Chapter 38: Chapter 38: You’ve Become So Frightening

Lan Jue heard this and felt extremely irritated. He casually picked a piece of meat for himself and said angrily, “Can’t the food stop your mouth? Is this something you can meddle in? It only matters if your cousin likes it.”

Xu Ji wasn’t angry after being reprimanded. “I’m just upset. Back then, so many sons of aristocratic families wanted to marry my cousin, but Aunt ended up choosing that scoundrel Chengyi from the Xiao Family. And he doesn’t even cherish her!

I just hope my cousin quickly gets married to someone a hundred times, a thousand times better than him, and makes him regret it forever!”

Lan Jue took a deep breath. “Your cousin treats her senior brother as an older brother, and he feels the same way about her as you do towards your cousin, as a sister. Don’t spread rumors and damage your cousin’s reputation.”

Xu Ji was puzzled, “Cousin, how do you know this?”

Of course, he knew. Back then, he was also one of them, but only his mother and his aunt knew about it.

His aunt’s original words were, “Jue, Aunt knows that you will treat Ruoxi well, but I don’t want Ruoxi to enter your household.

I understand my own sister. From the day Ruoxi came back, she didn’t like her, saying she was too wild and didn’t have the demeanor of a proper lady from a good family.

She even asked me to take good care of her, saying she always played with boys, not fearing it would ruin her reputation.

She trusts you, Jue, but she doesn’t trust your mother, the Princess Consort. My daughter is not to enter a household to learn the rules, she should be the one calling the shots in her own household!

I want her husband not to take concubines. You might achieve that, but your mother cannot.

If you truly like Ruoxi, treat her as a sister. Siblings won’t turn against each other; don’t bring her into your household. She’s pure and won’t be happy!

Actually, I think highly of her senior brother. It would be good for them to stay away from worldly affairs in the future, but unfortunately, neither of them has that kind of idea. Ruoxi sees him as a brother, and he sees Ruoxi as a sister.”

In the end, even his great-aunt misjudged. Ruoxi didn’t manage to take charge in the Xiao Family, and eventually returned to the Shen Family wounded.

Upon hearing about the divorce, he wasn’t unemotional, but based on what his mother had just said, how could he bring her into an abyss!

He could never become her husband.

“Cousin, what are you thinking?” Xu Ji looked puzzled.

“Your cousin’s marriage in the future will naturally be decided by the grandparents. You don’t need to worry about it.”

Xu Ji said resentfully, “I just want to see Chengyi from the Xiao Family weeping bitterly soon!”

Lan Jue’s lips curled into a faint smile, “Don’t worry, his life won’t be good this time around.”

“Cousin, are you so sure?”

Lan Jue seemed unwilling to delve into the matters of Chengyi from the Xiao Family any further. He gently waved his hand, “Enough, don’t drink anymore. I have classes to attend in the afternoon.”

“Why does a princely heir like you attend the Spring Examination? Isn’t it a waste of time?” The other party seemed quite puzzled.

Lan Jue smiled slightly, “People, after all, should find something they like to do, right?”

“I still can’t understand it. Forget it, I’m full. I’m leaving first,” Xu Ji said as he stood up.

“Where are you going back to?” Lan Jue asked casually.

“Back to my cousin’s place. Do you have any message for me to take to her?”

Lan Jue felt a dense sense of pain in his heart. After a moment of silence, he chuckled lightly and said, “I’ll meet her tomorrow, what message is there to take?”

“Are you certain you can go tomorrow?”

Xu Ji had reasons to doubt, primarily because of his second aunt, who would never let his cousin go.

“Of course.” Lan Jue’s eyes were slightly cold.

“Alright, then I’m leaving first. See you tomorrow morning.” Xu Ji knew that although his cousin seemed to have a good temper, once he said he could go, he would definitely go.

“See you tomorrow morning.”

Lan Jue responded, and after the other party left, he slowly got up and walked towards the Princess Consort’s chamber.

“Princess Consort, the Princely Heir is here,” the maid reported.

“Let him in,” Xu Jingwan’s voice came.

Lan Jue entered the room, saluted Xu Jingwan, and then waved his hand for the servants to leave.

With only the mother and son left in the room, Xu Jingwan asked, “Has your cousin already gone back?”

Lan Jue nodded, “Yes, Mother Consort, I want to leave the manor for a while tomorrow.”

“Where are you going?” Xu Jingwan frowned.

Lan Jue didn’t hide it, “To accompany Ruoxi, also with the elder and younger cousins-in-law, to take a walk in the mountains.”

“Jue, you mainly want to accompany Ruoxi, don’t you?” Xu Jingwan’s tone carried a hint of sarcasm.

Lan Jue smiled faintly and directly admitted, “Yes, Mother Consort, I want to see her, to accompany her.”

Xu Jingwan’s voice suddenly rose, “Jue, do you know what you are saying?”

Lan Jue’s eyes were dark, “Mother Consort, of course I know what I’m saying. It’s you; what did you just say to Ji?”

“Jue, you truly are a good son to come to question your mother for someone else?” Xu Jingwan’s tone carried a hint of disappointment and anger.

Lan Jue’s eyes were full of pain and confusion, he said in a deep voice, “Mother Consort, I really can’t understand why you would say that.

Is it because Ruoxi didn’t return that Beichang would stop invading our country? Or that my uncle and cousins wouldn’t go to battle?

You clearly know that this matter has nothing to do with Ruoxi, so why are you so harsh on her?

As for my aunt’s passing, it was clearly because my uncle and cousins’ deaths in battle dealt her too much of a blow, leading to her despair. What does it have to do with Ruoxi!

I really don’t understand, you feel sorrow for your sister’s passing, and that’s understandable.

But have you ever considered the pain and helplessness Ruoxi feels after losing all her family in just one night?

The same goes for Ruoxi’s grandparents, they love her dearly and wish to give her every good thing in the world.

But you? You said she was unlucky, that whoever got involved with her would be doomed, and warned Ji to stay away from her for fear of ruining his reputation.

Mother Consort, how have you become so unfamiliar and terrifying!”

Xu Jingwan’s face changed drastically, and her voice rose sharply, “So terrifying? Is it true that she is now without father, mother, or siblings? Is it true that her husband abandoned her?

Do you think you can hide your intentions from your mother? What’s wrong with me asking Ji to stay away from her?”

Lan Jue’s internal pain deepened, and he almost cried out, “Mother Consort, does Ruoxi have to die to fulfill your wish?”

Xu Jingwan’s face changed enormously, “What nonsense are you talking about!”

Lan Jue’s voice was full of pain, “In your heart, why should Ruoxi live? Her father and brothers died heroically in battle. With her martial arts, she should avenge them, fulfilling her loyalty and righteousness, rather than living in disgrace!

If she dies, you would surely be satisfied, sighing that Shen Family people should be like this. This is the expression of your selfishness and narrow-mindedness!

My great-aunt wasn’t like you, her grandparents weren’t like you, all they wished for was to let Ruoxi live.

What’s the use of reputation? What good is loyalty and righteousness? It’s all built on blood, a price nobody wants.” />

Xu Jingwan’s lips trembled with hatred, “In the end, she divorced and returned home, and your heart came alive again!”

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