Chapter 635 - 635 What’s Wrong?
After Breaking Off My Marriage, I Became A Powerful Minister's Treasure
635 Whatâs 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.
âDonât slander me. Iâll say it one last time. Miss Lu and I are innocent. Sheâs not my sweetheart.â
He didnât want to marry Miss Lu at all. This kind of aristocratic family was like a butcherâs family. She didnât 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. âYoung Master Tu, I used to think that you were a gentleman, now I see you for who you really are.â
âAlthough Miss Luâs character is not good, her innocence was ruined by you today. You actually donât want to marry her?â
âYou are a disgrace to civilization.â
Tu Lihuan was speechless.
He really didnât 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 fiancéâs family.
Who would have thought that things would blow up so much? Miss Luâs fiancéâs 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 familyâs 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 todayâs situation.
Since Xiao Baili didnât want to be his wife, then she would be his concubine.
As long as he could destroy Xiao Bailiâs 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 didnât want to talk to the siblings anymore. She turned to Xi Rui and said, âBrother Rui, itâs getting late. Letâs go back.â
Xi Rui also felt that he had watched enough of the show. â Okay! â
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. âTu Lihuan and that Miss Lu are a perfect match. They should stay together and spare others from their mischief.â
âBut 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.â
Liang Yulin and Xiao Hanzheng agreed with him. âThatâs right. When our children are bullied, of course we should take it out on their parents.â
Shi Qingluo hadnât fought for a long time. âIâll bring Baili to the Lu family tomorrow.â
Her sister-in-law had been bullied, and as the sister-in-law of the princess, she had to seek justice for her.
âAlright,â Xiao Hanzheng said with a doting smile. âBring more people with you.â
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.
âOld Xiao, did you notice that Xi Rui is looking at our Baili strangely?â
Xiao Hanzheng paused. âWhatâs wrong?â
He really didnât notice this.
Shi Qingluo chuckled and said, âOh, he just seems to have an extra level of doting toward her.â
âIf Iâm not mistaken, Xi Rui really likes our Baili. â
Xiao Hanzheng trusted his wifeâs sharp senses.
âWhat about Baili?â 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 didnât expect Xi Rui to have such intentions.
âI donât think Little Sister has such thoughts,â Shi Qingluo replied. âBut I think she and Xi Rui are getting along quite well.â
âRecently, the two of them often take Erlang out to eat, shop, or play.â
âI see her and Xi Rui together. Sheâs quite happy.â
Xiao Hanzheng loved his sister very much, but he was not the type of brother who controlled her.
âIf little sister likes him, I wonât object.â
âXi Rui is indeed more suitable than Liang Youxiao,â he added.
Liang Youxiaoâs family was too complicated. The princess consort wasnât 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 heâs working hard on his career, he definitely wouldnât 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 didnât 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 princessâ wife, but also by the old man and the prince.
Xi Ruiâs 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 didnât have any ambition, and the Xi family didnât 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 wasnât 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 sisterâs 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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âI think Xi Rui is actually not bad,â Shi Qingluo agreed.
âIâll test him tomorrow.â
It was almost time for her sister-in-law to get engaged.
Xiao Hanzheng smiled and said, âAlright. Thank you, my wife!â
The next day, Xi Rui and King Yi came over for lunch.
After Shi Qingluo finished eating, she suddenly asked Xi Rui, âOld Xi, youâre already at the age where forced marriage is necessary. Shouldnât you get married the next time you return to the capital?â
Xi Rui was a little confused by Shi Qingluo. He didnât know why she would ask that.
âItâs fine. Although there are such rules, the government wouldnât dare to force me into a marriage,â he replied.
âMy family also said that they will help me and wonât let the government match me.â