Chapter 3: I Want to Call Off the Engagement

As Qin Bi walked, she cried, calculating in her heart how to call off the engagement.

Must call off the engagement, must.

Qin Lang and the children of the Fourth Branch followed. In the flower hall of the front courtyard, the people of the Second Branch showed joy on their faces, somewhat fortunate that it was someone from the Second Branch. They had thought Qin He could only be like this, but who would have thought she could still join the Duke's Manor as a co-wife.

With the Yan Guogong Manor as a backer, following Qin He, why worry about not having a good future?

He Yan sat for a while and then stood up to leave, his face showing no joy or anger.

Qin He stammered and said: "Your things, why don't you take them back?"

Making a scene over such small things was shameful.

He Yan didn't care and said: "No need."

The people of the Yan Guogong Manor left. Qin Yan sighed, giving up on one sister and lifting up another. Only he, as the Heir, understood the various feelings. Having already made a choice, this was all he could do.

Qin Bi cried as she went to find her legitimate mother, He Shi, and her father, Qin Di, the fourth legitimate son of the Old Marquis of the Qin Yan Marquis Manor. In the main courtyard of the Fourth Branch, the concubine-born sons and daughters had varied expressions. The second legitimate son of the Fourth Branch, Qin Xun, went to the main hall in the front courtyard to call his parents back.

Once inside the house, there was also Qin Lang from the Third Branch.

Qin Bi cried sadly, unable to stop. It was too stifling.

He Shi and Qin Di sat in the main seats. He Shi was displeased; today was for exchanging gifts, and crying and wailing like this—what did it look like?

"What's going on?" He Shi was born from the Yan Guogong Manor, dignified and grand.

He Shi is He Yan's aunt and also Qin Bi's legitimate mother.

Qin Bi felt terrible now. In two lifetimes, she had never been slapped in the face like this. In this life, she was a concubine-born daughter, living cautiously, but so what? It stifled her so much she wanted to die.

"I want to call off the engagement." Qin Bi said while crying.

He Shi stiffened. Qin Bi had always been unwilling about this marriage, but her maiden family had begged and begged. He Yan was a powerful official before the Emperor, and she had to consider her son's future and rely on her maiden family.

Having no choice, He Shi had to agree.

Qin Bi also agreed. These past few years, the Fourth Branch hadn't had it easy. He He Shizi of the Rong Prince had no intention of marrying, and the other concubine-born daughter of similar age had already married. Qin Di and his wife couldn't fathom the Heir of the Rong Prince's intentions.

There was no hope from the Heir of the Rong Prince, so they could only rely on He Shi's maiden family.

They had only been betrothed for such a short time, and now they wanted to call it off. Both husband and wife were somewhat confused.

Qin Tang stepped forward and explained the situation. Qin Di and He Shi were instantly furious, their faces aching. Many years ago, Qin Di might have cherished this marriage with the Yan Guogong Manor, but after being slapped in the face repeatedly, Qin Di was burning with rage.

Qin Di glared at He Shi. He Shi gripped her handkerchief tightly. Calling off the engagement was definitely impossible. If they called it off, their family couldn't rely on the Rong Prince's Manor, and she wouldn't be able to go to her maiden family, the Yan Guogong Manor, either.

He Yan brought misfortune to his wives and had no children; this fate was the heart disease of the Yan Guogong Manor.

Qin Di knew that calling off the engagement was impossible, so he suppressed his anger and said to He Shi: "Go to your maiden family and tell your brother and sister-in-law that they can marry my daughter, but a co-wife is absolutely out of the question."

He Shi agreed. Qin Bi couldn't help but feel sad, her head somewhat dazed. She only wanted to call off the engagement: "I'm not willing, I want to call off the engagement."

When these words were spoken, everyone fell silent. This engagement could not be called off.

Qin Xun advised her: "Just stop him from marrying a co-wife."

How could Qin Bi not understand that the Qin Yan Marquis Manor had no real power in the imperial court? It was just a fallen Marquis Manor that could only cling to the Yan Guogong Manor. As long as He Yan didn't marry a co-wife, this was the bottom line for the Fourth Branch of the Marquis Manor.

Anything more would be wishful thinking; no one would follow her wishes.

He Shi sighed and said to Qin Bi after a long time, feeling exhausted: "Go back and think about it. This engagement cannot be called off."

Qin Bi cried once and also felt her body couldn't hold up, returning to her courtyard in a daze.

She felt cold in her heart and all over her body. Upon returning, she went to bed and slept.

With such a face-slapping marriage stuck in her heart, how could Qin Bi sleep? Thinking about the stifling nature of her transmigration, she might as well have died. She had shamed the transmigrators. She had also thought about being like other transmigrators and getting something.

Back then, she wanted to get some delicious food, and the Heir of the Rong Prince said to her: "Nonsense."

With one sentence, the delicious food was off the table.

Later, Qin Bi wanted to farm, and the Heir of the Rong Prince said she had ulterior motives.

As for the Heir, he was a powerful official by the Emperor's side. Qin Bi didn't have a single piece of land.

Qin Bi had also thought about going into the mountains to find something, like spiritual plants, but with one sentence from the Heir, there was no carriage and no maid. As a young lady of the Marquis Manor, she couldn't leave the house, and she couldn't even pluck a leaf of a spiritual plant.

Coupled with the Heir of the Yan Guogong, both Heirs looked at her with displeasure. Not to mention she had no ability, even if she had ten thousand abilities, she couldn't use them. Yet, this transmigrator Qin He could do anything.

Making colored glaze, making soap—Qin He lived a flourishing life.

It was hopeless. The more she thought, the more uncomfortable Qin Bi felt, crying aggrievedly under the quilt. Her concubine-born younger sister Qin Han had married, and she was the only one living in this courtyard. The little maid couldn't help her and would only hide and listen to her cry.

As a concubine-born daughter, she had transmigrated in vain.

Qin Bi hated so much she wanted to hit someone, but thought, forget it.

Qin Bi was ill, her whole person listless and muddled, making a scene about wanting to annul her engagement.

The entire Qin Yan Marquis Manor was silent. This marriage could not be called off. No matter how much of a scene Qin Bi made, it was useless. Qin Bi couldn't eat or sleep, and when she woke up, she was dazed and had a headache. Her body was consuming itself day by day.

The little maid said from the side: "Miss, isn't it just a co-wife? You aren't at a loss."

Qin Bi was older than Qin He, not as young as Qin He, and not as capable as Qin He. Being able to marry the Heir of the Duke's Manor was simply climbing as high as one could climb. What else was there to be unsatisfied about?

Qin Bi's brain was dazed, but not so much that she couldn't see through the little maid's thoughts: "Get out."

The little maid left resentfully. Pretentious.

Qin Bi smiled bitterly. Even a maid dared to play tricks on her.

Thinking about it, she hated again, closed her eyes, and thought, might as well die.

The Third Branch's Lady, Zhu Shi, came to see Qin Bi. Qin Bi was close to her. After all, she had followed the Third Branch and worked outside for several years. Being around her often, there were feelings. Qin Bi hadn't even opened her mouth before she started crying.

"Third Aunt, call off the engagement for me." Qin Bi wiped away her tears, feeling aggrieved: "I'll go with you, and never come back to Jingcheng again. I don't have the heart to climb high."

Qin Bi cried sadly, and Zhu Shi felt uncomfortable too: "This isn't a matter of climbing high or not."

He He Shizi of the Yan Guogong brought misfortune to his wives, and only Qin Bi was unaffected. It was seen during the previous marriage discussion. Later, Qin He suddenly learned many things and stood out in the Marquis Manor, so the Heir of the Yan Guogong changed his mind and chose Qin He of the Second Branch.

But when Qin Bi left with their Third Branch, in Jingcheng, Qin He nearly died.

At that time, the Marquis Manor, the Duke's Manor, and the Rong Prince's Manor tried every method, but Qin He just wouldn't wake up. Finally, the marriage contract was annulled, and Qin He woke up inexplicably. He Yan bringing misfortune to wives had no effect on Qin Bi, so how could this marriage be called off?

Qin Lang came with Zhu Shi, sitting by the window, looking outside without speaking.

Zhu Shi advised Qin Bi for a long time and sighed: "Don't blame your Third Aunt for speaking unpleasantly. No matter the reason you're marrying, as long as the two families are joined, it's good for your father and brothers."

He Yan was a powerful official. How could Qin Bi not understand this point? But she didn't give a damn about these things; she was so angry she was dying. ===== CHAPTER 4 =====