Repairing the Past

Chapter 47

The sound of thunderous, deafening firecrackers accompanied by low boisterous sound of trumpets that are mutually unpretentious makes the atmosphere of the highway so lively.

The residents slid each other on the side of the road. They were so enthusiastic about watching the parade of the bride's motorcade that today would enter Zhao's famous residence.

Chu Ling could not stop her happy smile behind the bridal veil that wrapped her entire pretty face.

With good manners and manners, he got down the carriage and walked through the gate of Zhao's considerable residence.

From afar, a grooms with flat faces who stood to welcome his arrival and invited guests who almost boomed in the spacious party hall.

Chu Ling did not care, whether Zhao Ming De still did not put his heart into it. As long as she was the young man's legal wife, she would drive him crazy. He was sure that one day the charismatic young man would melt down and fall in love with him.

Wedding rituals go as they should. The sacred atmosphere became even more meaningful when the emperor's decree was read aloud by the Imperial envoy.

No one can argue. The marriage of Zhao Ming De and Chu Ling was official with the support of the emperor.

Zhao Lin Lin guided the brother-in-law into the room after the procession was over. Wait patiently for the groom who is still accompanying the invited guests who enjoy the party. The guests came back and forth as if they had not diminished.

Lin Lin knew, even knew very well that her older brother was depressed. No one wants the marriage done. But they all had no choice to refuse.

Everyone probably thought that young master Zhao was happy. The man laughed and continued to gulp wine at every opportunity.

All day until the end of the night. To make both cheeks blush because of the influence of alcohol.

"Sister.. Quit drinking.. You're getting drunk. " Prevent Lin Lin when all the guests are already out of sight.

Zhao Ming De brushed off the hand of the younger brother who was helping him stand up stably.

"I won't stop until I'm really drunk and sleeping here." Zhao Ming De replied, filling the empty cup with new wine.

"Is sister intending to let sister-in-law sleep alone tonight?"

"HE'S NOT YOUR BROTHER-IN-LAW!" Shake Zhao Ming De with a bang on the table, "He's just a temporary wife! Never consider her position as your true sister-in-law! Do you understand?!"

Zhao Lin Lin said no. He was quite surprised by the unusual tone of his sister's speech.

In his entire life he was never treated harshly by his older brother. And tonight, Zhao Ming De's emotional attitude had made him tremble in fear.

Zhao Ming De was frustrated. His heart rejected the new status he held at this time. He's a married man. Still expecting another woman by his side.

What an ironic chain of life.

Zhao Ming De threw a cup filled with wine everywhere until it broke. He was clumsy, sitting shuffled with disheveled hair.

From a distance the voices of some people had seized attention. The two brothers exchanged glances as they again sharpened their ears.

They didn't hear wrong. The voice of great master Zhao dominated the conversation. Not so clearly heard. Slowly the chaos disappeared.

"What happened dad?"  Asked Lin Lin as big master Zhao walked hurriedly over to them.

"General Chu is arrested! All his family were taken to the Imperial prison! They were accused of rebelling!" Zhao Fu Jun said with a confused and annoyed face.

Zhao Ming De and Lin Lin were shocked. As if they couldn't believe what they had just heard.

"When did that happen?" Zhao Ming De asked whose thoughts automatically led to the figure of the girl he loved.

"today. After the departure of the bridal carriage. The crown prince brought many soldiers to besiege the Chu residence. "

"How are they doing, dad?"

"Otherwise that should be questioned, isn't it the same as the other rebel captives!" Reply big master Zhao with patience on the verge of the boundary.

"Never think of doing silly things! Neither you nor I have the power to free them from that prison! Moreover, the accusations they received were so heavy! True not, a rebellion is not a legal matter that can be considered light! We'll have our heads misstep too!"

Zhao Fu Jun gave a long piece of advice when he realized the beloved son was about to walk out of the residence.

"But father, Chu Yao is there.. "

"Stop chasing that girl! You must realize that you are married now, Ming De!"

"But.. "

"Don't make me say it a second time! Do you want to drag our family to the Empire's execution pole?! Is there enough fear you're feeling about this marriage? Did you forget that your wife was previously surnamed Chu?!"

Zhao Ming De was stunned. His hands are automatically clenched. He had almost forgotten about Chu Ling.

"You'd better get in your bridal room! Don't even think of getting out of that place one step! I'll ask all the servants to guard all sides of the residence so that you can't escape anywhere!"

No matter how response Zhao Ming De gave, the great master Zhao stepped away after being satisfied to present a threat to his biological son.

Zhao Lin did not budge either. He slowly left his brother to return to his private room.

Zhao Ming De's eyebrows twitched. His face is so tangled. He returned to the wine. This time straight from a fairly large poselen teapot.

With an unstable move he returned to the bridal chamber. Meeting Chu Ling who had prepared to welcome his arrival with a gentle and warm manner.

The strong aroma of wine had stung the lobe of his nose behind the red veil he was wearing.

Zhao Ming De was drunk!

Chu Ling realized that. But he was indifferent. The woman remained faithful waiting for her veil to be opened by the man she always dreamed of.

But that desire is contrary to reality.

Zhao Ming De did not touch him. Even the end of cloth. It was as if they were regretting the marriage they had done.

"You! Although the whole world says you're my wife, you're still not who I am! My feelings will never change! I still love Chu Yao! Until whenever it's just him! Not you!"

Chu Ling biting her lip endured the pain from Zhao Ming De's words. The woman tried to be patient, thinking that all these words were only the bad influence of the wine that the man had drunk.

But Zhao Ming De was increasingly raving, "You're happy here. While he was there suffering. Do you know that behind your magnificent party, they're all miserable! They're hurt! Even their lives are in danger!"

"What is brother Ming De talking about? Better get some rest now. My brother was drunk. " Reply Chu Ling who did not understand what the husband meant.

"Don't touch!" Reject Zhao Ming De when Chu Ling intends to help him lie on the bed.

"I'll sleep there! You, don't ever expect to sleep together with me!"

The man staggered and lay down on a long chair that was quite far from the bed.

In an instant the young master Zhao was asleep and delirious. He mentioned Chu Yao's name so many times that it made Chu Ling unable to sleep soundly.

The next morning, it snowed quite heavily. Yet his coldness could not defeat the cold treatment that Zhao Ming De applied to Chu Ling.

Although Chu Ling knew that the man was rude last night, she did not expect the same thing to happen again.

"Why is big brother Ming De struggling like this? Isn't the one who's your wife right now me? I am the one who will stay by your side. Why the other woman you want?"

Zhao Ming De placed the drunken soup that his personal servant served on the table.

Chu Ling's words just now had made her appetite disappear instantly. The headache from the wine that was about to disappear suddenly throbbed again. A rhythm with emotions slowly rose within him.

"Chu Yao is not a good woman. It doesn't care about reputation. He was not ashamed to come here with his personal bodyguard. Everyone knows their relationship is unusual. Her attitude did not reflect the elegance of an educated noblewoman!"

The sharpness of Zhao Ming De's eyes that was highlighting Chu Ling was as if he was skinning himself. Instead of being damned, the man actually rose with the rest of his consciousness and walked out of the room without caring for the whining of his wife.

However, his steps were intercepted when Lin Lin arrived in front of the room with intermittent breathing.

"What's up, Lin Lin?" Zhao Ming De asked as he calmed the brother who looked troubled.

Lin Lin took a breath, "They.. No, I-I mean.. The emperor's decision will be to execute the Chu family within the next two days!"

Chu Ling was stunned. It was as if he did not understand what he had heard.

Zhao Ming De clutched the humerus bone of his only brother, "No way! Just yesterday they were herded into the Imperial prison. Why is it so quick the decision that His Majesty the emperor took? Didn't you hear wrong?"

"No brother! I accidentally heard father's conversation with someone while passing through the banquet hall. It seems the rumor of the arrest has spread throughout the city."

Chu Ling shouted among the brothers, "What do you mean by the arrest and execution of the Chu family? What do you mean is my family?"

Lin Lin was silent. His irises turned to the male figure in front of him. As if asking for an explanation of the attitude of the brother who seems to have not told the facts about the wife's real family.

"Sister Ming De, what did Lin Lin's sister mean just now? Can't the Empire capture the father and the people in the Chu residence? Yesterday everything was fine. I swear!"

"Again, the father had served faithfully to the emperor. Father's services so much. There's no way they.... Nah! It must be another Chu family you are referring to.."

"Do you think the Chu family is so much in the capital?!" Hardik Zhao Ming De, "what Lin Lin said was true! Your family will be put to death by the Emperor! They were accused of insurrection!"

Chu Ling's knee suddenly became weak. He sat helplessly on the cold floor with a pale face.

"No.. You can't be a traitor.." The woman muttered in disbelief, "I have to go there! I have to save mom and dad! L'm.. "

"CONSCIOUSLY!" Zhao Ming De's violent clash locked onto Chu Ling's motion as he was about to leave the room.

"Are you so stupid that you don't realize what this marriage means? Is your brain so dead-end that it's hard to think that your father has tried to save your life by making you the son-in-law of the Zhao family?"

Chu Ling was speechless, as was Lin Lin.

"Think of it cold! You and Chu Zhan have been saved from the gallows long ago! Are you an idiot, going there to deliver the life that the general has so desperately fought for! Do you think if you go there then they will all be released immediately?! Do you think your silly actions will not drag the Zhao family?!"

Zhao Ming De railed without the slightest pause. With a single move he pulled Chu Ling's body back into the room.

"You are not allowed to leave the room from now on without my permission!!" Zhao Ming De said as he locked the door of the room and called for a few male servants to stand guard at the front.

"Stupid girl." Zhao Lin muttered as she went to follow in the footsteps of the older brother.

They left the locked bridal room speechless. All of the servants who had witnessed the commotion were well aware that young master Zhao had been enraged.

No one dared to comment. This is the first time that such a gentle charismatic man has gone out of control. And that sight, it's really not heart-wrenching.