"After we get married, stay in the backyard. I promise what happened today won't happen again." Hearing Wan Xueying's intention to break off the engagement, Shen Yu felt she was exploiting the situation and felt incredibly angry. But then he realized that today's incident was indeed caused by him, and if Wan Xueying didn't know martial arts, she could have died on the spot. So he kindly offered some advice.
Your promise is useless! She's a favored princess. Not to mention taking her life, you'll be on your own for the rest of your life! However, Wan Xueying really needs a promise from Shen Yu right now, and that is to promise to cancel this engagement.
"What if I'm afraid of death and insist on breaking off the engagement?" Her words were firm, but her tone was tinged with worry and fear. Wan Xueying was gambling, betting that Shen Yu would save face and not force a weak woman like her into marriage.
"Okay, since you insist on withdrawing, then withdraw!" Shen Yu agreed decisively.
But at this moment, the bridesmaid whispered to the side: "You two have already completed the three letters and six ceremonies, and the only thing left is the wedding ceremony. It's not as simple as breaking off the engagement."
"What should we do then?" The two looked at the matchmaker and asked in unison.
The bridesmaid glanced at Shen Yu, then at Wan Xueying, and replied with a hint of sympathy, "It can only be that Mr. Shen Er writes the divorce letter and divorces Miss Wan Er."
After hearing this, Shen Yu challenged, "So, Miss Wan Er still insists?" It's hard for a woman to find a good marriage after a broken engagement, let alone one who's been divorced. He didn't believe she would be willing to give up such a good match.
Wan Xueying didn't rush to answer. She first asked the matchmaker, "Can't we just get a divorce?" It was Shen Yu she didn't want. Having him write a divorce letter would have a completely different meaning. As for his narcissism, she ignored it.
"Yes!" The bridesmaid nodded and turned to look at Shen Yu, "But it requires the consent of Second Master Shen."
Before Shen Yu could answer, Wan Xueying, who had been insisting on breaking off the engagement just a moment ago, looked at him pitifully and said, "Mr. Shen, please be so kind as to agree to the divorce and leave me a little dignity." But in her heart, she hated this evil patriarchal society.
However, at the moment, her plan of pretending to be a naive girl was very successful. Thinking that such a good girl would have to bear the fate of being married before she even got married, Shen Yu readily agreed.
His nod not only made Wan Xueying feel relieved, but even Princess Mingxia breathed a sigh of relief. Although he hadn't been able to kill the little bitch, it was a good thing that she couldn't marry Brother Shen Yu and became a divorced woman.
What made Princess Mingxia let down her guard even more was that she heard Wan Xueying assure Shen Yu again: "Don't worry, Second Master Shen, after the divorce, I will return to my adoptive parents and will never stay in the capital to cause trouble for you all!" She was so tactful.
She had already made up her mind. Arranging her marriage with Shen Yu was not enough. She had to dispel Princess Mingxia's murderous intentions to be completely safe. The most straightforward solution was to leave the capital on her own initiative.
Actually, she made this decision so readily because she had long been extremely disappointed with everyone in Dingyang Marquis's Mansion.
In the past few years since returning to the Bo Mansion, she hadn't expected much. She only hoped that while they unconditionally doted on Wan Qingling, they would also consider her. After all, she was the one who was lost in the frontier and lived a hard life for ten years.
But she had been a bootlicker for several years, trying hard to please everyone in the Bo's Mansion, but in the end, she was still treated coldly by them.
She was like a disgrace to the Bo's Mansion. She was never mentioned and was never allowed to attend any banquets. This was simply because they were afraid that her beauty would steal Wan Qingling's limelight, and they were even more afraid that she, who came from the northern border, would behave rudely and bring shame to the Bo's Mansion.
Little did people know that in order to avoid being laughed at, she worked hard to study and practice. She was not proficient in everything, including music, chess, calligraphy, painting, knitting and needlework, but she was quite good at it, and she could also perform all kinds of etiquette perfectly.
Rather than being passive in her marriage to Shen Yu, it was more like she wanted to take this opportunity to escape the home that was suffocating her. Even if she hadn't fully awakened her memories of her past life, she planned to divorce him once Shen Yu no longer needed her as a tool.
All these years since she came to Beijing, she had been thinking about her adoptive parents in Northern Xinjiang all the time. All she could do was give the money she had saved to her third brother, a businessman, and ask him to find someone to help send it back to Northern Xinjiang.
Now that she had achieved her wish of reconciliation ahead of time, and could use the matter of Princess Mingxia to ask the Bo Mansion to return to the Northern Frontier, she couldn't help but feel secretly happy.
"Are you really leaving? Leaving the capital?" Shen Yu didn't know why. He felt a sense of loss, but even more of a sense of guilt. If it weren't for him, he wouldn't have had to return to the northern border to live a hard life after finally arriving in the capital.
"That's right!" Wan Xueying nodded readily. "If everyone in the Bo Mansion has no objection, I'll pack my bags and leave immediately."
"Then... you don't want the betrothal gift from the Duke's Mansion before. Just consider it as a little compensation from me to you." Shen Yu's generosity shocked everyone, including Wan Xueying.
Soon, she replied with a smile, "Then I won't be polite." Shen Yu wouldn't be able to enjoy it if she went back anyway, so she might as well fulfill her wish. However... "Can the betrothal gift be converted into silver?"
Just when Shen Yu felt that the other party was getting too demanding, Wan Xueying continued pitifully, "The journey back to Northern Xinjiang is long. It's not convenient and safe for me to carry so much betrothal gifts." She added, "You don't need to give all the silver. Half is enough." She knew that a woman's excessive dominance would likely backfire. Taking advantage of the other party's sympathy for the weak and playing the role of weakness at the right time might be effective.
"Okay! I promise."
Ha, it really worked out well. Wan Xueying, feeling overjoyed, said that this marriage was a good one, but on the surface, she pretended to be calm and expressed her gratitude to Shen Yu at the right time.
Princess Mingxia was afraid that Shen Yu and Wan Xueying would go back on their word, so when Shen Yu asked someone for paper and pen, she hurriedly sent someone to ask the boss to bring him a table, chairs, paper and pen. Under the guidance of an experienced matchmaker, Shen Yu wrote two copies of the divorce agreement on the street, one of which was given to Wan Xueying, and the other was to be taken to the government for filing.
Wan Xueying didn't need to worry about the filing. She carefully tucked the divorce papers away. She glanced at the bridal sedan, feeling unlucky, and looked at the friends who had accompanied Shen Yu to the wedding. "I wonder if any gentleman would be so kind as to lend me a horse?"
Shen Yu looked coldly at the eager buddies, and asked Wan Xueying with a hint of annoyance, "What do you want to do with the horse?"
Wan Xueying replied with a hint of resentment: "Since the marriage is off, I can't just walk back in my wedding dress. That would be so embarrassing."
"Then do you think it would be all right for you to ride back alone?"
"It's not suitable and there's no other better way."
"What do you mean there is no other way? Wouldn't it be better if I sent you back?" Shen Yu volunteered.
"You're sending me off?" Wan Xueying's eyes widened. "This is even more inappropriate." She didn't want to have too much involvement with this person.
"Whether you admit it or not, you are still my wife until the divorce documents are reported to the government. There is nothing inappropriate about a husband and wife riding on the same horse." Shen Yu said this with confidence.
At this moment, he didn't think much about it. He just felt that he had a great responsibility for this matter, and it should be shared by him and Wan Xueying.
Seeing that Wan Xueying still looked reluctant and wanted to refute, he continued: "Don't you think it would be better for me to explain our divorce to the Bo family?"
"Okay, okay..." Wan Xueying was not stupid, so of course she knew this was the best way.
"Then what are you waiting for?" Shen Yu rudely interrupted what she was about to say and jumped on the horse first, then stretched out his slender and bony hand towards Wan Xueying.
Anyway, her reputation had been ruined by Shen Yu, so Wan Xueying made up her mind and offered her hand.
After being grabbed by Shen Yu, she used the force to jump onto the horse and sat in front of Shen Yu. Her movements were so smooth that everyone was stunned again.
When she released his hand, Shen Yu felt a slight sense of loss. The hand he had just held was soft and boneless, but it felt like a small branding iron, burning his palm and his heart, and even his face flushed slightly. Even though their hands were no longer entangled, Shen Yu still felt the heat in his palm.
What made him even more distracted was the beauty in his arms. A faint fragrance filled his nostrils, and his body instantly stiffened. Feeling Wan Xueying move forward uncomfortably, Shen Yu calmed himself and politely moved back, keeping one hand on the reins to avoid touching the person in front of him.
Only then did he begin to regret asking for trouble. But if he let Wan Xueying off the horse at this time, it would seem that he was guilty.
After calming himself down again, he told the second steward of the Duke's Mansion and a group of his buddies who had come to welcome the bride to go back to the Duke's Mansion to deal with the aftermath. Then he rode his horse towards the Earl's Mansion with Wan Xueying.
Naturally, many people stopped to talk along the way, but that was nothing. The most embarrassing thing for the two was the inevitable collisions between the horses as they galloped. They could only feign composure. Fortunately, the road was not far, and they soon arrived at the gate of Dingyang Marquis's mansion.
When Shen Yu handed the horse to the gatekeeper to help take care of it, Wan Xueying walked in first. This was the second time she had used Shen Yu's presence to enter the main gate of Dingyang Marquis's mansion, apart from her recent wedding.
Ignoring the pointing and talking of the servants, she held her head high, chest puffed out, and looked straight ahead as she strode towards the main hall.
As soon as Fang walked in, he saw that she, who had just gotten married, had returned. The family members who had not yet dispersed had a bad feeling in their hearts.
"You didn't do something shameless and got divorced by the Duke's Mansion before you even got married, did you?" The quick-witted Wan Huqing asked first.
Wan Xueying frowned slightly, "Third brother, shouldn't you ask me first what injustice I have suffered?" If Wan Qingling encountered anything, they would definitely think it was someone else's fault at the first time and comfort Wan Qingling.
"Who can let you suffer injustice? You are sharp-tongued and never suffer any loss." Wan Huqing muttered softly.
Yes, she was indeed someone who would not suffer any loss. But her sharp tongue was also forced out by these people.
There was no way. No matter what she did over the years, it was wrong, especially towards Wan Qingling. If she didn't know how to argue or explain, she would be buried in the gloomy family ancestral hall.
She sneered softly at the accusation: "Yes! I never want to suffer any loss, so I divorced Shen Yu."
"What? You were really divorced?" Wan Huqing suddenly stood up from his seat.
"Isn't it what you wished for?" Wan Xueying looked at him coldly. "I remember Third Brother once said that if it weren't for my good luck, this marriage wouldn't have been mine. If I don't know how to cherish and be grateful, I'll be divorced sooner or later! But please remember, I'm not being divorced. This is a divorce that I agreed to with Shen Yu!"
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