Chapter 267: If you don't enter the bridal chamber for one day, it won't count

"That's true. The sons of noble families all have to maintain their reputation. They have a huge family behind them. Who would ignore the gossip and marry a woman who lost her virginity before marriage? Isn't this asking for trouble?"

"Speaking of this, I have to say that General Pei is really confused."

"It's not like Su Qianxue was the only one who was fucked by him. Have you forgotten that a few months ago, the news that Su Qianxue lost her virginity in a brothel spread all over the streets and alleys—"

"That's why Duke Ning personally came to cancel her engagement with Prince Yun. How dare General Pei continue to associate with Su Qianxue after her reputation was ruined?"

The man sighed heavily, his face full of regret, as if he felt unfair for Pei Yu.

In fact, it was not just him. Many people who were watching the fun sympathized with Pei Yu.

In their view, Su Qianxue shamelessly entangled with the King of Qi, lost her virginity in a brothel, had her engagement broken off, was caught cheating in public, etc. She was full of negative material and it would not be an exaggeration for her to be dragged down and thrown into a pig cage.

And Pei Yu was a famous young talent and a good general.

Although the Pei family is not as powerful as the Su family, it is also a famous family. How can the lost Su Qianxue be worthy of Pei Yu? He should marry a better noblewoman as the mistress of the house.

"Alas, where is General Pei's courage in the battlefield? How can he compromise so easily and ask to marry the Su family's daughter? Where is my money..."

Unlike those people, this person's wailing was simply because he felt sorry for his money.

As early as when the romantic affair spread throughout the streets and alleys, people had been arguing about whether Pei Yu would marry Su Qianxue.

Everyone was eagerly awaiting the sequel, and the excitement remained high, so a gambling house simply opened bets on it.

However, Pei Yu was accidentally injured. Apart from the rumor that the Su and Pei families had confirmed the engagement, there was no news on the matter for a long time. Everyone was waiting anxiously and helplessly.

Just when the bet was about to expire, someone saw the Pei family heading straight to the Su family with the betrothal gifts.

Is there finally going to be some movement?

As the news came out, it caused an instant sensation, and countless passers-by who were participating in the bet or paying attention to the matter came to watch.

This person, firstly, was looking for the odds, and secondly, he trusted Pei Yu's character too much, so he bought the girl but did not marry her. However, he did not expect that after what happened today, he would lose everything.

But he was unwilling to give up. He turned his head and suddenly shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Oh, that's not right. We have just received the engagement. We haven't gotten married yet, so it can't be counted. What's an engagement? It can be cancelled even if it's made, right?"

"Hasn't Su Qianxue already broken off her engagement with Prince Yun once?"

"Also, the engagement between the Prince of Qi and Princess Huayang has been cancelled, so if they don't enter the bridal chamber, it won't count..."

As soon as these words were spoken, some people agreed and some opposed.

Those who oppose him, of course, are the group that placed the opposite bet from him.

"Don't shout. This matter has already been decided. If you have a brain, think about it carefully. If General Pei doesn't marry, can General Su let the Pei family go?"

"The wild man who visited the brothel last time was not caught, so there is no way to hold him responsible, but General Pei was caught in the act."

"I finally caught a sucker. Is he willing to marry me now?"

"He won't try to marry her? I'm afraid that even if General Su puts a knife to his neck, he will be forced to marry her. I really don't know why people like you would buy such a bet that is obviously losing money, idiot."

There have been trolls in every era. Look, here is one of them. It’s no wonder that he can be beaten into a folding screen just by opening his mouth.

"Fuck you, that makes you look smart, right? You can insult my money, but you can never insult my brain..."

One of the angry brothers rolled up his sleeves and hit the man on the head.

The fact that his money was about to be lost was already enough to annoy him, but there were still people who were so blind as to dare to humiliate his brain at this juncture -

Adding insult to injury, a double blow, how could a person with a hot temper endure this? He couldn't beat the gambling house, but could he not beat a skinny and poor passerby?

Beating people in public instantly caused chaos around them.

At the same time, the situation inside the Taiwei Mansion was completely different from the chaos outside.

The elders of the Pei family presented the engagement letter and gift letter, and flattered the Su couple with stiff expressions, but the Su couple looked at the treasures on the ground with extremely ugly expressions.

Such a scene was weird and a bit awkward. It looked like a forced sale no matter how you looked at it. I'm afraid anyone would conclude that this marriage was not a pleasant one.

Looking at the faces of the Su couple, Pei's father thought that they looked down on Pei Yu and were not satisfied with today's betrothal gift. He felt very unhappy and thought that the Su family was too rude.

Su Qianxue's reputation is so bad that whoever marries her will become a laughing stock in Beijing.

As the head of the Pei family, he naturally looked down on Su Qianxue, but the two children did such a shameful thing and were caught on the spot. What else could they do if they didn't marry each other? In this case, marriage was the best way to deal with it.

Therefore, he did not hesitate to risk his reputation and make a fool of the entire Pei family. He accepted the Su family's request and came to propose marriage as promised.

The marriage had already been agreed upon. Even though he was very dissatisfied with Su Qianxue, he did not show it on his face. Unlike the couple from the Su family, they showed displeasure in such occasions, which really affected people's mood.

"Master Taiwei, Madam, the betrothal gifts are carefully prepared by me and you, please don't dislike them~"

"If you and Madam have any other conditions, please feel free to propose them. I will do my best to meet them."

Father Pei suppressed his displeasure and said something polite with a calm face.

But in his heart, he was thinking that the Su family had better not go too far. For someone like Su Qianxue, they were already doing the most they could by being willing to take responsibility.

If they really dare to put forward other excessive conditions, they may consider breaking off the engagement at the last minute.

Anyway, he has lost his face and reputation, and Su Jian and the Duke have always had different political views. If he is really pushed to the limit, what does it matter if he takes the blame and stabs the Su family? "I don't have any other conditions. On the wedding day, your Pei family can send a matchmaker and a sedan chair to marry me."

The proposal, the name-calling and the wedding were all done secretly after the incident. Both families wanted to put an end to this scandal as quickly as possible, so naturally the wedding date would be as soon as possible.

The wedding date is set for the first month of next year, and they will start preparing for the wedding as soon as the New Year is over.

Now that it is near the end of the year, time is extremely tight, and the Pei family has no choice but to bite the bullet and come forward to pay their respects, that is, to pay the betrothal gift.

And Su Jian was not stupid. He just wanted to marry Su Qianxue off quickly to avoid any unexpected events that would make the Su family's reputation even worse. How could he be in the mood to make any conditions?

Moreover, with his current power, he can do everything that the Pei family can do, and even if the Pei family cannot do it, he can still do it.

Why should we make things difficult for the Pei family at this juncture?

That's great. Pei's father nodded with satisfaction. He didn't care about the Su couple's bad looks. He said a few more polite words and left with his people.

"Master, Xue'er hasn't been found yet. What should we do? Could she have really run away from her marriage?"

"There are so many bad guys out there. She's just a weak woman. If she gets into trouble, what will she do?"

"If anything happens to Xue'er, what's the point of me living? I might as well just find a rope and hang myself..."

As soon as the others left, Mrs. Su began to cry quietly, holding her handkerchief.

Father Pei had really misunderstood before. The Su couple looked unhappy, but it was not intentional, nor was it because of Pei Yu or the betrothal gift.

They can't care about Pei Yu and the betrothal gifts now. The reason why they look unhappy is that... his daughter is missing.

For four whole days, Su Qianxue didn't come back.

None of the servants in the mansion knew where she had gone or when she disappeared. She didn't leave a single word and just disappeared like that.

The Su and Wang families, together with the government, turned Haojing upside down, but still couldn't find her.

It was as if she had disappeared into thin air.

The Su couple had no idea whether she ran away from home on her own or was abducted by criminals when she was caught off guard.

Therefore, in the past few days, in addition to searching for the person intensively, they were also waiting for news from the kidnappers, but there was no movement at all.

This made Mrs. Su very flustered and uneasy.

"I have already sent out orders to have everyone search with all their might. We must find Xue'er, alive or dead. Even if we have to dig the ground three feet deep in the Great Wu Kingdom~"

"Don't be impatient. Wait patiently for a while."

Su Jian stroked his forehead and said something soothing with a headache.

His daughter was missing, so of course he was worried. He had used all the forces he could, but he still couldn't find her. What could he do? In addition to waiting, was there any other way? Alas, what was even more worrying was that the Pei family obviously didn't know that Xue'er was missing, otherwise, they wouldn't have come to propose marriage today.

I can’t even imagine what kind of turmoil will arise when the Pei family finds out about this.

Thinking of this, Su Jian became even more upset.

"How can I not be anxious? I only have this one daughter, and I haven't been able to find her for such a long time. How can I, as a mother, not be anxious???"

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"I am not like you who has many wives and concubines. Even if I don't have Xue'er, I still have other daughters and sons. Xue'er's life or death is not important to you at all..."

"No, maybe you wish Xue'er would die now, right?"

"Xue'er has never been very smart since she was a child, and I spoiled her. She looked even more stupid and ridiculous among the noble ladies. She was often laughed at, and later she did a lot of stupid things—"

"So, do you think she ruined your reputation, and if she died, your reputation could be restored?"

Mrs. Su, who loved her daughter dearly, was so anxious that her eyes turned red. Instead of being calmed down by Su Jian's words, she seemed to be stimulated and started an indiscriminate attack mode.

He was met with a barrage of sarcasm and ridicule.

“This is complete nonsense!!!”

Su Jian's lips trembled with anger, and his chest rose and fell violently. He glared at the woman in front of him and said, "How could I not care about Xue'er?"

"Don't I love Xue'er enough? Among all the officials of Dawu State, can you find someone who dotes on his daughter more than me?"

"It is because I doted on her too much that she became the person she is today, ignorant of the high places and without a single rule of law."

"Spoiling a girl is like killing her. Wang Wanzhen, Xue'er's whereabouts are unknown now. You and I both bear great responsibility."

"But you are so good, you never reflect on yourself, and just keep blaming me. Xue'er is really unlucky to have such an unreasonable mother like you, humph."

After he finished speaking, he shook his sleeves heavily and walked away, leaving Mrs. Su alone in tears.

Looking at his gradually receding back, Madam Su was stunned, her whole body was dazed, as if she had lost her soul.

Is spoiling a girl the same as killing her?

She only had this one child, and she almost lost her life when she gave birth to her. It was so hard to get her, so naturally she loved her more. Is this wrong? Madam Su covered her face and cried softly, with Su Qianxue in her mind.

Her Cher was not like this before.

Although compared with other ladies, Xueer is untalented, ignorant of etiquette, stupid and not very smart, she is indeed very bad.

But she would come to the main courtyard to see her every day, snuggle up to her, act coquettishly, and eat and chat with her.

If they wanted to go out, they would seek the couple's consent, tell them their itinerary truthfully, and accept the servants they arranged for them.

However, since she woke up from the last fever, she seemed like a different person, running around all day long and no one could catch her, like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins.

She was away from home for very few days, and no one in the mansion knew her whereabouts.

As for visiting Mrs. Su, chatting, eating, etc., that was even less possible.

Sometimes, Madam Su missed her so much that she sent servants to call her or went to look for her in person, but she always came back empty-handed.

This time, she disappeared completely! "Xue'er, why did you become like this? Where did you go? Do you know that mother is really worried about you? Really worried about you."

"It's all my fault. It's all my fault for not taking good care of you. If anything happened to you, I wouldn't be able to live anymore..."

Mrs. Su cried in suppression and pain.

Worry, longing, heartache, regret, self-blame, guilt and other emotions mixed together, making her feel breathless.

However, no one could share this pain with her.

Ningguo Mansion.

Upon hearing the news that the Pei family went to the Su family to propose marriage, Mrs. Yun was slightly startled. Then she handed the shelled walnut kernels to Yun Rui beside her and chuckled.

"This marriage is unlikely to happen. I don't know what kind of joke it will cause."

Others may not know, but the Yun family knows Su Qianxue’s hidden identity.

She is the heroine of this world, and she has the support of the system. Her target is Qi Wang Mo Yunhao. How could she marry Pei Yu so easily? I just don't know how she plans to deal with this marriage.

It's the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. Without the support of the parents, it's not easy to cancel the engagement.

And after what happened between her and Pei Yu, if the Su couple were sane, they probably wouldn't support her breaking off the engagement.

“I don’t know, but I’m looking forward to it.”

Thinking of the story between Pei Yu and Su Qianxue, Yun Wanyao chuckled but didn't say much.

She turned to look at Yun Rui and reached out to pinch the little guy's thin cheek.

"Rui'er, I haven't seen my little sister for just a few days. How come you've lost so much weight?"

Yun Rui lay on the table and said sullenly, "When will my little sister come back? She is still so young, can she handle going to her relatives' house?"

After school that day, the first thing Yun Rui did was to see Yun Wanning.

He came to nothing.

Unable to find Yun Wanning, he pestered Madam Yun to ask about Yun Wanning's whereabouts. Of course, Madam Yun would not tell him the true whereabouts of the three siblings.

So, they lied to him and said that there was a happy event in a relative's family, and the two brothers took Yun Wanning to stay at the relative's house for a while and would not be back for a while.

Since then, Yun Rui has been unhappy all day long, as if he has no interest in doing anything, and even eats much less.

"Your elder and second brothers will take good care of her, don't worry. But you, when Ningning comes back and sees that you have lost so much weight, she will probably be very distressed."

Mrs. Yun smiled and handed him the freshly peeled peanuts.

"Miss, Master Pei wants to see you."

Just then, Yu Luo came to deliver a message.

Upon hearing this, Madam Yun and Yun Wanyao immediately frowned.

This guy just made the betrothal offer, and he immediately came to the Yun family. What on earth is he doing here?