Chapter 452 I Want to Marry Pei Qin (2)_1
All three were picked up by their families and brought home.
The Zhang family had been exhausted by the turmoil. Zhang Shiqian was expelled from the county school and left with a stain of theft on his reputation, making it difficult for him to achieve any scholarly honors in the future. The villagers’ gazes towards the Zhang family members had changed as well. After all the struggle to get into the county school with silver, not only did he fail to learn well, but he apparently picked up bad habits. Now the family’s resources were drained, his future prospects ruined, and finding a marriage match would also be challenging.
Zhang Shiqian hid at home, refusing to go out. He fluctuated between regretting having listened to Zhao Junchao and others in scheming against Pei Qin, and being furiously resentful towards Pei Qin for being cruel and ruthless, framing and entrapping him, and destroying his entire life.
Seeing that his mental state was abnormal, his family was also heartbroken. They locked him at home to recuperate, taking good care to restore his spirit.
Old Pei’s House formally proposed to annul the engagement.
Zhao Junchao was unwilling to marry Pei Wenlee and was even more indignant after having his engagement annulled and suffering torture in jail. His hatred deepened, and he was determined to make Old Pei’s House pay a price, steadfastly refusing to annul the engagement. He wanted Pei Wenlee to marry honestly into the Zhao family so he could torment her. And as for Pei Wenli and the people from the second concubine of Pei, he had no intentions of letting them off easily!
Old Pei’s House, citing Zhao Junchao’s bad character, forcefully called off the engagement.
Zhao Junchao was unwilling, and the Zhao family also disapproved. With Zhao Junchao having served time in prison, the stain on his reputation would make it hard to find a bride from a prosperous family in the future.
The two families became deadlocked, causing a commotion.
The villagers discussed among themselves, "Neither family is good! Their comeuppance is slowly arriving!"