Back to the day I married my second wife, I turned around and married my ex-husband's uncle

As soon as these words were spoken, Jiang Ningwan and Pei Xunzhi's expressions changed.

what?

break off an engagement!

Several people started discussing among themselves:

"It's strange. When the King of Chu said he wanted to marry Jiang Ningwan, he already knew she was a second-married abandoned woman. But now he wants to cancel the engagement. I guess there are things he can't tolerate more than a second marriage."

"Perhaps Qin Jianjian wasn't lying, and Jiang Ningwan was just a fickle womanizer, which is why the King of Chu broke off the engagement."

"Tsk...you only know a person's face but not his heart."

Everyone was talking at once, mocking and ridiculing each other, feeling very proud.

When they tried to curry favor with Jiang Ningwan, Jiang Ningwan looked down on them, so now of course they want to take revenge.

Jiang Ningwan swept his eyes across the crowd, "You're envious of Qin Jianjian's fate, aren't you? I can give you as many slaps as you want!"

Threatened by Jiang Ningwan's eyes, they all felt frightened.

But I can't swallow this.

He sneered, "It is a fact that the King of Chu broke off the engagement. Why are you threatening us? If you have the guts, go and settle the score with the King of Chu."

"You can't even get through the gate of Prince Chu's Palace, what's the point of being so proud?"

Several people left together with contempt in their tone.

Pei Xunzhi was utterly shocked, and hadn't recovered yet. "The King of Chu said he wanted to marry you, so that's no joke. Why is he breaking off the engagement? What happened?"

Jiang Ningwan frowned, also confused.

You just came back from Mianshan yesterday, and you want to cancel the engagement today?

The face changes so quickly that it is hard to believe it is real.

"I'll go back and take a look."

"Then I'll take you home." Pei Xunzhi also knew that this was their family matter and it was not convenient for her to go with them.

Arriving at the Duke's Mansion, Jiang Ningwan walked in quickly, full of doubts, wanting to confirm whether the broken engagement was true or not.

When she came to the main hall and saw her father with a serious expression and anger on his brow, she knew that the engagement was almost cancelled.

"I heard that the King of Chu came today to cancel the engagement?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Bingde suddenly stood up, grabbed the scraps of paper on the table and threw them hard at Jiang Ningwan.

"He tore up the engagement with his own hands! See for yourself!"

A strong feeling of oppression enveloped Jiang Ningwan's heart.

She gritted her teeth and picked up a piece of debris. It was indeed the engagement between the Jiang family and the King of Chu.

"What happened?" Jiang Ningwan was puzzled.

But at this moment, Jiang Bingde was filled with anger and cursed: "Shouldn't I be the one asking you this?"

"What did you do to anger the King of Chu and make him come here in person to cancel the engagement and tear up the engagement?"

"I've even prepared your dowry and never treated you unfairly. Why are you doing this?"

Jiang Bingde slammed his fist on the table, and the loud bang made people tremble.

He believed that the King of Chu was not a man to be trifled with. He regretted breaking off the engagement so quickly, and it must be that Jiang Ningwan did something behind his back.

Jiang Ningwan was completely confused at the moment. After hearing this barrage of criticism, she felt a surge of anger in her heart.

"You forced me to marry in your place, wasn't it just to keep Jiang Xiru? Now that the engagement has been cancelled, the two families no longer have an engagement, and Jiang Xiru doesn't have to marry anymore. You've achieved your goal, so why are you so angry?"

After hearing this, Jiang Bingde became even more certain that it was Jiang Ningwan's doing.

He cursed angrily, "It was the King of Chu who didn't want you! Do you still have any sense of shame? Don't you feel ashamed?"

How could he, a dignified Duke, hold his head up in front of his colleagues!

Jiang Ningwan sneered coldly: "In the end, all you care about is your face."

Jiang Bingde was so angry that his face turned blue, and he pointed at her angrily, "Do you know that the King of Chu said he will come again tomorrow?"

"He went back to prepare things and will come to discuss it tomorrow."

"Isn't it obvious that he wants to marry Xiru? We're both my daughters, so why are you so disappointing? Xiru didn't do anything, but she's captured the heart of the King of Chu."

"I told you to tone down your edge. What lady from a noble family could be like you? You've completely disgraced me!"

The angry voice and blaming tone made Jiang Ningwan feel suffocated uncontrollably, and her throat tightened.

"I'm a person, not an object. If winning a man's heart is what counts as success in your eyes, then just pretend you don't have a daughter like me."

Jiang Bingde was furious, "How dare you talk back!"

Jiang Ningwan ignored him and left.

With reluctance and anger, he went to the Prince of Chu's Palace.

That day he told the Queen Mother in front of everyone that he wanted to marry her, but today he came to break off the engagement, exposing her to rumors.

Are you teasing her on purpose?

She had to get to the bottom of it! She had to seek justice!

When I arrived at the Prince of Chu's Mansion, I saw that the people there were busy in a mess. Gilded sandalwood boxes tied with red silk were placed in the yard one by one.

It's obviously a betrothal gift.

Jiang Ningwan couldn't help but clench her palms. Her father didn't lie to her. The King of Chu still wanted to marry Jiang Xiru.

The anger accumulated in her heart, leaving her with nowhere to vent.

Since the person he has always wanted to marry is Jiang Xiru, why bother telling the Queen Mother that he wants to marry her and making her look like a joke!

Just as she was about to step through the gate, the servant hurried over to stop her, "Miss Jiang, why are you here?"

"I'm looking for the King of Chu."

The servant said in embarrassment: "The prince is not in the mansion, he has gone to the palace."

"When will he come back?"

"He probably won't be back today. The prince has gone to the palace to accompany the queen mother. If there is anything urgent, Miss Jiang, please wait for the prince to come back and I will pass it on for you."

Jiang Ningwan frowned, "No need."

Since her father said that the Prince of Chu would go to the Duke's Mansion tomorrow, then she would go to the Duke's Mansion tomorrow to wait for him!

She must have an explanation!

……

The next day.

Jiang Ningwan arrived at the Duke's Mansion early, intending to wait for the King of Chu to arrive and ask for an explanation.

As soon as I arrived at the mansion, I heard Jiang Xiru crying in the main hall.

Qi comforted Jiang Bingde while blaming him.

"Look at you, why do you regret it when things are going well? What if the King of Chu comes to ask for Xiru's hand in marriage today?" Qi hugged Jiang Xiru with heartache.

Jiang Bingde paced around with a serious expression, helpless.

Jiang Xiru cried and said, "If the King of Chu really comes to ask for my hand in marriage, I will die!"

Qi was so distressed that she cried and angrily shouted at Jiang Bingde, "I only have this one daughter. If Xiru is forced to death, then I will not live either!"

"If you don't want to find a way to stop the King of Chu, then refuse the marriage. If you don't dare to refuse the marriage, then both mother and daughter will die!"

This was not the first time she had cried and made a fuss, and they had forced her father to compromise in the same way time and time again in the past.

It is true that the crying child gets the milk.

Both she and her mother were strong-willed. Even when they were wronged, they would only cry secretly and never dared to show their weakness in front of others.

In fact, tears are also weapons.

If this can help her get what she wants and achieve her goals, then she really should learn it well.

She watched quietly from the side, earning Jiang Bingde an angry and sharp look, "How dare you watch! Are you satisfied if this family breaks up?"

Jiang Ningwan smiled contemptuously. To her, this family had long been broken up.

At this moment, Qin Beihuang suddenly came to visit.

Seeing the mother and daughter in the main hall crying breathlessly, Qin Beihuang looked at Jiang Ningwan meaningfully, with a hint of gloating that could not be concealed between his brows.

But he consoled her, "My Lord, you must be worried about the Prince of Chu breaking off the engagement, right?"

"Although the Sixteenth Prince has a disabled leg, he was once a fearsome war god. He has high expectations and few women in the world could catch his eye. It is reasonable for him to cancel the engagement."

"Miss Jiang and I are married. If you don't mind, I have a distant cousin I'd like to introduce to you. He's two years older than me and comes from a good family. His wife passed away last year, leaving behind a five-year-old child without a mother to take care of him. He's planning to remarry."

"He is well-known in the village for his infatuation. Once he's chosen someone, he's committed to them for life. If he marries Miss Jiang, he will definitely never take a concubine, which would fulfill Miss Jiang's wish of a lifelong couple."