Chapter 647 Free Fortune Telling

Song Chunxue couldn't help but look at Xie Zheng; he hadn't been idle these past two days either.

That's great, everyone came prepared, which makes it seem fair.

She underestimated Lord Xie.

As expected, Xie Zheng's words startled Chang Yunxuan. He glanced at his parents before looking away.

He stood up. "Father-in-law, I did not go to the Peony Pavilion yesterday."

"Really? So you went to my shop and insisted on taking away two valuable jade pieces? Were the people in our shop blind and made a mistake?"

The Chang family looked around, gritted their teeth, and muttered a curse under their breath.

Chang Yunxuan was stunned. Was the shop he went to yesterday really the Xie family's?

"Father-in-law, could there be some misunderstanding..."

"Xuan'er, which shop did you go to yesterday? Did you mistake our shop for the wrong one? You're such a careless child, you can't even tell the difference between your own shop and your father-in-law's shop. You should be punished. Go to Yun'er later and apologize to her properly."

Chang Jiang reacted quickly, pretending to lecture his son, thus distorting the facts.

"When you get back, send more of the things from our shop to Yun'er, and make a few more outfits for our two daughters. You, as their father, need to be more attentive. We don't lack anything."

Not lacking?

The Chang family was never wealthy to begin with, and their situation only started to improve in recent years. They were usually very stingy with Yun'er.

Even though Yun'er is such a considerate person, she couldn't help but say in her letters these past two years that the Chang family was stingy and that she had to help them supplement their household expenses.

Xie Zheng thought to himself that he had turned a blind eye all these years, but the Chang family and Xie Kuanjia were trying to bleed his family dry.

He used to disregard these material possessions, but now he realizes how unfilial he was.

The family's wealth was all accumulated by his father, who supported his studies for so many years. Now, Xie Zhao and the Chang family have gradually taken away so much of it. If his father were alive, he would be so angry that he would want to invoke family discipline.

With this in mind, he made up his mind: once the Chang family left, he would have someone keep an eye on Xie Zhao as soon as possible, lest he make a desperate move and cause him a big mess.

"There's no point in saying more. Yun'er is my only daughter, and she made her mind made clear the other day. Your persuasion is useless. If she is unwilling to produce a divorce agreement, I will respect her wishes tomorrow and hand the matter over to the authorities."

"Xie Zheng, are you really so heartless? What kind of situation are you putting your two granddaughters in? Have you ever thought about whether they will be able to get married in the future with such a domineering mother?" Chang Jiang's eyes widened in anger.

"You don't need to worry about that. I wasn't this heartless from the beginning. When I was at the border, I wrote to you asking you to treat my Yun'er better, but you took advantage of my kindness. Now that the child is gone, Chang Yunxuan wants your concubine to be on equal footing with Yun'er. If you sincerely repent, I will write my name Xie Zheng backwards!"

With that, Xie Zheng stood up and said, "See the guest out."

The two older brothers of the Xie family looked at each other, neither of them able to get a word in edgewise.

"Thank you, sir!"

"Father-in-law!"

“Father-in-law,” Chang Yunxuan knelt heavily on the ground, “I beg you to give me another chance. I was wrong before, and my husband and I had a falling out. But I am still the father of my child. Please let me see Yun’er. I have something to say to her.”

"Yes, yes, let the young couple meet. As the saying goes, couples who quarrel in bed make up before they get out of bed. There's no such thing as a grudge that lasts overnight. Let them meet," Madam Chang pleaded earnestly. "Please, Lord Xie, be lenient."

The eldest and second eldest brothers of the Xie family lowered their heads. They thought the method was feasible, but they absolutely could not speak up for the Chang family.

"Big brother, second brother, what do you think?" Xie Zheng looked at them.

"Well, Yunxuan did go too far before, but he's still young after all..."

“Alright,” Xie Zheng said, bowing his head. Fortunately, they had come prepared. “You can go see Yun’er alone.”

With a kind smile, Mrs. Chang said, "Let's talk things out face to face as a family. I also really want to see my two granddaughters."

Xie Zheng's expression immediately changed. "Then don't see her. All of you, leave. You all love it when your whole family threatens my Yun'er. Do you really think you can fool me, Xie Zheng?"

"You've come all this way today in such a grand manner, aren't you just here to intimidate us? I'm not buying it. Get out if you don't want to see me!"

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The whole room was speechless.

Xie Zheng even used foul language; it seems he really angered him.

Chang's mother keenly sensed something and her gaze fell on Song Chunxue.

The Xie Zheng of the past was never one to mince words, and he would never have spoken so bluntly. This woman must have been the one giving him bad advice from behind the scenes.

In a flash of inspiration, she instantly came up with a brilliant idea.

However, she did not stop Yunxuan from seeing Xie Lingyun.

Watching her son being taken to the backyard, Chang's mother took a sip of tea, preparing to act according to the situation.

"Lord Xie, you must have been quite busy back in the capital. Will you be leaving again this time?"

Seeing the look his wife gave him, Chang Jiang immediately started chatting with Xie Zheng.

Xie Zheng remained indifferent, occasionally offering a few words in response.

At the opportune moment, Madam Chang interjected, "Is this lady the master's second wife? Why isn't she saying anything? Are you married yet?"

Xie Zheng looked at Song Chunxue, and seeing that she had no expression, he asked indifferently, "What's it to you?"

Chang's mother's smile froze, but she still forced herself to continue.

"It's clear that Lord Xie cares a lot about this woman, but I went to the temple to offer incense yesterday and met a master who cast a divination for me..."

Xie Zheng smiled and replied, "I'm familiar with those words. Doesn't the master say that Chang Yunxuan and my Yun'er are not getting along, and that the problem lies with the Xie family? That I brought someone I shouldn't have, and that there's some kind of evil energy that offended them? Doesn't the master just need to perform a ritual to drive away my guest?"

"..." Mother Chang's face was stiff, and she didn't know how to continue the conversation for a moment.

Song Chunxue smiled. Since the conversation had turned to her, how could she sit idly by?

She put down her crossed legs and looked at Chang's mother indifferently.

"It seems Lord Xie was right. Your eyes were darting around just now, and you've got your eye on me. Shall I tell your fortune?"

Mother Chang immediately raised her eyebrows. "You're just a half-baked Taoist nun from who-knows-where. To put it nicely, you're a charlatan. I don't need you."

"Don't worry, it's free," Song Chunxue said with a half-smile. "I'll just look at your face. You have upturned eyes with lots of white and small pupils. Your cheekbones are so high they could kill someone. You have thin lips and you probably don't say nice things usually."

"Shut up!"

"The black mole at the corner of your lip indicates you're prone to arguments and quarrels. Illness enters through the mouth, and trouble comes from the mouth; your stomach and intestines probably aren't good. Although you look quite prosperous now, this appearance of wealth is fake; even ginseng and deer antler won't help. You're haunted by a vengeful ghost; you drowned a girl, I think she was Chang Yunxuan's older sister?"

"Twins, a boy and a girl, something so many people envy, and you actually got rid of her with your own hands?"