Upon hearing this, He Yunze paused slightly in his tea-drinking hand: "Break off the engagement? Father is going to the Song residence to break off the engagement for me?"
As he spoke, Song Xi's face from his previous life uncontrollably appeared before his eyes.
At that time, he was kept in the dark, unaware that beneath Song Xizhi's bright exterior lay a heart of stone.
He hated her in his heart, but hearing these words, he felt a little empty: "It's fine to break off the engagement. Let's start over. I don't hold grudges. Consider it me letting her go."
Upon hearing this, Huang became even more certain that Song Ruoan had lost her innocence, which was why she had angered He Yunce.
She sneered, "Let her go? I won't let her go. She's lost her chastity and married into the Marquis's mansion. I'll make sure she cuts her hair and becomes a nun!"
"Lost her innocence?" He Yunze looked up in confusion at Huang's furious face. "No, no, she is still innocent. I only hate her because she was forced into a marriage alliance."
He Yunze naturally knew whether Song Xizhi was innocent when she married into the Marquis's household.
However, in just a few years, Song Xizhi became promiscuous and had affairs with different men.
Even during the epidemic, he couldn't stand the loneliness and got sick, so he was carried back home, which made him feel extremely disgusted!
Upon hearing this, Madam Huang was slightly taken aback and looked at him in surprise: "You mean, you're only angry because of her arranged marriage, and nothing else? Then why break off the engagement!"
He Yunze took another sip of tea, speaking calmly: "It's fine to annul the engagement, Mother. Let's use the pretext of a marriage exchange to annul it."
"The seat next to me needs to be vacated; I already have a woman I like in my heart."
Huang Shi was still in a daze as she watched the sweet smile gradually appear on He Yun Ce's face, but then she heard He Yun Ce continue, "I've broken off the engagement, will that affect my elder brother... and sister-in-law?"
Upon hearing this, Madam Huang's voice carried a hint of reproach: "Your eldest brother will naturally not be affected; they have already consummated their marriage. Your grandmother likes your sister-in-law very much and has given her the family heirloom jade bracelet and the power to manage the household. She would never want her to leave."
He felt a sharp pain in his heart when he heard the words "consummation of marriage".
They've already consummated their marriage!
Although it might be because of his rebirth that Song Ruoan changed her choices, deep down she is still the same good girl as in her previous life!
His voice trembled slightly: "Mother, don't worry, my elder brother's things will still be mine in the future."
These words seem to be addressed to Huang, but they also seem to be spoken to himself.
Upon hearing this, Huang's eyelids twitched, somewhat frightened by He Yunze's words. She lowered her voice and said, "How could you say such a thing!"
"Your older brother isn't dead yet. People who don't know the situation would think it was me, his stepmother, who killed him!"
He Yunze smiled, raised his head, and looked carefully at his mother's young face: "Mother, you will know when the time comes. In the past, I was extremely suppressed under the shadow of my eldest brother. In the future, it will be my turn to bring glory to the family."
Huang and He Yunze looked at each other and suddenly felt that their son was different, as if he had lost his former timidity and inferiority complex.
Her heavy heart eased considerably: "Alright, then your father and I will go to the Song residence now to annul your engagement. Once you've achieved great success, I'll find you a good marriage."
He Yunze stood up and saw Huang to the door with satisfaction: "It's too early for me to get married. I already have someone in mind."
But no sooner had he finished speaking than a servant's panicked voice came from outside: "Madam! Madam! Something terrible has happened!"
"The second young mistress committed suicide in the ancestral hall of the Marquis's mansion!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Huang turned pale and looked at He Yunze in a panic: "This is terrible! How could she die in our ancestral hall!"
He Yunze shook his head slowly, his tone clearly mocking: "Mother, don't worry, I know Song Xizhi best. She would never want to die."
"If the doctor had arrived any later, the wound might have already healed!"
Upon hearing this, both Madam Huang and the servant who came to report were taken aback.
Madam Huang reached out and touched He Yunce's forehead: "It's not hot! Why are you talking nonsense today!"
"Your sister-in-law, Song Xizhi, is perfectly fine now, while your bride, Song Ruo'an, committed suicide out of fear of punishment! She even tried to die in my Marquis's ancestral hall, defiling my family's place!"
Huang's words were tinged with resentment.
But He Yunze's eyes narrowed sharply. He felt a ringing in his ears, and his blood ran cold in an instant: "Mother! What did you say? The person who committed suicide was Ruo'an? Ruo'an?"
Huang felt a sharp pain from his grip, and she looked at He Yunze with bewilderment: "Didn't you already know that?"
"Just like you said, she's of low character, her innocence is questionable, and both she and her servant are lying through the teeth! Since she's unwilling to die, I'll go and question the Song family myself!"
With each word Huang spoke, He Yunze's body trembled uncontrollably. Before Huang could finish speaking, he ran out with a whoosh.
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