The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Chapter 157 Congratulations on breaking off the engagement!

Shi Jianan stamped his feet, shouted at his attendants to leave, grabbed Rong's hands and slapped them on his face, and said in a gentle voice:

"My dear wife, keep your voice down. If it gets out, what will happen? It's all my fault. I'm a bastard and incompetent. If the wife wants to beat someone, she should beat me. What's the point of beating myself?

I feel bad for hurting you. In the future, my husband and I will educate our children well. They are young and can still improve..."

Rong was extremely annoyed. She sneered and slapped Shi Jian'an hard on the face without mercy.

"Teach your mother bullshit! If you stay away from my sons, they can change for the better. With a stupid and evil father like you, they will only become as stupid and vicious as you!"

Shi Jianan was stunned.

Rong slapped him on the other side of the face with his backhand, wiped his tears and left.

Shi Jian'an stood there, feeling ashamed and angry. Seeing the maids and servants secretly looking at him, the slap marks on his face felt burning, so he hurried back to Fusuiyuan to hide.

Rong came to Shi Mingchen's yard.

Because Shi Mingchen was not married, the yard was small and narrow.

There are ten small courtyards with two entrances in a row, all with the same layout, and they are all for young men over eight years old who are not married to live in.

In the past few months, Rong was in charge of the household affairs, focusing on taking care of her youngest son's new house and yard. Everything seemed to have been decorated, and they were just waiting for the bride to come and the couple to move in, but the marriage fell through.

Shi Mingchen was practicing boxing in the yard.

Early in the morning, the Xie family's father and son entered the house, presumably to discuss marriage with their family.

He was dissatisfied with the marriage with the Xie family, so he took out his anger by boxing.

Every punch hit the wooden man, as if hitting the face of Xie's father and son.

Huai Xi was standing not far away, holding Shi Mingchen's coat on his arm, holding a handkerchief in his hand, and with tea, fruit and seeds prepared by his legs. When he saw Rong coming, he quickly knelt down and saluted:

"Hello, ma'am."

Shi Mingchen took a glance and thought that his mother must be persuading him to meet the father and son of the Xie family.

He ignored it, pursed his lips, and swung his fists vigorously, hitting the wooden stake with a crackling sound.

Rong nodded to Huaixi, sat at the table, and said nothing, just watching his youngest son practice boxing silently.

Huai Xi quickly put down the clothes and handkerchief in her hand and walked forward diligently to pour tea for Rong.

Shi Mingchen fought for a long time until his fists ached and he felt confused. His mother had always been a very disciplined person and would never neglect guests.

Why didn't his mother speak up and force him to meet the Xie father and son?

Gradually, Shi Mingchen's fists slowed down until he no longer had the strength to punch.

He was exhausted, with beads of sweat the size of beans sliding down from his forehead onto his bare chest. His muscles were strong and glowed golden in the sunlight.

Huai Xi secretly praised the good figure, but it was a pity that her own Seventh Master only grew flesh but not brains. His empty brain really did not match such a good figure.

Shi Mingchen bowed to Rong, panting heavily, and asked in a muffled voice, "Mother, how come you have time to visit me today?"

Whether you stick your head out or hide it, you will get a knife. It's better to die early and be reborn early, get married early and bring someone home, and then worship him as a Buddha.

Anyway, the Xie family is clinging to the Duke's Mansion and will never cancel the engagement.

Rong said calmly, "Today, the second master and the third son of the Xie family came to pay their respects to your grandmother and discuss your marriage with Miss Xie."

Shi Mingchen said "oh" indifferently, his face full of annoyance.

Rong Shi could see his reluctance, so she sneered and said, "Mother, congratulations on finally getting rid of this marriage with the Xie family. Mr. Xie and his men came to cancel the engagement, and the old lady has already agreed."

Shi Mingchen raised his eyes suddenly, and gradually widened his eyes, full of disbelief: "The Xie family canceled the engagement!?"

Rong nodded: "Yes, the engagement is cancelled."

Shi Mingchen thought he would be very happy. After all, this was something he had been looking forward to for several years.

From the day of engagement, he had been looking forward to the Xie family coming to cancel the engagement.

But when that day finally arrived, he was not happy at all. Instead, he was filled with anger and grievance.

"Are they crazy? When the engagement was first made, the old man from the Xie family was so happy that his face was as bright as a flower. Why is he canceling the engagement now?"

There was one more thing he didn't say.

How dare the Xie family humiliate him like this?

He doesn't even dislike the Xie family, so how could the Xie family dislike him?

Rong also smiled brightly: "Maybe they finally figured it out, knowing that their family is of low status and not worthy of our high-ranking family and noble family.

The Xie family girl is a daughter of a small merchant family, and is not worthy of your noble status as a young master of the Duke's Mansion. So I felt ashamed and came to cancel the engagement."

Huai Xi couldn't help laughing.

My wife knows how to be sarcastic.

Shi Mingchen was stunned for a moment, his lips moved but he couldn't utter a word.

Rong smiled and said, "Now everyone is happy. The mansion will no longer have to sell you to pay off debts. Your master was so happy that he jumped three feet high. His laughter almost blew the roof of Ganlu Hall off. He almost kowtowed to the Xie family father and son to thank them for not marrying his daughter.

Just wait, soon your master will ask the official matchmaker to come to your house and arrange a marriage for you with a noble lady from a wealthy family.

Oh, this is really a happy occasion for everyone! I have to quickly ask someone to buy some firecrackers, and set them off ten or twenty times, so that everyone can celebrate together!"

After saying that, Rong stood up and was about to leave.

Shi Mingchen blushed and was stunned. After Rong finished speaking, he realized that his mother was speaking in a sarcastic way. He knelt down and grabbed his mother's skirt and said:

"Mother, calm down! It's all because of your son's incompetence that you and your parents are humiliated! I'm going to find the Xie family and ask them why they humiliated me but not your parents..."

With a slap, Rong turned around and slapped him hard!

Shi Mingchen was stunned.

Rong sneered, "Your grandmother tried to persuade you to stay with her in a nice way, but failed, so she had no choice but to break off the engagement. Your father mocked the Xie family in Ganlu Hall for being a merchant family, and how dare he humiliate the inestimable Duke's Mansion. Your grandmother was so angry that she kept scolding him.

You are indeed his offspring, descended from the same lineage as him, you think highly of yourself, but you have great ambitions but little talent, and you don't know your own identity!"

After hearing this, Huai Xi dared not listen any further. He bowed hastily and retreated in a hurry.

Rong pointed at Shi Mingchen and sneered, "Look, you don't know how to behave even as a maid! Xie's daughter was born in a merchant family, of low status, but this marriage involves a big war that happened more than ten years ago! If Xie hadn't helped, how many of your grandfather, uncle, and father would have come back?

The old man owes them a big favor, and he is using you to pay off the debt. This is your honor! After you get married, there will be a place to compensate you!

A grown man, instead of thinking about how to make achievements, is fixated on the status of his unmarried wife. What if you marry a noble lady? Will she look up to you?

Or, you know that you are not capable enough, and you want to rely on nepotism to help you out? Take a closer look, which family can help you better than your grandfather did? Marry the girl from that family!"

Shi Mingchen shook his head and said with tears in his eyes: "Mother, I don't think so. I haven't... I haven't thought about marrying a noble lady. I just want to marry someone of equal status..."

Rong slapped him again with his backhand: "Forget it, you are brain-dead, just like your father, no matter how you explain it, it doesn't make sense."