The next day, morning.

As expected, Xiao Yuanshi was inspected by the censors in turn.

Although he had been mentally prepared, he felt complicated when he saw the disdainful looks from his colleagues. And it made him feel irritable and unhappy.

So far, the thing he regrets the most is breaking off ties with his son, Xiao Hanzheng.

In addition, what happened today was all caused by Ge Chunru yesterday.

So for the first time, he felt a trace of resentment towards his beloved wife.

The Emperor was originally dissatisfied with Xiao Yuanshi, so he used this to criticize him in the court.

This made Xiao Yuanshi embarrassed and a little panicked.

It seems that the presentation of the treasure map cannot be postponed any longer. Only by giving up can he gain something.

After the court, a person usually close to Xiao Yuanshi took the initiative to walk to him.

“Is Xiao Hanzheng your son?”

Xiao Yuanshi didn’t want to answer this question but still nodded impatiently: “Mmm.”

Because of the incident involving the old dandy, several people who had a good relationship with him deliberately distanced themselves from each other.

There were not many people who got close to him in the court now.

The man looked disapproving and said: “You are so confused.”

“Let’s not talk about whether Xiao Hanzheng has any future. With such an older son, how can you just break off ties?”

He said such things because he regarded Xiao Yuanshi as a friend.

Xiao Yuanshi could only sigh: “At that time, my current wife had a miscarriage because of Zheng’er’s mother, and I did such a thing in a fit of rage.”

“When I was about to return to the capital after worshiping my ancestors, I wanted to bring Zheng and my other children back to train them, but Zheng’er didn’t want to.”

The man thought for a while and persuaded her: “That wife of yours is not a good one. You should listen less to her in the future.”

They have all heard that Xiao Yuanshi, this young wife, was not only a high-class outside lover but also deliberately used miscarriage to force the first wife to divorce.

After all, this was what Xiao Yuanshi’s mother said, so no one suspected it was false.

Xiao Yuanshi was annoyed when he mentioned this, so he could only say perfunctorily: “Well, I didn’t expect her to be such a person, and I won’t do it again in the future.”

The two chatted for a few more words before they separated.

Xiao Yuanshi also knew that Ge Chunru’s reputation was almost ruined this time.

If he hadn’t heard his mother tell him, he would have never known that the miscarriage was caused by Ge Chunru’s plot against Mrs. Kong.

At that time, he loved Ge Chunru, and he felt very sad when he saw her crying heartbrokenly after being pushed down by Mrs. Kong and causing her to miscarry.

He was also sad that the child he was looking forward to died due to a miscarriage.

That’s why he got angry at Mrs. Kong and the other party’s children.

Now because of Ge Chunru and his mother, he has become a big joke in the capital.

Because of this, when Xiao Yuanshi returned to the general’s mansion, he suddenly stopped going to Ge Chunru’s yard and turned around to go to the guest house where Liu Ru lived.

Liu Ru comforted him very considerably.

Everything was from Xiao Yuanshi’s point of view, and Ge Chunru turned into a green tea-like person.

Old Lady Xiao and others also changed their attitude. They took the initiative to get close to Tao Liu compared to Ge Chunru.

It was as if Tao Liu was the daughter-in-law.

Ge Chunru felt sick and couldn’t help but urge Xiao Yuanshi to send them to Northern Xinjiang as soon as possible. She really couldn’t bear it anymore.

When mentioning this, Xiao Yuanshi felt uncomfortable again.

After all, he originally wanted to send them early on to Northern Xinjiang, but Ge Chunru stopped him and asked the Xiao Family to deal with the bad daughter-in-law.

Instead, he was stabbed several times and was humiliated.

However, even if he has resentment in his heart, he also wants to send them away as soon as possible.

So he quickly made arrangements and went to the yard where the old lady lived.

Old Lady Xiao was drinking bird’s nest at the moment, and Mrs. Wu was squeezing her shoulders.

Seeing Xiao Yuanshi come in, Old Lady Xiao hurriedly showed a loving smile and said, “Second Son, you are here.”

Xiao Yuanshi smiled and said: “Mom, I have something to tell you.”

Old Lady Xiao nodded: “Go ahead.”

Xiao Yuanshi said: “The county magistrate in northern Xinjiang is sick, they need someone to take over, so Dalang has to go there in advance.”

“I’ve prepared everything for you, you will set off in 3 days.”

Old Lady Xiao knew in her heart that her second son had soft ears. He just wanted to send them away as soon as possible.

She heard from Liu Ru that Ge Chunru had been blowing pillows on his son and wanted to send them away.

But since she was about to leave, she wouldn’t deliberately cause trouble for her second son. She still needs his help a lot in the future.

She nodded: “Okay, you have the final say.”

She then asked: “What about the money?”

Xiao Yuanshi was already afraid of them, and it was nothing that could be solved with money. “As I said before, I will ask the housekeeper to prepare it, and you can check the account.”

He did not dare to let Ge Chunru handle this matter again, otherwise there would be trouble between the two sides.

When Old Lady Xiao heard this, her smile deepened. She took Xiao Yuanshi’s hand and said: “Second Son, I know you are filial.”

Xiao Yuanshi: “……”

He didn’t want to though.

However, he continued to give the other party sweet words: “Mom, I will take you back to the capital as soon as possible.”

Old Lady Xiao smiled even more lovingly, “Then we all depend on you.”

“By the way, Mom still doesn’t trust you.”

She had a worried look on her face: “I’m afraid that after I leave, your careless wife will act like a monster again and try to ruin your future.”

“So tomorrow, you can consummate your marriage with Liu Ru, and then give her a title.”

“This way I can go to Northern Xinjiang with peace of mind.”

If he doesn’t bring the other party into the house officially and confirm her identity, what will happen to them if that little hoof sends away Liu Ru?

That definitely won’t work.

They still have to rely on Liu Ru to help Xiao Yuanshi transfer Xiao Dalang back to the capital in two years.

If that little hoof gets the upper hand and gives them eye drops in front of his son every day, then they don’t even need to think about coming back.

Xiao Yuanshi was stunned: “Mom, isn’t this too fast?”

Old Lady Xiao gave him an angry look and said: “How can things be so fast when it concerns your descendants?”

“You listen to your mother, I will not harm you.”

Xiao Yuanshi: “……”

Have you done less harm to me?

He said awkwardly: “I’m afraid Liu Ru won’t be willing to do this.”

It won’t be easy to explain to his wife either.

He originally wanted to take things slowly, let his wife accept Liu Ru, and let Liu Ru accept being his concubine.

Old Lady Xiao rolled her eyes in her heart, it would be strange if she didn’t want to.

She said: “Leave this matter to me, I promise that Liu Ru will be willing to be your concubine.”

Xiao Yuanshi immediately shook his head: “Mom, forget it, I will take care of it.”

Old Lady Xiao’s face sank. “Then I won’t go to Northern Xinjiang. I will stay in the capital. After you give birth to a son, I will go away with your father.”

Xiao Yuanshi: “……”

Please stop causing me trouble.

He raised his head and saw the serious look on the old lady’s face, and his heart skipped a beat: “Okay, then I’ll trouble Mom.”

He didn’t want the old lady to stay any longer.

There was no need to explain to his wife now because he had no choice.

The old lady smiled again and said: “That’s right, my mother will take care of it for you.”

The same day, she went to the guest house.

After all kinds of persuasion, and in the end even the threat of hitting the wall and committing suicide, Liu Ru had no choice but to agree to stay in the general’s mansion to give birth to a child for Xiao Yuanshi.

Of course, the two of them were just acting. However, when Ge Chunru found out about it, she knew the two were working together.

But Xiao Yuanshi didn’t know. He lamented that although his mother was unreliable and would hurt him from time to time, she did care about his offspring.

He felt even more guilty towards Liu Ru. If his mother hadn’t threatened her with death, why would she have wronged herself?

He didn’t know that this was all the trick of his bad daughter-in-law.

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