AWB Chapter 111 She doesn't know
Chapter 111 She doesn't know
When Qian heard what some people said, she felt nervous.
I never thought that the people would point all their accusations at her.
Fortunately, she originally wanted to break off the engagement.
If Shi Xiaoxiao were to get married under such circumstances, it would only make them more convinced of their thoughts.
If she feels that she can't tolerate Shi Xiaoxiao, then what about her image?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a little resentful.
It was clearly the old lady's idea, but in the end, she had to take the blame.
She couldn't help but feel fortunate that Shi Xiaoxiao was not so stupid anymore and was no longer the person who could be controlled by her at will.
She cleared her throat and said to Li Shilong, "Mr. Li, perhaps your trip today will be in vain."
Li Shilong frowned slightly and asked in confusion, "Why? I've already told you that I will treat Miss Shi well and will not wrong her."
Qian waved her hand, and the servants brought out the betrothal gifts that Li Shilong had sent yesterday and placed them in front of Li Shilong.
When Li Shilong saw Qian's actions, he had a vague guess in his mind.
I was furious, "Mrs. Qian, what does this mean?"
The onlookers also stared at Qian's actions in a daze, not understanding what she was up to.
Qian said calmly, "This marriage is no longer valid. This is the betrothal gift that Master Li brought yesterday. Return it to Master Li. Our Xiaoxiao deserves better."
As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.
Unexpectedly, something like this would happen in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Press Li Shilong's face to the ground and rub it.
Some people smiled and looked at Li Shilong with a gloating look, while others felt disgusted with the actions of the Prime Minister's Office.
Li Shilong's face changed and he gritted his teeth, "What do you mean? You clearly agreed yesterday, but now you're going back on your word. What do you mean you deserve better? What do you mean I'm not worthy of your illegitimate daughter whose engagement was broken off?"
Qian knew that Li Shilong would be angry, so she slowly took out fifty taels of silver from her bosom and threw it at Li Shilong's feet.
"I know that Xiaoxiao feels guilty towards Master Li for breaking off the engagement, so this little bit of money is to compensate Master Li. I hope Master Li will not mind Xiaoxiao's willfulness."
Qian's every move seemed to imply that Shi Xiaoxiao was unwilling.
There is nothing more insulting than throwing silver at people's feet.
Li Shilong directed all his anger towards Shi Xiaoxiao.
His face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
"Bah, willful? Just because you're willful, you can play tricks on me like this? Let her come out. I want to see what kind of golden nugget she is. She's so amazing that she dares to tease me."
Qian feigned a frown, "Mr. Li, please don't bother me. Our Xiaoxiao is the daughter of the Prime Minister after all. How can you just see her whenever you want? Why don't you take the money and leave quickly?"
Li Shilong put his hands on his hips, with anger in his eyes, as if he would not leave until he saw Shi Xiaoxiao.
The corners of Qian's mouth curled up slightly.
This is the effect we want.
But she had to keep a straight face. She said to Li Shilong angrily, "Mr. Li, don't refuse a toast. We are rich girls, how can we get involved with such an uneducated and unskillful person?"
Qian's every word was full of praise for Shi Xiaoxiao, and she was always protecting Shi Xiaoxiao's appearance.
This actually made the onlookers have a slightly different opinion of her.
"I didn't expect that Madam Qian still cares about Miss Shi. Who said that a legitimate mother can't stand a daughter born out of wedlock? That's nonsense."
"That's right, Madam Qian always protects Miss Shi. It's Miss Shi who is too willful. Now she has lowered herself to clean up Miss Shi's mess. She is really a rare good mother."
"It was the Second Young Lady who got into trouble out of her own will and hid away, leaving her stepmother to clean up the mess. She was so heartless to be embarrassed by a junior. She deserved to be a fool for the rest of her life."
Hearing the comments of the onlookers, Qian almost couldn't suppress the corners of her mouth.
Ah Xing and the other two who were hiding behind the door and eavesdropping were so angry that they couldn't even breathe.
Ah Xing glared at Qian angrily and whispered, "I knew she wouldn't break off the engagement so easily. She's even trying to defame the young lady here. That's too much."
Xiao Yuan and the others were also very angry, "What should we do? We can't let her keep slandering the young lady like this, right?"
Xiao Tao: "That's right, Ah Xing, you should think of a solution quickly!"
Ah Xing lowered her eyes slightly, rolled them around, and suddenly said, "I have a solution!"
Qian seemed to be in a difficult situation. She looked at Li Shilong and said, "Mr. Li, what do you want? Our Xiaoxiao is still young and doesn't understand. Don't bother with her."
Seeing that Qian's attitude seemed to soften, Li Shilong felt justified.
It seemed that Mrs. Qian knew that they owed him, and with so many people still here, she didn't dare to go too far.
Thinking of this, he also became tougher.
Originally, he was worried that the other party was someone from the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he did not dare to confront the other party, but seeing Qian's attitude.
He felt that he could still argue a little longer. After all, he had lost so much face today and he had to get some face back.
Just as he was about to speak, he heard the sound of footsteps from behind.
I saw three maids carrying baskets and preparing to leave the house.
When I walked to the door, I was startled by the crowd of people there.
Several people looked at the group of people in front of them, as well as the wedding procession, in confusion.
Staring at them in a daze.
The leader hesitated and asked, "What are you doing here? What are you doing here?"
After saying this, Ah Xing looked at Qian Shi beside her and asked curiously, "Hey, Madam, why are you here?"
Qian hasn't spoken yet.
Xiao Yuan, who was standing behind him, urged Ah Xing, "Hey, what are you still talking about? The Second Miss said she wanted to eat Tianji's cakes. We have to go buy them for her."
As he spoke, he leaned over to Qian and said, "The eldest lady is busy, so we have to go buy cakes for the second young lady."
The three were about to leave when they were stopped by a voice.
"stop!"
When Li Shilong heard them talking about buying pastries for the second young lady, he had an idea.
The Second Miss? Isn't she the foolish daughter who played a trick on him?
He immediately stopped them and wanted to find out what was going on.
Ah Xing turned around and looked at Li Shilong, "Who are you? What's going on?"
Li Shilong straightened his back, held his head high and said, "I am the one who married Miss Shi Er today. What does it mean that she suddenly regretted the engagement? Tell her to come out and apologize to me personally."
Ah Xing was stunned when she heard what Li Shilong said.
Li Shilong and the onlookers saw that Ah Xing didn't react for a long time and thought that Ah Xing was also a fool.
They all looked at Ah Xing.
Ah Xing's eyes widened in shock, and the onlookers became more and more confused. Could he really be a fool?
It took Ah Xing a long time to react, and she looked at Li Shilong and Qian with a strange expression.
The tone was full of shock and confusion.
"Get married? What do you mean by getting married? When is our young lady going to get married? Why haven't we received any news from our young lady?"
She looked at Qian in confusion, "Madam, what's going on? What's going on? Why doesn't our young lady know anything about this? Xiaotao and Xiaoyuan, have you received the news?"
She also emphasized the words "I had no idea about it".
Xiaoyuan and the other girl widened their eyes in unison and shook their heads like rattles.
"I don't know, Sister Xing. We haven't heard when the young lady is getting married, and the young lady doesn't even know she's getting married. What's going on?"
Ah Xing, Xiao Yuan and Xiao Tao's words once again caused an uproar among the onlookers.
They all cast strange looks at Qian and Li Shilong.
They all lowered their heads and started discussing.
"It seems Miss Shi doesn't know anything about it."
"That's right. Madam Qian just said that Second Miss Shi was being willful. What's going on here?"
"My guess is that someone who dislikes Miss Shi II secretly set this up, and then deliberately broke off the engagement to target Miss Shi II. Think about it, Miss Shi II clearly knows nothing, yet she's being deliberately slandered here. Who benefits the most?"
"Just now we were praising..."
As the man spoke, he seemed to react, suddenly covered his mouth, and looked in Qian's direction in disbelief.
Someone smiled gloatingly, "Ah, the rich and powerful are different. They can even decide other people's marriages."
"Who said it wasn't? Tsk tsk tsk, Miss Shi Er is so pitiful."