Han Zixuan thought of Shen Qingxi beside her and introduced her to the Ji family.

"Aunt Ji, this is my husband! His name is Shen Qingxi!"

Shen Qingxi quickly bowed, "Greetings, Mistress Ji!"

Ji Lan looked intently at Shen Qingxi and nodded slightly.

In Fenglin Kingdom, it's quite normal for women to have three husbands and four concubines; she herself has married six!

Looking at Shen Qingxi's well-behaved appearance, I think she will get along well with her Beichen in the future!

"Hehe, good! Very good, Aunt Ji's house doesn't have any good things."

Here are five hundred taels of silver. You can buy whatever you like later.

Consider this a small gift from Aunt Ji!

With a grin, he pulled a five-hundred-tael silver note from his sleeve and handed it to Shen Qingxi.

Shen Qingxi was so shocked that he froze and turned his gaze to his wife!

Before Han Zixuan could say anything, the husbands of the Ji family gathered around.

He shoved the silver notes into Shen Qingxi's arms, and also slipped her a crystal-clear jade bracelet.

"Qingxi, this is a gift from our elders to greet you, so please don't refuse it!"

"Yes, yes, don't be shy!"

Before Shen Qingxi could react, her arms were already stuffed with all sorts of gifts.

He had all sorts of gold, silver and jewels, but he just awkwardly held them.

“It’s nothing that Mr. Shen accepted it all.”

Ji Lan then steered the conversation toward Ji Beichen falling into the water!

"It's likely that this young master of the Li family is behind this, but there's no evidence to prove it."

Moreover, we can't afford to offend the magistrate's son!

After Ji Lan finished speaking, she lowered her head and sighed. She also wanted to stand up for her son! But they were just ordinary people.

Han Zixuan frowned first and then relaxed, she could see Ji Lan's concerns.

Knowing that Ji Beichen had fallen into the water, he could only accept his bad luck. Li Chan's actions were indeed disgusting and vicious.

They can disregard human life over trivial matters!

Ji Xiao suddenly sat up. "Are we just going to let it go like this?"

Li Chan did it on purpose, definitely. He not only wanted to ruin his brother's reputation but also wanted to kill him.

"Can't we even report this to the authorities?"

Han Zixuan said calmly, "He could have easily said it was an accidental collision between the two ships; he was just standing on one of the ships!"

You could also say the boatwoman wasn't putting in enough effort and thus absolved herself of any responsibility!

Ji Lan shared her guess with everyone, and nodded with a frown!

The husbands of the Ji family also looked grim, but Ji Xiao shouted angrily.

"This...that...then he even encouraged other women to go and save him...isn't that deliberately trying to ruin my brother's reputation?"

He then realized that he had done it on purpose!

Are we just going to swallow this bitter pill?

Her brother was almost killed by Li Chan today, but she was helpless and couldn't report it to the authorities!

The more he thought about it, the more frustrated and angry he became, until he slammed his fist on the table in a fit of rage!

The room fell silent. Ji Lan sighed and said, "Xiao Xiao, now you know why we made you study!"

"As the saying goes, the common people cannot fight against officials. Consider this a reminder to you."

In the future, I must be more careful when traveling abroad and think things through carefully before acting.

We can't let ourselves be fooled or tricked!

Over the decades, she has seen all sorts of people and things, and there have been some even more vicious than Li Chan.

One wrong move and you'll be shattered to pieces, with no chance of redemption!

Ji Xiao looked at her mother with a complicated expression, and suddenly seemed to understand why her mother kept nagging her all day long!

Listen more, observe more, and speak less; be cautious in making friends if you want to stand out.

Han Zixuan remained silent, thinking that if it weren't for Ji Beichen protecting her today, Qingxi would probably not have escaped this calamity either!

Their previous encounters all ended badly, but thankfully this time it was a close call.

If they encounter Li Chan again in the future, there's no guarantee he won't make a move again.

Soon they will be going to Yuntian Prefecture to participate in the prefectural examination!

Failing to resolve the issue of Li Chan would undoubtedly be a ticking time bomb.

"Aunt Ji is right. The common people can't fight with the officials. Ji Xiao, let's just pretend nothing happened this time!"

First, we should appease Ji Xiao to prevent her from acting impulsively. As for Li Chan, she has plenty of ways to deal with him!

Hehe, isn't Li Chan and Liu Jingyao in love? Then let's grant his wish and give them an unexpected surprise!

“I know, but…” Ji Xiao couldn’t explain it either!

I always feel like there's a fire burning inside my chest, with nowhere to vent it.

In order to divert Ji Xiao's attention from Li Chan, he quickly spoke up.

"The most important thing now is not to think about how to deal with Li Chan. In a while, we will go to Yuntian Prefecture to participate in the prefectural examination."

We can't focus all our attention on him!

Ji Lan quickly chimed in, "Yes, yes, Zi Xuan is right. Right now, nothing is more important than your two imperial examinations."

"Let's put other things aside for now." Ji Xiao could only sit down angrily to the side.

After seeing Han Zixuan and Shen Qingxi off, Ji Lan and Lord Ji went to Ji Beichen's residence together!

Ji Beichen's complexion remained poor, his face pale and bloodless.

Leaning back on the bed, gazing wistfully out the window, lost in thought.

The head of the Ji family and Ji Lan were heartbroken to see their son looking unwell.

"My son, you have suffered so much! Why is your fate so unfortunate!"

She was humiliated and her engagement was called off, and now this has happened again that almost...!

Ji Beichen forced a smile to reassure his parents.

"Mother, Father is fine! I'm sorry to have worried you!"

He was still shaken; he had thought he would never see his parents again today!

Ji Lan said angrily, "My son, don't blame yourself. I already know what happened!"

"This isn't your fault. Although your mother isn't very capable, she won't just ignore things."

Hearing her parents' words of concern warmed her heart, but her face remained expressionless, ashen.

"Mother, Father, please don't make things difficult for Ms. Han. I'm not only old, but I've also been jilted before. I'm really not good enough for her."

"Let me become a monk! I don't want my reputation to tarnish the Ji family's reputation!"

Han Nvjun saved him, but he was unwilling to use that to coerce Han Zixuan into marrying him!

This caused her to feel disgusted with herself.

He then spent his life in quiet solitude, accompanied only by the dim light of a lamp.

Lord Ji was heartbroken, tears streaming down his face, and sighed, "Child, how could you think like that!"

If you become a monk, how will your parents live?

Seeing her son's despair, Ji Lan hesitated to speak. "Alas, if you are unwilling to marry Lady Han!"

The mother will have someone inform the Han family tomorrow.

There's no need to discuss marriage anymore, and Ms. Han doesn't need her to take responsibility!

Ji Beichen paused, staring blankly at Ji Lan.

"Mother, what...what did you say?"

He thinks he just heard something...

Ji Lan saw her son's stunned expression when he heard Han Zixuan's name.

There was still something she didn't understand, and she said with a slight regret.

"Hey, just now in the front hall, Ms. Han already said she would take responsibility for you."

Mother has also agreed to your marriage.

But if you now want to become a nun and don't want to get married, then your parents will respect your wishes.

"When we get back to the Han family, we'll tell them to stop bothering us!"

"Alas, what a wonderful empress she was! My Ji family is so unlucky!"

Ji Beichen blushed upon hearing about the marriage, then remembered what he had just said.

She tensed up instantly, pursed her lips, and spoke softly.

"Mother...I...I am willing to marry Lady Han!"

After saying that, her face turned bright red!

The head of the Ji family quickly wiped away his tears and asked uncertainly, "Chen'er, are you serious? We're not going to become monks anymore?"

Ji Beichen lowered his head shyly in response.

"Uh-huh!"

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