Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 183

Wei Yunluo is engaged to Shen Jingyang.

When Wei Yunluo was twelve years old, she encountered danger at a Lantern Festival, and Shen Jingyang saved her life. After that, the two families arranged a marriage between them. The two grew up together as childhood sweethearts and had a deep bond.

Shen Jingyang originally planned to return in the second half of last year to marry Wei Yunluo, but he "died on the battlefield," so the engagement naturally fell through.

Now that he has returned alive, the engagement should be reinstated.

However, he hadn't had a chance to discuss with Wei Yunluo whether the engagement should continue. Since returning to the capital, there were simply too many more important things to do, and he hadn't yet had time to deal with his personal matters.

Moreover, Shen Jingyang also harbored some selfish motives.

Now that his legs are crippled, he really doesn't want to appear in front of Wei Yunluo in this wheelchair-bound state.

If he can never stand up again, then it would be best to break off the engagement. He's a cripple; we can't let him hold the girl back.

So he kept putting it off, not daring to go to the Wei family, still holding onto a sliver of hope that his legs would recover quickly, so that he could rightfully marry Wei Yunluo as planned.

Now Wei Yunluo has taken the initiative to come to us?

Shen Jingyang asked in a hoarse voice, "Did Miss Wei say what it was about?"

The doorman shook his head: "No, she probably just came to see you after she found out you were back."

Shen Jingyang could only go to the front yard with trepidation.

Wei Yunluo was waiting for him there.

A year had passed since I last saw her, but she still looked the same as I remembered, wearing her favorite light green dress, looking elegant and gentle, exuding the graceful and dignified air of a well-bred lady.

He is now a paralyzed man, confined to a wheelchair, a far cry from the spirited and dashing young general he once was.

Upon seeing Wei Yunluo, Shen Jingyang felt a surge of inferiority and a desire to retreat. He pulled the thin blanket covering his legs, trying to conceal his two crippled legs.

He avoided eye contact, not daring to look directly at Wei Yunluo.

"Miss Wei..."

At this moment, his hatred for the Chu family and Chu Tianming deepened even further.

If it weren't for the Chu family's scheming and plotting, Shen's army would have won a great victory last year, and he could have returned in triumph, married Wei Yunluo as promised, and now they are living a happy married life.

Instead of appearing before Wei Yunluo in this crippled state, as he is now.

When Wei Yunluo saw Shen Jingyang, she seemed more nervous than anything else.

She twisted the handkerchief in her hand, and after a long while, she stammered in a low voice, "General Shen... no, Young Master Shen, I only learned yesterday that you have returned to the capital, and I am so happy for you... how are you feeling?"

Shen Jingyang smiled bitterly to himself and said truthfully, "My legs have lost feeling and I can't move them. There's probably only a 10% or 20% chance of recovery, but it's hard to say."

Wei Yunluo also avoided his gaze, absentmindedly offering some polite words: "It's alright, Young Master Shen is a lucky man. Since you managed to escape this calamity and return, I believe your legs will surely recover..."

Shen Jingyang felt that Wei Yunluo was acting strangely. She obviously didn't care much about his leg disability, but seemed to have something she was having trouble saying and was hesitating about how to say it.

Shen Jingyang spoke first: "Miss Wei, is there something you need? Please speak freely."

Wei Yunluo looked embarrassed, and after a long pause, she awkwardly spoke:

“Young Master Shen, um... when the news of your and your father's deaths reached the capital, everyone thought you were dead, and our engagement became worthless. So my family has arranged another marriage for me…”

Shen Jingyang knew that Wei Yunluo and he only had a marriage contract, but were not yet married, so she was not bound by this marriage contract.

He is dead, and Wei Yunluo does not need to remain chaste for him. She is only sixteen years old, in the prime of her youth, and it is perfectly reasonable for the Wei family to arrange another marriage for her.

But Shen Jingyang still felt uneasy: "That's only natural. So... has Miss Wei been engaged yet?"

He was terrified that Wei Yunluo would say the words "It's settled".

In his heart, he and Wei Yunluo were different from other unmarried men and women; they had a very deep affection for each other.

If he had only been "dead" for less than a year and Wei Yunluo was already engaged to someone else, although he couldn't blame Wei Yunluo for anything, he still couldn't help but feel disappointed and heartbroken.

"not yet."

Wei Yunluo gave him an answer that had just put his mind at ease, but she immediately lowered her head, her voice becoming even softer.

"But... my parents have already chosen someone else, so... they hope to annul our engagement..."

Shen Jingyang felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head.

Annulment of the engagement...

It turns out the engagement still needs to be dissolved.

The spark that had ignited in his heart upon seeing Wei Yunluo was instantly extinguished, leaving only a cold, chaotic pile of ashes.

That's true. Now, he's crippled in both legs, has lost his official position, and has nothing. He's just a useless person, not even as good as an ordinary man.

The Wei family is one of the century-old families in Kyoto, and Wei Yunluo is still the eldest daughter of the Wei family. Why would the Wei family still be willing to marry their daughter to him?

Wei Yunluo felt both embarrassed and guilty, and kept apologizing, "I'm sorry, Young Master Shen, I didn't mean to, but my parents..."

Shen Jingyang's eyes dimmed, and he gave a bitter smile.

"It's alright... I know that marriage is arranged by parents and matchmakers, and your parents are doing it for your own good. In my current state, I am indeed not worthy of Miss Wei. If I don't break off the engagement, I would be shameless."

He wouldn't be so shameless as to cling to that girl and ruin Wei Yunluo's life.

However, at this point, he discovered a problem.

"Miss Wei, since your family wants to annul the engagement, why did you come alone? Shouldn't your father or mother have come with the marriage certificate?"

Such a major decision as annulment of an engagement should normally be made by the elders. I've never heard of a daughter, whose parents are still alive, coming alone to annul an engagement.

Wei Yunluo looked even more embarrassed.

"Young Master Shen, because... it's not about announcing the engagement today... my parents hope that the Shen family will take the initiative to cancel the engagement..."