I fought back after reselling my engagement

The carriage entered Yueyang City. There were shops lining both sides of the street with wine flags waving. The sun was shining brightly with a gentle breeze. The mountains and rivers were nearby and the summer colors blended together.

Most women in Hunan Province have thin waists and graceful backs, but their facial features are not as beautiful as their bodies. If you only look at their backs, it's like a fairyland on earth, and they are all fairies. But when they turn their heads, most of them have dark skin, and the occasional fair-skinned one will have freckles and acne on both sides of the nose, which really affects their appearance.

Su Wulang said: "The rewards from the Emperor and the Ninth Princess were all sent to Yueyang Prefecture. My mother specially prepared a courtyard for you to live in when you arrive. Your rewards are all piled up in the private storehouse in the courtyard, and the maids and servants to serve are also ready..."

Su Mo was curious about what Zhen Su had experienced in the capital that led her to risk leaving the capital alone to live with her maternal grandfather and uncle. Although Su Jingzhai's eldest son and second son were not born from the same mother as Zhen Su's mother, they were blood relatives after all. How could they be so indifferent to Zhen Su and not care about her?

A servant had already returned to the Governor's Mansion to report that this time, not only the young master of the Su family in Jiangnan was received, but also the cousin who came with the young master Su.

My aunt-in-law asked repeatedly: "Cousin? Is it Princess Jiarou?"

The servant said, "Third Madam, it is her. She is safe and is traveling with Young Master Su."

The little aunt was overjoyed, "Okay, come, tell the old man that my cousin Jiarou has arrived safely! Go now!"

Su Jingzhai first received the emperor's imperial edict to award Zhen Su the title of "Princess Jiarou". A few days later, he received the news that his granddaughter had jumped into the river to protect her reputation after the Yueyang was captured by bandits. He could not eat or sleep for several days. If he had not been busy with official duties, he would have immediately taken people to the canal to look for her. He sent his trusted butler to lead the group to look for her, but they met the mighty general who was there recovering bodies and looking for people.

The housekeeper inquired with the mighty general and learned a lot of things, including what happened after Su Jingzhai and his son left Beijing. After returning to Yueyang Prefecture, the housekeeper cried and told him about the grievances and injuries suffered by his cousin. Su Jingzhai regretted so much that he blamed himself for sending his weak granddaughter back to the Zhen family, a place like that.

At this moment, he was in the government office, and heard the servants report that his granddaughter and Master Su Mo had traveled together and entered the city safely. "My colleagues, I have something to do at home, so I will go ahead."

The officials had heard that Su Jingzhai had a granddaughter who was quite loved by the empress and the ninth princess, so they made an exception and conferred her the title of princess. The princess had a good reputation, but in order to protect her reputation, she jumped into the canal. A few days ago, Su Jingzhai was gloomy every day and sent his servants to look for her in the area around the canal where the incident occurred, but to no avail.

When Su Jingzhai arrived, Su Shao and his wife, Su Mo and his servant were sitting in the flower hall. The third wife Cui was wiping her tears and hugging Zhen Su. The grandchildren Su Wulang, Su Qilang and Su Balang stood on the side, watching their mother and cousin cry. The youngest Su Balang's eyes were red. Su Qilang seemed to be angry, his body tense, and his fists clenched, as if he was going to hit someone.

Hearing the footsteps, everyone in the hall stood up quickly, looked at Su Jingzhai, and bowed and greeted him.

"Father!"

"Meet Grandpa!"

"Su Mo meets uncle!"

"Su Su greets Grandfather!"

Memories of past and present lives merged together. In the previous life, Zhen Su had parted with his grandparents in the capital and never saw them again until the end of his life. Now that he had seen them again after such a long absence, he was indescribably excited.

Su Jingzhai saw that it was Zhen Su. Compared with three years ago, her facial features and eyebrows looked more and more like his late wife Xiao Xie, and also very much like his daughter Su Wan who died young. His heart softened, and he stopped blaming her. He only said: "I'm glad you arrived safely. From now on, you can stay with your grandfather and your uncle."

Su Jingzhai said: "Mo'er, thanks to you master and servant, Su Su was able to escape danger this time."

Su Mo bowed, "It wasn't us who saved my cousin, but my cousin who saved us. That day, the pirates attacked the boat, and after we jumped into the canal, we fell ill, and my cousin had to run around to get doctors and medicine for us, and she took care of us for more than a month before we recovered."

Zhen Su said: "It was Master Su who saved Su Su's life. If I hadn't jumped into the canal, you master and servant would have had a way to protect yourselves. You jumped into the canal to save me."

Cui smiled and said, "Don't keep rescuing me. We are one family and we should keep separate opinions. Mr. Mo has worked hard on the journey. The guest house is ready. If you have anything to say, please take a good rest first. Please--"

Zhen Su had to have a few words with his grandfather and uncle.

After Su Mo walked away, Su Shao said, "Su Su, when my father and I left Beijing, we arranged a marriage for you. How come the marriage in the Marquis of Keleda Mansion became the third lady's?"

Zhen Su found out that Zhen Zhen, the eldest daughter of the Zhen family, was over sixteen years old but had not yet arranged a marriage. He became curious and asked his wet nurse and Chunyan to arrange it. He accidentally discovered that his stepmother Yu and Zhen Zhen were planning a marriage with someone. However, the information was incomplete. He only heard that "destroying people's innocence and reputation, and snatching away the marriage contract."

"Su Su didn't know that they were targeting me. During the Dragon Boat Festival, the mistress asked the nanny to go to the Su family to deliver gifts. I heard that the old housekeeper's old illness had relapsed, so I asked the nanny to take twenty taels of silver to the old housekeeper.

The wet nurse brought back a box and told me that the key was with me. When I opened the box and saw the marriage certificate, I thought about the vague information I had heard and I broke out in a cold sweat.

My wife and elder sister wanted to harm me. I was guilty of possessing a treasure. Not only could I not keep the engagement, but I might even lose my life. I didn’t dare let my family know that I had the marriage certificate and token. I wrote a letter to invite my second and third cousins ​​to meet. I deliberately added the words “Don’t regret if you don’t come”. When my third cousin came, I… gave her the marriage certificate and token…”

Zhen Su said that in her previous life, she was plotted by her stepmother and elder sister, her reputation was ruined, and she was abandoned by Zhen Yuan, so she had to marry a farmer in a hurry. "After giving the marriage certificate to my third cousin, at the flower viewing banquet in Zhou Mansion, my second aunt said that my third cousin was engaged to the son of Marquis Le Da. At that time, my eldest sister was so shocked that she talked nonsense, saying that the engagement was hers and that the son of Rong Wei was also hers. My grandmother sent her back to the mansion on the grounds that she was sick and confused.

Later, my father returned home and heard about this from my stepmother. My father asked angrily, saying that the marriage was originally between the Zhen family and the Rong family, how could it become someone else's. I asked my father how the eldest wife knew about the marriage contract? He said that he was drunk and let it slip. I told my father that the eldest wife did not allow my eldest sister to see a man, and had been waiting for the marriage certificate and token to appear so that she could take away the marriage contract. My father did not believe it, so he went to the ancestral hall to look for my eldest sister.

I followed behind and saw my father scolding my eldest sister. My eldest sister also admitted that she had a crush on Rong Wei and that she wanted to snatch the engagement. I thought my father would punish her, but I didn’t expect that my father wanted to protect her…”

Zhen Su stopped talking here.

Su Jingzhai looked at his three grandchildren and said, "Wulang, take your brothers down."

"Yes, grandfather."