GBP Chapter 167 A Show, Xie Xiu's Scheme
Chapter 167 A Show, Xie Xiu's Scheme
Xie Xiu's expression was cold. "Since you've asked about me, you should know that I'm not living in the Xie Mansion right now. You shouldn't ask me how my second sister is doing in the Xie Mansion. You should come and visit her in person."
After saying that, he no longer paid attention to Pei Rong and turned to enter the Imperial College.
Pei Rong stood there, watching his departing back. After a flicker of his eyes, he turned and left pretending to be disappointed.
There were already quite a few people passing by. Seeing him about to leave, someone stopped him curiously, looking him up and down excitedly: "Are you Pei Rong, the one who saved Miss Xie Er from the kidnappers?"
Pei Rong looked embarrassed and frowned as he said, "After all, this matter concerns the reputation of Second Miss Xie. I hope you won't ask any more questions."
The man looked embarrassed by what he said and couldn't help but whispered back, "The news has spread, and everyone knows that it was you, Pei Rong, who saved Miss Xie Er from the kidnapper.
Even if her reputation is damaged, it's because of you and the kidnapper. What does it have to do with me? If you're worried about her, just go to the Xie Mansion and propose marriage, and marry her!"
At this point, he suddenly asked, "You don't already have a wife, do you?"
"Of course not!" Pei Rong quickly retorted, then blushed and said with some disappointment, "Second Miss Xie is a daughter of gold, how could she marry me?"
Upon hearing this, the man immediately became displeased and said, "You saved Second Miss Xie, so why can't she marry you? I see you're quite handsome, and I heard you were even a successful candidate. Since you don't have a wife at home, how could the Xie family really despise you?"
Pei Rong's face turned even redder, but he said, "Your Excellency should stop talking about Second Miss Xie. After all, she is a daughter of a wealthy family. It is really rude of you to talk about her in public like this."
The man snorted unhappily, "Hmph, if you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me. I'm doing this for your own good, but you don't appreciate it. You're such a pedantic scholar!"
After saying that, he fanned himself and turned away.
Pei Rong frowned with an unhappy look, then bowed to the people watching the show around him, asking them one by one not to talk about Xie Jia's kidnapping anymore.
Seeing his pious attitude and good looks, everyone admired him more and more as a humble gentleman who was in love with Miss Xie.
So after everyone dispersed, they immediately spread the news and praised Pei Rong's gentlemanly demeanor.
Someone even went out of their way to find Xie Xiu and Xie Yi in the Imperial College and told them about this.
Xie Xiu sneered inwardly, but sighed, "Hearing you say that, he can indeed be called a gentleman."
The other party looked at him curiously: "Haven't you spoken to him before? Don't you find that he is a gentleman?"
Xie Xiu frowned slightly, looking somewhat helpless. "He suddenly asked me about my second sister. As an older brother, how could I casually reveal my sister's situation to a man from outside the family?"
"That's true. Besides, you're not living in the Xie Mansion right now, so I'm afraid you don't know the situation of Second Miss Xie."
The other party nodded, then asked curiously, "It's just that your second sister met with evildoers, which is not very glorious after all. Since she was saved by Pei Rong, and Pei Rong is a gentleman who is loyal to Miss Xie, if the two of them were to get married, it would create a beautiful story."
Xie Xiu lowered his eyes, a look of dejection on his face. "If this could become a good story, everyone would be happy. But even though I'm her brother, I still have parents and elders to look after. How can I make the decision on my own about my sister's marriage?"
After a pause, he continued, "Please don't spread this matter any further. My daughter's reputation is important."
The man quickly agreed: "Yes, yes, don't worry, I will definitely not spread it!"
However, as soon as he turned around and left, he immediately passed the matter on to his acquaintances in the Imperial College.
This is a story about a talented man and a beautiful woman that can only be found in such novels, and the protagonist is the legitimate daughter of a Hanlin scholar. Who can resist gossiping?
As a result, this matter quickly spread throughout the Imperial College.
On the other hand, when Xie Yi heard people talking about this, he was furious!
Others praised Pei Rong as a gentleman of integrity and righteousness.
However, he had a hunch that this person was sinister and mean. He first lured Xie Jia to elope, and then fabricated the story of kidnapping and saving people, and transformed himself into Xie Jia's savior!
He also deliberately spread the matter so that everyone knew about it, forcing him and his mother to be cautious.
Now, this man actually ran to the gate of the Imperial College and put on airs, deliberately letting everyone know that he was in love with Xie Jia. Wasn't he just trying to force them to accept this marriage?
And Xie Xiu! If he hadn't spoken to Pei Rong at the gate of the Imperial College and been seen by others, how could Pei Rong have been so successful?
Why did he want to talk to Pei Rong at the gate of the Imperial College?
Why should I bother with Pei Rong?
Couldn't he see that Pei Rong did it on purpose?
Or did he actually know, but deliberately cooperated with Pei Rong in order to plot against the Xie family?
The more Xie Yi thought about it, the angrier he became. Unfortunately, Pei Rong was not in the Imperial College, so it was not convenient for him to go out and settle the score with that man now.
I can only go find Xie Xiu.
As soon as Xie Xiu saw his expression, he knew that he wanted to bring him to justice.
So without waiting for Xie Yi to come closer, he just stood up and left.
Xie Yi immediately chased after him.
Unexpectedly, when he started chasing, Xie Xiu actually walked even faster, obviously not wanting to be caught up by him!
Xie Yi saw this and became more and more certain that Xie Xiu was feeling guilty.
So I sped up and continued chasing.
The two of them chased each other, walking faster and faster.
Until Xie Xiu suddenly stopped.
In front of him was a lotus pond with quite deep water and many lotus flowers planted in it.
Looking around, you can see the beautiful sight of endless green lotus leaves reaching the sky and red lotus flowers reflecting the sun.
Because of the beautiful scenery here, many people like to come here to enjoy the scenery.
After Xie Xiu stopped, Xie Yi quickly caught up.
Just chasing all the way made him tired and a little out of breath.
Xie Yi tried hard to stand up straight without showing any indecent posture. He also secretly looked around to make sure that the people enjoying the scenery around him were not too close.
Then he approached Xie Xiu and asked in a low voice, "Brother, did you see Pei Rong this morning?"
Xie Xiu turned and looked at him with an unhappy expression: "You chased me all the way just to ask this? I have seen him, so what? I went to the bookstore to choose books, but as soon as I came out, he came up to me. What do you think I can do?
"I didn't even know his identity at the time, let alone what he wanted to do. Should I have run for the Imperial College the moment I saw him? How could that be so?"
Xie Yi knew that what he said made sense, but when he thought of the rumors in the Imperial College, he still felt furious.
So he stared straight at Xie Xiu's face, approached him, and asked with a sneer, "Brother, are you really unaware of his identity? And haven't you guessed his plan?"
Xie Xiu met his gaze, and suddenly a mocking sneer appeared on his face. He looked at him with disdain: "Yes, I did guess it, and it was intentional. What can you do to me?"
"you--"
Xie Yi's face changed drastically, and he couldn't help but reach out to grab him.
Unexpectedly, Xie Xiu suddenly fell backwards, shouting loudly: "Third brother——"
"thump!"
Xie Xiu fell into the lotus pond behind him, splashing huge water.
Xie Yi looked at the mocking smile on his face and felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave. The sudden chill spread throughout his body in an instant.
At this moment he suddenly realized—
Xie Xiu did it on purpose!
He was tricked by Xie Xiu!
Seeing that people who were enjoying the scenery nearby had already rushed over here and were looking at him with disbelief, Xie Yi was in great pain and could only shout, "Brother, I'm coming to save you right away!"
After saying that, he jumped down decisively.