Mrs. Wang saw that the old lady in the high position spoke kindly and slowly, so she put on a face that her family was worthy of her son, and broke off the engagement. The rumor spread that it was the young lady of her family, Yuan'er. She was a scholar. Aren't the wealthy merchants eager to marry the girl to her son? So he raised his neck and sat up straight.
After that, Matchmaker Yang asked the two families to exchange tokens and return each other's birth dates, so the marriage was called off.
After a while, Mother Liu took people to the warehouse to get several boxes of betrothal gifts from the Wang family. After counting, they found that something was missing.
Mrs. Wang immediately stopped and said whatever was unpleasant, "When the betrothal gift was brought in, there was a gift list. Your noble Anping Marquis Mansion also deducted the betrothal gift from a concubine. It's a pity that my precious son won't marry your family." Miss, maybe your An family won’t even give you a dowry, then our Wang family will suffer a huge loss, bah, what a noble family.”
Mrs. Wang fully performed her splashing skills, and her voice was heard throughout the hall, "The gold hairpin is missing, the jade bracelet is missing, and even the silver-rimmed earrings are missing. I, Mrs. Wang, do not agree with this and must return them in full."
The old lady glanced at Mother Liu: "What's going on?"
"They are all locked in the warehouse, and no one has touched them. Aunt Lin used to be in charge, but since what happened to Aunt Lin, these have to be handed over to the eldest lady for safekeeping, but the eldest lady hasn't taken over yet. , no one has touched her in those few months, so it’s impossible for her to disappear." Liu’s mother also wondered.
"Go and call the housekeeper." The old lady sent another servant.
Mother Liu said quickly: "The housekeeper went to look for the master. I'm afraid he is on his way back now."
Butler Liu took people to the Yamen, because An Yuxiao did not return home last night. An Yuxiao often stayed at the Yamen very late and would not go back home. At this time, Butler Liu came in a hurry: "Go back to the old lady, go The master was not found in the Yamen. After asking around, I found out that the master had returned with the Crown Prince of Prince Yu's Palace yesterday afternoon. I have already asked the servant to look for him."
"Humph, stop pretending here. If you don't return my things, I will report it to the government. Let's go to the government to make a decision. If we break off the engagement, we will go to the Yamen to discuss whether the betrothal gift must be returned." Mrs. Wang yelled.
Wang Yuan was also afraid that they would not be able to return the betrothal gift, because he was in a hurry to spend money at the moment and was short of the princess's ten thousand taels of silver. If he took these things back and sold them, they would be worth several hundred taels. At the beginning, Matchmaker Yang said that the woman They were from a wealthy family, and they would not agree to the marriage without a small betrothal gift. They also talked about many benefits, but they gritted their teeth and paid for these betrothal gifts, which almost wiped out the entire family. He was the only one in the Wang family, so he finally passed the exam. After becoming a scholar, the whole family will be honored, and after marrying a daughter-in-law, the money will come back to their family sooner or later, so they were reluctant to spend money at first, but they didn't expect that when they came to cancel the engagement, all these valuable things were gone, and I suddenly became anxious: "We keep the receipts, and they are clearly marked in black and white. Nothing is missing."
The old lady raised her eyes and glanced at Wang Xiucai. Sure enough, as Yue'er said, she was a worthless waste: "Wang Xiucai, don't worry, our Anfu will refund the full amount. Just with your family background, you can't get married in this marriage." Retreat, we have to retreat too." The meaning is obvious. The Wang family cannot reach the Anping Marquis Mansion, but the old lady cannot be a shrew.
