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

Otherwise, I have just said everything, and it took me a long time to meet the Fifth Prince. It is impossible for His Royal Highness Prince Chen to keep waiting, right?

This is what Xie Lingxi thought.

Little did she know that Prince Chen was actually waiting behind the courtyard wall until her conversation with the Fifth Prince was over. Seeing that nothing extreme had happened, he did not show up, but only sent Si Ling to inquire about the situation.

However, he did not expect that Si Ling's decision to set up the stage for him and invite Xie Lingxi to visit him for medical treatment was entirely Si Ling's own decision, and the Prince of Chen had never issued such an order.

Now that he knew Xie Lingxi was fine, he naturally left first, mainly because he was afraid of causing a burden to Xie Lingxi.

"What did you say? That kid didn't say anything excessive, did he?"

Xie Zhibai walked over quickly and stared at the direction where Si Ling left with a displeased look.

Xie Lingxi knew that her brother had misunderstood and said with a smile.

"Don't worry, big brother. It's nothing. Guard Si Ling just told me that if there is anything, His Royal Highness Prince Chen will help."

Seeing that her elder brother still had a probing look on his face, Xie Lingxi quickly changed the subject.

"Oh, big brother, let's go meet the educated youth first, shall we? This trip is just a cover, but since we are here, we have to meet them."

"Besides, it's not good to keep everything about our family from the educated youth. Master Yang already knows everything, and I don't think the educated youth can keep it a secret for long. It's better for us to tell him ourselves, so that he can feel at ease."

Seeing that his sister didn't want to talk, Xie Zhibai stopped asking, mainly because he didn't want to force his sister to speak.

After agreeing, the brother and sister went to meet the educated youth together.

When they met their younger brother, the two siblings were in perfect harmony and only selectively told him what had happened in the Xie family during this period.

For example, how the breakup of the engagement with the Xiao family started and how it ended, the process was simply skipped.

Nothing happened that was worth being happy about, it was enough to let my brother know that the result was good.

After hearing that the engagement was successfully broken off, Xie Zhiqing was relieved. He looked at his sister worriedly and said with a look of fear on his face.

"Sister, luckily nothing happened. If the emperor didn't agree, what would you do if you really fell into that fire pit?"

"I really didn't expect that Xiao Yusheng would be such a shameless person. And Xie Ruyu, after all, is a member of our Xie family. How could she, actually be so... disgraceful!"

After all, Xie Zhiqing was an educated man, so when he cursed someone, he only said a few insulting words.

Seeing her brother's face turn red from anger, Xie Lingxi smiled and hurried back, while not forgetting to comfort her brother.

"Alright, let's just let this matter pass. As for Xie Ruyu, after something like this happened, she is no longer a member of our Xie family."

"Daddy has already decided to expel Xie Ruyu from the family. Don't let these outsiders make you angry. Don't worry about the family affairs. With me and my elder brother here, nothing will happen."

Having said this, Xie Lingxi suddenly reached out and held her brother's hand. The educated youth's fingers were long and slender, with distinct joints.

This is now the hand of a grown man, no longer the chubby little hand of a child...

Xie Lingxi's gaze moved from Xie Zhiqing's hand to Xie Zhiqing's face. Looking at the face that was still childish but was beginning to become more angular, she couldn't help but sigh.

“The educated youth have grown up!”

This sudden exclamation left Xie Zhibai and Xie Zhiqing confused.

But soon, Xie Lingxi regained consciousness and spoke to her brother in a serious tone.

"Zhiqing, although the matter between our Xie family and the Xiao family seems to have been settled, it is actually the beginning of a fight between the two families. The Xiao family has no bottom line. If they want to retaliate, they may start with you."

"You must be careful recently. Pay close attention to what people around you do and say. If you can't handle it, have someone tell your family, or go find Master Yang."

"If it really doesn't work, just come back. After all, your family can protect you. Of course, if someone bullies you, you don't have to be afraid. It's best to take revenge on the spot. If you get beaten or scolded, your sister will support you!"

After hearing this, Xie Zhiqing felt warm in his heart, but he still looked helpless.

"Don't worry, sister. No one will bully me. Besides, I'm grown up now. If anything happens, I will protect you. How can you expect me to protect you? Big brother, don't you agree?"

Xie Zhiqing looked to his elder brother for approval.

Xie Zhibai nodded in agreement, then raised his hand and touched his sister's head.

"What are you thinking about, girl? If something really happens, there are three grown men in the family. Do you really need to charge into battle?"

"Okay, are you done? We should go back now. It's been such a long time, I think the court should be over by now. It's a good time to go back and see if father has brought back any good news."

Xie Lingxi was also very curious when she heard this, and she gave her younger brother some instructions, then went back with her elder brother.

The brother and sister had just returned to the Marquis of Changping's Mansion.

After a while, my father's carriage returned to normal.

Xie Lingxi went to pick it up with her elder brother again.

Lord Xie opened the curtain of the carriage and saw that his daughter and son had returned. He immediately stopped hiding his laughter and burst into laughter.

He stroked his beard with one hand and laughed heartily.

"That's great! I wonder how the Xiao family will continue to be so arrogant in the future!"

After saying that, without waiting for Xie Lingxi to ask any questions, he raised his hand and said, "Let's go in and talk. Call your mother too."

Lord Xie’s study.

"Master, have some tea."

Mrs. Xie brought Lord Xie a cup of hot tea with a smile, then sat back at the other end of the main seat, staring at him expectantly. She was obviously very curious about how the Xiao family was dealt with.

Xie Lingxi and Xie Zhibai sat opposite each other, at the lower position, and also looked at Lord Xie with curiosity.

Lord Xie took a sip to moisten his throat, put down the teacup, and laughed again.

The other three were somewhat helpless, but they still waited until Lord Xie had laughed enough before urging him again.

Lord Xie then stopped what he was doing, stroked his beard, and spoke.

"As we expected, that old bastard Xiao Yuanshan has done so many immoral things and caused such a big mess. Now he has no more fig leaves to hide. He was indeed impeached by the censor in the court."

Lord Xie continued waving his hands.

"That was a series of imperial censors, one memorial after another, all of which were the work of the Xiao family. He couldn't deny it even if he wanted to."

After a pause, Lord Xie laughed sarcastically.

"Speaking of which, the Third Prince was there at the time, but he didn't dare to say a word for Xiao Yuanshan, fearing that he would be implicated. Xiao Yuanshan probably realized that he was isolated and helpless, and was afraid that the Third Prince would bear a grudge against him. Of course, he was even more afraid of being implicated, so he just chickened out."

"That old bastard pushed Xiao Yusheng, that little bastard, out in front of all the civil and military officials in the court. The memorials submitted by the censors were all kinds of things, including dereliction of duty, abuse of power for personal gain, and bribery."