The capital is divided into obvious divisions, and a pattern of noble in the west and low in the east has long been formed.
Aristocratic families, or families with some foundation, had long bought houses and mansions in the West District to distinguish themselves from the common people. As the founding heroes of the country, the Marquis of Jingyang and Cao Guogong were naturally the same.
The West District has always been quiet. Even if it is surrounded by a bustling city, no one dares to make noise here.
Today is a little different.
Early in the morning, the northernmost alley near the Imperial City became lively, with loud gongs and drums, and occasional festive suona sounds. Many neighbors who were having breakfast were very curious and hurriedly sent servants out to inquire.
Then I learned a shocking news.
The Marquis of Jingyang is going to cancel the engagement!
Forget about canceling the engagement, they also hired a festive team that they only hire on big days, and there were still two teams!
etc……
After hearing the servants' report, these neighbors thought that the servants had heard wrongly and were fooling themselves.
Is there any relationship between the two?
When a good person breaks off an engagement, who would invite a festive party to celebrate? They all wanted to finish it in a hurry at night, for fear of letting too many people know.
Moreover, breaking off the engagement...
Suddenly, I stopped eating, stopped reading, and stopped feeding the birds... One by one, I thought of the gossip about the Xue family that had been widely circulated recently, and the various speculations about the Jingyang Marquis Mansion, as if I smelled the smell of oil. Like a mouse, he was so excited that he wanted to run over and watch.
When these people arrived, the Su family had just left the house and were heading to Cao Guogong's house with the celebration team.
What else is there to say.
Naturally, I followed and watched the fun.
A group of people is like a melon field jumping wildly.
The Su family was also very narrow. They were obviously in the West District, and they were only separated from Cao Guogong's Mansion by two alleys, but they took the two festive groups from the West City to the East City and back again through another road.
Moreover, with the beating of gongs and drums along the way, every time a group of people follow, the glorious deeds of the Xue family must be told again.
Why he couldn't forget his cousin and wanted to be engaged to the Su family, why he risked his life to take prisoner for the sake of his cousin, and the children of corrupt officials were let go...etc., the Xue family's reputation was completely destroyed.
Since the two powerful men were involved, and the famous corrupt official Luo Jinxian was involved, the number of people trying to steal the melons naturally increased. By the time we returned to Xicheng, it had already formed a very large scale.
The housekeeper of Duke Cao Guo's mansion, who had received the news early, was shocked with shock after hearing the boy's report. He quickly wiped the cold sweat from his head and ran in to find Duke Cao Guo.
"My lord, something serious has happened. Please go out and take a look."
The butler's voice trembled and he hurriedly explained the matter.
Make Mr. Cao Guo so angry!
When I hurried to the door of the house, I saw a sea of people outside, with only an open space left in the middle. The celebration team just changed, and the suona was played enthusiastically.
"Master Suhou, what do you mean?"
Cao Guogong pointed at the smiling Su Henan and said angrily:
"Jing'er was just confused for a moment! Besides, we are both from the duke's mansion, so we should have some dignity, so why did we bring the matter to such an extent!"
"Decent?"
Su Henan waved his hand to stop the music behind him, and the smile on his face dropped.
"Does the Duke know how to write the word "honorable"? I thought everyone in your house was arrogant and didn't know what morality is and what shame is!"
"you!"
Mr. Cao Guogong has been arguing with you for a long time. In the end, he was wrong. In front of so many people, he was speechless for a while.
Su Henan had a lot to say.
"I'm just asking you, when did your Xue family come to the Su family to propose marriage?"
Without waiting for Cao Guogong to answer, the crowd on the side responded sparsely - April of the year before last.
The marriage between the two princes was so solemn and lively, and even received a reward from the Queen Mother, it aroused a lot of heated discussion.
Who would have thought that the engagement would end up being cancelled.
"Yes, it was April of the year before last!"
Thinking of his sister's painful experience in her previous life, Su Henan gritted her teeth and hated her so much:
"The young master of your house risked all kinds of trouble to bring back his cousin in the past three months. Less than a month later, he persuaded his mother to come to propose marriage, saying that he liked my sister. I don't know whether he really liked me, or just because he was looking at me, Marquis Jingyang. The government keeps a low profile in doing things. Seeing my sister’s good temperament, she thought we were easy to bully and deliberately found an enemy?”
As soon as these words came out.
The crowd suddenly broke out into even louder discussions.
The look on Cao Guogong's face was also strange.
Indeed.
What's more "momentary confusion"!
Xue Jing's move... clearly had sinister intentions.
Duke Cao Guogong obviously also thought of this.
Although the mother and son did not communicate with him, Cao Guogong understood their character. It's just that I was too busy trying to find people before and didn't think about it. Now I realized it and I couldn't help but feel a little silent.
Seeing that he had nothing to say, Su Henan became even more angry:
"Luo Jinxian has harmed many civilians. Xue Jing broke the law for a woman. This is disloyal to the court. He also encouraged his mother to help lie and do wrong things. This is unfilial to his parents. For his own selfish desires, he implicated An innocent woman came in and almost ruined my sister's happiness in life. This is unkind to others... Such a man who is so unscrupulous, irresponsible, and has evil thoughts is worthy of being my brother-in-law?"
"Mr. Cao Guo, I, Su Henan, was not forced by rumors to break off the engagement today. I looked down on your son and took the initiative to ruin the marriage."
"It is a happy event for the Su family to be able to break away from the marriage relationship with such a person! Celebrate! I know you can't stand me, but so what? I want to blow the whistle in front of the Duke's Mansion for three days and three nights, making the whole capital Everyone knows that I despise your Erlang's bad character and disdain to be associated with him!"
With that said, Su Henan raised his hand.
The festive troupe also understood and started playing happily.
The people who were watching were a little shocked when they heard Su Henan's words. They were awakened by the music and finally came to their senses. They clapped and applauded.
The sound was deafening.
It also made Cao Guogong look even worse.
Although he gave birth to a bastard son, he was honest at heart. Su Henan's questioning made him unable to hold his head up. He felt so ashamed of Su Ruoyun that he could no longer say no to breaking off the engagement.
Can--
Joy blows for three days and three nights?
This simply tramples the face of the Duke's government to the ground!
Moreover, even though his son made a big mistake, with the Xue family around, he might not have the chance to find another way out in the future. But with Su Henan making such a big fuss, Xue Jing became famous in the capital, and he was looking for a way out!
I'm afraid this is his true purpose!
Naturally, Cao Guogong couldn't accept it, and there was even a hint of pleading in his voice:
"I know you are angry, but considering the years of friendship between the two families, you have to be merciful and merciful!"
"Why do this for a woman?"
Su Henan still respected Duke Cao Guo's character and knew that he didn't know about it.
But he couldn't agree with what he said.
"That's not just any woman, that's my sister, my family!"
If he can't even protect his family, he is in vain as the head of the family!
With that said, Su Henan cupped his hands.
"As for friendship, after the engagement is broken off today, the two families will be like strangers and there is no need to keep in contact with each other."
Seeing that Su Henan even said the words to break off the relationship, Cao Guogong couldn't help being shocked.
After a long time, I knew I couldn't stop him, and I didn't want to continue to embarrass myself. I had to smile and shake my head, ready to think of another way, and waved to the housekeeper to take the Geng Tie out.
At this point, the divorce was completed in a lively manner.
But things didn't end there.
In the middle of the afternoon, Yizhi came to the palace.
The Queen Mother specifically reprimanded Xue Jing and praised Su Henan for protecting his sister. If all the brothers in the world could do this, it would be a blessing for women.
You don't need to think about it to know that such a move must be because of the eldest princess.
It was also at this time that people realized that Su Ruoyun was not only the biological sister of the Marquis, but also a celebrity among the princess and the Queen Mother.
How could they be so confused that they actually thought that such a woman would endure the humiliation and continue to be with a rotten person like Xue Jing for the so-called reputation?
Besides, reputation?
With the support of the Queen Mother, and her brother breaking off the engagement openly and honestly, who dares to say anything wrong to her?
Realizing this, many women in the boudoir couldn't help but feel envious.
In contrast, Cao Guogong's mansion was in a miserable state.
No one was fished out, but now everyone is talking about the Xue family, and Cao Guogong's mansion has become a joke all over the capital.
I originally thought that when there was no one around at night, I would use threats and inducements to let the celebration team leave on their own.
Now it doesn't work.
The Queen Mother has already spoken. If you rush off with the troupe at this time, aren't you making yourself uncomfortable?
Just be embarrassed if you're embarrassed, you'll lose all your face anyway!
but--
"Dad, could this matter be caused by the Su family?"
Listening to the noisy music outside, the prince frowned, but he had been investigating for the past two days. Although he had this suspicion, there was no evidence at all.
Obviously, Cao Guogong also knew this.
He said slowly: "Luo Jinxian, that old man, has a lot of greed. If Su Henan knew about it in advance, why not take advantage of it and take advantage of it. While the Holy One is happy, he can also take the opportunity to make the Xue family suffer..."
It has to be said that although Cao Guogong lacks some quick wit, he still has the analytical skills he should have after being immersed in the court for many years.
However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't guess that Su Henan had a daughter who could spoil the story.
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Su Henan kept a low profile as much as possible. Even if it was credit, he didn't bother to take it.
If he hadn't really disliked the Xue family and wanted to vent his anger on his sister, he wouldn't even have made this trip in person.
Unexpectedly, it succeeded in achieving its goal.
In Cao Guogong's heart, the Su family seemed to be innocent people.
"I have known Su Henan for many years, and I know that he is a man of his word. Although what happened today was excessive, it was our fault first. However, once this bad breath is released, we will no longer cause trouble for Jing'er in the future. "
As he spoke, Duke Cao Guo sighed and patted his eldest son on the shoulder:
"Shao'er, it's your brother who has implicated you in this matter, but he was also blinded by love. Don't blame him. Don't worry, if it happens again, my father will never tolerate it."
"Where is the father?"
Xue Shao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Parents have always been partial to their younger brother. This incident will cause a lot of damage to the Duke's palace, but it is not a loss to make his father feel guilty for it.
But he said: "Father, don't worry, my son has found guards in the past few days. When he is sentenced to exile in a few days, he will let them follow his mother and younger brother closely, so that nothing will happen to him."
"That's good."
Duke Cao Guo looked pleased.
I broke my youngest son and made him lose all face in the past few days. He has not slept a wink for two or three nights.
Fortunately, he also has an eldest son.
Now that Luo Wenyong has spit out his words, he can feel completely relieved when the verdict is announced.
I have to say that he gave up a little too early.
Although Xue Shao was dissatisfied with his younger brother, he tried his best when choosing his bodyguards. After all, not only his younger brother was exiled, but his mother was also exiled.
But despite all precautions, something happened.
