Chapter 56 Coercion - Rebirth of the Noble Daughter

 Chapter 56 Coercion

Watching the two kneeling figures before him with eyes on the verge of bursting, Duke Wei wished a lightning bolt would strike them dead, sparing him the embarrassment of the Wei family.

Without waiting for Xiao Tingyi to speak, the Crown Prince spoke first in a cheerful tone.

"I didn't expect Master Liang and Miss Wei to have such affection for each other. Lord Wei, I can see that they are deeply in love. Why not just fulfill their wishes?"

The Sixth Prince stood behind him, frowning but not saying a word. His status was low, and he didn't dare to enjoy the spectacle in front of Duke Wei. Otherwise, he would surely face trouble later.

Ignoring the Crown Prince's words, Duke Wei fixed his gaze on Wei Lanxuan.

His eyes went through a myriad of emotions - shock, pity, helplessness, ruthlessness - before settling into calmness. He asked in a detached tone, "Lanxuan, have you thought this through?"

"Grandfather..."

With him asking like this, Wei Lanxuan suddenly felt uncertain. Her current glory was all thanks to the Wei family's support. If her grandfather abandoned her because of this marriage, would there still be a future for her?

"I'll ask you again, have you thought this through?"

Duke Wei didn't have the patience to witness this farce between the two lovers. For him, Wei Lanxuan was indeed the most suitable candidate for marriage in the family, but not the only one. If she insisted on this path, then abandoning her would be just a momentary decision.

Wei Lanxuan panicked, unsure of how to respond.

On the other hand, seeing her wavering like this, Liang Gongzi was afraid of things turning sour. He knelt beside Wei Lanxuan and bowed to Duke Wei, saying aloud, "Thank you, Lord Wei, for your understanding."

With the situation settled, Duke Wei looked at Wei Lanxuan and Liang Gongzi with no trace of the high expectations he had for Wei Lanxuan in the past. He spoke to them without any emotion.

"Get up. The Liang family will handle this matter themselves."

Then he sighed and bowed to Xiao Tingyi and the Crown Prince, saying, "Forgive me for the disturbance today, Your Highnesses. I'm not feeling well, so I won't keep you for a meal. Please forgive me."

Making a decisive move to leave, Xiao Tingyi nodded slightly and said to Yang Zhao, "Let's go."

"Yes." Following the order, Yang Zhao took the cloak and draped it over Xiao Tingyi before leaving the place.

The Crown Prince was quite pleased and politely said to Duke Wei, "Then I'll await the wedding banquet at the mansion. Please excuse me."

Duke Wei remained noncommittal.

Kneeling, Liang Gongzi bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."

At this moment, any additional support was welcome. By publicly promising marriage in front of so many people, Wei's family would not easily renege on their word.

Seeing Liang Gongzi, Xu Mingyue's disdain was evident to everyone.

Feeling sorry for her friend, Bai Siruo said, "Well, then we'll take our leave." She pulled Xu Mingyue and Feng Jinyao and walked out. Bai Sihan, seeing the situation, knew she wouldn't have a chance to stay behind even if she wanted to, so she had to pick up her skirt and leave as well.

The Sixth Prince sighed sadly, but he had no position to speak and silently left.

When only Liang Gongzi and Wei Lanxuan were left in the pavilion, her sorrowful emotions finally surfaced, and she cried loudly, collapsing into Liang Gongzi's arms.

"Gongzi, from now on, I only have you."

Her long eyelashes were already wet with tears, her cheeks marked with tear stains.

Liang Gongzi took a deep breath and comforted her.

"Lanxuan, I won't let you down."

Today's events were dangerous, but in the end, he still got the beauty.

No matter how Duke Wei disliked them now, after the wedding, they would still be a family. There would be no overnight grudges, so he felt quite happy.

After seeing off Xu Mingyue, Bai Siruo was worried about Feng Jinyao's health. Just now, Wei Lanxuan's collision with her was a life-threatening move, and she looked quite hurt. So, she got on the carriage with Feng Jinyao and instructed Bai Sihan to return home earlier.

Bai Sihan pouted. Sisterly love was deep indeed, but she'd better not get involved.

As the carriage swayed towards the Feng residence, Bai Siruo lifted the sleeve of Feng Jinyao's arm, and indeed, it was swollen and red. She felt sorry for her.

"You're too reckless. Thankfully, nothing serious happened. Otherwise, how could I explain to my uncle and aunt!"

Knowing that she genuinely cared for herself, Feng

Jinyao felt as sweet as if she had drunk honey.

"Don't worry, I had everything planned. She wouldn't dare to really die. It's just for show."

Bai Siruo agreed with this. Noble young ladies, while reputation was important, few would really be willing to die, especially after living a life of luxury and enjoyment.

Death was just a means to an end, sometimes just for a better life.

"After today, Xu Mingyue is out of danger. The Wei family got themselves into this mess, so they deserve it." Bai Siruo said indignantly and Feng Jinyao nodded in agreement.

In the previous life, although they also broke off the engagement, the favor had leaned towards the Liang family.

People's mouths were uncontrollable.

But if someone deliberately guided them, then the direction could be controlled by them.

"You should send a message to Miss Xu and tell her that she must act extremely sorrowful at home." Bai Siruo's eyes lit up, a smile playing on her lips.

"Are you suggesting..."

"Yes. Otherwise, with the Liang family's character, they might still shift the blame to Miss Xu, saying she's jealous and intolerant."

"Alright, I got it. Rest assured, if the old man knows about this, the good days of the Liang family might come to an end."

That old man held grudges very tightly, especially for his granddaughter and the orange cat he had raised by his side.

If he knew that his granddaughter was being bullied like this, would he be lenient?
Sure enough, after learning about the incident, Old Master Xu, who had been bedridden, suddenly improved. With an excited expression, he personally wrote a letter of withdrawal, filled with indignation and curses, and sent it back to the Liang family along with the betrothal gifts.

Not stepping into the door, they made a grand show of sending back the withdrawal letter and gifts. The speech was emotionally charged, filled with harsh words and openly returned the betrothal gifts and withdrawal letter to the Liang family.

No entry, no wedding. From now on, the Xu and Liang families had nothing to do with each other. The Liang family was also asked to check the list of gifts. If anything went wrong in the future, all the blame would fall on the Xu family.

Standing in front of the Liang family's gate, a steward sweating profusely, accompanied by a few trembling servants, despite the midwinter sun shining down, they couldn't stop shivering.

They had no idea about their master's secrets. Despite sending several notifications, no one came out to stop them. Seeing that they intended to stay inside without opening the gate, they were left to withstand the attacks from the Xu family and the gossip from the surrounding onlookers.

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