The lives of the Pan family could be saved. This realization, like a flowing stream, continuously flowed into Pan Yuanzhou's body, making him so excited that his hands and feet went numb.
"Madam, produce the marriage certificate and tear it up on the spot. From this day forward, the Pan family and the Wei family will have no further relationship!"
When Pan Yuanzhou said this, his lips were trembling. When the three members of the Wei family saw this, they thought he was furious.
Madam Wei said, "First of all, let me make one thing clear: it is Young Master Pan who has wronged my daughter, and we will not return the betrothal gifts!"
The eldest son of the Wei family stood beside his mother, on the same side as her, as if he would fight the Pan family to the death if they did not agree to his demands.
The third daughter of the Wei family still held a dagger and stood beside her mother, looking just as ready to shed blood.
Pan Heng sneered. He knew the Wei family was poor, but he didn't know they could be so rude.
However, after realizing that poverty was just a smokescreen for Wei Jingtong's embezzlement, he was not surprised by the current state of the Wei family's greed.
Pan Heng sneered, "Fine, the betrothal gifts won't be returned. Even if your Wei family eats up these gifts, it won't affect the lives of my Pan family."
Since they had already pushed her to this point, and her husband and eldest son had both agreed to annul the engagement, Madam Pan did not object. She instructed the nanny to bring out the marriage certificate and hand it to Pan Heng.
Pan Heng unfolded the marriage certificate for Wei's mother and two sons to see, and then burned it to ashes in front of them.
Pan Heng said, "From now on, I, Pan Heng, will have no further connection with the third daughter of the Wei family. We will marry each other and remain unrelated."
His attitude was very tough, which displeased Madam Wei. She glanced at him contemptuously and spat out a disdainful "Pah!"
Marriage in the future? The entire Pan family is on their way to the underworld; Pan Heng will never have the chance to discuss marriage with anyone again in his life! What a load of rubbish!
With a cold snort, Madam Wei, seeing them looking at her as if she were a dying person, said directly, "Let's go!"
Miss Wei put away her dagger and followed Madam Wei as they turned to leave. However, Young Master Wei gave the Pan family a fierce and contemptuous look.
"The Pan family certainly doesn't care about this dowry now, but nothing lasts forever. If the Pan family falls on hard times in the future, don't even think about taking it back." After his sarcasm, Young Master Wei turned and left.
Pan Yuanzhou and his wife stared wide-eyed. They had never known that the Wei family was so despicable. It was truly a case of... misfortune reveals true character.
Fortunately, Ye Qingxue showed them a way out; otherwise, they would have had to swallow their anger and suffer internal injuries from holding it in.
Ye Qingxue is truly a living Bodhisattva in the Pan family.
Pan Yuanzhou dismissed everyone, took Pan Heng's hand, and strode towards the study. He personally closed the door before inquiring about the details.
Pan Heng said, “Wei Jingtong did indeed embezzle, and the location of the stolen goods has been found. He lives a life of poverty in the capital, but he owns a large estate in Jingzhou, where he keeps several beautiful women for his enjoyment. The stolen goods are hidden in a cave halfway up the mountain behind the estate. I saw it with my own eyes.”
Pan Yuanzhou said, "He is the Minister of War. He embezzled so much for Prince Ding. What is he planning to do?"
The answer is self-evident!
If the Crown Prince had not been overthrown, he could have secretly recruited soldiers and horses to prepare for the Prince of Ding's usurpation of the throne.
The Prince of Ding's tricks were truly endless.
But neither the father nor the son said it outright.
Pan Heng then told Pan Yuanzhou the reason why the Wei family had previously agreed to the engagement but had now forcefully broken it off.
After confirming Wei Jingtong's embezzlement, Pan Yuanzhou understood why the Wei family had broken off the engagement, and Pan Heng didn't need to explain further.
He sighed, patted Pan Heng on the shoulder, and said in a heavy tone, "It is because Father has gone astray over the years that the Pan family is facing such a huge disaster today. Fortunately, God has blessed us and sent Miss Ye to protect our Pan family."
"If you ever become an official in the court, you must be extremely careful and never repeat the mistakes I made today."
Pan Heng said, "Your son will follow your teachings, Father. There is no time to lose. Father, hurry up and go to the palace to ask the Emperor to send people to Jingzhou to confiscate the stolen goods. We must not let the Wei family or the Prince of Ding's people discover anything. Our people are still guarding Jingzhou at this time."
“Very well, I’ll get dressed and go to the palace immediately!” Pan Yuanzhou said. He held his head high, strode forward, opened the study door with both hands, and went out with a proud and imposing air.
Previously, he was troubled by the fact that the third daughter of the Wei family was the eldest son's fiancée, but now that trouble is gone.
Well, I'm really excited. I can't wait to see the Wei family crying and begging for mercy.
The Pan family will not be forgiven!
Pan Heng watched his father's departing figure and couldn't help but smile, suddenly thinking of Ye Qingxue.
He had barely returned to the capital when news of his "secret rendezvous" with Ye Qingxue spread, and even the Wei family had come to annul the engagement. This speed... was simply too fast.
He then recalled Ye Qingxue's offer to ride a horse with him... Could it be that the news of his "secret meeting" with Ye Qingxue had already spread before he returned?
The aim was to draw everyone's attention to this private affair between a man and a woman, thereby making them overlook his purpose in leaving the capital for Jingzhou.
Even the Wei family was fooled, so it's unlikely that the Prince of Ding's people would notice it easily.
Why would Ye Qingxue ruin her reputation to help the Pan family?
Pan Heng suddenly realized that Ye Qingxue's offer to ride a horse with him was genuine and not a joke.
In that instant, Pan Heng felt as if he had missed something very, very important.
He was thinking about Ye Qingxue, but the people in the city were talking about him.
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