Hei Bo looked at the direction of the gate of the ancestral hall and sighed helplessly. It was indeed time for the young master to be taught a lesson.
Prince Hua did not go to the Dingbei County Prince's Mansion again, but went to the study. Since his father was not around, many things needed to be handled by him. He had to handle all aspects properly so that his father would not have any worries.
Xiaocao met Concubine Kou again. Perhaps because of Li Ruoshui, Xiaocao was a little cold towards Concubine Kou.
This is the Dingbei County Prince's Mansion, not the Pingjin Marquis' Mansion, so even if she is not very clear about what happened, she can still know a little bit. Compared with Li Ruoshui, Concubine Kou is much more experienced and will not test her again, but will bring up the matter of the child in a subtle way. There are many people present, and she seems generous and open.
It is normal for a married woman without children to wish to have a child.
According to Concubine Kou, she had specifically asked Prince Heng to bring her along, just to see the Fourth Miss Wenren. She wondered if the Fourth Miss Wenren had time to help her take a look. Her attitude was very sincere, and she was humble, without any intention of using her power to pressure others.
"Xuan'er, when we go back today, we have to start cutting summer clothes. Why don't we go to Wanbao Tower in a couple of days to look at jewelry?" Han suggested.
Although Han meant to meet at Wanbaolou, in fact, shopping was essential. Changing clothes meant adding jewelry, nothing wrong with that. Although Xiaocao hadn't experienced it yet, she knew that this was the pattern.
Xiaocao and Concubine Kou had no grudges in the past or recently, and Prince Heng and the Wen family had no grudges against each other either. Now that everything was clear, Xiaocao naturally would not refuse and made an appointment with Concubine Kou.
Nothing more was said after that. After all, it was at the Dingbei County Prince's Mansion, at a banquet.
Later, Xiaocao met the wife of Marquis Pingjin again. She looked not in good spirits. Xiaocao frowned unconsciously. After all, he could not control his "occupational disease". He went to check on her again and inquired about the situation carefully. He could no longer pretend to be "mute".
Han saw this, but what could she do? She could only treat Pingjin Hou's wife and her son separately. If she had raised such a troublesome son, she would probably get sick from anger.
Lady Pingjin Hou held Xiaocao's hand and opened her mouth several times, but in the end she said nothing and sighed, which made people feel sad and helpless for no reason. In the end, it was Xiaocao who comforted her, "Madam, your children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, so you should be more relaxed. You still have your eldest son and daughter-in-law, just leave it to them to deal with it, don't worry so much."
That's what she said, but how many people can really do it? "Xuan Jie'er is a good child, and your seventh sister is also a good child. It's our family that is unlucky." When she said this, the wife of Pingjin Hou became more upset. That wicked son, a good girl didn't like him, but he had to like such a fickle and shameless vixen, who ruined her good daughter-in-law. She didn't know what kind of son he would marry in the future.
The reason why Lady Pingjin Hou thought so was because she felt that there was really no possibility of saving this marriage.
Later, the wife of Marquis Pingjin bumped into Li Ruoshui's mother again. She was so disgusted with Li Ruoshui that she hated him to death. Madam Li treated Li Ruoshui the same way as her because she had raised him to be like that. However, her upbringing did not allow her to say any unpleasant words on the spot. However, her attitude clearly told everyone that the Li family, at least the mother and daughter, were her enemies!
Mrs. Li certainly knew something about what happened before, but she didn't know the details. It's not that she didn't ask Li Ruoshui, but Li Ruoshui was vague and started crying after a few more questions. She looked so wronged and sad. Mrs. Li felt distressed and stopped asking anything. But she never thought it was her daughter's fault. The wife of Marquis Pingjin looked at her coldly, and her expression was not much better, especially the last time in Marquis Pingjin's Mansion, her daughter suffered a great injustice. She also had a lot of opinions about the people in Marquis Pingjin's Mansion. They bullied her daughter and dared to turn their backs on her
If it wasn't the wrong occasion, she might have started a scene right there.
No matter what, the two families became enemies, and to outsiders, this hatred was inexplicable.
Although Li Ruoshui was playing tricks in front of Hua Bochen, she didn't dare to say in front of Madam Li that she was bullied by the Wen family's sisters. She knew her mother's temperament, and she would believe her words 100% and then directly quarrel with the Wen family. However, her words did not stand up to scrutiny, so only those who believed in her unconditionally would not doubt her.
She was not sure whether Hua Bochen would break off the engagement with Wen Renying. If he did, she was not sure whether she would be implicated. Because of Hua Bochen's incompetence, she hoped that the marriage could be maintained. Even if he wanted to break off the engagement, it could not be done right now.
This was not something she could control. She just hoped that things would not get out of control. One by one, many people wanted to break off the engagement with their original fiancée because of her. She felt a sense of accomplishment about this, but wouldn't other girls and ladies look at her like a thief in the future? Li Ruoshui was not able to ignore the rumors from the outside world and remain unmoved.
However, in matters such as breaking off an engagement, even if it is the man's fault, it is often the woman who suffers in terms of reputation. If a man breaks off an engagement with his fiancé because of another woman, he would be labeled as "jealous" to put it bluntly. Therefore, Li Ruoshui feels that it is more likely that he will find other reasons to break off the engagement. He will definitely not do it like what happened between Prince Cheng and the Ming family, where they had a huge fight and ended up getting married. He would have married the same person if it was someone else, and became the subject of other people's jokes.
Therefore, after calming down, Li Ruoshui was no longer so panicked.
Hua Bochen is so useless. He failed to resist his family and was controlled by them. It would be even more difficult to see him. Li Ruoshui wanted to taste some fresh meat. Tsk, I don't know how long it will take. It seems that I have to choose another person. Li Ruoshui's calculations were crackling in her mind. She repeatedly picked up the young talents in the entire imperial city, as if they were all her harem. Whoever she wanted was whoever she wanted, and those who were chosen by her were flattered.
I have to say, Li Ruoshui's paranoia has become even worse.
She roughly knew who her first choice was from the way she glanced at Xiaocao and the others intentionally or unintentionally. However, Wenren Yang was too difficult to deal with, and he was a super otaku. In addition, after what happened today, even if she was delusional, she didn't think that Wenren Yang would stand on her side. She really regretted it a little. She should have been more subtle like before.
The mourners did not come back so soon, and the old concubine was the only one in the Dingbei County Prince's Mansion. After the banquet, they all took the initiative to say goodbye and did not go to the old concubine to complain. Wouldn't it be inviting hatred to say something inappropriate at this time
Before Xiaocao left with her family, she went to see the old concubine. Although the old concubine was in poor spirits, she was in good health and nothing serious happened. Time can slowly heal the pain in her heart. Xiaocao just comforted her with a few words in a gentle voice and told the servants to be careful.
Han was a decisive person. In the evening, she told her husband and mother-in-law about the cancellation of the engagement with Pingjin Marquis Mansion. After knowing the reason, neither mother nor son objected. There was no need for their pampered girl to suffer such grievance. Originally, they wanted to marry Wen Renying to Pingjin Marquis Mansion, not for the purpose of helping or anything. Since Hua Bochen was not a good man, it would be better to cancel the engagement cleanly.
Therefore, on the second day, Han took gifts to the home of the matchmaker hired by the Wen family and expressed her sincere apologies. After all, it was they who took the initiative to come to them in the first place, and now the marriage was called off, and all their efforts were in vain.
Fortunately, everyone was reasonable. Even though Han's reason for breaking off the engagement was vague, the other party didn't say anything. They found the other party's matchmaker and went to Pingjin Marquis' Mansion together.
The wife of Marquis Pingjin felt bitter in her heart. There was indeed no room for maneuver. But there was no point in getting angry now. Her youngest son was a delicate person. He fell ill in the afternoon yesterday with a high fever, which lasted until most of the night. If the condition had not improved this morning, she would have had to shamelessly ask the fourth Miss Wenren to come over.
They cheered up and dealt with the matchmaker, and did what they had to do. They didn't even mention the fact that Hua Bochen was sick in bed, for fear that the Wen family would think that they were deliberately playing a trick to make the Wen family feel unfair. Therefore, the matter went smoothly. Seeing this, the matchmaker just thought that they had reached a consensus. It was rare to be so amicable. After all, there were many cases where the two families broke off the engagement and became enemies for various reasons.
The engagement was cancelled. When Hua Bochen heard the news, he was stunned and couldn't believe it. Cancelled? Just cancelled so easily? Hua Bochen turned over and wanted to get up, but he was too weak to stand up and almost fell under the bed.
The wife of Marquis Pingjin hurriedly supported him, and with the help of the maid, let him lie down again.
"Mom, is the engagement really cancelled like this?" He was a little dazed and a little bit in disbelief.
Mrs. Pingjin couldn't help wiping away tears, "Isn't this just what you want? What else do you want?"
"I..." Hua Bochen himself didn't know what he wanted to say. If it was before yesterday, he might have been very happy. Even though the possibility of him marrying Miss Li was slim, as long as the engagement was cancelled, there would still be a glimmer of hope. But now the situation is completely different. He feels like he has lost the last bit of value to the Pingjin Marquis Mansion.
Hua Bochen looked very depressed.
Lady Pingjin Hou thought he was regretting it. "If you had known this, why did you do it before? Why did you..."
Prince Hua felt sad when he saw his mother crying. "Mom, although we can't become relatives with the Wen family, we can still have a good relationship. This kind of relationship is cultivated through interaction. The Wen family are all very sincere people. As long as we treat each other sincerely, the result will not be too bad."
The wife of Marquis Pingjin wiped her tears and said, "My son is right." Then she looked at Hua Bochen and said, "Even if the engagement is cancelled, you still have to come and apologize. Do you hear me?" She felt sorry for her son, but she must not be soft-hearted when she shouldn't, especially in the future. She must find a way to "correct" him.
Hua Bochen nodded listlessly, looking a little absent-minded, and no one knew what he was thinking about.
When Wen Renying knew about this, she was a little distracted. Although she had planned to cancel the engagement since she "came back", when it really came to this moment, she felt a little unreal. Then when she came to her senses, she and Hua Bochen really had nothing to do with each other. At this moment, her hatred for Hua Bochen seemed to have disappeared. She decided not to retaliate against Hua Bochen in the future. Whether he was good or bad, it had nothing to do with her. She just wanted to live a good life. Maybe one day in the future, Hua Bochen would regret losing her.
Besides, Wen Renying always felt that since Hua Bochen was involved with Li Ruoshui, it would not be so easy to calm down. It was a mess. There was no need for her to get involved and get herself dirty. She could just watch the show happily and see Hua Bochen getting unlucky. What was wrong with that
In this way, she felt relaxed and smiled like a flower.
When Xiao Cao saw her, he couldn't help but tease her, "Are you so happy?"
Wen Renying nodded, "Yes, I'm very happy." Then she happily took Xiaocao's arm, and went together to choose fabrics and make clothes.
"If I had known this would happen, I should have canceled the engagement earlier."
"It's not too late now." Wen Renying's smile did not fade. Her fourth sister did not know that she had thought about not canceling the engagement before. However, no matter what the reason was, if her fourth sister knew it, she would probably be unhappy. So, Hua Bochen jumped out himself so that she and her mother no longer had any hesitation. In this way, it turned out that the fourth sister's insistence was the most correct.
By the way, now that Cheng Wenzheng has returned to his hometown to visit his relatives, it’s about time for him to return to the imperial city, right
Since Hua Bochen had given up completely, he should think about Cheng Wenzheng's affairs. He was obsessed with it and he had to stick to it to the end. Wen Renying was thinking, should she say it directly or think of other ways
Hua Bochen stayed in bed for two days, and then went to the Wenren family with his brother and sister-in-law. He looked thinner and not in good spirits. He was not pretending. After all, high fever would weaken his appetite. His wounds were not healed, and there were many bleeding places, especially on his back. Although scabs had formed, he would inevitably tear the wounds when moving, so his movements seemed a bit stiff.
Han didn't turn the person away. Although she was surprised to see Hua Bochen like this, she really suspected that this was a self-torture trick. Therefore, she looked indifferent and didn't say anything.
The couple of Prince Hua saw this and could only smile bitterly. However, it was hard to explain this matter. They were afraid that people would think they did it on purpose. They could only pretend that they didn't know. They lowered their attitude and apologized sincerely.
Han actually had a very good impression of Prince Hua and his wife. At least in her eyes, Prince Hua was a good candidate for son-in-law, and his wife was also a good daughter-in-law. Although they had no relationship with her family, they were much better than Hua Bochen. Therefore, she was still quite friendly to them.