Princess Sheng'an and the Duke's wife came very quickly, and it didn't take long for them to arrive at this pavilion.
Su Rong stood up and greeted the two of them, "The eldest princess, the Duke's wife."
The eldest princess of Sheng'an saw Su Rong from a long way away. Sitting across from the old man in the pavilion, she was not overwhelmed by the old man's military aura. She was not submissive, but had her own kind of
An aura of calmness.
The slender and graceful little girl looks very good from a distance and has a suitable temperament.
The eldest princess of Sheng'an nodded secretly in her heart. It can be seen that although this little girl was born and raised in Jiangning County, she was not raised to be indifferent to the world and careless about troubles.
Thinking of this, she frowned inwardly and asked for a marriage certificate, which showed that this marriage was probably not going to happen.
The Duke's wife did not expect that Su Rong would actually come to break off the engagement. After Zhou Gu finished the exam, she originally wanted to visit the princess's mansion again, but she was stopped by Princess Sheng'an, saying that in this case,
Just waiting for Su Rong to come.
Su Rong came to the door today, but she came to ask for a marriage certificate.
The Duke’s wife didn’t know what to say.
Princess Sheng'an stepped forward with a smile, stretched out her hand to hold Su Rong's hand, and scolded: "You kid, you don't have to be so polite." After she finished speaking, she looked at Su Rong carefully, and whispered: "Sure as your mother.
They are about five points alike."
Su Rong also laughed, "My mother passed away early, many years ago. I was still young at that time, so I can't remember her appearance clearly. My father and Uncle Xie both said that I look like my mother, and you do the same now."
He said, "So if I miss my mother from now on, it's enough to look at myself in the mirror."
This was funny. She actually didn't miss her mother that much. After all, the memory was too long ago.
The eldest princess of Sheng'an was really amused, and pulled her to sit down, "Over the years, I have been looking forward to you getting married, and the marriage between the two houses can be arranged. A month ago, Brother Gu came back from Jiangning County, and I heard him talk about love.
We get along very well and we are very happy.”
Su Rong couldn't bear to accept this, so she didn't answer it.
The eldest princess of Sheng'an looked at her and said, "Do you want to read the marriage document? I brought the marriage document over. Don't worry, it is signed by your mother and your father-in-law."
Su Rong said softly: "Princess, madam, I'm sorry, I'm here to break off the engagement."
Seeing her being so direct, the eldest princess of Sheng'an really had no room for change. "You kid, why did you break off the engagement? But what did the Duke's Palace do wrong? Or did Zhou Gu offend you? You just say it.
Come out and let’s improve.”
Su Rong shook his head, "It's not the Duke's Mansion and Zhou Gu's fault, it's me."
She really didn't want to deal with the eldest princess Sheng'an and was persuaded by her. She was already exhausted today. After dealing with Zhou Gu and the old protector, she exhausted all her strength. So, she looked at the old protector and said, "
Grandpa Zhou and I have just explained the reason. It is true that I want to break off the engagement. Please forgive me, Princess and Madam."
The eldest princess of Sheng'an glared at the old protector of the country, "How can you be so arbitrary about such a big matter as breaking off the engagement? Have you asked Brother Gu?"
The old Lord Protector said with a straight face, "I'm such an old man, and I can't make the decision? There's no need to ask him, he has no objection now. Since the little girl wants to break off the engagement, she can just break off the engagement. Even if she breaks off the engagement, she
We are still related to the Protectorate, so she agreed, and from now on we will help each other and go about our daily lives."
Princess Sheng'an had nothing to say this time and looked at Su Rong, "Hey, you kid."
She turned around and said helplessly to the duchess: "Take out the marriage certificate and tokens!"
The Duke's wife could only nod, took out the marriage certificate and tokens from her sleeves, and placed them on the table.
Su Rong looked down and saw that the token given by her mother was also a piece of jade, but this piece was black jade, while the jade pendant from the Duke Protector's Palace that she took from Xie Yuan was made of warm jade. In short, a piece of jade is suitable for women.
Wear it, one piece is suitable for men to wear.
It can be seen that both parties were very serious when they agreed to get married.
She whispered: "The marriage certificate and tokens I brought were left in the study."
The old Protector waved his hand, "Go and call Zhou Gu and bring the marriage certificate and tokens here."
The eldest princess of Sheng'an glanced at the old protector. The two of them had supported her for a lifetime. Naturally, she knew what she meant. She wanted to confirm with Zhou Gu one last time whether he would withdraw from the marriage.
The Duke's wife immediately stood up and said, "My daughter-in-law, go and shout."
She also wanted to take the opportunity to ask her son what was going on, didn't he like to care? Why did he agree when Su Rong came to break off the engagement?
Ever since he said "Go away" to Su Rong, Zhou Gu stood there and never moved again.
The Duke's wife pushed the door in and saw her son, standing there very quietly. His whole body seemed to blend with the furnishings in the study, becoming a motionless thing.
She shouted, "Brother Gu!"
Zhou Gu slowly turned his head and looked at the Duke's wife who came in without saying anything.
The Duke's wife immediately said: "If you don't agree to break off the engagement, you have one last chance to stay."
When it comes to understanding her son, she knows her son very well. If she didn't like him, he would have long been clamoring to break off the engagement. When he came back from Jiangning County, not only did he not mention breaking off the engagement, but he was still waiting for the scientific examination to be completed to accompany her to Jiangning County to discuss the marriage.
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Zhou Gu's voice was hoarse, "What to keep?"
He sneered, "Can I just keep it?"
He stood up and said, "She said she doesn't like me."
The Duke's wife disagreed with this, "If you don't like it, will she give you those expensive clothes and fabrics? Mother originally wanted to ask, but it's hard to ask now."
When Zhou Gu mentioned the clothes and fabrics, he remembered what Su Rong had said to her. He said to the Duke of Guo with a cold face: "I will return the gifts. The clothes and fabrics she gave me will be the same as Jiang Sheng's.
The apology was paid, and she even returned the peach wood hairpin I gave her."
The Duke's wife was shocked, "Is the calculation so clear?"
"She wants to make the calculation so clearly. She said she doesn't want us to have anything to do with each other in the future. I will marry another person in the future, and she will marry another person in the future. The implications will be unclear and cause misunderstandings." Zhou Gu said angrily: "Who is willing to have another misunderstanding with her?
.”
The Duke's wife didn't expect that the conversation would come to this point, and she couldn't say anything to dissuade her for a while, "Then, your grandfather asked you to send the marriage certificate and tokens to the pavilion outside. You... if not, I will take them there?"
"I'll go." Zhou Gu reached out and picked up the marriage certificate and tokens on the table, then stared at the peach wood hairpin, then picked it up and stuffed it into his sleeve.
Zhou Gu walked out of the study. Although his eyes were still cold, his face had lost all expression. He went straight to the pavilion and placed the marriage letter and tokens on the table.
The old Duke Protector and the eldest princess Sheng'an both glanced at him, and then turned to the Duke's wife. The Duke's wife secretly sighed and said nothing.
The old Protector spread out the two marriage documents and said to Su Rong: "Both of us destroyed the marriage documents in front of us. From today on, the engagement will be deemed null and void."
After he finished speaking, he said to Su Rong: "You have to remember what you said. We will treat each other as relatives from now on. Although the engagement cannot be concluded, there is no need to become enemies. You and Brother Gu will treat each other as brothers and sisters from now on."
Su Rong followed Shan Ruliu and called Zhou Gu, "Brother Zhou."
Zhou Gu twitched the corner of his mouth, but did not respond or call back.
Su Rong was self-aware. She had offended people so much and done such an outrageous thing. Naturally, she did not expect Zhou Guru to treat her like he did before. She decisively picked up the marriage book, folded the two books together, worked together with her hands, and folded the two books.
She gently rubbed the marriage documents, but in a moment, the two marriage documents turned into crumbs and fell from between her fingers. In a moment, she spread her hands and a handful of red and pink confetti fell on the table.
The old Protector smiled and said, "Not bad, not bad. Where did you learn this skill?"
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this requires internal strength. This little girl is telling him to rest assured that she can protect herself.
Su Rong said softly: "An old doctor at Huichun Hall has passed away. He once had a unique skill of rubbing medicine. I saw how good he was, so I asked him to do it. Later, he couldn't bear my grinding and taught me.
"
The old protector of the country stroked his beard and nodded, "The medical skills of the doctors at Huichun Hall are well-deserved."
After the matter was settled, Su Rong did not intend to stay any longer, so she stood up and said, "Grandpa Zhou, princess, madam, the matter is settled, I will take my leave."
The old Protector urged him to stay, "Have lunch in the mansion before leaving."
Princess Sheng'an also grabbed her and said, "I'll leave later."
The duchess said: "I have already ordered the kitchen to prepare. You kid must have lunch."
Su Rong thought to herself that she really couldn't eat this lunch, and she couldn't eat it. She felt that the people in the Duke's Mansion might not be able to eat it today, so she politely declined: "Let's go some other time, my eldest brother is here
During the scientific research in the capital, I have to take good care of you from the Duke Protector's Office. I will visit you again with my eldest brother some day."
The implication is that today I am mainly here to break off the engagement.
The old Protector agreed, "That's fine, you kid." He stood up and said, "I'll take you out."
Su Rong quickly said: "There's no need for you to send me there. That's not possible. I can just walk by myself. I know the way."
Even if His Majesty comes in person, the old Lord Protector may not be able to deliver it in person, right? She can't afford it.
At this time, Zhou Gu said: "I picked him up when he came, and I will send him off."
Su Rong suddenly fell silent.
The old Protector had no objection. Hearing this, he sat back down and said, "Okay, you go and see me off."
