Chapter 2: Reborn to the day before her wedding, she wants to cancel the engagement!
Lu Qiaoxiao's eyes were calm as he just glared at them.
Wang Xiuwan has two daughters. Miss Lu San, Lu Xiuzhu, has a reckless and straightforward personality and is obviously evil.
Miss Lu, Lu Qingyue, has a gentle and lovely personality. She always has a smile on her face and speaks softly and kindly. Everyone says that she has a kind heart like a bodhisattva. She also sets up a porridge shop in the city every month to distribute porridge to poor people for free.
But Lu Qiaoxiao knew that she was a beast in human form.
Her reputation in her previous life was ruined by Lu Qingyue.
In her previous life, she was just delivering some holiday gifts to Minister Pei as arranged by her family.
Pei Jinxuan gave her a freshly picked peach branch and took the initiative to invite her to the banquet.
In the mouths of outsiders, it turned out that she shamelessly used beautiful flowers to seduce the Second Master Pei, and shamelessly followed him and forced her way into the banquet.
There are countless examples like this.
Lu Qiaoxiao's eyes swept over Lu Qingyue and Lu Xiuzhu while she was thinking. Just as she was about to speak, Wang Xiuwan took her hand, walking with a gentle and earnest look in her eyes.
"Yes, Xiao'er, you and Second Young Master Pei are a perfect match, and the Pei family is one of the best and most prestigious families."
"And..." Wang Xiuwan glanced at the gloomy Lu Yong, and said with embarrassment, "If the marriage is successful, You'er will become the Pei family's brother-in-law. Not only will You'er's career be smooth, but the entire Lu family will also benefit."
Lu Qiaoxiao flicked his sleeves and shook off Wang Xiuwan's hand, his voice slightly cold.
"Auntie, what you mean is that the Lu family's legacy and Dad's career depend on marrying off a daughter?"
"My Lu family has a century-old foundation and a deep heritage. How could it be shattered by a trivial marriage?"
Lu Qiaoxiao's words were well-reasoned and he spoke like a machine gun, leaving no room for anyone to interrupt.
Wang Xiuwan's face froze, and Lu Yong's brows furrowed even more, and he glared at Wang Xiuwan.
Lu Yongchen's tone finally softened a bit: "Xiao'er, your Aunt Wang's words are not appropriate, but there is one thing she said that is correct."
"Mr. Pei is a handsome man with a good family background. He is a perfect match for you. As the daughter of the Marquis, you will definitely not suffer any loss if you marry him."
Lu Qiaoxiao sneered in his heart, a perfect match?
All men in the world are destined to die, and Pei Jinxuan is definitely not a good match.
No loss?
In her previous life, before she got married, she was moved by the fact that the daughters of the Lu family would always have the support of the Marquisate.
In the end, didn't he just let her be slaughtered by the Pei family and turned a deaf ear to it?
Seeing that she didn't answer, Lu Yong sensed something was up, so he gently asked, "But did Second Master Pei make you angry?"
"As a girl, you don't have to be so shameless. Just take the initiative to admit your mistakes and the matter will be over."
Lu Qiaoxiao's eyes flashed with coldness, and his tone was firm:
"Dad, it is for the Lu family's sake that I must reject this marriage."
Lu Yong's eyes flashed with suspicion, but his voice remained icy cold: "The Pei family is now highly regarded by the government, and the second son Pei is the newly-crowned third place winner. His future is limitless."
"If you really care about the Lu family, you should just go into the Pei family!"
Lu Qiaoxiao was about to explode, and the fist hanging at his side was so eager to punch forward——
But in the end I held back.
Her father is both concerned about his reputation and likes to hear soft words from others.
Before she gained real power in the family, she still couldn't force herself on him.
As long as the goal is achieved, the means are not important.
Although Lu Qiaoxiao sneered in his heart, he showed some emotion on his face and said in a soft voice, "Father, please think about it carefully. With the status of the Pei family, even if you want to marry a princess, His Majesty will definitely not refuse."
"Even if Pei Er likes me, the marriage of their children is always decided by the elders in the family. Why did they choose me?" Lu Qiaoxiao's voice was somewhat suggestive. Seeing that Lu Yong remained silent, she changed the subject and added fuel to the fire: "Father, please think about it carefully. Why did the Pei family only offer three manors as a betrothal gift after choosing me first?"
"Given the Pei family's family background and influence, even if they offer three hundred manors, it shouldn't be difficult, right?"
Lu Yong was not stupid. After Lu Qiaoxiao reminded him, he remembered.
That day, when discussing the betrothal gifts and dowries for his children with the Pei family, Minister Pei hesitated again and again, and finally only agreed to use three farms as betrothal gifts.
Thinking of this lucrative marriage, he immediately promised to give the deeds to ten thousand acres of fertile land and a street of shops as a dowry.
If you think about it carefully, the Pei family is so wealthy and powerful, how could they only have three farms?
This clearly shows a lack of respect! This is a slap in the face to Lu Yong!
Lu Yong's expression was already somewhat grim, but he listened as Lu Qiaoxiao continued to whisper in his ear, "Originally, the betrothal gift and dowry are not equal. If his Pei family can bring some benefits to the careers of his brothers and sisters, then that's fine."
"I'm afraid that if one of us marries badly, our whole family will be buried with her."
Lu Qiaoxiao's voice was gloomy and forceful, with an air of irresistibility.
Even Lu Yong felt uneasy under her cold gaze.
While feeling panic, she also had some doubts - how could marrying into the Pei family bring disaster upon the whole family?
Feeling Lu Yong's puzzled gaze, Lu Qiaoxiao felt happy: he must have listened to him.
She looked at Lu Yong calmly and steadily, and said slowly, "I heard that Minister Pei and Prince Pingyang are close. There has been a famine in the southwest recently, and the people are deeply resentful of Prince Pingyang's dirty deeds. Father, please think carefully. Do we, the Lu family, want to get involved in this mess?"
"The charge of forming a clique for personal gain and endangering the people..." Lu Qiaoxiao's tone was meaningful, as if adding fuel to the fire.
Lu Yong's pupils suddenly shrank. The fact that Prince Pingyang and the Pei family had been close recently,
How did this girl know this?
But he had no time to care about it. He took a deep breath and looked up at Lu Qiaoxiao: "If that's the case... it's indeed inappropriate..."
Wang Xiuwan frowned: "But tomorrow is the wedding day. If I go to the Pei family to cancel the engagement now, won't I be laughed at?"
Her good son Pei Ge'er had just secretly asked someone to get him a small official position in the Patrol Department. It was the time when he needed the Pei family's promotion and protection, and he could take the opportunity to marry Lu Qiaoxiao off.
It's a win-win situation.
Lu Qiaoxiao sneered in her heart. How could she not know that Aunt Wang was trying every means to force her out of the house, and also wanted to gain some benefits from her marriage with the Pei family.
However - as long as Lu Yong has a grudge against the Pei family's faction, this marriage will not be possible.
Her eyes flickered, her face revealing a hint of pity, and she sighed helplessly, "Alas, when my grandfather was alive, he established the Lu family business, and it was further developed by my father. I hope we don't let anything go wrong over a trivial engagement!"
When Lu Qiaoxiao said this, Lu Yong's old face turned red.
Is he that good?
"I have made up my mind. I will go to the Pei Mansion to cancel the engagement today. We must not drag our Lu family into this mess of the Pei family!" Lu Yong spoke righteously, and after he finished speaking, he looked at Wang Xiuwan with some disgust.
After all, she is a concubine, so her knowledge is bound to be shallower.
"Dad, this is my fault. Let me solve it!" Lu Qiaoxiao was delighted and raised her hand to cover her lips with a handkerchief, just hiding the upward curve of her lips.
"How can this be done? How can you handle that group of people alone?" Lu Yong frowned, although he really didn't want to go.
Lu Qiaoxiao said emotionally, "Dad, our Lu family is not in the right to begin with. We will always be inferior if we go there."
Suddenly, the memory of herself chasing after Pei's mansion eagerly and eager to get married flashed through her mind, and she felt a little nauseous.
Since she proposed it, she should end it herself!
From then on, the evil relationship between her and Pei Jinxuan was completely severed——
However, revenge must be taken.
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