Upon hearing this, Jin Suting looked at the old general with tears in her eyes, but she didn't say anything or move.
The old general sighed and looked at everyone in the room helplessly.
"Su'er won't be able to recover in a short time, Brother Yu, you should go back today."
"This..." Father Yu was still hesitating, and Mother Yu spoke up: "Then let's go back first and not disturb Su'er's rest."
"No, I'm here to accompany Sister Ting!" Yu Jingfeng's firm tone warmed the old general's heart.
But Jin Ting on the bed began to tremble violently when she heard this, as if she was unwilling to accept this.
The old general frowned.
"The young lady is now afraid of people and things she hates, and will show strong resistance," Ming's mother explained.
"Are you saying that Sister Ting hates me?" Yu Jingfeng couldn't believe it.
Mother Ming nodded imperceptibly, "Master Yu knows it well."
In the past, whenever Jin Suting suffered injustice from Yu Jingfeng, she would run to Ming's mother to confide in her. She had always disliked this brat who grew up in a honeypot.
"How can you, a slave, talk like that?!" Yu's mother was very excited. "I haven't even said anything about Jin Suting, a disabled woman who can't have children. And a slave has already started to slander my son?"
Mr. Yu pulled on his mother's sleeve, signaling her to stop talking, saying that it was too harsh to say such things in front of others.
"Enough! If you are not satisfied with this marriage, you can withdraw. I will cure Su'er no matter what. I am the daughter of the general's mansion and there is no shortage of people who want her!" The old general was very dissatisfied with Yu's mother's attitude. She dared to speak out in front of the people in the general's mansion. Who knows how Su'er would be wronged after she gets married.
"General, don't be angry. Let's go back home today. We can discuss the marriage another day. Goodbye." Master Yu took Madam Yu Jingfeng away.
After the imperial palace group left, the old general said to the remaining people in the room: "You should go back first. What happened today must not be spread out."
Jin Wade and Jin Xiwen agreed, and Lu and Wang also obeyed and went underground.
Mrs. Lu was extremely happy now. She didn't have to do anything herself. Jin Ting was completely ruined now. As for whether to tell others or not, it all depended on her mood.
Before leaving, Jin Xiwen glanced at Jin Suting behind the curtain again. She always felt that something was wrong.
"Doctor Mo, Mother Ming, thank you for your hard work. You should go back first." said the old general.
Only the old general Qin Er and Jin Suting, who was still huddled in the corner, were left in the room.
The old general called Tan'er out and left Xiao Huang and Xiao Lu to take care of Jin Suting.
"Qin'er, what exactly happened today? I want you to tell me the whole story." The old general looked tired.
After Tan Er told the old general the whole story, the old general's brows were furrowed into a shape of a "川" (川) character.
"Who wants to capture Su'er?" the old general was puzzled. Although he had made many enemies on the battlefield in his early years, he knew he had no enemies in Fu'ning. Suddenly, a terrifying thought flashed through the old general's mind. Could it be the Mu Han Pavilion? That organization had spies throughout Fu'ding State. The old general had offended their leader in his youth. But that didn't make sense. The Mu Han Pavilion was cautious and their members were highly skilled in martial arts. There was no way they would be subdued by two teenagers.
The old general became more and more confused the more he thought about it.
"Okay, you go back and rest first." The old general remembered that Tan'er was also injured, so he let her go back first.
The old general returned to Jin Suting's room and found that she was already asleep.
Looking at his daughter's peaceful and beautiful sleeping face, the old general's eyes were full of love.
Had he been wrong all along, pushing her too hard? But he didn't have much time left. If he didn't find a good home for Jin Suting, after he left, she would be left without a supporter, and who knew who would eventually take over the huge General's Mansion.
He had originally thought that the Imperial Palace was the best place for Jin Suting, not in the officialdom, nor in the royal family. A simple and peaceful life was what he hoped for, and what her mother also hoped for.
But Yu Mu's performance today made him begin to doubt his persistence.
The old general was just worried when Jin Suting woke up in a daze.
"Dad." Jin Suting called the old general in a weak voice.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" The old general was brought back to his senses and asked hurriedly.
"Dad, I don't want to marry Yu Jingfeng. I really don't want to marry him. Madam Yu doesn't like me, and I can't have children." Jin Suting tried to hold back her tears.
"Then don't marry." The old general felt sad. "Daddy will cure you, and then you can marry anyone!"
Jin Suting tried to smile, "I believe in Daddy."
"Okay, okay." The old general also smiled.
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The next morning.
Zhan Shaoang has not returned yet, and Jin Suting did not go to practice martial arts because of her "injury".
In order to make her performance more realistic, she had to lie in bed all day.
Originally, the old general had planned to personally cancel the engagement, bringing a generous gift and an apology to the Yu family. This marriage had been proposed by the old general, and their families were old acquaintances. Although one was an official family and the other a merchant, both were among the most prestigious families in Fu'ning. Their relationship couldn't be torn apart.
But before the gifts were ready, Master and Madam Yu arrived.
In the front hall, the old general and Mrs. Lu sat in the main seats, and the royal couple sat below.
"General, you also know that we only have Jingfeng as our only son. Although Su'er is unable to bear children, the Yu family's incense must be passed on. Do you think that after the child gets married, he can take a concubine..." Madam Yu said with a smile.
"If the Yu family is not satisfied with our Su'er, you can cancel the engagement. I have no objection." The old general had a blank expression.
The Yu family was shocked. They wouldn't let such a big piece of meat from the General's Mansion slip away. If they married a girl from the General's Mansion, their Yu family's status in Funing would soar. How could they be so foolish as to break off the engagement? Yesterday, the couple discussed two solutions: either take a concubine, or...
"General, you see, it's not that we are dissatisfied with Su'er, but our Jingfeng is the only son, so do you think we can change him?" Madam Yu said this, and Master Yu sighed silently in his heart, hoping that the general would not be angry.
"Change? Who?" the old general said in a bad tone.
Seeing that things were not going well, Master Yu immediately tried to smooth things over: "What we mean is that this marriage was originally between the Yu family and the General's Mansion. Since Su'er is not convenient to marry, can it be replaced with Wen'er or Yan'er?"
The old general hesitated. Although this was a bit unfair to Wen'er, it was the best way to reduce the losses of both families.
"No!" Lu said loudly while the old general was thinking.
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