The evil woman becomes the concubine and the villain is crushed to ashes

Xie Lingxi's voice was gentle but firm.

"Master Yang, I understand what you mean. A person must be trustworthy. A person without trust cannot stand. Although I am a woman and cannot walk around like a man, I am also a descendant of the Xie family. I should also be a trustworthy person like my ancestors, otherwise I will bring disgrace to the Xie family."

"It's just that the engagement between the Xie and Xiao families fell through this time, and the culprit was the Xiao family, not me. It was the Xiao family that betrayed me first, and then humiliated me. And Master Yang has said that the Xie family's ancestors have always valued credibility, so they naturally would not become relatives with such an untrustworthy villain like the Xiao family. Let's not talk about the family's honor, let's talk about me myself..."

Xie Lingxi sighed, her tone sincere.

"It's already difficult for women to survive. Marrying the wrong person is like a man choosing the wrong profession—"

Having said that, Xie Lingxi suddenly raised her eyes, with a faint smile in her eyes, looked at Master Yang, and said seriously.

"Master Yang said that I regretted my marriage and broke my promise. Then Master Yang passed the imperial examination and entered the Hanlin Academy. Why did he resign? According to Master Yang, since he entered the Hanlin Academy, he should stay there for the rest of his life and dedicate his life to the Great Chu, the court, and the people."

"But you resigned from the Imperial Academy and entered the Imperial College. Then you left the Imperial College and founded Qingfeng Academy... To put it bluntly, Master Yang broke his promise twice. If it were on the battlefield, you could be considered a deserter, right?"

Xie Lingxi spoke clearly and logically.

Moreover, it was like returning exactly what Master Yang had said just now, which directly choked Master Yang.

Prince Xie's face was full of pride and he stopped talking.

However, Master Yang was not angry, but his expression changed slightly. The accusation on his face was gone, and his tone softened a lot, even with a little more admiration.

"Miss Xie is really brave. She dares to face other people's doubts like this. Miss Xie is also very eloquent. She is worthy of being a member of the Xie family. I was wondering why the educated youth is so smart. It seems that this is the family tradition."

Having said this, he looked at Xie Zhibai next to him and praised him rather arrogantly: "You are not bad either. You have the demeanor of an elder brother and know how to protect your sister."

Xie Zhibai was a little angry just now, but he didn't expect Master Yang to change his expression so quickly, and he was a little confused for a moment.

After all, Xie Zhibai is not like Xie Lingxi, who has memories of his previous life, so his understanding of Master Yang is limited to his past reputation.

But compared to Xie Zhibai, Xie Lingxi is closer to her younger brother Zhiqing, and Xie Zhiqing is also willing to confide in his sister some of his concerns that he doesn't want his eldest brother, parents, to know.

A lot was said about Master Yang, so Xie Lingxi knew more about him than Xie Zhibai.

Therefore, after Master Yang said those words that sounded unfriendly, she was only confused but not angry.

Therefore, it is understandable that Xie Lingxi and Xie Zhibai reacted differently to Master Yang's sudden change of expression.

But Master Yang was not the kind of person who would look for trouble. When he suddenly brought up the marriage between the Xie and Xiao families, Xie Lingxi always felt that there must be a reason behind it.

After thinking about it, it should be for testing.

But what are you testing?

Xie Lingxi decided to ask for clarification.

In the previous life, he suffered because of carelessness. Even if he didn't get to the bottom of it in this life, he had to try his best to clarify the doubts, so Xie Lingxi asked.

"Master Yang, thank you for your compliment, but why did you ask that question just now? Master Yang doesn't seem like a pedantic person. He shouldn't look down on me just because I broke off the engagement and my reputation was damaged."

"Then why did you ask that question just now? Or did I misunderstand Master Yang? Master Yang really felt that I was not doing my duty..."

As Xie Lingxi spoke, she couldn't help but feel a little unsure.

People outside were discussing the marriage of the two families. Although they were all cursing the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion for being shameless, according to secular concepts, a woman's broken engagement was indeed a shameful thing in the eyes of many people.

Even if his parents and older brothers don't care, outsiders will not stop spitting at him.

Although Master Yang is not a pedantic person, if he also cares about this and is somewhat affected by these words, it seems understandable.

Thinking of this, Xie Lingxi felt a little uncomfortable.

Ge, who was not far away, was a woman herself and could empathize with women's situation even more.

Seeing that Xie Lingxi had a strange expression, she realized that something was wrong. Then she looked at her husband who was still slow-witted, cursed him in her heart, and hurried out.

"Miss Xie! Please don't misunderstand me, that's not what my husband meant!"

"Madam, be careful, slow down, slow down!"

The maid was also lost in thought by Xie Lingxi's words, but she didn't expect that the lady would rush out when she wasn't paying attention. She was so scared that she hurriedly chased after her.

Ge's sudden appearance startled everyone.

When Master Yang saw his wife walking towards him quickly despite being pregnant, he frowned and looked unusually stern.

"What are you doing? Stop right now. Don't you know you're pregnant? And you're walking so fast!"

You still have the nerve to teach others a lesson! Madam Yang glared at Master Yang in anger.

However, in front of outsiders, she still had to consider her husband's face, so Mrs. Ge didn't say much, but just pinched Master Yang's arm lightly to express her dissatisfaction.

Then, with a smile on his face, he quickly walked up to Xie Lingxi, held Xie Lingxi's hand, and spoke very warmly, mainly to smooth things over for Master Yang.

"Oh, Miss Xie, I'm so sorry. I came at the wrong time just now. I was stuck when you were talking. I didn't know whether to leave or not. I hesitated for a while and heard what you said."

"I really wasn't eavesdropping! But even if I heard it, I can't pretend I didn't hear it. My husband doesn't know how to talk, so you mustn't take it to heart. Although he doesn't understand a woman's situation, he will never talk without any hesitation. He definitely didn't mean that just now."

"Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the matter between the Xie family and the Xiao family is the fault of the Xiao family. It's that family that has no shame. It has nothing to do with Miss Xie. If you must say something, it's just that Miss Xie accidentally stepped on dog poop when she went out. It's pure bad luck!"

"Ahem, what did the lady say?"

Master Yang's face changed slightly, he coughed twice in annoyance and gave a reminder.

Mrs. Ge also realized that her words were a bit too vulgar, so she laughed dryly and looked at Xie Lingxi.

"Oh, look at my mouth, I'm just too angry, but Miss Xie should understand what I mean, I'm just standing up for you!"

Xie Lingxi was also stunned by what Ge said. After she reacted, she felt amused and looked at Ge and Master Yang with a little surprise.

Because she was really surprised that a scholar like Master Yang would marry a "straightforward" woman like Ge.

A surprising combination.