No one spoke.

Baili Chenxi frowned instantly, "What? Do you want to let it go like this? Do you really think that my Baili family is vegetarian? How dare you go to Baili's family? How dare you? Who lent you the courage?

?ah?"

Baili Chenxi asked questions in reply, and the sentences were sharp and chilling.

The people standing below all lowered their heads and no one answered.

"I heard that when you came to make trouble in front of Baili's house, you were very confident. What? Now you are dumb?" Baili Chenxi spoke again, and with a glance, he was suddenly frozen for thousands of miles.

"Master Lu, they didn't make it clear?" Nalan Yanqi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke and asked with a half-smile.

Nalan Yanqi's voice was very flat, with no fluctuations audible, but it was even more chilling.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, please calm down. The common people just want to take their son back and discipline him well." The Tuoba family leader finally spoke again.

After Tuoba Patriarch finished speaking, Dugu Patriarch immediately echoed, "Yes, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it is really a helpless thing for ordinary people to go to the General's Mansion to ask for someone."

"Hearing what you mean, do you have to take them back?" Baili Chenxi asked coldly.

"I would also like to ask your Majesty to fulfill their wishes. They are members of the family, and as the patriarchs, we have responsibilities and obligations towards them." The Tuoba family head and the Dugu family head said in unison, speaking righteously.

"What if I don't agree?" Baili Chenxi asked coldly.

"Your Majesty, Tuoba Rui (Dugu Yan) is indeed not the best candidate. Tuoba Hong (Dugu Ling), the legitimate son of the Tuoba family, is the most suitable person." Tuoba and Dugu, the two family heads, said in unison again.

"If I remember correctly, Tuo Ba Rui and Dugu Yan don't want to go back with you, right?" From this short interaction, Baili Chenxi can almost imagine how unhappy Tuo Ba Rui and Dugu Yan were at home.

Be well-liked.

"Madam, as members of the family, they should put the family first in everything. How can they have the right to choose on their own?"

"Oh? Listening to what you said, they are insulting your family by following me? Then, I dare to ask the two families why they recommended the legitimate son? Or maybe you have some calculation in your mind and are afraid of Tuo Tuo.

Ba Rui and Dugu Yan can't do it for you? Or are you afraid of something?"

The heads of the two families, Tuoba and Dugu, will never admit that what Baili Chenxi guessed is correct. They have their own plans and are afraid that Tuoba Rui and Duguyan will not be able to complete them, and they are also afraid that they will be exposed in front of Baili Chenxi.

They complained, fearing that they would retaliate for the wrong done to them in the past, and even more afraid that they would get on top of it. After all, their status in the family has always been the lowest, and suddenly they got on top, how could they not panic?

"My Lady, you are overthinking. The common people are just afraid that they are young, ignorant, and clumsy, which will make my Lady unhappy."

"If it's just for this reason, then you can go back." Baili Chenxi was not interested in continuing to practice Tai Chi with them, and directly issued an eviction order. Of course, he did not forget to remind him, "I don't want the same thing to happen again in the future."

, Otherwise, don’t blame me for being rude.”

"Rui'er, go back with dad." Seeing that Baili Chenxi was not going to let him go, the head of the Tuoba family directly focused on his son. His intuition told him that he must not let this little son stay with Baili Chenxi, otherwise, trouble would be caused.

It's them.

"Dad, it's good for my son to follow the imperial concubine." Tuo Ba Rui refuted his father for the first time.

Of course, he only had this chance. In the past, he had never been looked at by the father in front of him, and he had been bullied countless times.

For him, following Baili Chenxi, although he was a little tired for the time being, and his master did not get too close to them, at least, he had a feeling of home, and the warmth from the light organization, he was reluctant to let go.

"Rui'er, go back with dad." If eyes could kill, then Tuo Ba Rui would have died countless times.

Tuo Ba Rui lowered his head and said nothing.

The head of the Dugu family and the head of the Tuoba family have the same idea, and naturally they also hope to bring back their son.

"Yan'er, go home with dad."

"Dad, my son will serve the imperial concubine well." It means that I will not go back with you.

The head of the Dugu family was also disappointed, and naturally he was very angry. However, due to the presence of the emperor and the noble concubine, they could not take action.

The atmosphere instantly became awkward and weird.

After a long time, Baili Chenxi said, "Do the two family heads think that Tuo Ba Rui and Dugu Yan are not worthy of staying with me? And only the legitimate sons of your family are qualified?"

"They are young and ignorant, for fear of angering the empress." In fact, they would recommend the legitimate son of their own family, just because they want to gain some benefits because Baili Chenxi is now rich.

How smart are Baili Chenxi and Nalan Yanqi? How can you not guess their thoughts?

Nalan Yanqi said, "Since the two family heads believe that the legitimate sons of the family are better in all aspects, and Chenxi prefers Tuobarui and Duguyan, they want to prove whether Tuobarui and Duguyan are more qualified to stay than the legitimate sons of the family.

Next, it’s very simple. Just have a competition to see who has stronger abilities. The strong will stay and the weak will leave. What do you think, the two heads of the family and your lords?"

Having said this, do they still have any reason to object? Furthermore, they are very aware of their legitimate son's abilities and are very confident, so of course they will not object.

"The common people (as ministers) have no objections." The people below all said in unison.

Nalan Yanqi nodded and looked at Baili Chenxi, "Chenxi, what do you think?"

"Let's do it." Baili Chenxi glanced at Tuo Ba Rui and Dugu Yan and nodded in agreement.

After the family patriarchs and ministers left, Baili Chenxi asked Tuo Ba Rui and Dugu Yan, whose faces were already as pale as paper, "Are you very unpopular in the family?"

"Yes." Tuo Ba Rui and Dugu Yan lowered their heads and said in a low voice, their bodies stained with endless sadness.

"Tell me your story." Baili Chenxi said calmly. She thought it was time to find out more about their situation.

"I am the youngest son in the family, and the patriarch is my father. However, growing up, I have never seen him more than ten times." Tuo Ba Rui was the first to speak, and as he spoke, his eyes were filled with tears.

Stained with hatred other than sadness, "My mother was born as a maid and has a low status. She can't help my father at all. And I am the product of my father's impulse. I have been unpopular since I was a child."

"Even though I was bullied since childhood, I have never resented it. In my opinion, it is enough to have my mother by my side. Others are not important. Of course, there are times when I look forward to my father looking at me."

"When I was seven years old, my mother was seriously ill. Not only did my father not come to see her, he also allowed other wives and children to bully us. In order to protect me, my mother was beaten to death by other wives."

Having said this, Tuo Ba Rui's eyes were already red, and his hatred was undisguised.

"I cried and begged them and kowtowed to them, but they were indifferent and beat their mother violently, while their sons kept watching and laughing with gloating, and no one stepped forward to stop me."

"I ran to my father and begged him to stop those ladies, but he only cared about accompanying his new wife and didn't even invite a doctor."

"I ran to the doctor, crying and begging him to come and treat my mother. When I ran all over the city, I finally met a kind-hearted doctor and took him back to the small courtyard. The ladies and their children were already there.

He left, leaving only his mother lying in a pool of blood."

"I begged the doctor to save my mother, but it was too late."

"That was the first time I hated so much..."

"Okay, Tuoba, stop talking." Baili Chenxi interrupted Tuoba Rui and said, "During this period, you should practice hard. When you defeat the Tuoba family's legitimate son, I will give you a special gift."

This gift should be considered as a welcome to officially join the Light Organization."

"Of course, if you lose, then I don't need to tell you what the result will be, right?" The meaning of this is obvious, Tuo Ba Rui can only win, not lose.

Tuo Ba Rui has endured humiliation for so many years, and he does not want to miss the opportunity to follow Baili Chenxi, even if he is destined to embark on a bloody road in the future. He said, "I will not let myself lose."

Baili Chenxi nodded and turned to look at Dugu Yan, who said, "Tuoba, from now on, we will be a family."

"My status in the Dugu family is similar to Tuoba's status in the Tuoba family. I have lived under others and been bullied since I was a child. Although my mother is still there, her thoughts are all on my father. She has never been

They won’t even look at me twice.”

"Growing up, I have been a person. When I was bullied, I just endured it. I always tried my best to do everything well. I just hoped that my mother would look at me, but no matter how hard I tried, she would not give me one more

Eyes."

"When I was five years old, I fought with the eldest lady's son and smashed his head. My father and mother, who never looked at me, turned their attention to me, but it was just a look of disgust."

"That time, my father almost killed me, but my mother didn't say a word. At that moment, I seemed to see the hatred in my mother's eyes. After that, they never looked at me again."

"It wasn't until I was thirteen years old that I understood from a conversation I overheard that my mother hated me because before I was born, my father still lusted after her. After having me, my father disliked my mother.

Of course, this is one of the reasons, the most important reason is: when I was two years old, I killed my own brother."

"Do you hate it?" Baili Chenxi suddenly asked.

"There is no point in hating her anymore." Duguyan said, "My mother has gone crazy in the past two years."

"Dugu, your destiny is in your own hands. I still say the same thing. Unless you can win over the legitimate son of the Dugu family, I can't keep you."

"I won't lose." Dugu Yan's attitude was very firm. There was no warmth, a place he couldn't call home anymore, and nothing worthy of his nostalgia. Going back would only lead to a more miserable life.
Chapter completed!