It was the first time Xiao Baili met Xi Rui's mother and she had a good impression of her.
The Crown Princess doesn't seem to be a difficult mother-in-law and is very respectful to her family.
Now she has even promised not to interfere in Xi Rui's backyard and will not take the initiative to let him take a concubine, which makes her very happy.
Although she liked Brother Rui, she was also nervous because she was going to marry into the Xi family.
Now that her future mother-in-law is so easy to get along with, she feels relieved.
The Xi family sincerely proposed marriage, and the Xiao family agreed without any hesitation.
Then the two families began to discuss the engagement.
After the Crown Prince's wife left, the news of the engagement between the Xi and Xiao families also spread.
This news shocked many people. Obviously, they did not expect that the Xiao family would marry Xiao Baili to Xi Rui, the playboy.
Moreover, Xi Rui was born into a noble family. Even though he was a playboy, he was doted on by the empress dowager, the emperor, and the head of the Duke's Mansion. Logically, he should marry a noble lady.
Especially since Xi Rui has become the dean of the Craftsmen's College, many families with high status have wanted to marry their daughters to him recently.
Who would have thought that the Xi family would actually propose marriage to the Xiao family on behalf of Xi Rui.
The engagement between the two families also eliminated those families and individuals who had ulterior motives.
Of course, this also made many people angry, such as the Sixth Prince and Miss Yan.
The Sixth Prince was originally determined to win Xiao Baili, but he never expected that that bastard Xi Rui would get there first so soon.
He smashed things around in the mansion and cursed Xi Rui countless times.
The hatred of having his wife stolen from him was irreconcilable, and he also hated a blind woman like Xiao Baili.
He was in such a bad mood at home that he took his personal guards out to the restaurant to drink.
At the Yan family, when Miss Yan heard the news, she was so angry that she almost tore the handkerchief in her hand to pieces.
She was indignant in her heart. She was a talented woman from the capital and had an outstanding family background. How could the Xi family treat her like this?
Previously, the Yan family expressed their desire to marry into the Xi family, but the Xi family did not respond.
She was also ridiculed and slandered by the playboy Xi Rui.
But now the Xi family's princess went to the Xiao family in person to propose marriage, which means that she values Xiao Baili very much and wants to save face for the Xiao family.
The people in the Xi family must be blind.
Before, she looked down on Xi Rui's status as a playboy and was somewhat resistant to marrying into the Xi family, but now she is very unwilling.
How could she, a talented noble lady, be inferior to that peasant girl?
She refused to accept it! When she thought of Xi Rui's disdainful sarcasm yesterday and Xiao Baili's annoying look, she couldn't swallow it.
She changed her mind and asked someone to inquire about the Sixth Prince.
Soon the maid came to report that the Sixth Prince had gone to the restaurant to drink, so Miss Yan also took people to the restaurant.
After getting off the carriage, she even put on a cloak.
The truth was that the news of Xi Rui's ridicule yesterday spread throughout the capital, and she felt ashamed and didn't want to be recognized.
When they arrived at the door of the private room, she asked someone to knock on it.
The Sixth Prince, who was drinking alone, did not refuse when he heard his cousin asking for a meeting and let her in.
So the two of them had a secret conversation in the restaurant for a long time before Miss Yan left.
Soon, Xiao Hanzheng received the news.
Ever since the Sixth Prince had been eyeing his sister, Xiao Hanzheng had specially sent a secret guard who was good at investigation to follow him.
His original purpose was just to monitor the Sixth Prince so that if the other party wanted to harm his sister, he could stop him in time.
When Shi Qingluo came into the room after taking a shower, she saw her husband with a sullen face.
She couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
When Xiao Hanzheng saw her come in, he suppressed his unhappiness and said, "I just received news that the Sixth Prince and Miss Yan are working together to sabotage my sister's marriage."
Shi Qingluo was stunned for a moment, "Ah, what do they want to do?"
These two people are so narrow-minded.
The Sixth Prince can't marry Bai Li, and Miss Yan can't marry Xi Rui, but they want to destroy their marriage. This is simply insane.
Xiao Hanzheng replied: "Miss Yan said that the Xi family was too much. They actually snatched the person that the Sixth Prince liked. She couldn't swallow this anger."
"Xi Rui didn't want to marry her, but she insisted on marrying him."
"So she suggested that the Sixth Prince find an opportunity to destroy my sister's innocence and let Xi Rui have physical contact with her in public."
"Then I will have no choice but to break off my engagement with Xi Rui and go to the Sixth Prince's mansion to be his concubine."
"Xi Rui also had no choice but to marry her because he flirted with her."
"The Sixth Prince agreed."
Shi Qingshi was unable to understand the two people's train of thought. "So if they can't get it, not only do they want to destroy it, but they also want them to do it themselves?"
"How can Miss Yan be so desperate that she actually planned to let Xi Rui have physical contact with her? Didn't she just get scolded by Xi Rui and was embarrassed? Why is she still insisting on getting married?"
If it were someone else, wouldn't they hate Xi Rui and want to stay away from him? Xiao Hanzheng said, "Miss Yan couldn't stand the Xi family choosing Bai Li over her, a noble lady from an aristocratic family."
"She was ridiculed and bullied by Xi Rui before, and with the Yan family's previous intention to marry into the Xi family, it will not be easy for her to marry a noble family again."
"She developed a revengeful mentality. The more Xi Rui didn't want to marry her, the more she wanted to marry him."
He paused and continued, "Maybe there is another idea, that she is very good and Xi Rui was blind and could not see her good points before."
"After she marries Xi Rui, Xi Rui will fall at her feet and be controlled by her."
Shi Qingluo couldn't help but roll his eyes, "How confident are you in yourself! You are indeed my annoying cousins, both of you are so sick."
"Didn't you receive news earlier that the Sixth Prince secretly ordered someone to do something to his fiancée in order to marry Bai Li, so that she would die in an accident and give up her position as the principal wife?"
"I'm still thinking about how to save the innocent woman involved. Whether she is killed or marries someone like the Sixth Prince, her life will be over."
She sneered, "Now that the Sixth Prince and Miss Yan have come to our door, we should lock them up to prevent them from harming others."
A hint of smile appeared in Xiao Hanzheng's eyes, "My wife and I are thinking the same thing again."
"I also think that the Sixth Prince is not worthy of his fiancée, so it would be better for him and his cousin to harm each other."
"In fact, I heard before that Concubine Hui wanted the Sixth Prince to marry her niece, and now is the perfect time to fulfill her wish."
Shi Qingluo chuckled and said, "Now she may look down on Miss Yan again."
After all, the current Miss Yan is a laughing stock in the entire capital. As Concubine Hui has raised someone like the Sixth Prince, she is naturally not a tolerant person.
So the more they valued Miss Yan's status and talent in the past, the more they despise her now.
Furthermore, if the fact that the Sixth Prince had ruined Miss Yan’s innocence were to be exposed in public, the Sixth Prince would become a laughing stock in the entire capital.
Miss Yan, let alone becoming the prince's consort, even if she were to become a concubine, Concubine Hui would probably feel uncomfortable.
Xiao Hanzheng curled his lips, "Isn't this a good idea? Let them fight it out among their own family."
There will be less time and energy to calculate against others.
Shi Qingluo smiled and blinked, "I think this is good too!"
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