The evil woman becomes the concubine and the villain is crushed to ashes

Xie Lingxi nodded.

"That's what I mean. So we can't just sit there and wait for death. We have to cancel the engagement, but we all know that the key to canceling the engagement is the emperor."

"Even if we force Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion to cancel the engagement, if the Emperor disagrees... Although it sounds unreasonable, we can only endure it."

If the king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die.

What’s more, it’s just a small arranged marriage?

Xie Zhibai heard the hidden meaning of his sister's words and asked in surprise.

"From what Lingxi said, could it be that there is already a solution?"

Xie Lingxi chuckled: "Brother really understands me. I do have an idea, but I don't know if it will work..."

Xie Lingxi also sat in the carriage for quite a while, and seeing that there was no movement in the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion, she suddenly had this idea.

All the tragedies of the Marquis of Changping’s Mansion in the previous life started with the marriage with the Marquis of Cheng’en’s Mansion.

If you want to keep the Marquis of Changping's Mansion, you must first sever ties with the Marquis of Cheng'en's Mansion, and this marriage must be cancelled.

Xie Lingxi recalled some seemingly insignificant but very crucial memories.

If it can be done.

Perhaps I can completely part ways with Cheng'en Marquis Mansion...

Xie Lingxi leaned close to Xie Zhibai's ear and whispered a few words. Xie Zhibai's expression was curious at first, then turned into surprise.

"Fifth Prince? How did you know? Is it possible?"

Xie Lingxi shook her head helplessly: "I don't know either. Now we can only try our best. Whether it will work or not, we will know after my brother sends someone to try it. I am also gambling. Maybe this will make the emperor change his mind?"

Seeing that his sister didn't seem to be lying and really intended to give it a try, Xie Zhibai sighed and a look of determination appeared on his face.

"Okay! Let's give it a try. No matter what the result is, I won't let what happened in your dream happen again. I will definitely protect you!"

Xie Lingxi felt warm in her heart.

"I know, I will protect my brother and my parents too!"

Xie Zhibai jumped off the carriage and immediately arranged for his most trusted guard to leave.

Xie Zhibai had just finished making arrangements when there was a sudden commotion among the crowd.

"Come out! Come out!"

"Someone came out of the Cheng'en Marquis's mansion! Ouch, why is it a woman?"

"What do you know? That's Madam Xiao! But why didn't the Marquis come out? Could it be that Marquis Xiao, a grown man, is afraid?"

"Hahaha! Lord Xiao doesn't dare to come out, so he lets his wife come out. It seems that this matter is true. He doesn't dare to come out and be scolded, so he lets the woman come out. How irresponsible!"

"Don't just scold Lord Xiao. That Prince Xiao is not a good guy either. He hasn't forgotten what happened on the wedding day, right?"

"If you ask me, this family is not straight up and down. The new daughter-in-law hasn't even entered the house yet, but they've already started framing and accusing others. What are they trying to do?"

The commotion in the crowd grew louder and louder.

Xie Zhibai and his sister looked at each other across the carriage, then squeezed through the crowd and returned to their father.

Lord Xie and his son looked at each other, both with calmness in their eyes.

No matter what, this matter must be resolved. I hope everything goes according to plan.

Before Mrs. Xiao came out, she was frightened by the crowd gathered outside. She had never seen such a scene.

But she had already come out, and besides herself, no one else could handle the matter, so Mrs. Xiao had no choice but to bite the bullet and step out of the door.

As soon as she came out, the voices of the crowd rose one after another, as if invisible waves were hitting her, making Mrs. Xiao dizzy and her ears buzzing.

I could vaguely hear discussions, but I couldn't make them out clearly.

Butler Li was very discerning and picked up a gong and walked forward to hit it hard, while shouting at the same time.

"Be quiet! Be quiet! Listen to what our lady is saying!"

Steward Li led the way in front, and at the same time many guards came out from the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion to block those who wanted to squeeze to the front, but they did not dare to touch the people from the Xie family.

After all this commotion, the scene finally quieted down.

Everyone was also curious about what Mrs. Xiao would do when she came out.

Should he take the pregnant Miss Xie back home, or should he not acknowledge the baby in Miss Xie's belly?

Just as everyone was still speculating, Madam Xiao walked down the steps, walked quickly to Marquis Xie and Xie Zhibai, and bowed stiffly to Marquis Xie.

"Thank you, Lord Marquis."

Lord Xie was very disrespectful. He snorted coldly and looked away with his hands behind his back.

It was the junior Xie Zhibai who perfunctorily raised his hand as a return gesture, and then asked impolitely.

"Why is Madam Xiao coming out? Where is Marquis Xiao? Where is Prince Xiao? In such a large Cheng'en Marquisate, are all the men dead? After such a big incident, a woman is asked to speak out? What kind of etiquette is this?"

Mrs. Xiao's smile froze a little, and she said awkwardly.

"Nephew, what are you talking about? Didn't the Marquis go out for something? As for Yusheng... you should have heard that he was injured and is still unconscious and can't come out."

"The doctor said you need to stay in bed and rest. After all, our two families are relatives. You are his brother-in-law, so don't bother with him."

"Who is his brother-in-law!"

Xie Zhibai's gentle face took on a harsh look as he refuted bluntly with a sneer.

"Our two families were indeed married by the Emperor. Logically speaking, we should be in-laws. But what did you do on the wedding day? Do I need to tell you again?"

"Anyway, this wedding ceremony was not held. Since it didn't happen, we can't be considered in-laws, so don't call me brother-in-law. I can't afford such a shameless brother-in-law!"

Mrs. Xiao's face turned pale and blue.

I've known for a long time that this father and son duo are difficult to deal with, but this is too disrespectful!

Madam Xiao was a marquis' wife after all. In the past, when she went out, even if a lady of higher status than her spoke to her, she would always be polite. How could she be like Xie Zhibai?

By the way, isn't Xie Zhibai always gentle and polite? Did you eat firecrackers today? They caught fire at the first sign of fire!

Although she was complaining in her heart, Mrs. Xiao did not dare to say it out loud and could only swallow her anger.

When he was about to say something, Xie Yunli and Xie Ruyu, who had been silent since Madam Xiao came out, couldn't help it.

The first one who couldn't help himself was Xie Yunli. He walked straight forward, all the complaints on his face disappeared, replaced by flattery, and licked her face with a smile.

"Oh, dear relatives! My eldest brother and his friends talk like that. Don't bother with them. If they don't recognize us, then we will! The baby in Yu'er's belly is your golden grandson."

"Since there are so many people here today, let's just let them be witnesses and get things done! My daughter and Yusheng are truly in love and now they have a child, so let them finally get married."

"When your big fat grandson is born, you will be able to enjoy the happiness of family life. I promise that my daughter is well-behaved, virtuous and will be filial to you. Of course, my son-in-law will also be filial to me, hahahaha..."