I was a conman in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 181 Regret on the Marriage

Chapter 181 Broken Engagement

Today is Wang Wenzhou's wedding day, and the county government office is filled with distinguished guests. If the Tartars secretly send someone to plant explosives and set them on fire, half of the Ming Dynasty's nobles would be wiped out.

Inside the bridal sedan chair, Zhang Shifang, dressed in her wedding gown and with a red veil covering her head, was lost in thought.

The scene from the previous night was still vivid in her mind: Zhang Rong, dressed in strange clothes, ran back crying. Zhang Shifang and Zhang Rong were like sisters, and she quickly asked Zhang Rong: What happened?

Zhang Rong could only cover her face and cry in embarrassment; she was too ashamed to tell the truth. Not only had she almost been raped by her son-in-law, but when she returned, he had even taken off her thong. A cool breeze blew along the way, making her feel chilly. She was utterly mortified.

Later, when Zhang Shifang pressed her too hard, Zhang Rong finally uttered three words: Wang Wenzhou. Then, the more she was questioned, the more she cried.

Zhang Shifang imagined it all; it was very likely that Wang Wenzhou had acted recklessly while drunk. In the Ming Dynasty, it wasn't uncommon for the male head of a wealthy family or young master to have sex with a maid.

Moreover, Zhang Rong was originally Zhang Shifang's dowry maid, and sooner or later she would belong to Wang Wenzhou.

Zhang Shifang could only gently comfort Zhang Rong, telling her not to be sad and to try to comfort her. Zhang Shifang understood Zhang Rong; she knew Zhang Rong was gentle and weak-willed, and she was afraid that Zhang Rong might do something foolish in a moment of despair.

Zhang Rong wasn't really being unreasonable. The reason she cried was twofold: first, she felt ashamed, and second, she felt sorry for Miss Zhang Shifang.

So the next morning, when Zhang Rong woke up, she was perfectly fine.

Zhang Shifang was stunned for a moment, thinking about this matter the whole time, and she just couldn't figure it out.

The auspicious time had arrived, and firecrackers went off with a "crackling" sound.

"Miss, it's time to get out of the bridal sedan chair," the matchmaker said from outside the sedan chair.

Zhang Shifang got out of the sedan chair, and Zhang Rong quickly went over to help him.

Behind him followed Zhang Jiao, who wore a floral veil and a white wedding dress.

The matchmaker loudly proclaimed, "The bride will step over the fire and smoke as she crosses the door; next year she will have both wealth and many children; she will be filial to her parents-in-law and no one will be annoyed; the family will be harmonious and everything will prosper."

With Zhang Rong's help, Zhang Shifang stepped over the fire pit.

At this moment, the groom, Wang Wenzhou, was anxiously waiting in the hall.

Damn, customs vary from place to place. In the hometown of Xinjianbo Mansion, the groom doesn't go to pick up the bride; instead, his brothers of the same generation go to do so.

Wang Wenzhou was quite helpless. He really wanted to go pick up the bride himself, but his mother wouldn't allow it, so he had to give up. Now he was very anxious, just waiting to have sex with the baby.

Wang Wenzhou had several beautiful women around him, but Liu Ru wouldn't let him have sex with her, and he wasn't capable of having sex with the others. Fortunately, she finally got pregnant, and Wang Wenzhou tried that night; he could really have sex. Okay, they just haven't had sex yet.

Wang Wenzhou was very excited, his mind filled with nothing but the sound of banging.

"May you be happily married, wealthy and prosperous; may you have many children and grow old together in happiness!" the matchmaker shouted.

The bride, Zhang Shifang, entered, supported by Zhang Rong.

Wang Wenzhou turned around and was completely dumbfounded.

Zhang Rong met Wang Wenzhou's gaze, then lowered her head shyly, not daring to look at him again.

"Slap!" Wang Wenzhou slapped himself across the face. Holy crap! I'm not dreaming!

Wang Wenzhou recalled the scene of peeping at Zhang Shifang that day. There were two girls in the room, one was a pretty baby, and the other was an ugly monster!

Holy crap! Wang Wenzhou finally realized, damn it, the baby isn't Zhang Shifang after all!

"Wait! I'm not going to get married! I'm breaking off the engagement!" Wang Wenzhou shouted immediately.

"Ah..." The nobles in the room were stunned. What on earth was going on? They had attended so many weddings, but they had never seen the groom before, and now he was going to call off the wedding on the day itself.

"Boxin!" Wang Wenhua shouted, rushing over and asking softly, "What's gotten into you again?"

"Where's Zhang Shize? Get over here right now, you son of a bitch, how dare you lie to me!" Wang Wenzhou cursed.

Zhang Shize frowned. Had Sha Xiaowu gone mad again?

"Boxin, what are you doing now?" Zhang Shize said irritably, "In front of so many people, are you really shameless? You may be shameless, but the Duke of Ying's mansion still has a reputation!"

Although Zhang Shifang was covered by a veil and couldn't see what was happening, she heard Wang Wenzhou shouting that he wanted to call off the engagement.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Shifang asked softly.

"I don't know either, maybe the master drank too much again. I heard that the master often acts crazy when he's drunk." Zhang Rong was also confused. The master was very nice to her that night, and he even said he would marry her.

"Hmph!" Zhang Shifang snorted coldly and said softly, "We must discipline him properly in the future. Drinking not only harms his health but also leads to mistakes."

Wang Wenzhou pointed at Zhang Rong and said to Zhang Shize, "I want to marry the one who helps the bride, not your ugly sister!"

Zhang Shize shook his head with a wry smile and advised, "Boxin, don't worry, Zhang Rong is my sister's personal maid. After you marry my sister, she will be yours."

"No way!" Wang Wenzhou said angrily, "Your sister is so ugly! Only a blind man would dare to marry her! I won't marry her!"

"Boxin!" Wang Wenhua said angrily, "Stop making a scene! So many relatives and friends are here today. If you keep causing trouble like this, how will this end?"

"Hmph!" Zhang Shize sneered and threatened, "Boxin, today you have to marry her whether you want to or not! If you don't marry my sister today, how will she face anyone in the future? What will become of the reputation of my Duke of Ying's mansion? If you dare to break off the engagement, then the Duke of Ying's mansion will be at odds with your newly established Earl's mansion!"

People care about their reputation, especially the nobles of the Ming Dynasty. If Wang Wenzhou really broke off the engagement, the Duke of Ying's mansion would be laughed at.

"Damn it! I'm not easily intimidated!" Wang Wenzhou cursed. "I just won't marry your ugly duckling! What are you going to do about it?"

"Ah..." The nobles present were all stunned. The fifth son of the Marquis of Xinjian's family, truly lived up to his name; when he went crazy, he was fearless.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shifang flew into a rage.

"Smack!" Zhang Shifang threw the veil to the ground, pointed at Wang Wenzhou and shouted, "Wang Wenzhou, you have to marry me today! You dare to say no!"

"Ugly freak! I won't marry you!" Wang Wenzhou retorted.

Zhang Shifang angrily charged toward Wang Wenzhou.

"Bang!" Zhang Shifang kicked Wang Wenzhou.

Wang Wenzhou flew four or five meters away and landed hard on his backside.

"Guards! Seize the assassin!" Wang Wenzhou shouted from the ground.

"Let's see who dares to come over!" Zhang Shifang glared fiercely at the sedan chair carriers.

Wang Wenhua waved his hand at the sedan chair bearers and said coldly, "You men are drunk again. There are so many guards here, we don't need you. Go out and drink the wedding wine."

Zhu Yi looked at Wang Wenzhou questioningly.

Wang Wenzhou cursed and said, "Are you stupid? Do I look like I'm drunk? Get him!"

Zhu Yi nodded, waved his hand, and six sedan chair bearers rushed forward behind him.

Wang Wenhua waved his hand and ordered, "Take them down!"

The guards of the newly established Earl's residence rushed over as ordered.