The housekeeper nodded guiltily and said, "It is my fault. I need Miss to remind me of such a simple truth. I have failed in my duty. Please punish me, Miss."
The master waved his hand and said, "Forget it, it was an unintentional mistake. I'll listen to you, young lady, on this matter." He looked at Shang Ruoyi and said with a smile, "There is no one in charge of the backyard, so many things in the mansion are bound to be overlooked. In the future, you will have to pay more attention to it."
Are they going to force the Li family onto her?
Li Xia Xia also hurriedly said: "That's right, sister, the Li family is better left in your hands to ensure safety."
Li Huaian took out a seal: "This is the seal of our Li family. Only you can use it. My grandfather will give it to you one day. Cough cough cough." After he finished speaking, he started coughing again.
Shang Ruoyi looked at the Dongzhu with the seal and shook her head: "Grandfather, if you marry, if the Li family is handed over to you, the industry will be gradually incorporated into the Dingguo Palace in the future. This is unfair to the Li family and even more unfair to Xia Xia. You are willing to give everything you know to Xia Xia. In the future, if the Li family is handed over to Xia Xia, it can be passed down for a long time."
In fact, she never had the slightest desire for the Li family.
Hearing her refusal without hesitation, a trace of regret flashed across the master's eyes.
If the Li family could be handed over to her, it would definitely be a step up, but every time he mentioned it, she would refuse without hesitation. It seemed that she really had no intention of taking over.
Just then, a servant came in and said, "Master, someone from the Zhang family is here."
Zhang family?
Why are you opening the door at this time?
"Let them in."
Not long after, a very wealthy-looking woman, dressed in silk and satin and with a gold hairpin on her head, walked in, twisting her body.
"Greetings to the master." Although the woman had a smile on her face, her eyes could not hide her arrogance. She sat directly on the left side of the seat.
Several maids followed behind her, all with makeup on their faces.
Shang Ruoyi sat opposite her, frowning slightly. How could this family look like a decent one? Just like the madam from Yihongyuan.
"Madam Zhang, why did you come here the other day?" Ever since the master learned about Zhang He's scandals, he was determined to break off the engagement with him, so he didn't have a good face towards Madam Zhang at this time.
Unfortunately, Madam Zhang showed no sign of understanding at all and didn't realize at all that Master Li didn't like her.
She looked around the house and found every decoration was priceless. She was delighted. If the girl from the Li family married into their Zhang family, then everything in the Li family would belong to them. She loved the Li family's courtyard very much. Not to mention its wealth, the feng shui alone must be excellent and would surely help her son to succeed and get promoted and make a fortune.
"Mrs. Zhang?" The master frowned when he saw her looking around: "What brought you here today?"
Mrs. Zhang finally came to her senses and said with a smile, "Oh, look, you're so confused that you forgot about the important things when you came here." She looked at Li Xia Xia and said, "I asked someone to look at Xia Xia's birth date and it's an auspicious date in two months. I think we shouldn't postpone the wedding any longer. Xia Xia will marry into our Zhang family eventually, so it doesn't matter if it's one day earlier."
Want to advance your wedding?
Shang Ruoyi narrowed her eyes. They had just said that they wanted to cancel the engagement with the Zhang family, and they came to ask to advance the wedding. How could it be such a coincidence?
Li Xia Xia's face looked extremely ugly. She stepped back and stood behind Shang Ruoyi, pinching her collar with her fingers.
Mrs. Zhang frowned slightly when she saw this, but she didn't say the words that came to her lips. In broad daylight, in front of her elders, she was holding a man's clothes. What kind of thing was this?
Even if they are relatives, you cannot do this.
She was dissatisfied in her heart and her face naturally looked unhappy, but when she thought of the wealth of the Li family, she swallowed back what she wanted to say. When she arrived at their Zhang family, she could do whatever she wanted to her. Wouldn't it be easy to discipline a little girl? Thinking of this, her face looked better.
The master whispered, "Madam Zhang, it just so happens that I want to go to the Zhang family to discuss the marriage of the two children."
Hearing what Li Huaian said, Madam Zhang smiled again: "Oh, isn't this a coincidence? We actually thought of the same thing. In this case, the sixth day of the first lunar month in two months is an auspicious day. We will move up the marriage. However, the son of our family is a scholar, and the next one is a juren, and the next one is a gongsheng. What is a top scholar? The top scholar is most likely a prime minister. Our Zhang family is about to have a prime minister. Although your Li family is a merchant family, we are definitely not treacherous. If you said you would marry her, you will definitely promise her the position of Zhang family's legitimate wife. It's just that the dowry is..." She looked at the master: "I heard that your Li family made some purple oriental pearls? Why not add ten extra purple oriental pearls to the dowry list, and the marriage will be..."
"Let's cancel this marriage." Without waiting for her to finish, the Li family's master said calmly, "Let's call off this marriage."
What?
Just give up?
How can this be possible?
The Zhang family spent a lot of money to get Zhang Wenshan to agree to marry their daughter to him. After all, her horoscope was particularly compatible with their son's, and would definitely help him rise to prominence and become a prime minister in the future. Why would they care about the money in front of them?
If the Li family wanted to cancel the engagement, it would ruin her son's future. How could she agree?
"Master, can I ask why your Li family wants to cancel the engagement?" Her eyes fell on the two people opposite her, and she snorted coldly: "Could it be that Miss Li did something out of the ordinary?"
"Extraordinary things?" Li Huaian frowned: "What does Madam Zhang mean? Although our Li family is from a merchant family, we are also a noble family with very strict family education. How could we do something extraordinary as Madam Zhang said?"
"What do you mean? Humph!" She snorted coldly and pointed at Shang Ruoyi. "That day at the auction, many eyes saw Miss Li and her cousin brother tangling and flirting with each other. The Zhang family was unwilling to marry such a person who brought disgrace to the family. But they had no choice but to continue the marriage because of their friendship with the Li family."
Li Xia Xia said in a deep voice: "Who are you saying is ruining the family's reputation?"
"What? You dare not take responsibility for what you did? So many people saw it. We, the Zhang family, didn't bother with you, but you still dared to be so arrogant."
"Click." Shang Ruoyi put the teacup heavily on the table: "Which eye of yours saw you guys secretly giving and receiving things? And who did you hear these things from? Find him out, I want to see who is so impatient to live that he dares to gossip behind our backs." She shook her hand, and an extremely sharp scalpel appeared in her hand.
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