inspire-indiana Chapter 173 Retrieving the Geng Tie
Chapter 173 Retrieving the Geng Tie
"Don't worry, uncle. I will definitely get Seventh Sister's engagement letter back." Su Qingwan agreed with a smile.
Su Zhiyi nodded with satisfaction, and then left without even looking at Liu. He didn't want to look at Liu any more, lest it pollute his eyes.
After Su Qingwan saw the man leave, she turned to look at Liu, who was unwilling to give up.
"Aunt, please give me Zhou Jinliang's engagement letter."
Liu didn't want to take it out at all, but Aunt Rong stood in front of Liu and raised her hand to hold Liu's arm.
"Madam, I will go with you to get the engagement letter."
Aunt Rong pulled Liu into the house. It was obvious that she was dragging Liu away, and Liu could only touch the ground with her toes.
Liu's arm was pinched so hard that it hurt, but she couldn't struggle free, so she could only scold him:
"Let go, please let go, I can walk by myself."
Aunt Rong didn't care about that and directly dragged the person into the house.
Nanny Zhou hurriedly followed. She was the one who kept the engagement letter, so how would Liu know where she had put it?
"Aunt Rong, please let go of the Madam. I'll go get the engagement letter right away." said Nanny Zhou.
In today's battle with Mrs. Liu, Nanny Zhou also put in a lot of effort, but all this was for her son. She bravely rushed forward, grabbed Mrs. Liu several times, pinched her madly, and even bit her twice secretly when she was not paying attention.
I let your shameless son bully my boy, and today your son has been bullied too, you deserve it!
When Nanny Zhou thought of the scene where Zhang Jueping was pinned down by Prince Rui, she felt extremely happy and had a feeling of having had her revenge.
Aunt Rong took out the engagement letter and didn't ask whether the Zhou family had sent any gifts when the engagement was first made. Since they had sent them, they wouldn't be returned anyway.
Su Qingwan asked Aunt Rong to hold the engagement letter, and she asked Su Wen: "Seventh sister, have you ever exchanged things?"
Su Wen shook her head, "No!"
She didn't want to marry Zhou Jinliang from the beginning, so how could she exchange anything with him?
"Okay! To avoid any more trouble, I'll go to Zhou's house now." Su Qingwan said and was about to leave.
Su Yunrou clenched her hands in her sleeves tightly, not wanting to let Su Qingwan go to Zhou's house.
"Mother, breaking off the engagement is a big deal. Although my seventh sister is a concubine's daughter, but..."
"Su Yunrou, since you are so worried about the broken engagement, why don't you come with me?" Su Qingwan had only taken two steps when she heard this. She immediately walked back to Su Yunrou and suggested with a smile.
Su Yunrou wanted to stop the cancellation of the engagement. If she went there herself, the engagement would definitely not be cancelled, so she had to go with them.
"Fourth sister is right. I am indeed worried about this matter. Mother, fourth sister and I will go there together and we will definitely handle it." Su Yunrou said to Liu.
Seeing that Su Yunrou was about to follow, Su Qingwan hurriedly coughed lightly, and a black shadow on the eaves instantly disappeared from the house...
Liu was worried at first, wondering how she could not cancel the engagement, but now that her daughter said so, she agreed immediately.
However, he was afraid that Su Yunrou would be wronged, so he asked Nanny Zhou to bring a few people along.
After a short while, several carriages from the Marquis' Mansion quickly headed towards the Zhou family in the outer city.
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The Zhou family was filled with gloom and sorrow.
It was time for dinner, but nothing happened.
The old couple of the Zhou family sighed. Their son did have a small problem of hitting people, but wasn't that the fun between husband and wife?
How could they say that their son had killed someone? Fortunately, after their family paid a large amount of money to the families of the previous few people, the matter was over.
Even if there are some rumors outside, it doesn’t matter. After the new daughter-in-law gets married, let’s see who dares to gossip about the Zhou family.
The new daughter-in-law they are going to marry this time is amazing!
She is the daughter of the Marquis of Chengping. Although she is a concubine's daughter, she is marrying down to the Zhou family.
But what does it matter if she is low or not? After marrying in, she will be a member of their Zhou family. If she is not obedient, their son will naturally discipline her until she obeys.
Zhou Jinliang was also in a bad mood, pacing back and forth in the room in annoyance.
While I was thinking, the roof tiles were uncovered, and a silk thread fell down silently, followed by drops of transparent liquid flowing into the teacup.
The Guanglu Temple asked him to rest at home and not to go there for the time being, which meant that his position would be changed.
He brought a generous gift today and wanted to visit the Minister, but was turned away.
As this is the case, I am afraid I will not pass the assessment this year. Now I don't ask for a promotion in official position, it would be good enough if I can keep my current rank.
But who did he offend?
Why was his story suddenly spreading outside? And the stories sounded almost accurate. If he knew who did it, he would never let the person off.
"Master, someone has come from the Marquis' Mansion." Zhou Jinliang's servant ran in and reported.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Jinliang hurriedly asked, "Who are these people?"
"The second and fourth young ladies of the Marquis' Mansion."
What were they doing here? Zhou Jinliang frowned in confusion, then picked up the teacup on the small table and drank it all.
Zhou's parents, who had also received the news, had already invited everyone from the Marquis' Mansion in.
The Zhou family's house was a three-story house that wasn't very spacious, so Su Qingwan didn't let everyone in, and Su Yunrou only brought Nanny Zhou in.
Su Qingwan looked at Zhou's parents. They seemed to be honest people, and even a little servile in front of her.
As for Zhou Jinliang, he has a handsome appearance, but his eyes have three white spots, and his standing posture is not straight, with a hint of blush on his cheeks. Such a person is both cruel and scheming.
"I don't know what the two ladies are doing here?"
Zhou Jinliang was an official, and although his rank was not high, he acted like an official. After sitting down, he asked directly.
"I am here to retrieve the engagement letter of the seventh young lady of the Marquis' Mansion in accordance with the wishes of the elders of the Marquis' Mansion. Lord Zhou, your marriage with my seventh sister is annulled."
Su Qingwan spoke before Su Yunrou could say anything.
"Why is this? Could it be that you have heard the rumors outside? Those are nothing but malicious slander. Please ask the two ladies to convey the message to the elders in the mansion." Zhou Jinliang didn't want his marriage to fall through like this.
"Fourth sister, since Lord Zhou said so, let's not make things difficult for others." Su Yunrou was secretly angry because Su Qingwan had just interrupted her.
It is simply a dream to think of getting the engagement letter back and calling off the marriage.
But Su Qingwan ignored her completely and asked Aunt Rong to put Zhou Jinliang's engagement letter on the table, looking at the Zhou family with cold eyes.
"Where is the bride's engagement letter?"
"No, this marriage cannot be annulled just because you say so. Now everyone on the street knows that my son is engaged to the seventh daughter of the Marquis's Mansion. Now you want to cancel the engagement, but my family cannot afford to lose this person. This marriage will not be annulled."
Zhou's mother's mind was racing. She was hoping to marry a daughter-in-law from a prominent family to bring her honor, so she couldn't let the marriage fall through.
Besides, now that his son has a bad reputation for abusing his wife, how can he find a daughter from a good family in the future? Therefore, the marriage with the Marquis's family cannot be cancelled.
Su Yunrou felt relieved after hearing this. She was really afraid that the other party was a coward, so she took out the engagement letter on the spot.