He mentioned many advantages of staying in North City, but they were all rejected decisively by the old lady and the old man.

Old Mrs. Xiao was too impatient to continue talking to this beast.

So she pulled him and suddenly cried, "Second brother, you are not honoring us, but harming us."

"As parents, how can we abandon our own sons? They are worse than animals."

Xiao Yuanshi: “…” I always feel like I’m being implied.

His mother is so bad at talking.

Just as he was about to speak, the old lady said again: "If this gets out, your father and I will be scolded."

"If you still have some filial piety, let us go back with you and take good care of you."

"Otherwise we will go to the capital and sue you for being unfilial and have the emperor take back your title."

This was what Shi Qingluo taught her when he sent them out before leaving the silver shop.

Since they can't get it anyway, the beast Second Brother shouldn't ask for the title.

Xiao Yuanshi widened his eyes: "..."

The old lady and the old man suddenly decided to follow me back to Nanxi County. I don’t know what was going on.

Didn't we agree to stay in Beicheng before? Why did you change your mind?

Now he really couldn't refuse anymore.

He knew that the old couple would not do anything without profit, and if he did not agree, they might really go to the capital to complain.

He always felt that this was not an idea that an old lady could come up with.

Suddenly, I had a guess, "Mom, did you meet Shi Qingluo today?"

When Mrs. Xiao heard him ask this, her eyes flickered, "No, what's wrong?"

Xiao Yuanshi had been staring at the old lady, and seeing her expression, he guessed that she must have met Shi Qingluo.

He was so angry about this that he thought his son had married his bad daughter-in-law to bring him bad luck.

He finally managed to convince the people of the Xiao family not to follow him back to Nanxi County.

He has thought it through. It would be a shame if there is no one to inherit the title.

When I return to Nanxi County, I will look for a suitable orphan to adopt among my clan members.

As long as the title is hanging there and there is his property, I believe the adopted children will be filial to him.

So he couldn't let anyone from the Xiao family do bad things.

But now looking at the attitudes of the old ladies and the other one, they must have been persuaded by Shi Qingluo to follow him.

How could he be so unlucky to have such a terrible family and such a bad daughter-in-law.

Xiao Yuanshi suddenly felt a little discouraged, "Okay, whatever you want."

If it was Shi Qing's idea and he disagreed, the bad daughter-in-law would definitely take the old couple to the emperor to make trouble.

Although he had lost his power, he could at least save face by having this title after returning to Nanxi County.

When the old lady saw him compromise, she thought to herself that Shi Qingluo was indeed the best. He knew exactly where the weak spot of the second brother was and he hit it very accurately.

She decided that when she returned to Nanxi County, she would ask Dalang to communicate frequently with Xiao Hanzheng and his wife, and let Shi Qingluo give them advice if there was anything.

Obviously, in the old lady's heart, Shi Qingluo, the granddaughter-in-law who was separated from her husband, was more reliable than her biological son.

If Xiao Yuanshi knew what she was thinking, he would definitely want to vomit blood.

How could Shi Qingluo be so kind? The old lady and others’ brains have been eaten by pigs.

The old lady didn't continue to pester him, but left with the old man.

Xiao Yuanshi asked someone to investigate, and sure enough, they found out that the old lady had met Shi Qingluo in the silver shop.

He was really depressed. In three days, Xiao Hanzheng's family would be leaving for the capital. It was strange that he had to meet him at this time.

But even if Shi Qingluo instigated the old lady and others, he couldn't change it.

The old lady's previous depression had not yet been relieved, and the next day she went to Xiao Yuanshi again and asked him to leave Liu Ru and her daughter in North City.

Although he does not value his daughter, this is his last bloodline.

But the old lady kept making a fuss and refused to let him take the two of them back.

Tao Liu also took the opportunity to cry.

The general meaning is that since the old lady and others were following her back to Nanxi County, she didn't want to take her daughter back with her, otherwise she was afraid that her daughter would be bullied in the future.

She also coaxed Xiao Yuanshi, saying that if they stayed in North City, they could leave a way out for him.

If he doesn't want to stay in Nanxi County in the future, he can stay in Beicheng under the pretext of visiting the mother and daughter. I believe the emperor will not say anything about this.

Xiao Yuanshi thought about it and felt that it made sense.

Besides, he was really annoyed by his own mother. If he went to Nanxi County, he would be annoyed to death.

If he really couldn't stand it in Nanxi County, he would find an excuse to return to Beicheng.

So he agreed and gave the best house under his name to Liu Ru and her son.

He also gave them two farms and hundreds of acres of land, as well as three shops in the north city.

Finally, he deposited 10,000 taels of silver in the money shop and gave Liu Ru a receipt to withdraw the silver.

However, he emphasized that it would be best for her not to use the money so that it could be used as a dowry for her daughter in the future.

He actually wanted to leave a way out for himself, but he couldn't tell Liu Rudao about it.

This was part of the wealth he had accumulated in North City when he was deputy governor.

He would sell the rest for silver notes and take them to Nanxi County to buy new property.

Tao Liu was also completely relieved and was very grateful to Xiao Hanzheng and Shi Qingluo.

If it weren't for the old lady's unreasonable demands and what Xiao Hanzheng taught her, Xiao Yuanshi would definitely not agree.

Three days later, Xiao Hanzheng and his family set off for the capital.

In addition to Xi Rui and Xi Rong, the fifth prince also went back with them.

Xiao Yuanshi also dealt with the industries in North City and brought the Xiao family to Beijing half a month later.

He had to go to the capital first to report and express gratitude, and then return to Nanxi County.

Although his legs were disabled, the emperor actually allowed him to go directly to Nanxi County instead of going to the capital to express his gratitude.

But when Xiao Yuanshi thought about Kong Yuelan marrying King Yi, he just couldn't get over it.

He wanted to go to the capital city to take a look because he wanted to give up only after seeing the two people really get married.

Because Shi Qingluo was pregnant and time was not urgent, the Xiao family did not rush on the journey. They walked and stopped from time to time, and it took them a month to reach the capital.

The courtyard in the capital was still there, so the family went straight home.

Xiao Hanzheng changed his clothes and went straight into the palace.

The emperor summoned Xiao Hanzheng immediately and praised him in front of several important ministers.

He also revealed that he would continue to make use of Xiao Hanzheng in the future.

It also made these ministers realize that the emperor valued Xiao Hanzheng more than they had imagined.

So everyone was very polite to Xiao Hanzheng, and no one was stupid enough to deliberately pick a fight with him.

After finishing the official business, the emperor talked to Xiao Hanzheng about King Yi's marriage.

Soon, King Yi also entered the palace.

The emperor asked the old ministers to go back, and he kept a meal for Xiao Hanzheng.

After the news spread, many ministers felt jealous.

The emperor attached too much importance to Xiao Hanzheng. Among so many ministers in the court, the number of those who were invited by the emperor to have meals with him could not exceed one hand.

This also made many families more determined to target Xiao Baili and Xiao Hanyi.

(End of this chapter)