Chapter 316 - Chapter 316: Chapter 316: The Wedding is Off i (1/2)
Chapter 316: Chapter 316: The Wedding is Off i
After being scolded by Wei Ruo, Wei Qingwan maintained her silence all the way back to the Military Prefecture in the carriage. Her face was as pale as the paper sold in Four Treasure House.
By the time Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan returned to the Military Prefecture, it was already late at night.
Wei Qingwan was helped out of the carriage by the maids from the household. She had not eaten anything since morning, fatigue, hunger, and physical pain made her pale and weak. She appeared as fragile as a kapok flower weathered by the elements, ready to fall from the branch at any moment.
Upon hearing that Wei Qingwan had been injured, Yun quickly rushed to Wangmei Garden and called a doctor to attend to her.
After hearing Wei Qingwan’s account, Yun felt heartbroken and upset, but like Wei Qingwan, she felt helpless against Wei Ruo.
Indeed, Wei Ruo had kept her promise, keeping Wei Qingwan with her and providing her with opportunities to learn and demonstrate her capabilities. What Yun and Wei Qingwan hadn’t expected was that Wei Ruo would perform on-site inspections.
During the investigation, wherever Wei Ruo went, so did Wei Qingwan. The paths Wei Qingwan treaded were the same ones Wei Ruo had traversed.
However, Wanwan, was delicate and could not endure such hardship. Unlike their eldest daughter who had grown accustomed to country life.
Although Yun sympathized with Wei Qingwan, she knew there was nowhere to justify this matter.
Afterwards, Yun had to abandon the idea of letting Wei Qingwan accompany Wei Ruo, and Wei Qingwan also didn’t return to class at Tongzhi Prefecture because of her injured foot which needed a few days of rest.
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Two days later, an unexpected event occurred- Madam Xiu paid a visit to Yun and diplomatically announced that the marriage proposal between Wei Ruo and Xiu Fengyuan had been called off. The Xiu Family would no longer send a matchmaker to negotiate a marriage.
It was reported that Yun’s expression was quite unpleasant at the time, she struggled to keep her dignity as she saw Madam Xiu off.
Later, Yun summoned Wei Ruo, questioning her if she had done anything inappropriate.
Wei Ruo was unclear about what had actually transpired. Yes, she had been screening suitable marriage candidates recently, but she had certainly not targeted the Xiu Family. In fact, she had not even had any secret contact with anyone from the Xiu Family during those days.
Regardless of the reasons leading to this outcome, Wei Ruo found it satisfactory as it bought her some time.
Of course, Wei Ruo couldn’t completely let her guard down. Without the Xiu Family, there could still be the Zhang Family, Li Family, or the Wang Family…She still needed to get her affairs in order as soon as possible so she could depart from the Wei Family.
Wei Ruo refuted Yun’s suspicions, explaining that she had been busy with disaster relief and reclamation these past few days. She had no opportunity to interact with anyone from the Xiu Family, let alone plot to ruin the marriage proposal.
Yun didn’t fully trust Wei Ruo’s explanation, believing that her eldest daughter was not being completely truthful with her. But without any evidence linking the change of attitude of the Xiu Family to Wei Ruo, she had to let it go.
It was said that Yun struggled to eat for several days, not sure if she was regretting the missed opportunity for a perfect marriage, or feeling sorry that the promise of a bestowed estate and subsequent help from the Xiu Family was now gone.
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Time quickly passed and it was the first day of July. It had been nearly two months since Wei Ruo proposed to Mr. and Mrs. Yuan to reserve this year’s grain yield, and half a month since the relocation and resettling of refugees and disaster relief began.
On one hand, there was the protection of this year’s grain yield. On the other hand, there was the task of stabilizing the refugees, expanding the farmland, and preparing to increase the grain yield for next year.
With these dual measures in place, if successful, Taizhou Prefecture was likely to witness a new dawn next year.
Therefore, all the resources of the Taizhou Prefecture were mobilized. Even though everyone’s life was not easy, the overall morale remained high.
Wei Ruo had also been busy for more than half a month, leaving early and returning late every day. She was hardly ever to be seen around the Military Prefecture.
On the first day of the month, Wei Ruo had a rare day off.
Miss, just rest at home today.” Xiumei was worried about Wei Ruo.