My stepsister tried to steal the prince's hand in marriage, but little did she know I had been

Just then, the Duchess of Li arrived with her entourage.

Looking across the entire capital, if one could get the Duchess of Li to personally propose marriage, that would truly be a unique honor.

The moment Wen Yitong saw the Duchess of Li, her fingers clenched into a fist.

Such treatment doesn't exist in dreams.

However, they simply followed the proper procedures and got married according to the Ministry of Rites' regulations.

But when it came to Wen Shuyao, everything changed.

Neither Xie Jinghan's attitude nor the glory bestowed upon Wen Shuyao was the same as hers.

The smile on Madam Wen's face vanished the moment she saw the arrival of the Duchess of Li.

She had originally wanted to invite the Duchess of Li to be a witness, but the Duchess of Li refused her without even thinking about it.

But today, before they could even come to their senses, they saw the Duchess of Li Guoguo leading a large entourage into the room.

"Madam, what brings you here?"

The Duke of Wen's smile was so wide it almost made his face wrinkle. He quickly walked up to the Duchess of Li and bowed deeply.

Seeing this, the Duchess of Li simply raised her chin.

Lady Li, the wife of the Duke of Li, was proud and arrogant, so when she made such a gesture, everyone thought it was normal.

However, as soon as Madam Wen arrived, the Duchess of Li's expression changed.

She lifted her eyelids, glanced up and down at Madam Wen, and said in a low voice, "Today is an auspicious day for the betrothal, so it would be better for some people to avoid the situation."

Upon hearing this, Madam Wen's face lost all trace of a smile.

She clenched her hands tightly. How could she have forgotten?

The Duchess of Li and the Old Madam Chu were on good terms. When Chu Wanqing married the Duke of Wen, she was seated at the head of the table. She had watched Chu Wanqing grow up, so naturally she regarded her as an enemy.

Thinking of this, Madam Wen knew that she was destined not to interfere with these dowry items.

All this dowry will be sent to Wen Shuyao.

Her heart was bleeding, but seeing the Duchess of Li's watchful eyes from the side, she remained silent for a moment before finally leaving with Wen Yitong.

As Wen Yitong was being led away, she subconsciously glanced into the courtyard.

The Duke of Wen's mansion was extremely large, and the front yard was so spacious that horses could run across it.

However, even such a large front yard couldn't hold Wen Shuyao's dowry.

She lowered her head, obscuring her vision.

Madam Wen kept nagging in her ear: "If you hadn't insisted on marrying Chen Che, all this wealth and glory should have been yours."

Wen Yitong remained silent.

She scoffed at Madam Wen's words.

What use is wealth and luxury these days?

“Mother, just wait and see…” she whispered, “You’ll regret it after the imperial examination.”

Madam Wen's gaze fell on Wen Yitong, and her anger surged instantly.

"Wen Yitong, you'd better not regret this!" she sneered. "There's no going back in this world!"

The moment the mother and daughter stepped out of the front yard, they saw Xie Jinghan riding a fine horse towards them.

Xie Jinghan was tall and handsome, and he dismounted from his horse with a swift and decisive motion.

Wen Yitong stared blankly at his appearance.

On such a day, Xie Jinghan was actually willing to come to my door in person?

She unconsciously clenched her hands, and Madam Wen cried out in pain, glaring at her: "What are you doing now?"

She didn't believe for a second that Wen Yitong had no feelings for Xie Jinghan.

If it was truly unintentional, why would there be such a strong emotional fluctuation?

Wen Yitong lowered her eyes, concealing the embarrassment in them.