In an instant, even Shen Menglan beside them couldn't help widening her eyes. She never expected Xie Jiuan to be so heartless. But then she thought, if Xie Jiuan was so eager to get rid of the relationship, Gu Yanwu must have committed a serious crime.
The moment Gu Jiangyue heard these three words, she felt as if all her bones had been pulled out. She slumped to the ground directly, and then her tears fell to the ground like broken beads.
"Jiuan, don't break off the engagement. Didn't you say you loved me?! Are you changing just because of my father's matter?"
Gu Jiangyue broke down and cried. Her tears blurred her vision, and Xie Jiuan's figure overlapped with that of Xie Chengrui from her past life. Gu Jiangyue felt as if there was another voice in her ear.
"I've never loved you. My heart only belongs to Zheng Wan. You're just a pawn to help me ascend to the throne. Now you'll be a discarded piece!"
Xie Chengrui's arrogant laughter echoed in Gu Jiangyue's ear. She only felt a splitting headache. The next moment, she suddenly opened her eyes and met Xie Jiuan's eyes.
Xie Jiuan frowned slightly. He wanted to reach out and help Gu Jiangyue up but didn't dare to move. His eyes were full of distress. Gu Jiangyue came to her senses, shook her head, and signaled Xie Jiuan that she was okay and told him not to be affected by her.
"Those words before were just a joke."
Xie Jiuan kept a straight face. Even though it was an act, he couldn't say a harsh word to Gu Jiangyue.
He loved Gu Jiangyue, so as long as she cried, he would feel that everything in the world was wrong.
"Sign the letter of engagement annulment."
Xie Jiuan closed his eyes, then took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and directly reached out to hand it to Gu Jiangyue. The words on the paper were clearly written in black and white.
The three big characters "Letter of Engagement Annulment" were written on it. Xie Jiuan had already signed his name on it, and only Gu Jiangyue's signature was left. Now, as long as Gu Jiangyue signed and sealed it, the engagement would be directly invalidated.
"I won't sign!"
Gu Jiangyue roared. She slapped the paper to one side, then shouted desperately at Xie Jiuan.
"I will never sign. I won't even if I die!"
Xie Jiuan's brows were now tightly knitted. His tone was cold, and he almost gritted his teeth as he spat out a few words.
"Very well. This is the upbringing of your Gu family. You're starting to threaten this prince with your life!"
Seeing that Xie Jiuan was really angry, Shen Menglan was so scared that her hands were shaking. She walked shakily to the old matriarch's side. At this moment, the old matriarch's face was as white as a sheet. She had no mood to watch the show anymore.
She and Shen Menglan stared at each other. Gu Jiangyue was still accusing Xie Jiuan's actions. Finally, Shen Menglan's legs were shaking, and she couldn't bear it anymore. She directly said,
"Old matriarch, I really can't stand it anymore. How about we separate the family quickly?"
Shen Menglan tightly grabbed the old matriarch's hand, but the old matriarch hesitated.
"This..."
Seeing this, Shen Menglan directly said,
"What's there to hesitate about? Xie Jiuan was so good to Gu Jiangyue before, but now they've fallen out like this. Gu Yanwu must have gotten into trouble. Even if Xie Jiuan is favored by the emperor, his coming to break off the engagement must be the emperor's will. Otherwise, how could a good-for-nothing like him know these things and think so much?"
The old matriarch opened her mouth but didn't make a sound. She was very embarrassed now, but she had to admit that Shen Menglan's words made sense. Seeing that the old matriarch was wavering, Shen Menglan decided to strike while the iron was hot.
"Old matriarch, make a decision quickly. Hurry up and move Gu Yanwu's family out. In this way, the rest of our Gu family won't lose their lives in vain. You've always been kind-hearted. How could you bear to watch us be buried with Gu Yanwu! Old matriarch, you have to make a good decision. As long as we're still here, there's hope for the Gu Mansion."
Shen Menglan tugged at the old matriarch's sleeve as if the old matriarch's agreement would make her a savior who could save dozens of lives in the Gu Mansion.
"Then let's separate the family!"
Since Shen Menglan started talking to the old matriarch, the quarrel between Xie Jiuan and Gu Jiangyue had never stopped. Gu Jiangyue's tears were almost dried up. She really couldn't think of anything else to quarrel about. Finally, she heard the words "separate the family" from the old matriarch's mouth.
Gu Jiangyue gave Xie Jiuan a look, and Xie Jiuan understood. Immediately, they quarreled even more fiercely.
It was Shen Menglan who rushed between them and separated Xie Jiuan and Gu Jiangyue, who were quarreling fiercely.
"Zhi Yuan, hurry up and hold your young lady!"
Seeing Shen Menglan coming, Gu Jiangyue took the opportunity to slap Shen Menglan in the face and then stopped.
Zhi Yuan had been fascinated just now. It was only when Shen Menglan called her that she came to her senses. She directly stepped forward and hugged Gu Jiangyue.
"Prince Jiuan, please don't be angry. Just now, I discussed something with the old matriarch..."
One side of Shen Menglan's cheek was swollen high. It was the slap she got from Gu Jiangyue just now. She didn't have time to deal with it now. There was an extremely forced smile on her face that was uglier than crying. She flattered Xie Jiuan.
"What does it matter to this prince?"
Before Shen Menglan could finish her words, she was interrupted by Xie Jiuan. Being questioned like this by Xie Jiuan, Shen Menglan didn't have the courage to continue. She could only tremble and look for help from the old matriarch.
It couldn't be blamed that Shen Menglan was timid. After Gu Jiangyue's heart - rending cry just now, Xie Jiuan didn't have a good look at anyone in the Gu Mansion. There was a blood - thirsty light in his eyes, as if he could tear them apart in the next moment.
"The Gu Mansion is going to separate the family!"
The old matriarch really couldn't bear to watch this scene anymore. Her turbid old eyes looked at Gu Jiangyue without any extra emotion, as if she was looking at a commodity. Her chest was rising and falling constantly because of anger, and her breathing became heavier and heavier.
Seeing this, Aunt Liu on one side quickly stepped forward to help the old matriarch calm down. Seeing that it was finally quiet around, the old matriarch took a break and then said again,
"Move the eldest branch out of the Gu family. From now on, no matter what happens, it has nothing to do with our Gu family. Our Gu family will have no more connection with them."
Although the old matriarch's voice was old, every word was extremely clear. As she said, she nudged Aunt Liu on one side and said,
"Go and get the deed and let Gu Jiangyue sign it."
Aunt Liu was extremely happy when she saw this. She had just been beaten up by Gu Jiangyue and was full of anger. After leaving the Gu family and without Xie Jiuan, she wanted to see how Gu Jiangyue would fare in the future.
Gu Jiangyue also understood that the old matriarch must have had this idea when she heard the news. Otherwise, she wouldn't have directly asked Aunt Liu to get the deed.
Gu Jiangyue looked at the old matriarch heart - brokenly. Her voice was choked and trembling, as if a gust of wind could blow her to pieces.
"Old matriarch, Yi'er's body is not well yet. Must you be so heartless?!"