At this moment, Second Elder Zhu Aite was furious with the woman kneeling outside. It was that shameless Tian Dequan who had begged him to let his eldest son marry his daughter, but now this had happened. Did he really think he, the Second Elder, was a pushover?
She publicly admitted to having an affair with the Third Elder's son, proving that the Tian family had indeed raised a good daughter.
After pacing back and forth in silence for a long while, the Second Elder could no longer contain his anger and roared at the people outside:
"Someone, go to the Fifth Elder's residence and inform her to come and take her daughter away as soon as possible, and also return the engagement tokens to this old man."
Didn't you want to annul the engagement? Then just annul it.
Is the son of the Second Elder worried about not being able to find a woman?
Just as the steward was about to obey the order to send the man away, Zhu Changqing burst in, stopped the steward, and knelt down before the second steward, pleading:
"No, Father! The engagement cannot be called off. I must marry Tian Ying. Tian Ying can only be my woman for the rest of her life. I will never marry anyone else but my son."
“You unfilial son, you want to marry her? Do you know what she’s been spreading around the world? She’s been having an affair with that old bastard Lu Youdan’s son! Now she’s exposed it herself. If you marry her, where will the Zhu family’s reputation be?”
The Second Elder was so enraged by his actions that his beard trembled, and he threw his cane at Zhu Changqing.
“No matter what, since the Tian family has betrothed Tian Ying to their son, she has to be a member of the Zhu family. Regardless of whether she had an affair with that shameless man from the Lu family, she can only enter the Zhu family in the end. Even if she dies, she can only die in my arms.”
“Father! This is also a matter of face. If we are rejected like this, our Zhu family will not have a good reputation in Miao territory. It is better to go all the way and tie Tian Ying to the Zhu family, so that she can serve your son like a slave for the rest of her life.”
"Since she dared to so blatantly disrespect the Zhu family and Zhu Changqing, she should bear the consequences of our retaliation. If we want to retaliate, she will have to become a daughter-in-law of the Zhu family before we can control her."
Zhu Changqing was a burly man with a fierce and menacing aura, and he was even more terrifying when he became sinister.
It's impossible for the woman he's set his sights on to refuse to marry him! So what if she's having an affair with Lu Duling? He'll make her realize the consequences of her actions.
If they don't appreciate your kindness, then let's expose their true colors.
"Fine, since you've made up your mind, then go and deal with that woman outside yourself."
After calming down, the Second Elder, Zhu Aite, thought that things had escalated to this point, and whether or not the engagement was called off, the Zhu family would lose face. It would be better to let his son marry that woman and torment her slowly.
The Tian family, especially Tian Dequan, probably won't have anything to say.
"Thank you, Father! I'll go and deal with her right away."
Seeing that his father no longer objected, Zhu Changqing's sinister face revealed a hint of joy.
Then he licked his gums, stood up angrily, and walked out the door.
Reaching the doorway, looking at Tian Ying's delicate, doll-like face, his twisted desires intensified. He grabbed Tian Ying, slapped her across the face, and then asked fiercely:
"You really had an affair with Lu Duling?"
"Yes! I love her, even if it's just for one night, I'd be content to die."
Tian Ying raised her neck, looking at Zhu Changqing with a stubborn and resolute expression.
"You wanton shrew, since you want me to become the laughingstock of the entire Miao region, then don't blame me for being impolite. Today I will let all the people of Miao region see how shameful you are, reveling beneath me."
Zhu Changqing gritted his teeth, grabbed Tian Ying by the throat, threw her to the ground, and squatted down to tear off her clothes, clearly intending to rape her in public.
Having watched the spectacle unfold for a long time, Cen Xi, upon seeing this scene, leaped in front of the two without hesitation, slapped Zhu Changqing away with a palm strike, and rescued Tian Ying.
"Damn it, how can there be such a man? If she doesn't want to marry you, you should be more magnanimous and let her go. What's wrong with that? He even dared to rape her in public. He's shameless to the extreme."
"Who are you? Mind your own business! She's my fiancée. I can do whatever I want. Mind your own business!"
Seeing his prey stolen, Zhu Changqing flew into a rage, his sinister eyes blazing with fury, as if he wanted to torture Cen Xi to death.
“I am Princess Dayan, and I am now a distinguished guest of your Miao region. What I can’t stand the most is men forcing women, so I’m going to meddle in this matter today. If you dare to harm even a hair on her head, the Dayan army will definitely flatten Miao region and make everyone here, including you, my slaves.”
Cen Xi protectively shielded Tian Ying behind her, coldly staring at the unruly man, and threatened him.
"Ha! Threatening me? So what if you are the Princess of the Great Banquet? If you die in our Miao region, we will fabricate a plausible story about your death. Even if you Central Plains people send troops, you will have no legitimate reason to do so. Why would Miao region be afraid of you?"
Zhu Changqing had never been provoked like this before, so he was now unable to suppress his anger and no longer cared about who he had offended.
If the other person wants to die, he will spare no effort.
"Naive. If I die, no matter the reason, the Great Banquet will mobilize the entire nation to exterminate you unruly people. If you don't want to become a sinner in Miao territory, I advise you to speak properly."
Cen Xi scoffed and retorted, she didn't believe that the man in front of her was not afraid of the Central Plains army pressing in.
The Gu poison of Miao territory is indeed powerful, but it's no match for the cannons of the Central Plains. What use is Gu poison if the person is dead?
"you…!"
Zhu Changqing was furious. To be honest, as the son of an elder, he was not ignorant. On the contrary, he firmly believed that the people of the Central Plains could destroy Miao territory.
Because there are no soldiers in Miao territory, only a small number of guards, and they are all under the control of the Lu family.
As for the power of Gu, it can only exert its greatest effect when both parties still want to live.
“Zhu Changqing, nothing happened between Tian Ying and me. Everything she said just now was made up. I have only met Tian Ying a few times, and our relationship is just a nodding acquaintance. There is absolutely no illicit affair between us. What she said today must be nonsense. Don’t take it to heart.”
Just as Cen Xi was about to start another argument with Zhu Changqing, a clear, cold voice rang out, and everyone's attention turned to the handsome and aloof Lu Duling.
"Lu Duling, you're lying! I, Tian Ying, am already yours. There's no point in denying it."
When Tian Ying saw Lu Duling deny their relationship as soon as she came out, she rushed out and roared angrily, ignoring Cen Xi's attempts to stop her.
She never expected that the person she loved would personally come out and sever ties with her. If he said that, what was the point of her fuss just now?
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