The entire Marquis's mansion regrets it? Too late, their little one has become the darling of t

Xu Zhen thought for a moment and then said, "Mother, don't make this public. I'll investigate it myself."

“Okay.” Since Zhang always put her son first, she naturally agreed.

Xu Zhen first went to the Li family to inquire and learned that they did indeed have a daughter of marriageable age who was seeking a husband, and that she really did have someone she liked.

But no matter how much he inquired, he couldn't find out who his beloved was.

However, the dowry was indeed as much as the matchmaker Song had said.

He had a general idea of ​​what was going on, and then went to inquire about Zhao Ying.

Although the Duke of England had tried his best to erase the affair between her and Yu Kangping, with the deliberate help of Cui Ruixin's mother, he still managed to find out some rumors.

Zhao Ying did indeed have a daughter!

Later, for reasons unknown, it died young.

As for her health condition, we were unable to find out anything.

But Xu Zhen didn't want to ask any more questions.

He decisively decided to break off the engagement and marry the daughter of the wealthy Li.

Marrying Zhao Ying would allow him to get close to the Duke's mansion, but in the end, she was just a concubine's daughter who had lost her mother. If her stepmother didn't like her, she probably wouldn't be able to get any help from her in the future.

Moreover, they cannot have children.

The Xu family line cannot be broken here.

Although the Li family was not as prestigious as the Duke's family, their daughter was of impeccable character and had a generous dowry.

In the future, when they get along, he won't feel inferior to others.

So he went to the Duke's mansion in person.

"We can't meet before the wedding, Young Master Xu, do you really want to see me that much?" Zhao Ying covered her face with a handkerchief, her eyes filled with shyness.

Xu Zhen was almost dazzled by her beauty.

But the thought that she couldn't have children immediately made her give up the idea.

“Miss Zhao, I’ve come here to discuss annulmenting the engagement,” Xu Zhen finally spoke.

"What did you say?" Zhao Ying asked, looking completely bewildered.

“Your family is not sincere about the marriage and is deliberately hiding it. I cannot accept that.” Xu Zhen dared not tell the Duke of Yingguo about this, so he had no choice but to go to her.

"What are you saying, young master? You even mentioned my second marriage. Aren't we sincere enough?" Zhao Ying said angrily.

“But you had a child before, and you didn’t tell me,” Xu Zhen said calmly.

Zhao Ying panicked immediately.

How did he even know about this?

Seeing her panicked expression, Xu Zhen knew that it was true.

"Miss Zhao, let's end our relationship here." He looked at her with pity.

A woman who cannot bear children will likely never be able to get married in her lifetime.

He decided that as long as Zhao Ying could part ways amicably, he wouldn't reveal this hurtful matter.

"Who told you this? Was it the wife of the Marquis of Jing'an?" Zhao Ying grabbed his sleeve tightly and wouldn't let go.

"I knew it! That woman wouldn't let me get away with this! Ah—!"

Xu Zhen was somewhat bewildered.

How did she suddenly get involved with the Lady of Jing'an Marquis?

Looking at Zhao Ying, who was emotionally distraught, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

Could it be that Zhao Ying's previous child was the son of the Marquis of Jing'an?

"Miss, calm down, calm down." Seeing this, Peach Blossom rushed over and held her down.

Xu Zhen took the opportunity to escape.

He was terrified.

If Zhao Ying had an affair with the Marquis of Jing'an, then he could not marry her.

A woman who can have an affair with a married man—who knows if she'll cheat on him after they get married?

"Miss Zhao, let's exchange the engagement tokens back, and pretend this marriage never happened." He urged hurriedly.

"No, don't break off the engagement. You promised Father you'd marry me." Zhao Ying lunged forward again and grabbed his hand.

"If you want me to keep your secret with the Marquis of Jing'an, then break off the engagement with me." Xu Zhen decided to try and trick her.

Zhao Ying was so frightened that she let go of his hand.

"It must have been her, she told you, right!" Zhao Ying's mind was now filled with Cui Ruixin's face.

She screamed at the top of her lungs, "Why won't she let me go?"

She finally found a suitable husband, but things went wrong again.

Her daughter is dead, her ideal husband is gone, and she's going to fight that bitch Cui Ruixin to the death.

The Duke of England rushed over after being reminded by his wife, and was immediately heartbroken to see the out-of-control Zhao Ying.

"What did you say to my daughter?!" He glared angrily at Xu Zhen.

"Lord Duke, your daughter and I are not meant to be. Let's annul the engagement. After all, I can't afford to offend Marquis Jing'an." Xu Zhen shifted the blame without hesitation.

Now the Duke of England and Zhao Ying had a complete misunderstanding.

This must have been orchestrated by the Marquis of Jing'an's household.

"Fine, if you want to annul the engagement, then so be it! My daughter, Zhao Zhengyue's daughter, has no trouble finding a husband." The Duke of Yingguo angrily ordered his servants to bring over the tokens of marriage, announcing that the engagement was off.

Xu Zhen got what he wanted and left in a flash.

"Mother, hurry and find Matchmaker Song. I've broken off my engagement with Zhao Ying. Quickly arrange my marriage with Miss Li." As soon as he got home, he urged his mother to take care of this matter.

"Okay, okay," Zhang replied, and hurriedly picked up her things to go find a matchmaker.

……

Zhao Ying couldn't bear such a great injustice and burst into tears.

The British Duke was both angry and heartbroken.

"Stop crying, I'll take you to settle accounts with Marquis Jing'an right now! It's one thing that he can't take you as his concubine, but he even dared to ruin your marriage. He's utterly despicable." He immediately took Zhao Ying to Marquis Jing'an's residence.

When Yu Ningyao heard someone announce that the Duke of Yingguo had brought his daughter, her adorable big eyes widened immediately.

[Didn't you sever all ties with the Marquis of Jing'an's mansion? Why are you back again?]

She pressed the system for answers.

The system told her what had happened earlier.

Yu Ningyao was speechless.

Why does Cui Ruixin always do things that harm others and herself?

Shen Jinzhu was also surprised; what were the Duke and his daughter doing here again?

"Go and find out," Shen Jinzhu said, sending Jade out.

"Alright." Emerald, carrying a handful of melon seeds and some copper coins, went to the old lady's Wanxiang Hall.

She's become very close with the ladies at Wanxiangtang now.

Not only the mother and daughter, but the old lady was also completely baffled by the sudden visit of the father and daughter.

"Could it be that they've come to ask for more dowry?" the old lady muttered to herself.

She just said it casually last time.

Surely the British father and daughter wouldn't be so shameless?

"Madam, you kept saying you wouldn't reveal my daughter's affair with the Marquis of Jing'an. Now, the Marquis of Jing'an has ruined my daughter's marriage. How will you compensate us for this?" The Duke of Yingguo preemptively spoke.

"What?" Upon hearing this, the old lady of the Marquis's mansion was dumbfounded.

She immediately shook her head: "This matter has absolutely nothing to do with my Marquis's mansion. My son would never do such a thing."

"If you don't want people to know, then don't do it in the first place. Call those two over here and confront them with us!" Zhao Ying was furious.

She just wanted to give Cui Ruixin a good beating right now.

She still remembers the beating she received last time.

"Of course, there's no problem." The old lady immediately had someone invite Yu Kangping and Cui Ruixin over.

In the end, only Cui Ruixin came.

"Where is the Marquis?" The old lady's face darkened.