Chapter 270: Breaking off marriage
The old lady's eyes widened when she heard this, and she flew into a rage, "Who are you calling vicious and shameless? I'm your mother-in-law, and you have no respect for your elders. You actually dare to insult my mother-in-law, what a bitch."
As he said this, his eyes darkened and he raised his hand to hit me.
But she never expected that her daughter-in-law, who had always been tolerant of her, would raise her hand before her and slap her hard in the face after she pounced on her viciously.
The old lady screamed "Aiya" and was knocked to the ground.
Seeing this, Ji Zihan and Rongchang Hou hurried over to support him:
"mother,"
"Old lady."
The old lady was helped up by the two men, but she covered her face and looked at Madam Rongchang in disbelief, "Ji Ziyuan, you, you actually dared to hit me?"
Mrs. Rongchang laughed coldly, "I only regret that I didn't do this sooner!"
The old lady was so angry that she trembled. She pulled her son and yelled, "Ji Changrong, did you see that? The bitch you married beat your mother. Did you see that? Go and deal with this bitch for me. I want her..."
"Mother," Rongchang Hou interrupted her loudly, holding her hand tightly in his, with a warning in his eyes, "This is the imperial palace, not a place for you to make trouble. Look around first."
When the old lady heard this, she realized belatedly that a lot of noble ladies had already stood around her, watching the fun.
Even behind the bitch who beat her, there stood the princess and the wife of the governor, whom she wanted to curry favor with.
The old lady's cry was stuck in her throat. Although she didn't know the seriousness of the matter, she was afraid of being embarrassed, so she stopped shouting.
Seeing his mother's honesty, Marquis Rongchang turned to look at Madam Rongchang and said with a pained expression, "Ziyuan, I know you are angry and resentful towards me, and I also know that I am too embarrassed to ask you to forgive me, but I sincerely hope that you will give me a chance to make amends with me. So, let's go home first and calm down. I swear, I will give you a satisfactory answer to this matter."
Madam Rongchang sneered, "Li Changrong, there's no need to deliberately delay. I don't need your compensation, nor do I need your confession. I'll just say one thing now. If you want me to forgive you, there are two options: one, you abort the child, or we end our engagement."
When Marquis Rongchang heard about the marriage being broken off, he panicked and said, "Break the marriage, no, I will never break the marriage off. Ziyuan, calm down. No matter how angry you are, you can't say such words!"
Madam Rongchang looked at him and said, "Don't be calm. No, I have never been so calm in all these years. Now tell me your decision!"
Rong Changhou's face showed painful despair, and he looked at her pleadingly and said, "Ziyuan, don't be so cruel to me!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Rong Chang burst into laughter, "Cruel, this is cruel to you, but what about what you did to me?
Someone told me that when we first met, you treated me like a hero and made me fall in love with you, but it was all a show you arranged. You chose me to marry you because you were attracted by my family's status and power, and because I was simple and gullible. You used dirty tricks to deceive and scheme against me for half my life. Isn't this cruel?
I knew clearly that you were so despicable and shameless, but I still begged others not to tell this matter, for fear of tarnishing your reputation. But how did you repay me?
When you were having an affair with Ji Zihan behind my back, did you ever consider that she was my sister? Did you ever consider how I would live if this were to be exposed? You and my sister had a child you had made out of wedlock, and you wanted me to raise it for you? You did all these despicable things, and in the end you say I was cruel to you?"
Looking at his wife's distressed expression, Marquis Rongchang actually felt regret in his heart. Although he planned to marry her in order to take advantage of the Ji family's power, how could he not be moved by what his wife had done to him over the years? He had long been obsessed with her.
Rongchang Hou grabbed her with a pained look, knelt down again and said, "Ziyuan, please don't do this. I really know I was wrong this time!"
Madam Rongchang looked at him coldly, "Then what are you waiting for? Make your move now, or have you not yet decided whether my status as a legitimate daughter of the Ji family will bring you more benefits, or whether it would be more cost-effective for you to have this child as the future heir to the Marquisate?"
Rongchang Hou's face turned pale as he grasped her hand tightly and said, "Ziyuan, why would I think that?"
On the side, Ji Zihan couldn't hold back any longer. She didn't dare to bet on the decision of Rongchang Hou, so she knelt on the ground with a plop, tears streaming down her face, and said sadly, "Sister, it's Zihan who is sorry for you. It's all my fault. I was blinded by the devil and made such a big mistake. Please don't hurt my child."
Madam Rongchang turned her gaze intently and said, "Sister, you are not worthy. You are just a child born by a servant in our family. I was blind. I saw your mother died in childbirth and your father sneaked out of the house. I saw that no one cared for you and you starved to death. That's why I raised you in the Ji family.
When you grew up, I begged your family to grant you the status of a concubine's daughter, fearing that others would look down on you. To ensure a good marriage for you, I even brought you to my side, hoping to find a good husband for you in the capital. Little did I know that my heartfelt devotion would only end up nurturing a vicious wolf with a heart as vicious as a scorpion, who would turn around and bite me hard.
Ji Zihan's face turned pale. She didn't expect Ji Ziyuan to reveal her background on the spot.
For a moment, he was filled with anger and hatred, and he didn't dare to look at the contemptuous eyes of the people around him.
The old woman beside her stared at her and said, "You are not the daughter of the Ji family. You, you are the son of a slave..."
As he spoke, he stared at Ji Zihuan fiercely. How dare she lie to her? If she wasn't a girl from the Ji family, if she wasn't Ji Ziyuan's sister, what would happen to the Ji family? How could Ji Ziyuan swallow this anger for a servant?
The old woman's confidence in the ceremonial guard suddenly disappeared by half, and she dared not make trouble anymore!
Ji Ziyuan looked at Ji Zihan and continued, "You're not afraid to turn against me, but you're determined to get into the Rongchang Marquisate. Aren't you just hoping to rise to the top in one step? Fine, I'll grant your wish today. From now on, you're no longer a concubine of the Ji family. I'll notify my family to remove you from the family!"
Ji Zihan panicked upon hearing this. She didn't even bother pretending to be pitiful as she knelt down and hurried forward, saying, "Sister, sister, I didn't do that. I just wanted to be a concubine to the Marquis. I never thought of competing with you for anything. You've loved and cared for me since I was a child. I just didn't want to leave you. That's why I thought that becoming a concubine would allow me to stay by your side. Sister, please believe me, please believe me...!"
Madam Rongchang avoided her and shook off Marquis Rongchang's hand. She looked coldly at the man and woman on the ground and said, "That's enough. You two don't have to kneel before me and act out your pain and regret. You've done something shameless, so admit it. Li Changrong, speak frankly. Is it the child or me?"
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