The Emperor's Domineering Favor, the Evil Consort's Unparalleled Reign

In the front hall of the Ying family, Ying Wuyou sat at the head of the table. The hidden illness that had flared up a year ago made him look sallow, and his weathered face was covered with wrinkles. His eyes, swollen into triple eyelids, strained as he looked at Dongfang Lie and his son Dongfang Lin, who stood in front of the hall. His second son, Ying Qihan, and youngest son, Ying Qishan, sat on his left and right, respectively, with a group of younger relatives sitting below them.

"You said you want to cancel the engagement?" Ying Wuyou's face was frosty, and his eyes sharpened like an eagle in an instant. This concerned his most beloved granddaughter, and he couldn't ignore it.

Dongfang Lie trembled, his eyes darting around in their sockets as he looked at the people in the Ying family's front hall. Thinking of his son Dongfang Lin's future, he said sorrowfully, "Old Patriarch, it's not that Lin'er is breaking off the engagement, it's just that there's no other way. With the Bixia Palace's enrollment imminent, my son has great ambitions; how can he let romantic feelings hold him back? Besides, I've heard that Miss Li has been missing for many days. If Lin'er wants to marry her, but the bride is nowhere to be found, what will become of us?"

“Master Ying, my father was only thinking of Lin’er’s future. If there was any neglect, Lin’er apologizes on behalf of my father.” Dongfang Lin cupped his hands, his face full of respect.

Looking at Dongfang Lie's feigned demeanor and then at Dongfang Lin, who stood firmly behind his father echoing his words, the third son, Ying Qishan, couldn't help but fly into a rage. "What a pair of loving fathers and filial sons! When Li'er was born, before he was even a month old, you sent people to arrange a marriage, wasn't it because you wanted to rely on the Ying family as a powerful tree? Now that Li'er's life is uncertain, and you've accumulated wealth over the years and become powerful, you want to burn your bridges after crossing the river, don't you?!"

Dongfang Lie's expression changed, and he pulled Dongfang Lin aside to apologize repeatedly, his face full of shame. "It's all the fault of the Dongfang family. We will always remember the great kindness of the Ying family, but this engagement must be called off."

With a resolute and compelling tone, Ying Wuyou was so enraged by their overbearing behavior that she coughed and trembled. The second brother quickly handed her a white handkerchief, but as soon as the handkerchief was handed over, she spat out a mouthful of black blood!

The entire Ying family was enraged. The third son glared at them and said, "You've gone too far! Now that you dare to break off the engagement, don't even think about leaving the Ying family's gate!"

"Third Uncle, my little sister has disappeared. If we can't find her in three or five years, are you going to make Young Master Dongfang wait forever? In my opinion, it's better to call off this marriage sooner rather than later!" Ying Luo looked at Dongfang Lin's cold back and couldn't help but speak up for him.

"You wicked child! Shut up right now!" The second son, who had been silent for a long time, finally roared angrily when he saw his daughter behaving so improperly.

The third brother glanced at Ying Luo, then at his second brother, his face full of disdain.

"Since Third Brother says so, then Dongfang Lie will leave his life here and let the old patriarch and Third Brother decide what to do with him!" Dongfang Lie showed no fear, and his appearance with snot and tears really moved the women present. However, before wiping away his tears, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.

It seems that this old codger's lifespan is coming to an end. When Ying Wuyou dies, the Ying family will be without an heir, and they will all scatter like monkeys falling from a tree. They're just putting on a brave face. Let's see how long you can be so smug!

Dongfang Lin's expression changed drastically. He grabbed Dongfang Lie, who was about to collapse, and said to the old patriarch and the Ying family members, "It is Dongfang Lin who has wronged Miss Li. It has nothing to do with my father. Dongfang Lin is free by nature and does not want to be bound by trivial matters. I hope the old patriarch will grant my request!"

Upon hearing this, Ying Wuyou coughed incessantly. Looking at the two fathers and sons in front of him who were being so arrogant, he couldn't catch his breath and almost fainted!