Marquis Wuding looked at Duke Wei, and the steward of Duke Wei's mansion also looked at Duke Wei. Sending back the dowry was no small matter. Only with Duke Wei's approval could the steward dare to carry it out.
The Duke of Wei sighed inwardly and waved his hand, saying, "Go and do it."
Lady Wuding panicked and exclaimed, "Those dowry items were meant for An'er, how can they be sent back to the Wuding Marquis's residence?!"
If a woman has no children after marriage, her dowry is sent back to her parents' home.
Although An'er was poisoned, Chief Physician Zhao had already saved her life. Sending the dowry back to the Marquis of Wuding's residence while An'er was still alive would sever ties with the Marquis of Wuding's family. The Marquis of Wuding's family would no longer be An'er's maternal grandparents' home. How could she agree to that?!
That was flesh of her daughter's flesh!
The Duke of Wei was also furious. "The Marquis of Wuding's family only married a daughter into my Duke of Wei's family. She was not fortunate enough to accompany my son for life. I respected you, Marquis of Wuding, out of consideration for her contribution to the continuation of my Duke of Wei's family line. But your Marquis of Wuding's family has overstepped its bounds. You even want to interfere in my son's remarriage, causing chaos in my Duke of Wei's family and making me leave all the guests to deal with these messy affairs. My grandson cannot afford a maternal family like the Marquis of Wuding's family!"
The heir apparent of the Duke of Wei said that there was still room for negotiation, but the Duke of Wei said that it was a foregone conclusion.
Marquis Wuding clenched his fists and turned to leave.
Lady Wuding said, "My lord, are you no longer going to care about An'er?"
Marquis Wuding, suppressing his anger, said, "It's all because of the fine daughter you raised!"
He left after saying that, and Lady Wuding, not wanting to stay any longer, grabbed her daughter and followed him.
Seeing them leave, the Fourth Master said, "This is a matter between the Duke of Wei's Mansion and the Marquis of Wuding's Mansion. I shouldn't have interfered, but I don't want the young master to lose his maternal grandparents' home because of my daughter. If the young master grows up and resents my daughter, we should reconsider this marriage."
Just now they wanted to annul the engagement, but now they are considering it carefully and have softened their stance a little, though not by much.
Parents who love their children plan far ahead for them. They will make any unpleasant things clear beforehand. If the marriage can be arranged, great; if not, then let it go. Once the child is married, they shouldn't interfere too much in these matters.
Although the Duke of Wei's mansion and the Marquis of Wuding's mansion have severed ties, outsiders do not know why. When the young master grows up, if someone gossips about him, who can guarantee that he won't believe it and resent his daughter? The Fourth Master and Fourth Madam have seen too many such cases, so they have to take precautions.
Fourth Madam said, "The young master comes from a good family and is good-looking. He has no trouble finding a girl he likes. We haven't disciplined our daughter well. She really can't handle such complicated family matters."
Lady Wei said, "My dear in-law, what are you saying? I value Wei'er because you have raised her so well. Today, Wei'er has been wronged, and my Wei family will definitely make it up to her."
Before the engagement was called off, the Duchess of Wei addressed her as Fourth Madam Shen. Now that the engagement is being called off, she's directly calling her "Mrs. In-laws."
The heir of the Duke of Wei bowed to the fourth master and fourth mistress, saying, "Father-in-law and mother-in-law, rest assured, I swear on my life that I will never betray Wei'er."
The way he addressed the fourth master and his wife as "father-in-law" and "mother-in-law" left them completely bewildered.
Their daughter isn't married yet?!
They can't accept that title!
If outsiders heard this, they wouldn't misunderstand that their daughter was already the daughter of the Duke of Wei's heir.
The Fourth Master forbade the Duke of Wei's heir to call him that, but before he could speak, the Duke of Wei took a few steps over and said, "My dear in-law, rest assured, what you are worried about will never happen."
After saying that, he strode out.
Lady Wei knew what the Duke of Wei was going to do, so she immediately invited the fourth master and his wife to go together.
The guests were still eating, and apart from the Marquis of Wuding and his family of three, no one had left.
Duke Wei walked over and said, "I am honored that everyone has taken time out of their busy schedules to come and celebrate my birthday today. With everyone here, let me, Duke Wei's Mansion, bear witness that my Mansion and Marquis Wuding's Mansion are severing ties today. From now on, we are no longer in-laws!"
The Duke of Wei's powerful voice carried far through the banquet hall.
The banquet was quiet for a moment, but soon discussions broke out.
After the young master fainted, the maid called Shen Wan and Shen Wan to the side hall. They secretly guessed that the young master's vomiting blood was the work of the fourth young lady of the Shen family. How could things have taken such a turn, with the Duke of Wei's mansion and the Marquis of Wuding's mansion severing their ties?
Could it be that the young master's vomiting blood and fainting was caused by the Marquis of Wuding's mansion?
Did the Marquis of Wuding's family lose their minds and harm their own grandson?
Logically speaking, the Marquis of Wuding's family wouldn't do something so foolish, but if they hadn't gone too far, the Duke of Wei wouldn't have severed ties with the Marquis of Wuding's family.
The guests whispered among themselves, speculating endlessly.
The Duke of Wei only said that one sentence and didn't say anything else. After all, they had been in-laws for several years, so this was to leave each other with a little dignity.
The fourth master and his wife never expected that the Duke of Wei would invite a hall full of guests to witness their efforts to eliminate any future worries. Their sincerity was truly remarkable, and they could no longer bring up the words "annulment of the engagement."
This result was also beyond Shen Wan's expectations. The grievances that Shen Wei suffered today will save her a lot of trouble in the future, so it was worth it.
More importantly, she saw how much the heir of the Duke of Wei cared for Shen Wei. Even after his son vomited blood and fainted, and a medicine packet was found in Chunlan's arms, he still chose to believe in Shen Wei, which was very commendable. Furthermore, his swift and decisive action later on showed his calm and resolute nature. She had not misjudged him.
Shen Wanxin felt relieved. Yinshuang stood behind her and said, "It's all thanks to the Prince's presence today, otherwise I don't know how things would have ended."
Shen Wan knew that Xie Jingyan had called the Duke of Wei's heir out, but she couldn't guess how Xie Jingyan had helped. She looked at Yinshuang and asked with her eyes.
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