The daughter of the first wife is a black lotus, reborn and remarried to kill

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The noble families in the capital often held lively banquets, such as the "Qu Chi Spring Banquet" and the "Lotus Picking Banquet in the Lotus Pond". In addition to bringing officials closer together, the more important purpose was for the noble families to meet unmarried boys and girls.

But it is far less anticipated than the "Snow-Walking Plum Blossoms Banquet" in winter.

This is because of a legend among the people of Dawei.

According to legend, at the beginning of the founding of Dawei, the young general of the Shen family, who had followed his father and brother in the founding emperor's expeditions, reached the age to get married.

This young general could be said to be the most handsome man in Dawei. Both his family background and ability were enough to make his doorstep crowded with people proposing marriage. However, it has never been heard that he has a favorite girl.

So the emperor personally issued an edict to select the best noble lady in Shengjing for him.

This should have been a predestined marriage granted by the emperor, but the young general refused to accept the order and even went to the palace with a sword in hand, saying bluntly that he would rather be killed by the emperor himself than marry a woman he didn't like.

The emperor was furious, but because he was concerned about his contribution to the founding of the country, he did not take his life, but only stripped him of his title.

The woman who was granted marriage was the daughter of the prime minister. She had always been proud and unyielding. How could she be humiliated like this for no reason?

So on a snowy night, he cut his throat and committed suicide. The spurting blood was like cinnabar ink, and red plum blossoms bloomed in the snow.

That night, in Shengjing, which had not seen plum blossoms for a hundred years, red plum blossoms hung high overnight, as if they were the souls of those who had lost their lives wronged in the dark night.

A month later, bad news came from the Shen family. The young general who was stripped of his title had gone crazy for some reason!

He laughed wildly all day long, holding a blood-stained white handkerchief in his arms. His family didn't know what to do. They invited countless famous doctors to treat him, but he became more and more crazy day by day.

Not long after that, the young general committed suicide in the same way as the daughter of the rich family.

When the Shen family buried him, they found that he was still holding the white brocade handkerchief embroidered with fiery red plums in his arms.

It was at this time that people in Shengjing learned that the prime minister's daughter who committed suicide was actually a childhood sweetheart of the young general, and they had a very good relationship.

The young general also promised Qianjin that he would marry her when he returned victorious.

So Qianjin waited for him day after day despite her parents' obstruction, but she never expected that he changed his heart when he returned victoriously.

The woman that the young general later fell in love with was a saint from the enemy country. The so-called saint was just the inheritor of the art of witchcraft. How could the emperor leave such a woman in Dawei?

Some people said that the young general was bewitched by the witch, but only Qian Jin knew that he really betrayed her sincerity.

The young general disliked Qianjin and said that it was because of her that he could not be with the saint.

The piece of brocade handkerchief embroidered with red plum blossoms by her own hands was also thrown back to her by him like garbage.

That's why she went crazy. So on that freezing night, she sacrificed her life, and her soul became an obsession, driving him crazy and causing him pain.

Many years after the young general's death, a sentence was written on his tombstone with something that looked like blood: Don't you like witchcraft? Then join me and be trapped in endless darkness by this witchcraft.

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On the fifteenth day of the winter month, Li Qingqian brought Yunyi and Yunshang to attend the plum blossom-seeking banquet at the Ding'an Marquis Mansion.

In the carriage, Yun Chang couldn't help but shiver as soon as she finished telling this story.

"What kind of story are you telling? It's creepy."

Seeing that she succeeded in scaring her, Yun Shang smiled smugly and said, "This is what the old lady told me before. This is why Xun Meiyan is so valued by young men and women in the capital. There is a legend that if you are favored by Xun Meiyan and you betray her sincerity, you will definitely die."

It doesn't sound auspicious, but the people of Dawei seem to like this extreme love story very much.

It seems to be very conducive to the beautiful wish of "getting married as husband and wife, loving each other without doubt".

Li Qingqian pursed her lips and smiled. This was why she chose this day to meet Shen Changyun. Instead of being passive in front of him like she was that night, it would be better to take the initiative and gain the upper hand.

Song Ningyan had been waiting for her at the gate of Marquis Ding'an's Mansion early in the morning. When she saw her coming, she hurried over to help her get off the carriage.

"You look good today?"

Li Qingqian smiled and said, "It's good to finally get out for a walk. How about you? Have you been doing well recently?"

"I am happy. Changminglou has started business, and your elder brother's injury has stabilized. Naturally, nothing can make me happier than these two things," Song Ningyan gently poked her with her elbow, "But you will not be happy today. There is a big trouble waiting for you for a long time."

"Why?" Li Qingqian was puzzled.

Song Ningyan rolled her eyes at her unhappily, "Have you forgotten my elder sister?"

Li Qingqian recalled carefully in her mind that Song Ningyan's eldest sister was named Song Mianshuang. In recent years, she and Song Ningyan were once known as the "Twin Beauties of the Capital".

She was even more puzzled: "What does that have to do with me? We just often talk about them together."

Seeing that she still didn't understand what she was going to face today, Song Ningyan sighed and patted the back of her hand, "Forget it, you can handle it yourself. If you can't handle it yourself, remember to send someone to find me, and I will help you out."

Li Qingqian was a little confused by what she said and had no choice but to follow her into the inner seats.

The Plum Blossom Banquet itself is mainly for young men and women to meet each other, so men and women are seated separately during some activities.

When Li Qingqian came in, she saw from afar that Shen Changyun had already taken his seat and was chatting and laughing with a few friends.

When he saw her coming, his eyes had never left her since before she entered the inner seat.

But Li Qingqian chose not to see it and had to leave him alone for a while, otherwise she would still be in a passive position, which would be a waste of all her preparations over the past few days.

Seeing that he was lost in thought, the young master of the Meng family followed his gaze and jokingly said, "I thought it was something else, but it turns out that your unmarried wife is here too. No wonder you seemed to be unable to hear us talking."

Li Qingqian entered the inner seat. Shen Changyun also glanced at him with a smile on his face. "You are not far away. After today's plum blossom banquet, I believe you will have found a place to stay."

Meng Jingcheng was holding a cup of tea to his mouth, and when he heard what he said, he almost spit out a mouthful of tea.

"No, I still want to be wild for a few more years. If a woman like this controls me, won't I be suffocated to death?"

"Don't worry, you don't have such a blessing," Shen Changyun said with a disdainful smile, "because that's my wife."

Meng Jingcheng pulled the corner of his mouth speechlessly and said, "I know, I know. Everyone in Dawei knows that the third girl of the Li family is your wife, okay?"

"But you really guessed wrong today. What my parents are worried about is not my marriage, but my eldest sister's."

Shen Changyun frowned slightly, "What about your eldest sister's marriage?"

But he remembered that in his previous life, Meng Yanrong and Qianqian's elder brother Li Xi were a loving couple, and for her sake, Li Xi refused to take a concubine.

Such a dull and boring man actually finds different ways to please his wife every day.

Even after Meng Yanrong gave birth to their eldest son, her health had been weak. Li Xi's eyes were filled with tears when he came to Guqing Temple to burn incense and pray for her. He knelt three times and kowtowed nine times in the main hall, just for his beloved wife to get the Buddha's blessing and get better soon.

But Li Xi was a capable and ruthless general, and he had never believed in any gods or Buddhas before.

Later, Li Xi was ordered to be executed by Jiang Lin. Meng Yanrong completely abandoned the previous rules of hierarchy and rushed into the palace under the pretext of a lady meeting the queen, desperate to save Li Xi.

Even though she was later turned into a human pig, she would rather sever ties with the Meng family before her death, and would never accept the Meng family's dissuasion to remarry and break up with Li Xi.

They loved each other fiercely until their death.

Shen Changyun couldn't sit still anymore. He vaguely remembered that Qianqian seemed to like this sister-in-law very much in her previous life.