Following this, the brothers from the Li Family learned of the entire incident and their expressions turned extremely unpleasant. Especially Li Erfu, he simply couldn't believe that his wife could be so cunning, colluding with her natal family to traffic their own daughter.
The Wang Brothers completely denied any involvement in a conditional marriage. There was no written evidence, only verbal testimonies.
Li Jianwen had an entirely different story, claiming he had been kept in the dark about the deal between his mother and Teacher Wang the entire time. He explained that on the third day of the new year, he truly believed he was taking sheep to Teacher Wang's house, only to find it was his sister instead. Pressured by his mother's incessant pleading, he felt obligated to reluctantly agree to keep quiet. Li Jianwen's account made him sound like a deeply wronged individual, merely a dutiful son forced to comply for the sake of filial piety.
