Hearing Wei's question, Guo almost cried: "Mother-in-law, you don't know that the second son of the Dongping Marquis's mansion is a scoundrel. As soon as he returned home, he smashed our carriage. My daughter-in-law had to hire a carriage to return home..."

"There are actually such young people?" Wei was greatly shocked.

"Yes, my daughter-in-law never expected that."

"What is the attitude of the Dongping Marquis's Mansion?"

Guo smiled bitterly: "The Duke of Dongping said he wanted to cancel the engagement, but their old lady showed the intention to make peace. Seeing this, my daughter-in-law went to the flower hall to wait so that the old lady of the Duke of Dongping could comfort him. Who knew that before I could get the confirmation, the second young master rushed in and tried to kill my daughter-in-law. If my daughter-in-law had not escaped in time, she might have lost her arms and legs..."

"How can this be possible!" Wei slammed the table heavily. "What kind of family is the Duke of Dongping? They are not even worthy of carrying shoes for the Duke's Mansion. The Duke's Mansion has given them enough face by sending you to pay the gift. The Duke of Dongping actually said he wanted to cancel the engagement. It's really nonsense!"

"My daughter-in-law thinks so too. A family like this is not a good match for ours, otherwise how could they raise such arrogant descendants." Guo was filled with hatred when she thought of the scene of her escaping from the Dongping Marquis's mansion in a dishonor.

Wei suddenly smiled and said, "That's fine."

"Mother-in-law?" Guo was stunned.

Wei's eyes were wrinkled with laughter. "It doesn't matter what the Duke of Dongping thinks. Everyone knows that the Duke of Dongping doesn't care about things. The one who takes care of the domestic affairs in their mansion is Old Madam Feng, and the one who takes care of the external affairs is Jiang Shaoqing. Since Old Madam Feng is reluctant to cancel the engagement, this marriage cannot be canceled. Just wait and see. It won't be long before the Duke of Dongping's mansion will take the initiative to send someone to discuss it."

"Where does the so-called 'good' of mother-in-law come from?"

Wei sneered, "You are the wife of the prince of Anguo. How can you beat a rascal whenever he wants? I originally planned to give them some benefits to appease the Dongping Marquis's Mansion. Now I can offset the two by holding this handle. I see that Madam Feng is feeling upset now."

After hearing this, Guo felt uncomfortable.

The mother-in-law is really biased, using her dignified job as a sweeper in the Dongping Marquis's mansion to offset her brother-in-law's absurd behavior.

However, she dared not show her dissatisfaction in front of her mother-in-law, and agreed: "Mother-in-law is still thoughtful."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

The head maid Hanfang hurried in: "Madam, the Earl of Dongping is here!"

"Mother-in-law is right. The people from the Dongping Marquis's Mansion arrived so quickly." Guo complimented.

Wei smiled broadly, "Just say that the master is not at home at this time, I am meeting guests, please ask the Earl of Dongping to sit in the front hall first."

"Madam, the Duke of Dongping is here to break off the engagement—"

Wei was startled, and the smile froze on his lips: "What did you just say?"

The maidservant Hanfang half lowered her head, feeling a great deal of pressure: "Dongping Bo... is here to cancel the engagement..."

"Why don't you invite the person in first!" Wei was so angry when she heard it.

Hanfang looked embarrassed and said, "Madam, the Duke of Dongping even brought the betrothal gifts directly with him. They are now placed outside our house and have attracted many people to watch."

Wei's head buzzed and his body shook.

Guo was shocked and hurriedly supported Wei: "Mother-in-law, are you okay?"

"How can it be alright? Why don't you go and find out if the master has returned?" Wei pinched Guo, "Send someone to tell Dalang to invite the Earl of Dongping to come in and talk."

Ji Chongli, the prince of the Duke of Anguo, almost ran to the gate, but was almost frightened back by the dark crowd outside when he stepped out of the door.

Why are there so many people watching the excitement?

Before he even had a chance to talk to Jiang Ancheng, Ji Chongli's face had already become extremely ugly.

"Master, you are here. I am sorry for not welcoming you in person. Please come into the mansion and talk to me."

Jiang Ancheng looked at Ji Chongli, who was politely greeting him, without any sign of relaxation. He waved his hand and shouted, "What are you still standing there for? Take the betrothal gifts back to the Anguo Mansion!"

Seeing the people Jiang Ancheng brought with him carrying the betrothal gifts and about to go inside, Ji Chongli hurriedly stopped them and said, "Master, what are you doing? If you have anything, go in and discuss it properly."

"There is no room for negotiation on this matter! I'm here to cancel the engagement, not to pay New Year's greetings. Here, this is the gift list, please check it carefully, my Lord. We in the Earl's Mansion will not be greedy for a single cent from you!" Jiang Ancheng threw a gift list into Ji Chongli's arms.

Ji Chongli didn't dare to let these people in with the betrothal gifts, so he hurriedly wanted to return the gift list.

"Don't give it back, I have a dozen more here!" Jiang Ancheng took out another stack of gift lists from his arms.

Ji Chongli: “…” The enemy is indeed well prepared!

"The divorce agreement has been written. I want your father to come out and put his fingerprints on it. The marriage between the two families will be over!"

Ji Chongli finally found a reason to delay: "Uncle, my father went out for something today and hasn't come back yet. Marriage is a big deal, and we young people can't make the decision. If you are in a hurry, you can go into the mansion and wait, or go back first to calm down -"

"Brother Jiang, what are you doing--" a familiar voice came.

When Ji Chongli heard the voice, he saw that it was the Duke of Anguo, and his mouth twitched.

Father, are you an undercover agent sent by the other side? It's time for you to come back!

Duke Anguo strode over and saw the pile of betrothal gifts on the ground, his brows furrowed into a shape of a "川" (cross)

He didn't sleep in the middle of the night because of his younger son's matter. He was worried when he was outside today. He rushed back as soon as the matter was done. As expected, his wife didn't do the job well, and the Earl of Dongping actually brought the betrothal gifts.

"My Lord, we are both straightforward and won't beat around the bush. I'm here to cancel the engagement!"

Duke Anguo bowed deeply and said, "Brother Jiang, no matter how wrong you are, it is all my fault. If you are angry, you can slap your brother twice, but you must not cancel the engagement."

The humble attitude of Duke Anguo caused the people who were watching the excitement to talk about it.

"It seems that the Duke of Anguo attaches great importance to the marriage between the two families. His attitude of admitting his mistakes is acceptable. In my opinion, canceling the engagement is not a good thing for either family. It is good enough that the Duke of Anguo can have this attitude."

"Yes, since Duke Anguo has expressed his opinion, I think he will discipline his son well."

Jiang Ancheng was not moved by all the voices, and did not show any mercy in the face of the humility of the Duke of Anguo: "Duke, do you still remember the reason for the marriage between the two families?"

"Of course I remember, it was because the two brothers Jiang saved my elder brother's life——"

The landslide saved Duke Anguo, and Master Jiang San also had some credit for it.

"If that's the case, can't the Duke just cancel the engagement? Are you trying to repay kindness with enmity or something?"

Duke Anguo laughed: "Brother Jiang, what do you mean by that?"

Jiang Ancheng snorted coldly: "My Lord, you insist that your bastard son marry my daughter. In my opinion, this is repaying kindness with enmity!"

Duke Anguo looked at Jiang Ancheng for a long time, and seeing his firm attitude, he sighed and said, "Forget it, I'll just do as Brother Jiang says."

After Duke Anguo put his fingerprints on the two letters of withdrawal of engagement, Jiang Ancheng put away one of them and nodded with satisfaction.

"I didn't expect things to turn out like this. When I think of the help Brother Jiang gave me back then, I feel really ashamed." Duke Anguo said embarrassedly.

Jiang Ancheng waved his hand without taking it seriously: "Don't take it to heart, Duke. Just think of it as a case of heavy rain that day and water in my brain."

Duke Anguo: “…”