A prison guard behind Feng Changshan stepped forward and kicked Liang Yizhi to the ground.
Liang Yizhi lay on the ground, unable to get up. Feng Changshan leaned forward, looking at his battered body. He grabbed Liang Yizhi's hair and said coldly, "You want to assassinate this official? Come, this official is right here."
Liang Yizhi was forced to raise his head, his face filled with hatred. His father's murderer was within reach, but he could do nothing. At this moment, he felt a despair he had never known.
"Hang him up. This official wants to interrogate him properly," Feng Changshan commanded.
Two prison guards entered, dragged Liang Yizhi out, and hung him up. Feng Changshan walked in front of Liang Yizhi and asked, "Speak, besides your Liang family, who else is involved?"
Liang Yizhi turned his head away, refusing to utter a word.
"Stubborn? Good, I, Feng Changshan, like a bit of stubbornness. Hit him," Feng Changshan growled.
Soon, prison guards stepped forward, lashing out with whips.
Liang Yizhi could not help but cry out in pain.
"You are truly unlike your father. Your father was a man of iron will. Even when his bones were dug out, he didn't utter a single extra word."
Feng Changshan suddenly felt it was pointless. He stepped forward and said, "If you tell this official whether the Imperial Envoy ordered you, I will spare your life, how about that?"
Liang Yizhi's body trembled. He looked up at Feng Changshan, who smiled sinisterly. "What? You don't think this condition is good enough?"
"Why?" Liang Yizhi asked, his voice hoarse.
"Someone reported to this official that the Imperial Envoy is fake."
Liang Yizhi's body stiffened, his gaze faltering slightly.
Feng Changshan saw this and continued, "As long as you are willing to testify, I will not only release you, but I will also betroth Chuchu to you. Then you will be my son-in-law. What do you say?"
The conditions were tempting, but Liang Yizhi was not foolish. Feng Changshan was going to such lengths, proving he feared the Imperial Envoy.
Why fear? Because she held some unspeakable secrets. Once they reached the imperial court, he would face the death penalty for his entire clan.
If he refused, Feng Changshan would likely not let him off. Thinking of this, he said, "Really?"
Feng Changshan nodded, "Do I need to lie?"
"Then, what if I tell you, and you want to kill me to silence me?"
Feng Changshan chuckled, "It's easy for me to kill you right now."
"Now you haven't gotten that secret. Once you have it, you'll kill me." Liang Yizhi was neither stupid nor cunning. He quickly figured out Feng Changshan's plan.
"Fine, since that's the case, I'll give you a taste of what's to come. Guards, release him."
Liang Yizhi regained his freedom and said, "Since Governor Feng permits me to marry Miss Feng, why delay? Let's do it today. What does Governor Feng think?"
Feng Changshan smiled sinisterly, "Liang Yizhi, you are truly audacious."
"If you don't want people to know, you shouldn't have done it. Governor Feng, what do you say?"
Feng Changshan was slightly taken aback. To be honest, he was still afraid that Captain Liang had evidence of his corruption and bribery. The Imperial Envoy was merely a pretense. He had thought long and hard and decided that killing him was not as good as making him one of his own.
"Of course, my word is my bond," Feng Changshan said.
"Then please allow me to trouble Governor Feng with the many arrangements for the wedding?"
Feng Changshan flicked his sleeves and left.
Liang Yizhi wanted to leave the prison, but the guards stopped him. "My lord said that until the wedding, young master Liang should stay honestly in prison!"
News of the wedding being held at Governor Feng's mansion spread quickly, and Xue Zining and the others also found out.
Liang Yihan shook her head, unable to believe that her brother would marry someone else's daughter. This was something she had never expected.
She wanted to go and question her brother, but Xue Zining stopped her. "Feng Changshan probably wishes you would go find your brother right now, so he can catch the last fish of the Liang family. If you go, you'll be playing into Feng Changshan's hands, and it would be something that makes your enemy happy."
Hearing this, Liang Yihan's eyes filled with tears. "Am I just going to watch my brother marry the daughter of a villain like this?"
How will I face my father and the ancestors of the Liang family in the netherworld?
"Will you get an answer if you go ask? Will you get to see your brother? You'll only be walking to your death."
Liang Yihan knew that Madam was right, but she just couldn't accept it. How could her brother do such a thing?
"Your brother probably had no choice but to make this decision. If you really want to see your brother, then wait until the wedding night tonight, and I will take you into the mansion."
Liang Yihan knew this was the best course of action, so she could only nod in agreement. The wedding arrangements for the Liang family were made quickly, and they were to be married that evening.
Feng Chuchu, upon hearing that her father wanted her to marry Liang Yizhi, refused to do so, even threatening to hang herself.
Feng Changshan threatened Madam Feng, and Madam Feng tearfully persuaded Feng Chuchu, who then reluctantly agreed.
After the ceremony, Feng Chuchu returned to her room. She lifted the red veil and said to the man with his back to her, "I don't know why you want to marry me, but if you expect me to be harmonious with you after marriage, then you can forget about it!"
Liang Yizhi turned around and looked at Feng Chuchu coldly. "Miss Feng, your words are exactly what I wish for. I also have no intention of being harmonious with Miss Feng."
"You..." Feng Chuchu sneered, "It seems you are not willing either. Very well, then we won't need to waste our breath arguing. However, in front of my father, you still need to save face for me."
"Agreed." Feng Chuchu's request was exactly what Liang Yizhi wanted.
He did not want Feng Changshan to discover that he was only pretending to submit.
Feng Chuchu looked at Liang Yizhi. She thought that the person her father chose would be older, as her father had previously said he wanted someone older who wouldn't mind that she had lost her purity.
She never expected it to be the person who had taken her purity. But since it had come to this, and the marriage was a done deal, there was nothing left to complain about.
"Now, I want to sleep. Find your own place to sleep!" Feng Chuchu lay down, ready to sleep.
She found that Liang Yizhi had also gotten into bed. She covered herself with the quilt and shied away, "I made three rules with you, why are you still sleeping on the bed?"
"Miss Feng, do you want everyone outside to know that I didn't sleep here tonight?"
Feng Chuchu gritted her teeth and said, "This is the last time. We'll let it go for today."
"Thank you," Liang Yizhi said, and then lay down and fell asleep.
For the past few days, he had either been on the move or preparing to be on the move. He was already exhausted. Finally lying on the bed, he quickly fell asleep.
Feng Chuchu sighed. If it weren't for what happened before, she might have thought that marrying someone like him wouldn't be too bad. But now, it was different.