Chapter 635 The King of Chu Refuses the Engagement
I'm going to tear your mouth apart!
Wenxi roared and was about to rush over to fight Yu Huanzhen.
However, she had barely rushed forward when Yu Zhenhuan slapped her to the ground.
"You, you dare to hit me!?"
Wenxi collapsed to the ground, staring at Yu Huanzhen with disbelief and anger in her eyes.
Upon seeing this, the young ladies who were with Wenxi quickly came over and helped her up.
Unexpectedly, the first thing Wenxi did after standing up was to slap the lady closest to her, and angrily shouted, "What are you all standing there for? Come at me all at once! I don't believe that so many of us can't beat her!"
The henchmen looked at each other, weighed their options, and then swarmed forward.
However, let alone a few young girls, even ordinary men couldn't easily get close to Yu Huanzhen.
Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, in no time at all, Yu Zhenhuan easily knocked several of his henchmen to the ground.
Some people had swollen cheeks, some were clutching their stomachs and groaning in pain, and others were holding their chests, their faces filled with horror.
"You...you..."
Seeing Yu Huanzhen approaching her by getting past the others, Wenxi panicked this time.
She kept backing away until she was in the crowd. She reached out and grabbed an unknown woman, pushing her toward Yu Huanzhen.
Seeing that Yu Huanzhen easily dodged one person, she grabbed another and continued to push him towards Yu Huanzhen.
"Stop her! You all stop her for me!..." Wenxi roared, pushing and shoving, backing away.
Everyone instinctively scattered and made way. In an instant, Wenxi and Yu Huanzhen were all alone.
Wenxi retreated until she was backed against the wall, with nowhere left to go. Then, pressed against the wall, she looked at Yu Huanzhen in fear and asked, "Yu Huanzhen, what exactly do you want?"
"What do I want?" Yu Huanzhen said coldly, "Didn't I just say that?"
"I want everyone who slandered Qiao Ning to apologize to her."
"Let's start with you."
Seeing that Yu really didn't intend to continue attacking her, Wenxi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
But when she heard Yu Huanzhen's words clearly, she was immediately filled with anger, "You, you actually want me to apologize to a mere merchant's daughter?"
"Impossible! I will never apologize to a lowly merchant's daughter!"
"Are you sure?" Yu Huanzhen reached out and grabbed Wenxi's wrist, applying some force, and Wenxi immediately felt pain.
She immediately shouted, "You're hurting me! Let go! Yu Huanzhen! Let go of me!..."
Just then, a deafening roar rang out: "What are you doing?!"
With a roar, the King of Chu strode into the hall.
Behind him followed Xia Linyuan, who looked on with amusement, along with a group of young noblemen and several young scholars who were filled with shock.
Upon the arrival of the male guest, everyone froze in place.
Yu Zhenhuan was also unconsciously distracted, especially when she saw the meaningful smile on Xia Linyuan's face, she couldn't help but frown.
Taking advantage of her distraction, Wenxi broke free from her grasp and rushed to the King of Chu, crying.
"Cousin, you must stand up for Xi'er!"
Wenxi raised his arm for the King of Chu to see, and there was a clear red mark on his wrist where Yu Huanzhen had just held it.
"Cousin, Miss Yu is bullying me. She just slapped me."
As he spoke, he turned the side of his face that Yu Zhenhuan had hit to show the King of Chu.
Sure enough, there was a faint handprint on her left cheek.
"Waaaaah... Cousin, you have to stand up for Xi'er! I've never even been laid a finger on me in all my life! Miss Yu, Miss Yu actually hit me! Waaaaah, cousin..."
Wenxi became more and more aggrieved as she spoke, and cried bitterly.
The King of Chu looked at the wounds on Wenxi's face and wrists with heartache, and was immediately enraged!
"Yu Huanzhen! Shouldn't you give me an explanation?"
Yu Huanzhen glanced indifferently at the King of Chu. "What explanation does the King of Chu want?"
"What kind of attitude is this?" King Chu looked at Yu Huanzhen with a gloomy expression.
He couldn't understand how there could be a woman in this world who didn't take him seriously at all!
She was cold and aloof, with a tough attitude and a disdainful expression, as if everyone else was trash, including him, her future husband, who seemed worthless in her eyes.
The King of Chu was extremely agitated, but he suppressed his anger and asked again, "Why did you attack people?"
"You injured someone in the bamboo forest before, and now you've attacked my cousin! What else wouldn't you dare to do?"
Yu Huanzhen scoffed, "Guess!"
Seeing her dismissive attitude, the King of Chu could no longer suppress his anger and roared, "Yu Huanzhen, I hereby annul the engagement with you!"
Such a woman is simply not someone he can control!
He could imagine that if he married her, the Chu Prince's Mansion would no longer be under his control!
With such power and ruthlessness, how could the women in his household possibly survive?
Upon hearing this, everyone present was so shocked that they gasped.
This marriage was bestowed by imperial decree!
How dare the King of Chu propose annulment of the marriage? Isn't that defying the imperial decree?
However, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that Yu Zhen is the fourth young lady of the Yongning Marquis's Mansion and represents the Yongning Marquis's Mansion!
The power of the Yongning Marquis's mansion should not be underestimated!
As the Empress's legitimate son, with the support of his maternal family, the Marquis of Yongchang, and the marriage alliance with the Marquis of Yongning, the position of Crown Prince was practically within his grasp.
But the King of Chu was going to destroy such a promising situation with his own hands?
"Shut up!"
A loud shout came from the doorway.
Immediately afterwards, Lady Wen of the Yongchang Marquis's residence was helped in by Li Sanqi.
She was accompanied by many ladies, wives, and elderly women.
Qiao Qinghe, Madam Zheng, and the wife of the Marquis of Yongning were among them.
Upon seeing a group of elders arrive, everyone greeted them respectfully.
"Grandmother, what brings you here?" King Chu stepped forward to help her up.
Madam Wen did not refuse him and allowed him to help her into the crowd.
When the elders arrived, those from families with elders quietly moved to their side.
Qiao Yuanyao and Qiao Ning quietly stood behind Qiao Qinghe.
Lady Yongning stepped forward and embraced Yu Huanzhen protectively.
She scanned the entire room, then looked at Madam Wen and Prince Chu, and preemptively said, "His Highness Prince Chu has publicly broken off the engagement, and we dare not disobey. However, this matter was personally decided by His Majesty, and our Yongning Marquis's Mansion dares not defy the imperial decree. We beg His Highness Prince Chu to personally speak to His Majesty and seek His Majesty's decree."
"Hmph, you said it yourselves! I'll go and beg my father to annul the engagement right away!"
No sooner had the King of Chu finished speaking than Lady Wen glared at him fiercely, "Shut up right now!"
"Grandmother?" King Chu looked at Lady Wen with a puzzled expression.
Lady Wen ignored him and turned to Lady Yongning, smiling as she explained on behalf of the Prince of Chu: "Please forgive him, Madam. The Prince of Chu has been too well protected all these years and still has the heart of a child! Please don't take his words to heart!"
"Children's squabbles are forgotten as soon as they turn around, so don't take them seriously."
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