Chapter 161: Checkmated

Xi Xinheng took the paper from him and read it casually.

“I already know that Rui’er was the one who did that to you.”

When Xiao Yuanshi saw Xi Xinheng’s expression, he suddenly had a bad premonition.

“Crown prince, do you mean that the public administrator office supports this matter?”

He said with a cold face, “If that’s the case, then I can only seek justice from the emperor.”

Although he did not want to create enemies with the public administrator office, Xi Xinheng’s attitude made him unable to hold back his anger.

Xi Xinheng swept a glance at the waiter whose hands were tied and trembling behind Xiao Yuanshi.

He said meaningfully, “You came to visit me with a gift. It’s not good for me to let you return empty-handed. I’ll also pass you a gift in return.”

He clapped his hands, and two servant girls pulled a young woman out.

Xiao Yuanshi looked at Xi Xinheng in bafflement.

Why was the public administrator office’s crown prince giving him a woman?

When Xi Xinheng saw Xiao Yuanshi’s appearance, he guessed that Xiao Yuanshi still did not know what his wife had done.

“This is the gift your wife gave to Rui’er. I’ll transfer it to you now.

“Previously, this woman grabbed my son’s leg on the street and said my son was the father of her unborn child. This ruined my son’s reputation.”

“It also made it more troublesome for my son to choose a wife and settle his engagement next time.”

He gave Xiao Yuanshi an insincere smile. “You should have heard about this. Your wife ruined my son’s purity. My son is giving your wife a taste of his own medicine, am I right?”

Xiao Yuanshi uttered under his breath, your ass that your son is still pure.

However, he became more furious.

This time, it wasn’t towards Xi Xinheng.

He really did not expect that this was why Xi Rui had schemed against him.

The woman’s face was pale and her eyes were flickering.

Together with Xi Xinheng’s attitude, he began to believe him.

The public administrator house would not deceive him with such a small matter.

At this moment, he was very embarrassed.

He initially wanted to use his leverage against the public administrator house, but he did not expect the tables to be turned around.

However, Xiao Yuanshi wasn’t ordinary.

He nodded without changing his expression. “Thank you, crown prince. I will accept this gift.”

Xi Xinheng picked up his teacup and took a sip. “General Xiao, this way please!”

They had already formed an enmity, so he did not need to stand on ceremony.

Although he often wanted to beat up his youngest son, if others wanted to scheme against his son, they still had to go through him.

Xiao Yuanshi also understood that he was destined to be unable to cooperate with the public administrator office or to ease their relationship.

It would be good enough if they did not target each other in the future.

Right now, he only prayed that the empress dowager, who had recently fallen ill in the palace, wouldn’t know about it.

He did not bring the waiter back, but he took the woman away.

Along the way, his face was gloomy and he did not ask any questions.

When they reached the general’s residence, he brought her to Ge Chunru’s courtyard.

Ge Chunru had just finished drinking the medicine.

She was half-crouching on the bed and rubbing her stomach in a daze.

The doctor told her that the two miscarriages had damaged her body, and it would be very difficult for her to get pregnant in the future.

She only hoped that Xiao Yuanshi’s people could find the other disciples of the divine doctor.

She truly loved Xiao Yuanshi, and she didn’t want her title as the general’s wife to be shaken, so it was necessary for her to bear him a child.

Her heart could not help but thump once again.

She hated Old Lady Xiao and the others.

Just as she was thinking about how to deal with the old Xiao family, she heard the servant girl report that the general had arrived.

She did not get out of bed.

A gentle smile appeared on her face.

When she saw Xiao Yuanshi enter and was about to greet him, she suddenly saw someone behind him holding the woman.

Her expression changed slightly.

Xiao Yuanshi had been observing his little wife’s expression, so he naturally caught it.

He walked over and sat down.

With a slightly indifferent expression, he asked, “Chunru, do you know her?”

Ge Chunru grabbed the quilt tightly.

After thinking for a while, she still nodded and said, “I know.”

Since Xiao Yuanshi had brought her here, he must have already known that she had schemed against Xi Rui.

She already knew what had happened.

Xiao Yuanshi had been plotted against.

The Xi family must have found out that she had plotted against Xi Rui and had taken revenge on purpose.

She really did not expect that the Xi family would find out about it even with her secretive arrangements.

Rather than quibbling, it was better for her to admit it right from the start.

Her eyes reddened and her tears fell.

She wiped them with a handkerchief and looked at Xiao Yuanshi apologetically.

“General, at that time, my brother’s hand was broken by Xi Rui and his future was gone.

“I couldn’t hold back my impulse and wanted to take revenge for my brother, so I schemed against Xi Rui.

“I’m sorry. I already regret it afterwards.

“I wanted to tell you, but I was afraid, afraid that you would be angry, afraid that you would vent your anger on me, afraid that you would blame me.

“I couldn’t lose you, so I kept hesitating.”

Tears rolled down her cheeks, revealing her most vulnerable side.

She also faced Xiao Yuanshi with her most beautiful side posture.

Xiao Yuanshi quietly watched her cry.

Although he wasn’t as angry compared to when he was at the Xi family, he was still burning in flames.

If the incident at the restaurant hadn’t happened, he would not be so angry.

Xiao Yuanshi’s face was full of anger. “What a good hesitation.

“Today, I foolishly brought my people to the Xi family to settle the score. Then, they brought this woman over and said that this was a gift from you to Xi Rui. Now, they are transferring the gift to me.

“Just because you did it behind my back and schemed against Xi Rui for the sake of your crippled brother, I was backstabbed.

“And because you hid this from me, I went to the Xi family today like a clown on the stage.”

If Ge Chunru had told him about this earlier, he would definitely be on high alert on the Xi family.

It wouldn’t be easy for Xi Rui to scheme against him, and it would have been even more impossible for him to send himself to the Xi family for the humiliation.

This was the first time Ge Chunru had seen Xiao Yuanshi getting angry at her.

She also knew that he was angry because he was schemed against and humiliated at the Xi family’s manor.

Now, she also regretted scheming against Xi Rui.

Otherwise, her younger brother’s leg wouldn’t have been chopped off, and Xiao Yuanshi would not have been schemed against.

She got out of bed without caring about anything else and deliberately did not put on her shoes.

She threw herself into Xiao Yuanshi’s arms and hugged him tightly.

“General, I was wrong. I was really wrong.

“I will never do something like this again in the future, and I will never hide it from you again.”

She cried until she was out of breath.

Then, she fainted in Xiao Yuanshi’s arms.

Xiao Yuanshi really liked Ge Chunru.

When he saw that she fainted, he was shocked.

He immediately asked his personal attendant to call the imperial doctor.

At the same time, he asked the woman who had plotted against Xi Rui to be taken away.

After the imperial doctor came to take a look, he said, “Madam fainted because she was in a panic state.

“After all, her body was already in poor condition previously, so she can’t be triggered by any sudden situation anymore.”

He had secretly taken a lot of money from her, so he knew how to speak.

Xiao Yuanshi requested the imperial doctor to prescribe the medicine.

Then, he looked at his pale and unconscious little wife with a conflicted expression.

Although he had already decided not to pursue the matter, this had already caused a knot in his heart.

He was even more angry at Ge Chunyi.

His brother-in-law was simply a scourge.

He narrowed his eyes.

A scourge like him could no longer stay in the general’s manor.

He had to think of a way to get rid of him.

On the other hand, the public administrator house was in a state of chaos.

In the public administrator office.