After being rejected, he emptied the mansion and went into exile

It turned out that instead of waiting for porridge, she waited for her mother's maid.

Qiuyan asked, "Sister Chunyu, what's going on?"

After all, the eldest lady had just returned from the lady's yard. What urgent matter could require her to go there now?

Chunyu urged, "Someone's coming to the General's Mansion. Madam asked Miss to quickly get dressed and go to the old lady."

When Dongmei and Qiuyan heard that someone was coming from the general's mansion, they hurried to dress up Shen Jinyao.

They changed her into a light pink dress, which was brighter than the one she wore when she went out in the morning.

By the time the master and her two servants arrived at the old lady's yard, it was already full of people.

There are the first lady, the third lady, and Lady Shen.

There are even Shen Tingyao and Shen Leyao.

Looking further inside, I saw three ladies sitting on the right, all dressed in bright and beautiful clothes.

The lady sitting in the upper right row was dressed more modestly.

Sitting on the left are the three ladies of the Shen family.

The old lady was sitting in the seat of honor, and her expression was a little serious.

Shen Jinyao was the last to arrive, and she bowed reluctantly.

When she was facing the people on her right and didn't know how to address them, Mrs. Shen spoke.

"Jin'er, come here."

Upon hearing this, Shen Jinyao walked to the back of Mrs. Shen and sat down.

Sitting side by side with her were Shen Tingyao and Shen Leyao.

The old lady in the upper seat said, "These are the First, Second, and Third Madams of the Xiang Mansion. You three sisters, please greet them."

The three sisters of the Shen family stood up and turned their heads to salute the ladies of the Xiang family.

Mrs. Xue, the eldest lady of the Xiang family, said: "You are too polite, old lady. Look at the beautiful young ladies of the Shen family. I am so envious."

Madam Shen smiled and said, "You are too polite, Madam. Having two such outstanding sons, Hongxuan and Hongwei, is something that others will envy."

She said to the three young ladies of the Shen family, "This is the head mistress of the Xiang family, the eldest lady."

Mrs. Shen did not introduce the next two people. Not to mention that they were just relatives of the Xiang family, but their attitudes were a bit arrogant.

After all, they were going to be in-laws in the future, so Mrs. Shen endured it and didn't lose her temper.

The mistress of the Xiang family, isn’t that Xiang Hongxuan’s stepmother?

In other words, she is Shen Jinyao's future mother-in-law?

Shen Tingyao chuckled, and only lowered her head after being glared at by Mrs. Shen.

"I only saw Jin Yao when she was little. I heard she's gotten better these past few days. I didn't expect she's grown up so well."

Realizing that everyone's eyes were on her, Shen Jinyao had no choice but to stand up and reply.

"Thank you, Madam Xiang."

Cao smiled, and her smile looked easy-going and gentle.

Then she actually sighed heavily.

Madam Shen asked in confusion, "Why is Madam Xiang sighing?"

Normally, today should be a meeting between the in-laws, but these three ladies refused to say anything after they arrived.

Just say you want to see Shen Jinyao.

Finally, the old lady ordered someone to call the three young ladies over.

Who knew that he started sighing before he could even say a few words.

She is from the first wife, so she can say some things that the second wife is not convenient to say.

The third wife of the Shen family also said, "Yes, Madam Xiang, you just said you wanted to see Jin'er, why are you sighing after seeing her?"

Mrs. Shen felt somewhat relieved when she saw her elder sister-in-law and younger sister-in-law singing the same tune.

She had a feeling that the Xiang family came here today to cause trouble.

It’s just that Mrs. Xiang keeps going around in circles.

With the words of the first and third wives of the Shen family, Mrs. Xiang was not angry.

Instead, he looked very happy.

"Since the eldest sister-in-law of the Shen family asked, then I will tell you everything. It's not just today that my naughty eldest brother received a letter from our house."

"I heard that he went to the temple with the eldest daughter of the Shen family today, but after returning, he made a fuss and wanted to return to the border early."

Mrs. Xiang said this while wiping the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

"The general and I couldn't persuade him, but the key point is that after Hongxuan returned, he insisted on asking his father to cancel the engagement."

"You said this child has always been opinionated, and now he doesn't take marriage seriously."

"I thought it was just that this unfilial son who saw Jin Yao and disliked her appearance and character. But seeing her today, it seems it was all because of that unfilial son of mine who went too far!"

Mrs. Xiang sobbed and spoke all the words by herself.

The room was quiet.

The old lady's face was tense.

Mrs. Shen looked like she was about to faint from anger.

The first and third wives of the Shen family looked incredulous.

Shen Tingyao pouted and watched the fun, while Shen Leyao frowned and wanted to say something.

On the contrary, the three ladies of the Xiang family all smiled after they finished speaking.

To put it nicely, he was mocking his son's ignorance.

To put it bluntly, it is a mockery of the Shen family's incompetence.

The marriage was finally possible. I thought that since the eldest daughter of the Shen family had recovered from her serious illness, the marriage was a done deal.

Who would have thought that Xiang Hongxuan would change his mind.

It is impossible to say that Shen Jinyao is not angry. It would be fine if she had not met Xiang Hongxuan.

They had just met for the first time two hours ago.

They talked a lot more, and Xiang Hongxuan also gave the Shen family some advice.

Why would you turn around and cancel the engagement?

In addition to being angry, Shen Jinyao also thought of another layer.

Does it mean that the Shen family is about to lose power?

Madam Shen was so angry that she couldn't speak. She just looked at Madam Shen.

The eldest lady of the Shen family was also caught off guard. The Xiang family's behavior was not decent.

She called out to Madam Shen, who was sitting in the upper seat, "Mother..."

Old Madam Shen sighed softly, and she also thought of what Jin'er said to her today.

I just don't know whether this was Xiang Hongxuan's idea, or the idea of General Xiang and Madam Xiang.

But these are not very important.

"Second brother, as the wife of the Marquis and Jin Yao's biological mother, you should speak for yourself."

Mrs. Shen was scolded by her mother-in-law, and she calmed down.

He said loudly, "Of course, we have to wait until the Marquis returns home before we can make a decision."

Madam Xiang snorted coldly, thinking that the Marquis might not be able to come back.

She said, "My Lord has important things to attend to, and there is no need to bother with my daughter's little affairs."

"I have here the letter of withdrawal from engagement written by my master. Although he no longer sends troops, his words still carry some weight.

"Madam, this engagement was made between you and my old lady. You have the final say on this matter."

"Don't be angry, old lady. If you want to blame someone, blame that bastard in my family. He just gave up such a good marriage."

Shen Jinyao wanted to laugh when she saw this. The mistress of the Xiang family was really amazing.

She said both good and bad things, and others could only go along with her.

Old Madam Shen came from a military family, so she naturally ignored Madam Xiang's words.

only……

"Jin'er, you speak."

Shen Jinyao looked up at the old lady and she could see what she meant from her eyes.

The old lady wanted her to make a decision based on what Xiang Hongxuan said today.

She thought for a moment and said to her grandmother, "Since General Xiang has no intention of marrying me, my Shen family will not force him!"

Madam Shen exclaimed, "Jin'er!"

Shen Tingyao thought about it and rolled her eyes at Shen Jinyao.

Shen Leyao jumped twice, if the third wife of the Shen family hadn't stopped her.

She had already applauded.