As soon as the imperial edict was issued, the women in the capital not only envied Kong Yuelan, but also envied and jealous of Xiao Baili.
The Xiao family now has one princess and two princesses, which is really enviable.
However, since bestowing the title of princess would not have too much impact on the situation in the court, the ministers were still very accepting of it.
The reason why King Yi asked for an imperial decree to grant Xiao Baili the title of princess, but did not fight for anything for Xiao Hanzheng and Xiao Hanyi, was that he did not want to disrupt the peace of the court.
Moreover, with Xiao Hanzheng and Xiao Hanyi's abilities, they don't need to rely on him as their stepfather.
He hopes that everyone will see his two sons get promoted based on their own abilities, and he believes that they can do it.
Especially for Xiao Hanzheng, now is not the time for him to return to the capital. He should stay in the North City as the prefect for two years to settle down and make some achievements before he can be promoted.
After Xiao Baili became a princess, more aristocratic families wanted to marry their sons to her.
As a result, many people invited matchmakers to the Xiao family to propose marriage, but they were all rejected by Kong Yuelan and Shi Qingluo.
When Xi Rui knew about this, his face looked very unhappy.
Especially when he heard the servant report that Xiao Baili took her maid to the street to buy things and unexpectedly met several young men from aristocratic families, he could no longer sit still.
When he rushed to the street, he saw the Sixth Prince talking to Xiao Baili.
He walked over quickly and greeted, "Bai Li!"
Then he seemed to have just seen the Sixth Prince, "Sixth Prince, what a coincidence!"
The Sixth Prince never liked Xi Rui, but he didn't show it. "Where are you going, cousin?"
Xi Rui said nonchalantly, "I came here to look for Bai Li. Please go in first, Sixth Prince!"
The Sixth Prince frowned slightly, "Isn't it not nice to address a girl like that?"
He had already had this idea in mind before Xiao Baili came to the capital.
After Xiao Baili was conferred the title of Princess, he could no longer sit still.
It is also because of this that he has come up with the idea of having his fiancée suddenly die in an accident so that he can give up the throne and then marry Xiao Baili as his principal wife.
Otherwise, given Uncle Prince Yi's fondness for Xiao Baili, he would definitely not allow her to be a concubine.
And as long as he can marry Xiao Baili as his wife, Uncle Yi Wang and Xiao Hanzheng might stand on his side.
He heard that Xiao Baili was out shopping, so he deliberately came out to meet her by chance.
It’s just that the other party’s attitude was rather cold, and he was still thinking about how to get closer to them, but who knew Xi Rui would come running over.
The Sixth Prince felt unhappy when he heard Xi Rui call him "Bai Li".
He now regarded Xiao Baili as his woman, so he was not happy about her being so close to other men.
Xi Rui knew very well what the Sixth Prince was planning, and he was also very unhappy.
If it were in the past, he would have confronted him long ago.
But when the Sixth Prince asked him this suddenly, he was afraid of damaging Xiao Baili's reputation, so he didn't know how to answer.
Seeing Xi Rui struggling, Xiao Baili immediately guessed his concerns.
A smile appeared in her beautiful almond-shaped eyes. She was naturally happy that Brother Rui, the little bully, could think of her.
She took the initiative to speak: "Sixth Prince, this is serious. Brother Rui and I have always had a good relationship. There is no need to be shy about this."
"If everything is alright, then Brother Rui and I will leave first."
Brother Rui wants to do good for her, so of course she has to protect him.
Hearing Xiao Baili protecting him like this, Xi Rui showed a big smile on his face, "I'll take you to eat delicious food."
Then he raised an eyebrow at the Sixth Prince, "Sixth Prince, you are about to get married, so you should pay more attention to your fiancée when you have time."
This person is so shameless that he deliberately approached Bai Li just for her identity.
The Sixth Prince has now realized that Xi Rui and Xiao Baili have a special relationship.
This woman is so shameless that she actually protects other men in public. If he marries her, he will have to ask the nanny to teach her some manners.
And there is Xi Rui, who is so arrogant because he relies on the favor of his grandmother and father.
"You don't have to worry about that, cousin."
He said meaningfully, "My cousin has already reached the age to get married. I heard that the Duke's Mansion is planning to arrange a marriage for you. You should go and pick out more candidates for wives and concubines when you have time."
Xi Rui could tell that this shameless man was trying to instigate him.
He raised his eyebrows again, "Sixth Prince, are you treating the daughters of noble families as cabbages? Are you still being picky?"
"Is this how you choose your principal and concubines?"
"I am different from you. I will only marry the woman I like, and I will not take concubines, unlike you, the Sixth Prince, who have several concubines in your backyard."
How could such a fickle-minded and promiscuous person have the qualifications to covet his little white pear, huh.
He added: "So the Sixth Prince should take care of himself."
The Sixth Prince's expression became even uglier, "You!"
This bastard actually deliberately said that he had a lot of concubines in his backyard. He must have been trying to flatter him in front of Xiao Baili.
As expected, Xiao Baili looked at the Sixth Prince with an even calmer expression, "We have something else to do, so we won't bother the Sixth Prince anymore."
Do these people really think she is a fool?
She was not blind and could not see such a false encounter and intimacy.
The Sixth Prince had never been treated like this by a woman before, and he was very upset.
It was only for the sake of King Yi and Xiao Hanzheng behind Xiao Baili that he forced himself to hold back his anger.
He put on a gentlemanly look and said with a smile: "Then I won't bother Miss Xiao anymore, please!"
Xiao Baili nodded to him and left with Xi Rui.
After walking a few steps, Xi Rui asked with a smile: "Are you hungry? Let's go eat something delicious."
Xiao Baili smiled and nodded, "Okay!"
She and Rui Ge both share a common interest in food.
Soon the two left the street and turned into another road.
The Sixth Prince was very angry and lost interest, so he took the carriage back home.
At this moment, in a private room on the second floor of a teahouse on this street, the Second Prince and the Fifth Prince happened to see what had just happened from the window.
Liang Hengshao played with the teacup and sneered, "Old Six's heart is getting bigger and bigger."
Liang Hengyu smiled and said, "He won't get what he wants."
Lao Liu was really thinking too much if he wanted to marry Xiao Baili.
Liang Hengshao looked at him, "Are you sure?"
Liang Hengyu: “…” His brother was overthinking it.
"I'm not sure. Xiao Baili is not interested in me."
"I already have a prince's wife. Xiao Baili will not be willing to be a concubine, and Uncle Yi Wang and Xiao Hanzheng will not agree to it either."
Liang Hengshao frowned, "This is indeed a trouble."
He suddenly had an idea, "Isn't your princess in poor health?"
Liang Hengyu's face changed, "Second brother, she and I have feelings for each other, and I will never do anything to let her die of illness."
"I don't want you to mention this kind of thing again, and I can't do it."
"If you really want that position, then fight for it with your own strength. What kind of skill is it to use women to win over people?"
He looked at his brother with a rare hint of sarcasm, "And do you think Uncle Yi and Xiao Hanzheng are that stupid? How could they stand on the same side just because of such solicitation?"
"I have something else to do, so I'll leave first!"
(End of this chapter)
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