Mother Fang's expression changed as if she had never expected Shen Liyue to refuse.
"Sister, can't you... tolerate me?" He Yinxue held her heart, about to cry.
Shen Liyue didn’t say anything.
He originally felt that He Yinxue was already wronged by marrying Yong'an Hou as a concubine, but who knew that Shen Liyue was so domineering and could not tolerate her.
"Having three wives and four concubines is a common thing. If you ask me, you should be more open-minded." He said, forcing a smile.
"If it's not Xue'er, there will be others in the future. As the principal wife, we can't be so tolerant."
"Oh? Really?" Chen Liyue smiled, "Then how does Second Aunt treat the concubines in Second Uncle's room?"
"Having three wives and four concubines is common, Second Aunt should also be more tolerant."
He's face turned cold. "How can you talk like that, kid? Is this the rule of your eldest house? You are so disrespectful to your elders!"
Seeing so many people present, He smiled and said, "It's okay to do this at home, but you must never do this when you marry into the Marquis' Mansion. If it gets out, people will think that we, the girls of the Shen family, have no manners."
He snorted in her heart. She said this on purpose in front of Madam Fang. If she couldn't cure Shen Liyue, there would naturally be someone who could.
She said this in front of her future mother-in-law, and from now on, she will ask her mother-in-law to set rules for her!
“Who said I’m going to marry into the Yong’an Marquis Mansion?” Shen Liyue didn’t even look at He, and bowed to Shen Wangqiu, Jiang Jinghe and Yingying.
"Father and Mother, I don't want to. Please, Father and Mother, break off the engagement for me."
After saying that, he kowtowed deeply.
Shen Liyue's words exploded in the house like thunder.
Throughout history, no woman has ever taken the initiative to ask for a breakup of an engagement. Breaking off an engagement would cause great damage to a woman's reputation.
Madam Fang did not expect Shen Liyue to say such a thing. She thought Shen Liyue just could not accept He Yinxue as a concubine, but she did not expect that she would break off the engagement.
After calming down, he softened his tone a bit, "Yue'er, I've been in love with you ever since I met you. If you can't accept Miss He, then you can just ask her to be your concubine. I promise that Ran'er will never enter her room again, and I will never let anyone bully you."
Shen Liyue was still kneeling, her eyes fixed only on her parents, "Please, father and mother, cancel the engagement for your daughter."
Madam Fang was furious. "Since ancient times, marriages have been decided by parents and matchmakers. How can a girl have any say in them?"
He Yinxue saw this and immediately knelt down beside Shen Liyue, "Sister, I only ask to be a concubine. In the future, I will respect you in everything. Xue'er does not ask for your forgiveness, but only asks you to calm down."
That day, Yuzhou secretly followed He Yinxue, but He Yinxue didn't know. She only remembered that someone knocked her unconscious with a handkerchief, and when she woke up, she was already in bed with Fang Zhiran... After the incident, He Yinxue took advantage of the situation. She originally wanted to marry into the Yong'an Marquis Mansion, and she didn't care whether she was a concubine or not. She felt that as long as she had the means, even being a concubine could find a way out for herself.
But she had seen Mrs. Fang's attitude today clearly from the side. If Chen Liyue was unwilling to marry into the Yong'an Marquis Mansion, the Yong'an Marquis Mansion seemed unwilling to take responsibility for what happened that day.
So she panicked.
When Fang Zhiran saw Chen Liyue saying that she wanted to cancel the engagement, he was naturally unwilling.
Chen Wangqiu and Jiang Jinghe looked at each other and saw each other's attitude.
Chen Wangqiu said sternly: "Since Yue'er doesn't want to, then forget it."
"Absolutely not!" He said nervously, "If Yue'er breaks off the engagement, it will affect the reputation of the girls in the Shen family in the future! Even if big brother doesn't consider the girls in the Shen family, he should consider Yue'er! If the engagement is really broken off, it will be difficult for Yue'er to get married again in the future!"
Chen Wangqiu waved his hand and said, "My Shen family can still afford to raise a girl. Even if Yue'er never marries, I will support her for the rest of her life."
Mrs. Fang was unhappy. "Seeing that there's no way we can reach an agreement today, I'll take Ran'er back. Goodbye!"
After saying that, he raised his foot and walked away.
Fang Zhiran wanted to say something, but his mother had already left. He could only bow to Chen Wangqiu and follow his mother out of the Fang family.
On the way back in the carriage, Fang's mother looked extremely bad.
"The Shen family is also unruly! They actually let Shen Liyue say she wanted to cancel the engagement!"
"After all...it's my fault..." Fang Zhiran said softly.
Madam Fang rolled her eyes at Fang Zhiran and poked his forehead with her finger. "You too, you don't look stupid at all, so how could you do such a stupid thing!"
Fang Zhiran didn't know what happened that day. He only remembered that a servant came to tell him that His Royal Highness Prince Zheng wanted to discuss important matters with him. As soon as he walked out of the house, someone pushed him in from behind.
When he saw He Yinxue, she was already half-dressed. Later, he felt increasingly hot, and the restlessness coming from somewhere in his body became increasingly uncontrollable, so...
"I'm afraid someone drugged me that day." Fang Zhiran's face was full of regret.
"Humph, isn't that the bitch who deliberately wants to rely on us?" Fang's mother changed the subject: "But Chen Liyue is also a man. It's normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Does she really expect anyone to stay with her all her life?"
Fang Zhiran lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.
As soon as she arrived home, Fang's mother heard the servant come to report that someone from the Shen family had arrived.
Mother Fang snorted coldly. Could it be that Chen Wangqiu was just pretending in front of Shen Liyue, and secretly he was still eager to marry his daughter to the Yong'an Marquis Mansion?
When Fang's mother thought of this, she became arrogant again.
Who knew that the person who came was not Chen Wangqiu and Jiang Jinghe, but He.
"Mrs. Fang." He walked in with a smile on her face.
When Fang's mother saw her, her face turned cold.
He was not annoyed. "What happened today was our eldest sister's misbehavior, but please don't take it personally, Madam Fang."
"My eldest sister is usually spoiled by my brother and sister-in-law, but not all the sisters in our Shen family are so unruly."
Fang's mother sneered, "I have seen the rules of your Shen family today. Since you have no intention of getting married, then forget it!"
The marriage contract back then was originally made verbally by the old marquises of the two mansions, and the children did not exchange engagement letters. Besides, Fang's mother felt that her son's status was enough, so it would not be difficult for her to find a better one.
"Mrs. Fang, you're wrong. I heard that the emperor knows about this. Has the young marquis been absent from court these past few days?"
Speaking of this, Fang's mother became even angrier.
Originally, she didn't take this matter to heart at all. After all, it was the girls who had their reputations ruined. Who knew that the emperor would find out? If this matter was not resolved properly, it would affect her son's future career.
"Are you threatening me?"
"What are you talking about, Madam Fang? I just have a confused idea. I wonder if Madam Fang is willing to listen to it?"
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