Arrogant and domineering because of his good looks: His Majesty always pretends to be righteous

Cai Qiao'er looked at Xia Zhishu behind Xia Rongliu and said in a coquettish voice, "My lord, you have to give me an explanation. My palms are all bruised."

Looking at Cai Qiao'er's appearance, Xia Rongliu realized that this person wasn't trying to scam her; she had her eye on her father. Feeling nauseous, she said, "Father, I didn't touch her."

Caiqiao was slightly surprised. "Daughter? I thought it was a younger sister. Has my husband already married?" Her gaze towards Xia Rongliu changed.

Xia Rongliu spoke loudly before Xia Zhishu could, "Who do you think is as old as you, pretending to be young, falling down and slandering a child? You're a bad woman, trying to seduce my father."

Cai Qiao'er was embarrassed and looked at Xia Zhishu. Xia Zhishu patted Xia Rongliu's head to comfort her and said to Cai Qiao'er, "If my daughter has been rude, I will apologize on her behalf. But I know my daughter well. She is not the kind of person who would mess with people for no reason."

Cai Qiao'er was even more embarrassed, but since the other party had given her a way out, she wasn't so ungrateful as to say, "Perhaps I misunderstood. May I ask your name, sir?"

Xia Zhishu said calmly, "That won't be necessary. I have things to do at home, so I'll take my daughter and head back first." Without waiting for Cai Qiao'er's reaction, he left.

Cai Qiao'er bit her lip in frustration. She had noticed Xia Zhishu when she walked this way. He was handsome, wearing a long robe, and had an elegant demeanor. It was just that the child was annoying.

Back home, Aunt Wang's expression had calmed down considerably, though her eyes were still slightly red. Xia Zhishu stepped forward and asked what had happened, and Lin Yue told him what had happened.

Xia Zhishu said, "Don't worry, Wang Runfa is still afraid of his aunt. I'll go talk to Wang Runfa this afternoon."

Xia Rongliu frowned, vaguely sensing that something was amiss. Then it dawned on her—that's right, the woman she encountered on the way back bore a resemblance to the figure she had seen on the path that day.

In the afternoon, Xia Zhishu knocked on Wang Runfa's door, but there was no response for a long time. When she returned to the Xia family, she told her aunt and the others what had happened. Her aunt slammed her hand on the table and exclaimed, "He must have gone to that vixen's place again!"

Old Lady Xia hurriedly went to comfort Aunt Wang, waving her hand at Xia Zhishu and Lin Yue, "Never mind, never mind, we'll go tomorrow. Let your aunt get some rest first."

Xia Rongliu pulled Lin Yue and Xia Zhishu aside and told them what she had thought and seen. Lin Yue and Xia Zhishu then made their own arrangements.

On the second day,

Xia Zhishu and Lin Yue went to the Wang family's house again and knocked on the door. This time the door was opened, but it wasn't Uncle Wang who opened it; it was Cai Qiao'er, whom they had met the previous afternoon.

Cai Qiao'er was initially delighted to see Xia Zhishu, but her expression fell when she saw Lin Yue beside her, guessing that she was Xia Zhishu's wife. "What are you doing here?"

"We're here to demand an explanation." Lin Yue's absolute aura overwhelmed Cai Qiao'er.

Cai Qiao smiled nonchalantly, playing with her hair. "Your daughter tripped me, and you still want an explanation?" Cai Qiao was a little jealous of Lin Yue. Lin Yue's proudest asset was her appearance; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to be so infatuated with Wang Runfa.

"This matter was settled yesterday afternoon. You slandered my Yinyin, and I will not discuss that with you for now. I am here today to seek justice for my aunt," Lin Yue said righteously.

Cai Qiao'er laughed even harder, "Seeking justice for your aunt, that old hag? Don't be ridiculous. Isn't it normal for men to have multiple wives and concubines these days? Why should he stay at home with that old hag? Who can you blame if you can't keep your man?"

Lin Yue laughed in exasperation. Just then, Wang Runfa arrived and, seeing that it was Lin Yue and Xia Zhishu, pushed Cai Qiao'er aside. "Why didn't you invite the guests in?" Cai Qiao'er pouted, still somewhat dissatisfied.

Lin Yue walked in and said sarcastically, "We're the guests now, and you and she are family."

"No, no, your aunt didn't come?" Wang Runfa felt flustered, but having already gone this far, he couldn't back down now.

"My aunt doesn't want to come. Uncle, tell me what you're thinking?"

After hesitating for a long time, Wang Runfa finally said, "I want to take a concubine, but your aunt doesn't agree." Seeing that Lin Yue was about to get angry, he hurriedly added, "I feel that Qiao'er is too pitiful, and I want to get her out of there."

Lin Yue snorted coldly, "Tragic? Sympathy? You just want to satisfy your own desires. If Uncle really wanted to save her, he could have used other methods. Why bother getting on Aunt's nerves for some unrelated prostitute?"

Lin Yue couldn't continue, so she told Xia Zhishu to handle it and went out first. As soon as she went out, she ran into Cai Qiao'er, who said smugly when she saw her, "What? Disappointed?"

Lin Yue didn't want to pay attention to her, but Cai Qiao'er continued, "You're only good now because you're young. When you get older, do you think your husband will change his mind?"

"Don't worry about it, mind your own business."

Inside the house, Xia Zhishu said helplessly to Wang Runfa, "Uncle, are you really happy that things have come to this? It won't sound good if word gets out that the Wang family is fighting with the first wife over taking a concubine. What do you think people will say?"

Seeing Wang Runfa's increasingly guilty expression, he continued, "If this kind of thing gets out, it will affect your business. Besides, you should think about your daughter. Who knows what the Wei family will think if this gets back to them?"

"I've said my piece. It's up to Uncle to decide what to do. Don't let a stranger cause an unmanageable situation."

After saying that, Xia Zhishu turned and left. Uncle Wang, who was sitting in the house, seemed to suddenly clear his mind. He rubbed his sleeves, stood up and sat on the bench.

Xia Zhishu went outside, took Lin Yue's hand, and they went back together. Cai Qiao'er glared at their backs, then turned around and walked into the house with a smile.

Seeing Wang Runfa sitting on the bench with a bad expression, she couldn't help but have a bad feeling. Could he have really been persuaded? She stepped forward and asked, "Runfa, when are you going to marry her?"

Wang Runfa fell silent, and Cai Qiao'er's expression changed. "Don't listen to them. That haggard woman is usually the most assertive with you, she'll definitely be like that again..."

"Stop talking!" Wang Runfa roared, silencing Cai Qiao'er. He shouted, "Who gave you permission to call her 'yellow-faced woman'? She is my beautiful and lawfully wedded wife. How dare you criticize her?"

The barrage of words left Cai Qiao'er stunned. She didn't know what she had said that caused Wang Runfa's attitude to change so drastically. Could it be that he was really trying to play the family card? Cai Qiao'er dared not say anything more.

Wong Run-fat then said, "I will not take you as a concubine again."

Cai Qiao'er's expression twisted for a moment, but she quickly regained her gentle demeanor. "Don't be like this, okay? Didn't you say you love me? How come they can change your mind with just a few words?"

Wang Runfa said impatiently, "I've already redeemed you from your servitude, so there's no way I'm going to take you as a concubine."