The Female Supporting Role Shows Out

Chapter 77

Translator: NovelMultiverse | Editor: NovelMultiverse

It was not Lin Qing's intention to stay in the capital to get married. If the great empress hadn't threatened him with her life, he would have fled back to the frontier at night. But he didn't expect that the bride he married would be more unhappy than him. She refused to perform the wedding rituals nor to drink cross-cupped wine. Instead, she just sat on the edge of the bed and cried. Her makeup was ruined, and her eyes were swollen. She refused to listen to any advice.

His sister was attacked by an assassin and fell into a ravine, and her whereabouts were unknown. Lin Qing felt depressed. How could he have the mood to get married? He didn't want to sleep with the bride, so he took a few quilts to the study room. The two were official husband and wife, but in fact, they were like strangers living in the same house.

It has been like this for half a month; the great empress couldn't stand it anymore, so she made it clear that she wanted the both of them to consummate. As long as the bride was pregnant, Lin Qing was allowed to go to the frontier to fight, and they would never force him to do anything else. Furthermore, no matter the baby was a boy or a girl, they would help Lin Qing raise the baby, which could also be considered carrying on the Lin family line.

Lin Qing was tempted by the condition. That night, he went back to the bridal chamber with his quilt. Unexpectedly, the bride, who had been quiet for a few days, began to cry again. This time, she cried even more sadly than last time. Her servants were all around her. They seemed to be persuading her, but in fact, they blocked Lin Qing from getting close.

No matter how stupid Lin Qing was, he could see something wrong. "Are you unwilling to marry me? He asked in a low voice.

The bride stopped crying for a moment.

Lin Qing sighed, "Although your family has been destroyed, you still have the noble title. You also can be regarded as the earl's daughter. It's really unfair for you to marry into the Lin family. I understand the situation of my family. All the men of my family had died on the battlefield, and now I am the only one alive. Although my sister is talented, her life and death were uncertain. Whereas I'm incompetent to handle the affairs, nor to support the Lin family. If you marry me, you not only can't enjoy the glory and wealth but also have to suffer with me. If I ask you to bear a child, what will you and the baby do when I leave?

Tears welled up in Lin Qing's eyes as he thought of his mother's hard work to raise him and the current situation of the Lin family.

The bride gradually stopped crying, but she didn't look at him. Instead, she tightly grabbed the hem of her clothes.

Lin Qing saw her reluctant behavior; he waved his hand and said, "Forget about it. I won't hurt you. If you really don't want to marry me, I will send you back. Now the border is in an emergency state, and the Wei Kingdom is in danger. All the nobles in the capital are determined to go south. At this time, no one will care about your marriage and divorce. You can find another good man in the south. "

After going through so many ups and downs, Lin Qing became permissive. He took out a writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone, and slowly wrote a divorce letter.

Seeing his reaction, the bride couldn't help but say a few sincere words, "I refuse to marry you. If the great empress hadn't given my father twenty-two thousand gold as the dowry, and my mother was a stepmother, who didn't care about me, I wouldn't have married to you."

Lin Qing shook his head and said, "I know. There are rumors spread that whoever married into the Lin family would be a widow. It's said that she should be a widow as soon as she entered the Lin mansion. How could a family with quite a fine background cheat her daughter in such a way? It took the great empress more than half a month to find someone like your situation. She finds that you had a greedy father and a cruel-hearted mother. You are also pity. I will give you some more silver coins, and you secretly take them to the south. Don't let others know. I will die on the battlefield sooner or later. I can't let you suffer. "