After Yang Xinwan received a positive response from the prime minister, the servants who went to the general's mansion also returned.
"Miss, General Xue said that the Yuchi family has done him a favor, so it is difficult for him to refuse what the Yuchi family asks for."
"But if you strongly oppose it, he will remain neutral..."
Xue Zixiao's answer was almost the same as no answer.
What does it mean to remain neutral?
Isn't it just giving her the power to decide things?
And he could just claim that it was her choice and had nothing to do with him, Xue Zixiao?
Yang Xinwan just thought it was ridiculous. It was not surprising that Xue Zixiao was unreliable, and Yang Xinwan was too lazy to delve into it.
She went to see the steward of Yuchi Mansion, and when she saw him, Yang Xinwan looked calm and indifferent.
The butler couldn't read any information from her expression, so he asked, "I wonder if the eldest lady has asked about the prime minister and the second lady?"
Yang Xinwan replied indifferently: "Of course I have asked about it, but I still want to congratulate your young master. The wedding is coming soon."
The butler was stunned at first, then delighted.
As the wedding was approaching, he agreed to the marriage between Yang Qingyuan and their young master.
The housekeeper immediately changed his expression and said, "From now on, Yuchi Mansion and Xiang Mansion will be relatives."
"The betrothal gifts will be delivered by Yuchi Mansion in the next two days..."
Yang Xinwan reminded calmly, "The General's Mansion has calculated an auspicious date for my second sister. Please ask the housekeeper to pick her up on the same auspicious date."
Although I don’t know what Yang Xinwan means, as long as this happy event is finalized, I don’t care about the date of the visit.
"No problem." The butler agreed readily.
For a time, the news that Yang Qingyuan had changed her engagement was widely spread in the capital.
Xue Zixiao became the subject of discussion again.
"This Second Miss Yang must have been thinking about General Xue's incompetence, so she tried every means to get involved with the Young Master of Yuchi Mansion!"
"The Yuchi Mansion was very kind to General Xue in the past. It is impossible for General Xue not to give this face."
Yuchi Xiu listened to everyone's discussion with a complicated expression. He interrupted and said, "So, this Second Miss Yang used some tricks to involve Young Master Yuchi?"
The people who were discussing the issue did not know that the person who was speaking at the moment was the young master of the Yuchi Mansion. The other party continued to talk freely: "Isn't it true? Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that the person who saved her when she fell into the water was General Xue's benefactor?"
Yuchi Xiu raised his eyebrows, and a smile appeared on his not-so-remarkable face: "Then did you see with your own eyes how this Second Miss Yang fell into the water, and how was she rescued by Young Master Yuchi?"
The crowd that had gathered together to discuss the matter all shook their heads.
They were just making groundless speculations for fun. Why did they need to witness with their own eyes how Young Master Yuchi saved Yang Qingyuan?
The bigger the joke on these dignitaries, the more excited they become.
Therefore, everyone would distort the story by adding fuel to the fire, and naturally, the story would become more and more outrageous as it was passed on.
Yuchi Xiu said indignantly: "I happened to be there that day, and this Second Miss Yang is not as bad as you say!"
"Some people saw her beauty and mistook her for a singing girl in a pleasure boat, so they tried to make advances on her!"
"She was a weak woman who had no ability to resist, so she chose to jump into the lake to protect her innocence. It is shameful that such a chaste woman was spread in such a terrible way by you."
Everyone present looked suspicious, but they had to admit that what Yuchi Xiu said was so passionate that it didn't sound like a lie.
When everyone was questioning the truth of Yuchi Xiu's words, someone pointed at Yuchi Xiu and said, "He is the young master Yuchi who saved Miss Yang Er!"
Yuchi Xiu didn't expect to be recognized right away. He coughed awkwardly, "I saved Miss Yang Er, so what? I saved her and came into contact with her, so I am willing to be responsible for her!"
"And she really did jump into the lake to avoid being teased by others! No matter who it is, there is no way to distort this!"
"You guys weren't even here, but you're talking so enthusiastically about this. It's really ridiculous!"
After saying that, Yuchi Xiu snorted and walked away, as if he was too lazy to say anything more to the crowd.
As soon as Yuchi Xiu left, the group of people who had stopped discussing started discussing again.
The servant following behind Yuchi Xiu asked, "Young Master, what if there is some truth in what they said?"
"Aren't you deceived and become a stepping stone for Yang Qingyuan to get rid of General Xue?"
Yuchi Xiu glared at the servant fiercely and said, "Do you think a shy and pure girl like her could have predicted that I would come to her rescue?"
"She could even predict that she would be teased? She must have put a lot of effort into becoming my woman!"
The servant scratched his head, it seemed to make sense.
But why does it feel like, if Yuchi Xiu was really deceived, he is not angry but proud of it?
Because there are women who are willing to do anything for him, is this his charm?
But the key point is not this. Yuchi Xiu should pay attention to whether Yang Qingyuan is pretending to be pure...
Xue Zixiao, who was in the teahouse, naturally heard what everyone was talking about, but he had no intention of coming out to defend Yang Qingyuan like Yuchi Xiu did.
The guard asked, "General, you promised Miss Yang that you would marry Miss Yang II, but now things have gone against your promise. What are you going to do next?"
Based on Xue Zixiao's current understanding of Yang Xinwan, he knows that Yang Xinwan is definitely not the kind of person who would suffer losses for nothing.
Therefore, if he wanted to satisfy Yang Xinwan, he really needed to give her other benefits...
Xue Zixiao's face was filled with worry. "This is not something that I should consider as a priority. My engagement with her was granted by His Majesty... It would be extremely difficult to cancel it, but it is something that I have to try in order to get better!"
The guard fell silent.
In the teahouse, after Yuchi Xiu left, someone started to discuss: "There really is no woman in the capital who can change her engagement again and again."
"Do you think that Miss Yang's engagement is getting better and better?"
Someone followed up and said, "What's so good about it? How can Xue Mansion not be better than Yuchi Mansion?"
Another person said, "Tsk, women not only care about their husband's family background, but also have to consider the husband's side, right? Young Master Yuchi is at least a normal man!"
Xue Zixiao narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the people talking below, his expression becoming increasingly gloomy.
Feeling Xue Zixiao getting colder and colder, the guard couldn't help but shiver and felt a little scared.
When the guards thought Xue Zixiao was going to teach someone a lesson, Xue Zixiao said, "I think the general has a solution."
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