She did write to her brother to ask for his opinion, but he did not reply with his consent. So she assumed he had refused and didn't ask again.
Later, the Marquis of Ru'an's family came to ask for the hand of their daughter.
At the time, neither she nor her husband wanted to agree, but they were powerless to resist. They could only prepare a generous dowry, hoping that their daughter could gain a foothold in her husband's family. However, the Marquis of Ruan had ill intentions and left their daughter outside the mansion on the wedding day.
Now that the Emperor has arranged a marriage between his daughter and Prince An, his nephew's actions today are destined to ruin the marriage.
"It's too late, you're too late!" Madam Yao sighed, tears streaming down her face.
"Aunt, it was Heng'er who made a mistake. Heng'er will go and apologize to my cousin right now. Heng'er is in love with my cousin, which is why I made such an unwise decision." For some reason, Yao Shuheng felt a little flustered.
He was originally unwilling, but given Yao's attitude, could it be that the Li family really has other better options?
He didn't believe it. Could it be that his uncle-in-law, now an official, looked down on him?
Thinking of this, Yao Shuheng lowered his eyebrows, his eyes filled with malice.
Why should they send him away? They clearly wanted him to be the son-in-law of the Li family, but now that he's here, they're just making up some excuse to get rid of him.
Qujing is not far from Li'an County. How could he leave without getting anything?
"Heng'er, Wei'er is already engaged. The man is Prince An of the capital. Qing Shi was Prince An's son. Their marriage was arranged by the Emperor. Let's just call it off," Madam Yao sighed and said directly.
"So, my cousin is going to become a concubine for Prince An?" Yao Shuheng looked at Madam Yao in disbelief.
So, does my cousin despise her lowly status and prefer to be a concubine in a high-ranking family rather than a merchant's wife?
“Wei’er is the principal wife, the Princess Consort of An, bestowed upon her by the Emperor himself.” Although Madam Yao knew this answer was hurtful, it was the truth.
"Impossible!" Yao Shuheng thought of Xu Qing, and he couldn't believe that Prince An didn't have other women.
"Aunt, please talk to my cousin properly. I am willing to stay in the Li family as a son-in-law. Moreover, I will only have my cousin and will never have another wife," Yao Shuheng pleaded.
“Heng’er, your aunt knows you’re a good boy, but this matter is really not going to work out. Is a marriage bestowed by the Emperor a child’s play? Even if your uncle is now the Vice Minister of Revenue, he doesn’t have that much power to question the Emperor’s decree.” Madam Yao knew that Li Tianyou had gone from a merchant to a businessman, so she had to be even more careful.
Of course, Madam Yao was not satisfied with Xu Heming, her son-in-law whom she had never met; she was only dissatisfied with Yao Shuheng's act of having his daughter kidnapped.
"Aunt, is this really the end of it?" Yao Shuheng asked, his fists clenched, unwilling to give up.
“It’s just that Wei’er doesn’t have that good fortune,” Yao said, bowing her head.
"I understand." Although Yao Shuheng was unwilling, he still agreed to Yao's words first, after all, his actions today had already displeased Yao.
However, Yao Shuheng still felt that the reason why Yao Shi was unwilling to break off the marriage with Prince An was simply because she felt that her status and position were inferior to Prince An's.
Ms. Yao nodded wearily, thinking to herself, "Yao Shuheng used to be such a well-behaved child, but he still has some impure thoughts."
Furthermore, if Yao Shuheng were to come to the Marquis of Ru'an's residence to propose marriage, perhaps he and his master would be overjoyed to accept.
Now, it's simply impossible.
"Madam, young master, it was just a momentary misunderstanding, please don't take it to heart." Chun Tao, who was standing to the side, saw that Yao was in a bad mood and comforted her.
"Miss, here is your invitation." Butler Zhou said as he walked in, holding an invitation.
"A letter? Whose is it?" Li Zhiwei frowned, not expecting that someone would send him a letter so soon after he returned to Lijia County.
"That man said he was the eldest son of the Huo family," Butler Zhou said cautiously.
She was also a little puzzled as to what Young Master Huo wanted with her young lady.
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