Chapter 61: A Dead Duck's Mouth
"What?!" Wei Ciying was so shocked that she jumped up from her seat, and her head hit the roof of the car with a "bang".
She ignored the pain and covered her head and asked, "Cancel the engagement?! Why would you cancel the engagement when everything is fine?"
"I don't know," Wei Mingzhen's eyes darkened. "Could it be that she already has someone she loves?"
"What did my sister-in-law say?"
Wei Mingzhen repeated Jiang Fei's original words.
"Then how did you reply?" Wei Ciying was so anxious that she kept pulling at her brother's sleeve.
"I..." Wei Mingzhen paused, "Before I could think of what to say, she left."
Wei Ciying: "..."
His brother is an upright person, talented and studious. He is good at studying, but when it comes to love matters, he is like a stinking stone in the toilet.
Wei Ciying was so angry that she punched him. "You're usually so smart when it comes to handling cases, how come you're so clueless when it comes to your own marriage? You had your mother send a letter to the Jiang family, but then you neither proposed nor broke off the engagement. You kept dragging it out, as if you were trying to force them to give up."
"You, a girl's time is the most precious! You keep wasting her like this. My sister-in-law will be eighteen next year. If it's delayed until the second half of the year, how can she get married after you've delayed her? Even if you don't want to marry her, there are plenty of people who want to marry her!"
"Such a good sister-in-law, it's a relief that she defended you like this today. Master Chu and the others are so envious."
Wei Ciying was so angry that she stomped her feet on the wooden board.
After being scolded by her, Wei Mingzhen thought about her words seriously and his expression became serious.
"So what are you thinking now?" Wei Ciying asked, "If you want to cancel the engagement, do it now. I'm on Ru Fei's side, okay?"
Wei Mingzhen moved his lips, "I don't want to cancel the engagement."
"Then why didn't you just say it earlier?" Wei Ciying was disappointed. "Then do you like your sister-in-law?"
"No," Wei Mingzhen denied immediately. "It's just that for me, it doesn't matter who I marry. Since I've delayed her, I'll take responsibility until the end."
Wei Ciying was skeptical, "Humph, you're just being stubborn."
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In another more luxurious carriage, Pei Jing leaned lazily on the soft pillow, playing with a white jade chess piece with his fingertips.
"Did you hear everything?"
"I heard it." Duan Jiu said, "After Miss Jiang went to the backyard, she first asked about Wei Sanlang's injuries, and then asked Wei Sanlang to come and cancel the engagement."
Pei Jing paused, then raised his eyes slightly. "Cancel the engagement? Are you sure you heard correctly? Cancel the engagement, not propose it?"
Duan Jiu said: "The secret guard heard it clearly, it was indeed a cancellation of the engagement."
The chess pieces landed on the board with a clatter. Pei Jing suddenly chuckled, "Desperate, desperate, desperate, desperate to survive. This girl has quite a few tricks up her sleeve. I'm afraid that young fool Wei San is about to take the bait, isn't he?"
Duan Jiu didn't respond. Pei Jing rested his chin on one hand, tapping his temples lightly with his fingertips. "This girl is very clever. We need to make things difficult for her."
Duan Jiu seemed to want to say something but stopped himself.
"What do you want to say?"
Duan Jiu hesitated and said, "Please allow me to overstep my bounds. Why does Your Majesty always have to find trouble with Second Miss Jiang? Why does he have to make things difficult for her?"
Pei Jing was startled for a moment, but the confusion in his eyes quickly dissipated. "No reason, she was the one who provoked me first, and I just... don't like her."
Duan Jiu silently complained: Don’t you like it?
If you really don't like her, given your personality, you won't even look at her.
If you see Miss Jiang Er and Wei Mingzhen going to the backyard, tell him to send secret guards to follow and eavesdrop.
Is this something I don’t like, or is it something I like too much?
But Duan Jiu didn't have the courage and could only mutter a few words in his heart.
Pei Jing squinted at him, "What's that expression on your face?"
Duan Jiu quickly restrained his expression and said seriously, "Then what is your Highness going to do next?"
Pei Jing's fingers gently stroked the chess piece, his eyes suddenly condensing into a cunning arc, "Since she wants to play the game of retreat in order to advance, then I will play with her."
"What's your plan, sir?"
Pei Jing threw down the chess piece, "Not yet."
Duan Jiu could only sigh in his heart.
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Zhao Xingbang left with injuries all over his body.
I was scared out of my wits by Pei Jing before. I calmed down a little on the way back, and the more I thought about it, the more I felt something was wrong.
If Pei Jing was really interested in Jiang Rufei, he should have confronted Wei Mingzhen head-on.
When Prince Zhaoning entered the room, he only glanced at Jiang Rufei lightly, but looked at Wei Ciying several times, and asked Wei Ciying if she was frightened as soon as he went up to her.
His attitude later on was always leaning towards Wei Mingzhen. From this point of view, it was clear that the person Zhaoning Wang favored was Wei Ciying.
"I see!"
Zhao Xingbang slapped his thigh suddenly. His excitement pulled the wound, causing him to grimace in pain.
The servant who was applying the medicine was also startled by him and frantically held the bottle, "Young Master, please be careful."
Zhao Xingbang ignored the pain and grabbed the servant, "Did you notice the way Prince Zhaoning looked at Miss Wei today?"
The servant scratched his head, "Doesn't the prince always have a cold face?"
"Idiot!" Zhao Xingbang slapped the servant on the forehead. "When the prince asked Miss Wei if she was frightened, his eyes were so gentle!"
The more Zhao Xingbang thought about it, the more he felt it made sense. Although Wei Ciying was not as beautiful as Jiang Rufei, she was better in temperament and her status was nobler than Jiang Rufei.
He slapped his thigh again, "I'm telling you, I was deceived by that little bitch Jiang Rufei!"
"Ah?" the servant asked, "How did she deceive you?"
Zhao Xingbang lowered his voice, as if afraid of being overheard. "That day, she lied to me that Prince Zhaoning was interested in her, which made me afraid to take action. She even used me to attack her sister. She's using me as a pawn."
The more Zhao Xingbang thought about it, the angrier he became. The veins on his forehead popped out. "How dare Jiang Rufei play tricks on me!"
The servant asked tremblingly, "Master, what are you going to do..."
"Since Prince Zhaoning has no interest in her, all the efforts I've put in before can't go to waste. This delicate flower, I must take her..." Zhao Xingbang's eyes flashed, "Hehehe..."
The servant was confused, "What does 'hehehe' mean?"
Zhao Xingbang slapped the servant on the forehead, "Hehehe, that's just hehehe, it doesn't have to mean that much!"
The servant covered his head, "What happened after the young master, uh, hey ...
Zhao Xingbang said proudly: "Of course it's Qi Ru, Qi Ru is a broken shoe..."
"Throw it away like a worn-out shoe." The servant corrected him.
Zhao Xingbang kicked the servant and said, "Do I need your reminder? I just don't want to say idioms!"
The servant nodded repeatedly and then asked, "What if Wei Sanlang comes to settle a score with you?"
"Am I afraid of him? If he goes against me for a pair of worn-out shoes, can he afford to lose face?"
The servant asked cautiously, "What if Prince Zhaoning comes to settle accounts with you?"
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