The Demon Queen of Divine Doctor is not to be trifled with
Chapter 361: I'll Cancel the Engagement
Chapter 361: I'll Cancel the Engagement
Seeing Jiang Wanting tilt her head back and pour a mouthful of wine into her mouth, Chi Feifei tugged at Ye Wenyan's sleeve, leaned closer and whispered to her: "You've been in a bad mood recently. Although I can't ask anything, I think it's probably related to your brother."
Ye Wenyan frowned when she heard this. She had already figured out Jiang Wanting's little thoughts, but Mrs. Jiang's attitude at the Jiang Mansion last time made her a little hesitant. She didn't know whether she should support or oppose this time.
Chi Feifei said, "In fact, your brother and Wanting can be considered childhood sweethearts. Your family and the Jiang family are also old friends. If they can get married, it can be said to be a match made in heaven. However, the Ye family holds the military power, and the Jiang family is in charge of the Ministry of Justice. Both sides have concerns. They are afraid that once the marriage is formed, it will be feared and suppressed by the court. That's why your old lady decided to arrange a marriage for your brother with the Yu family."
Chi Feifei sighed as she spoke, "I heard some of these things from my parents, and some from Wanting, but I also have my own analysis." She pulled Ye Wenyan and lowered her voice, "Why do I always feel that this is actually a trap set by your grandmother? What about being afraid of the court? These words were all said by your grandmother. I remember that the old general didn't have so many concerns when he was alive. Think about it, if he really had concerns, he would never let your father lead the troops to fight together."
Ye Wenyan felt that her analysis was correct!
Jiang Wanting had already drunk two large bowls of wine. Although the alcohol content of wine in this era was not very high, she was a young girl after all, and she didn't drink alcohol on weekdays. It would be strange if she didn't get drunk if she drank so quickly.
Seeing that Jiang Wanting was a little shaky, Ye Wenyan quickly called Chi Feifei: "Let's eat quickly. If we don't eat now, we will have to send her home hungry. Come on, eat every bite."
The two of them started eating quietly, and with Jiang Wanting mumbling to herself, they finally managed to eat until they were 80% full.
I just wanted to send the drunk person home quickly! Ye Wenyan even thought about whether to use a little sobering spell to make Jiang Wanting sober up so that she wouldn't be scolded again when she got home.
At this time, someone pushed the door open, and she looked and saw that it was Ji Rong.
"Master, the eldest young master has been invited by the eldest young lady of the Yu family." Ji Rong said this as soon as she came up, which surprised her.
"The eldest lady of the Yu family?" Ye Wenyan glanced at Chi Feifei, then at Jiang Wanting, and thought that this eldest lady of the Yu family really couldn't help talking. They had just said a few words, and this person appeared as she was talking.
"Master, do you want to go over and take a look? Although the eldest daughter of the Yu family no longer lives in the Yu Mansion and has no contact with the people in the Yu Mansion, she suddenly called the eldest young master over. I don't know what the meaning is, so I thought of coming over to tell the master."
Ye Wenyan nodded, "I'll go over and take a look, you take Miss Jiang home."
"I'm not going home! I want to go too!" The dazed Jiang Wanting seemed to be more awake. She stopped swaying and opened her eyes. She was fighting for her rights with Ye Wenyan - "I have to go this time. Wenyan, you always told me that I have to fight for my own affairs and not wait for others to feed me. That would be too passive. What if they don't feed me? Wouldn't I starve to death? So I have to grab the rice bowl and eat it myself. No one else can count on me."
Ye Wenyan knew that it was impossible to reason with a drunk man, and thought it would be okay to let her go with him, so she nodded.
The group took a carriage all the way to the north of the inner city, where Madam Hai and Yu Xuanji now lived. The house was not big, nor was it grand, and it certainly could not be compared with the former Yu Mansion, but it was a delicate and cozy place for the mother and daughter to live.
When they arrived, Ye Feiyu had just arrived. After all, it was closer to Baipinxiang than to the General's Mansion, so when Madam Hai came to open the door herself, she saw not only Ye Feiyu, but a large group of people.
She was not surprised and just said, "It's good that you all came. Let's bear witness together. It will be easier to talk about it in the future."
Ye Feiyu frowned, and first looked at Ye Wenyan, as if he wanted to talk to her, but before he could say anything, he saw Jiang Wanting who was supported by Chi Feifei. He could still smell the alcohol, which made his eyebrows frown even tighter.
"Come in and talk!" Mrs. Hai led the people into the house and all the way to the front hall.
The front hall was very small, and the group of them had already filled the room, and there were just enough chairs. The servants stood outside in the yard, no one spoke, just waiting to see what Mrs. Hai and her daughter had to say.
Yu Xuanji was there too, dressed simply and looking much thinner.
But fortunately, he looked in good spirits and more energetic than before. Seeing so many guests, he was busy pouring tea happily. He also found a cushion for Jiang Wanting so that she could lean on the chair more comfortably.
Mrs. Hai also cooked the hangover soup, which was left to dry in the yard for a while before it was ready to eat when it was delivered to Jiang Wanting. Jiang Wanting felt a little embarrassed, and after she sobered up a little, she felt that she shouldn't have come, and she was ready to leave.
Ye Feiyu pushed her back into the chair and said, "Since Madam Hai said that more people would be good witnesses, Miss Jiang should stay for a while. Let's listen to Madam Hai's plan together."
Jiang Wanting stayed, and Chi Feifei also stayed. Seeing that everyone was seated safely, Yu Xuanji stood up, bowed to Ye Feiyu, and said, "Master Feiyu, please give me one hundred taels of silver!"
People were stunned. Why did he ask for money right away?
Yu Xuanji continued, "On the night when Yu Xiaodie went to make trouble, I had already returned the marriage certificate and the engagement letter, so our engagement was cancelled. Later, Master Feiyu took pity on me and said that if I broke off my relationship with the Yu family, our engagement would still count. But I don't want it to count anymore. Today I asked Master Feiyu for 100 taels of silver. So many people have witnessed for us. I took the silver and it will be considered as compensation. No one owes anyone anything between us, and we will have no connection anymore." Ye Feiyu didn't say anything. He just looked at Yu Xuanji for a long time. Until Yu Xuanji thought that he didn't want to give the silver, or thought that 100 taels was too much and wanted to reduce it on his own initiative, he finally heard Ye Feiyu speak and asked her, "Was it your own idea, or your mother's idea, or who gave you the idea?"
Yu Xuanji shook her head. "No one gave me any advice. I just thought this way. I know one hundred taels is not a small amount, but it shouldn't be too much for the Ye family. I'm a girl, and it was the Ye family who first asked for the engagement. Having such an engagement out of nothing has some impact on me. So I'm asking you for one hundred taels as compensation from your Ye family. In addition, my mother and I have packed our luggage and will leave Lin'an tomorrow to live in other provinces."
She said a long string of words in one breath, then took a deep breath and smiled, "If I go to another province, no one will know me, and no one will know that I was engaged. I can start my new life and meet someone who is more suitable for me. Master Feiyu, thank you for not despising me and keeping the engagement all these years. Speaking of which, if it weren't for the funeral of the Ye family, we might have already gotten married." She sniffed, and although she was smiling, there was a hint of bitterness in her voice.
"Master Feiyu is the best person I have ever met. I used to look forward to our married life, but now I feel regretful and even a little sad. But please believe me, I will not give up my future because of this, nor will I be depressed and not live a good life because of this. As I just said, I also look forward to a new life and my future husband, but I don't want to stay in this Lin'an City...anymore."
She lowered her head and clasped her hands in front of her, a little nervous but also very determined.
Mrs. Hai kept smiling as she listened to her daughter speak, watching her daughter's stubbornness and strength. She also watched Ye Feiyu stand up, sigh deeply, and reach out to pat Yu Xuanji's shoulders twice.
Yu Xuanji sniffed again, but did not shed tears. Instead, she raised her head and smiled brightly.
The eldest daughter of the Yu family is not good-looking, at most she can be described as pretty.
But the smile at this time showed a kind of feminine charm. Ye Wenyan knew that it was the beginning of an independent woman's transformation, and it was a symbol of Yu Xuanji truly breaking free from the shackles and being reborn.
"I'll help you." Ye Feiyu said, "Cancel the engagement and let you say goodbye to your past."
Yu Xuanji bowed and saluted, "Thank you!"
Because there was no preparation in advance, the silver was taken by the servants when they returned home.
Ye Feiyu gave Yu Xuanji one hundred taels of silver as compensation for the cancellation of the engagement, and also as travel expenses for the mother and daughter to travel to another province.
In addition, another 500 taels of silver notes were prepared as a personal gift.
Yu Xuanji answered it.
When returning home, Chi Feifei was sent off first, and when Jiang Wanting arrived home, the carriage was also returned to the Jiang family.
Ye Wenyan moved to Ye Feiyu's carriage, lifted the curtain and looked out, and saw Jiang Wanting standing at the gate of the mansion, following the carriage with her eyes until it turned a corner and she could no longer see it.
She lowered the curtain and tugged at Ye Feiyu, "Brother has been silent since he came out from Madam Hai's place. What are you thinking about?"
Ye Feiyu spoke frankly, "I was thinking, maybe in a year or two, if I run into Miss Xuanji on the streets of another province, I won't be able to recognize her. Yan'er, to be honest, although we are engaged, we are not really that familiar with each other. I haven't even seen her face in the past few years, because she always lowered her head when she saw me. It wasn't until tonight that I really got a good look at what she looks like."
He shook his head as he spoke, "My grandmother arranged the marriage with the Yu family. I still don't understand why she chose the Yu family. I even resisted it from the bottom of my heart. But marriage is a big deal, and it's the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. My grandmother and father both agreed, so I couldn't disobey and had to accept it..."
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