As if she was afraid that Xiao Ruge didn't believe her, Xiao Shuang raised three fingers as if to swear, and Xiao Ruge quickly grabbed her hand.

"You silly girl, what are you doing? Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. This is human nature. I don't want to detain you for the rest of your life. You all have your own paths to follow."

After persuading Xiaoshuang, Xiao Ruge remembered the Dali she mentioned. He was the driver chosen by Uncle Sun for her. He was an honest, reliable, and good at kung fu. His only shortcoming was that he was older than Xiaoshuang.

"Baizhi, go call Dali over."

"Yes!"

Bai Zhi agreed and turned around and ran away quickly. She didn't ask anyone else to help her and went to find Dali directly.

Dali was so happy that Xiaoshuang accepted his gift that he was even excited to bathe and brush the horse.

Just as he was working hard, he suddenly heard a light cough behind him. He turned around and saw that it was Bai Zhi. He immediately stood up and asked, "Miss Bai Zhi, come here, but are you going out?"

Now that Xiao Ruge is not feeling well, she has to take a carriage whenever she goes out. She usually asks the little maid to come and inform her, but Bai Zhi seldom comes.

Bai Zhi had a stern face and said coldly: "No, the young lady wants to see you for something, come with me!"

Her behavior confused Dali. He didn't know what he had done wrong, but he still followed her obediently and walked towards Xiao Ruge's yard.

On the way, Dali recalled what he had done recently. Since Xiao Ruge didn't go out often, he had nothing to do every day except taking care of the horses, so he was quite free.

The most extraordinary thing I did was giving Xiaoshuang a pearl flower today.

Thinking of this, he was suddenly stunned, his steps stopped, his eyebrows almost twisted into a ball, and his face was full of worry.

"Why don't you leave?"

Bai Zhi turned around and looked at Dali with amusement, but in Dali's eyes, it was obvious that she was hiding something from him, which further confirmed his thoughts.

He felt that the young lady might know about his gift of the small frost beads flowers, and she was probably unhappy, so she asked Bai Zhi to call him.

I wonder if Xiaoshuang was punished?

He wanted to ask something, but in the end he opened his mouth and didn't ask anything, just followed.

Xiao Ruge's yard was silent. The servants everywhere kept their heads down and remained silent. Everything revealed a depressing feeling as if a storm was about to come.

Dali saw Xiao Ruge sitting in a rocking chair in front of the porch, reading a book. He couldn't tell anything from her expression, but the more he saw this, the more uneasy Dali felt.

Because he didn't see Xiaoshuang next to Xiao Ruge.

Xiaoshuang must have been locked up!

This was the first thought that flashed through Dali's mind. He strode over Bai Zhi and came to the bottom of the stairs, then knelt down in front of Xiao Ruge.

"Miss, I am shameless and have been pestering Xiao Shuang. Everything is my fault. Even the pearl flower was taken by Xiao Shuang under threat. Please punish me. This has nothing to do with Xiao Shuang. Please let her go!"

As he spoke, Dali kowtowed three times to Xiao Ruge. When he raised his head again, there was a stain of blood on the gray-white floor tiles, which looked glaring under the sunlight.

Xiao Ruge raised her eyes from the book, looked at Dali with cold eyes without any emotion, and chuckled, "How did you threaten Xiaoshuang?"

Dali's eyes flashed, and he gritted his teeth and said loudly: "I threatened Xiaoshuang. If she doesn't stay with me, I will kill her!"

There was a fearless look in his eyes. He knew that after he said this, Xiao Ruge would definitely punish him. Even if she didn't kill him, she would not let him stay in the general's mansion.

Xiao Ruge laughed immediately after hearing this. She rolled up the book in her hand and tapped it on her palm, saying coldly, "Let's not talk about whose fault it is. Just based on the fact that you threatened Xiao Shuang, the General's Mansion will not tolerate you."

A flash of pain flashed across Dali's eyes, but he still kowtowed to Xiao Ruge, "Everything is up to you, Miss. I have no regrets!"

After hearing this, Xiao Ruge suddenly sighed and said leisurely, "I'm not such a cruel person, but you actually did it behind my back. If you really like me, why not tell me? If you do this, not only will you be unable to stay here, but you will also cause Xiaoshuang to be punished."

"What? Xiao Shuang was punished?"

Dali looked at Xiao Ruge in shock and distress, with a hint of anxiety in his eyes, "Miss, this is all my fault. I am willing to exchange my life for yours. I only ask you not to embarrass Xiao Shuang anymore!"

He suddenly pulled out a dagger from his calf and stabbed himself in the heart.

Xiao Ruge's eyes widened instantly. At this critical moment, she threw the book in her hand, hitting Dali's wrist. The dagger fell to the ground with a clang.

"Brother Dali!"

Xiao Shuang ran out of the side room crying and hugged the silly man, "Why are you so stupid? I like you too, how can I let you take all the blame?"

She knelt down and kowtowed to Xiao Ruge, and said sincerely: "Miss, in fact, I also like Dali Ge. I am wrong, please don't punish Dali Ge!"

Dali was stunned by Xiaoshuang's safe appearance. He turned to look at Xiao Ruge again, and saw that Xiao Ruge was looking at them with a smile on her face.

Everyone else in the yard also had a smile on their face, no longer looking as gloomy as before.

"What on earth is going on here, young lady?"

Xiao Ruge asked Bai Zhi to help them up, then smiled and said, "Xiao Shuang is my girl after all, I have to test you. If you don't pass, how can I let Xiao Shuang marry you?"

Dali didn't know whether he had passed the test or not. After hearing what Xiao Ruge said, he could only stare at her blankly.

Seeing Dali's silly look, Xiao Ruge smiled helplessly, "You passed the test, but Xiaoshuang is still young, I plan to keep her for another two years. If you can wait, go back and prepare the betrothal gifts!"

Although Xiaoshuang was old enough to get married, Xiao Ruge felt that she was still too young, mainly because Dali was seven or eight years older than her. She was afraid that Xiaoshuang would be wronged if she married him, so she thought about keeping her for another two years.

As they get older, they have more time to get to know each other, which is good for Xiaoshuang.

As for Dali, he is not within her consideration. If you can wait, then wait. If you can’t wait, then find another in-law for Xiaoshuang!

In Xiao Ruge's eyes, no matter whether it is Xiaoshuang or Baizhi, as long as they are the girls around her, they are all the best, and she naturally wants to find a suitable husband for them.

Both Xiaoshuang and Dali were frightened, especially Dali. In order to prevent Xiaoshuang from being punished, he was so cruel to himself that he probably had a scar on his forehead.

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