Compared to Ye Xuanchen's appreciation, Jiang Yucheng was both angry and worried.
Although he was also angry with An Yuanxiu, he was wavering between his two daughters.
When he previously expressed his anger towards An Yuanxiu, it was merely a pretense to vent his dissatisfaction; he did not dare to be truly angry.
After all, An Yuanxiu is the heir of the Duke of Anguo's mansion. If he really angers him, and the Duke of Anguo files a complaint against him, then he, a third-rank official, cannot bear the consequences.
Seeing An Yuanxiu's face contorted with anger by his eldest daughter, Jiang Yucheng was very worried that it would affect his future.
So he quickly spoke up and scolded his eldest daughter: "Jiang Luoxue, shut up and apologize to the An family right now."
Jiang Luoxue stood still, and rolled her eyes without caring about her scumbag father's feelings at all.
"What's there to apologize for? What did I do wrong? He was the one who wanted to break off the engagement with me before, and now he wants to marry me again."
"Shouldn't this hypocrite who breaks his promise and profits from it be condemned?"
"If he can break off the engagement, then I can naturally refuse it too. This engagement must be called off."
An Yuanxiu's temper flared up: "You want to break off the engagement? I won't. Jiang Luoxue, you're going to marry me."
Ye Xuanchen's eyes turned cold upon hearing this. He found An's words extremely offensive and disliked them intensely.
Just as he was about to reprimand him, he saw Jiang Luoxue give An Yuanxiu a sinister smile and utter some shocking words.
"If you dare to force me to marry you, I'll make sure you're impotent for life!"
"If you want to become a eunuch in the palace, I'd be happy to grant your wish."
Ye Xuanchen was stunned. This girl is fierce!
An Yuanxiu felt a chill in his crotch and angrily pointed at her: "How dare you!"
"There's nothing in this world that I, Jiang Luoxue, wouldn't dare to do!" Jiang Luoxue's eyes were icy cold, and she didn't seem to be joking at all.
An Yuanxiu was startled by her gaze and was speechless for a moment.
Just as the stalemate was at hand, a sharp voice rang out.
"Miss Jiang, you have quite the nerve!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a woman dressed in fine clothes and with an angry face walked into the hall, supported by a servant.
"Mother, you've come!" An Yuanxiu was delighted to see the woman and went over to help her.
He knew that once he came to the Minister's residence to discuss the annulment of the engagement, his servants would report back and his mother would surely come over. He didn't expect it to be so soon.
Lady Anguo heard from her servants that her son wanted to break off his engagement with Jiang Luoxue. She was worried that breaking off the engagement would damage the reputation of the Duke's mansion, so she rushed over to try to stop him.
Unexpectedly, upon arriving, she overheard Jiang Luoxue threatening her son.
This made her very unhappy, and she completely hated Jiang Luoxue.
"A woman actually threatened and insulted her fiancé like that. Your future is truly outrageous. If word gets out, people will laugh at you."
The woman's sharp gaze shot towards Jiang Luoxue, wishing she could make her kneel down and admit her mistake on the spot.
Okay, okay, you're going to start by insulting her, aren't you!
Jiang Luoxue said with a half-smile, "What a future 'sky' you've set up! The Duchess probably doesn't know how many people your son's 'sky' protects!"
But don't worry, I won't exist in his "sky," because I am my own sky!
"If you're afraid of being scolded and laughed at, then hurry up and break off the engagement. Do you want to keep the engagement going until the New Year?"
The Duchess was so angry that her face turned ashen. "You... what a big mouth you have! Aren't you afraid of biting off more than you can chew?"
Jiang Luoxue retorted fiercely, not to be outdone.
"I don't have any other skills, but I can handle things. No matter how strong the wind blows, I dare to grab it and have some fun."
Jiang Yucheng sensed that things were not going well, but he couldn't control his eldest daughter.
To avoid escalating the argument, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and jog over to pay his respects to the Duchess.
"Jiang Yucheng pays his respects to the Duchess!"
Chu Lianxin and Jiang Ruzhu immediately followed and respectfully bowed to the woman, saying, "Greetings, Duchess!"
The other servants also bowed.
Apart from Ye Xuanchen and his men, who stood with their backs to the Duchess of Anguo, Jiang Luoxue was the only one in the entire hall who showed no intention of bowing.
Receiving the Duchess's angry gaze, she met her eyes directly, without the slightest fear in her gaze.
The Duchess sneered, "Minister Jiang, your eldest daughter is truly well-mannered!"
"You didn't even bother to come over and pay your respects to your future mother-in-law! You've got quite the airs!"
Jiang Yucheng quickly apologized, "My daughter is unruly and has made the Duchess laugh at her."
After saying that, he roared at Jiang Luoxue, "You unfilial daughter, come over here and apologize to the Duchess!"
Jiang Luoxue ignored her scumbag father and instead spoke sarcastically to the woman: "Madam, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. I have absolutely no relation to your son, and you are not my mother-in-law. Whether I am well-mannered or not is none of your concern."
"You should eat less salt all day long, look how idle you are!"
"You...!" The Duchess was so angry that her face twisted in anger.
"As expected of a merchant's daughter, she's just not presentable."
Jiang Ruoxue sneered. Although Liu was not her biological mother, she was considered her mother because she was using the original owner's body.
That old hag dares to curse her mother; she's asking for trouble.
Never one to suffer a loss, she looked at the Duchess with disdain and said sarcastically, "A person who can say such things is obviously not a good person."
"It seems like she's just gotten older but not smarter."
"I don't think you're any better than a girl from a merchant family."
"No wonder An Yuanxiu is so stupid. I was wondering who he took after. Turns out he inherited it from you, Duchess!"
snort!
If this old peacock dares to curse her own mother, she'll curse her until she doubts the meaning of life.
The Duchess was furious and pointed at the girl who dared to scold her, shouting at her.
"How dare you insult a noblewoman in front of everyone!"
Born into a prominent family, she was pampered by her stepmother, younger brother, and younger sister when she was still in her maternal home. After marrying the Duke of Anguo, her status became even more extraordinary, and no one dared to offend her. This made her increasingly arrogant and disdainful of others.
No one has ever dared to insult her like that before, let alone a junior. Today, if i don't teach this woman a lesson, i'll show her what proper etiquette is.
"Guards! Smash her mouth!"
"Yes, Madam!" Two strong and sturdy maids were about to pounce on Jiang Luoxue fiercely.
"I'll see who dares to touch her!"
Ye Xuanchen stood there with his hands behind his back, looking at the two maids with icy eyes, as if he were looking at a dead man.
Having been on the battlefield, he exuded a terrifying aura, successfully frightening the two maids so much that they stood frozen in place, too afraid to make a move.
An Yuanxiu knew that his mother was a woman confined to the inner quarters and rarely had the opportunity to see men outside the home. In addition, she was always arrogant and never looked people in the eye, so she definitely wouldn't recognize the person in front of her as Ye Xuanchen.
To avoid causing trouble, he hurriedly tried to remind her, "Mother, this is...!"
Unfortunately, before he could finish speaking, the Duchess, who hadn't recognized the person in front of her, started to act arrogantly.
"And who are you, daring to meddle in Madam's affairs!"
"You'd better get out of my way, or I'll beat you up too!"
An Yuanxiu's face paled. He glanced at the man's icy expression and anxiously tried to remind him, "Mother, don't say anything more, he is...!"