Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 1023 Poisonous Oath Excuse to Cause Trouble (4)

Chapter 1023: Chapter 1023 Poisonous Oath Excuse to Cause Trouble (4)

Mo Yan threw herself into the man’s embrace, her tears wetting his garments. "You are foolish... you’re such a big fool..."

Xiao Ruiyuan held the woman tight, his face adorned with an indulgent smile. "Therefore, in this life, we must cherish each other, grow old together, and in the next life, we must still be together."

Inside the man’s embrace, Mo Yan nodded vehemently, unable to utter a complete sentence beyond nodding.

Xiao Ruiyuan sighed and tightened his arms around the woman, his eyes brimming with tenderness and contentment as if it were about to spill over.

...

Xiao Ruiyuan returned to Lord Wei Yuan House in a cheerful mood, which had reached Zi Hour. To his surprise, as soon as he entered his courtyard, he was greeted by the two people he least wanted to see.

"You let them in?" Xiao Ruiyuan gave a sharp look at the iron-faced Xiao Xiong and the pretentiously comforting Lady Wei, then shot a piercing gaze towards Xiao Eleven.

Xiao Eleven stepped forward with a stiff neck, trembling as he spoke, "Master, they said they had an urgent matter to discuss with you, and they spoke some words harmful to Lady, so out of concern that they might spread nonsense outside, I kept them here! But rest assured, Master, I didn’t allow them inside the house."

Xiao Ruiyuan’s expression did not soften, his fierce gaze shifted to the man and woman under the corridor, chilling to the bone, "What now, you want me to release Xiao Ruiqing again?"

Recently, Xiao Xiong and Lady Wei had often sought excuses for Xiao Ruiyuan to release Xiao Ruiqing. They used a variety of means, from intimidation to enticement, but Xiao Ruiyuan either ignored their ploys or dissolved their schemes, never yielding.

Xiao Xiong approached with a bluster, pointing at Xiao Ruiyuan and berating, "You disgraceful thing, daring to celebrate at the Mo Family, do you no longer consider the ancestors of the Xiao Family?"

Xiao Ruiyuan responded with a mocking smile, mercilessly retorting, "If you had the ancestors of the Xiao Family in mind, you wouldn’t have married a woman who flouts decency, bringing back some illegitimate whelp to pass off as a scion of the Xiao Family. I am merely learning from you!"

With one remark, he insulted three people, nearly causing Xiao Xiong and Lady Wei to vomit blood.

"Evil offspring, she is your mother and your own brother!" Xiao Xiong shook his chubby General’s belly, pointing at Xiao Ruiyuan as he cursed loudly, "You disrespectful and unfilial thing, tomorrow, I will write to the Clan Leader to have you, this disgrace to our ancestors, expelled from the Xiao Family."

"Lord Hou, you can’t do this!" Lady Wei quickly stepped in to stop him, pleading earnestly, "This is our family matter; alarming the clan would make even Lord Hou lose face. Furthermore, if word of today’s quarrel between father and son gets out, it will inevitably affect the reputation of our relatives and even the future daughters-in-law who would lose face. After all, the daughter-in-law is the County Lord personally named by The Emperor. If it becomes known that you and your son have had a falling out over her, not only will the daughter-in-law be mistakenly deemed unworthy, making it difficult for her to live down, but it might also displease The Emperor. If The Emperor becomes angry at the daughter-in-law, it will ultimately be the Princely Heir who feels the heartache, won’t it?"

Her words were extremely clever. If the relationship between Xiao Family father and son was harmonious and filial, Lady Wei’s advice would not be amiss. However, Xiao Xiong would rather see Xiao Ruiyuan in trouble to snatch his position as Princely Heir for his own beloved younger son; thus, her words became like a Sharp Sword against Xiao Ruiyuan.

Xiao Xiong’s mind wasn’t completely muddled, and he quickly grasped the implication, agitatedly saying, "No, no, this evil offspring disregarding our ancestors does not deserve to be a descendant of the Xiao Family. Tomorrow, no, right now, right now I will write a letter to the Clan Leader."

As he spoke, Xiao Xiong, oblivious to Xiao Ruiyuan’s menacing look, rushed out toward the outside of the courtyard, having forgotten the reason for causing this entire scene.

Xiao Xiong had forgotten, but Lady Wei had not. Internally cursing him as "foolish," she stepped forward to block him, "Lord Hou, you absolutely mustn’t!"

Xiao Xiong suppressed his excitement and asked in confusion, "Why not? If we expel this evil offspring from the Xiao Family, Qing’er can return to the Hou Mansion and naturally succeed the position of Princely Heir."

Lady Wei’s eyes twitched viciously, not daring to look back at Xiao Ruiyuan’s face. Holding back her annoyance, she patiently explained, "Lord Hou, after all, you are the biological father of the Princely Heir. Even if this time it was the Princely Heir’s fault, it’s not grave enough to warrant driving him out of the mansion. If Lord Hou insists on doing so, it will inevitably lead others to say you’re unkind, and those unaware of the situation may think you favor Qing’er and are using this as a pretext to drive out the Princely Heir."

Xiao Xiong’s face darkened, casting a resentful glance at the silent Xiao Ruiyuan, cursing angrily, "Are we to let off this evil offspring just like that?"

Lady Wei forced a troubled smile, saying nothing, evidently agreeing with Xiao Xiong’s view.

"No!" Xiao Xiong, seizing what he deemed a "God-given opportunity," refused to easily give it up, "Even if I bear the name of being unkind, I cannot entrust the century-old foundation of the Xiao Family to this evil offspring!"

With that, he charged out heedlessly, clearly determined to deal with his own biological son, even though he knew that doing so would ruin him, yet he did not hesitate for a moment.

Seeing things go astray, Lady Wei panicked and was about to stop Xiao Xiong when Xiao Ruiyuan’s voice, cold and ruthless, came from behind, "Shiyi, hold Lady Wei back. Let Lord Wei Yuan write to the Clan Leader. Also, send a message to Xiao Five, have him personally chop off both of Xiao Ruiqing’s hands and feet, and tell Xiao Ruiqing that when he manages to grow back his hands and feet, I, the General, will gladly hand over the position of Princely Heir to him!"