Xu Ying calmed down a lot now, and she quickly thought about how to deal with the current situation.
After a while, she kowtowed upwards, "Your Majesty, Pei Lang and I are indeed in love with each other. Today... today we can't help ourselves. Please, Your Majesty, grant us our blessing."
She originally wanted to say that they were being plotted against today.
But she knew exactly what was planned.
She was afraid that this time would be like the last time, where she would be the one to be found after investigating everywhere.
The only solution now is to accept this matter.
If you admit it, there might be a chance of recovery.
After saying that, she looked at Pei Kangsheng affectionately and called out timidly, "Pei Lang~"
Tu Qingyu got goosebumps. She turned her head to look at Pei Jian. Coincidentally, Pei Jian was also looking at him for some reason.
She raised her eyebrows at the man, and Pei Jian unexpectedly understood her raised eyebrow.
Just imagine what it would be like if a little girl pulled his sleeve and called him Pei Lang in a sweet voice.
Pei Jian: ...
He gradually gained strength in stroking the beads.
The Queen Mother's eyes were always on Pei Jian, so she naturally noticed Pei Jian's big emotional fluctuations.
This time she was sure that Pei Jian treated the youngest daughter of the Tu family differently.
Her heart sank slightly, and her hands hidden in her wide sleeves clenched continuously.
Before Pei Kangsheng could respond to Xu Ying, she spoke up, "How can this be disgraceful? The Pei and Tu families are engaged..."
Her original intention was to remind everyone that Pei Kangsheng's fiancée was Tu Qingyu.
But before she could finish her words, Tu's father stood up.
"Your Majesty the Queen Mother!" Father Tu raised his hands and bowed, his face not looking very good. "Your Majesty the Queen Mother, I have something to say."
The Queen Mother took a deep breath and said, "Lord Tu, please speak."
Father Tu: "Now that this has happened, the Tu family is willing to break off the engagement with the Pei family and allow Miss Xu and Mr. Pei to be together."
The Queen Mother said earnestly, "My dear, marriage is no joke. You should think twice."
Father Tu: "Your Majesty, I have thought about this many times. When we got engaged, we agreed not to marry two women. But this boy, first he frequently went in and out of brothels, and now he is in the palace... He is trampling on the reputation of my Tu family!"
Tu's mother also stood up and said, "Yes, my lady, you know my daughter. She is the daughter of her father and I. She has never suffered any grievances since she was a child. Now, now, aren't you mistreating my daughter?"
Pei Kangsheng and Xu Ying were listening nearby and couldn't get a word in.
Father Tu glanced at Pei Jian who was sitting next to him and said, "Xingzhi, tell me, I want to cancel the engagement. Are you willing?"
Pei Jian glanced at the two disheveled people below, turned his head, and met Tu Qingyu's eager eyes again.
He nodded slightly, "This incident is the fault of my Pei family. It is only natural for the Tu family to cancel the engagement."
"That's good." Father Tu's expression brightened a little. "In that case, when we return, we'll take the engagement letter and the token back with us!"
Pei Jian: "Yeah."
Father Xu had been kneeling quietly on the side. When he heard that the two families had broken off the engagement, his eyes rolled and he started performing again.
He stood up and bowed deeply to Father Tu. "In this matter, it is my Xu family that has wronged your Tu family. No matter what you want, the Xu family has no complaints."
Father Tu avoided the question and said, "You don't have to bow to me. Since the Tu family has broken off the engagement with the Pei family, the remaining matters are between your Xu family and the Pei family."
"This..." Father Xu then turned his gaze to Pei Jian, "Sir, my daughter is really disappointing, but since the two children have done such a thing, we, as their fathers, can't kill them..."
This matter is embarrassing, but it is not completely without benefits.
If he could use this opportunity to get close to the Pei family, wouldn't he be able to become a relative of Pei Jian?
He will be closer to Pei Jian than Tu Puhe.
With the support of the Pei family, from now on, who would dare to look down on him as a mere Minister of Rites?
"Hmph." At this time, a lady nearby snorted coldly, "If my family had such a shameless daughter, doing it in public like this... then there are only two options."
"That's right," another person said. "Either you cut off your hair and become a nun, or you hang yourself with a white silk thread."
"No, no..." Xu Ying kept shaking her head, "No, this is not fair. Two people did it. Why should I be hanged with a white silk scarf? I just, I just couldn't help myself... I just want to be with Pei Lang forever. Pei Lang, Pei Lang, please say something..."
She looked at Pei Kangsheng with tears in her eyes, and Pei Kangsheng was still confused at this time.
He wanted to say that he and Xu Ying were being plotted against, but when he looked at Xu Ying's reaction, he always felt that he had missed something.
Xu Ying looked at his reaction, feeling nervous, and crawled towards him anxiously.
"Pei Lang, say something, Pei Lang..." She tugged at the messy corner of Pei Kangsheng's clothes, tears streaming helplessly.
"I..." Pei Kangsheng's voice was hoarse. In front of Xu Ying's desperate eyes, he said to Pei Jian, "Father, Ying'er and I are indeed in love with each other. I beg you to grant my blessing."
Only after he finished speaking the last word did Xu Ying's heart finally settle down.
Just as she settled down, she felt a piercing pain in her calf.
Perhaps it was the pain, or perhaps it was because something important in her heart was resolved, her eyes rolled back and she eventually fainted.
Pei Kangsheng, who was closest to her, caught her and said, "Ying'er, Ying'er... Imperial Physician, please call the Imperial Physician!"
The Queen Mother was very dissatisfied with his loud and noisy behavior. If it weren't for the fact that he was Pei Jian's nominal son...
Xu Ying fainted, but no one dared to summon the imperial physician without the permission of the Queen Mother and Pei Jian.
The Queen Mother glanced at Pei Jian and saw that he had no expression on his face. Then she spoke, "Call the imperial physician."
When the imperial physician was taking Xu Ying's pulse, Pei Kangsheng asked Pei Jian again.
"Father, Ying'er and I are truly in love. Please help us." After he finished speaking, seeing Pei Jian remained silent, he looked at Tu Qingyu and said, "Miss Tu, all the mistakes are my fault. Please be merciful and let us go."
"Are you sick?" Tu Qingyu rolled his eyes and spoke bluntly, "Didn't you hear me just now? We have already broken off the engagement. After getting back the engagement letter and the token, we have nothing to do with each other getting married.
What's the point of begging me? I'm not your mother and I can't influence your marriage. Go beg your father instead!"
“Cough, cough cough…”
As soon as these words came out, someone present choked on his own saliva.
What do you mean by 'I'm not your mother'? Is this something you can hear from a lady from a wealthy family?
The empress dowager sitting upstairs did not expect that this little girl would be so outspoken.
But when she turned around, she saw that the man who had always been aloof from worldly affairs actually had a smile in his eyes when he heard such bold remarks.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
