"Hurry, let Lan Yi do her makeup."
Yun Wangtian nodded with satisfaction: "It is indeed the will of the Heavenly Family. Lan Yi suffered such a great disaster, and the Second Prince came to visit her personally. This kind of thoughtfulness is beyond the reach of ordinary people."
In Jinxiu Pavilion, upon hearing that the second prince had arrived, Madam Yun cried with joy and personally dressed her daughter.
She inserted the exquisite jade hairpin into Yun Lanyi's hair and comforted her.
"I told you that the Second Prince has you in his heart. Don't worry. Since your grandfather won't make the decision for you, we will go and ask the Second Prince. I don't believe he can watch you being bullied by the Third Prince."
Yun Lanyi turned to look at Madam Yun and said with some uneasiness in her heart.
"Mother, do you think the Second Prince will abandon me?"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Yun immediately denied this guess.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible. Your marriage was granted by His Majesty. How could the Second Prince regret it?"
The Yun family's living room.
"The Second Prince has arrived—"
Following the announcement, Zhao Lingyu stepped into the hall with the gait of a dragon and a tiger.
He was dressed in a dark gold python robe and a nine-dragon jade belt around his waist. His handsome face was as cold as ice, and he exuded a suffocating pressure from all over.
Yun Wangtian slowly stood up and bowed.
"Your Highness the Second Prince has come in person. I'm sorry for not welcoming you."
Zhao Lingyu didn't even look at Yun Lanyi and said coldly.
"Ancestor Yun, I came here today for only one reason: to cancel the engagement!"
Wow——
The whole audience was in uproar!
Madam Yun's face turned pale and she almost fainted.
A cold light flashed in Yun Wangtian's eyes, and he said in a deep voice.
"Your Highness, this marriage was granted by His Majesty. What do you mean by this?"
"What do you mean?" Zhao Lingyu couldn't help but sneer. "Are you saying that I should marry a woman who goes crazy in public as my principal wife? Let the whole world laugh at my royal family?"
Hearing this, Madam Yun hurriedly explained.
"Your Highness, Lan Yi was clearly ambushed—"
Zhao Lingyu turned around abruptly and pointed at Yun Lanyi, who looked a little dazed.
"Look at her now! Where's the demeanor of a noble lady from aristocratic family?!"
Yun Wangtian's face turned ashen, and his skinny fingers slowly gripped the armrest.
His voice was hoarse, but it carried an unquestionable pressure.
"Lan Yi was possessed by the Nightmare of the Nine Ghosts, a method used by evil cultivators. And from what I know, it was probably the Third Prince who summoned the Nine Ghosts."
Zhao Lingyu's pupils shrank slightly. The third brother?
He had long heard that the Third Brother was quite fond of the abandoned daughter of the Yun family. Could it be...
Seeing that the second prince looked wavering, Yun Wangtian struck while the iron was hot.
"Your Highness, it's clear someone is trying to kill two birds with one stone. Not only is the Yun family's legitimate daughter being destroyed, but your Highness's reputation is also being damaged!"
The hall fell into dead silence.
Suddenly, Yun Lanyi, who had been in a daze, screamed.
"It's him! It's him and that bitch Yun Ji who hurt me!" She tore her hair frantically, "I'm going to kill them! Kill them!"
Mrs. Yun hurriedly hugged her daughter, tears streaming down her face.
"Lan Yi! Lan Yi, calm down!"
Zhao Lingyu watched this farce coldly, with even more disgust in his eyes.
"The engagement has been cancelled. No need to say more. As for the affairs of your Yun family, they have nothing to do with me anymore."
He stood with his hands behind his back in the main hall of the Yun family, looking down at Yun Wangtian with an indifferent look.
"The engagement is broken off, so the betrothal gifts should be returned, right?"
Yun Wangtian's expression changed slightly, and his old fingers unconsciously clenched his cuffs.
The betrothal gift sent by the Second Prince originally contained dozens of precious divine herbs, several rare magical instruments, and 100,000 divine essences...
Over the years, the Yun family has already used most of it for cultivation and building relationships. Where can they get it now?
Mrs. Yun stood aside, her face pale, her lips trembling as she tried to explain herself, but Yun Wangtian stopped her with a look.
Yun Wangtian took a deep breath and forced a smile.
"Can you give me a few days' grace regarding the betrothal gifts? The Yun family is having some financial difficulties lately—"
Zhao Lingyu sneered and interrupted him.
"Ancestor Yun means that your Yun family swallowed up my betrothal gift?"
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly dropped to freezing point. Yun Wangtian had cold sweat on his forehead and tried to remain calm.
"Your Highness misunderstood. It's just that some items need time to be sorted."
"No need to talk nonsense."
Zhao Lingyu raised his hand and waved, his sleeves fluttering.
"I will give you three more days. If you don't see the betrothal gifts after three days, don't blame me for being rude."
Just as he was about to turn around and leave, a lazy and laughing voice suddenly came from outside the hall.
"What's going on? It's so lively?"
Li Lingge was wearing a moon-white brocade robe and walked slowly towards them holding Yun Ji's hand.
There was a faint smile on the corner of his lips. His eyes swept over the gloomy Yun Wangtian and the embarrassed Madam Yun, and finally fell on Zhao Lingyu. He raised his eyebrows in pretended surprise.
"Second brother, are you here too?"
Yun Ji stood beside him, wearing a light blue long dress and a plain silver hairpin in her hair, looking elegant and refined.
She lowered her eyes slightly, looking docile, but a faint curve appeared at the corner of her lips.
As soon as Mrs. Yun saw them, a gleam of resentment suddenly flashed in her eyes.
As if she had thought of something, she rushed forward and screamed.
"The Third Prince wants to marry Yun Ji. Where's the betrothal gift?! Give it to us now!"
She had a clear plan. Since Li Lingge was going to marry Yun Ji, the Yun family should naturally accept a betrothal gift, which would be used to fill the hole of the second prince!
Upon hearing this, Li Lingge looked at Yun Wangtian with a smile.
"I have prepared two betrothal gifts. Which one would you like to choose?"
Yun Wangtian's face was as gloomy as ink, but he didn't dare to speak easily.
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