Chapter 218: Breakup

Ji Yong also came with the Fifth Madam.

He went straight to the east room where Dou Zhao lived.

Dou Zhaozheng and Zhao Zhangru were sitting on the big kang by the window in the inner room, discussing where to go for the next few days. When she heard that Ji Yong was coming, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and sneered, "I was just looking for him, but he came here by himself!" Then she told the maid, "Please invite cousin Ji to the hall to serve tea."

The maidservant left immediately.

Zhao Zhangru was surprised and asked, "What's wrong with you? Why are you so angry? How did Ji Jianming offend you?"

"It's hard to explain it in a few words." Since it involved Ji Yong's personal morality, Dou Zhao naturally would not tell Zhao Zhangru what happened. He perfunctorily said to her, "I'll tell you in detail when I'm free. You wait here for me, I'll be back soon."

Zhao Zhangru nodded and told her: "Then be careful!"

"It's not like we're going to fight." Dou Zhao smiled and went to the hall.

Ji Yong, who was sitting on the armchair drinking tea, had a smug look on his face. He put down the teacup, picked up the paper on the table, waved it towards Dou Zhao, and said concisely, "Dou Ming's marriage certificate!"

In other words, from today on, Dou Ming is officially Wei Tingyu's wife.

Dou Zhao couldn't help but ask, "Did you help with this?"

"Of course!" Ji Yong said bluntly, "If I hadn't personally gone to Shuntian Prefecture, do you think it would be so easy to get Dou Ming's marriage certificate?"

The Ji family intended to marry her. She was not sure whether Ji Yong knew about this before. But when she saw the marriage certificate in Ji Yong's hand and heard what Ji Yong said, she understood everything.

Thinking of what Ji Yong had done, Dou Zhao couldn't help but sneer and said sarcastically, "Don't you know who you are in our family? My cousins ​​and nephews don't even know which way the gate of the government office opens? They actually have to ask you to come forward to get Dou Ming's marriage certificate? Thank you very much, Master Ji!"

Thinking that Dou Zhao and Wei Tingyu would no longer have any relationship, Ji Yong felt an indescribable relief in his heart. He excitedly went to see Dou Zhao with Dou Ming's marriage certificate that he had just issued. Although he guessed that Dou Zhao might be unhappy about this, he never expected that Dou Zhao would be so ruthless. He got a breath stuck in his throat and almost suffocated.

"If this matter had nothing to do with you, I wouldn't bother to care!" Ji Yong took a long time to catch his breath and said angrily, "If it weren't for me, how could the Wei family recognize Dou Ming? If it weren't for me, how could your marriage certificate with Wei Tingyu suddenly disappear? If it weren't for me, how could the witnesses from the Dou and Wei families arrive so quickly..."

Dou Zhao interrupted him rudely and said, "If it weren't for you, how could we sisters get married easily?!"

Ji Yong was stunned and asked suspiciously, "You know?"

"You keep jumping around like this. Even if I don't want to know, I have to know." Dou Zhao looked at him coldly.

Ji Yong was so angry that she said, "Why are you jumping up and down? I'm not a monkey! If it weren't for you, would I care about these bullshit? You want to marry Wei Tingyu, but what about Wei Tingyu? It's not like she doesn't know you sisters. She even got married to Dou Ming and entered the bridal chamber. When she saw Dou Ming crying and screaming, she immediately hugged her and said, 'Since we've already got married, we're husband and wife.' His sister didn't recognize her sister-in-law, but he jumped out to recognize her as his wife. We were busy changing the marriage certificate, but he was comforting the bride in the bridal chamber. How could he care about you? No matter how poor I am, I will never neglect you like him, I will never humiliate you like him, and I will never abandon you like him..."

"So you can take someone else's wife?!" Dou Zhao looked at him, his eyes as cold as the moon.

Ji Yong choked.

Dou Zhaoyi said, "I asked you before, why don't you believe in my decision. Now, I still want to ask you, why don't you ask me and make the decision for me? You think Wei Tingyu is not worthy of me, so you invite him to stay overnight in Nanfeng Pavilion to ruin his reputation; you want me to hate Wei Tingyu, so you let Dou Ming invite him to visit Daxiangguo Temple; you want to marry me, so you let us sisters change marriages... From beginning to end, have you ever thought about my feelings? Have you ever asked for my wishes? Is this how you treat me well? If this is how you treat me well, I would rather not have it!"

"You..." Ji Yong's face turned pale suddenly.

If I let Ji Yong off so easily, he might do something even more outrageous in the future!

"You think Wei Tingyu is not worthy of me, but he has never forced me to do anything." Dou Zhao looked sullen, "You think you are better than him, but you make my life a mess. You said you would not neglect me, you said you would not humiliate me, you said you would not abandon me... But look at me now, with the tacit consent and concealment of my elders, I was replaced by my own sister, and I can only force a smile, comfort my father and then comfort my aunt. Isn't this neglect? Isn't this humiliation? Isn't this... Abandon me with no regard? Then what is neglect? What is humiliation? What is abandoning me with no regard? You think Wei Tingyu is not as good as you, but after marrying Dou Ming, he ignored the opposition of his relatives and recognized Dou Ming as his wife, preserving Dou Ming's dignity; you think you are better than Wei Tingyu, but you only know how to frame, slander, and seduce, using tricks in secret to make me a laughing stock and a topic of conversation for others. How are you better than Wei Tingyu? !

Ji Jianming, I will never marry a man who steals other people's wives in this life.

From today on, you don't have to worry about my affairs! You go your way, I go mine, and we'll never have anything to do with each other again!"

After Dou Zhao finished speaking, he turned around and left the hall.

A man who steals other people's wives!

From today on... you go your way, I go mine... we'll never see each other again...

Ji Yong stared blankly at the swaying warm curtains. Dou Zhao's clear and pleasant voice was like a huge bell, echoing in his ears.

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Dou Shiying stared at the Fifth Madam's lips opening and closing, and was stunned for a long while.

Old Lady Ji wants to ask for Shougu to marry Ji Yong?

After Dou Ming inexplicably replaced Dou Zhao and married into the Wei family?

Dou Shiying couldn't help but ask, "Does Fifth Brother know about this?"

His voice was a little sharp, but the Fifth Madam, who always thought Dou Shiying was gentle, didn't care. She smiled and said, "It was Old Lady Ji who came to propose marriage in person. How could your Fifth Brother not know? Your Fifth Brother meant that something like this just happened in the family. Jianming and Shougu are cousins ​​and grew up together. If someone thinks badly of it, not only will Jianming be spread in a bad light, but Shougu and Jianming will also be criticized. It's not bad for Marquis Jining, at most he will be embarrassed, but Jianming is still young and has a bright future. It will be troublesome if he is impeached by the historians. It's better for the two families to exchange engagement letters quietly and set the wedding date in the spring of next year..."

Dou Shiying thought of the servants in Huaishu Hutong who were well-mannered; he thought of his fifth sister-in-law's calmness as if she had it all figured out when he blamed her after Dou Ming got married; he thought of Tao Qizhong's somewhat flattering smile; he thought of Gao Sheng's frightened expression when he mentioned Song Mo to him... The corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

Do I look so weak and vulnerable?

One or two of them are trying to fool me!

The anger that had been suppressed in his heart ever since he learned of Song Mo's reputation now seemed to be ignited by the addition of oil and began to burn fiercely.

"What else do you want to do?" He stood up excitedly, his fair face turned red with anger, and his gentle eyes were full of resentment, "I only have two daughters! Don't you think you haven't hurt them enough?"

Upon hearing this, the Fifth Madam's face burned, and she argued, "How can Seventh Uncle say that? I didn't stop Ming Jie'er at that time, it was my fault. Am I not trying to compensate Shou Gu? Besides, Ming is much more outstanding than Wei Tingyu. He has already passed the imperial examinations twice at a young age, and it is unknown whether he will be appointed as a prime minister in the future. And it was Old Lady Ji who came to propose the marriage in person, so he values ​​Shou Gu very much. What else are you dissatisfied with..."

"Enough!" It would have been better if the Fifth Madam hadn't said anything. The more she talked, the more irritated Dou Shiying became. He sneered, "After all, you just want to form an alliance with the Ji family and win over Ji Jianming? Why did Fang Zhou, a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel, become the governor of Zhejiang Province? Why did Wang Yingxue marry Dou Ming to the Jining Marquis's Mansion? Don't think I don't know anything! I tell you, I want to marry my daughter, not sell her!" He pointed to the door and said, "Fifth sister-in-law, you are in charge of the Zhongfeng in Huaishu Hutong, you are a very busy person, it's getting late, I won't keep you!"

The Fifth Lady had never seen Dou Shiying so angry.

She was stunned for a long time before she came to her senses and realized that Dou Shiying did not agree to the marriage between the Dou and Ji families!

What should I do?

She hurriedly said, "Seventh Uncle, don't act on impulse! You should think carefully about this matter. If you miss such a good match, you will never have it again..."

However, Dou Shiying didn't want to hear her voice anymore. Veins popped out at his temples and he shouted to Gao Sheng to "show you away".

Seeing that Dou Shiying was still angry, the Fifth Madam thought that he would not listen to anything she said, so she decided to wait until Dou Shiying calmed down before talking. Then, she stood up and said goodbye without waiting for Dou Shiying to urge her for the second time.

Dou Shiying, however, seemed as if all the muscles in his body had been pulled out, and he collapsed on the big kang next to the window.

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Ji Yong didn't know how he left Jing'an Temple Hutong.

When he came to his senses, he was already standing in front of Jing'an Temple.

The bustling crowd passed by him from time to time, and occasionally someone would bump into his shoulder, saying "Excuse me, excuse me" repeatedly.

Zishang responded to Ji Yong's words, and Zixi followed Ji Yong closely.

A carriage suddenly stopped in front of Ji Yong.

"Ji Jianming!" He Yu jumped off the carriage, ran towards Ji Yong, and punched him in the face.

Caught off guard, Ji Yong was hit and staggered, falling to the ground.

Zixi and Zishang screamed and rushed over, but were stopped by the He family guards who were well prepared.

When Ji Yong regained consciousness, she felt sore eyes and hot liquid flowing out of her nose.

He wiped his nose instinctively and shouted, "What's wrong with you?"

"Why am I crazy?" He Yuqi stepped forward and punched Ji Yong again, "Have you forgotten what you said to me?"

Ji Yong leaned sideways to avoid He Yu's fist, but was pinned down by He Yu.

He was furious and was too lazy to ask He Yu what he had promised him. He struggled and fought with He Yu.