Chapter 298 Argument

Seeing Xie Qingran's petty attitude, Xie Yankang was puzzled and frowned, saying unhappily, "Are you going to turn against me for a few little things?"

"Father, you're joking. These people are all your first wife's dowry. If my brother weren't here, it wouldn't matter, but he is also the eldest son of the legitimate wife. If outsiders find out what you're doing, wouldn't that be considered mistreating the son of your first wife?"

"Could it be that a concubine who comes later can also humiliate the eldest son?"

The matter of official status is absolutely not something to be ambiguous about; otherwise, who knows what kind of trouble it will cause, and this family will probably fall into chaos.

Xie Yankang initially treated these people harshly simply to get revenge on the Wang family; he had no other intentions.

Hearing Xie Qingran say this, he immediately realized that this was inappropriate and knew the seriousness of the matter.

Even though Xie Yankang harbored some resentment towards Wang Shi, he was still very clear-headed. He knew that Xie Zhaoye was the only heir of the Xie family, and that no one else could be relied upon.

He looked at Madam Lian with some dissatisfaction: "I entrusted this inner quarters to you, and how have you managed it? You're a disgrace! Hurry up and make proper arrangements for these people!"

Lady Lian never expected that Xie Yankang would turn on her so easily.

She looked at Xie Yankang in disbelief. Faced with his stern expression, she could only grit her teeth and nod: "Yes, I was stupid. I thought that since we've been elders in the family for so many years, there was no need to be too polite. I didn't expect that I would have to be so respectful. I will definitely serve you all well in the future."

“Madam Lian, there’s no need for your sarcastic remarks. I’ll be clear with you today: these people definitely won’t stay. I’ll take them all with me. As for the rest, you can handle it yourself.”

"Although I'm married out, I'll always be a daughter of the Xie family. Xie Zhaoye is my brother, and I can bully him however I want. But if anyone else bullies him, just watch and see if I get angry."

Xie Qingran snorted and looked at Baozhu.

"Take their indentures and bring them back!"

Baozhu felt incredibly proud to be by Xie Qingran's side. She immediately raised her head, beaming like a little rooster, and, carrying the box containing the indenture, led a group of over twenty people away from the Xie family in a grand procession.

They had all left, and Xie Zhaoye's courtyard was now empty. Madam Lian's face looked even more grim.

"Young Miss, I really don't understand how I offended you, why you are making things difficult for me and humiliating me like this?"

With red eyes, Madam Lian looked at Xie Qingran with a wronged expression, making it seem as if she had suffered a great injustice.

Xie Qingran ignored Madam Lian and smiled at Xie Yankang: "Father, I have something important to tell you this time. Let's go to the study."

As she spoke, Xie Qingran glanced at Xie Zhaoye, took Xie Yankang's arm, and strode towards the study.

Xie Zhaoye was amazed by Xie Qingran's actions. Then, he looked at Madam Lian with disdain and said helplessly, "I told you, you might get away with messing with me, but if you mess with my sister, you're in big trouble!"

"you!"

Madam Lian was already feeling humiliated by Xie Qingran's words, and now that she heard Xie Zhaoye say this, her face became even more gloomy and terrifying.

Her eyebrows furrowed tightly as she glared at Xie Zhaoye through gritted teeth: "You're a grown man, hiding behind a woman, and you dare to be so smug?"

"Why shouldn't I be smug when I'm hiding behind my sister?"

"My sister is amazing!"

Xie Zhaoye now calls her "little sister" repeatedly, having completely forgotten his initial dislike for Xie Qingran.

study.

Xie Yankang looked at Xie Qingran with some helplessness: "I know you're trying to protect your brother, but why embarrass him like this?"

“If we don’t clarify the matter of their titles, she will definitely be greedy. Father, you don’t want the two brothers to have a falling out, do you?” Xie Qingran looked at Xie Yankang with some helplessness after sitting down.

There are many things that only women know about in the inner quarters of a household; men often don't understand the implications and implications involved.

Xie Yankang took a deep breath and looked at Xie Qingran, feeling a sense of relief. He smiled and said, "Seeing you like this now makes me very happy. You have indeed grown up a lot."

Upon hearing this, Xie Qingran smiled and said, "When I was little, I was ignorant and very willful. Now I understand that no matter what, we are a family. We should maintain our dignity and share both honor and loss!"

This is what is called a family. No matter how disunited the members of the family are, they cannot make trouble outside, otherwise they will be targeted and assassinated!

This is a principle that Xie Qingran only understood after she was reborn. This is why, despite her hatred, she could not truly exterminate them all, because she was a daughter of the Xie family. If the Xie family were wiped out, she would be wiped out as well.

Seeing Xie Qingran looking like a completely different person, Xie Yankang felt a pang of sadness. He had gotten older in the past two years, so he was particularly nostalgic. Every time he thought of Xie Qingran, he would think of how happy and expectant they were when their daughter was born.

But for some reason, it ended up like this.

"Qingran, whether you believe it or not, your father and mother were very much looking forward to your growth when you were born."

“You are our daughter, and we have always cherished you as our daughter.”

Xie Yankang didn't know why he suddenly said such a thing.

But he just couldn't help but say it out loud.

Seeing Xie Yankang's state, Xie Qingran didn't say much. She just smiled and said calmly, "Father, the border war is tense right now, and there's a shortage of military pay and supplies. Do you have any countermeasures?"

"The Liu family means that they can scrape together some money temporarily, but as you know, the national treasury is empty, and they can't scrape together much more."

"The Ministry of Revenue thought that everyone should tighten their belts and stop paying salaries to support the frontier campaign."

"Now everyone is arguing endlessly, and I don't know what to do, so I can only remain silent."

Xie Yankang has been very troubled by these things lately.

Upon hearing this, Xie Qingran took a deep breath: "Father, do you know how much silver the border region needs right now?"

"It's around 200,000 taels. The silver is a minor issue; the main problem is that it's difficult to procure enough grain and fodder in a short time!"