Chapter 642 Who will speak on the matter of annulling the engagement?
Originally, she planned to have Miss Zhao return to the waterside pavilion and make a scene about the bamboo forest.
Before Miss Zhao could find an opportunity to talk about the bamboo forest, the news of Qiao Ning's disappearance spread.
Ever since she wanted to replace Yu Huanzhen as the Princess Consort of Chu, Wenxi had thoroughly investigated Yu Huanzhen and naturally learned about Yu Huanzhen's relationship with the Qiao family.
That's why he had this idea on a whim: to have Miss Lin steer the story of Qiao Ning's disappearance in a negative direction. This would not only ruin Qiao Ning's reputation and avenge the Qiao family's rejection of the marriage, but also provoke Yu Zhenhuan.
Based on her understanding of Yu Zhenhuan's past, she didn't believe that Yu Zhenhuan would remain unmoved.
Sure enough, things went exactly as she expected.
Yu Zhenhuan was not only provoked, but also physically assaulted someone.
Now, the King of Chu had even more reason to publicly annul the engagement!
"I just never expected that Qiao Ning's disappearance would be related to my uncle. And my uncle even said it out loud in public."
Wenxi glanced at Wenjue beside her, her eyes practically overflowing with disdain and displeasure.
She knew from a young age that she had a younger uncle who was raised by her great-uncle. She just never understood why.
As she grew older and became more sensible, she felt some sympathy for her uncle, while also being curious about him.
What kind of outstanding person could make his grandmother both worried about him competing with his father for the Marquis's mansion, yet unable to bring herself to eliminate him directly, and thus have no choice but to send him away?
Unfortunately, she was greatly disappointed when she finally met him in person.
He's accomplished nothing and has a limp. He's quite old and still unmarried.
His grandmother was preparing to find him a merchant's daughter, but he ended up falling for an old spinster from a merchant's family who couldn't get married.
In short, it's a complicated story.
It wasn't until the crown prince rebelled and her uncle began to distinguish himself that her impression of him changed.
However, today's events caused her slightly improved impression of him to plummet instantly.
That's utterly disgraceful! He actually dared to propose to that old spinster from the Qiao family in public, and he even sided with outsiders! He's trying to excuse Qiao Ning, that merchant's daughter! He's ruined her plans!
Madam Wen naturally knew the truth about Qiao Ning's matter.
She never expected that Wen Jue would suddenly propose to Qiao Yuanyao in public.
He clearly knew that he and Qiao Yuanyao were impossible, so why did he suddenly change his mind and do something so irrational?
Madam Wen frowned, glanced at Wen Jue, and then looked at Wen Xi.
"Stop with your petty thoughts. I'll handle your uncle's affairs. You don't need to try to sabotage him!"
Madam Wen admonished him sternly, "No matter what he does, he is still a member of the Yongchang Marquis's household, and he is your uncle. Show him some respect, understand?"
These words were spoken to Wenxi, and also to Wenjue.
In the past, when the Yongchang Marquis's mansion kept a low profile, it didn't matter whether Wen Jue was there or not.
But times have changed. The Marquis of Yongchang alone cannot support the glory of the Marquis of Yongchang's mansion today.
Therefore, the current Yongchang Marquis's Mansion cannot do without Wenjue.
She couldn't let Wenjue and the Yongchang Marquis's mansion drift apart.
Wenxi reluctantly replied, "I'll remember."
Lady Wen glared at Wenxi before turning to the King of Chu and bringing the topic back on track.
"Since you and Wenxi are interested in each other, and I'm not an old-fashioned person who's stuck in the past, I'll grant your wish."
Upon hearing this, Wenxi immediately rushed forward and hugged Madam Wen, saying affectionately, "Thank you, Grandmother!"
The King of Chu seemed to have a great weight lifted off his shoulders. He smiled and bowed deeply to Lady Wen, sincerely thanking her, "Thank you for your kindness, Grandmother! Don't worry, Grandmother, I will definitely treat my cousin Wenxi well in the future!"
Wenxi glanced shyly at the King of Chu, then rested her head on Lady Wen's shoulder, her smile happy and sweet.
"Now that the decision has been made, the next step is to think about how to solve the current problems."
Madam Wen poured cold water on the two of them, saying, "Your marriage to Miss Yu was personally arranged by His Majesty. If you want to break off the engagement now, you must obtain His Majesty's consent."
"Have you figured out how to tell the Emperor?"
The King of Chu shook his head awkwardly.
Actually, it wasn't that he hadn't thought about how to say it, but rather that he was afraid to say it.
For the past few months, I don't know what's wrong, but my father always gets angry whenever he sees him.
Before the Crown Prince was deposed, the Emperor always treated him with kindness and gentleness. He would listen patiently to whatever the Crown Prince said and readily grant his requests.
But now, after the crown prince was deposed and imprisoned, the emperor's attitude towards him has undergone a complete 180-degree change.
No matter what he said or did, it seemed to be wrong in his father's eyes.
It was as if even which foot he stepped into the room first could become a sin.
So now, he would never go near his father unless there was a reason.
As for the matter of breaking off the engagement...
He looked at Madam Wen with embarrassment and cautiously suggested, "Grandmother, regarding my dissolution of the engagement with the Marquis of Yongning's family, would you please trouble yourself to speak to Father Emperor?"
"You are, after all, an elder, and even the Emperor should show you some respect."
Even if Father is angry, he wouldn't punish Grandmother, would he?
If it were him saying it, things might not go as well.
Although Lady Wen didn't know what the King of Chu was thinking, she was still furious when she heard his words.
"You want me to go and tell them?!"
Lady Wen stared at the Prince of Chu in disbelief, “You brought up the matter of breaking off the engagement one minute, and the next minute you brought up the marriage with Wenxi the next. Do you think His Majesty will think of me, or of the Yongchang Marquis’s family?”
The King of Chu was taken aback, then smiled sheepishly, "This... seems inappropriate indeed."
After thinking for a moment, the King of Chu suggested, "How about I ask my mother to speak to my father?"
Madam Wen took a deep breath. "What difference does it make if your mother tells me what she said?"
If we displease the Emperor and implicate the Empress, wouldn't that be counterproductive?
"What should we do then?" King Chu asked, somewhat discouraged.
Madam Wen also fell silent. After a long while, she said in a gloomy tone, "We cannot take the initiative to talk to the Emperor about this matter. We can only try to get the Yongning Marquis's residence to do it."
Wenxi pursed her lips, "How could the people from the Yongning Marquis's residence possibly go and say that? You heard what the Yongning Marquis's wife said!"
"Hmph, if you ask me, the Marquis of Yongning's family probably doesn't want to annul the engagement at all!"
"That Yu Zhen was lost when she was a child and was only reunited with her a few years ago. But who knows if the person in front of us is the original Miss Yu Si?"
"Moreover, a few years ago, just after she was recognized and returned to the Yongning Marquis's Mansion, the third young lady and the matriarch of the Yongning Marquis's Mansion died suddenly one after another. It is said that their deaths were related to Yu Huanzhen."
"Without her cousin, who would dare to marry someone like that?"
"Hoping that the Marquis of Yongning will take the initiative to break off the engagement is pointless. We might as well take the plunge and say it ourselves. At worst, we'll just get a scolding from the Emperor. It's not a big deal anyway."
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