Chapter 86: Second Cancellation of Engagement! Finally came to the end
He Zhaojun followed her father to the Lou family.
The once magnificent Lou family home now looked as if it had been plundered. The main house, where the master bedroom was located, was almost completely devoid of any decorations and looked extremely desolate and empty.
Meanwhile, Second Lady Lou was sitting in the hall with Lou Yao and others, and the eldest wife's family was nowhere to be seen. Obviously, their status had changed drastically.
When Lou Yao heard the sound of a carriage at the door, he stood up early and looked towards the door. If he had not been under house arrest in the Lou family, he would not have been able to go out to greet them. He might have gone all the way to the door of the General of Cavalry's Mansion.
"Zhaojun...you're here." He was both happy and sad to see He Zhaojun following behind He Yong. "You've lost a lot of weight. Are you feeling well? How are your sister-in-law and niece?"
He Zhaojun nodded: "It's all good, but I miss my brother very much."
He slowly lowered his head and said, "I know that even if I sacrifice my life for yours, your two brothers will never come back."
"It's my Lou family who has wronged you. It's only natural for you to break off the engagement. Don't worry about what others say."
He Zhaojun didn't respond, but instead asked Lou Yao, "You don't think I'm here to break off the engagement because the Lou family is in decline? After all, all the other girls in the capital think so."
The elders remained silent during the meal, listening quietly to the conversation between the two juniors.
Lou Yao quickly denied, "How could that be? When we got engaged, I already said that even if the Lou family didn't do this, it was me, Lou Yao, who was marrying above my station, and it was the Lou family that had to rely on the He family. You never thought of accepting help from me, from me, and from the Lou family. Right?"
He Zhaojun remained noncommittal: "I will plead with His Majesty to remove you from the scope of accountability this time, to ensure that your future career will be worry-free." No matter what the Lou family and Lou Ben did, Lou Yao should not be implicated.
Madam Lou Er finally couldn't sit still any longer. She smiled ingratiatingly, "Zhaojun, since you and Lou Yao have been childhood sweethearts, and you also said that you have no desire for anything from the Lou family, then this marriage...?"
He Zhaojun understood that Mrs. Lou Er was asking her if there was still room for turning back.
"I know that the actions of the Lou family's main branch and its side branches are unforgivable, but you also know what kind of life we lived before. My second branch is innocently implicated in this matter."
Lou Yao couldn't bear to listen any longer: "Mom! Stop talking!"
Madam Lou Er carefully watched He Zhaojun's expression and ignored Lou Yao.
He Zhaojun had expected this and was not surprised at all, but He Yong's face looked extremely bad, and his steel teeth were almost broken.
Seeing this, she quickly changed her words: "If you and A Yao are truly not destined to be together, then... you've met my eldest son of the Lou family, Lou Ben."
"He is extremely talented and can distinguish right from wrong. If he can enter the government, he will definitely be a great help to the He family in the future. Can, can..."
He Zhaojun sneered, "What can I do? Plead with His Majesty on his behalf and simply pardon the second branch of the Lou family? What if I say that the instigator of this whole thing is none other than this talented and learned eldest son of the Lou family, who knows right from wrong and whom you are so proud of?"
Lou Yao obviously couldn't believe it: "Zhaojun, I know you are angry, but what does this have to do with my elder brother?"
Wang Yanji also shook her head repeatedly and exchanged glances with Madam Lou Er, neither of them believing what He Zhaojun said. Even He Yong tilted his head and looked at his daughter, seeming a little surprised by her words.
"Ayao once said that Lou Ben prepared winter clothes before his travels. Is that true?" He Zhaojun asked Wang Yanji. Wang Yanji nodded solemnly, "Indeed, I personally made winter clothes and boots for him before he left."
"But this doesn't mean that the Liaodong tragedy is related to him." Lou Jing, who had been silent, finally spoke.
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