What? Her Engagement Was Being Broken Off

After teaching Mu Luoyan a harsh lesson, Mu Yunxi was in a rather good mood and returned to the General's Manor whistling.

But the moment she returned to the General's Manor, she saw all the servants, guards, and maids covering their mouths, looking at her with mocking expressions as they snickered. Mu Yunxi abruptly furrowed her brows.

"Xi'er, you're finally back! Don't worry. With your second brother here, no one can bully you!"

Mu Yunxi looked at the man who had suddenly pulled her into his arms, somewhat bewildered. Only after carefully searching the memories in her mind did she recall that he was Mu Yunmo, the only son of her second uncle, who was her cheap father's older brother.

Her second uncle and her cheap father were both sons of the old general, her cheap grandfather, while her eldest and third uncles' families descended from her second grandfather.

And Mu Luoyan from earlier was her eldest uncle's second daughter.

Compared with her second grandfather's large, flourishing family, her grandfather's branch was indeed rather thin. Apart from this older cousin, there was only her, so he had treated her like his own little sister since childhood.

Even though she was a good-for-nothing, boy-crazy wastrel, this cousin had always treated her very well!

Unfortunately, her second brother had originally been an exceptionally gifted martial cultivation genius, but four years ago, he had gone out alone to gain experience and returned poisoned. His cultivation had stagnated ever since, and even now he remained a high-stage martial master!

"Second Brother, what's wrong?" Mu Yunxi asked in confusion when she saw how flustered her cousin looked.

"Hmph, what else could it be? Of course he's worried because your engagement is being broken off!" A cool, contemptuous voice rang out.

"Broken off? What engagement?"

Forgive Mu Yunxi, who had only just transmigrated; she truly had yet to understand the situation and asked in confusion.

"Heh, your engagement to the Fourth Prince, of course! What other engagement could it be? The Fourth Prince wants to break it off, and he's already been waiting in the front hall for ages. You little trash, once your engagement is broken off, let's see how you'll still have the face to stay in the General's Manor!"

The speaker was Mu Yunjia, the daughter of Mu Yunxi's third uncle. At that moment, she was looking at Mu Yunxi with a face full of mockery.

Mu Yunxi finally understood. So it was her betrothal to the current dynasty's Fourth Prince!

But why had the Fourth Prince chosen neither earlier nor later, but this very moment to come and break off the engagement?

Mu Yunxi furrowed her brows, a hint of unfathomable darkness seeping into the depths of her cool eyes.

Still, since he wanted to break off the engagement, surely she, as one of the parties involved, had to be there. If he dared break off his engagement to her, he would have to pay the price. Otherwise, if she let him break it off so casually, what a loss she would take!

Once that thought arose, Mu Yunxi had already formed a plan. Then she looked at the worried Mu Yunmo before her and spoke.

"Second Brother, don't worry. I'm fine. Come on, let's go to the hall too and see how this Fourth Prince plans to break off the engagement!"

"Xi'er, don't worry. Your second brother may not be very strong, but I certainly won't let him bully you!" Mu Yunmo said with utter seriousness.

"I know. Come on, come on! If we don't go now, he really will have broken off the engagement!"

Mu Yunxi pulled Mu Yunmo along, heading swiftly toward the hall.

By rights, with the head of the family absent, even if the engagement were broken off today, it would not count. Yet, unexpectedly, the Fourth Prince had still come to their door to break it off.

When Mu Yunxi and Mu Yunmo arrived at the hall, it was already packed with seated people. At the sight of Mu Yunxi, they all revealed expressions of contempt and mockery.

"Whether Old General Mu is here or not, I am breaking off this engagement!"

Mu Yunxi had only just stepped through the doorway when she heard the Fourth Prince's firm, cold voice, and she could not help giving a chilly smile.