HCB Chapter 430 The engagement is canceled
Chapter 430 The engagement is canceled
Emperor Xuanyuan's face turned a little ugly. No matter what happened, Cheng Kun did not go to welcome the bride. It was a fact. Li Xiaoxiao was the victim in this matter, and it was reasonable for her to make such a request.
And if the edict was not withdrawn, just as Li Xiaoxiao said, Cheng Kun would be considered to have disobeyed the imperial order, and disobeying the imperial order would result in a sentence. The prime minister had been an official in the court for many years, and it would not be easy to punish his son for this matter. So, the edict should be withdrawn as Li Xiaoxiao said. In just a moment, Emperor Xuanyuan had an idea in his mind.
"Okay, let's do as you said. Cheng Kun's failure to marry you has also damaged your reputation. The betrothal gift the Prime Minister gave you before can be considered as compensation. No one can mention this matter again in the future."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Xiaoxiao's smile deepened. She was just thinking about how to ask him to leave the betrothal gift to her, but she didn't expect the emperor to take the initiative to ask for it. Of course, it couldn't be better.
On the other hand, the Prime Minister's constipated expression was really funny. The betrothal gift to Li Xiaoxiao was not a small amount. When he gave the betrothal gift, he didn't know this kind of thing would happen. In order to save face, he picked out the best things to send. Now he regretted it so much.
Soon an imperial decree came out from the palace, announcing the engagement between Li Xiaoxiao and Cheng Kun.
It was not until the evening that Cheng Kun slowly woke up. He had been lying in bed all day and felt dizzy. When he woke up, he found himself in his own bed. Didn’t he go to the brothel? How come he slept in his own home?
Looking at the sky outside, wondering if it was almost dawn, he immediately became energetic and happy. Thinking that he would have to pick up Li Xiaoxiao later, he became excited.
After waiting for so many days, it finally happened. However, it was already this late and no one came to bring him wedding clothes. He was the groom today.
"Someone, bring me my wedding dress." Cheng Kun shouted outside.
After a while, a servant finally pushed the door open, but he was not his personal servant. They usually served each other.
Just when he was puzzled, he saw the Prime Minister striding in with an extremely ugly expression.
Cheng Kun didn't understand and subconsciously took two steps back. He was standing beside the bed and had no where to retreat to. Seeing the prime minister coming to him, he was about to ask a question when the prime minister raised his hand and slapped him hard in the face.
She knocked him down on the bed and said, "You evil creature, look at what you have done. You have brought shame to my Prime Minister's Mansion."
The prime minister tried his best to endure it with his fists clenched. If the man in front of him was not his son, he would have made him live a life worse than death. The silver given to Li Xiaoxiao, plus the money given to Zhou Lingfei, totaled more than ten thousand taels. That was more than ten thousand taels.
Cheng Kun was slapped for no reason, and he had no idea what he had done wrong to make his father so angry.
"Dad, why did you hit me?" Cheng Kun asked cautiously, covering his beaten face with his hands.
"Do you know what day it is today?" The Prime Minister's voice was squeezed out from between his teeth.
"I know. Today is my wedding day." How could he forget this? He had been looking forward to this day for many days.
"Then let me ask you again, do you know what time it is now?"
"Now." Cheng Kun looked at the sky outside. When he woke up just now, it was almost dawn outside. Why did it seem darker now? He said uncertainly, "Maybe at the hour of Mao."
"Hehe, let me tell you now, it's the You hour and it will be dark soon." The Prime Minister's eyes seemed to be spitting fire when he said this. How could he give birth to such a stupid son?
"No, it's impossible." Cheng Kun couldn't believe it. He quickly got up from the bed and ran to the window.
When he woke up, he could still see the leaves swaying outside, but now he could see nothing. It was pitch black, and there was a light in the distance. He knew without guessing that it was an oil lamp.
"How could this happen?" Cheng Kun was petrified. It all seemed like a dream. He had only slept for a while, but when he woke up it was already the next night. Who could tell him what was going on?
What about Li Xiaoxiao? Did you marry her?
"You knew what day it was, but you went to a brothel to drink and not come back all night. I carried you back from the brothel, and you were drunk and unconscious. I don't know how many ways I tried, but you just wouldn't wake up."
"I asked Changfeng to go to the wedding on your behalf. Li Xiaoxiao not only refused to get on the bridal sedan, but also reported your father to the emperor. Now your engagement with her has been cancelled. Are you satisfied now?"
The prime minister was so angry that he laughed at the end. What a big deal! He was shooting himself in the foot.
When Cheng Kun heard the news, it was like a bolt from the blue. The engagement was cancelled. He had put in so much effort to get this, how could it be cancelled so easily? He disagreed.
"Dad, I'm going to find Li Xiaoxiao. I want to explain to her that this is all a misunderstanding."
"If you dare to go, I will break your legs and remove you from the family tree. You have embarrassed me once, and you want me to embarrass you a second time. Why did I give birth to a loser like you?"
Seeing Cheng Kun's refusal to repent, the prime minister was so angry that he almost fainted. He should not have agreed to this marriage in the first place.
"Dad, I really like Li Xiaoxiao. Please let me go." Cheng Kun knelt on the ground.
Seeing how useless he was, kneeling down to him for a woman, she became so angry that she slapped him twice, making loud slapping sounds.
"I don't want to marry you at all. Stop daydreaming here. Someone take the young master to the ancestral hall and don't allow him to eat for three days and three nights. Anyone who dares to disobey will be beaten to death."
After giving the explanation, the prime minister left in rage.
Only Cheng Kun was left, pounding the ground with his fist in anger, regretting his decision so much that his intestines turned green. Why did he have to go to the brothel on the first night of his wedding when he could have gone at any other time?
He remembered that he didn't drink much last night and he didn't want to go at that time, but brothers Si Chengren and Si Chengyi insisted on dragging him along.
He also said that after getting married, you can no longer visit brothels casually, and you must have a good time.
So he agreed to them in a fit of excitement, but he didn't expect so many troubles to arise. The Li Xiaoxiao, whom he had been thinking about so much, actually passed him by.
It’s all Si Chengren and Si Chengyi’s fault. Now that the engagement has been cancelled, it’s impossible for them to marry Li Xiaoxiao again.
You two actually hurt me to this extent. Just wait, I will make you two pay the price. Cheng Kun's eyes flashed with anger.
Soon someone brought Cheng Kun into the ancestral hall. Due to the Prime Minister's order, no one brought him food, so Cheng Kun starved for three days and three nights. He blamed all the faults on Si Chengren and Si Chengyi.
I secretly swore that when he came out, I would take revenge on them.
Li Xiaoxiao was in a very happy mood. All the troubles she had suffered for so many days were finally solved at once, and she also got so much money for free. Anyone would be happy.
When she returned to Si's house, she saw from afar that Sun and Li Dahai were waiting at the door.