Chapter 386 The Engagement Was Broken Off
That night, the Seventh Prince drank at Lady Duan's Tavern until closing time before returning home.
As night fell, the image of his wife lingered in his mind, and before dawn, he returned to the tavern.
Two days later, Du Wanchun settled everything at the shop in the capital and prepared to return to Cheng'an County.
Before leaving, Miss Wei came to visit her again.
Just yesterday, the Seventh Prince sent someone to the Wei family to say that the marriage between the two families was off and that he would not take Miss Wei the Fourth as a concubine.
This infuriated the Wei family. They had originally hoped to turn their fortunes around with this daughter, but now that the Seventh Prince had broken off the engagement, it would be difficult for them to secure such a good marriage in the future.
Miss Wei was also greatly shocked, thinking that it was because the Seventh Prince had taken a fancy to Du Wanchun that he did this.
Sure enough, they arrived at the gate of the Zhou residence just as dawn broke.
Du Wanchun carried the luggage into the carriage and saw Miss Wei standing at the door. She asked her, "Miss Wei, what brings you to my residence?"
Miss Wei, her body trembling slightly, pointed at her fiercely and said, "What a fine Manager Du! She clearly has a husband at home, yet she still tries to seduce someone else's husband."
Du Wanchun paused upon hearing this and turned to look at her. "Miss Wei, don't say things that damage someone's reputation."
Miss Wei snorted coldly and said, "You dare to do it, but why don't you dare to listen to what others say!"
Du Wanchun realized that she was someone who liked to act crazy, so she ignored her and continued walking towards the mansion.
Miss Wei strode forward to stop her, but perhaps because she was walking too fast, she accidentally stepped on a stone and fell down.
"Ouch!" A scream rang out as Miss Wei lay on the ground, her palm cut by a sharp stone.
Upon hearing the sound, Du Wanchun did not turn around to look at her. After entering the mansion, she closed the gate.
While helping to look after the three children inside, Madam Wei heard the commotion outside and asked Du Wanchun, "Manager Du, what just happened outside?"
Du Wanchun replied with a smile, "It's nothing, just a crazy woman. Let's continue packing."
Wei looked up at the doorway, then responded with some doubt, and turned to follow Du Wanchun into the inner room.
They didn't bring much with them this time, mainly food and clothes for the journey. By the time they had packed everything, it was already noon.
Du Wanchun and the children planned to set off after lunch.
Miss Wei, who had fallen to the ground, was carried home by her maids.
Only after arriving at her own residence did she learn the truth about her broken engagement.
Master Wei pointed at her and scolded, "You ignorant and stupid woman, you're already putting on airs like an imperial concubine before you've even married the Seventh Prince. You've offended a lot of people and made the Seventh Prince dislike you."
Miss Wei looked blankly at him, then suddenly raised her eyes and asked, "Is it Du Wanchun from the Zhou family?"
Master Wei asked in confusion, "What Zhou family's Du Wanchun?"
Miss Wei, kneeling on the ground, crawled toward Master Wei, "Was it because she sowed discord between the Seventh Prince and him that he dislikes me?!"
Master Wei took a deep breath, pointed at her and scolded, "How come you still don't understand? It's your own arrogance that has annoyed the Seventh Prince. It has nothing to do with anyone else."
Just then, Madam Wei slowly walked out from inside and said, "It's not that there's no connection."
Miss Wei quickly asked, "Mother, what do you mean by that?"
Lady Wei said slowly, "The Seventh Prince met a woman at a tavern a few days ago. He said he fell in love with her at first sight and went to the Emperor yesterday to ask for this marriage, saying he wanted to marry her as his imperial concubine."
"What kind of woman is she, from a tavern? Or an imperial concubine?" Miss Wei's face was full of disbelief. "How could an ordinary commoner like her become an imperial concubine?"
Lady Wei sighed deeply and said, "Yes, even our Wei family's daughters can only become concubines, while that merchant's wife, born a slave, can become an imperial concubine."
As she spoke, her face was filled with resentment and jealousy.
Miss Wei quickly turned to her father, "Father, has the Emperor really agreed?"
Master Wei nodded. “Yes, the Emperor is not in good health now, and his temperament is very different from before. He will agree to whatever the Seventh Prince wants. Moreover, the Seventh Prince proposed the marriage himself, and the Emperor, who has been looking forward to holding a grandson as soon as possible, will naturally agree.”
Miss Wei was stunned. If it were in the past, the emperor would definitely not have agreed to this marriage.
When she wanted to become an imperial concubine, she was ridiculed by people in the palace for being a concubine's daughter who dared to dream of marrying into a powerful family.
Now, a merchant of even lower status than herself has obtained something she thought she could never have.
Miss Wei collapsed to the ground, staring blankly ahead.
Master Wei was still complaining from the side, "Originally, it would have been good if that woman were the principal wife and you were the secondary wife, but you were too arrogant and domineering, which made the Seventh Prince wary of you. He was afraid that you would bully his young lady, so he simply asked the Emperor to decree to cancel the engagement with you and marry only that tavern girl in the future."
Miss Wei sat there dejectedly, her eyes red and filled with tears.
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