bestfiction Chapter 252: Breaking off the Engagement and Divorcing
Chapter 252: Breaking off the Engagement and Divorcing
Chapter 252: Breaking off the Engagement and Divorcing
What's more, Jiang Wanting's attitude was to announce the result directly, leaving her no room for maneuver.
So she thought about it again and again, and finally said nothing. She just nodded, and the matter was settled.
Lord Yu looked at her with a look of disappointment. She turned her head away and refused to make eye contact with him, pretending she saw nothing.
Although she was the one who proposed the marriage, she just felt that the Yu family was easy to manipulate and control. She just didn't want the eldest son to marry a powerful wife, which would affect the status of her and her second son's family.
It's a pity that the Yu family is greedy and feels that they are being taken advantage of by the First-Rank General's Mansion. If she continues to meddle in this trivial matter, she would be a fool.
The old lady didn't say anything, but Ye Lianmian felt aggrieved for her grandmother and said sullenly, "How can this be considered the Yu family's fault? Is the matter of my eldest brother flirting with the girl over? You are really confusing right and wrong."
Jiang Wanting glared at Ye Lianmian fiercely, "Even a fool can understand this truth, why is Second Miss Ye still confused?"
Ye Lianmian was anxious, "Who are you calling a fool?"
"Whoever answers the call is the one."
"you……"
"Ye Lianmian, shut up!" The old lady slammed the table. "This is none of your business, shut up!" After saying that, she rolled her eyes fiercely, her face full of disgust.
Mrs. Mu felt particularly uncomfortable. Her good daughter was snatched away from her when she was young and brought up like this, and in the end the old lady was the first to dislike her?
Ye Lianmian listened to the old lady the most. She shut up when she was told to. Although she was not very happy about it, she didn't say anything in the end.
Jiang Wanting smiled and turned to Lord Yu and said, "Father said that the reason why he dismissed you directly instead of investigating your family first was because of your eldest lady and eldest daughter. Otherwise, if the Ministry of Justice gets serious, I'm afraid no one in your family will be able to leave Lin'an intact. Lord Yu, you should be grateful."
Master Yu plopped down on the ground, muttering, "It's over, it's all over."
Jiang Wanting nodded, "It's all over. A sixth-rank official doesn't need to attend court, and the Minister of Justice has the absolute power to appoint and dismiss you. It can be said that the rise and fall of your Yu family depends on our Jiang family, and our Jiang family is on good terms with the eldest branch of the Ye family. So I really can't understand what's wrong with you to make such a scene. How sorry you are for this, aren't you?"
Jiang Wanting stopped talking to him and turned to talk to Ye Wenyan: "Wenyan, I'm really sorry. My father said that this is caused by his failure to control his subordinates. It has caused trouble for your family. Don't worry, the Ministry of Justice will give you an explanation for this matter, and also give Brother Feiyu an explanation." After that, she bowed deeply to Mu, "Please forgive me, Aunt Mu." Mu Qianqiu hurriedly said: "It's not Lord Jiang's fault. There are so many people in the Ministry of Justice, how can they manage it. Besides, our two families have been engaged, and it's not good for him to interfere too much, so as to indulge these villains. Aunt Mu feels bad for asking you to run this way in the middle of the night."
"Aunt Mu, please stop talking like that. It's too formal for our two families to talk like that. It's late at night, and I can't stay any longer. I'll go back now and come visit Aunt Mu another day." After saying that, he pulled Ye Wenyan aside and whispered, "Hurry up and deal with Princess Guiyue. She can't stand it anymore."
After he had finished speaking, he was about to leave, but he saw another servant running in hurriedly from outside the hall, followed by a maid, and behind the maid was another group of servants, all of whom were carrying large boxes.
Sitting on the ground and still muttering "It's over, it's over", Master Yu found that this woman looked familiar. He was wondering why the Jiang family sent a young lady and it was not enough, but they also sent a woman. But when he walked into Xu Ming Tang, he saw that this woman was not the Jiang family's woman, but theirs! This was Aunt Feng who had always been with Madam Hai! He got angry when he saw this woman, and he had a place to vent his anger. He shouted, "What are you doing here?"
Nanny Feng didn't even look at him. She just looked around the hall and then came over to greet Madam Mu.
"I am an old servant of the mistress of the Yu family, Hai. I have met Madam Ye twice before. I kowtow to you, Madam!" As he said this, he knelt down and kowtowed directly to Madam Mu.
Mu gave her a hand and said, "I remember you. Is Miss Hai okay?"
Madam Feng spoke the truth: "Thank you Madam for your concern. My Madam...is not well." She took a breath, "But I am not here to complain tonight. My Madam and Miss have given me instructions. Madam Ye, please let me do my business first!"
As she spoke, she stood up and waved her hand, asking the servants who followed her outside the hall to come closer.
"These are the betrothal gifts that the Ye family brought into the Yu Mansion when they proposed marriage. They are the most precious things to our eldest daughter. The first lady intended to give all the betrothal gifts to the eldest daughter as a dowry, but the master was instigated by the concubine to put the betrothal gifts into the public treasury and give most of them to the concubine's daughter as a dowry. My wife and eldest daughter risked their lives to save them. They are all brought back today and returned to the Ye family."
"What does this mean?" Mu was stunned, and Ye Feiyu was also stunned.
Then Madam Feng said, "My wife said that she is too embarrassed to marry again, and the eldest daughter is too embarrassed to marry again."
As she spoke, she reached into her bosom and quickly pulled out a letter.
"This is what my young lady wrote before she left home. She asked me to read it in public. Madam Ye, please allow me to read it."
Mu nodded, "Okay, read it!"
Nanny Feng bowed again, then opened the letter and read it word by word in a slightly louder voice.
"My daughter Xuanji, 17 years old, is the daughter of Yu Changwen, the head of the Ministry of Justice. I am the daughter of the main wife, the legitimate daughter of the Yu family, and my status is noble. However, my father favors his concubine over his wife. Not only did he trap my mother and me in the mansion, not allowing us to go out or see guests, he even framed the young master of the Ye family who was engaged to me, and wanted to marry my concubine sister into the Ye mansion.
My mother was so angry about this that she became seriously ill and has not recovered since then. I have argued with my father many times but to no avail. I have also tried to sneak out of the house to report the news to the Ye family many times but failed. My aunt and my father's people were guarding inside and outside the courtyard. If I took one more step, I would be stopped. I had no choice but to take advantage of the fact that my father and aunt took my concubine sister out tonight and threatened to die. I put a knife on my neck to scare the servants in the house, and then I took the betrothal gifts from the Ye family out of the house and asked Aunt Feng to bring my letter to the Ye mansion.
Three years after the engagement, I embroidered my wedding dress and quilt, and also embroidered two sets of clothes for each season for Brother Feiyu, six pairs of shoes, and even tailored the curtains for the new house. Although the materials are not exquisite and may not be worthy of the nobleness of the first-rank general's mansion, it is my heartfelt love and my beautiful yearning for this marriage. My mother arranged a dowry for me that was not very generous. My mother said it was a bit shabby, but it was the best we could afford. Fortunately, the Ye family's betrothal gift was very generous, and I could take it back in the future, which would make me look better.
However, the Ye family had a great funeral, so the originally scheduled wedding date had to be postponed for a few years. My mother told me not to be unhappy or blame anyone, because it was a matter of law and tradition, and the Ye family did not want such a great funeral. So I burned incense at home for 49 days in a row, and made preparations for postponing the wedding date. I even thought that I could embroider more clothes and quilts during these two years, and add a few more patterns to my wedding dress.
I am very happy to have such a good marriage, because I heard that Master Ye is not only handsome, but also a gentleman. I heard that General Ye never took a concubine in his life and treated his wife wholeheartedly. How can the children raised by such a person be bad? I really marry above my station. I have already made plans. After I get married, I will serve my mother-in-law well, be friendly to my sister, and live a good life with my husband, respecting and loving each other. Unfortunately, these plans are useless now.
But I don't regret it. I have to be upright and honest. I can't lose my dignity even if I lose my reason. I can't marry into the Ye family knowing that my father was plotting this. I am unlucky myself, and no one else can blame me. Thank you, Brother Feiyu, for not despising me and being willing to get engaged to me. Today, the betrothal gifts have been returned, the marriage certificate has been destroyed, and the engagement letter has been taken away by Nanny Feng along with the betrothal gifts. Our marriage is over now. When we meet again in the future, I can only call you Master Ye."
The letter ended here, and everyone in the room felt uncomfortable.
Jiang Wanting sighed first, and then Mu said, "Why is Xuanji doing this?"
Madam Feng sniffed and leaned forward to say, "My young lady repeatedly stressed that she must thank the eldest lady and the eldest young master for not despising her and for giving her such a generous dowry. This dowry was originally snatched from the public treasury. My lady checked the gift list several times and found nothing missing. Today, all of it has been brought back, and from now on, no one owes anyone anything."
After she finished speaking, she knelt down and kowtowed three times to Mu, then looked at Ye Feiyu and sighed repeatedly, "My young lady is unlucky. It is impossible for her to meet such a good young master again in this life."
She stood up, walked a few steps towards Master Yu, and said loudly with a gloomy face: "Madam asked me to bring a message to Master! Madam said that she has had enough of the life in the Yu Mansion and has seen enough of you, a man with hypocritical morals, and she wants to divorce you. If you don't want to, she will go to the Lin'an government office and beat the drum to complain, and accuse you of favoring a concubine and killing your wife!"
"She dares!" Lord Yu was furious. "Who does she think she is? Does she dare to sue me?"
"You won't be an official any more." Jiang Wanting reminded him, "In just a few hours, you will no longer be an official. My father will personally go to court to impeach you, and the emperor will give the Ministry of Justice this honor."
"I...then I will never divorce you!"
Madam Feng snorted coldly, "Then go and file a complaint. If Lin'an Prefecture can't win, we'll file a complaint with the Emperor! Madam said that she will file a complaint against you even if she has to be thrown into a frying pan or a rolling board with nails!"