In the study on the other side.

Xiao Yuanshi asked someone to check what happened today.

He thought carefully about what happened from entering the restaurant to what happened next.

He also discovered two wrong things.

One was the waiter in the restaurant. When he was pouring the wine for him, his hands shook, and it almost spilled.

The second question was, why was it so coincidental that when he was drinking with his colleagues, that group of dandies also went there?

The main point was that among the group of dandies, there was Xi Rui.

So he asked his men to arrest the waiter for interrogation.

Then also let his men keep an eye on Xi Rui and the emperor’s uncle again.

It can be seen that Xiao Yuanshi’s ability to rise from a small soldier to a general was indeed not a coincidence.

When Xi Rui and Liang Youxiao finished talking about the restaurant, they got on the carriage.

The people around the two of them were not simple, so they naturally discovered that someone was following them and reported them.

Liang Youxiao waved his hand: “Let them follow.”

Xi Rui raised an eyebrow and said, “Xiao Yuanshi is quite smart, and now he doubts us?”

Liang Youxiao smiled meaningfully: “He should be doubting you, not us.”

Xi Rui: “……”

This guy is not a good thing.

He shrugged nonchalantly: “Discover it if he can. I didn’t want to hide it.”

Xiao Yuanshi must have guessed that someone was plotting against him.

Many things in the restaurant were coincidental. It would be strange if Xiao Yuanshi didn’t doubt him.

He was not afraid to be found.

He wanted to let Xiao Yuanshi know that if the general’s wife dared to scheme against him, he would have to accept his revenge.

Liang Youxiao chuckled: “That’s right, it’s just Xiao Yuanshi, there’s nothing to be afraid of.”

Xi Rui put his hand on Liang Youxiao’s shoulder, “Let’s go and play mahjong.”

“Okay.” Liang Youxiao smiled and nodded.

So the two of them ran to a tea house and invited two friends to play mahjong.

The news about General Xiao in the capital spread out as if it had wings.

When many people heard the news, their first reaction was that they couldn’t believe it. Their second reaction was that General Xiao turned out to be such a person.

They can’t see it!

The next day, Xiao Yuanshi went to court and received strange looks from many courtiers.

Some people even expressed contempt directly.

His heart skipped a beat. Did that old man tell the story?

There wasn’t much going on today, and the court dismissed not long after.

Xiao Yuanshi didn’t know if it was his imagination. He found that the Emperor seemed to have looked at him, especially before leaving.

Out of the main hall, Xiao Yuanshi found that many people with whom he usually had good relationships were staying away from him.

He was already sure that what happened yesterday had been leaked.

At this moment, he wanted to take up his sword and kill the emperor’s uncle immediately.

At this time, another general with whom he had a close relationship came over.

The man asked in a low voice: “Have you offended anyone?”

As for the news from outside, he believed this happened, but he did not believe that Xiao Yuanshi had such a hobby.

They have been on the battlefield together, and he knows that Xiao Yuanshi is not that kind of person.

And even if it happened, with Xiao Yuanshi’s temperament, it would be impossible for him to do such a thing in a restaurant.

So there was only one possibility, Xiao Yuanshi was plotted.

Xiao Yuanshi asked in a low voice: “Did you hear something?”

The man told him what he had heard.

Xiao Yuanshi’s face turned gloomy for a moment, “Are you saying that it was Xi Rui and a bunch of other dudes who spread the news?”

The man nodded: “Yes, they even said they saw it with their own eyes.”

“And a colleague who went drinking with you yesterday said it was true, and he also saw it.”

Xiao Yuanshi finally understood why those people looked at him strangely today.

Also, why did those people’s eyes look wrong a few days ago?

It turned out to be that bastard Xi Rui who led the dandies to create rumors about him. He even said that he and Ge Chunyi……

The target of his anger was successfully transferred to Xi Rui.

Only that Demon King can do this.

“Indeed, I was tricked. I had no idea what happened yesterday, and it became like this after that.”

“My nephew had a conflict with Xi Rui before and accidentally punched him.”

“Later, my wife’s brother also had a conflict with Xi Rui, and he even asked someone to break my wife’s brother’s hand.”

Xiao Yuanshi smiled bitterly: “I didn’t expect that he didn’t have enough revenge.”

He told the man roughly what happened yesterday.

The general sighed: “Hey, this matter has a great impact on your reputation. Please pay more attention recently.”

He had nothing to say about Xi Rui.

After all, that little devil was very popular with the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, so it would be unlucky for Xiao Yuanshi to get into trouble with him.

Then a few people who knew Xiao Yuanshi’s temperament came forward to inquire.

Xiao Yuanshi also explained everything one by one. Everyone thought he was unlucky.

However, they have recently decided to keep some distance from him. After all, people’s words were scary, and they didn’t want to be one of the targets of the rumors.

Xi Rui’s bunch of dandies have backgrounds and are fearless. They can’t afford to offend them.

Xiao Yuanshi was on the road and asked for leave from the Minister of War, and did not go to the Yamen.

He doesn’t have the face to show and watch people laugh at him.

The Secretary of the Ministry of War was unhappy when something like this happened to his subordinates.

He didn’t want Xiao Yuanshi to draw attention to the Ministry of War, so he gave him three days’ leave.

Xiao Yuanshi got on the carriage returning to the General’s Mansion and crushed several teacups on the carriage.

“Xi Rui!” He gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

That bastard went too far. Not only did he destroy his brother-in-law over a trivial matter, he also plotted against him.

He closed his eyes. Now he couldn’t move Xi Rui and the old dude, but one day, he would have to cut these two people into pieces.

The most important thing to do now was to reduce the rumors and reduce the impact of this incident on him in the court.

His losses were great this time. It was not easy for him to gain a foothold in the court, and he also gained a good reputation as a Confucian general.

Now they were all ruined by those dandies, he hates it!

*

On the other side, Old Lady Xiao took her daughter-in-law out in the morning.

She met the old lady she befriended on the way. The old lady told her the rumor about her second son.

After hearing this, Old Lady Xiao was so angry that she was half dead.

She didn’t believe it and then ran to ask several other acquaintances, who would have thought that everyone would say the same thing.

Unable to hold it back, she took everyone back to the general’s mansion.

A young man curled his lips when he saw Old Lady Xiao’s appearance.

Not long after, he asked someone to pay the old woman who revealed the news to Old Lady Xiao.

After the good show in the General’s Mansion ends, he can write a letter and send it back to his master.

*

At the General’s Mansion.

Ge Chunru was drinking nourishing soup.

Since she became pregnant, she no longer has to serve the old lady due to Xiao Yuanshi’s intervention.

Suddenly the maid came to report: “Madam, the old lady rushed into the yard with an ugly face.”

Ge Chunru frowned: “Why is she getting crazy?”

She stood up and said: “Let’s go and take a look.”

She was pregnant now. That old lady won’t dare to touch her like before. She has the confidence.

As soon as she walked out of the door, she suddenly received a slap on her face.

Ge Chunru covered her face and looked at the old lady in disbelief.

Is this old woman crazy?