Chapter 1744: Really Not Economical!

Chapter 1744: Chapter 1744: Really Not Economical!

Emperor Hao was, of course, present as well. However, since Emperor Hao is Xue Yan’s younger brother, naturally calling Xue Sifu would not be calling him ‘uncle’; instead, he followed Xue Yan’s lead and referred to him as ‘Xue Yan.’

Xue Shi quietly spoke to Xue Sifu. Then, leaving Xue Bai and Emperor Hao behind, he ran to the Shengming Academy to find his old classmate, Yang Yuancheng.

Xue Bai was oblivious and had no idea he had hurt Yang Wenwan’s heart, but Xue Shi knew—didn’t everyone know that Yang Wenwan liked Xue Bai?

And they had known Yang Wenwan for so many years, understood her personality which was actually quite good; they all felt she matched well with their Xue Bai. Although Xue Bai was a bit slow, having not yet realized Yang Wenwan liked him, he actually treated Wenwan rather well, took good care of her. If these two could eventually be together, naturally, they would be happy to see it happen.

Therefore, some things still needed to be discussed with Yang Yuancheng, who would naturally tell his sister, Yang Wenwan.

Yang Yuancheng was in the Academy, preparing for next year’s imperial examination. When he heard that Xue Shi was looking for him, he hurriedly came out.

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Since they were both so close, Xue Shi did not beat around the bush and directly said, “The issue with Wu Lingxi has already been resolved with money. Xue Bai has a good heart; he insisted on giving ten thousand silver. He is currently in the shop, trying hard to learn management from my uncle, thinking that in the future, he will earn it back and repay my uncle, since it was my uncle who provided the money. Don’t you think he’s foolish? It’s a task he simply hasn’t done before. Even if he had, it must have been Wu Lingxi taking advantage of his drunken state, feeding him something or making him drink something, only then might he have touched her. However, she was very opposed to having the midwife examine her. I am rather inclined to believe that that night, our Xue Bai actually didn’t do anything. That supposed ‘blood’, it must have been her own doing, using some blood somehow. Still, it’s our Xue Bai who’s foolish, his heart too kind. Seeing her seeking death, he didn’t investigate further, afraid she might try to kill herself again.”

“That’s what I thought!” Yang Yuancheng realized with a look of enlightenment.

Feeling there was something he didn’t know, Xue Shi asked, “What happened?”

Yang Yuancheng said, “Wasn’t it that incident? I discreetly asked that servant; the servant said he overheard something. I pressed him to tell me everything he heard, not missing a single word. Then he told me, and later I discovered that the servant hadn’t heard Xue Bai’s voice at all, but only Wu Lingxi’s cries, and those weren’t even loud, basically as if she was directing her own play.”

“Exactly! I had guessed that was the case! She still wouldn’t admit it, claiming she had cried out! Unable to justify herself and then fearful that the midwife would examine her, she acted out so desperately, taking advantage of our Xue Bai’s honesty and kindness, not willing to let a person die over this matter,” Xue Shi said.

Yang Yuancheng said, “Can we just let this be? How can you still allow Xue Bai to give her ten thousand silver? Wu Lingxi has the audacity of a leopard; doesn’t she know you are people of the Heavens, daring to scheme against Xue Bai?”

At this, Xue Shi grew angry, “Enough said! Isn’t it all because of Xue Bai! If it weren’t for considering his feelings, we would have dealt with that Wu Lingxi long ago! We don’t care about anything else, just deeply care about Xue Bai’s feelings, fearing he wouldn’t be happy. He is fundamentally a decent person; we never expected him to make waves in this life, just to live an ordinary, smooth-sailing life. His heart is too kind; fearing he’d cause someone’s death, he decided to settle the matter with ten thousand silver to buy some peace of mind. We have tolerated that, but Wu Lingxi truly is no easy opponent.”

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