Chapter 3: Death Before Marriage

  The Prime Minister was already of an age where he knew his fate, with numerous sons and grandsons, but among his daughters, only the Seventh Miss, the daughter of the Seventh Concubine, was of marriageable age. Among his granddaughters, two had also reached the proper age for marriage, but they were both legitimate children, so only the Seventh Miss could be married off to the Evil King’s residence!

  Upon hearing this, the Seventh Miss immediately cried out in distress, shouting, "Father, then I would rather marry General Li and keep his widowhood!"

  The Evil King, Yun Xie, was the fifth son of the Emperor. He had once been childhood sweethearts with Wei Guanshu, the legitimate granddaughter of the Prime Minister’s main wife. However, an explosion not only ruined the Evil King's appearance but also caused him to lose one of his eyes. After waking up, his nature had drastically changed, transforming from a handsome and refined young man into a bloodthirsty, cruel, and tyrannical king.

  At that time, Wei Guanshu, who had been his childhood sweetheart, was immediately married off to the Marquis of Wen Chang after the Evil King's nature had changed.

  The Emperor then arranged another marriage for the Evil King.

  The first princess consort had not even entered the pace before she committed suicide by hanging.

  The second princess consort went mad from fear on the second day of her marriage, and half a month ter, she drowned herself in a well.

  The third princess consort was burned to death when her wedding room flooded on the night of the wedding, and when she was saved, she had been reduced to a pile of white bones.

  And the fourth princess consort, who had just entered the Evil King's residence yesterday, was killed by assassins.

  Everyone said the Evil King was cursed to kill his wives, and all the women who entered the pace did not survive for more than a month, so people feared him and avoided talking about him.

  Naturally, compared to General Li, Miss Seven would rather become a widow for him. Now, Miss Seven was regretting why she hadn't agreed to General Li's proposal earlier and married him to become his second wife!

  "Hmph, your mother did such disgraceful things, how am I supposed to face others? Now just looking at you disgusts me. On a chosen day, you will marry into the Evil King’s residence!" Prime Minister Wei smmed the desk angrily, his face dark and grim.

  "Father, it's not like that! Mother would never have an affair with General Li..." In a moment of desperation, Miss Seven revealed everything about how her mother had schemed to have General Li ruin Wei Yuanwei's innocence.

  "You... You two are indeed sinister and crafty, to do such a thing!" The Prime Minister, who hadn’t heard the full details before, was now enraged upon learning the truth.

  At this moment, the Seventh Concubine, who had already regained consciousness, rushed to kneel before the Prime Minister, crying bitterly.

  "My lord, I was framed and knocked unconscious by that wild child! How could I have had an affair with General Li? I only went to the side courtyard this morning, and when I entered, that wild child knocked me out. It’s possible that General Li and the assassin were both killed by that wild child!"

  "Yes, Father, the people in the household can testify for my mother! That wild child is so devious at such a young age. Father, you should marry that wild child off to the Evil King's residence. After all, the decree only says a daughter of the Prime Minister’s house, and that wild child can also be considered a daughter of the Prime Minister’s house!" Miss Seven proudly praised her own cleverness.

  Although that wild child was born from her elder sister and an outsider, she still had the blood of the Prime Minister’s family, so she could be considered a legitimate daughter of the family.

  And that wild child was a year older than her, which made her just the right age to be married off!

  Her words quickly pointed to Wei Yuanwei!

  "Yes, yes, Father, the Seventh Miss is your daughter, and that wild child is your disgrace. Marrying that wild child off to the Evil King’s residence will finally solve this embarrassment that has pgued you for years! It will rid you of this disgrace forever!" The Seventh Concubine, who had recently gained favor in the Prime Minister’s household, knew exactly what was in his mind.

  The Prime Minister has long despised that wild child, but due to his position, he couldn't directly take her life. So, he had no choice but to leave her to fend for herself in the Prime Minister’s residence.

  The Prime Minister furrowed his brows and fell into deep thought. Marrying Wei Yuanwei off to the Evil King would be the best option, but he was worried that the long-silenced rumors would resurface because of her marriage to the Evil King.

  He had spent considerable effort to suppress the rumors years ago. When he brought Wei Yuanwei back to the Prime Minister's residence, it had been done secretly. If the public found out now that he was marrying Wei Yuanwei off to the Evil King, who knew how those rumors would spread again!

  And what would the Evil King think of this?

  The previous princess consorts had either committed suicide or been murdered. If Wei Yuanwei married into the Evil King’s residence, she would probably become the first one to be killed by him!

  "Father, if you insist on marrying me off to the Evil King, I’ll smash my head against the pilr and die right now!" Miss Seven dramatically pretended to charge toward a pilr, convinced that whether she married into the Evil King’s residence or not, she would die sooner or ter.

  Meanwhile, the Seventh Concubine knelt on the ground, clinging to the Prime Minister’s legs, almost yanking off his pants with her grip!

  "Alright, alright. Let Wei Yuanwei marry into the King’s residence tomorrow!" The Prime Minister waved his sleeve and made a decisive decision.

  Wei Yuanwei had always been a thorn in his heart. Every time he thought about her, the Prime Minister felt an intense pain in his chest.

  He had painstakingly raised Wei Yuanwei's mother, Wei Miaoge. In terms of beauty and talent, she was among the best in the entire capital, and she had even managed to catch the attention of the Third Prince. At that time, the Third Prince was a candidate to be the Crown Prince!

  If the Third Prince had been made Crown Prince, Wei Miaoge would have become the Empress, and he would have been the father-in-w of the future Emperor!

  But then, Wei Miaoge had the audacity to secretly have an affair with a man outside the pace and give birth to Wei Yuanwei. The Third Prince publicly broke off their engagement, and the Prime Minister’s family lost face. In the end, Wei Miaoge even changed her name to Wei Xiwu!

  During that time, the Prime Minister had been so enraged he almost died from it. However, since the Third Prince was not made Crown Prince in the end, his heartache had eased somewhat.

  Upon hearing this decision, both the Seventh Concubine and Miss Seven breathed a sigh of relief.

  But then the Prime Minister’s next words brought them to tears.

  "General Li is dead in the Prime Minister’s residence, and we must give an expnation. Linglong, you go and marry him to keep his widowhood. As for you..." The Prime Minister pointed at the Seventh Concubine and Miss Seven, "You will be sent to the firewood room!"

  Regardless of whether the Seventh Concubine and General Li had an affair, just thinking about the Seventh Concubine being naked next to General Li's dead body in the past made him sick to his stomach!

  "Not good, not good! That wild child... Wei Yuanwei is gone!" A servant rushed in shouting and immediately corrected himself upon seeing the Prime Minister.

  When Wei Linglong heard this news, she almost fainted.

  The wedding was tomorrow, and if Wei Yuanwei had run away, then she would be the one to marry into the Evil King's residence!

  After knocking the Seventh Concubine unconscious, Wei Yuanwei had slipped away and overheard the conversation outside.

  These venomous mother and daughter, and the scheming Prime Minister, actually wanted to marry her off to the cruel and violent Evil King!

  But the soul inhabiting this body was from the twenty-first century, and anyone who tried to meddle with her marriage was simply dreaming!