I'm already dressed like a fool, what's wrong with taking the regent into the bridal chamb

Yuan Shao's expression changed slightly, as if he had thought of something.

He whispered, "If you're talking about something, please come back another day. Today is Yuan**'s wedding, please don't bring bad luck."

"What if I don't want to choose a day?"

Wen Qingzhi snorted and laughed, "I'm sure you've heard about what happened last night?"

"Let me guess, are you aware of this matter, or are you involved in it?"

She took two steps back, guarding against Yuan Shao's next move.

"My family is in decline now, and I have many places where I need money... For example, I need to hire two guards with good martial arts skills to prevent anyone from kidnapping me and killing me."

Wen Qingzhi stared at Yuan Shao and caught a glimpse of disbelief in his eyes.

He added, "You and I haven't broken off our engagement yet, yet you're so eager to marry someone else. Let me guess, there must be a compelling reason for you to marry me in this situation. What could it be?"

As she spoke, she had already pulled Chunyu back to Han Yan's side, "Could it be that she's pregnant and can't wait any longer?"

Just now she was wondering what on earth could make the daughter of a big family so impatient that she would even go so far as to replace someone else's wedding to marry.

After thinking about it, there is only one reason - she is pregnant and can't wait any longer.

Otherwise, the Yuan family would not have taken such a risky move and set up this scheme.

However, they were indeed too clever for their own good, thinking that the arrow had to be shot, and looking for a replacement was reasonable. Unfortunately... she had become a variable.

"presumptuous!"

Yuan Shao shouted, his face darkening, "Wen Qingzhi, you are so dishonest! Don't ruin other people's reputations!"

It seems that she guessed correctly.

Han Yan stood aside, staring at Wen Qingzhi with wide eyes.

This sister really dares to say anything!

But...hahaha, this news is too explosive!

"I am not disciplined?"

She sneered, "I've lived for sixteen years. If I really wanted to be promiscuous, why would I choose to do it on the eve of my wedding?"

"I just got into trouble, and before I even broke up with my husband, I married someone else."

"Tell me, am I not careful, or are you and that person not careful? If you have no private feelings for each other, how could you suddenly get married?"

She spoke loudly, causing many people to murmur.

Seeing that more and more people were gathering around him, Yuan Shao winked at the people around him and asked them to leave.

Yuan Shao didn't expect that Wen Qingzhi, who survived the disaster, would be so eloquent.

"This place is crowded, not a place for conversation. Since you are here, you are a guest. Please follow me into the mansion to discuss."

Yuan Shao said that this was a way for her to save face.

"Don't go."

Wen Qingzhi directly refused, causing Yuan Shao to look up in disbelief.

"How can it be so easy to get into the Yuan family's gate? I'm afraid that if I go in, I won't be able to get out."

The words were so blunt that Haruyu gasped.

Even the people watching the fun felt a chill down their spines.

'Crackling'

Yuan Shao's fists clenched under his long sleeves and he stepped forward viciously. When he got in front of her, he asked in a cold voice, "Wen Qingzhi, what do you want to do?"

After saying this, he said loudly: "Last night, I already asked the palace for an imperial decree to cancel the engagement. The imperial decree will arrive soon, so there is no need for you to entangle yourself."

"In other words, the Yuan family dares to marry someone else even without an imperial decree?"

"Does this count as disobeying an imperial order?"

Someone was whispering, and the news reached Yuan Shao and Wen Qingzhi's ears, making Wen Qingzhi laugh.

"You see, this is a truth that ordinary people all know."

"Hmph, stop talking nonsense. Your Majesty agreed to my marrying Ying'er, so it can't be considered deceiving the emperor."

"Since that's the case... the decree to cancel the engagement hasn't arrived yet, so we're still engaged, right? So, I'll be willing to put in a bit of a sacrifice and let your Ying'er be my concubine, okay?"

"enough!"

Yuan Shao roared.

How come he didn't notice that Wen Qingzhi was so eloquent?

He couldn't win the argument!

"What on earth do you want to do!"

He squeezed out these words from between his teeth.

"Didn't I say that?"

She extended her hand towards Yuan Shao and said, "It is only natural to pay back a debt."

"That's not a small amount of money, and the General's Mansion can't raise it all at once. You go back today, and I'll have someone deliver it to your residence within half a month."

"A blank check? No."

Yuan Shao didn't know what a blank check meant, but he understood the second half of the sentence.

"That being said, you—"

"If you don't give it to me today, I will make it known to the whole city."

Wen Qingzhi said calmly, "Either you kill me right now, or give me money, or... within half a day, this matter will surely be known to the whole city."

As she spoke, she leaned close to Yuan Shao and whispered, "I'm sure the Emperor doesn't know that you borrowed so much money from my mansion."

As soon as these words came out, Yuan Shao's expression changed drastically. He grabbed Wen Qingzhi's wrist and said grimly, "Wen Qingzhi, don't think I dare not kill you."

She guessed correctly.

"You dare to kill me, but besides me, there are other people who know about this matter. Yuan Shao, I told him that as long as I die, this matter will spread throughout the capital immediately, and the relevant evidence will be sent to the emperor as soon as possible."

"Do you still dare to kill me?"

She sneered, and the contempt in her eyes made Yuan Shao furious.

"Wen, Qing, Zhi!"

Yuan Shao squeezed out her name from between his teeth.

Wen Qingzhi raised her eyebrows. "Well, I'm listening. Give it to you or not?"

"I--"

He was about to speak when he was interrupted.

Looking up, I saw a wedding sedan coming from a distance, dispersing the crowd.

When Yuan Shao saw him, he immediately stepped forward to greet him.

It was the sedan chair of Jiang Ying, the cabinet minister and the eldest daughter of the Jiang family.

Wen Qingzhi retreated to Han Yan's side and asked, "Is the Beiming Kingdom so bold and unrestrained? The bride will come alone?"

"I don't know. This is the first time I've seen it, too."

Han Yan also found it novel.

Yuan Shao was already being bullied by Wen Qingzhi, and when he saw Jiang Ying's sedan chair arrive at the door, he felt even more upset.

No matter how angry he was, he calmed down and went to the sedan chair to hold back the person who was about to get out.

"Ying'er, why are you here?"

"Humph!"

The person in the sedan snorted, "If I hadn't come, how long would you have planned to keep pestering that bitch?"

"Yinger!"

Yuan Shao shouted, "It's not what you think. Are you still unclear about my feelings for you? If I really wanted to have something to do with her, how could I..."

He didn't say the rest, but Jiang Ying knew it well.

Her tone softened, and she said coquettishly, "I'm just worried. I'm afraid you'll feel sorry for her and become confused."

Yuan Shao saw her temper, and the dark clouds between his brows dissipated, "You!"

"Then what does she want from you?"

Jiang Ying asked.

"she……"

He was not afraid to tell Jiang Ying about the incident because her father was also involved.

But... after all, it was a family scandal, so he didn't really want to talk about it.

"She what?"

Jiang Ying lifted her veil and glared at Yuan Shao, "Do you still have feelings for her?"

"Wow..."

There was a burst of exclamations from the crowd. After hearing this, Yuan Shao immediately pulled off her veil and covered her with it, showing his anger.

His tone was also slightly doting, "How could I have any lingering feelings for her?"