Chapter 5: The parents haven't arrived yet, the betrothal gifts have been lost, and the betrothal goose has been lost. Why not discuss it another day?
In this situation, Yang Wenyuan just felt happy and proudly fanned himself a few times.

Temperature is not important, what we pursue now is demeanor.

"Now that the betrothal gifts are gone and the betrothal goose has gone in search of freedom, Dalang, what should we do next?"

how is it?

Then play music and dance?
Hearing Yang Wenyuan's innocent question, Yuan Wenchun felt so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood.

You did everything, and now you ask me?
Why didn't you ask me just now?
If you don’t know, you might think I told you to do this.

I should have known that these two people had no sense of propriety in their words and actions.

But today I realize that this is more than just a lack of measure.

This is totally unreasonable. How could anyone do things this way?

Yuan Wenchun wanted to explain, but Sheng Hong didn't give her a chance.

He waved away all the guests and left, then closed the door, looking as if he was about to have a showdown.

Yuan Wenchun felt a little flustered.

This is different from what I thought!

Sheng family.

Shou'an Hall.

Old Madam Sheng sat at the top with a sullen face, next to her stood a slim young girl with red eyes. On the right side of the door sat Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu, and on the left sat Yuan Wenchun, Yang Wenyuan and Gu Tingye, the three main culprits.

After a moment of silence.

Old Mrs. Sheng held the forehead protector on her head and turned her head to the right.

"Yuan Jia Da Lang, don't you have anything to say to an old woman like me?"

Yuan Wenchun knew that Old Lady Sheng was not an ordinary person, so he stood up and said, "This matter is all my fault. I just hope that Old Lady will not be upset. I will immediately send a message to my family in Bianjing and ask them to send it again."

A big mistake has been made, and no amount of argument will help. The next action is the key, so Yuan Wenchun admitted his mistake with a good attitude, and will treat those who confess leniently and those who resist severely.

"Dowry, what does this have to do with the betrothal gift? Since your Yuan family has no sincerity in marrying into our Sheng family and you keep making things difficult for us, why don't we just call off this marriage!"

Sheng Hong was stunned after hearing this.

He just wanted to scold Yuan Wenchun and ask the Yuan family to treat Hua'er well in the future, but he didn't expect his mother to cancel the engagement right away. How could he do this?
So he quickly said, "Mother, although Wenchun was wrong first, we don't have to be so decisive, right, Dalang?"

"Yeah!"

Yuan Wenchun immediately took over the conversation, "It was all a misunderstanding before. Marriage is not a joke. Once the betrothal gifts arrive, the marriage will go on as usual..."

"Child's play?"

Old Madam Sheng slammed the table hard and said, "It was you who insisted on treating my Hua'er's marriage as a joke for your internal struggle in the Yuan Mansion! Now you think that my Meng is too reckless. How can this be justified in the world!"

"You teased my family for no reason and made Huaer look so pitiful!"

Yang Wenyuan didn't want to stare at Sheng Hualan before, but after hearing what Old Lady Sheng said, he immediately turned around and cast his gaze towards the graceful Sheng Hualan.

Her facial features were delicate, her skin was as smooth and fair as white jade, her watery eyes were red, and her tall nose was also rosy, obviously she had just cried.

The beauty is about to cry, and I feel pity for her!
Yes, every girl has a beautiful vision of marriage in her heart. Now that it has become like this, anyone would cry.

Thinking of this, Yang Wenyuan turned his head left and right, and glared fiercely at Gu Tingye and Yuan Wenchun on both sides.

Such a pretty girl, look what she has done to me!
This action was seen by Old Madam Sheng, and she naturally would not let the "main culprit" go.

"Young Marquis, is it possible that the chairs in my house are not as comfortable as yours?"

"what?"

Seeing everyone's eyes on him, Sheng Hualan took the opportunity to glare at him pitifully. Yang Wenyuan's heart trembled, and he smiled awkwardly, "Not bad, pretty good." "Your Highness has accepted the betrothal gifts and released the betrothal goose. What do you think of the next thing?"

Is this asking for opinions? This is an interrogation!
"Well, that's it..."

Yang Wenyuan touched his chin, looking as if it had nothing to do with him.

"The Yuan family is a noble family after all, so etiquette is definitely necessary."

"My parents haven't arrived yet, the betrothal gifts have been lost, and the betrothal goose has been lost. Why don't we discuss it another day?"

!!!

Let’s talk about it another day?

Discuss your mother!
At this moment, Yuan Wenchun wished he could eat his flesh and drink his blood.

If this matter is not resolved today, this marriage can be declared off directly, there is no way to postpone it.

If he returns to Bian Jing like this, all the nobles of the Great Zhou will be able to laugh for a whole year!
"No! Today's work should be done today. The sooner it is over, the better."

Sheng Hong also responded: "Yes, if this matter is delayed, it will harm Hua'er and the reputation of the Sheng family's daughter!"

I don’t know if Yuan Wenchun had a brain attack at this time, he actually said something threatening and followed up with another sentence.

"Yes, it's better to get married as soon as possible. My second brother can wait, but your daughter can't. If something like this happens, I'm afraid it will be bad for her in the future..."

As soon as he said this, Yuan Wenchun realized that something was wrong. How could he say what was in his heart? Just as he was about to make amends, Yang Wenyuan suddenly stood up and interrupted him:
"Yuan Dalang is right. I was wrong. This matter should be resolved as soon as possible!"

Yuan Wenchun even wanted to kill someone.

What are you right about? What are you right about at this moment?!
"A nobleman should have the responsibilities of a nobleman. I am responsible for most of what happened today. If this damages Miss Sheng's reputation and affects her marriage, then I will naturally be responsible for her future affairs."

Yuan Wenchun was very pleased that Yang Wenyuan was willing to step forward and take responsibility.

But why does this sound weird?

At this time, Yuan Wenshao, who was reading in his study far away in Bian Jing, sneezed for no apparent reason.

Seeing Yang Wenyuan still speaking arrogantly, Wang Ruofu was furious. She no longer cared about Yang Wenyuan's noble status and cried, "How can you be responsible? If today's event fails and my Hua'er's reputation is ruined, what can you take responsibility for?"

She was about to continue scolding him, but Sheng Hong pulled her sleeve with an inexplicable expression, leaned over and whispered, "I heard that this young marquis is not engaged yet."

Wang Ruofu was stunned, then took the handkerchief handed to her by Liu Mama, covered her mouth with it, and said in disbelief: "If you are serious, then doesn't it mean..."

But he was a little hesitant, "However, sir, I heard from my family that this young marquis has a bad reputation in Bianjing..."

Yuan Wenchun also reacted at this time and looked at Yang Wenyuan in disbelief.

Am I right?
Are you trying to intercept our Yuan family's Hu?
Just as he was about to argue and express his sincerity, Old Lady Sheng above him spoke up.

"I heard that you like to have fun in Bianjing?"

Seeing the topic change, Yuan Wenchun felt like an ant on hot pan. Could this marriage really be called off?
Yang Wenyuan adjusted his face and looked solemn.

"Since I recovered from my illness, my house has been filled with posts from various families, especially those from Prince Yan and Prince Yong. I think I am not old enough and feel bored looking at them, so I accepted the invitation of Erlang of the Gu family and had fun with him."

"But it's just for fun, I haven't touched anything else."

Gu Tingye was a little confused after listening to this.

Didn’t you come looking for me to play?

How come I am the one taking you?

After hearing Yang Wenyuan's words, which were almost explicit, that he deliberately defamed himself in order to avoid the fight for the throne, both Old Lady Sheng and Sheng Hong had unspeakable expressions on their faces. They turned their heads and looked at each other, and then Sheng Hong spoke.

"Things haven't been decided yet, but lunch is ready at home. Why don't you go and have dinner first?"

(End of this chapter)