Raising a wife? The mistress of the Hou family divorced and remarried her younger uncle

Chapter 93 Breaking off the Engagement

"How is this possible! How dare you spread such a shameful thing!" Zhang Langjun was furious. If he reported it to the authorities, he would be in trouble and would not be able to escape.

"I am the wife of the eldest son of the Lu family. My husband favors his concubine over his wife and wants to kill me. How can I care about the reputation of the Lu family? I came out to talk to you because I can't stand you bullying my two sisters." Su Qingwan said calmly, "The right and wrong will be discussed after the officials come."

When Mr. Zhang wanted to escape, the guards outside the door swung their swords in the air, and the cold light was as fast as lightning. Mr. Zhang was so frightened that he fell into the hall, looking miserable.

"This was the idea of ​​the Lu family alone. It has nothing to do with me!" Zhang Langjun hurriedly got up and said, "Madam, please don't report it to the police. Let's solve this matter privately. If it gets out, it will be bad for everyone's reputation. The second young lady will marry into the Zhang family in the future. Don't you care about her future?"

Lu Yunshu said in a deep voice, "I won't marry you."

"What did you say?"

For a woman, marriage is the only way out. Your husband's family has raised you for eighteen years, and your husband's family is your lifelong home. This is where a woman's lifelong belonging lies. Mr. Zhang also calculated that the Lu family would definitely swallow their anger.

"You also heard that my second sister doesn't want to marry you. If you don't report it to the authorities, your engagement will be cancelled." Su Qingwan said calmly, "If you insist, I'll see you in Kyoto."

"Second Miss, you are just a concubine of the Lu family and are not valued. I will pass the imperial examination next year and you will be the legal wife of the Zhang family. Even if there is a concubine, she cannot surpass you. In the future, I will be promoted to a higher position and you will also enjoy the glory. If you do not know what is good for you and make a fuss now, you will be despised and your future will be ruined. You should think it through." Mr. Zhang's true intentions were revealed. He was sure that Lu Yunshu would not dare to gamble her future.

Su Qingwan remained silent, and Lu Yunshu was also torn between her conscience and her conscience. She had talked to Su Qingwan and had also anticipated what she would face. Her future was bleak. Whether she married Zhang Langjun or broke off the engagement, her future would be full of thorns.

"I don't know whether my life will be prosperous or fall to the bottom after the cancellation of the engagement." Lu Yunshu mustered up her courage, "But I know that if I marry you, my life will fall into the abyss forever and suffer for the rest of my life. I want to cancel the engagement with you."

This sentence took all her courage in her life.

Behind her stood rules, dogmas and secularity, which were heavy mountains in her short life of more than a decade, pressing her to the point of suffocation. She could neither lift them up nor hide from them.

Gossip will shoot through her like arrows.

Lu Yunshu thought to herself, she had been a lady from a wealthy family for more than ten years, she was well-behaved and obedient, and never disobeyed her parents, but she had to fight for herself after all.

Zhang Langjun looked at her in shock. The dull and wooden girl in his impression seemed to come alive, like a blooming peony. However, as soon as this peony bloomed before his eyes, it no longer belonged to him.

Su Qingwan said, "Mr. Zhang, you heard it. You don't have much time to cancel the engagement. The people from Kyoto Prefecture will be here soon."

"Madam, what about us? My sister had a miscarriage in your Lu family. You must give us an explanation." The eldest brother of the Lu family did not want to give up the fat meat in his mouth, but he was also sure that the Lu family might not dare to gamble with their reputation.

"You can have money, one hundred taels!" Su Qingwan looked at the greedy men in front of her, saw their excited eyes, and sneered in her heart. Money is the most insignificant thing to her, but it can simplify many complicated problems.

"One hundred taels, we can accept that."

Su Qingwan raised her eyebrows, "I'm a businessman, and if I want money, there are conditions."

"What conditions?"

"I'll buy off your relationship with the Lu family girl. She will be mine from now on. Her life or death has nothing to do with you." Su Qingwan's voice was very cold. She decided a life while chatting and laughing. She was ruthless and decisive. She was a high-ranking person who held the power of life and death. "What do you want to do to my sister!" The men of the Lu family glared at her.

"Don't pretend that you care about her. She was pregnant and came to the Lu family with you to make trouble. In your eyes, she is a commodity to be sold. You sold her for five taels of silver back then, and I can give you one hundred taels of silver. It's considered very generous of me. It's up to you whether you want to or not." Su Qingwan was so indifferent as if she was disposing of a piece of jewelry that had no life value.

Lu Yunxiu said, "Why give her money? She's just a cheap woman. Just beat her to death."

Su Qingwan was silent. The Lu brothers gritted their teeth and said solemnly, "Okay, one hundred taels, and my little sister will have nothing to do with us from now on."

The girl from the Lu family behind the screen was stunned and her whole body was cold.

"Are you sure? I bought her life, her slavery, her life and death are all decided by my words. She has offended my second sister and ruined her marriage. I want to kill her, and you don't care?"

"...Okay!" The eldest brother of the Lu family looked sad, "We promise you."

Su Qingwan sneered, and the girl from the Lu family burst into tears behind the screen, covering her mouth and crying in despair.

One hundred taels of silver was a considerable sum of money for them. They stared at the silver greedily. The eldest brother of the Lu family kicked Zhang Langjun and said, "Hurry up and agree to the divorce. My little sister has become like this because of your sweet words and deception. We haven't settled the score with you yet. If you cause us to lose the silver, we brothers will never let you go!"

Mr. Zhang was filled with grief and indignation. "Jiao Yun is your sister. You abandoned her for a hundred taels. If she knew, she would be so disappointed. You sold her for a bite of food in the first place, and now you want to sell her again. Have your consciences been eaten by dogs?"

The second elder brother of the Lu family said, "Don't pretend that you love my younger sister so much. If you loved her, why would you let her come to your house pregnant to cause trouble? Why don't you just take her in as a concubine? You covet the power of the Lu family, and you love my younger sister's beauty. How dare you say that?"

A man from the Lu family also kicked Mr. Zhang and asked him to agree to cancel the engagement.

Zhang Langjun said, "It is a huge matter for a woman to break off an engagement. I want to see Madam Lin. How can I let the Madam make the decision on such a big matter?"

Su Qingwan snorted coldly and said calmly, "I advise you to make a decision as soon as possible, lest you regret it when the government officials really arrive. Mr. Zhang, you are going to take the imperial examination."

As soon as she finished speaking, the housekeeper came hurriedly to report, "Young Madam, someone from Kyoto Prefecture is outside the door asking to see you, saying that someone has reported to the authorities. Did you send someone to report to the authorities?"

"Yes, please invite him in!"

"Wait!" Zhang Langjun raised his voice, cold sweat running down his back, soaking his clothes. If he lost one marriage, he could marry another, but if he failed the imperial examination, his future would be ruined and his whole life would be ruined.

Lu Feng studied hard for more than ten years, and it was so glorious when he passed the imperial examination. The Lu family set off firecrackers and held banquets, and all the students envied him. Now he has been dismissed from his post and everyone ridicules him. Lu Feng dares not go out for social events, for fear of being laughed at and humiliated by others.

He didn't want to end up like this.

If he passes the imperial examination in the future, he won't have trouble marrying a noble and wealthy family. Lu Feng has been dismissed from his post, and the Lu family may be declining, so there is no need for him to pursue this marriage.

If he becomes successful, he will definitely avenge today's humiliation with the Lu family!