divination to help. However, that master could only barely protect Eldest Cousinâs heart meridians. He said that it was best to flush away the bad luck with a wedding. Only then might there be a chance of survival. Otherwise, the poison would enter his heartâs meridians sooner or later. Should that happen, even Bodhisattva would not be able to do anythingâŠâ âNonsense. These are clearly demonic words to confuse peopleâs hearts. To think that youâre a scholar. If flushing away bad luck with weddings really works, what need is there for doctors?â Qi Feng shouted righteously.
A hint of mockery flashed across Fan Zijinâs lowered eyes. When he looked up, his eyes were filled with shock. He asked in confusion, âBut back then didnât you make Madam Wu your legitimate wife in hopes of flushing away the bad luck for Old Madam? You even said that it was very effective. Right after you made Madam Wu your legitimate wife, Old Madam could immediately walk.â
All sorts of colors could be seen on Qi Fengâs face instantly.
Someone in the crowd couldnât help but burst out laughing. Qi Fengâs face turned even more colorful. freew ebnovel.com
Beaming, Qi Cheng added, âI remember that back then, not only did Second Brother hold a banquet to promote Second Sister-in-law, but he also recorded her name on the genealogical tree. Even though the Wu family didnât get the Zhu familyâs approval or the marriage contract from the government office. Ah, I remember that Second Auntâs condition started to improve after Second Brother recorded Madam Wuâs name on the genealogical tree.â f reenovelkiss.com
âThen it seems that this genealogical tree is the most important part. Perhaps Xiuyuan will be fine after we write the names on the tree.â
Puzzled, Qi Shan asked Qi Feng, âSince Haoran is already married and has gotten the marriage contract, why are you unwilling to put their names on the genealogical tree?â
If Qi Haoran was not yet married, it was still possible that Qi Feng wanted to use his marriage to form a marriage alliance. But now, even the marriage contract had been finalized. Did he really not want Qi Xiuyuan to have this chance of survival?
Thinking of this, Qi Shanâs gaze was a little unfriendly. Even if there were all kinds of conflicts within the Qi clan, it was not to the extent of wishing one of their own dead. Moreover, Qi Xiuyuan was Qi Fengâs biological son.
Feeling a chill in his heart, he looked at Qi Feng with an increasingly unfriendly gaze.
Qi Feng couldnât say anything. He was indeed the one who set the precedent for using a wedding to flush out the bad luck within the Qi clan. He felt an extremely bitter sensation in his mouth. As everyone became increasingly aggressive, Qi Feng had no choice but to say, âWhat do you know? I already have plans for Haoranâs marriage. Iâm going to let him marry Minister Qinâs fourth daughter!â
Everyone was stunned. Fourth Great Uncle Qi Yong pushed everyone away and asked as he trembled, âWho do you want Haoran to marry?â
When Qi Feng saw everyoneâs shocked expressions, he looked up and said, âMinister Qinâs fourth daughter. Although sheâs a concubineâs daughter, sheâs virtuous and gentle⊠GeezâŠâ
â â Iâll beat you to death, you bastard.â Qi Yong picked up his walking stick and smacked him in the face. âYou sold your son for glory and are now even disregarding the life and death of your biological son. How did the Qi family raise a bastard like you?â
As he spoke, he swiftly picked up his walking stick and hit him. The stick smacked Qi Feng loudly, causing the latter to dodge and call for help. However, everyone simply stood still and looked at him with complicated gazes.
To be able to provoke the most honest and cowardly Fourth Brother into personally beating someone up, Qi Feng could be considered a talent. Qi Yong only stopped when he was tired. Tears streamed down his face as he pointed at Qi Feng in grief and indignation. âWhy do you have such thoughts? Youâre trampling my Qi familyâs reputation into the mud!â
Qi Shan also glared at Qi Feng unkindly. âSecond Brother, I donât care what you think. In short, my Qi clan will never allow the Qin familyâs daughter to enter the clan. Iâve made the decision. Iâll open the ancestral hall now and put Haoran and his wifeâs names on the genealogical tree. If you, the father, donât want to write it, Iâll do it!â
Qi Feng pointed at them and said angrily, âDo you think Iâm the one who suggested this marriage? This is His Majestyâs idea.â
Qi Cheng sneered and said, âWeâre not officials, so how would we know if it was His Majestyâs intention? Besides, so what if it was? He hasnât issued a decree to grant the marriage, so isnât it up to us to decide who Haoran marries?â Although Qi Cheng loved money and was usually a little unreliable, he knew that they couldnât become in-laws with the Qin family. Although Minister Qin was powerful, his reputation outside was not much better than the smelly ditch. It did not matter to Minister Qin since he was influential, but considering the Qi family had no power or influence, wouldnât they have to bear all the anger of the people should they become associated with him?
He sized up Qi Feng and asked, âDonât tell me you were so happy upon hearing His Majestyâs words that you couldnât find an excuse to brush it off? No, there isnât even a need to find a random reason. Thereâs a ready-made one here. Haoran is already married in Jingzhao Prefecture. If the Qin family is willing to marry their daughter over as a concubine, our Qi family wonât mind.â
At this point, Qi Cheng was filled with malice.
Qi Shan glared at Qi Cheng before looking at Fourth Uncle Qi Yong. He bowed and said, âFourth Uncle, youâre the oldest elder in the clan. How do you think we should deal with this matter?â
Qi Yong gritted his teeth and said, âOpen the ancestral hall. Iâll personally write their names on the genealogical tree.â
Qi Shan was delighted. He didnât expect Qi Yong, who had always been honest and happy to stay invisible, to be willing to step forward. It seemed that Qi Feng had really angered him this time.
Qi Shan immediately got someone to prepare the things.
Qi Feng hurriedly stopped him. Qi Shan pushed his hand away angrily. âHaoran is already married. No matter what, the Qin familyâs marriage is not going to happen. Whatâs the point of stopping him now? Are you really going to disregard the relationship between father and son?â
Qi Cheng rolled his eyes and said suspiciously, âSecond Brother, donât tell me you think it doesnât count if the Mu girlâs name hasnât yet gone on the genealogical tree, and that youâll demote her to a concubine in order to let Haoran marry the Qin daughter?â
This guess was very shameless. Initially, Qi Cheng thought that he was judging a gentleman by his own narrow-mindedness. However, when they saw Qi Fengâs expression stiffen, everyone understood that this fellow really had such thoughts.
The clansmen who originally didnât want their relationship to become too strained immediately agreed to open the ancestral hall. What a joke. If Qi Feng really became in-laws with Minister Qin, the entire Qi clan would be implicated. Which of them didnât have unmarried children?
They did not want their children to be unable to marry in the future. Hence, they nudged Qi Shan and Qi Yong along as they entered the ancestral hall with Fan Zijin..
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