RPAGF Chapter 387
Chapter 387
Li Zhiwei froze upon hearing this. How come she didn't know she was about to get married?It was true that she and Xu Heming were betrothed, but she hadn't received any news about them actually tying the knot.
"If you ask me, when the time comes for your wedding, you should use our Jinhua Hall's wedding dresses and hair accessories. That way, we'll become famous overnight, letting everyone in the capital know about Jinhua Hall. Wouldn't that be wonderful?" Cheng Qingli said enthusiastically, completely missing Li Zhiwei's strange expression.
Li Zhiwei, however, wasn't listening to a word Cheng Qingli was saying.
Instead, she was wondering why Cheng Qingli would say she was getting married soon.
Could it be that some news had leaked from Xu Heming's side?
But if he wanted to marry her, he could have just come to the Li family openly to discuss it.
But he hadn't.
So, who was the person he was going to marry?
Wen Xiu noticed something was wrong with Li Zhiwei and quickly tugged at Cheng Qingli's sleeve, signaling her to stop talking.
"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?" Cheng Qingli finally noticed Li Zhiwei's off-putting expression and felt a bit confused.
Why would Li Zhiwei be unhappy after hearing about her own wedding date?
Could it be that Li Zhiwei didn't actually want to marry Prince An?
Thinking of Prince An, Cheng Qingli frowned. After all, Prince An had not only been married to a princess consort before, but he also had a child, who had long been titled as the heir apparent by Prince An's request.
In the future, if Zhiwei really married Prince An, her own children would have to submit to that child.
No matter how she looked at it, Cheng Qingli felt that Li Zhiwei was getting the short end of the stick.
Cheng Qingli was just thinking about persuading Li Zhiwei to reconsider and perhaps marry someone else.
When the time came, she could beg her older sister to have her brother-in-law, the Emperor, annul their betrothal. After all, she felt that a man like Prince An was not a good match for Li Zhiwei. She could introduce her to someone much better later.
She absolutely wouldn't let Li Zhiwei become someone's second wife.
"That's a nice thought, but I might have to disappoint you. My wedding date hasn't been set yet," Li Zhiwei said a bit awkwardly, having recovered her composure somewhat.
"How is that possible? My sister told me herself that the date is set for the sixth of next month!" Hearing Li Zhiwei's words, Cheng Qingli was the first to object.
Cheng Qingli didn't think her sister would lie to her about such a thing.
"The wedding date Her Majesty the Empress told you about—was it Prince An's, or mine?" Li Zhiwei looked at Cheng Qingli and asked.
Cheng Qingli was stumped. Back then, her sister had indeed mentioned Prince An's wedding date. But wasn't Prince An's wedding date the same as Li Zhiwei's?
Weren't the two of them engaged?
Was it possible that Prince An was marrying someone else?
She hadn't heard anything about Prince An and Li Zhiwei's betrothal being annulled.
Or did that mean Prince An was marrying someone else on the sixth of next month?
Thinking of this, Cheng Qingli wanted to slap herself.
This stupid mouth of hers always blurted out exactly what shouldn't be said.
Now look what she'd done.
Even if she wanted to explain, she couldn't make it clear anymore.
And what was wrong with Prince An? The one he was betrothed to was clearly Li Zhiwei. Was he still not satisfied and wanted to marry someone else?
What a heartless man.
Li Zhiwei didn't wait for Cheng Qingli's answer. However, seeing Cheng Qingli pouting in dissatisfaction, she had a good idea of the truth. What the Empress had said was probably that Prince An was getting married on the sixth of next month.
Xu Heming was getting married on the sixth of next month, but the bride wasn't her.
Thinking of this, Li Zhiwei gave a self-deprecating smile.
After all, she had been rejected twice in marriage. It would probably be difficult for her to get married in the future.
Although she felt a bit melancholy, it wasn't unacceptable.
After all, she didn't absolutely have to get married in her life, did she?
In her past life, marriage had worn her down for a lifetime, causing both her parents and herself to meet a bad end.
In this life, although she had escaped the original trajectory of her past life, she was still going to experience a failed marriage. There was no need to marry just for the sake of marrying.
As long as her parents were safe, whether she married or not wasn't actually important.
"Could there be some sort of misunderstanding?" Cheng Qingli asked carefully after thinking for a long time.
After all, she hadn't heard that Prince An and Li Zhiwei's betrothal was annulled.
This was a marriage bestowed by her brother-in-law, the Emperor. Barring any accidents, the two of them were locked in.
How could it suddenly be annulled?
"Zhiwei, could there really be a misunderstanding here?" Wen Xiu also advised carefully, seeing Li Zhiwei's troubled expression.
Although she hadn't known Li Zhiwei for long, the two hit it off, and Wen Xiu couldn't bear to see Li Zhiwei sad.
"Why don't we go to the Prince An's estate and demand a clear answer from that huge jerk, Xu Heming?" Cheng Qingli suggested quickly, looking at Li Zhiwei's sad and silent demeanor.
After all, this matter needed to be clarified.
"Forget it," Li Zhiwei shook her head.
If she really went to Prince An's estate to demand an explanation from Xu Heming, they might misunderstand and think she was desperate to marry him.
She actually wasn't desperate to marry him.
"How can you just forget about something like this? The whole capital knows that you are betrothed to him, yet he is going to marry someone else. This is unfair to you!" Cheng Qingli said angrily.
"Besides, your betrothal was bestowed by His Majesty. How can he just unilaterally annul it? It only counts if the Emperor agrees to it. If he really dares to marry someone else, he's not only wronging you, he's committing the crime of deceiving the Emperor!"
Cheng Qingli added, afraid that Li Zhiwei wouldn't understand the reasoning behind it.
"She's right, we should go and get a clear answer about this!" Wen Xiu chimed in from the side.
Hearing this, Li Zhiwei fell silent for a moment, thinking that Cheng Qingli's words made sense.
They really should demand an explanation.
Although our Li family isn't as powerful as Prince An's estate, we still have the ability to demand an explanation.
Furthermore, if Xu Heming really wanted to marry someone else...
He should at least annul their betrothal first.
Otherwise, this crime of deceiving the Emperor might implicate the Li family as well.
"Sister Li, if you're afraid to go to Prince An's estate, I'll go with you!" Cheng Qingli quickly said, seemingly noticing Li Zhiwei's hesitation.
She wasn't afraid of Prince An.
"I'll go with you too!" Wen Xiu also quickly grabbed Li Zhiwei's hand and said.
Looking at the two people in front of her, Li Zhiwei felt a warmth in her heart. In this life, she was no longer facing everything all alone like in her past life.
It was just a broken engagement, wasn't it?
Before, she had dared to reject the marriage proposal from the Ruan Marquis's estate. Now that Prince An was going to marry someone else, she should go and demand an explanation.
"I'll go!" Li Zhiwei stood up. She decided to go to Prince An's estate and properly ask Xu Heming for an explanation.
She didn't mind if he wanted to marry someone else, but he shouldn't string her along.
Cheng Qingli and Wen Xiu quickly stood up as well. They were going to accompany Li Zhiwei to Prince An's estate to demand an explanation.