The servant was surprised. "Miss, what business do you have with our young master?"
Li Yunyan took out the marriage certificate and said calmly, "I am his fiancée."
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Inside the main hall of the Xia residence.
Li Yunyan sipped her tea quietly, her posture elegant and dignified, displaying the demeanor of a great lady.
Madam Fang, Xia's mother, sat upright in the main seat, her expression full of worry.
When she first heard that the Li family had gotten into trouble, she knew this day would come!
However, Li Yunyan was personally pardoned by His Majesty. If they were to proactively propose annulment, it would be seen as kicking someone when they're down, and they might be subject to gossip.
I originally intended to keep dragging this out until no one paid attention to it anymore, and then I would figure out a solution.
But now Li Yunyan has come to her door in person, forcing her to face this big problem.
The Li family's affair was clearly a result of offending some powerful figure in the imperial harem, who then set them up! If the Xia family were to accept this marriage, it would lead to endless troubles in the future.
She watched Li Yunyan's every move out of the corner of her eye, hardened her heart, and decided that this marriage had to be called off!
Standing next to Xia's mother was a woman.
The woman had delicate features and her eyes and brows resembled those of Xia's mother. She was her niece from her maternal family and Xia Xiunian's cousin, Fang Zhiyue.
Fang Zhiyue had been in love with Xia Xiunian for a long time, but she had to give up because he was already engaged. Now that something had happened to Li Yunyan's family, the elders of both families tacitly brought Fang Zhiyue to live with the Xia family under the guise of accompanying her aunt.
They were just waiting for the engagement with the Li family to be called off so that the two families could officially become in-laws again!
The parents of both families and Fang Zhiyue were fully aware of all this, but Xia Xiunian was unaware.
He genuinely believed that his cousin had come to visit his mother!
Before Fang Zhiyue had met Li Yunyan, she already regarded her as a formidable rival. Now that she had seen her appearance, her jealous eyes became even more tangible, constantly sweeping over her.
As soon as Li Yunyan sat down, she knew that the Xia family didn't want to acknowledge this marriage!
She felt no emotion whatsoever. Having just arrived in this small world, she had no feelings for it whatsoever, and to her, any man would be more or less the same!
If you give up on this one, just find the next one!
She put down her teacup and took the initiative to speak: "Auntie, is the marriage agreement between our two families still valid?"
Xia's mother's eyes flickered as she adopted the demeanor of a matriarch, spouting high-sounding platitudes, "Since ancient times, marriage has always emphasized matching social status. Miss Li's family is currently... cough, forgive my bluntness, but it's true, a bit difficult."
"So you want to call off the engagement?"
Her words were so direct that no one could respond. Xia's mother was speechless, her expression stiffening.
Seeing her aunt get the short end of the stick, Fang Zhiyue couldn't stand it anymore.
She had a lot to say, but she had been holding back because she always presented a gentle and quiet demeanor in front of her aunt and didn't want to ruin the good impression she had in her aunt's eyes.
But there's no time to worry about that now!
She said sarcastically, "Hmph! You, the daughter of a disgraced official, actually want to marry my cousin! You have no shame whatsoever!"
Li Yunyan could tell what she was thinking just by looking at her expression.
She raised her hand and waved the marriage certificate in her hand, her tone indifferent, "I have a marriage certificate in my hand, how am I shameless? Those women who know the other party is already engaged, yet still insist on throwing themselves at him, are the truly shameless ones!"
She smiled and looked at Xia's mother, "Auntie, are you right?"
Xia's mother's eyes flickered, and she gave Fang Zhiyue a subtle look, signaling her not to interrupt.
The two are simply not in the same league!
Fang Zhiyue's secret was directly exposed, so she obediently shut her mouth and stared fiercely at Li Yunyan.
Madam Xia took a deep breath and smiled, saying, "Miss Li is indeed eloquent! It seems that daughters born into a family of imperial physicians are indeed more insightful and discerning than girls from ordinary families!"
"Auntie, you flatter me! I've just read a few more books!"
Xia's mother choked again, suppressing the last trace of disdain in her heart. She hadn't expected Li Yunyan, so young, to be so difficult to deal with!
She underestimated her before!
Li Yunyan didn't intend to make the situation too tense; she wasn't there specifically to start a fight.
She withdrew her imposing aura and put on a gentle smile. "Auntie, I like to speak frankly. I know you want to break off the engagement, but you don't want to take the initiative, so you want me to back down, right?"
Seeing that Xia's mother's face froze again, Li Yunyan lost interest.
She spoke so softly and directly, how could you not handle it?
She wasn't targeting anyone in particular; she just felt that none of the people present could fight!
They're all trash!
Helpless, she lowered her voice again and said slowly, "Auntie, I can go along with your wishes and take the initiative to break off the engagement, but as you know, I am now an orphan. If I break off the engagement, I'm afraid I won't be able to support myself!"
"So..." She turned her gaze to Xia's mother. If she still couldn't accept this, then she wouldn't call off the marriage!
She should just seize the position of matriarch of the Xia family and take it for herself!
Fortunately, Xia's mother finally understood what she meant, coughed twice in surprise, and used a handkerchief to calm the expression on her face.
Unexpectedly, Li Yunyan agreed to break off the engagement so readily!
The Xia family is such a prestigious and influential clan, doesn't she feel even a shred of attachment to it?!
But that's fine! As long as she agrees to break off the engagement, everything will be fine!
Xia's mother whispered a few words to the nanny beside her, who nodded and withdrew, and the scene immediately fell silent.
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