"The Prince of Yun is now the King of England?" Marquis Yongning took a breath. This person was already very powerful. What did the emperor mean by this? Was he afraid that he would be wronged
As they were talking, Xu Lipeng came in and respectfully saluted Marquis Yongning and Qu Zhizhen.
"Minister Qu came here to talk about the marriage between the two mansions. Aren't your mother and you preparing for a marriage recently? Is it related to the Qu mansion?" Marquis Yongning frowned, glanced at his son and asked.
What's going on in the mansion recently, but Marquis Yongning is not in charge of the matter, so he doesn't know much.
"We have to break off the engagement with the Duan family." Qu Zhizhen was there, and Xu Lipeng answered carefully. Could it be that something happened to Madam Qi that caused Minister Qu to come to her house
"Break off the engagement? Are you making a fuss? Even though this marriage was hastily arranged, it was after all negotiated by the two families. How can you break it off whenever you want?" Marquis Yongning said unhappily.
Did he not care about the affairs of the mansion in the past? He didn't even know such an important thing.
"My lord, do you want to remarry with my family?" Qu Zhizhen didn't want to listen any more. The rest of the words from Yongning Marquis gave him the impression of being silent. No wonder he had been holding an idle position for so many years. His words didn't get to the point at all.
After hearing what Qu Zhizhen said, Xu Lipeng answered more carefully: "This matter... The intention of the wife of Duke Qi was to see that our family was about to cancel the engagement, and she felt that the relationship between our two families... was all a misunderstanding before. If we can renew the relationship, it will be good for both of our families. It was indeed my nephew's fault before. If we can renew the relationship, I will definitely not treat the fourth lady badly."
After Xu Lipeng finished speaking, he respectfully bowed to Qu Zhizhen again, bowing all the way to the bottom, feeling that he had shown his sincerity enough.
What happened back then seemed like a huge deal to the lady, but to Qu Zhizhen, it was actually nothing. If it weren't for the matter of the King of England, seeing that Xu Lipeng was so sincere and it would benefit his family, Qu Zhizhen would have been very willing.
But now, no!
"Prince Xu, Ying girl already has an engagement, so there's no need for you to worry about her anymore. And don't talk to Madam Qi about it anymore. Even Madam Qi can't overturn this marriage." Qu Zhizhen frowned rudely.
Xu Lipeng looked up in astonishment, almost unable to believe his ears, and repeated in a stammering voice: "Already engaged?"
"This matter has been settled. Your family does not need to worry about Ying girl's marriage. Since you have called off the engagement before, if you encounter it in the future, please abide by your duty and do not spread any gossip. If so, it will be inconvenient for Ying girl and you, too."
Qu Zhizhen snorted coldly, stood up and said goodbye to Marquis Yongning.
I'm putting my words here, and I believe Xu Lipeng should be able to understand what I mean. Wherever Ying girl is, this prince should avoid suspicion.
Marquis Yongning still had a look of confusion on his face, but judging from Qu Zhizhen's expression, he must be a little angry. He knew that his wife and son might have done something in secret, and he was angry and annoyed, but he was also aggrieved and unaware of the situation. He was waiting to send Qu Zhizhen away and slammed his hand heavily on the table.
"What on earth happened? Why do you want to cancel your marriage? You still want to renew your marriage with the Qu family. Is there also the matter of the wife of the Duke of Qi involved? What on earth are you doing?" The rage of the Marquis of Yongning was rising. He glared at his son and asked harshly.
Such a big thing happened, involving so many people, but he knew nothing about it.
"Father, please explain this to me..."
"what else
It's easy to explain. You and your mother are both unreasonable. You arranged the marriage and then called it off, and then arranged it and called it off again. You don't want face, but I do." Yongning Hou was furious and cursed at his son.
"My lord, don't blame Peng'er for this. It's all caused by the Qu family themselves." The wife of Marquis Yongning had already received the news. When she hurried over, she heard these words. She waved her hand and asked the servants to go out. Then she slowly said to Marquis Yongning.
"Why is it all the Qu family's business? The meaning of Minister Qu's words just now is very clear. The fourth young lady of their family has nothing to do with our family anymore. Peng'er will have to stay away from her when he sees her in the future." Marquis Yongning's tone was cold and he was very angry.
He didn't care much about the affairs of the mansion in the past. His wife was a capable person, and he didn't want to take care of these internal affairs, so it was just right to let her take care of everything.
I didn't expect it to turn out like this.
"My Lord, Minister Qu said this for the sake of his young lady's reputation. They were the ones who approached us first and asked the Duke of Qi's wife to mediate. I think it's not a bad idea. You know how bad Peng'er's reputation is since the engagement was cancelled. The good job he had been looking for is gone."
The wife of the Marquis of Yongning's eyes were red with grievance: "You used to be a person who didn't care about things, how could you know the whole story? If they hadn't come to us first, why would we have to cancel the engagement now."
Speaking of this matter, the wife of the Marquis of Yongning was really annoyed. She originally wanted to talk to Qu Zhizhen in person, but when she came over, Minister Qu had already left.
Speaking of this matter, Marquis Yongning was also a little unhappy. After the previous cancellation of the engagement, he immediately got engaged to the Duan family. In addition, all kinds of bad rumors came out. His son suffered no less grievances than the woman.
Until now, Marquis Yongning still believes that it was just a misunderstanding, and that the second young lady of the Duan Mansion repaid kindness with enmity. However, things have come to that point, and it is unreasonable to be irresponsible. He only thinks that it is a good thing that his son saved people, but what happened afterwards makes his son seem unfaithful and heartless.
Now hearing what the wife of Marquis Yongning said, I felt very annoyed.
"Mother, forget it. Minister Qu has already made it clear that the fourth Miss Qu has already found a husband and is no longer interested in our mansion."
Xu Lipeng advised.
"Is that what you said? She tricked you into breaking off the engagement, but she's already engaged to someone else. It's obvious that she's trying to harm you... It's also my fault... I thought she was a good person, but I didn't expect her to be so vicious. It's not enough to ruin you once, she wants to ruin you a second time." Lady Yongning Marquis said angrily.
"Father, Mother, how are you now?" Xu Lipeng lowered his head with a wry smile.
"You wanted to marry us again before, but now you directly refuse. You should give up trying to climb up the social ladder. You are stepping on us and looking for another family. You want to get rid of us." The wife of Marquis Yongning said angrily.
She had hinted at the idea of cancelling the engagement with Duan before, and now it was really canceled. The wife of Marquis Yongning had previously thought of canceling the engagement first, and then having the Dowager Lady of the Duke of Qi mediate, and then arranging another marriage with the Qu family to set things right.
The marriage was re-arranged, and the son's bad reputation could be improved because of this re-arranged marriage. As for the marriage of the Duan family, it could be led to believe that the second young lady of the Duan family did it on purpose, taking advantage of the opportunity of her son saving her, and clinging to her son, which forced the two families to cancel the engagement. Anyway, the second young lady of the Duan family had a bad reputation to begin with.
.
This is what the wife of the Marquis of Yongning thought, and she also believed that this matter would be accomplished soon. Qu Moying's refusal now was just a show of strength. With her conditions, where could she find a better candidate than her son
Unexpectedly, today Minister Qu came to the house and actually talked about this matter, and also said that Qu Moying had already been engaged. Why? The wife of the Marquis of Yongning felt a surge of anger and was annoyed with Qu Moying. She felt that it was Qu Moying who caused her son to be in such a state.
"Mother, forget it, let's end this matter here!" Xu Lipeng shook his hand.
"No!" Lady Yongning Marquis refused.
"Well, now that Minister Qu has come to our house, what else do you want? We can't let Minister Qu come again. If he can pay so much attention to her, it shows that the other party is not ordinary. As I said just now, even Madam Qi can't do anything about this marriage."
Marquis Yongning doesn't take charge of affairs, but that doesn't mean he has no knowledge at all. Qu Zhizhen's words are clearly threatening, and the person who can make Qu Zhizhen so concerned is not an ordinary person.
"Mother, don't cancel the marriage with the Duan family. Let's just leave it like this." After hearing what Yongning Hou said, Xu Lipeng became even more hopeless and smiled bitterly.
He actually saw it more clearly than his mother. Would the Fourth Miss Qu really succumb to the pressure from the Duke of Qi's Mansion? He thought it was not necessarily the case at the time, but his mother thought too well.
When the marriage between two people ends, it is actually destined to be impossible.
“No…” The wife of Marquis Yongning was still being hypocritical.
"It's not up to you to decide whether it's feasible or not. The marriage with the Duan family cannot be cancelled, and the Qu family has nothing to do with us anymore. If you can't figure this out, then don't go out in the future. It's better for you to cultivate yourself in the mansion." Marquis Yongning slammed the table and said angrily.
"I'll just listen to my son on this matter. Let's stop here, shall we?" Yongning Hou rarely disobeyed his wife's words. His face was as cold as water. "If you still want your son to do his job well and have a good future, and not be idle and useless like me, then don't confront the Qu Mansion. Miss Qu San is now the concubine of King Jing."
No matter whether they are assistant ministers, censors, or even concubines, they are all more useful than a lazy marquis like him.
After thinking this through, Madam Yongning covered her eyes with a handkerchief in grievance, turned around and walked out crying...
"It's Madam Qi who asked you to come over again, saying that she wants to talk to you about your marriage." Madam Qu sighed and said to Qu Moying.
She really didn't know why Madam Qi was so obsessed with Ying's marriage. She had clearly made it clear that day, so why was Madam Qi still so concerned about it
"Don't worry, grandma. I will make sure to explain everything to Madam Qi this time." Qu Moying pondered for a moment and then spoke softly to comfort Madam Qu.
"This is not something you, an unmarried daughter, should talk about." Madam Qu sighed. For the first time, she felt that what Madam Qi did was a little out of place.
The right thing to do is to talk to yourself if you have any problems. How can you talk directly to your granddaughter
But it was inconvenient to refuse, after all, he had good intentions, so he could only repeatedly remind Qu Moying that if anything happened, he should push it onto himself and let him explain to Madam Qi, and not to offend Madam Qi directly...
As soon as Qu Moying's carriage left, Luo hurriedly caught up with it. She stomped her feet heavily at the parking lot in frustration before going back.