Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 1029: Purposefully Tearing Faces (2)

Chapter 1029: Chapter 1029: Purposefully Tearing Faces (2)

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After leaving the Prince’s Mansion, Xiao Ruiyuan did not return to the Hou Mansion but went to the nearby General Mansion instead. The General Mansion had already entered the renovation stage a few days earlier, with two top garden experts working together. Although it was still in its initial form, one could foresee how beautiful the residence would become upon completion.

Xiao Ruiyuan was not new to the place and had already seen the design plans of the two masters, so he was very reassured. After taking a walk around the courtyard and finding nothing inappropriate, he returned to the study.

As Xiao Ruiyuan often stayed overnight at the General Mansion, it was equipped similarly to the Hou Mansion, which also facilitated his handling of official duties there.

In the study, Xiao Eleven had been waiting already. Upon seeing his master enter, Xiao Eleven bowed respectfully and then presented a stack of papers on the desk, "This is just retrieved from the mouths of those chaps at the teahouse who were spreading rumors, please have a look, master."

Xiao Ruiyuan nodded, picked up the dozen pages, and started to flip through them. In less than a moment, he had read through all the pages. His expression did not change, indicating that everything written on them was expected.

Xiao Eleven wiped the fine sweat from his forehead and released a sigh of relief. Heaven knows, during the interrogation of those rumor-mongers and upon learning how they intended to slander the Lady, he almost wished he could immediately condemn these fools to death.

It was bad enough that the shameless man and woman dared to let people spread rumors about the Lady’s lack of filial piety and unvirtuous behavior, but they also plotted to fabricate stories about the Lady and master engaging in indecent acts. They wanted thousands of commoners’ mouths to defame the Lady’s reputation, making her a subject of ridicule wherever she went.

If their plan succeeded, even the master would be shamed, causing a rift to form between husband and wife. It took the master so much effort to find someone he truly loved, yet those shameless creatures couldn’t bear to see the master happy, resorting to such despicable methods—utterly contemptible.

Xiao Ruiyuan set the pages aside and his lips curled into a cold smile, "Take these people to the Government Office, sue them for defamation on behalf of the two, and let Jingzhao Yin handle this ’impartially’. After the court hearing, expose those two and all the deeds of Xiao Ruiqing over the years to the public."

Xiao Eleven’s eyes lit up, and he said loudly with a fist in palm, "Yes, I’ll see to it immediately!"

The two had grown up together since childhood, and over the years, they had developed a deep understanding. Just a few words, and Xiao Eleven could grasp the deeper intentions behind Xiao Ruiyuan’s words.

"Wait!" Before Xiao Eleven could leave, Xiao Ruiyuan stopped him and took out an antique wooden box from the drawer underneath the desk, "After the matter is dealt with, give this to the Lady, and remember not to reveal anything about what’s happened in the capital!"

Xiao Eleven stepped forward and carefully took the not-so-heavy wooden box, "You can rest assured, master, I won’t say an extra word."

Xiao Ruiyuan nodded, waving his hand to indicate he could go.

Xiao Eleven, holding the wooden box, exited the study and encountered Xiao Jiu who had popped up from somewhere at the door.

Xiao Jiu curiously eyed the wooden box in his hand, reaching out to open it, only for Xiao Eleven to avoid him, "This is a gift from the master to the Lady, do you really want to look?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jiu retracted his hand as if stung by a wasp, complaining with a frightened heart, "Why didn’t you say that sooner?" Had he known the origin of the box, he wouldn’t dare to open it for a hundred guts!

Xiao Eleven rolled his eyes and, uninterested in dealing with him, strode past.

"Shiyi, wait, wait a minute," Xiao Jiu hurriedly stopped him, "Has the master said how to deal with those people in the secret room?"