635 What’s Wrong?
Xi Rui was used to being arrogant in the capital, so his aura was not ordinary.
Tu Lihuan was infuriated again. This adulterous couple was going overboard by insulting him and ruining his reputation.
“Don’t slander me. I’ll say it one last time. Miss Lu and I are innocent. She’s not my sweetheart.”
He didn’t want to marry Miss Lu at all. This kind of aristocratic family was like a butcher’s family. She didn’t have much value and had an unruly and willful personality. How could she be qualified to be his wife?
Hearing his words, Xiao Baili looked at him with disdain. “Young Master Tu, I used to think that you were a gentleman, now I see you for who you really are.”
“Although Miss Lu’s character is not good, her innocence was ruined by you today. You actually don’t want to marry her?”
“You are a disgrace to civilization.”
Tu Lihuan was speechless.
He really didn’t expect that one day, he would be called a disgrace to civilization by a woman he wanted to marry.
However, he could not refute it. After all, when he went to save Miss Lu, he did have skin-to-skin contact with her.
Originally, he wanted to find an excuse to say that a life was at stake and that he had no choice but to ask Miss Lu to explain to her fiancé’s family.
Who would have thought that things would blow up so much? Miss Lu’s fiancé’s mother was also here, and now she wanted to break off the engagement.
Since the Lu family had called off the engagement, he could only marry Miss Lu for the sake of the Tu family’s reputation.
No matter how he thought about it, he felt aggrieved.
He looked at Xiao Baili with a cold gaze, thinking that Xiao Baili and Xi Rui caused today’s situation.
Since Xiao Baili didn’t want to be his wife, then she would be his concubine.
As long as he could destroy Xiao Baili’s innocence, she would have no choice but to enter the Tu family no matter how strong her backing was.
Thinking of this, Tu Lihuan suppressed his anger.
Tu Yujiao was also feeling extremely aggrieved. Her brother was so outstanding that Miss Lu was not worthy of him at all.
But now that things had come to this, she had to marry him.
She looked at Xiao Baili and Xi Rui with a cold gaze. It was all because of these two people. Otherwise, how could things have become like this?
Xiao Baili ignored their gazes.
This pair of siblings were completely crazy. They were the ones who wanted to harm others in the first place but failed and suffered the consequences. Instead of reflecting on themselves, they even developed a hatred toward the person they almost harmed.
She didn’t want to talk to the siblings anymore. She turned to Xi Rui and said, “Brother Rui, it’s getting late. Let’s go back.”
Xi Rui also felt that he had watched enough of the show. ” Okay! ”
Thus, the two of them left with Erlang. Tu Lihuan wanted to leave as well, but he had no choice. He had to stay behind to clean up the mess.
When Xiao Baili and Xi Rui returned to Northern City, they told Xiao Hanzheng and the others what had happened today.
Xiao Hanzheng and King Yi had sent people to protect Xiao Baili in secret, so they already knew about it.
Mother Xiao and Shi Qingluo had just returned and were a little angry when they heard about this.
Shi Qingluo snorted. “Tu Lihuan and that Miss Lu are a perfect match. They should stay together and spare others from their mischief.”
“But we still have to teach the Tu family and the Lu family a lesson. Let them know that my Baili is not easy to bully or scheme against.”
Liang Yulin and Xiao Hanzheng agreed with him. “That’s right. When our children are bullied, of course we should take it out on their parents.”
Shi Qingluo hadn’t fought for a long time. “I’ll bring Baili to the Lu family tomorrow.”
Her sister-in-law had been bullied, and as the sister-in-law of the princess, she had to seek justice for her.
“Alright,” Xiao Hanzheng said with a doting smile. “Bring more people with you.”
Then, he exchanged a glance with King Yi. It seemed like the Tu and Lu families needed to be taught a lesson.
After showering at night, Shi Qingluo laid on her stomach and let Xiao Hanzheng dry her hair.
“Old Xiao, did you notice that Xi Rui is looking at our Baili strangely?”
Xiao Hanzheng paused. “What’s wrong?”
He really didn’t notice this.
Shi Qingluo chuckled and said, “Oh, he just seems to have an extra level of doting toward her.”
“If I’m not mistaken, Xi Rui really likes our Baili. ”
Xiao Hanzheng trusted his wife’s sharp senses.
“What about Baili?” he asked after some thought.
Previously, when the Liang Family wanted Liang Youxiao to marry Baili, Princess Consort Liang had looked down on her status. Hence, King Yi had picked on Liang Youxiao quite a few times during that period of time.
But he didn’t expect Xi Rui to have such intentions.
“I don’t think Little Sister has such thoughts,” Shi Qingluo replied. “But I think she and Xi Rui are getting along quite well.”
“Recently, the two of them often take Erlang out to eat, shop, or play.”
“I see her and Xi Rui together. She’s quite happy.”
Xiao Hanzheng loved his sister very much, but he was not the type of brother who controlled her.
“If little sister likes him, I won’t object.”
“Xi Rui is indeed more suitable than Liang Youxiao,” he added.
Liang Youxiao’s family was too complicated. The princess consort wasn’t easy to get along with, and she had two troublesome sisters-in-law. His younger sister would definitely be unhappy when she married into that family.
Furthermore, Liang Youxiao was very ambitious and focused on his career. While he’s working hard on his career, he definitely wouldn’t have the energy to take care of his wife and children.
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This was also the reason why King Yi and he didn’t approve of Liang Youxiao and his sister.
Although the Xi Family was also a Public House, their relationship was much more harmonious than the Liang Family.
In the Public House, Xi Rui was not only favored by the old lady and the princess’ wife, but also by the old man and the prince.
Xi Rui’s two brothers were not jealous. Instead, they doted on him.
The two sisters-in-law were also the kind who were relatively smart. They would not deliberately find trouble because of jealousy.
Xi Rui didn’t have any ambition, and the Xi family didn’t need Xi Rui to bear any burden, so he could live very easily.
Although Xiao Hanzheng did not care about family background, it was better for his sister to marry a good man.
Marriage to a poor scholar or a military general from a humble background does not necessarily mean less happiness compared to marrying into a wealthy family.
Many mothers-in-law from poor families were even more powerful than the wives of aristocratic families when it came to torturing their daughters-in-law.
It wasn’t that he looked down on the humble class, but it was indeed not suitable for his younger sister at the moment.
Of course, it ultimately depends on his sister’s own preferences. As long as the person she likes has a good character and their family is not problematic, he will not object.
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“I think Xi Rui is actually not bad,” Shi Qingluo agreed.
“I’ll test him tomorrow.”
It was almost time for her sister-in-law to get engaged.
Xiao Hanzheng smiled and said, “Alright. Thank you, my wife!”
The next day, Xi Rui and King Yi came over for lunch.
After Shi Qingluo finished eating, she suddenly asked Xi Rui, “Old Xi, you’re already at the age where forced marriage is necessary. Shouldn’t you get married the next time you return to the capital?”
Xi Rui was a little confused by Shi Qingluo. He didn’t know why she would ask that.
“It’s fine. Although there are such rules, the government wouldn’t dare to force me into a marriage,” he replied.
“My family also said that they will help me and won’t let the government match me.”
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