Female student: I'm sorry, the prince is mine.

Magistrate, inner court.

Aunt Gui has already told her wife what happened in Nanshan Mansion. Mrs. Lan Xin frowned slightly. She was not a person who was too sensitive to customs and taboos, but after hearing how Nanshan Xi and her mother behaved, she always felt... It doesn't feel so atmospheric.

Although the county magistrate was considered a scholarly family, she occasionally heard the master talk about some situations under his administration. The magistrate of Fu County was not that good. The daughter she taught may not be very good either.

It wasn't that she was biased, she had heard from several ladies she had good friends with that Fu Yue had been flirting with Nanshan Yun for a long time, and the daughter was born before they got married.

This...as a woman, she doesn't accept it very well.

She wanted to be open-minded and generous, but that was her only son, and the only Miaomiao of the Li family was not that well-matched, so she felt a little uneasy no matter what.

"When the master returns home after finishing his errands, I will talk to him in detail."

"Madam, someone from the Nanshan family has come. It's a female family member." She didn't look like the lady, but she said that she was the future in-law, so the concierge had no choice but to ask her to report to the madam. Why didn't she know when the family was going to get married to the Nanshan family?

oh? Lan Xin and Aunt Gui exchanged glances and said, "Please come to the flower hall for tea."

After the servants left, Aunt Gui trimmed Mrs. Lan's clothes and then walked to the flower hall.

After entering the flower hall, the people inside greeted her and greeted Mrs. Lan.

It turned out to be Fourth Yiniang. She had met her several times and was considered an acquaintance.

"Why are you here, sister? There are a lot of things going on at home today, why don't you get some rest?" It came so suddenly.

"Sister Lao, I'm thinking about you. Our eldest daughter has only returned home in the past few days, and there have been some bad omens at noon. I thought I would come to make amends for Madam on her behalf, and take a look at Aunt Gui by the way."

Fu Yue presented the gift and looked at Aunt Gui kindly: "Are you scared?"

"My aunt is serious, I'm not in the way." She saw that the eldest lady was well-educated and unfazed, and she didn't look like an unlucky person.

"That's good, that's good." After Fu Yue finished her greetings, she continued to say for a while that the eldest lady had lived a hard life due to the bad luck, and asked Madam for your forgiveness.

Lan Xin naturally followed the other person's advice. Although she didn't like it, at least it was her son's choice, so it wasn't too embarrassing.

The two seemed to be having a great time talking to each other.

Finally, Fourth Yiniang was afraid that Master Nanshan would be worried after waiting for so long, so she stood up and left.

Lan Xin personally sent Fu Yue out and watched her carriage go far away.

"Why is she here today? With the current situation, it is necessary to send a message." Aunt Gui murmured.

"As for the in-laws, naturally they can come and go at will." Lan Xin sighed. After all, she is just a concubine, and she has no sense of propriety in doing things. Come and put the responsibility for improper banquet arrangements on a teenage child.

This Nanshan Yun is really biased.

Lan Xin shook her head, waiting for the master to come back, we have to discuss it carefully.

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Dinner time came soon.

Magistrate Li hurried home and saw his wife waiting for him at the door. He hurried up to meet her and held her hand: "It's freezing cold, why did you come out?"

Lan Xin smiled and said: "I was thinking about the master, so I came to the door to have a look. No, Gui Hua (Grandma Gui) prepared soup for me. It's not cold."

"Come in quickly." Magistrate Li took his wife's hand and walked towards the hall.

Seeing the master and his wife coming in, the attendants started to get busy.

"Where is the young master?" Magistrate Li asked.

"My maid went to call for you. Today, my husband has some problems that I just can't figure out." Lan Xin said.

When Magistrate Li heard that the child was studying, he felt a little more relaxed, but he still told Lan Xin what he heard along the way.

"What? The fourth aunt of Nanshan Mansion just came here this afternoon, and now it has been spread?"

"Yes, Xiaoyou has only been back for a few days, and ominous words are spreading everywhere again." The Nanshan family can't even protect their legitimate daughter. There was no one in his back house, but when he was a child, he saw too many of his father's concubines fighting over each other. Therefore, Magistrate Li did not believe that this rumor was really spread among the people themselves. It was probably someone who deliberately added fuel to the flames.

He only felt that Nan Shanyun was not unable to protect him, but that he did not want to protect him.

He saw that Xiaoyou was an upright and kind-hearted child, and he liked him very much. But if you don't fight or grab, you will suffer a certain loss. Why. I don't know what his son thinks.

"Hey, if I can help you to be careful, please be as careful as possible. I feel uncomfortable looking at Nan Shanyun's appearance, and I don't like his ungrateful look."

"Who says it isn't?"

"Master, madam, the young master is here."

"Okay, let's eat." Before Li Xiyuan could sit down, Magistrate Li started eating. Normally, he would ask him about his homework before using his chopsticks.

Li Xiyuan looked at his mother and asked her what was wrong with his eyes. Lan shook his head, indicating that his father was in a bad mood and not to talk nonsense.

The family seemed to finish their meal happily.

After clearing the table, the servants made tea and put it on the table before exiting.

Although Mr. Li does not have a big background, he is from a scholarly family and is very familiar with many rules. However, he likes to keep everything simple in his daily life. As for this tea, he usually likes to find some good loose tea and brew it with boiling water. Can drink.

"Li Xiyuan." Mr. Li took a sip of tea.

"Father."

"You know I was originally attracted to Xiaoyou."

"Father..." Why are you starting to say this again?

"Since the rumors started, have you done anything for her?" Although his father didn't want people to think that he was using his power for personal gain, he at least got the matter out of the way and handed the rumors over to his subordinates for investigation. At least he controlled the rumors. Stayed some. Li Xiyuan, on the other hand, was focused on Nanshan Xi and was indifferent to Xiaoyou's affairs. This is not the style of his Li family.

"Father, you also know that it was Nanshan You himself who wrote a letter severing all ties with me."

"That's not because you have let me down. No matter how you say it, Nanshan Xi is still a concubine. The marriage of the legitimate daughter has not yet been decided. No matter how anxious she is, she has to wait."

"Father, these children all know. I have betrayed Xiaoyou, so I can no longer betray Xi'er. They are both daughters of the Nanshan family. They have no fate with Xiaoyou, so I will repay it to Xi'er."

Li Xiyuan didn't just ignore Nanshan You all of a sudden, but now, if he was asked to give up Xi'er for her, he would never be able to do it.

He had been shaken before, but when he thought of losing Xi'er, his whole heart ached unbearably, and he felt worse than death. He knew then that he really loved Xi'er.

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Magistrate Li was so angry that he couldn't stop talking. Does he care about the Nanshan family? He just cares about Xiaoyou! That’s what the daughter-in-law of a wealthy family should look like! To be the daughter-in-law of his Li family, just her surname is "Nanshan"? Does he, the magistrate, still need to drag out a daughter-in-law from a businessman's house?

This is simply unreasonable.