In the backyard of the Han Mansion, Mrs. Lu and Mr. Yu talked about their feud for countless times, feeling that it was time to get down to business.
"Sister, actually I came to Han Mansion to discuss an important matter."
Yu's pupils shrank, that thing was finally coming.
Mrs. Lu thought about it for a long time but still couldn't say anything. It's true that Yu was impatient. If you have anything to say, just say it, I can still bear it.
Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. Yu took the lead and asked: "Sister, just tell me if you have anything to do. Is there anything else that I can't say to my sister?"
Mrs. Lu took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to speak: "I brought Erlang here to break off the engagement."
"Just give the Lu family time for the marriage..." Mrs. Yu suddenly heard what Mrs. Lu said clearly, opened her eyes wide and said, "Cancel the engagement? Did I hear it right?"
"Sister, you heard me right, we are here to break off the engagement." Mrs. Lu did not dare to look into Mrs. Yu's eyes.
Mrs. Yu smiled unconsciously, then she felt that her expression was wrong, and she quickly straightened her face and said, "I, my wife, can't make the decision in this matter. I'll go and order someone to call the master back."
After saying that, Mrs. Yu walked out excitedly, almost tripping over the hem of her skirt.
After she ordered the housekeeper to find Han Wenyuan, she waddled towards her daughter's room.
She pushed open the door of Han Yunyu's room with all her strength, and the sunlight shone on Yu's body, making Han Yunyu unable to see her mother's expression clearly.
Han Yunyu asked: "Has the date been set and what day it is so that my daughter can prepare."
Mrs. Yu stood outside the door without speaking, and did not enter the room for a long time.
Han Yunyu then stood up and wanted to welcome her mother into the room, but found that Mrs. Yu was crying, still crying with a smile.
"Mom, what's wrong with you?" Han Yunyu was a little scared. She had never seen her mother have such an expression before, and she suddenly felt that her mother had made some excessive demands to the Lu family for her own sake.
"Mom, don't worry too much about your daughter. My daughter is willing to marry into the Lu family." Han Yunyu could only cry with her mother.
"The engagement is broken off." Mrs. Yu finally spoke.
"What?" Han Yunyu exclaimed, thinking that it was indeed his mother who proposed to the Lu family to break off the engagement.
"Mother, you must not bear the infamy of ruining the Han family." Han Yunyu kept shaking Yu's body, hoping that she would not do stupid things and that her own happiness would not be important, but the reputation of the Han family could not be ruined.
Yu was awakened by her daughter's shaking, and hugged her daughter, "It's not because of my mother that I did something stupid, but because Mrs. Lu brought Lu Erlang to cancel the engagement."
"The Lu family has really come to break off the engagement?" Han Yunyu's lips showed a hint of joy.
She held Yu's hand tightly and said to herself in disbelief: "But why did the Lu family break off the engagement? With his character, Lu Erlang, how could he let go of this engagement contract."
She really couldn't think of any reason for the other party to break off the engagement.
Mrs. Yu gently patted her daughter's hand and said, "I rushed over just as Mrs. Lu proposed it. I will go back to discuss this matter carefully. Daughter, please wait for mother to bring you good news."
After saying this, Yu ran towards the garden.
Seeing Mrs. Lu still sitting upright on the stone bench, Mrs. Yu slowly walked over, sat opposite Mrs. Lu, and said with a slight anger: "Sister Yan, is it true that you just said that you broke off the engagement?"
Mrs. Lu nodded slightly, "This is the result of discussion between my husband and I. Although Erlang is my son, our husband and wife have also watched Yu'er grow up and treat it as our biological daughter. The palms and backs of our hands are all
It's meat. We, as a couple, knew that Erlang was naughty by nature and often made trouble in Kaifeng. And after we told Erlang that he and Yu'er had arranged a baby marriage half a year ago, he left the house, and it wasn't until yesterday that he got married with Bao Longtu's help.
I found Erlang later.
The master and I discussed it until midnight last night before we made this decision. We knew that Erlang was not a good match for Yu'er, and we should not abandon Yu'er for the sake of the friendship between the two families. We hope that the Han family can agree to our Lu family's divorce.
This request."
"I, I, I..." Ms. Yu held Mrs. Lu's hand tightly and said sadly: "You and your wife are thinking about Yu'er's happiness, and I just treated you with a look. It's my sister's fault. Let's go right away.
Lobby, when the master comes back, I will definitely give him some advice."
The two of them, who were in love with each other as sisters, walked hand in hand to the lobby of the inner courtyard.
In the lobby, silence passed.
Han Yonghe pointed at Lu Yao and said: "This kind of thing is not something you, a kid, come here to talk to me about. You go and call your father over and ask him to talk to me personally."
"Brother Han!" Lu Xu walked into the lobby.
He was the Minister of Household Affairs, which was not far from the Ministry of Rites. After watching Han Yonghe and his son leave in a hurry, he knew that it was related to the break-up of the engagement. He quietly followed them to the Han Mansion and had been waiting outside the door just now.
He waited until Han Yonghe called him and then walked in from the door.
"It's all trivial matters, why should Brother Han be so angry?" Lu Xu walked in all the way, and when passing Lu Yao, he said harshly to him: "It's all your fault. Let's see how I deal with you when I get back."
Lu Yao also knew that what happened next was none of his business and he should let the two middle-aged men discuss it carefully.
But after talking for a quarter of an hour, Han Yonghe Leng did not agree to break off the engagement.
Finally, Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Lu walked into the lobby hand in hand.
"Master, I have a few words to say to you." Yu said.
Han Yonghe nodded and went to the side room with Mr. Yu.
"My wife must have agreed to break off the engagement." Han Yonghe snorted coldly and did not look good on Mr. Yu.
Yu bravely asked Han Yonghe: "I wonder how many more years I can remain an official?"
Han Yonghe looked at Mrs. Yu with some surprise. He didn't expect Mrs. Yu to ask this question, but he still answered: "I am fifty-six this year. Maybe the officials know my hard work and will allow me to serve in the official position in ten years at most."
Return home.”
Yu asked again: "How long can Yu'er live?"
Han Yonghe hummed: "Yu'er is in good health and will live a good life for fifty years."
"Then just for the remaining ten years of official reputation, I will make the remaining fifty years of Yu'er's life fall into misery. How can you be so cruel, sir? And the Lu family and I both agreed to cancel the engagement, why do you insist?
Don't let go." Mrs. Yu looked at Han Yonghe with tears in her eyes.
After hearing what Yu said, Han Yonghe also fell into conflict.
He loves his daughter very much. He cares more about his daughter's reputation than his own. When the person who has been divorced chooses a husband, it will no longer go smoothly. The other party will consider the woman's character very much. Breaking off the engagement is such a big deal.
The stain is printed on my daughter's body, and she is afraid that it will be difficult to find a suitable husband again.
"I wonder what Yu'er thinks?" Han Yonghe asked.
"Yu'er is also a talented woman. Is she willing to live with a dude for the rest of her life?"
"I know." Han Yonghe made a decision in his heart. Since his daughter is not willing, he should call off the marriage.
Han Yonghe entered the lobby again and said to Lu Xu in a bad tone: "You can write this document."
"Of course, I can't bother Brother Han to do these little things himself and put pen to paper."
The servants brought pens, inks, paper and inkstones, and Lu Xu wrote two documents eloquently and placed them in front of Han Yonghe.
They both signed their names on the paperwork before giving up.
The matter was done, and it was impossible for the Lu family to stay in Han Mansion for lunch, so Lu Xu made the final say.
Lu Xu and his family walked out of the lobby and walked towards the door of the mansion.
Halfway through, Lu Yao suddenly saw two women, one in white and one in green.
And the woman in white is as beautiful as a fairy. She is like a fairy descended from the earth. She is not much more beautiful than the stars of later generations, and she is still innocent. How can she not make people fall in love with her?
Lu Yao fell in love at first sight, and he felt that his love had arrived.
He asked Mrs. Lu: "Mom, who is that woman in white?"
Mrs. Lu rolled her eyes at Lu Yao, "Who else could it be? Isn't it the daughter of the Han family whose engagement you broke off?"
"Oh, my God, Mom and Dad, how about I not cancel this marriage? I will go back to Uncle Han and ask him to tear up these two documents, so that our two families can return to the good relationship between Qin and Jin."
Lu Xu almost got so angry that he grabbed Lu Yao's ears and walked out, "You brat, don't embarrass me here."
Han Yunyu glanced at Lu Yao there and then left straight away. The way Lu Yao looked at her up and down made her feel disgusted.
The maid next to her said: "Fortunately, the engagement has been cancelled. Lu Erlang looks like a playboy. If the young lady gets married to him, she will definitely suffer."
"No matter how bad he is, he won't allow me, the Han family, to talk nonsense." After saying this, Han Yunyu left early.
"Yes!" The maid would lower her head and follow behind Han Yunyu.
Everyone in the lobby has left, leaving only Han Yonghe alone.
Only then did he notice a chessboard placed on the side table next to him.
The black dragon on the chessboard is so heavy that the white dragon can't breathe, and the white dragon can turn into powder with just one move.
“What a profound chess skill.”
"Uncle Yao." Han Yonghe shouted.
After a while, the housekeeper of Han Mansion came in and said, "Master."
"I wonder who comes to play chess at my Han residence? This chess game is very exciting."
"It is Dalang and Erlang of the Lu family who are playing chess." Uncle Yao replied.
"Yuan'er?"
Could it be that Yuan'er's chess skills have improved a lot? Han Yonghe thought while stroking his beard.
"Hurry up and call Yuan'er to the lobby."
Not long after, Han Wenyuan hurried over and asked, "I wonder why my father called me?"
"Hahaha!" Han Yonghe laughed loudly: "My son's chess skills are even better, which can be considered a happy event!"
Han Wenyuan looked at the chessboard sulkily and said with shame: "The person holding the black card is not me, but Lu Erlang. If I hadn't been in such a hurry to find my father, I would have been defeated in the next move."
"Lu Yao?" Han Yonghe stared deeply at the chessboard, watching the chess as if he were watching people. This black man is well versed in the art of war, and has a strong killing spirit. Every chess move is calculated by heaven. He is definitely not capable of being played by an uneducated playboy.
The chess game that came out.
"Yuan'er, you played a game of chess with Lu Erlang. What do you think of this person?" Han Yonghe asked.
Han Wenyuan thought for a moment and then replied: "When Erlang and I played chess, he was leisurely and decisive in his moves. His mind was not even a little over the chess game. He was by no means an ordinary person."
"If you're not an ordinary person, you have other intentions!" The more Han Yonghe thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong about breaking off the engagement today.
Since Lu Yao is not a playboy, then the subjective consciousness of the Han family is all wrong.
"Do you know which family the Lu family has been closer to recently?" Han Yonghe asked.
"It seems that Lu Hao and Cao Ping have been very close to each other recently."
Han Yonghe clenched his fists until they turned white, hit the table with a heavy hammer, and sneered: "It turns out you climbed up a high branch. Uncle Lu Xu and Lu Qing, you played a good game of chess after all."