There had never been a wall in the world that did not leak; paper could never wrap up a fire.
In just a few days, what had happened at the Pei Residence spread throughout Peace Prefecture City, then flowed into the surrounding commanderies and counties.
The entire city was in an uproar, and it became the after-meal gossip of countless people.
"Li Xuancang is truly pitiful. The Pei Family saw a Marquis Estate prodigy appear and immediately turned their faces, replacing him with another. They flip faster than pages in a book."
"His bride was snatched from him in public, the marriage agreement was voided, and his dignity was utterly lost. No matter how open-minded he was, he had been beaten until not a patch was left whole."
"He fought and killed on the battlefield, iron-blooded to the bone, yet in the end he could not even hold on to a marriage. With neither roots nor backing, he was destined never to make it onto the stage."
The mockery was even fiercer in the army. The veteran generals all sneered in private.
Whenever they met someone, they sighed that Li Xuancang's youthful reputation was empty, that he had no foundation, had been toyed with by the great clans in the palms of their hands, and had become the laughingstock of the entire prefecture.
The Pei Residence likewise became the joke of the whole city.
Everyone saw through the Pei Residence's wavering ways—their pursuit of profit, their shallow sight.
They had first favored Li Xuancang, who came from humble beginnings, then turned around to covet a meritorious noble prodigy, fickle and unreliable, like a rat darting between two holes.
In the end, they gained nothing but a marriage agreement in name, swallowing their anger and suffering every hidden loss without