Xiao Mansion.

The main hall of the second bedroom.

"Now that the Marquis has spoken, all he needs to do is give him a few shops. The Xiao family has shops all over the world, so we can still get a few shops. The last time the Marquis came to the door, he left in a hurry, so this time it is for the Marquis. It’s a meeting gift.”

Yun Baining said calmly with a smile on her face. The meaning behind her words was clear. Although she agreed to hand over a few shops, it was not because of Xiao Hongxing and the Xiao family, but because of Li Wuji's face.

"good."

"You haven't thanked Mrs. Yun yet?"

Li Wuji nodded and chuckled, turned to look at Xiao Hongxing and said.

"Thank you, Master!"

Xiao Hongxing hurriedly agreed, bowed respectfully to Yun Baining, and said gratefully.

"Hongxing, since your relationship with the Marquis is so close, why didn't you make it clear to me before? If I had known this, why would the Marquis come to visit me in person today?"

Yun Baining nodded, looked at Xiao Hongxing, and said slightly reproachfully.

After hearing this, Xiao Hongxing was speechless for a moment. Although Li Wuji once said that he regarded him as a friend, he did not dare to reach out to him, let alone use Li Wuji's reputation to gain anything.

What's more, the fact that he knew Li Wuji and attended the opening ceremony of Deyunxuan was not a secret in the Xiao family.

"It doesn't matter, it's not too late to know now."

"Now that it's brought up to this point, I'll mention one more thing."

"I don't care what status Xiao Hongxing and his son had in the Xiao family before, but since he is now mine, from now on, I ask everyone in the Xiao family to respect him. If you insult him, you are insulting me!"

Li Wuji waved his hand, his face darkened, his eyes swept over the faces of Yun Baining and his daughter, and he said lightly.

"The Marquis was joking, Hongxing and we are both members of the same family, how could we insult him?"

Yun Baining smiled and said slowly.

"No? I saw him once a few days ago, and I saw that his eyes were beaten purple. I heard that he was injured by a servant in the mansion. Mrs. Yun doesn't know about this?"

As soon as Yun Baining finished speaking, Li Wuji asked with a sneer, his face full of surprise.

After hearing this, the first person whose expression changed was Xiao Wenqi, who had been sitting next to Yun Baining for a long time without saying a word, as docile as a puppy.

"Is there any?"

Yun Baining hesitated for a moment, turned to look at Xiao Hongxing, and forced out an awkward smile.

"Yes, I heard that he is the housekeeper in the courtyard."

"Master Zhu can testify about this, right?"

Li Wuji said without thinking, and at the same time turned to look at Zhu Hexuan.

"I can indeed prove it."

Zhu Hexuan was stunned for a moment, not expecting that Li Wuji would suddenly ask him a question, and hurriedly said with his hands raised.

After hearing Zhu Hexuan's answer, Li Wuji looked at Yun Bai Ning again with a smile on his face. He said nothing more and just looked at Yun Bai Ning.

"Someone, let Butler Wu come to see me!"

Yun Baining had a sullen face, turned her head and said in a deep voice toward the door, and finally glanced at Xiao Muqiu beside her.

Someone immediately agreed outside the door and left quickly.

"No matter whether this happened or not, this is a family matter of the Xiao family. As an outsider, what qualifications does he have to interfere?!"

Xiao Muqiu stood up with a dissatisfied look on his face, pointed at Li Wuji, and said unwillingly.

"presumptuous!"

Seeing this, Yun Baining shouted sharply, with a serious face.

"Mom?!"

Xiao Muqiu looked at Yun Baining aggrievedly, with an unconvinced face.

Yun Baining didn't speak, but kept winking at her daughter, signaling not to make the matter a bigger deal.

She had already seen that Marquis Li'an came to visit today specifically to support Xiao Hongxing. Talking more would be useless and would only increase conflicts.

Xiao Muqiu gritted his teeth, glanced at Li Wuji, and sat down again angrily.

It was originally a nice birthday party, but now it has turned into a farce as Li Wuji and Xiao Hongxing seek justice.

Soon, Wu Qian, the housekeeper of the main house, rushed over, quickly walked into the main hall, and saluted everyone present, including Xiao Hongxing who usually didn't even look at him.

On the way here just now, the servants in the mansion told Wu Qian everything that happened here.

Although he is the steward of the big house, he is actually the steward of the entire Xiao Mansion.

"Steward Wu, I heard that you beat Hongxing a few days ago?!"

Yun Baining turned to look at Wu Qian and asked in a deep voice.

"...yes..."

Wu Qian swallowed, looked up at Xiao Wenqi and Xiao Muqiu, and nodded hesitantly.

In fact, this matter is not a secret at all in the Xiao family. Xiao Wenqi and Xiao Muqiu saw it with their own eyes at that time, and even Yun Baining had heard about it, so Wu Qian knew very well that he could not escape today.

"presumptuous!"

"Who taught you to be so helpless?! Hongxing is the son of the second wife and your master. How can you do something to your master?!"

Yun Baining asked loudly with a sullen face.

"As for my master, no one taught me that it was the old slave who had a dispute with the second master and acted impulsively. The old slave knows his mistake and asks the master to punish him!"

Wu Qian knelt on the ground and said with remorse on his face.

"Come here! Drag him down and give him twenty sticks!"

Yun Baining had a sullen face and shouted sternly.

As soon as he finished speaking, several servants walked in quickly and directly pulled Wu Qian out.

"There's no need to go to all that trouble. Just stay here. I have nothing to do. I just want to have fun and see the Xiao family's skills."

Li Wuji suddenly raised his hand to stop him and said with interest.

Several servants stood aside, at a loss, and turned to look at Yun Baining.

"Didn't you hear what the Marquis said? What are you doing standing there in a daze?!"

Yun Baining frowned, his face gloomy, and he ordered impatiently.

Several servants agreed, let go of Wu Qian, and soon took out the torture stick used to enforce the family law, and began to execute it directly in front of everyone.

"ah..."

As the cane was swung down again and again, Wu Qian screamed in pain, each time becoming more painful than the last. His face turned red from suppressing it, and large beads of sweat kept dripping from his forehead.

Before the twentieth stroke, Wu Qian had already fainted and was finally dragged out of the main hall by several servants like a dead dog.

"Master Hou, can you calm down?"

With a stiff smile, Yun Baining turned to look at Li Wuji and asked slowly.

"Have you calmed down yet?"

But Li Wuji did not answer directly, but turned to look at Xiao Hongxing and asked with a smile.

Xiao Hongxing nodded hurriedly, a little at a loss. No matter what, he never imagined that today would be such a situation.

"That's it."

Li Wuji nodded, turned to Yun Baining and showed a modest smile, which was in sharp contrast to Yun Baining's smile.

"good."

"I feel a little unwell suddenly, so I won't disturb everyone's meal. I'll go ahead."

Yun Baining bowed her hands, stood up slowly, and said apologetically.

"You haven't eaten the food yet. Why don't you sit down for a while?"

Li Wuji looked at Yun Baining in surprise, and asked deliberately pretending not to understand.

"Master Hou, I'm sorry for your indolence."

Yun Baining shook her head, and after speaking, she turned around and walked out.

Seeing that Yun Baining had left, Xiao Muqiu also stood up, glared at Xiao Hongxing with gritted teeth, and left quickly.

Xiao Wenqi was the last one to leave. Before leaving, he glanced deeply at Li Wuji, and a hint of gratitude seemed to flash through his eyes.

As everyone in the big room left, the hall suddenly became much quieter, with only Li Wuji and three people left.

"It's so satisfying! Brother Xiao, after being bullied for so many years, you finally let out your bad breath today!"

Zhu Hexuan patted Xiao Hongxing and said excitedly, looking at Li Wuji with eyes full of reverence.

"Thank you for today, sir."
To be continued...