Su Rong's brilliant move not only caught Mrs. Xie San off guard, but also almost ruined Xie Mujun's future.
That afternoon, the Dean of the Imperial College mercilessly crossed out Xie Mujun's name from the enrollment list, and at the end he said, "You are treacherous and fickle, and your character is ruined. No matter how much you study, it will be useless. It's better not to study!"
After he said this, even the upright people in the city sneered at Xie Mujun's character.
Speaking of the Wang family, everyone felt a little sympathetic. Who would have thought that the children of the Chenliu Xie family could do such a thing? This really couldn't be blamed on anyone else. It could only be said that they met the wrong person.
After such an incident, the entire Wang family naturally united in their hatred of the enemy. As soon as Xie Mujun came out of the yamen of the Wucheng Bingmasi, he was blocked by people from the Wang family.
Master Wang, along with several of his brothers-in-law, blocked Xie Mujun at the gate of the government office in a friendly manner. In front of so many people, he showed no mercy and said politely, "Since you have someone else you love and have already made an engagement, our family is not the kind of family that wants to ruin someone's marriage. Let's cancel the engagement now. Please help us bear witness. From now on, our two families will part ways."
As he was speaking, the third master of the Wang family added with a sullen face: "As for the engagement letter, your family arbitrarily tore our engagement letter into pieces, but we are not the kind of family that is so petty, so we just let it go. From now on, I just hope you won't come to our house again."
Xie Mujun had never experienced anything like this before. Throughout his life, his life had been smooth sailing. Whether it was his studies or his marriage, everything went according to plan without any setbacks.
But in just these few short days, his life changed dramatically.
How could anyone have imagined that he would actually fight with someone in the street and be beaten into the government office? How could anyone have imagined that he would be blocked here and be speechless when questioned
It's a complete disgrace and a complete loss of dignity.
He felt a little aggrieved, looked up at Master Wang, opened his mouth but could not utter any words of defense.
Master Wang just wanted to consolidate the effect and had no intention of pestering the issue. After saying this, he left with his men without any reluctance.
Xie Mujun was left alone, standing there like a fool.
The glaring sunlight made it impossible for him to open his eyes. He finally got on the carriage that came to pick him up, and he finally burst into tears in the carriage.
He was originally still struggling with how to face Madam Xie San. After all, if it weren't for Madam Xie San, he wouldn't have reached this point today. But who knew that as soon as the carriage stopped in front of the Xie family's door, he saw a familiar figure.
The man turned around and looked at him coldly. His legs and feet suddenly went limp, and then he called out "Father" in a mosquito-like voice, his face turning pale.
Master Xie's face was cold, his eyes were like ice. He waited until Xie Mujun came up to him before glancing at him coldly: "Don't call me father. I would kill myself if I raised a son like you!"
Xie Mujun was so embarrassed that he couldn't raise his head.
Mr. Xie never hit him or scolded him, but he would beat him with his mouth until his body was completely torn to pieces.
He was extremely sad, but Second Master Xie had already walked up the stairs. Xie Mujun hurriedly followed him, and when he entered the flower hall, he saw that Old Madam Xie was also there.
Chenliu is so far away from the capital, so it seems that my grandmother and father had already started on the journey when they planned to cancel the engagement.
He felt even more ashamed, his legs went weak and he fell to his knees.
Mrs. Xie looked at him gloomily, and sighed after a while: "Ajun, how can you be so confused?"
As she spoke, she raised her hand to stop Xie Mujun, and said in a tired tone: "It's come to this point, there's no point in saying more, but this account still needs to be settled."
The room was silent. Old Mrs. Xie turned her head and called out, "Old Third."
Mr. Xie San responded quickly.
"I warned you back then to marry a virtuous woman. Didn't I say that?"
Mr. Xie San felt bitter in his mouth and responded in a low voice: "Yes, you said..."
"I have also told you that your wife's family has no one who has taken the imperial examinations, nor does it have permanent property. Her family relies on her mother selling tofu, so she is not a good match. If you insist on marrying her, you must work hard in the future, and the couple must work together. Didn't I say that?"
Mr. Xie San lowered his head even lower: "Yes, it's all my son's fault."
"You are not a good person." Old Madam Xie stared at him coldly, "I have said many times before that it doesn't matter whether the decision is good or bad, what matters is that people have to pay the price for their choices. But since you married her, you should discipline her well." Old Madam Xie said sternly to Mr. Xie San, "Because of you two, the whole family has been embarrassed! Hundreds of years of reputation have been almost destroyed by you. How can you face your ancestors?! To your father?!"
Master Xie San also knelt down with a thud and called out "mother" in a miserable voice.
Old Madam Xie ignored him and just turned to look at Third Madam Xie and said coldly, "Come with me to the Wang family to apologize. If the Wang family forgives you, you will still be the daughter-in-law of the Xie family. Otherwise, even if my son hates me to death and I don't want this son, I will give you a divorce letter!"
Mrs. Xie San's face was pale and she couldn't utter a word. She looked at her husband for help, but Mr. Xie San had already turned his head away quickly.
Even if she was a fairy, she would have come down to earth after being married home for so many years, not to mention that Madam Xie San was not a fairy.
It was true that he loved and was desperate at the time, but it is also true that love fades with the passage of time.
He no longer has the courage he once had to fight against his family.
Mrs. Xie was suddenly filled with despair. She closed her eyes and cried inaudibly.
Old Mrs. Xie arranged everything in an orderly manner. She handed over the household affairs to the aunt of the Xie family who was married in the capital, and she went to the Wang family with her daughter-in-law and sons.
Mrs. Wang was originally in a slightly better mood, when Mrs. He happened to come back. When she heard that Wang Yuerong was in trouble, she came over with Mrs. He and was talking to Mrs. Wang.
When she heard that the Xie family was coming, her face suddenly darkened: "No, what's there to see? Let them go back."
The person who came back to the reception desk said, "Madam, it's Madam Xie who came in person."
Old Mrs. Wang pondered for a while.
After all, Mrs. Xie is the old lady of a prestigious family that has been around for centuries. She has close ties with the royal family. Not only is she highly respected, but she is also about to turn ninety years old, making her a real centenarian.
She has come all the way from Chenliu, and it would seem too cold if I didn't see her.
After pondering for a moment, Mrs. Wang hummed and said, "Then please come in."