webnovelfull Chapter 734 How did you instruct Lian'er
Chapter 734 How did you instruct Lian'er
Having come to this point, Zhong Yixiu understood that there was no turning back.
She must successfully break off the engagement today.
Zhong Xingyun felt the gazes of the crowd and felt as if he had a thorn in his back.
If he did not agree in public, it would be confirmed that he wanted to curry favor with the Marquis's family, regardless of the reputation of his own daughter. Someone might poke him in the back and accuse him of selling his daughter for fame.
But if he agreed, the marriage proposal with Mingchang Marquis Mansion, which he was most satisfied with, would be wasted.
He also offended the eldest princess and Marquis Mingchang.
A dilemma.
For a moment, Zhong Xingyun seemed to be on the fire, being tortured on both sides. The anger and embarrassment in his heart made it difficult for him to breathe, so he vented all his anger on Zhong Yixiu who was kneeling in front of him.
A slap hit Zhong Yixiu's face hard.
"You rebellious girl, marriage is a matter of parents' orders and matchmaker's words. Whether you want to cancel the engagement or continue, you are not allowed to speak nonsense and disobey etiquette in public. Get up now!"
The slap was filled with anger and there was no sign of restraint in the force. Red and swollen finger marks soon appeared on Zhong Yixiu's cheeks.
After all, today is Marquis Mingchang's birthday party. Logically, Marquis Chang and the Princess should come out to smooth things over.
But thinking about what Zhong Yixiu had just said, both of them were filled with anger and no one spoke immediately.
Yuwen Huan, who was standing aside, looked at it with raised eyebrows, as if he was watching the fun.
Half of Zhong Yixiu's head was knocked off balance. She took a long time to recover before slowly turning her head to look at Zhong Xingyun again.
"Father, do you think your daughter is not following etiquette or that she has damaged the relationship between you and the Marquis of Mingchang Mansion?"
These words were much more explicit than before.
Zhong Xingyun's eyebrows stood up when he heard this, and he raised his hand again, "How dare you talk nonsense!"
As he said that, he was about to slap Zhong Yixiu again.
"Minister Zhong." Jiang Suining's voice suddenly sounded, blocking Zhong Xingyun's imminent slap.
Zhong Xingyun subconsciously looked towards Jiang Suining.
Jiang Suining's eyes were slightly cold, with no expression on his face, but there was a hint of coldness in his eyes.
"Ms. Zhong is your biological daughter after all, so Minister Zhong should show some mercy."
"This is my family affair. When will it be your turn..."
"It is indeed a family matter, but this is not the Zhong family. Today is the birthday banquet of the Marquis of Mingchang. It may be inappropriate for Minister Zhong to teach his daughter here. We are here to celebrate the birthday of the Marquis, not to watch Minister Zhong punish his daughter."
"That's right." Shen Yanxi also said coldly, "Minister Zhong is so cruel. If Miss Zhong is beaten to death, wouldn't it add more blood to the birthday banquet? If you don't know, you might think that you are dissatisfied with the relationship between Prince Yuwen and that brothel girl, and you are seeking revenge, and you are deliberately venting your dissatisfaction by beating your daughter here."
"Prime Minister Shen, please be careful with your words and don't talk nonsense to wrongly accuse me. How could I possibly think so!" Zhong Xingyun's face changed and he spoke immediately.
"We don't know what Minister Zhong thinks of us, but people's words are scary, and..." Jiang Suining raised his eyes and glanced at the Marquis of Mingchang and the Princess who were sitting in the main seat, "Your behavior is somewhat disrespectful to the Marquis and the Princess."
Now that things have come to this, Marquis Mingchang and the Princess can no longer remain deaf and dumb.
"Minister Zhong, Miss Zhong is still young after all. It is understandable that some of her words were inappropriate and she was too impulsive. You should not be so angry." Marquis Mingchang said.
The eldest princess also said coldly: "That's right, as for the engagement, it will be later..."
"Please ask the Princess, Marquis Mingchang, to allow Yixue to cancel the engagement!"
Zhong Yixiu interrupted the eldest princess loudly, her face showing a determination that did not allow for negotiation.
"Now that things have come to this, there is no possibility that the engagement between the two families will continue. Yixue knows that proposing to cancel the engagement may disappoint the princess, but Yixue really doesn't want to continue this marriage. If the princess is dissatisfied, I will let her deal with it."
The princess stopped talking before she finished speaking, looked at Zhong Yixiu coldly, and did not continue speaking.
Zhong Xingyun's face turned red and white, and he clenched his fists tightly, as if he was trying hard to restrain the urge to slap again.
"you……"
"Forget it." The princess finally spoke again, "We in the Marquisate of Mingchang don't like to force people. Since Miss Zhong despises our Marquisate so much, then let's call off this engagement."
Zhong Xingyun's heart skipped a beat, and he said hastily, "Your Highness, you misunderstood. Yixue..."
"Thank you, Princess, for your help." Zhong Yixiu thanked loudly.
Zhongxing was so lucky that he was trembling all over.
Looking at Zhong Yixiu kneeling on the ground, and then at the Princess and Marquis Mingchang who had completely cold faces, he felt a little dizzy.
At this time, the court officials who usually did not get along well with Zhong Xingyun spoke up.
"Master Zhong, since Miss Zhong wants to cancel the engagement, and Her Royal Highness the Princess and the Marquis have agreed, you should stop insisting. If you can't marry into the Marquis of Mingchang's mansion, you can always choose someone else. Why be so stubborn?"
Just now, the Princess and Marquis Mingchang had not said anything. No one was sure whether they wanted to keep or give up the engagement, so naturally they did not dare to speak casually.
But now that the eldest princess has said she wants to cancel the engagement, they have nothing to worry about. Even if they make a few sarcastic remarks, it won't be a big deal.
"Yes, Master Zhong, a forced melon is not sweet, so why are you so stubborn?"
"That's right. Although this engagement is over, Prince Yuwen and Miss Zhong will definitely be able to find another good match in the future."
Listening to the people around him talking to each other, the topic slowly turned from ridicule to blessings, Zhong Xingyun knew that there was no hope for this matter.
Even if he is unwilling, this marriage has to be called off!
Lian'er was not driven away again.
Instead, at the eldest princess's signal, he was quietly taken away by several servants.
The banquet ended hastily and everyone began to say hello and say goodbye.
Jiang Suining walked to Zhong Yixue's side and said, "Miss Zhong, this move did not leave any way out for yourself."
Although the engagement was cancelled, he offended the Mingchang Marquisate and completely angered his father.
Even though outsiders thought it was Yuwen Huan's behavior that was inappropriate first, Zhong Yixiu would still inevitably be talked about after this incident.
Zhong Yixiu looked clear and knew exactly what she would face next.
"I know this move is too much, but I have considered too many ways out before, always wanting to get out of this unscathed, so I have been dragging my feet until now and have not been able to get rid of this engagement."
She should have thought it through long ago. Not all things can be ended cleanly and without getting involved.
Some prices must be paid.
Jiang Suining looked at Zhong Yixiu and did not continue this point, but asked instead.
"I'm a little curious about how you managed to instruct Lian'er to do this."