Under Ji Xiaowu's fuss, the engagement was finally terminated.
That day, Ji Xiaowu was severely beaten, so Ji Ling took his biological father to the house to talk secretly.
"Dad, the engagement is still terminated, right?"
Master Ji raised his eyebrows: "It's okay for your brother to mess around, why do you even say that? This marriage was decided by your aunt before she was alive. I personally promised to help her take care of her daughter. How can I cancel it?"
"Dad, this moment and the other moment." Ji Ling analyzed it for him in detail, "What was the situation when you and your aunt decided to get married? There is no cure for my cousin's apathy, and she looks like she will be stupid for the rest of her life. No one can help my aunt.
I can only place my hope in you. This is her loving motherly heart. But now? My cousin's illness has long been cured, and let's be honest, she may have done more than Xiaowu."
Mr. Ji was silent for a moment and said, "Don't you know, as a father? Isn't it for the sake of Xiao Wu that you are insisting on this marriage now? After canceling this marriage, he still wants to marry someone like your cousin? Back then Xiao Qi
Although he was ill, our two families got engaged, and now that Xiaoqi is well, it is our blessing."
Ji Ling thought to himself, his father is not completely stupid! Under normal circumstances, he is right to think so, but his cousin is obviously not under normal circumstances...
He asked: "Dad, do you know what your cousin did when he went to the northwest?"
Mr. Ji asked curiously: "Didn't you say that she went out to travel? You still persuade me that Xiao Qi has magical powers and is different from ordinary people."
At this point, Ji Ling could only admit: "Actually, I lied to you..."
"What's the meaning?"
Ji Ling said helplessly: "Not long before my cousin left the capital, Young Master Yang was demoted from the capital. Now His Royal Highness the King of Yue has returned to the capital, and she has also returned. Dad, didn't you expect that?"
Mr. Ji's eyes widened, he was stunned for a while, and then stood up suddenly: "How can this be done? How can this be done? Where is Xiaoqi? Ask her to come and let me ask her clearly!"
"Dad!" Ji Ling pushed him back, "You call your cousin here, what are you going to ask? Ask her if she has an affair with His Highness the King of Yue? Can you ask?"
Mr. Ji's face turned red: "That can't be... too much!"
Ji Ling thought he was going to be angry with Mingwei, but unexpectedly, Mr. Ji opened his mouth and cursed: "In the past, when others said he was doing nonsense, I just listened, but he actually abducted the daughter of his boudoir! No matter who he is, he can't do this.
It's something! No, I want to..."
"..." Ji Ling felt that he really didn't have to worry about his cousin, "What are you going to do? Come and question her? This kind of thing will bring a loss to the daughter's family. As long as a little rumor spreads, the cousin is the one who is in trouble. Don't say that he has a distinguished status now.
, even if he is a civilian man, it can only be regarded as a romantic affair."
Mr. Ji was so angry: "Then we suffered this loss in vain? Since you know, why didn't you stop it in the first place? Are there any brothers like you?"
Ji Ling touched her nose. Well, her cousin indeed had magical powers. Even he scolded her, but her father didn't even say a word about her.
He knows what Mingwei is doing. In the past two years, Mingwei's property has been in his hands. Along with Yang Shu, he has to ask questions from time to time. How can he not know what they are doing?
The business in Beijing is getting more and more popular, and the line goes all the way to the northwest. In addition to daily supplies, the money earned also has several destinations. A smart person like Ji Ling will know what is hidden behind it if he thinks about it for a moment.
He was also frightened. Forget about other things, why are you secretly cultivating an intelligence network?
When Yang Shu's life experience was made public, he finally figured this out.
Although Ji Ling read books from sages, they were not pedantic.
If it were anyone else, he would probably stay away from her, but what kind of temperament his cousin has, he trusts his own judgment more.
Because of this trust, he didn't ask or inquire more, he just waited patiently for the results.
Now that we know they are doing something big, we must not cause trouble now.
But this should not be said to his father. Ji Ling has already figured out what kind of temper his father has and how capable he is. In terms of knowledge, he is not ashamed of his position as a businessman. In terms of scheming... forget it, let's keep it a secret.
Come on.
"Dad, you should know something about my cousin's temperament. She dares to take a maid and run to the northwest. Can others easily fool her? Besides, she and Xiao Wu really don't get along. Take a look.
, Xiaowu is still like a child, can I honestly say that they deserve it?"
Mr. Ji muttered: "What's wrong with Xiao Wu? He's smart, good-looking, and sincere to people. In the past, he didn't study, and they said he was worthless. But now he is willing to study mystical arts, and there will be another one in the future."
A bright future ahead.”
Ji Ling thought to himself, it's a good thing Xiao Wu didn't hear what he said, otherwise, when his father praised him, he wouldn't have made a fuss about it?
"But Xiaowu doesn't like my cousin! He's still calling for a monk. What do you think we should do?"
"This is because he is young and hasn't figured it out yet!"
"Then how long will it take for him to figure it out? My cousin is not young anymore. She is not yet married at the age of eighteen. How long do you want her to wait?"
"This..." Mr. Ji was speechless.
Also, eighteen is already old enough, there is no reason to ask people to wait until they are twenty.
"Go give Xiao Wu another beating and see if he accepts it!"
Ji Ling didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and pressed her father again: "Dad! Have you never thought that Xiao Wu really wants to become a Taoist priest?"
Ji Ling was displeased: "Why do you say that? He's so good, why should he be a monk? He's not sick!"
"There are so many Taoist priests in the world, are they all sick? Dad, think about Taoist Master Xicheng. He also became a monk at a young age. There are some people in this world, although their goals are different from the general public, but we cannot say that they are abnormal..."
Ji Ling analyzed it carefully: "Xiaowu is determined to become a monk, and my cousin can't keep her waiting. Besides, how old is he? Since the Holy One has made him a king, it's impossible to ask him to be a bachelor again. You're stalling like this.
If you want to marry your cousin and ask him to marry someone else, what should you do with your cousin? This marriage was originally intended to help your aunt take good care of your cousin. Wouldn't it violate the original intention of delaying her like this?"
What he said was so reasonable that Mr. Ji didn't know how to refute it.
Ji Ling accepted it as soon as he was satisfied: "Think carefully whether this is true."
Two days later, Mr. Ji called Ji Xiaowu and asked him: "Do you really want to break off the engagement?"
Ji Xiaowu nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
"No regrets?"
“Absolutely no regrets!”
"you swear!"
"I swear!" Ji Xiaowu said what he should do if he could break off the engagement.
He really didn't want to be a cuckold and watch his cousin hook up with a wild man...
"Okay, then quit!" Mr. Ji is hopeless. After insisting on the engagement for so many years, he is the one who has failed his sister...
Ji Xiaowu was crazy with joy.
However, two days later, when he returned to Xuandu for a visit, he found that something was wrong.
A senior brother asked him with a smile: "Junior brother Ji, I heard that in order to become a monk, you didn't even want your beautiful cousin? Oh my, I heard that your cousin has been waiting for you for several years. How pitiful!"
Wait, who said that if you take the initiative to break off the engagement, your reputation will not be ruined? (To be continued)