Chapter 438 - Chapter 438: Chapter 438: Becoming a Joke_1 (1/2)
Chapter 438: Chapter 438: Becoming a Joke_1
The next day, early in the morning, the Crown Prince from the Marquis Xuanping Residence paid a visit with his entourage.
What the Wei Family feared most was about to come true, the Crown Prince was here to call off the engagement.
He argued that Miss Wei from the Wei Family had the fate of a husband-killer and a cause of sterility, which endangered the lives of him and his siblings as well as Marquis Xuanping, and demanded the return of the betrothal gifts, thus seeking to end the engagement.
The Crown Prince was adamant in his decision, effectively shutting down all attempts at persuasion by the senior Duke.
In the end, the Wei Family had no choice but to acquiesce to the Marquis Xuanping Residence’s request to break off the marriage and return all the betrothal gifts they had received.
As a result, Wei Ruo instantly became a laughing stock and a hot topic of discussion among the wealthy aristocratic circles in Capital City.
Despite her past accomplishments in Taizhou Prefecture and the praise she had received from the Emperor, there were no longer any nobles in Capital city willing to marry her.
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At Wei Qingwan’s courtyard.
“Miss, finally, the eldest Miss has received her comeuppance! According to this servant girl, it was she who spread the rumors about you back in Taizhou Prefecture. And now, she herself has been ruined by rumors and become a star of calamity who can’t get married!”
Cuihe, with a face full of joy, delightedly gossiped about Wei Ruo in front of Wei Qingwan.
“What goes around comes around, the wheel of karma turns, every act is observed by Heaven. She harbored ill intent towards me, so it’s not surprising that she’s receiving retribution now and has no one else to blame.” Wei Qingwan said calmly.
“Yes, Miss, you are correct. In my opinion, she’ll be lucky if she can even marry a poor scholar now. When I went to the kitchen to fetch some bird’s nest soup for you, I overheard people saying that the old Duke is planning to find an honest farmer from the manor and arrange for the eldest Miss to marry him as soon as possible.”
“The intention of my grandparents should be to get her married before me.”
“Indeed, now that the eldest Miss’s reputation is so poor and time is pressing, they certainly won’t be able to find a good family for her.” Cuihe could not help but smirk.
A smile also emerged on Wei Qingwan’s face.
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At the main house of the Wei Family.
“Useless girl! She just carelessly ruined a good marriage!” Wei Minghong cursed.
Wei Minghong was both worried about the fate of his daughter from the third branch of the family and frustrated that Wei Ruo had failed to secure the advantageous marriage with the Marquis Xuanping Residence.
Mrs. Mo stayed silent by his side.
Wei Minghong cursed again, “The key thing is that once the engagement is broken, it’s hard to find another suitable match. Is this useless girl expecting the Wei Family to feed her for the rest of her life?”
“Well, it won’t come to that, I think Ruo is quite clever and she was born beautiful— it’s still possible for her to marry into an ordinary household,” Mrs. Mo softly replied.
“Marry into an ordinary household? Wouldn’t the Wei Family still have to provide a dowry for her?” Wei Minghong snorted.
Again, Mrs. Mo fell silent.
Continuing, Wei Minghong exclaimed, “If I had known this would happen, I would have never recognized her as a member of the family. She’s completely useless!”
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At the second branch of the Wei Family.
“A perfectly good marriage ruined, it’s bad luck!” Wei Mingyong grumbled irritably.
Mrs. Bai remained silent. After quite a while, she suddenly said to Wei Mingyong, “My lord, we used to tolerate her because she was useful to us and the elders indulged her. But now that she is useless, do we still need to give her face?”
Wei Mingyong looked at Mrs. Bai, “Do you have something in mind?”