Chapter 2025
Annihilation of the Transmigrators 3
Chapter 2025 Annihilation of the Transmigrators 3
The next day, Liu's father and mother did not go directly to the Zhenbei Marquis's residence.
After all, you need a reason to break off an engagement; you can't just go to someone's house and say you're breaking off the engagement without any reason.
Oh, it's not exactly a broken engagement, since both families are only interested and haven't finalized anything yet.
The two first went to a temple outside the city, and then went to the Zhenbei Marquis's residence after returning to the city.
Liu's mother said, "Master Jueyuan matched the birth dates of the two children and said they were not suitable for each other. Moreover, the master said that Caiyun should not marry too early and should not marry until she is over twenty years old."
Although Feng's father and mother had a good relationship with Liu's parents and thought highly of Liu Caiyun, they could not allow Liu Caiyun to delay their son.
Mother Wind: "The two children are not meant to be, so let's forget about our previous agreement."
Mother Liu: "Mm."
The two of them each took out a jade pendant and a jade ruyi and exchanged them.
With their goal achieved, Mr. and Mrs. Liu were relieved and got up to take their leave.
After seeing them off, Feng's parents called their son over and told him that the marriage had fallen through.
Yuan Fengyi didn't care; he had no romantic feelings for Liu Caiyun.
Feng's parents were unaware that Yuan Fengyi had someone he liked, Liu Caining, the eldest daughter of the Li family's main branch.
Liu Caining was a famous talented woman in the capital, and also a beauty, with many admirers.
Yuan Fengyi was one of them, but he knew that the Fourth Prince also liked Liu Caining, and he couldn't compete with the Fourth Prince, so he kept his feelings to himself.
His parents had previously said they wanted to arrange a marriage between him and Liu Caiyun. He thought that Liu Caiyun and Liu Caining were sisters and looked alike, so he agreed.
Who would have thought that the two would be destined to be apart?
The eldest branch of the Liu family knew that the second branch intended to form a marriage alliance with the Zhenyuan Marquis's family. After hearing that the marriage between the two families had been postponed, the eldest branch invited the second branch to have dinner at the Minister's residence.
The second family members passed through the small gate and arrived at the Minister's residence.
Wine and dishes have already been laid out in the flower hall of the Minister's residence.
The old lady, accompanied by Madam Liu, arrived at the flower hall and sat at the head of the table, with Minister Liu and his father sitting on either side of her.
On their other side are Madam Liu and her mother.
Then there are the third generation of children.
Since they were all family, there was no separation of men and women at the table; everyone sat at the same table.
From right to left of Madam Liu are Liu Xuan, the eldest son of the first wife, and Liu Shi, Liu Xuan, and Liu Zhou, the three sons of the first wife who were born out of wedlock.
Then there are the two daughters of the main wife: the eldest legitimate daughter, Liu Caining, and the illegitimate daughter, Liu Caiming.
Beside Liu Caiming was Liu Caiyun, followed by Liu Tong and Liu Xu.
Liu Xu stood next to his mother.
Unlike the second wife, the first wife and her husband were not loving and had no other women.
Lord Liu had a principal wife and four concubines, each of whom bore him a child.
Liu Caiming's aunt suffered a difficult childbirth and her health deteriorated. She passed away a few years after giving birth.
Liu Caiming had no mother to take care of her, so she was practically invisible in the backyard.
The second wife's gazes all fell on Liu Caiming's face, which frightened the little girl so much that she trembled all over and almost dropped her chopsticks.
The second wife's family: Poor child.
From Liu Caiyun, they learned that Liu Caiming's body had been possessed by a ghost. In a way, she was the first person harmed by that "Liu Caiming."
The second wife felt great sympathy for Liu Caiming.
Madam Liu frowned when she saw Liu Caiming's reaction. She didn't think there was anything wrong with the second branch of the family looking at Liu Caiming, but she felt that Liu Caiming was not presentable.
Madam Liu: "You can't even hold chopsticks properly, what kind of behavior is this?"
Madam Liu pleaded for Liu Caiming's life, and only then did Madam Liu let Liu Caiming go.
The family began to eat. In ancient times, it was customary not to speak while eating or sleeping, so the family ate their food in silence until they were full and put down their chopsticks.
Liu Family Second Branch: The food at the eldest branch tastes far worse than what we have at home. We should avoid coming to the eldest branch's house during mealtimes in the future.
After the meal, the maids served tea, and only then did everyone begin to chat.
The old lady asked, "Is the marriage with the Marquis of Zhenbei's mansion off? Could it be that the Marquis of Zhenbei's mansion looks down on our Liu family?"
"No," Madam Liu hurriedly explained, "My husband and I consulted a master to match Caiyun and the young master's birth dates and times, and they were found to be incompatible. So this marriage is off."
Madam Liu: "It's such a pity that such a good marriage is not possible. The young master of the Marquis's mansion is very outstanding and is considered a golden son-in-law by many ladies in the capital."
Lord Liu also felt it was a pity: "Yuan Fengyi was the Fourth Prince's study companion, and he had a bright future ahead of him. What a waste."
The old lady said, "Alright, if things aren't going to work out, let's not talk about it anymore. Our daughter is excellent; she'll find an even better family in the future."
The others remained noncommittal about the old lady's statement.
The only family better than the Marquis of Zhenbei's mansion is the royal family. Are we going to marry Liu Caiyun into the royal family?
That's highly unlikely.
The Liu family is well aware of Liu Caining's relationship with the Fourth Prince.
Liu Caining is destined to marry into the royal family. The royal family probably wouldn't allow sisters from the same family to marry into the royal family, right?
Liu Caiyun lowered her eyelids, concealing the emotions in her eyes.
Royal? She doesn't care!
She's destined to become a god; she won't even respect the emperor anymore.
The topic of Liu Caiyun was put aside, and everyone started talking about the upcoming imperial examinations.
This year's imperial examinations will be open to all four except for Liu Zhou, who is only twelve years old.
Liu Xuan's skills are still a bit lacking; even if she were to participate, she would most likely fail the exam.
But Lord Liu still allowed him to participate, so that he could gain experience and strive to pass the next exam.
Lord Liu and his father then tested the four of them on their studies.
Occasionally, Liu Caining and Liu Caiyun would be asked to answer questions.
Although Liu Caiyun preferred cooking, she had also studied music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and the Four Books and Five Classics.
She was able to answer the questions posed by Lord Liu and his father.
However, her answer was not as eloquent as Liu Caining's.
Liu Caining was a true talented woman. She was as well-versed in the Four Books and Five Classics as her brothers, and her policy essays were even better than theirs.
Lord Liu stroked his beard with great satisfaction, inwardly lamenting that Liu Caining was not his son.
If she were a son, the future of the Liu family would surely be led by her.
Madam Liu and her mother chatted with the old lady about gossip, while Liu Caiming shrank to the side, not joining in either of their conversations.
She has been ignored by everyone.
Liu Tong glanced at Liu Caiming, flicked his finger, and a formed talisman flew into Liu Caiming's body, protecting her soul.
In this way, even if an external spirit invades her body, it can at most expel her spirit from her body, rather than devour the little girl's spirit.
The poor little girl is already suffering enough from having her body possessed; her soul must not be devoured as well.
Seeing that it was getting late, the second branch of the Liu family got up to say goodbye and returned to the neighboring mansion together.
Liu Xu and Liu Caiyun immediately returned to their courtyard, eager to seize the time to cultivate.
Liu Dong praised the two for their hard work.
When the cultivator arrived in this world, the two of them gained a certain amount of power.
Even if they can't protect themselves, they can at least protect those around them.
Whether it's the dishes with special abilities provided by the Chef God System or the talismans from the Celestial Master System, both have the effect of breaking the charm abilities of the Joyful Union Sect.
(End of this chapter)