Chapter 265 Complaining, She Handles It with Ease
Song Yi was helpless.
"Sister was just saying that out of anger. If we really starve to death, I don't believe you wouldn't feel sorry for us."
Lady Xinguo smiled bitterly.
"I'm so angry at this brat that I'm completely out of my mind."
Li Nanke listened quietly from the side, then suddenly spoke up: "The crux of the matter still lies with Xue Ting. Has Auntie considered starting with her?"
Lady Xin did not ignore Li Nanke's opinion because of her young age; instead, she sighed.
"I've thought of that method too, but that brat is completely obsessed with Xue Ting. Am I supposed to go to Xue Ting and beg her to give up this marriage?"
Li Nanke blinked his dark, grape-like eyes and thought silently for a moment.
In the dream, Xue Shu married Xie Xuanxiao early on, while Xue Ting married the heir of the Marquis of Changping.
But Xue Shu said that night that the Lady of Changping Marquis was fond of her and intended to propose marriage for the Marquis of Changping's heir.
Lady Xin Guoguo looked completely astonished.
"The heir of the Marquis of Changping is only eleven years old this year, two years younger than Xue Shu. How could he suddenly take a liking to Xue Shu?"
I didn't hear a single thing about this.
Song Yi said, "It's only a two-year age difference. It's always been common for the woman to be older than the man when it comes to marriage proposals."
As for why no word has been heard, perhaps the Xue family is deliberately covering it up.
Lady Xin pondered for a moment, seemingly having grasped the meaning.
“What you said makes sense. If the Xue family is really in contact with the Marquis of Changping’s mansion, it’s probably not something that happened in a short time. Perhaps the Xue family has been planning this for a long time.”
What is the Xue family doing? They're just shooting at whoever comes along, no matter what.
What do they take my son for? A street vendor's scallion to be picked at as she pleases? Absolutely outrageous!
Lady Xinguo had been furious when she mentioned Xie Xuanxiao earlier, and now, hearing about the Xue family's actions, she was so angry that her eyebrows stood on end.
Song Yi said, "If the Xue family is indeed discussing marriage with both the Duke of Xin's Mansion and the Marquis of Changping's Mansion at the same time, their actions are indeed inappropriate."
Lady Xinguo snorted coldly.
"My lord, the Duke, controls the Jingxi Camp, while the Marquis of Changping holds command of the Shaanxi Xiang Army, which is closest to Bianjing."
The Xue family is trying to have their cake and eat it too. Seeing that my family hasn't come to propose marriage yet, they've immediately started getting close to the Marquis of Changping's household.
"It seems that the Duke and I were right; this marriage absolutely cannot go through."
Lady Xinguo gently rubbed Li Nanke's face.
"Thanks to Kerr for telling me about this, I know what to do."
Li Nanke smiled.
Lady Xin, who had accompanied her husband on his campaigns, had seen all sorts of people.
She was so angry at her own son Xie Xuanxiao that she didn't react for a moment. Once she understood the crux of the problem, she would quickly know how to deal with it.
“I didn’t say anything; it was my aunt’s idea.”
Lady Xinguo had an idea in mind, and the gloom on her face lessened a bit. She smiled and gently rubbed Li Nanke's little face.
"The Xue family kept the news so well hidden, even your aunt didn't know. How did you find out?"
Song Yi was also curious.
"Yes, Ke'er, how did you find out about this?"
Li Nanke recounted what he had overheard Xue Shu and Xie Xuanxiao talking at the Hongqiao Night Market that night.
As he spoke, he muttered to himself.
She hadn't promised Xie Xuanxiao she wouldn't report it.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend, and the Xue family is destined to be her enemy.
Therefore, she was adept at filing complaints.
"...From what Xue Shu said, it seems that she bribed the people on Aunt's side. At the time, Brother Xie was very angry about this."
Lady Xin Guo was so angry that she slammed her fist on the small table, causing it to shake a few times.
"This is outrageous! She actually dared to bribe the people in my house. If such a woman were to marry into the Xie family, she would surely cause unrest in my Xie family."
"Good child, thank you so much for telling me this. I will definitely thank you properly another day."
Seeing this, Song Yi knew that the Duchess of Xin was in a hurry to clean up the household, so she took Li Nanke and took her leave.
Before they knew it, it was the eve of the Lunar New Year, the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, and the Marquis of Anping's residence received an imperial edict from the palace.
His Majesty has specially ordered Li Mu, Song Yi, and Li Nanke, a family of three, to attend this year's New Year's Eve palace banquet.
Just as Li Nanke had predicted.
Upon receiving the imperial edict, Song Yi was both excited and at a loss.
After the initial excitement and confusion, she began busily preparing the clothes and jewelry to wear to the palace banquet.
Fortunately, Li Nanke had already asked Yun Qiwu to make clothes for the family of three.
After Song Yi put it on, she twirled around in front of the mirror several times, and couldn't help but hug and kiss Li Nanke again and again.
"Ke'er is such a sweet little cotton-padded jacket for her mother. Her mother is so happy to have you."
"Oh my god, this dress is so beautiful."
The mother and daughter laughed and joked around for a while, and then Zisu quietly came to tell her that Chen Cong's clothes were also finished.
Li Nanke asked Nangong Qiang to make a trip and deliver the clothes to the Xuan Prince's residence.
When I came back, I brought back a basket of oranges.
"The prince's clothes fit him very well. There were oranges sent from the palace, and the prince said he would bring them to the young lady to try."
Getting oranges this season isn't an easy thing.
Li Nanke had some food sent to his grandmother, Madam He, and the rest was left at Fanghua Courtyard for the three of them to eat themselves.
Just as I peeled and ate a segment of orange, the sweet taste spreading across my tongue, Zilan came in with a cheerful smile.
"Miss, I just heard that the heir of the Duke of Xin left Bianjing today to guard the border in the northwest."
Li Nanke was so surprised that she almost choked on the orange seeds. After spitting out the seeds, she quickly asked, "So fast?"
Tell me quickly, how did the Duchess manage to do that?
She was very curious.
Zilan said, "Yesterday, Lady Xinguo took Xie Xuanxiao to Xiangguo Temple to have his fortune told. She said that if the young master Xie drew the best fortune, she would agree to propose marriage to him."
Prince Xie went to the main hall, and strangely enough, he drew the worst lot three times in a row.
Seeing that he was sullen, the Duchess asked for a side room to take him to rest. Unexpectedly, they ran into Xue Shu and the Lady of Changping Marquis in the side room.
Prince Xie overheard Xue Shu say that she was willing to marry the heir of the Marquis of Changping, adding that although the heir was young, he was steady and would surely become an outstanding person in the future.
"Upon hearing this, Prince Xie was furious and rushed out to question Xue Shu, asking why she had gone back on her word after promising to wait for him."
Xue Shu probably didn't expect Xie Shizi to suddenly rush out, and in her panic, she denied what she had said earlier.
She also said that she had never had any romantic feelings for Prince Xie, and that it was Prince Xie who kept pursuing her.
Zilan spoke with great enthusiasm.
Li Nanke listened with great interest, and he could roughly guess what would happen next.
Unable to bear the blow of being abandoned and betrayed by his beloved, Xie Xuanxiao decided to leave Bianjing, the place of his heartbreak, and head to the frontier.
That's good, at least the Xie family and the Xue family won't join forces again.
Li Nanke was in a very good mood, and this joy lasted until New Year's Eve.
Because the family of three was going to the palace for a banquet that evening, they decided to have their New Year's Eve dinner together at noon.
They will stay up all night together after they return from the palace.
With a table full of dishes already laid out, Marquis Anping and Li Yao still hadn't arrived.
Zilan whispered to Li Nanke, "The servant by the Marquis's side went to the stables twice to ask when we would be entering the palace tonight."
Li Nanke sneered inwardly.
It seems that Marquis Anping is finally about to lose his temper!
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