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Chapter 287

Mrs. Xu was stunned, and retorted crying: "Could it be that madam wants to break the contract?"

A mocking smile appeared on Ye Fugui's face: "You don't want your son to marry my daughter, why did you propose?"

Xu was dumb, and immediately stopped crying, "I don't mean that, I just worry that if things go on like this, Zhaoyan's reputation will be missed."

"This is a private matter of my Ye family, don't bother Madam." Ye Fugui stood up, "I don't think there is anything to talk about today."

Xu stood up abruptly, reached out and grabbed her sleeve, "I just hope that Zhaoyan can settle the marriage earlier, so as not to be criticized by others. After all... there are rumors outside..."

Ye Fugui stretched out his hand to pull back his sleeve, but found that the other party was pulling her sleeve tightly. Seeing this, Ye Zhaoyan stretched out his hand and pulled back her sleeve with force.

Xu suddenly lost her center of gravity, staggered back two steps, and nearly fell to the ground.Seeing this, Ye Fugui immediately stretched out his hand to support her, but Xu Shi pushed her away, crying while wiping away tears: "You guys are deceiving people too much! We came here to propose marriage with sincerity, but you are actually making things difficult. Are you bullying me that I have no one to support me?"

Ye Zhaoyan watched coldly without speaking.

The more Xu talked, the more aggrieved she became, and she began to cry bitterly: "This is not a good thing, this marriage has not yet been consummated, and you are just bullying others like this."

"Mrs. Xu!" Ye Fugui sneered coldly, and Xu's face broke into tears, it seemed that he would not give up until he achieved his goal.

Xu shivered in fright, turned her head and continued to cry to her: "The general has already agreed to this marriage, Madam is not afraid of breaking the oath, which will ruin the Ye family's reputation!"

Her teary look seemed to have been wronged so much, if others didn't know it, they would think that Ye Fugui bullied her.

Ye Zhaoyan stepped forward to protect Ye Fu behind him, "Madam Xu, before this marriage is discussed, let's think about it again!"

Xu was furious: "Miss! I respect you as the eldest daughter of the general's mansion, so I let you in everywhere! I didn't expect you, a junior, to be so disrespectful. Do you really think you are omnipotent?!"

Ye Zhaoyan was about to speak, but was suddenly pulled back by Ye Fugui.

"Ma'am, I'm wrong." Ye Fugui looked at Xu Shi indifferently, "No matter how ugly you think my family is, in the eyes of outsiders, she is a well-known talented and beautiful person in Jindu. She is the eldest lady of the Ye family, the daughter of the Ye family, the county head canonized by His Majesty, and the only descendant of the general. Even if I, Ye Fugui, are useless, I will not let my daughter marry A person who is not worth entrusting to for life."

"You—" Xu was very angry, but she didn't know how to refute. It is undeniable that Ye Zhaoyan's status is indeed noble, otherwise she would not accept such a person with a damaged reputation as her daughter-in-law.

"Besides, Ma'am just said that my Zhaoyan family is caught in rumors and has a disgraceful past..." Ye Fugui said slowly and calmly, "Since you are dissatisfied, why don't you just break it up?"

Mrs. Xu was stunned, and then said angrily: "Madam's statement like this is unreasonable. Could it be that what I said is not the truth? Besides, the marriage has already been settled, so why should Madam say that it's a breakup?"

Ye Fugui stared at her coldly: "Based on Zhaoyan's marriage, you can't make the decision. If you really love my daughter's boudoir, you shouldn't force her to marry!"

Xu's face was flushed with anger, "At the beginning, it was your Ye family who insisted on promoting this marriage, so the concubine agreed to it. If it wasn't for the token of the general, our family would have ignored it at all!"

"So that's how it is." Ye Fugui nodded slightly, "Then, I remember that when I asked you to nod for the marriage, my father once promised you that as long as Jingli married Zhaoyan, he would be sent to Xueshi Zhang to study, good Let him have a smooth spring, and now this benefit remains the same, and there is no need to do the marriage. According to the promise, we can be regarded as fulfilling the promise. Since you didn't like my daughter, I will cancel the marriage on behalf of the Ye family. I am Zhaoyan mother, what she says can be counted."

Xu was stunned, and looked at her in disbelief, as if she had said something unreasonable.

"You...you are breaking the contract..."

Ye Fugui's expression was serious: "Ma'am, she knew it well. From the beginning, it was an exchange of benefits. Now Madam is unwilling, so why continue?"

Xu choked for a moment, and said anxiously: "No! Zhaoyan is about to die, so we can't delay her, in case this matter delays her reputation..."

She didn't believe that the Ye family could find a better choice from side branches.It was because of the benefits promised by the general that she felt more and more strange about this marriage, and there must be something that she owed her family Jingli.After some inquiries, she found out that apart from this rumor, Ye Zhaoyan had also had unclear rumors with several people.

How could she swallow this breath, she must get more benefits.

"You don't need to worry about this kind of thing." Ye Fugui said lightly, "Madam, you should think more about yourself."

"You..." Xu Shi didn't expect that she would show no mercy at all, and she was furious for a while.

She rolled her eyes, immediately changed her attitude, and begged softly: "Ma'am, our two families are both members of the Ye family, why should there be a grudge? I know that my words are wrong, but it is out of good intentions. Zhao Yan said that in such a situation, if she can't get married earlier, the rumors outside will always make people feel uneasy, if something really happens, it will be too late to regret, how can she live in peace?"

When Ye Fugui heard the words, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes.Although Xu didn't know the truth, he had guessed something unusual.

Mrs. Xu is good at observing words and expressions, so she immediately realized that she guessed right, and continued: "Ma'am, our family's Jingli is sincere, these few times at home, he has been chanting Zhaoyan, and I am here to watch today, and I feel that I am very close. That's why I have the cheek to ask for an early marriage."

"Mother." Ye Jingli opened his mouth to explain, but was stopped by Xu's fierce eyes.

What Xu said did sound somewhat reasonable.

Ye Fugui is full of sadness, she is not willing to let her daughter get married hastily, but she can't ignore the difficulties in front of her, if she is really married to King Qing by Emperor Donglin, she said that she is afraid that life will be more difficult, and the crisis of Ye family will follow. Come.

King Qing is not an ordinary cunning person. The forces behind him are not something the Ye family can easily contend with. At that time, Zhao Yan is trapped in Prince Qing's mansion, who can take care of her?
Facing Ye Jingli who is a married woman is completely different.

It's just that, for some reason, she is extremely disapproving of this marriage in her heart.

Just when she was suffering endlessly, someone wiped her tears lightly, took her hand, and a warmth came from the young girl's crisp voice: "Since mother has decided on this matter, let's go!" Listen to her, the marriage of our two families is over."

Ye Fugui looked up in surprise, and saw Ye Zhaoyan's calm and composed face, as if she was fearless no matter how many difficulties faced her.

This child was smart since she was a child, and although she was still young, she was tougher than anyone else, maybe... maybe she could really stand on her own.

　There will be an update tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)