Chapter 458 Successfully Breaking Off the Engagement
During this period, she had been hiding, not seeing anyone, and she didn't want to see the Zheng family. One day, the Zheng family took the initiative to come to her house and bluntly announced that they wanted to cancel the engagement.
Mrs. Qi was unhappy and forced a smile on her face. "My dear relatives, what do you mean? My son is just sick. When he recovers, the wedding can still be held as scheduled."
"We've all heard that the doctor said your Qi Li might wake up at any time."
"But, but you can't break the contract." Mrs. Qi was anxious.
"If you don't break the contract, do you want us, Zheng Nuan, to be your Qi Li's guardian? It's just an engagement. If your son dies one day, you'll still want us, Zheng Nuan, to be his widow."
Mrs. Zheng was merciless in her words.
"My son will be fine!"
Mrs. Qi refused to give in.
"when?"
"I...I don't know."
Madam Zheng sneered, "Since you don't know, I think we should just call it quits on this marriage."
"No, no, you can't do this." Mrs. Qi almost cried. How could such a good marriage turn out like this?
Qi Li was fine, why did he fall into a coma?
What is going on?
"Please bring out the engagement token we exchanged. Madam Qi, do you want us to talk to the Emperor and see if he thinks my Zheng Nuan should be guarding someone who may never wake up."
Madam Qi still had a sad face, pursed her lips and refused to take it. Master Qi sighed, turned back to the study, and quickly took out a jade pendant and a piece of paper.
"This is a token of exchange, and the Engagement Letter."
Madam Zheng reached out to take it, but Madam Qi hurriedly stopped her and looked at Master Qi in disbelief, "You, are you crazy? We worked so hard to get this marriage, and now you want to give it up?"
Mr. Qi, "Do you think I want to? If he hadn't been so absurd all day, ruining his body long ago and now unconscious, why would this marriage be cancelled?"
Even if this matter was brought to the emperor, the Qi family would not be in the right.
It would be better to give up now so as not to break off relations with the Zheng family.
Lord Qi had a good idea, but Madam Qi refused to give in. Her eyes were red, and she said, "Your Zheng Nuan should remain chaste to our Qi Li. Since they're already engaged, how can you break off the engagement just because she's unconscious? I think she's just a slut who can't handle the excitement!"
It was too late for Mrs. Qi to cover her mouth. Mrs. Zheng walked up and slapped Mrs. Qi without saying a word.
"How dare you slander me? I'm going to make it clear today: you, the Qi family, you, Qi Li, are not worthy of my daughter. If it weren't for your coercion, we wouldn't want to marry you. Your son is unconscious now, who knows if he deserves it!"
"You, you!!" Mrs. Qi was almost mad to death.
"What do you mean by 'you'? Everyone knows that your Qi family's son Qi Li is doing evil things outside, bullying men and women. In my opinion, it can only be a good thing if a scum like him passes out."
After Madam Zheng finished speaking, she turned around and left without even looking at their expressions, feeling very relieved.
She said something about staying with Qi Li, but he said "Pooh".
What the hell.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Mrs. Qi slapped her thigh, sat down on the ground and burst into tears, cursing the Zheng family and Zheng Nuan, and then started to criticize Lord Qi.
After scolding her, she started to cry, "My son, you are just a little lustful, why are you said to have committed a great sin? That man is not lustful! What's wrong with being lustful? The Zheng family is bullying us too much. I want to go to the palace and tell the emperor. I want the emperor to make a decision for us."
After saying that, he got up swiftly, and as soon as he stood up, he was slapped by Lord Qi and was stunned.
"Make the decision? What do you want the Emperor to make for you? Have you forgotten how this marriage came about? We asked for it, and now Qi Li is unconscious, and you still want the Emperor to force the daughter of the Duke of Zheng to marry him? Are you crazy?"
Duke Zheng and his entire family are now highly valued by the Emperor. In the Emperor's heart, their importance is much greater than his own.
Mrs. Qi was completely desperate.
No one knew how the news leaked out, Qi Li was in a coma, and the news of the Zheng family canceling the engagement became a hot topic after a few days.
Some people said that the Zheng family was not kind and that was why they immediately cancelled the engagement. Others said that the Qi family and the Zheng family were not a good match to begin with, and that even God couldn't bear to see Qi Li cancel the engagement while he was unconscious.
In short, there are still many people speaking for the Zheng family.
When Zheng Ci heard the news, she just smiled and everything went according to plan.
After a while, when a marriage is arranged for Zheng Nuan, Qi Li will naturally wake up.
By then, it would be too late for the Qi family to make trouble.
"Madam, what would you like to eat tonight? Please send someone from the kitchen to ask." Wanxiang folded her paper umbrella and walked inside.
A thin layer of snow accumulated on the umbrella, and the weather outside was getting colder.
Wanxiang went to the brazier to warm herself for a while before approaching. She then took the cloak next to her and put it on Zheng Ci.
"I want to eat something spicy tonight. Why don't you ask the kitchen to make some spicy pickled fish, and then make a cold cucumber salad with chili peppers, and add some side dishes. Oh, and the kitchen can separate the pickled fish and make a non-spicy one. Now Hu Zi can have some vegetables too."
Wanxiang laughed repeatedly and said, "Young Master is in for a treat today. In the past, I would drool watching you, Madam, eat."
That’s right, Pei Jue is already two years old.
Now he can occasionally eat some flavorful food. Zheng Ci didn't let him eat these in the past. The child's stomach is weak, and these dishes have a lot of ingredients added to them. The child's stomach is fragile and easily irritated.
They mainly eat a light diet.
At dinner time, Zheng Jue was carried out by his wet nurse. He rubbed his eyes and saw the table full of delicious food. His eyes lit up and he sat obediently waiting for the meal to start.
Zheng Ci glared at him angrily, "You must have starved to death in your previous life, that's why you're so greedy in this life."
This caused everyone to laugh softly.
"Who died of starvation in the previous life?" Pei Ji pushed open the door and walked in.
"Are you free today? You wanted to come back for dinner, but you didn't even tell anyone. Wanxiang, go tell the kitchen staff to make two more dishes."
Wanxiang: "Okay, I'll go right away."
Then he opened the door and walked out.
Pei Ji had been discussing important matters with the Emperor and the ministers in the palace for the past few days and hadn't been home for two days. A beard had grown on his face. He picked up Hu Zi and kissed him twice. The child pushed Pei Ji with his little hands, crying out, "It hurts, it hurts, it hurts! Daddy is bad, Mommy is good."
Pei Ji laughed, "Good boy, you've learned how to complain."
Zheng Ci took a look at his beard and said, "Your beard is too prickly. The child's skin is delicate. Don't hurt Hu Zi."
"He's a boy, how can he be so delicate?"
Having said that, he wisely put his hand down.
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