"What? She ran off to the He family? Oh dear, village head, you'd better hurry over there. Who knows what kind of dirty tricks those people in the He family might come up with?"
Yan Xia was also startled.
Bai Ruixue is incredibly bold.
They actually dared to come to our door; are they planning to elope?
Let alone in ancient times.
Even in modern times, eloping would be considered outrageous, right?
Judging by the time, they probably came out late at night.
If you encounter any bad people on this road, your life will be over.
Thankfully, Bai Ruixue isn't her daughter; if Guihua and Lamei dared to do that...
Break all their legs!
"I want to go quickly too, but the officials won't let me through." Bai Lizheng looked somewhat dejected.
"Oh, it's nothing, leave it to me."
If you can help, then do so. After all, it's the younger generation's fault, not the elders'. Apart from that one bad apple, the Bai family is pretty good.
So Yan Xia walked over to the official and said a few words.
The officials immediately let them pass.
This move shocked everyone in the Bai family.
"Alright, no need to queue anymore, you can go straight into the city. I have something to do, so I'll take my leave first. Don't delay, hurry up and take Xiaoxue back."
"Okay, thank you so much, Xia. I'm really grateful." The village head's attitude became much more respectful. Although he was the elder, he seemed like Yan Xia's junior in comparison to Yan Xia's powerful aura.
Yan Xia smiled and waved her hand before getting into the carriage.
The two cars narrowly missed each other.
One drove away while the other drove in.
After the oxcart crossed the long bridge and came to the fork in the road, Bai Xiangsong got off the oxcart first and randomly stopped someone to ask for directions.
She was an old woman.
As the saying goes, when asking for directions, you should ask an elderly person, because older people are generally knowledgeable about everything.
Sure enough, the old woman led the Bai family into the alley on the left, leaving only Bai Xianglin, the youngest grandson of the Bai family, to watch over the oxcart outside the alley to prevent it from being stolen.
"You've come to the right person! He Tian lives right across from me. It's strange, a young woman came to my door early this morning, and now you're here looking for her too. Could it be that the young woman is one of yours?"
This person was none other than Granny Sun.
While she was out buying groceries, she became a guide for the second time.
The Bai family members all turned pale and walked with their heads down in silence.
Unfortunately, Aunt Sun couldn't control her mouth. She didn't care about the Bai family's expressions at all and kept talking to herself.
"That girl said she was He Tian's betrothed. Tsk tsk, if I had such a shameless daughter, I would definitely cut off her hair and send her to a temple to become a nun. She's really disgracing the family and ruining its reputation. She's made the whole family lose face. Here, this is the house. You can knock on the door yourselves. I dare not knock again. This maid of the He family is very fierce. I don't know if she slept with He Tian. How can she be so arrogant? Let me tell you, I've seen that young man from the He family touch this maid's hand several times. The two of them are definitely not having an affair."
This indirectly proves that Yan Xia was not mistaken.
Bai Lizheng was so angry that he rubbed his forehead.
"Thank you for showing us the way, Auntie. I see you've bought groceries. You should go back and cook now, don't delay. We'll knock on the door ourselves."
Seeing that his father's expression was off, Bai Ruiji told Grandma Sun to leave.
He then knocked on the He family's door.
"Bang bang bang—"
"Bang bang bang—"
The knocking on the door was loud.
Even a deaf person could hear it.
Jiao'er opened the door.
The Bai family barged in.
Not a single word wasted.
"Xiaoxue, where are you? Come out—"
"Bai Ruixue, you get the hell out here—"
"Auspicious snow—"
The group called out together as they searched.
"Father, Mother, Eldest Brother? Eldest Sister-in-law? Xiaosong?"
Bai Ruixue came out of the main room and saw her family, her face full of fear.
Hearing the noise, Song came over from the backyard.
"Oh my, aren't these my in-laws? Please, have a seat. Xiaoxue, take your family to the main room. Don't stand. Jiao'er, close the door and go boil some water—"
Bai Lizheng pulled his wife back from arguing. "Alright, let's go inside."
Since we're already here, we should naturally call off the engagement to save ourselves the trouble of making another trip.
Jiao'er obediently closed the door and went to the kitchen to boil water.
He Tian hid in the house, pretending to read a book, and did not come out.
“Mrs. Song, now that we’re here, there are some things we need to make clear. We’re not going to get married. Let’s call it off before the wedding day. We can’t afford to associate with the He family.”
Song was not in a hurry at all.
She chuckled twice. "Hehe, I'm afraid that won't work. Xiaoxue is the daughter-in-law that our He family has chosen. You have to consider her feelings too. I don't think Xiaoxue wants to break off the engagement. Although you are Xiaoxue's elders, you can't be so aggressive. Look, you've even forced Xiaoxue to come to our house. She's such a pitiful girl. What if she encounters danger while traveling at night? You parents, I don't know how you've been doing your jobs. You're so irresponsible."
"What's there to consider? The young girl is naive, but you, an old woman, are you? I don't want to go into the details of what He Tian has done, but the whole neighborhood is talking about it. He Tian hasn't even passed the imperial examination yet, and he's already taking a concubine like a scholar? And he's even given birth to a shameful bastard. If I were you, I'd be too ashamed to show my face. Break off the engagement right now, or I'll sue you in the county yamen for deceiving my daughter."
Bai Li was so enraged by Song's shameless words that he started cursing.
Madam Song's face also turned cold. She leaned back in her chair, lifted her eyelids slightly, and fiddled with the gilded ring on her hand, a half-smile playing on her lips. "Break off the engagement? A girl who's lost her virginity, who can she marry after breaking off the engagement?"
These words struck like a thunderbolt.
The explosion nearly caused the Bai family members to fall off their chairs.
"You vicious woman, if you slander our Xiaoxue again, I will take you to the county government and make sure your He family goes to jail—" Time stood still for a few seconds, then erupted into chaos. Bai Li was clutching his chest, his hand trembling as he pointed at Song Shi.
His voice was strained, and his face was full of disbelief.
"Slander? Heh, Xiao Tian, bring me the bed sheets you and Xiao Xue just used—"
At the shout, everyone in the main room turned to look outside the door.
All that could be seen was He Tian carrying a sky-blue bed sheet as he walked in.
A striking, bright red stain was visible on the bed sheet.
This caused the Bai family to completely break down.
"You rebellious daughter, you rebellious daughter—"
"Xiaoxue, is this for real?"
"Bai Ruixue! You are utterly shameless! Did you really do this?"
"Xiaoxue, quickly tell your father that this blood is not yours."
“.............”
The barrage of questions terrified Bai Ruixue, who hid behind Song Shi, too afraid to look up, and answered in a low voice.
"It's true, Father~ Mother~ I've already consummated my marriage with Brother Xiaotian ahead of schedule, so the engagement can't be called off. Please grant us our wish! Aunt Song is very good to me, and Brother Xiaotian is very good too. I want to marry him, I........."
Before he could finish speaking, Bai Lizheng closed his eyes and collapsed to the ground.
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