After a pause, Xia Wanyun continued:
"At the time, I thought I had to get out of prison first.
Only once I was out would I have a chance to find evidence and save my family.
That was what I thought, but my grandmother, my father, and my mother said all they wanted was for me to stay alive and live well.
Two months after I left prison, I still hadn't found any useful evidence. My entire family's property was confiscated, and they were executed.
I fainted when I heard. By the time I woke up, Zuo Yanfeng had already arranged for my father and the others to be buried."
"Only later did I learn that the Zuo Family was rotten to the core.
Zuo Yanfeng hadn't appeared with that marriage certificate because he was devoted or loyal.
Before disaster struck, my father had already sensed that something was wrong.
He contacted the Zuo Family in advance and offered them half the Xia family's wealth in exchange for having a marriage certificate issued at the Government Office, so they could take me into their household when the time came.
My mother came from a merchant family and owned many estates and shops. Even half our wealth was an immeasurable fortune.
Faced with such enormous profit, the Zuo Family was tempted, and that was how I became Zuo Yanfeng's wife.
I was too naive. I saw him as my only salvation.
The other half of our family's property was seized and placed in the state treasury when our home was confiscated."
Song Yaoyao did not interrupt Xia Wanyun. She listened quietly the entire time.
Xia Wanyun continued:
"After learning that my father and the others had died, I fell gravely ill.
During that time, Zuo Yanfeng stayed by my side, tending