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

Xie Lingxi began to pace around the room, analyzing sharply but seriously.

"There are rumors out there that we are close to the Third Prince, but we know exactly what's going on. We didn't accept the olive branch that the Third Prince offered us. His words were all ambiguous and we didn't directly agree, but we didn't directly disagree either."

"The Third Prince might have been itching to do something at first. After all, he has always wanted to win us over. As long as we reveal a little bit of our intention, the Third Prince will be willing to wait. But this time, the Xiao family did this to force us to express our stance to the Third Prince."

The other members of the Xie family seemed to be thinking about something, and it was obvious that they had also thought of something, so Xie Lingxi continued to speak.

"The Xiao family belongs to the Third Prince. This time, the Xiao family is deliberately looking for trouble. Our reactions are limited to a few things. If they are interested in joining the Third Prince, we will go directly to him and express our intention to join him. Then, we will ask him to teach the Xiao family a lesson for us."

"After all, the Xiao family is the Third Prince's dog. You have to look at the owner before you beat the dog. Even if we are bitten by the Xiao family this time, we can't just fight back. Instead, we have to find the dog's owner and let him give us an explanation. But if we do that, we will be linked to the Third Prince, which goes against our original plan."

Taking a deep breath, Xie Lingxi's tone was filled with displeasure.

"We are absolutely not allowed to participate in party disputes, so this method won't work. But if we don't go to the Third Prince and don't take action against the Xiao family, it won't work either. What the Third Prince thinks of us is not important. What's important is what the outside world thinks of us."

"The Xiao family has made such a big deal out of this matter, and they will probably continue to publicize it. The outside world is waiting for our attitude. If we endure it, the people watching the excitement will automatically put us on the same level as the Third Prince. By then, we won't be able to deny it."

"Because if we are not members of the Third Prince's faction, why should we tolerate the unreasonable behavior of the Xiao family? Why not fight back? If we don't fight back and just put up with it, others will think that we didn't take action against the Xiao family just for the sake of the Third Prince."

Xie Lingxi sighed and smiled bitterly.

"As long as the outside world of the capital thinks that our Third Prince is on the same side, it will be useless no matter how we explain our neutrality in the future."

Everyone in the Xie family looked very unhappy.

Xie Zhibai cursed angrily: "This Xiao Yu'an is so insidious... No, the Xiao family is so insidious!"

Xie Zhiqing asked with a frown on his face.

"Then what should we do? We can't do nothing, and going to the Third Prince is even worse. Are we just going to be controlled by the Xiao family?"

Xie Lingxi took a deep breath.

"I made a mistake before. I really didn't expect the Xiao family to be able to react. No matter how the Xiao family guessed it, they must have guessed that the story of our Xie family joining the Third Prince was fake, but they were not sure, so they wanted to confirm it."

"No matter how we react, it will only benefit the Xiao family. Even if it is finally confirmed that we are in league with the Third Prince, forcing us to express our stance will still do more good than harm to the Xiao family."

Xie Lingxi gritted her teeth and spoke in a firm tone.

"Because they can do whatever they can to kill us, and at the same time they will try their best to hide their tracks and not let the Third Prince find out, because our Xie family is in league with the Third Prince, and it's a life-and-death situation with the Xiao family."

"In the end, no matter how we fight under the table, the loser will automatically become the one left behind by the Third Prince. As for the winner, the Third Prince will not move again, whether out of consideration for preserving strength or for affirmation of the survival of the fittest."

It was rare for Xie Lingxi to express her affirmation and praise for the Xiao family.

"So the Xiao family has come up with a brilliant move this time, putting us on the spot. We have no choice but to make our stance clear. Continuing to secretly engage with the Third Prince won't work. We now have only two options. Either we draw a clear line with the Third Prince and show that our Xie family is completely neutral."

"Or we can only passively accept the reputation of surrendering to the Third Prince. But if we do this, our loyalty to the Emperor in the future will be tainted, and it goes against the general direction of our Xie family. So, in the final analysis, we only have one way - that is to completely reject the Third Prince!"

Looking at her family, Xie Lingxi spoke in a firm tone.

"We must completely draw a line between ourselves and the Third Prince's faction, and give the Xiao family a good beating! We can reject the Third Prince's request in private, to save his face, but we must deal with the Xiao family ruthlessly."

"But in the final analysis, this is also a slap in the face of the Third Prince, so we can not meet the Third Prince, and directly deal a heavy blow to the Xiao family. This is enough to let the Third Prince and the outside world see our attitude clearly. We are the neutral faction and have no intention of joining the Third Prince, and we are not even willing to offend the Third Prince."

Everyone in the Xie family was silent.

Once this decision is made, the Xie family will be targeted by the Third Prince, and it is very likely that the target will be open.

After all, they had been ambiguous towards the Third Prince before. If they dealt a heavy hand to the Xiao family this time, no matter how slow the Third Prince was, he would realize that he was tricked by the Xie family and would surely be furious.

Having offended the prince, the Xie family cannot get away easily.

Xie Zhiqing gritted his teeth and said, "Asshole!"

……

The sun is setting, Ge family.

It was quiet around the Ge family's house, but the Ge family's house was very lively.

Ge Xinghua and Ge Guihua were standing in the main room at this time, but their expressions were different.

Ge Guihua had a relieved expression, and there was a hint of imperceptible gloating in her eyes when she looked at Ge Xinghua, but it was soon replaced by a timid expression.

Ge Xinghua folded her hands and looked at her so-called relatives sitting on the chair. Seeing them discussing marrying her off as if they were buying and selling a New Year pig, Ge Xinghua felt surprisingly calm.

Neither angry nor sad.

Of course, it is also possible that he had been angry and hurt a long time ago, so he is not angry anymore now. When he can see the true face of this family, all his feelings are naturally gone.

Ge Xinghua's gaze swept across Kong's face, then quickly retracted it, and then expressed her attitude clearly and forcefully, with a sarcastic tone.

"I don't agree. I won't marry that Butcher Wang. You don't know... No, you know. You clearly know what Butcher Wang did, but you still want to marry me. I won't agree."

Ge Xinghua's words really angered all the members of the Ge family.

Old man Ge frowned, but said nothing. He just glared at Ge Xinghua unhappily.

Mrs. Zhao also raised her eyebrows, obviously looking like she was about to get angry.