[1] After Breaking Off My Marriage, I Became A Powerful Minister's Treasure

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After leaving the main hall, Xiao Yuanshi realised that many people who he was usually on good terms with were keeping a distance from him.

He was certain that yesterday's matter had been leaked.

At this moment, he wished that he could immediately grab his sword and kill the emperor's uncle.

At this moment, another general who he knew very well walked over.

This general asked in a low voice, "Did you offend someone?"

He believed that the news spreading outside the imperial court was true, but he did not believe that Xiao Yuanshi had this as his hobby.

They had been on the battlefield together, so he knew that Xiao Yuanshi wasn't like this.

And even if he had such a hobby, he knew that he wouldn't do that in a restaurant.

So there was only one possibility. Xiao Yuanshi had been schemed against.

Xiao Yuanshi asked in a low voice, "Did you guys hear something?"

This general told him the news that he had heard.

Xiao Yuanshi's face instantly turned extremely gloomy. "You mean Xi Rui and a group of profligates were the ones who were spreading the news?"

This person nodded. "That's right. They even said that they saw it with their own eyes. Moreover, one of our colleagues who went to drink with you yesterday assured that it was true. He also saw it."

Xiao Yuanshi finally understood why others were looking at him strangely today.

And why they seemed a little weird a few days ago.

It turned out that the bastard Xi Rui had led the profligates to spread rumours about him.

He actually said that he and Ge Chunyi...

Now, he had shifted the target who he wanted to kill to Xi Rui.

Only a devil king like him could do this.

"Indeed, I was schemed against. I had no idea what happened yesterday. Then it ended like this. Previously, my biological nephew and Xi Rui had a conflict. My nephew accidentally gave him a punch. Afterwards, my brother-in-law also had a conflict with Xi Rui. He even got someone to break my brother-in-law's hand."

Xiao Yuanshi smiled bitterly. "I didn't expect that he wasn't done taking revenge yet."

He gave him a rough description of yesterday's incident.

The general sighed. "Sigh, this incident has quite a big impact on your reputation. You have to be more careful next time."

He didn't comment on Xi Rui.

After all, this little demon king was very doted on by the emperor and the empress dowager.

Xiao Yuanshi was unlucky to have offended him.

Following that, a small number of people who knew Xiao Yuanshi's character came to inquire further.

Xiao Yuanshi also explained everything thoroughly.

Everyone felt that he really had bad luck.

However, they had decided to keep some distance from him for this period of time.

After all, rumours had the potential to do great harm.

They did not want to become one of the victims in the rumours.

Xi Rui and his group of profligates had a strong family background and were not afraid of anything.

They could not afford to offend them.