She Holds the World After Being Reborn-Chapter 345 - 344: Even if it costs me my life, I’m calling off this marriage!

Chapter 345: Chapter 344: Even if it costs me my life, I’m calling off this marriage!

Shen Shuyun observed Yan Wanqing’s expression carefully.

She saw that her expression was indifferent, showing no excessive reaction to her own words.

This made Shen Shuyun feel bored.

"With anyone else, this matter might indeed seem strange, but when linked to Song Huaxu, it’s no longer surprising," Yan Wanqing said slowly, looking up at Shen Shuyun’s face, which was almost identical to Song Ning’s. She reached out to touch her own cheek, her voice growing firm, "I’ve met her; you really do look exactly alike."

Shen Shuyun felt goosebumps all over her body and took two steps back.

"I am me, Miss. Please don’t say I look like someone else again." She was a bit unreconciled, "Besides, she should have died over twenty years ago. Who knows what kind of thing came back to life inside that shell, maybe some lonely ghost or wandering spirit."

"There’s indeed that possibility," Yan Wanqing thought about it and actually agreed with Shen Shuyun’s statement.

Shen Shuyun stuck out her tongue, "Exactly, Miss shouldn’t say that I resemble her anymore." She suddenly thought of something, tiptoeing quietly, "Miss, I have to tell you, there’s a spot on my body that’s different from that Song Ning. You mustn’t tell anyone. If anything special happens in the future, Miss, you must rely on this to recognize me."

Shen Shuyun whispered something into Yan Wanqing’s ear, then stood up straight with a slightly shy expression, "You must keep it a secret, only you and I know about this."

Yan Wanqing nodded seriously, "Alright."

"If... there’s nothing else, I’ll go down then."

"Go on."

...

Marquis Residence.

Huai Yu had just entered.

And was grabbed by two sturdy nursemaids.

She looked up in surprise at Wu Zhen, her brow furrowed, "Mother?" She didn’t understand why her mother was treating her this way.

Wu Zhen glanced at her from head to toe, her expression somber.

"What were you just doing?"

"I didn’t do anything; just went out for some air," Huai Yu struggled but couldn’t break free, and her expression grew uglier.

Wu Zhen sneered, "A servant saw you enter the house across the way. What did you go to Yan Wanqing for? Did you go to cancel the engagement!"

Huai Yu was stunned for a moment, immediately looking toward Wu Bie standing beside the tree. She stared at him in disbelief.

But Wu Bie didn’t dare to meet her gaze and averted his eyes.

Seeing this, Huai Yu chuckled lightly as she faced her mother squarely, "You already know, so why ask me? Every corner of the Marquis Residence is filled with your spies, even those around me!"

"How dare you! Is this how you speak to your elders? Has all the upbringing from your childhood gone to the dogs!" Wu Zhen’s face turned cold as she came up to Huai Yu and scolded her harshly.

Huai Yu stiffened her neck and kept silent.

At this point, she didn’t want to say another word. Regarding the entire Marquis Residence, regarding her own life, she couldn’t make any decisions.

But concerning Yan Wanqing.

She was very glad that she had just sent the papers to dissolve the marriage.

At present, Yan Wanqing had no more connection to her or to the Marquis Residence.

"Now, go back to Yan Wanqing and get the papers back, or I will disown you as a son!" Wu Zhen said naturally to Huai Yu. freewёbnoνel.com

In Wu Zhen’s eyes, Huai Yu had always been compliant with her words since childhood.

Today’s behavior must be because she had been in contact with Yan Wanqing frequently recently, so she must have been beguiled by her.

"You should be clear about the responsibility on your shoulders. As the Marquis of the Residence, have you forgotten all the painstaking teachings of your mother from a young age?! Are you living up to the final exhortation your father gave on his deathbed?!"

The final exhortation from the father?

Hearing this, Huai Yu, who had been silent all along, lowered her head and her body trembled slightly.

"Heh..." She chuckled lowly.

Wu Zhen frowned at her laughter, "What are you laughing at?"

"What were Father’s last wishes, wasn’t Mother also present?" Huai Yu stared straight at Wu Zhen, the sarcasm evident in her clearly defined eyes.

At that time, Father held Mother’s hand and said to restore her identity as a daughter and let her live on like a true girl. As for the Marquis Residence’s family affairs, if the second branch wanted them, why not give them away?

But Wu Zhen said no.

Before Father’s body had even cooled, Wu Zhen, grasping her shoulders, said that she must persevere, as the legitimate eldest son of the Marquis Residence, and hold up the entire household.

She said the second branch was malicious, if the Marquis Residence was handed over to them, she and her mother would end up on the streets!

"Huai Yu! Don’t forget what you promised me!" Wu Zhen immediately spoke up, stopping Huai Yu from going any further, her eyes filled with warning.

The smile on Huai Yu’s lips grew even wider.

She knew it.

"In your heart, everything is more important than me, but you can only get those things through me, can’t you? The engagement with Princess Anping was arranged by me, seeking the Empress’ approval. It only makes sense for me to also dissolve it now. If Mother wants an obedient son, you’ll have to wait a bit longer."

The words "wait a bit" carried profound significance.

Wu Zhen’s eyes were frantic, and she raised her hand to slap Huai Yu across the face: "Have you lost your mind to madness! Someone, take the Marquis to the small chamber!"

The small chamber?!

Everyone’s eyes were filled with fear.

That was no place for humans.

Upon hearing the words "small chamber," Huai Yu immediately trembled, her complexion turning instantly pale.

"Madam! The Marquis is just confused for a moment, please show mercy, the injuries she previously suffered haven’t healed yet." Wu Bie, who had been silent until now, quickly came forward and knelt in front of Wu Zhen.

Wu Zhen kicked her away: "Get out! You have also not refrained from stirring things up in front of the Marquis, now that the Marquis has made a grave mistake, there’s no reason not to punish!"

She felt that Huai Yu had ended up like this today because she had not been disciplined properly lately.

"Madam!" After being kicked, Wu Bie immediately moved forward and knelt again: "Please, have mercy, Madam!"

The small chamber had been Huai Yu’s nightmare since childhood.

Any slight dissatisfaction from Wu Zhen would result in being shut in the small chamber, where she’d endure inhumane treatment until she met the standards that Wu Zhen had in her mind and was allowed out.

Huai Yu hadn’t been in there for ten years.

And now there were fresh injuries on her body.

Going in would mean not dying would still result in losing a layer of skin.

What worried Wu Bie the most was the state Huai Yu was in now, with eyes full of disappointment and despair. He was afraid that once Huai Yu entered the small chamber and lost her will to live, she might never come out again.

"Keep obstructing, and I’ll lock you up as well," Wu Zhen threatened again with a kick.

But Wu Bie, ignoring the pain in his body, climbed up again: "Aunty! Aunty, I beg you!"

"You’re but a concubine-born child, how dare you call me aunty! Get out!" Wu Zhen looked at the servants beside her: "Have you all died or what!"

Wu Bie was quickly dragged aside, and at this moment, Huai Yu had lost all her strength, letting the nursemaids drag her forward.

"When you come out of the small chamber, I hope you’re still the obedient and well-behaved son in your mother’s heart. Then, go and speak properly with the Commandery Princess and get the divorce papers back, and the engagement shall proceed as usual," Wu Zhen said indifferently.

However, she didn’t expect that these words would be what reignited the spark in the previously lifeless Huai Yu, who immediately began to struggle.

She pushed away the nursemaids holding her and turned back to look at Wu Zhen.

"Don’t even think about it! Even if I die, I will definitely not take back the divorce papers! I’ve decided to annul this marriage!"

She was already a person mired in the muck, and it didn’t matter.

But Yan Wanqing had just crawled out of the depths of distress in the Capital City; how could she be so selfish as to put Yan Wanqing in danger again... especially since the incident with Xiaoliu had just happened.

With a resolute gaze, Huai Yu stared fixedly at Wu Zhen: "From childhood to now, I’ve agreed to everything you’ve asked, but I absolutely refuse this one thing. I will truly make my own decision for once—you can die with your desires to climb up through the Commandery Princess!"

"Unfilial wretch!" Wu Zhen, upon hearing Huai Yu contemptuously defy her, trembled with anger, pointing hysterically at Huai Yu: "Lock her up!"