The visitor was the chief steward of Marquis Dingyuan’s Mansion, Rong Da.
As soon as he came in, he was stopped by Mu Zhongde, "Rong Da, you came alone? Where is your master? Why don't you come in person?"
He still maintained the dignified demeanor of a third-rank official, unaware that his hair was disheveled and he looked dishevelled.
Rong Da's expression was as cold as snow, and he said stiffly, "The master asked me to come here to cancel the engagement."
He completely lost his previous respect and came straight to the point, only wanting to complete the task assigned by his master as soon as possible.
"What?" The faces of the Mu family members changed. Mu Jinyao's face turned pale as paper, and her slender body shook.
Rong Da took something out of his arms and said, "This is the engagement letter from the woman. Please keep it, Mr. Mu. Please return the engagement letter from my son."
Mu Zhongde was shocked and angry, "...Who ordered this?"
He also hoped that the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion would help him. He did not ask for reinstatement, but only for his life and to be allowed to return to his hometown, and then he would take his time to deal with it.
Rong Da is the most popular person in front of Marquis Dingyuan, and the marquis's wife is always polite to him.
"Of course it's the Marquis."
Mu Zhongde's face turned pale. Not only did he not help, but he also added insult to injury.
He had asked for marriage humbly at first, but now he has turned against me.
He was wrong.
Madam Mu was angry and anxious. "Madam Hou once said that she loved Jin Yao very much and would treat her like her own daughter. She will definitely not agree..."
Before she could finish, Rong Da interrupted, "Madam also agrees."
Madam Mu turned pale and shouted, "How can this be possible? Our two families have completed the three letters and five ceremonies, and the only thing left is to welcome her in person. According to etiquette, my daughter is already a member of your Dingyuan Marquis Mansion."
Rong Da sneered and said arrogantly, "Not to mention that she hasn't been married yet, even if she was married, she could still be divorced. I'm informing you, not discussing things with you."
He showed no mercy at all, which also represented the attitude of Dingyuan Marquis' Mansion.
Mu Jinyao was greatly shocked and tears welled up in her eyes.
Madam Mu was heartbroken upon seeing this and asked angrily, "You are breaking your promise. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the world?"
"My master said that the Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion is clean and honest, and will never associate with criminals of bad conduct." Rong Da's eyes swept across Miss Mu's face, and said meaningfully, "I dare not believe in your family education."
Mu Jinyao's face lost all color and his lips trembled.
Master Mu was furious. How many big families are clean? The water in Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion is muddy.
"Bullshit, there is no way that we can cancel an engagement. There is no girl in our Mu family who would cancel an engagement. Jinyao, don't blame your father for being cruel. He really had no choice."
Mu Jinyao's eyes were red, and tears rolled down like pearls. "I understand. A good woman won't serve two husbands. I belong to Dingyuan Marquis Mansion in life, and I will be a ghost of Dingyuan Marquis Mansion in death."
After saying that, she closed her eyes, gritted her teeth and rushed towards the wall.
Everyone was shocked by this scene and watched her crash into it.
"Ah, no." Madam Mu was frightened out of her wits.
It seemed that she was about to die, and it turned out to be a tragedy.
Mu Wanjing was the closest, and seeing this, she quickly grabbed Miss Mu's arm and narrowly avoided the attack.
Fortunately, Miss Mu only had a slight scratch on her forehead.
She collapsed on the ground powerlessly, tears streaming down her face, heartbroken.
Madam Mu rushed over and hugged her daughter tightly, crying bitterly. "Why are you so stupid, child?"
Rong Da secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If someone was killed, he would be in trouble.
Mu Wanqing looked at her right hand with an unclear expression. She silently pulled her second brother back to the most inconspicuous corner, then sat down cross-legged.
She looked at Miss Mu, who was crying pitifully, and raised her eyebrows slightly.
As expected of one of the two beauties in the capital, she had great ambitions and had no intention of committing suicide. The force of the collision was too light, and she pulled it back with just a slight pull.
Of course, she thinks it is a good thing for girls to be a little scheming and not be foolish enough to be deceived.
As long as it doesn't hurt anyone.
She heard her stomach growling and Mu Wanqing looked at her second brother beside her. He was holding his stomach embarrassedly. "Oh, I'm so hungry. Something happened before the banquet even started."
Mu Qingqing smiled slightly, took out two delicious chicken legs from somewhere, and handed one over.
Mu Ziang: dumbfounded.jpg.
"You don't want to eat?"
"eat!"
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Rong Da's eyes flickered for a while, then he turned and walked towards Wu Dongming, taking out a list, "Sir Wu, this is the list of betrothal gifts from our house. It does not belong to the Mu family's property. Please be lenient and return it to us."
According to the procedure, the engagement is made two months before the wedding, and the betrothal gifts are then sent to the bride's home.
At that time, part of the betrothal gift will become dowry and be brought along with the bride.
Just half a month ago, Marquis Dingyuan sent over 68 loads of betrothal gifts, all of which were good things.
The ultimate purpose of this trip is to recover these betrothal gifts.
Madam Mu turned her head sharply and roared angrily, "No, no, this is already our Mu family's property. Even if it is confiscated, it will go into the national treasury."
She would rather destroy it than let the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion get a good deal.
They could obviously rescue Jinyao, and it was both reasonable and moral!
Rong Da looked at her with disdain, with anger in his eyes. She was so tactless and didn't even look at the current situation of the Mu family.
"Sir Wu, the Imperial Concubine said a few days ago that she admires your abilities and believes that you will have a brighter future."
The implication in his words was too obvious. Madam Mu was furious. These despicable people, "Master Wu, this is against the rules."
Both sides argued for their own reasons and refused to give in to each other, and were about to fight.
Wu Dongming's expression remained unchanged, but suddenly, his eyes swept around the room.
Finally, I found the person in the most inconspicuous corner.
"Miss Mu San, what are you doing?"
Everyone looked in the direction he was looking and were stunned.
Wow, Mu Wanqing was actually holding a big chicken leg and chewing it, and she was enjoying it.
Others are in misery and worry, but you are hiding away and eating heartlessly. Is that okay?
Mu Wanqing, who was hiding in the corner, froze. Damn it, why were they targeting her?
Forget it, it’s already like this, let’s just throw away the jar.
She moved her body and cleverly blocked her second brother who was cheating with her behind her.
Mu Ziang was not as brave as her and was stunned the moment he was caught.
Mu Wanqing picked up the big chicken leg and took a big bite. The chicken was stewed very tenderly, but it was not flavorful enough.
Suddenly I miss fried chicken.
"It's time to eat, Lord Wu. It's past dinner time. Are you hungry? How about asking the kitchen to prepare a delicious meal for you? Our Mu family's banquets are very sumptuous. We started preparing them a month in advance."
By the way, the ingredients are piled up in the kitchen, the cold dishes are ready, there are whole chickens, whole ducks and everything, but the meal hasn't even started yet.
Mu Ziang looked at his sister with admiration. She was extremely brave.
You know, when she shared the chicken leg with him, he felt that this sister was a little strong.
But why am I so inexplicably happy?
Wu Dongming's eyes twitched slightly, and his face cracked inch by inch.
After all, he is the feared deputy commander of the Wuyi Guard. Even the prince is terrified when he sees him. How dare she talk to him?
Madam Mu was very angry, and the fire in her heart suddenly exploded.
"You are about to die, how can you still eat?"
She is the same type of person as Old Lady Mu. She appears to be kind on the outside, but is actually strong and mean on the inside, a sophisticated egoist.
She bullies the weak and fears the strong. She dares not attack the Wuyi Guards and only attacks the weak.
Mu Wanqing was not afraid of her, and said coldly, "When you are about to die, try to be a well-fed ghost."
Madam Mu: ...It hurts!
Mu Wanqing put the last bite of chicken into her mouth and stood up.
She pulled out an oil-paper bag from somewhere and opened it, revealing a cooked whole duck, a chicken with two legs missing, and a few meat buns.
She only left four buns, "Second brother, help me hold them."
She held a chicken in her left hand and a duck in her right hand, and placed them in front of Master Mu. "Father, please fill your stomach quickly. Eating is the most important thing in the world."
Only these few people are sincere to her, and they just exchange sincerity for sincerity. Forget about the others.
Mr. Mu looked at her intently, then took the food and pulled it hard, giving the two duck legs to his wife and eldest son Mu Zicheng.
He tore off a duck wing and started eating it viciously.
My daughter is right, we should live a full life!
Mu Ziang handed the meat bun to his sister, and Mu Wanqing cut it in half, half for each of them, and ate!
The skin is thin and the meat filling is fragrant, unexpectedly delicious.
The air was filled with the aroma of food, making people swallow.
Everyone was feeling mixed emotions as they watched the five people from the second room feasting heartily. How could they eat with their hands in public? It was so rude and unbelievably inappropriate.
The little ones looked at it with envy but didn't dare to go near.
But in doing so, the terrifying atmosphere brought about by the house search disappeared without a trace.
Wu Dongming also thought that this family was quite odd. It seemed that Miss Mu inherited her generous nature from her parents.
"Where did this come from?"
"It's not a bad rule to eat what you get from the kitchen." Mu Wanqing was already full. She wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and then wiped her hands. She was very elegant and calm. "By the way, don't forget to take the food with you before you leave. Share it with everyone. Don't waste it."
Wu Dongming thought he had seen the world, but when he met someone as generous as Mu Wanqing, he was choked.
Rong Da rubbed his eyes. This is Miss Mu San. Why does she look like a different person?
Forget it, he was too lazy to care about it. They were just a group of people without a future anyway.
He continued to pester Wu Dongming, begging him to take back the betrothal gift, using all sorts of tactics, including soft persuasion and hard tactics.
Wu Dongming never said anything. No one knew what was wrong with him. He called out Mu Wanqing again, "Miss Mu San, what do you think?"
Mu Wanqing was full and felt lazy. She was surprised to hear this. What did this have to do with her? No one listened to her.
"This is the eldest house's business. You can listen to the opinions of the parties involved, such as the eldest sister."
Wu Dongming looked at Mu Jinyao. Her eyes were swollen from crying and she looked really pitiful.
"I..." Mu Jinyao's eyes were filled with tears. Her beautiful face was full of resentment and sadness, which made people feel pity for her. "I want to see the prince."
Mu Wanqing raised her eyebrows and thought, he is indeed a smart man. He wants to find a loophole with the prince and move him with emotion.
Unfortunately, it's too late.
The duck knows first when the river water warms in spring. The imperial concubine in Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion is well-informed and came to cancel the engagement early, which has already explained a lot of problems.
The Mu family is doomed this time.
She was not afraid of death, but she was afraid of being half dead and suffering.
Wu Dongming raised his eyebrows. "Miss Mu San, if you were in my position, what would you do?"
Everyone's eyes were not right.
Mu Wanqing rolled her eyes in her heart. Wasn't it just that she didn't become a crying cannon fodder? Was it necessary to trick her like this?
She replied seriously, "You are an official of the Great Qi State and a subject of the Emperor. When you encounter a problem, of course you should consult the Emperor. The Emperor is fair and strict, and wise, and he will definitely make the most correct decision."
The stance must be correct!
Wu Dongming couldn't help laughing. If she were a man and chose a career in politics, she would definitely be a sycophant.
Fortunately, she is a woman and cannot be an official!
What he didn't know at that time was that this would be the only super-ranking female marquis in the Great Qi Dynasty. As a woman, she would be granted the title of marquis, her name would be recorded in history, and she would be admired by countless future generations.
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Does it look good? Keep sending out red envelopes.
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