"Madam Zheng, this woman said that her love for your son is as strong as gold. If that's the case, why did you ruin the marriage and let my daughter become the bad person? Fortunately, this matter was discovered early, and it's not too late. Let's call off the marriage, so that my son won't have to complain about the hardship when he gets married in the future."

Mrs. Su looked at Zheng Yiyang with hatred. She had spent months selecting him. She thought he was a gentleman with excellent character and learning, but he turned out to be a hypocritical man! Fortunately, her daughter had not married yet. If she had found out after she got married, wouldn't she be so heartbroken and regretful?

"Mrs. Xiao, Ya'er and Yi Yang are engaged, and the two families just need to pay the betrothal gift and wait for the wedding to be completed next year. To be honest, this is Yi Yang's fault. If you are angry, just vent it to Yi Yang, but don't say such angry words."

Mrs. Zheng was anxious. The Xiao family had always been cautious about marriage. Because of the floods in recent days, there was a rumor that Xiao Hongyu was going to enter the inner chamber. Although Xiao Hongyu was only over 40 years old and too young to enter the inner chamber, there was always a reason. If the news was true, the Xiao family could still maintain power for at least another 20 years. For her husband and her son, they would be a great help. This marriage could not be postponed!

"Ya'er, you know that I love you like my own daughter and I only want you to be my daughter-in-law. I know you are resentful about this, but marriage is a serious matter and should not be taken lightly. You should persuade your mother not to say such angry words. I promise you that this woman will never enter the Zheng family, and neither will the children."

Xiao Yunya listened to what Mrs. Zheng said to her before turning her head and looking at Zheng Yiyang in a royal blue brocade robe, who seemed so elegant. But what was the reality?

Haha… Xiao Yunya scoffed. She was just an ordinary woman who always had fantasies about the person she was going to marry. She had met Zheng Yiyang several times and thought that he would have a good life in the future, but in fact, he was just a beautiful person with a rotten inside.

The sunlight from outside shone in through the window, falling on the ground and on people. Xiao Yunya stood up straight and bowed to Madam Zheng. Her porcelain-like face was illuminated with a different kind of beauty. Her beautiful eyes were as clear as water, her face was calm, her eyes were frank and resolute, and her expression was serious and earnest.

"Madam Zheng, my mother's meaning is my meaning. Although I am engaged to Mr. Zheng, Mr. Zheng and Miss Ruan have become physically related and even have a child. Miss Ruan's family is not a small family. I see that she and Mr. Zheng are a perfect match. I think this is also God's will. Maybe Mr. Zheng and I are not destined to be together. A gentleman helps others to achieve their goals. I am willing to help Mr. Zheng and Miss Ruan. From now on, Mr. Zheng and I will have nothing to do with each other's marriage."

Mrs. Zheng could tell from Xiao Yunya's expression and eyes that what she said was not said out of anger, but she really wanted to cut off all ties with their Zheng family and wanted to cancel this marriage.

Zheng Yiyang looked at Xiao Yunya beside him in disbelief. In his eyes, his wife who had not yet married was gentle and generous, dignified and beautiful, and was definitely a good candidate for the mistress of the house. After meeting her once or twice in private, he knew that she was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. He was not dissatisfied with such a wife, and even liked her very much. But because of his momentary infatuation, would this marriage fall through?

It was a hot summer day. Even if the room was stuffy, Zheng Yiyang felt as if he was in an ice cellar at that moment, and his whole body was chilled.

"Sister Ya'er, I was just possessed by a ghost for a moment. Please believe me and don't break up with me. I promise that this will never happen again!"

Zheng Yiyang was anxious, but Xiao Yunya's expression was even more determined. She looked straight at Zheng Yiyang without any emotion.

"Please, Master Zheng, call me Second Miss Xiao."

Seeing this, Ruan Mingyu's heart skipped a beat and she secretly said, "Oh no!" She was just a concubine's daughter who was not valued. She finally got married to Zheng Yiyang. With her status, it was impossible for her to marry him as a wife. If this marriage failed, she would not be able to enter the Zheng family. According to her stepmother's temperament, she would either let her send the child to the temple or find someone to marry far away.

"Second Miss Xiao, please don't break off the engagement with Master Zheng. This is all my fault. Master Zheng actually doesn't like me, but if I had gone to the Zheng family from the beginning, he would have made me have this child. I have always admired him, but I know I am not qualified to be his wife. When I learned about his engagement, I wanted to forget him, but I really can't do it. I can't forget him. I know it's all my fault, but the child is innocent. I just want to give birth to this child. I am willing to serve you like a cow or a horse. If you can't tolerate me, I can leave after the child is born. I promise not to appear in front of you. I only hope to keep this child and let him recognize his ancestors."

Ruan Mingyu looked at the people present carefully. Except for Zheng Yiyang, who looked a little relieved after hearing this and even looked at Xiao Yunya with a bit of expectation, everyone else looked disgusted. Especially Xiao Yunrou, who was even more disgusted with the woman who approached him like this, perhaps because of Dou Jingshu.

"What does what you said have to do with my sister?" Xiao Yunrou sneered.

"You had a concubine before marriage. Do you think the Xiao family is easy to bully? Although the daughters of our Xiao family are not as noble as the princesses and princesses of the royal family, they are also a famous family with a history of a hundred years. After all, the Zheng family married my sister and it was considered marrying up. How dare you, a little concubine of the Ruan family, come to my sister's house and beg for forgiveness? Lord Ruan has been under my father's command for many years. Is he marrying up and wanting to use you to trample on the face of our Xiao family?"

Xiao Yunrou usually looked very gentle, and in recent days she had been restraining the arrogance she had in her previous life for the past twenty years. But when she got angry, she could be completely furious. Not to mention Ruan Mingyu, who had never seen much of the world, Madam Zheng, Mrs. Su, and Xiao Yunya were all stunned.

"Madam Zheng, even though the marriage is not going to happen, there is still some affection. My sister is not someone who will take advantage of others. This marriage is cancelled."

Ruan Mingyu was in a mess when she heard what Xiao Yunrou said. She didn't expect that her coming here today would leave her with no way out. Her stepmother, Madam Ruan, also came here at this time. Although she hated this shameless concubine for doing such a dishonorable thing, she was very clear-headed and apologized to Madam Xiao without saying anything. She was very humble. No matter how the matter was concluded in the end, for the Xiao family, it was indeed their family that was wronged. Moreover, Xiao Hongyu was her husband's superior. If her career was affected by this bastard, she would eat her alive.

"Madam Xiao, this marriage cannot be cancelled. Marriage is a union of two families. How can you let the second young lady ruin her marriage and her reputation because of such a lowly thing? This is all the stupidity of this evil creature. When I go back and report to the old master, I will send her to a nunnery and let her recite scriptures and pray for the second young lady for the rest of her life."

Madam Ruan simply abandoned Ruan Mingyu. In her eyes, concubines' daughters were lowly things. Now she had offended two families because of her. She didn't know how to resolve this matter.

Mrs. Zheng was anxious. If the Ruan family hadn't raised such a thing, how could she have thrown her face to the ground today? Although Mrs. Ruan resented Ruan Mingyu, she didn't have a good face for the Zheng family. If it wasn't the wrong timing, she would definitely have a good talk with the Zheng family.

The ladies of the Ruan and Zheng families exchanged glances for a few rounds. Ruan Mingyu looked terrified, but Zheng Yiyang thought for a moment and said to Su:

"Aunt Xiao, Madam Crown Prince, I am engaged to Second Miss Ya...Second Xiao. Our two families have a good relationship. If the engagement is cancelled, our two families will definitely become enemies. Also, Second Miss's future will definitely be affected. Aunt Xiao and Madam Crown Prince, please think twice."

Xiao Yunrou's expression became even colder. No matter whether the engagement was cancelled or not, the girl would definitely be affected. It was because she knew this that she became even more angry at Zheng Yiyang. In her opinion, Zheng Yiyang was using Xiao Yunya's reputation to threaten them.

"I've already said that our Xiao family wants to cancel the engagement. I'll have someone count the items that were sent on time and have them sent back to the Zheng Mansion. I don't want to care about other things. How to solve it is your two families' business. As for my son, you don't need to worry about her marriage."

Su asked someone to bring out the tokens and marriage certificate of the two families. Madam Zheng wanted to keep her, but she was blocked every time she said something. The Xiao family didn't care about Xiao Yunya's reputation anymore, and she was slapped in the face by someone. No matter how much guilt she expressed, she was angry because she said all the nice things to no avail. She could only ask someone to go back to the house to get the marriage certificate, and the marriage between the two parties was terminated.

Zheng Yiyang was still a little confused. He didn't expect that his momentary loss of composure would lead to such serious consequences. He really liked Xiao Yunya a little. But when he saw Xiao Yunya's calm face and clear eyes, he lowered his head with guilt. No matter what, it was indeed his fault to do such a thing before the wedding...

After everyone left, Xiao Yunrou comforted Xiao Yunya a few more words, and was relieved to see that she was really okay.

"Don't worry, big sister. I'm not deeply in love with Zheng Yiyang. It's better to find out earlier than to become a mother after marriage. But my mother will probably be worried about my marriage."

Xiao Yunrou opened her mouth and swallowed what she wanted to say. This didn't happen in her previous life. I think the Zheng family got rid of Ruan Mingyu's child. Although there was trouble in this life, it might be a good thing. Marrying a man who is two-faced is the most uncomfortable thing.

"How could that be? Although the engagement was called off today, there will be some gossip for a while, but my sister is such a good girl, she deserves the best man."

Xiao Yunrou began to think about the young men in the capital. Without Zheng Yiyang, she and her mother would carefully choose a man who was ten or a hundred times better than him to be Yun Ya's husband.

When Xiao Hongyu came back that day, Su told him that Xiao Yunya had broken off the engagement.

Xiao Hongyu looked very unhappy. After a moment of silence, he said:

"It's better to retire. Zheng Yiyang is not a good match for Yun Ya. I will find a better man for her in the future. As for the Ruan family, humph! How can a goddaughter take on the position of the Ministry of Rites? I will have a good talk with him tomorrow!"

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