
Love is Ruthless
by Liu Xinglong
About This Novel
During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, Tu Rusong, the richest man in Macheng, Hubei Province, married Yang Lian'er, a girl as beautiful as a fairy. After the marriage, his daughter-in-law Yang Lian'er often quarreled with her mother-in-law. Tu Rusong was a dutiful son, but when he was angry, he picked up a cane and beat her. Yang Lian'er ran away in anger and went to live with her old lover's house. The scholar Yang Tongfan had long coveted Yang Lian'er's beauty, but he had no chance to succeed. A month passed and Tu Rusong didn't see Yang Lian'er coming back, so he went to Lian'er's parents' home to look for her. The Yang family said that Yang Lian'er never returned to her parents' home. Lian'er's younger brother Yang Wurong had always been jealous of Tu Rusong's youth and wealth. When he heard that his sister was missing, he insisted that Tu Rusong had killed Yang Lian'er and submitted a complaint to the county government. At this moment, Yang Lian'er was sent back to her parents' home by her lover. When Yang Wurong saw his sister coming back, he immediately thought that Tu Rusong would be the loser if he failed to sue, and he was unwilling to accept it. When he was at a loss, Yang Tongfan gave him an idea to let Yang Lian'er hide in Yang Tongfan's home and continue to create the illusion that Yang Lian'er was missing, in order to achieve his purpose of colluding with Yang Lian'er. In order to accuse Tu Rusong of betraying him and put him to death, Yang Wurong did not hesitate to betray Yang Lian'er. An unjust case that shocked both the government and the public began. After several trials and retrials, the county magistrate was changed three times, the prefect and the prefect were involved, and several people were mistakenly killed. Until Emperor Yongzheng issued an imperial decree and sent officials to retrial, the truth of the case was finally revealed, and the big lie was exposed. The plot of this book is full of twists and turns. The strangeness, strangeness and absurdity of the case are unprecedented and unparalleled. Coupled with the famous writer's wonderful writing, this famous Qing Dynasty strange case comes to life with a new literary image on the page. After reading it, you will be amazed.
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