Chapter 49: Breaking off Engagement
Bai Wan'er also felt that it was enough and they should have learned their lesson.
He coldly warned: "Remember what you said today, stay away from our family from now on. If you come close again, it won't be as simple as today. You won't know how you died then!"
After saying that, he ignored the four people in the water, pulled Xia Zichuan and turned away.
When they returned to the camp, Zhuge Pei had already cooked fish soup and served it to everyone.
The pot for stewing the soup was rented from the officials, and the soup was drunk from bamboo tubes cut from the forest.
Seeing the two return, Xia Qingfeng immediately pulled them over to the fire and asked them to warm their hands: "What took you so long? Did something happen? We just said that if you two didn't come back, we would go look for you."
He also knew that his wife had inner strength and was very powerful, and that three or five big men could not do anything to her, otherwise he would have gone to find her long ago.
Bai Wan'er said calmly, "It was just that we ran into Second Master Xia and his family!"
Xia Qingfeng looked Bai Wan'er and Xia Zichuan up and down and asked anxiously, "Did they give you any trouble?"
In his mind, no one in Mr. Xia's family was a good person. They were rotten to the core, and nothing good would happen if he met them.
"Nothing, he just saw that we had fish and was jealous, but he didn't dare come over. So he saw me and Zichuan alone and thought I was soft and easy to bully!"
But what they didn't expect was that Bai Wan'er was no longer the Bai Wan'er of the past.
"Did you two suffer any loss?"
Bai Wan'er rolled her eyes at him: "Do you think we're the ones who'll suffer a loss?"
Others may not know, but Xia Xing'er knows. She saw it from beginning to end, and her second sister-in-law did not suffer any loss. After this incident, the family will definitely avoid their second sister-in-law when they see her in the future.
Xia Chengsheng and Liu Youran looked at each other, their brows furrowed. They were indeed attracting attention now.
It would be fine if everyone was in poverty, but if they were the only one who had good food and drink and lived a fulfilling life, wouldn't that make people feel unbalanced?
People in the world always think that others are not as good as themselves. If others live better than them, they will feel unbalanced.
Xia Xing'er could see what her parents were worried about, so she comforted them, "Dad and Mom, don't worry or be afraid. We are not afraid of them with our current strength. Let's wait until we get to the next town and find a chance to get everything we need!"
Then he gestured for them to look at Xuanyuan Yi: "If anyone is jealous or envious, they must be the first to bear the brunt of it!"
Xia's father and mother followed her gaze and looked over there. Their daughter was right. The people over there lived a fulfilling life.
People don't have to walk, they have carriages and servants around them.
Look at them again, they walk entirely on their legs, and their feet have to drag a large iron chain weighing about ten kilograms.
Thinking of this, he thanked his daughter again in his heart. If she hadn't given them the Strength Pill and the Internal Force Pill, it would be a question whether they could hold on today, and they would definitely be whipped a lot.
Xuanyuan Yi had the meal brought by Uncle Fu in the evening.
Uncle Fu and the two cooks in the mansion caught up with the exile group when it was almost dark.
Emperor Shunkang only allowed Xuanyuan Yi to go to Liangzhou with the exile team, but they had to be responsible for their own food and the officials would not care.
Xuanyuan Yi also wanted to send food to Xia Chengsheng and the others, but he knew that Emperor Shunkang would not let him reach Liangzhou alive, and he did not want to implicate them, so he suppressed the impulse in his heart.
Imperial Concubine Xi hesitated for a long time before finally speaking: "Yier, mother knows that you like the girl from the Xia family, but in this situation, she is not worthy of you."
"No matter what, you are still a prince, and she is now an exile..."
Xuanyuan Yi interrupted Concubine Xi and said in a low voice, "My mother wanted me to cancel my engagement with her, and I agreed."
He was willing to cancel his engagement with Xia Xing'er, not because he felt that Xia Xing'er was not worthy of him, Xuanyuan Yi, but because he, Xuanyuan Yi, was not worthy of Xia Xing'er.
The court doctor has taken his pulse and found that his legs are disabled and he will never be able to stand up again in this life.
How could he be qualified to marry her and stand beside her when he was like this?
Chen Xuan, the palace physician of the Prince of Zhennan's Palace, had stayed in the palace because Xuanyuan Yi had saved his life. Even when the palace was raided this time, he did not leave, but followed all the way disguised as a chef.
Concubine Xi originally thought that it would take a lot of effort to get her son to cancel the engagement with the other party, but she never expected that he agreed before she could even finish her prepared words.
It really felt a bit unreal, so she quickly asked Nanny Fang to bring pen and ink, and asked Xuanyuan Yi to write a letter of withdrawal of engagement.
He also attached one thousand taels of silver and asked Uncle Fu to deliver it to the Xia family.
It was late at night, the fire in the camp flickered, and Xia Chengsheng and his family were eating grilled fish and drinking fish soup.
Uncle Fu walked slowly with heavy steps towards where Xia Chengsheng and his family were sitting, holding the heavy letter of withdrawal of engagement and banknotes tightly in his hands. Every step he took was a little difficult.
The Queen Dowager asked her to deliver the letter of cancellation of engagement, and she was worried that she would be beaten to death by the Xia family.
What our prince did was a bit unfair. Miss Xia was originally divorced and returned home. Her life was already difficult. Now the prince has broken off the engagement and she is still on the road to exile. I don’t know what will happen to her next!
He stood at the edge of the fire and coughed softly, breaking the warmth around him.
The Xia family looked up when they heard the voice, a hint of surprise flashing in their eyes.
Of course they recognized Uncle Fu, the former steward of the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion. They wondered what business he had in coming to see them now?
Xia Qingfeng had been with Xuanyuan Yi since childhood and was quite familiar with Uncle Fu. "Uncle Fu, what's the matter with you coming here?"
Uncle Fu took a deep breath and tried to make his voice sound calm. "My Lord, this is the letter of withdrawal of engagement written by my prince himself. It is also a small gift from him to Miss Xia. Please accept it."
As he spoke, he handed over the thing in his hand, his eyes full of apology and pity.
Xia Qingfeng's face suddenly changed, the grilled fish in his hand trembled violently, and hot oil splashed, but he was completely unaware.
He stood up suddenly, his eyes wide open, and his roar echoed in the silent camp: "What?! A letter of withdrawal? Written by Xuanyuan Yi himself?"
His voice trembled, mixed with disbelief and anger, as if to tear apart the silence of the night.
The firelight shone on his angry face, revealing the rage boiling in his eyes.
He took a sudden step forward, almost rushing in front of Uncle Fu, but reason pulled him back in time, making him stop where he was, his fists clenched and veins bulging.
Everyone in the Xia family was also shocked. They looked at each other, their eyes filled with anger and worry.
Xia Xing'er pursed her lips slightly, a complex emotion flashed in her eyes, but then she regained her composure. She gently patted Xia Qingfeng's arm, signaling him to calm down.
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