Reborn to Be A Noble Wife

Chapter 43: A Necessary Reason

“My lord, what about Qingmeng? What about Qingmeng now? If we break off the engagement, they will never allow Qingmeng to marry into the Xu’s Family. Marchioness Yongning won’t agree.” Tears flowed down Yu’s cheeks. She stared at Qu Zhizhen with a pitiful look on her face, sobbing. If it were before, Qu Zhizhen would soon soften and agree to her request.

However, he was still annoyed by Yue Wenhan since he made him lose face in public. At the same time, hearing Yu talking about Qingmeng this whole time instead of Qu Moying became even more irritating. He flew into a rage and reached out to push Yu away rudely.

That was not what Yu expected. She stepped back and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Auntie Hai reacted quickly and stepped forward to keep her from falling.

“My lord…” Yu whined and pouted as her tears fell down.

“Stop, stop, stop! All you know is crying. Can you do something useful? Look at you, letting your own niece have a love affair with Xu Lipeng in front of all my servants. Have you ever thought about my reputation? Who on earth is your daughter, Yu Qingmeng or Qu Moying?”

Qu Zhizhen glared at her and scolded, venting his anger.

“M-My lord… H-How could you say that to me…? It’s… It’s not my fault! I have no clue about it.” Yu started to cry even louder. She definitely would not admit her role in this.

“Yu, I don’t know what you are planning, but you have to know that Ying is my daughter. You ruining her name for an outsider is no different from ruining my name.” Qu Zhizhen didn’t want to listen to her explanation. He was already exhausted because of the traveling. After this long, exasperating day, he had lost all his patience.

“When Ying was a kid, it was you who made her half-blind because you didn’t let the servants take good care of her. And look at what you are doing right now. Yu, don’t you really think I’m an idiot?!” He turned around and left immediately.

No matter how loud and sorrowful her cry sounded, it couldn’t pull him back. Qu Zhizhen left her behind, feeling irritated. He used to think of Yu as a good wife who was gentle and considerate. It seemed like he overestimated her. He couldn’t believe that his own wife ruined the engagement approved by him and made him lose his face in front of the youngsters.

No one could keep a good mood in this situation.

“My lord… where are we going?” A young servant trotted to catch up with Qu Zhizhen and asked cautiously.

“The study!” Qu Zhizhen’s voice was cold.

He didn’t want to see Yu’s face at all for the next few days because it would remind him of Yue Wenhan’s irritating words. His implicit comparison between Yu Qingmeng, Xu Lipeng, and Ying’s situation and Qu Zhizhen’s own situation years ago upset him.

Were they really the same? Of course, it was not. His marriage, when to marry, whom to marry – every step was calculated by him in advance.

And he had always been firm about his own feelings. How could he be the same as that playboy, Xu Lipeng?

“Hai Lan, Hai Lan, what should I do? H-He insists on breaking off the engagement. What should I do? What will happen to Qingmeng?!” Seeing Qu Zhizhen walking away without any hesitation, Yu started to wail with grief.

Auntie Hai helped her sit on a chair and reassured her, “Second Madam, take it easy. Things have already happened, and since the master already made up his mind, just let it be!”

If this continued, it wouldn’t do any good to both families’ reputation.

“No, I can’t let Qingmeng lead a miserable life. The only person she can marry is Xu Lipeng right now, but Marchioness Yongning has never liked her. If she becomes his concubine, and the wife Xu Lipeng marries later is an aggressive one, her life will be ruined!” Yu wiped her tears as a vicious look appeared on her face. She pulled Auntie Hai closer and whispered, “Tomorrow, I will let someone trick Qu Moying into going out while you go find someone that can drag her name through the mud. Let’s see if she wants to marry Xu Lipeng or not after this.”