Chapter 205: Don't Want to Break Off the Engagement
When he said this, Tian Shiniang gave a wry smile, then looked at her brother: "Jingfeng, why don't we just call this marriage off. It's obvious that the girl didn't grow up with everything going smoothly.
Although she was born in a wealthy family, her mother died while protecting her when she was only a few years old. After that, she became a singing girl, and her brother traveled all over the country to find her.
Her husband passed away early after marriage, but Master Zhang's predictions about her fate were still very accurate.
You can't let her get you into trouble because of your status. You are the pillar of our Tian family. You can't destroy the foundation of our Tian family just for a woman."
Tian Jinfeng heard this and his square face was conflicted: "Let me go back and think about it."
He really couldn't bear to give up this marriage. He fell in love with the woman at first sight, and he really didn't want to let her go.
After leaving Zhang Xiangshi's house, Tian Jinfeng sat in the carriage with a frown on his face and didn't speak for a long time.
When Tian Shiniang saw that he was depressed and in a bad mood, she knew that he was very fond of that woman.
"Little brother, how about we go to South City and try our luck again? Maybe the calculations there are different?"
When Tian Jinfeng heard this, he remembered that there was a fortune teller from the Nancheng family: "I'll listen to my sister."
So, the two of them took a carriage to the South City. Unfortunately, no miracle happened. The fortune teller's fortune telling was similar to the one in the East City, and the meaning was the same: a fate that would bring bad luck to the husband!
Yun Wansheng was writing her novel at home as usual, not caring about the affairs of the Duke's Mansion. She just had to wait for the result.
After waiting for three days, someone from the Duke's Mansion finally came. Unfortunately, he came to inform the date of Najib's engagement, not to cancel the engagement, which made Yun Wansheng disappointed.
I didn't expect that Tian Jinfeng was so stubborn and actually charged forward without fear of death.
Only one day later, people from the Duke's Mansion came to the Shangguan Mansion with a generous betrothal gift to propose marriage.
She looked at the betrothal gifts all over the yard, as well as the housekeepers and servants from the Duke's Mansion, but the only thing missing was the Duke who had promised her that he would come in person to deliver the betrothal gifts.
It seems that it is not a useless effort, as long as he has the taboo in his heart.
Shangguan Lan saw his sister coming over and said with a somewhat unhappy look on his face, "Little sister, this is Steward Wang from the Duke's Mansion. He is here today to present the betrothal gift on behalf of his master, the Duke."
Steward Wang looked the woman in front of him up and down, then said respectfully, "Madam Yun, the Duke asked me to apologize to you on his behalf. He originally wanted to propose to you personally, but some emergencies suddenly arose in the military camp, forcing him to attend to those matters first."
"Really? What a coincidence! I've been waiting for your Duke for several days. I thought he would come, but I ended up being disappointed." Yun Wansheng pretended to be disappointed and said sadly.
"Madam Yun, don't be unhappy. The Duke will come to see you someday. My Duke said that the auspicious day has been chosen, which is the 29th of next month, which symbolizes longevity." Seeing her like this, Butler Wang gave her some advice and told her the wedding date.
"I've got that." Yun Wansheng looked worried.
Steward Wang then turned to Shangguan Lan and said, "General Shangguan, we have delivered the betrothal gifts. Here is the gift list. Please have someone check it."
"Butler Wang, there's no need for this comparison. I believe the Duke's Mansion won't make any mistakes in this regard." Shangguan Lan said with a slight smile on his face.
"Thank you, General Shangguan, for your trust. I have successfully completed this task. We will return now. Goodbye!"
Shangguan Lan sent the people from the Duke's Mansion away, his face extremely grim. "That Tian Jinfeng is indeed a military commander, quite courageous."
"It seems like we have to put in some effort." Yun Wansheng narrowed her eyes slightly.
"What should we do first?"
"Brother, send someone to keep an eye on Tian Jinfeng's whereabouts. It would be even better if you could find out where he often appears."
"Understood. I'll send someone right away." Just as Shangguan Lan was about to leave, Yun Wansheng added, "Brother, have someone send those two children back first."
"I got it, don't worry! Even if I send the child back, I will give those two fortune tellers a good lesson and will never let them tell the truth to anyone." After saying that, Shangguan Lan went out.
After watching him leave, Yun Wansheng returned to the cross-courtyard. She wanted to think carefully about her next plan.
With the Duke's Mansion paying the betrothal gift to the Shangguan Mansion, the marriage was settled, giving the people in the capital another topic of conversation after dinner.
And on this day, Mu Xingci stayed alone in the study and did not come out again.
The maid brought lunch to the master, but when she went to deliver it again in the evening, she found that the master had not eaten any lunch.
No wonder they were not allowed to go in to clean up the dishes. I thought he was too busy to eat, but he didn't touch the dinner either. He was so busy with his official duties without feeling hungry.
But what they didn't know was that as soon as they left, his master leaned back in his chair in a somewhat decadent manner, not moving for a long time.
The next day, before dawn, a strong wind blew, dust rose, and the weather suddenly turned cold. The early winter season arrived quietly.
The street was quiet with no pedestrians. At this time, a luxurious carriage was driving briskly on the street, with eight guards following in front and behind, as if it was going somewhere to do business.
Just as the carriage was running recklessly, suddenly a dog barking was heard from the alley not far ahead.
Just as the four guards in front passed by, by chance, a big dog suddenly jumped out from inside and ran in front of the carriage behind. The coachman was unable to stop the horse in time, and the whole carriage crashed into it.
In addition, the horse was also frightened by this sudden thing. Its hoof jumped up instantly, and its entire hind hoof tripped on the dog, causing the entire carriage to fall to the ground. The coachman was thrown far away, and screams were heard from the carriage at the same time.
"My Lord Duke!" The guards exclaimed at the same time and quickly dismounted to rescue their master.
When the Duke was helped out of the carriage that was about to fall apart, his head was covered in blood, which was a shocking sight.
"Duke... Duke, you are injured!" A guard was so scared that he stuttered.
Tian Jinfeng touched his wet forehead and looked under the dim street light. All he saw was a hand covered in blood.
"Old Yu, what the hell is wrong with you? Do you want to murder me?" Tian Jinfeng covered his head with one hand and cursed angrily.
The driver didn't care about his own injuries, and quickly endured the pain to get up from the ground and crawled to his master.
"Master, please spare my life. Just now, a big dog suddenly jumped out from the alley over there. I didn't react in time and bumped into it. The horse was tripped by the dog." As he said this, he pointed to the dog that was half-dead after being trampled by the horse.
Tian Jinfeng had someone help him walk to the big dog that was still breathing. Seeing that it was indeed the dog that injured him, his anger subsided a little.
"Chen Nong, go to the palace and ask me for leave. Just tell me the truth." He was injured so badly that he couldn't go to the morning court.
As they left the spot, two masked men in black emerged from the darkness. "Shangguan Lan, do you think he'll cancel the engagement this time?"
"Fang Zheng, those conceited people are often very stubborn. Unless you knock their brains out, they won't easily believe in fate." Shangguan Lan took off the veil on his face and sneered.
"I just wonder how long Tian Jinfeng's stubbornness will last."
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