I am the stepmother of my son, and the little villain has changed into a little cotton-padded jacket

After hearing what Xiao Yizhuo said, Wen Shutang touched his chin thoughtfully. He didn't expect that the Tang family was so powerful.

Thinking of the domineering woman he met in town today, Wen Shutang was not impressed by the Tang family's education.

"So that's how it is. The emperor sent people from the Tang family to investigate Qingshui Town. It seems they have received accurate information." Wen Shutang narrowed his eyes.

Xiao Yizhuo nodded slightly: "Indeed, the emperor has a group of assassins around him, and these assassins have been tracking me. I guess they have got the news this time."

"Well, since we're planning on going back anyway, let's check it out."

Wen Shutang was not too surprised about this. It was normal for the emperor to have death squad guards around him. Many nobles in the capital would keep some loyal guards at home.

Wen Shutang propped up his head and looked at Xiao Yizhuo, his eyes sparkling: "Tell me about the capital, what are the big families you just mentioned?"

Xiao Yizhuo's eyes softened as he began to explain slowly, "There are five major families in the capital. The Tang family, the emperor's confidant, is one of them. The others are the Fang family, a family of business for generations, the Zhao family, a family of scholars for centuries, and the Xiling family, who are experts in Qimen Dunjia."

Wen Shutang raised his eyebrows: "What about the other one?"

Xiao Yizhuo didn't say anything, but raised his hand and pointed at himself.

"There is another Xiao family?" Wen Shutang was a little surprised.

Xiao Yizhuo nodded: "Yes, my Xiao family was originally a large family with generations in the military, but my father's generation encountered years of war. My father and two uncles all died in the war, and I was the only one left among the descendants. After I retired, the Xiao family was completely in decline."

At this point, he paused for a moment: "My Xiao family doesn't care about the reputation of a famous family. We just want to protect the stability of our area. Whether it's grandfather or father, we are the same. We just hope that there will be no war in our homeland and the people can live in peace."

Hearing what he said, Wen Shutang felt a little emotional. It was a misfortune for the country that the emperor ignored such a loyal and courageous family and instead favored those mediocre people who could only say nice things.

She reached out and held Xiao Yizhuo's hand, comforting him, "It's okay. You and your fathers' wish for peace will surely come true."

Feeling the soft touch on his hand, Xiao Yizhuo raised a smile on his lips, and shook her hand back, wrapping his big palm tightly around her hand.

“Yes, it will happen.”

The next morning, Wen Shutang got up, washed up, stood at the door and stretched, feeling refreshed. He looked at the bright sunshine and was in a good mood.

But the good mood did not last long, as Wen Shutang saw Tang Mengyan, who was supported by Bihe, with a look of disgust on her face.

The moment he saw her, Wen Shutang's good mood disappeared instantly.

Tang Mengyan was wearing a smoky pink brocade dress, which had a faint sheen under the sunlight.

She really disliked this dirt path that wasn't even paved with bluestone bricks. It was simply impossible to walk on it. She felt sick all over walking on such muddy ground.

When Tang Mengyan thought about the mud getting on the soles of her shoes, she wanted to throw away the new pair of shoes immediately.

If she hadn't heard that there was a hunter in this village who looked very much like Brother Xiao, she would never have come to such a hellhole place even if she was beaten to death.

Never in my life!

After seeing the big roosters running around in the village and chicken shit all over the ground, Tang Mengyan couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to leave immediately.

She was furious but inadvertently saw Wen Shutang standing not far away with his arms folded. Tang Mengyan was slightly stunned and remembered that she had met her in the town yesterday.

Thinking of yesterday's conflict, Tang Mengyan felt even worse. She was about to mock her, but the harsh words were stuck in her throat the next second.

She saw Brother Xiao, whom she had been thinking about day and night, standing next to the poor woman. He gently tucked the loose hair around the woman's ears behind her ears. The gentle smile on Brother Xiao's face was something she had never seen before.

Tang Mengyan stared at Xiao Yizhuo, a little dazed for a moment.

Wen Shutang narrowed his eyes and raised his chin, motioning Xiao Yizhuo to look over there.

Xiao Yizhuo followed her line of sight and immediately saw Tang Mengyan who was still in a daze. The gentle look on his face disappeared in an instant, replaced by endless coldness and a hint of disgust.

Xiao Yizhuo took Wen Shutang's hand and prepared to go back to the house. Seeing this, Tang Mengyan suddenly became anxious. She pushed Bihe's hand away, lifted her skirt and hurried over here.

"Brother Xiao!"

Hearing her voice, Wen Shutang raised his eyebrows, feeling that something was not going on.

Tang Mengyan didn't care about the mud on the ground at this moment, and ran to them in a hurry, her eyes full of surprise. She took a deep breath and saluted Xiao Yizhuo slowly.

"Yan'er has met Brother Xiao. We haven't seen each other for several years. Yan'er misses Brother Xiao every day. This time, she rushed here as soon as she got the news. Fortunately, God has a good will, allowing you and me to meet each other in the end."

Tang Mengyan's face was full of shyness as she looked at Xiao Yizhuo lovingly.

Xiao Yizhuo pursed his lips and frowned tightly. He held Wen Shutang's hand tightly and said in a cold voice: "Miss Tang, you'd better be clear. You are an unmarried girl and you came so far just to find a man? Is this the family tradition of the Tang family? This is my wife, Miss Tang, please don't say anything nonsense. It will be bad if my wife misunderstands."

Wen Shutang narrowed her eyes and looked at Tang Mengyan's pretentious appearance, her eyes became a little colder. She said, "Something is wrong. It turns out that this person is Xiao Yizhuo's love interest."

How dare he be so blatant in front of her? What will happen in the future?

Besides, Wen Shutang felt really unhappy that her man was coveted by others.

Thinking of this, Wen Shutang took Xiao Yizhuo's arm and looked at Tang Mengyan with a smile: "Miss Tang seems to like my husband very much?"

Tang Mengyan was so shocked by Xiao Yizhuo's words that she stood there in a daze. She didn't react for a while. Only when she heard what Wen Shutang said did she come to her senses.

Not caring at all about Xiao Yizhuo's cold attitude towards her, she opened her eyes wide and looked at the two people in front of her in disbelief, her voice suddenly rising a degree.

"What?! Madam? Brother Xiao, with your status, how can you marry such a rude country girl!"

Hearing what she said, Xiao Yizhuo's face darkened, his eyes were filled with frost, and he glared at her: "What did you say? If you can't speak, I will help you pull out your tongue, and you will never speak again."

Tang Mengyan was so frightened that she trembled all over and quickly covered her mouth. Later she remembered her current identity and mustered up the courage to speak.

"Brother Xiao, I am telling the truth. You are of noble status, how can you marry such a woman! Obviously, I am the most suitable for you!"

Xiao Yizhuo's brows were furrowed, his lips were tightly closed, and the gloom in his eyes made people shudder. Just as he was about to speak, he was suddenly grabbed by the corner of his clothes by Wen Shutang.

Xiao Yizhuo looked back and saw that Wen Shutang was still smiling and didn't look angry at all.

Seeing this, Xiao Yizhuo relaxed and took a step back to make room.