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Chapter 454 The "Frustrated" Young Marquis in a World of Female Dominance 08

There was a moment of deathly silence in the hall.

After a long time, a strange voice said:

"Oh, my dear wife, I didn't see it wrong just now. It cost a full 10 taels of silver to cancel the engagement. We really have a precious son in our house."

The one who spoke was Jiang Shijun Jiang Shang.

He covered his mouth with a pink handkerchief and said in a strange voice:

"To be honest, this legitimate son is different after all. Otherwise, everyone in this mansion would praise Zhengjun for his good education!"

If Jiang Shang is just a servant of the king, how could he dare to challenge Xiao Pingyi, the king, face to face?

It has to be said that last year Jiang Shang ate the pregnancy fruit and finally conceived a female fetus, but Xiao Ping used some tricks in the back room and caused the baby to be born prematurely at eight months. The baby girl died at birth.

As the Minister of Justice, Lord Wei can find out about this matter with a little investigation.

But for some reason, he chose to turn a blind eye. From then on, Jiang Shang started to go crazy.

On the one hand, he tried his best to please Lord Wei. On the other hand, he would seize the opportunity to stab Xiao Pingyi and his son as long as he could make them unhappy.

Lord Wei, because he feels guilty about it, usually doesn't blame too much.

Sure enough, after he finished speaking, Lady Wei's expression became even uglier. Glancing at the shaky Wei Shimu, she shouted angrily:

"Evil boy, kneel down!"

It’s okay to return the gifts, but the 10 taels of silver notes almost emptied the Wei Mansion.

The Wei family's financial resources were not that great. All the money she had carefully saved over the years was used to make wedding dresses for others. How could she not feel distressed?

Wei Shimu had no choice but to kneel down again. Looking at Jiang Shang and the sarcastic looks from everyone in the mansion, he felt that he had never been so embarrassed in his life.

But he was more anxious.

Why hasn’t the Second Princess come to propose marriage yet? Is she... not coming?

no, I can not.

Wei Shimu encouraged himself in his heart.

At this time, Wei Shimu had not yet experienced the beatings he had endured in his previous life, and he still believed in the Second Princess's affections. Otherwise, how could he have escaped the Second Princess's scrutiny at the flower viewing banquet the day before with his drugging tactics?

She could just knock herself out and throw herself out, then find another man she likes to provide the antidote.

Moreover, the Second Princess had clearly promised him that she would marry him in the future, or at least reserve a place for him as a concubine. If Xiao Pingyi knew what he was thinking at this moment, he would definitely tell him.

Women's words are deceitful. Especially what a woman says in bed when she's passionate, you can't trust her. But Wei Shimu didn't understand this at the moment.

That's why he dared to directly ask Lu Liluo to cancel the engagement yesterday.

. . .

In this way, Wei Shimu knelt in the Wei Huahua Hall from noon to dusk in front of everyone in the Wei Mansion. Even at dinner time, the Second Princess was nowhere to be seen.

Finally, Lady Wei lost her patience. She flung her sleeves and said:

"Come here! Send the eldest son back to his courtyard. He is not allowed to see anyone until the marriage is settled!"

"Wife master!"

Xiao Ping screamed miserably.

The wife is trying to keep Shi Mu locked up forever. How can this be possible? He is their eldest son! Shi Mu just made a mistake that all men in the world would make!

Unfortunately, Lord Wei, who was so furious at the moment, no longer cared about Xiao Pingyi's face. She had to sacrifice her old face and quickly go to visit the Second Princess.

No matter how angry she was, Wei Shimu was still her eldest son after all.

Having carefully brought him up for so many years, he still hopes that Wei Shimu's marriage can play a greater role for the Wei family if possible.

Although she had not been optimistic about the second princess before.

On the surface, the second princess seemed good: she ranked high among the princesses, had the support of her father's family, and was also approachable.

However, such conditions did not offer much advantage in the fight for the throne. The reason was simple: with such a conspicuous rake, every princess would be wary, wary, or even attack her.

At the beginning of the fight for the throne, this type of person is likely to be killed first, while the princess who is not favored and does not show her potential in the early stage is the one who can easily break through the siege in the end.

Moreover, assisting such a princess will bring more merits to the emperor.

But now that things have come to this, the Wei family has no other choice. They can only hope that the second princess will not let her down in the end.

Jiang Shang looked coldly at Wei Shimu who was still kneeling on the ground crying, snorted coldly, and followed Lord Wei with a gloating look.

"Jiang Shang, that bitch!!"

Xiao Ping was so angry that his teeth were itching, but this was not the time to be jealous of Jiang Shang.

What he was more worried about right now was what would happen if the Second Princess treated him badly in the future? His life in the palace would not be easy then.

Return to your own yard and lie down on your own bed.

Wei Shimu was still a little dazed.

What happened today was something he had never expected.

When the engagement was broken off in the previous life, Wei Shimu's reputation was intact because the original owner took all the blame on herself.

In addition, when he came to cancel the engagement, the original owner would rather endure the humiliation of the Wei family than return the token of love between the two parties. His emerging dog-licking nature made the Wei family and the second princess see the huge value hidden in Wei Shimu.

So before the original owner could even leave the Wei Mansion, the Second Princess arrived like a deity, bringing a generous betrothal gift and proposing marriage. Seeing this, the original owner was naturally heartbroken.

This only made Wei Shimu's value rise again and again, and the Wei family treated him like a star. Even Jiang Shang dared not say a word against the father and son from then on.

In the plot, Jiang Shang eventually died at the hands of Xiao Pingyi, but that’s a story for later.

But in this life, Lu Liluo broke off the engagement decisively and without any regrets, so Wei Shimu's value to both the Wei family and the Second Princess was greatly reduced.

To the Second Princess, Wei Shimu was just a man who came to her on his own initiative. She slept with him for the sake of novelty, so she naturally didn't need to take him too seriously.

Besides, everyone knows that Lu Liluo has announced the cancellation of the engagement today. If she goes to the Wei family to propose marriage now, wouldn't she be telling the world that she and Wei Shimu have been having an affair?

Only the Second Princess would be stupid to do such a thing.

But at this time, Wei Shimu still had some boyish mentality, so he was sure that since the second princess wanted his body, she would keep her promise sooner or later and send someone to marry him.

In the palace.

The empress, who was over forty years old, was wearing a bright yellow casual dress. She had taken off her crown and was painting on the desk in her bedroom with her hair loose. The painting was of a tiger coming down the mountain.

Only after she slowly put down the last stroke on the tiger's whiskers did she ask the maid kneeling in front of the desk:

"So, that girl Lu Liluo really was publicly seeking a husband on the streets of the downtown area today?"

"Return to Your Majesty."

The maid replied respectfully:

"Young Marquis Lu is indeed publicly seeking marriage partners, and he's looking for six at once. He says there's no limit on age or social status..."

Before he finished speaking, a male waiter who was serving pens and ink beside the dragon table curled his lips and interrupted:

"It's just a marriage, but they've made such a big fuss about it. Young Marquis Lu is becoming increasingly absurd... Your Majesty, does the Jinyang Mansion have any plans? After all, they..."

Before he finished speaking, his voice had already faded.

Because the Queen had already glanced at him coldly, the male servant was so frightened that he quickly shut up and knelt on the ground with a thud:

"Your Majesty, please spare me, Your Majesty, please spare me, it was my fault!"