Outside the Marquis Mansion, the wind was bleak and the rain was cold. A woman dressed in red with her head adorned in pearls and jade was kneeling at the door. The wind and rain mixed with snowflakes beat against her, making her already frail body look like a reed swaying in the storm.
A woman dressed in elegant silk stood by her side, holding an oil-paper umbrella, crying as she tried to persuade her.
"Dear Lian'er, your health is important. I will apologize to your father on your behalf. It's too cold for you to keep kneeling here. Come with me, let's go apologize to your father together."
The woman slowly lifted her head, her voice hoarse and weak.
"Mother, Iron General refused to marry me properly. On the wedding night, he let a soldier humiliate me. I will never return to the General Mansion. Today, I might as well kneel to death... in front of this door..."
After speaking, her body fell to the side, unconscious.
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"Hiss—"
