Reborn to abuse the scumbag, the demon queen destroyed her ex-husband's entire family

"You are such a fool, kid. The northern border is so far from the capital, you could just offer your sacrifices at home, but why did you run to the border alone?"

Old Mrs. Xiao talked a lot, all of which was just about her concern for her health and her love for her.

But when Xiao Ruge heard these words, she only felt it was extremely ironic.

If she didn't know Mrs. Xiao's character, she would have believed what she just said.

It's a pity that she had already seen through the true faces of everyone in the Xiao family. This family is wolves in sheep's clothing, and they are ruthless and willful.

As Old Lady Xiao spoke, she pulled Xiao Ruge into Ronghui Hall. A moment later, Xu also came in with a smile on her face. She immediately called Xiao Ruge "Princess", which made Xiao Ruge and Old Lady Xiao frown.

Nanny Qian quickly waved her hand and asked all the servants in the room to leave, leaving only the two maids in Ronghui Hall serving the old lady.

"Second Aunt, Prince Bao and I haven't gotten married yet! Don't call me that in the future. If people hear it, they will think that I am acting as a princess before I get married. Isn't this causing trouble for me and the Xiao family?"

When Xu heard that Xiao Ruge was coming, she just wanted to please her without thinking too much. Who knew that she failed to flatter her and was lectured instead. However, the smile on her face remained unchanged.

"Ruge, your marriage to Prince Bao was granted by the Emperor. This is a done deal. The title of Princess will be yours sooner or later!"

Looking at Xu's smiling and flattering appearance, Old Lady Xiao really looked down on her. She thought that she was too servile to please Xiao Ruge, and could not help but glared at her.

But she herself didn't know that when she was greeting Xiao Ruge outside the door just now, her expression was not much worse than Xu's, it was just the pot calling the kettle black.

"It's better to be cautious. After all, the prince and I are only engaged. If I make the emperor unhappy, it's not impossible that the marriage will be annulled."

Xiao Ruge was still very cautious, which made Xu curl her lips inwardly.

She felt that Xiao Ruge was just too pretentious. Although she said this, she must be very proud in her heart. She was just taking advantage of her previous mistake to lecture her.

Seeing that Xu seemed to take Xiao Ruge's words to heart, Old Lady Xiao couldn't help but frown and scold: "Did you hear everything Ruge said?"

Xu could be disdainful of Xiao Ruge, but she could not be disrespectful to Old Madam Xiao. After all, she was the daughter-in-law, and if she was accused of being unfilial, she would be in big trouble.

So after hearing what Old Lady Xiao said, no matter how unwilling she was in her heart, she could only stand up and bow.

"Yes, my daughter-in-law knows about it and will definitely not speak nonsense again in the future."

Seeing her like this, Old Lady Xiao was too lazy to talk to her and directly pulled Xiao Ruge to ask about her well-being.

She first asked about the graves of General Xiao and others. When she heard that someone was guarding the graves, she nodded with satisfaction.

"I was thinking that the northern border is too far from the capital after all, so I wanted to ask you if you want to move the graves of your grandfather, parents, and brothers back here. If someone is taking care of them, we won't have to go through all this trouble."

Relocating a grave is no small matter. Not only does it take a lot of time and effort, it also costs money.

In the eyes of Old Lady Xiao, all the property of the Xiao family's direct lineage belongs to her, so of course she would save as much as possible.

Xiao Ruge pursed her lips and smiled faintly, "Grandpa and my father and brother have always protected the peace of the people of Dalong when they were alive, and they are willing to guard the northern border after they die."

"Grandpa said before he died that he would be buried in the northern border after his death. All the direct descendants of the Xiao family died on the battlefield and were buried in the northern border. He wants to lead the souls of the Xiao family to continue to protect the territory of Dalong!"

Although she didn't know whether what he said was true or false, Old Mrs. Xiao still pretended to be moved, and two tears flowed from her cloudy eyes. Xiao Ruge had to comfort her again.

"Look, I should have been the one to comfort you, but now you are the one comforting me, you child!"

Old Mrs. Xiao couldn't help but pat Xiao Ruge's hand, looking very distressed.

The two talked for a few more words, and then Old Lady Xiao suggested that she move back to the Xiao family as soon as possible.

"It's not safe for you, a girl, to live outside alone. You should move back home and cook!"

Xiao Ruge smiled after hearing this, "Grandmother, I came here today, firstly to see you, and secondly to talk about this matter."

Old Mrs. Xiao didn't know what she was going to say and looked at her puzzledly.

Xiao Ruge sighed softly.

"After all, our Xiao family has a house in the capital, so it's not a big deal for us to always live with our great-aunt. You know that you feel sorry for Ruge, but if you don't know, you might think I'm here to take advantage of you."

"And if I marry into Prince Bao's mansion in the future, I should at least marry from the old house. Grandpa said this before he passed away, that I should marry from the old house."

"I know my great-aunt loves me, but I dare not disobey my grandfather's last words. I can only ask my great-aunt to understand me. I will move back to the old house in the next two days."

The more Old Lady Xiao listened, the more unhappy she became, but she couldn't object. After all, this was General Xiao's last wish, and she couldn't go against a dead man.

So after a moment of silence, he patted Xiao Ruge's hand and sighed deeply.

"In that case, then Grandma will not keep you here. But Grandma will keep Ruyi Garden for you. If you want to come back, you can come back anytime!"

"Thank you very much, Grandmother!"

Xiao Ruge stood up happily and bowed to Old Madam Xiao. Then she remembered something and said a little embarrassedly, "Grandma, I have one more thing I want to ask for your favor."

"Oh? What's the matter? Just tell me!"

Seeing that Xiao Ruge respected her so much, Old Lady Xiao couldn't help but put on some airs.

"Since Ruge came to Beijing, she has been living in Ruyi Garden. She is used to ordering the servants around. Now that she has suddenly returned to the old house, she feels a little restrained."

"So Ruge wants to ask you, can you give Ruge the indentures of all the servants in Ruyi Garden? Of course, Ruge doesn't want it for nothing. How much are these servants worth? Ruge will pay double the price and treat it as buying them from my great-aunt. How do you think?"

At first, when Xiao Ruge said that she wanted the servants' indentures, Old Lady Xiao was somewhat reluctant. But then she thought, these people were brought to the old house. With these people, wouldn't she be able to place many spies in the old house?

So she hesitated for a moment and nodded in agreement.

"You kid, why are you talking about buying or not? They are just a few servants. Your aunt will give them to you. Why do you have to be so polite to your aunt?"

Old Lady Xiao glanced at Nanny Qian, who immediately understood and turned to the back bedroom, dug out a dozen indentures and handed them to Old Lady Xiao.

Old Mrs. Xiao took a look and after confirming that it was correct, she handed the indenture contract to Xiao Ruge.