Chapter 692 - Chapter 692: Chapter 692: Ghost Marriage Bride (1/2)

Chapter 692: Chapter 692: Ghost Marriage Bride

That day, Di Gaoyuan and another person went to meet Di Yelei again. As for what they talked about, Liu Sisi had no interest in it and did not bother to ask Di Yelei.

She originally planned to stay longer, but Di Yelei had already instructed his servants to prepare the carriage and set off immediately.

“The new County Magistrate has arrived, and I have to hurry back to complete the handover. I only came here because you rushed me, so I can’t delay any further and must return to the county immediately.”

Liu Sisi gasped, “The new County Magistrate has arrived? You have to go through the handover with him? Why didn’t you say this sooner? Hurry, let’s get in the carriage and leave.”

Everyone got into the carriage and escorted a large group of marriage fraud criminals to Macheng County.

Because the sun was too strong, Di Yelei and Liu Sisi both sat in the carriage.

At the moment, Liu Sisi was discussing the case with Di Yelei.

“… I worried, so I sent someone to Shangrao County to investigate. It was not until this morning that the investigator came to report. The so-called Young Master Sun had died early last month. And the reason why the Sun Family paid a high price to find a daughter-in-law in Lin County was to find a bride for a ghost marriage. After marrying, she would be directly buried alive in the family tomb for a lifetime to accompany their Eldest Young Master Sun.”

“What? There’s such a thing?”

Di Yelei was also shocked! But just a moment later, he frowned, “Did Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law know about this before the engagement?”

“As for your Second Brother, that can only be asked of him. But for your Second Sister-in-law, just looking at the way she behaves and talks, she must be an insider. The other party offered a betrothal gift of 500 taels of silver and rushed to get married. If they said there was no trickery involved and your Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law knew nothing… who would believe it?”

Liu Sisi wanted to say more but held back after thinking about it.

Di Yelei’s brows have never relaxed.

He tapped his finger on the edge of the carriage, “If the Second Sister-in-law knew the actual situation, but still decided to marry Di Wei to them and even asked the other party to increase the price, eventually getting 500 taels of silver for the betrothal gift… I’m afraid this case would be difficult to handle.”

“If it were anyone else, this would be impossible. But for Ms. Wang, there’s a high chance it happened just as you deduced. Let’s reconstruct the events.”

Liu Sisi sighed helplessly, “The only son of the Sun Family passed away, leaving them heartbroken. Then they ordered people to find someone suitable for ghost marriage. Somehow, they found Ms. Wang or Ms. Wang found them. Maybe at the beginning, they only offered 200 taels of silver. But after Ms. Wang found out the truth, she demanded a higher price – 500 taels of silver. After the other party considered it, they agreed, and the condition was ‘selling’. From then on, Di Wei’s life and death would have nothing to do with the Di family.”

Di Yelei praised Liu Sisi, “Hmm! Your analysis is very reasonable. Sun Family may have initially just looked for a bride to ward off bad luck. It’s just that the person had not been found yet, and their son died, so they decided to find a woman to marry their son in a ghost marriage, and that’s what happened.”

Liu Sisi thought for a moment, “Maybe when the other party arranged to meet with Ms. Wang, they brought the so-called bridegroom to show Ms. Wang and others, but they must have mentioned the fragile health of Young Master Sun to set the stage for the future. It’s even more likely that they deceived Ms. Wang by saying Di Wei was only going to live a lonely life as a widow, instead of being buried directly with the young master Sun.”

“Yes, yes, Sisi, you’re absolutely right! It’s very likely that they discussed it like this! There is too much going on today, but in a day or two when everyone has calmed down, I’ll talk to Di Gaoyuan.” Di Yelei was also troubled, holding Liu Sisi’s hand gently.

“That’s good, let’s see if there’s a way to make things smaller.”

Liu Sisi also held Di Yelei’s hand tightly, “I didn’t want to interfere in this matter, but I couldn’t bear to see Di Wei’s life ruined, so… ”