Chapter 8 Don't interfere

"It is not appropriate for us to interfere in Lord Xie's family affairs. However, if his head is involved, it will not look good for our reputation."

As he spoke, Eunuch Bao casually waved his hand, and the little eunuchs behind him carried over two large boxes.

"These are clothes and jewelry bestowed upon Miss Xie by Her Majesty the Empress. Please take good care of them, Lord Xie!"

Originally, the second half of the sentence was completely unnecessary to say, but now, seeing the Xie family's situation, Eunuch Bao was also worried that the things bestowed by the Empress would end up on Xie Hanyue's body, and if she entered the palace, it would truly become a joke.

"Yes, don't worry, Eunuch Bao. I will make sure Qingran dresses up nicely and will never bring shame to His Majesty or the Xie family."

Xie Yankang politely saw the man out and even stuffed a lot of silver notes into his hand, but unfortunately, there was still no response this time. Eunuch Bao simply didn't want his money.

"Lord Xie, there are some things that I shouldn't be saying, but now I have no choice but to say them."

"His Majesty values ​​the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion highly, and even more so this marriage. Lord Xie, please take good care of yourself."

Bao Gonggong's voice was high-pitched and carried an unspeakable warning. Only after Xie Yankang repeatedly assured him did he turn around, get into the carriage, and drive away shakily.

Yingxing Pavilion.

Xie Qingran showed no expression, but simply had her maid Baozhu open the box in front of her. The box was filled with gold and silver jewelry, which showed that it was not for this banquet at all, but rather for the marriage between the two families, so the higher-ups had given her some reassurance.

This was to make Xie Qingran willing, and also to send a signal to the Xie family.

"Wow, Her Majesty the Empress is so kind to my sister. I've never seen such a big bead before."

"Mom, look! It's so beautiful!"

Xie Hanyue appeared innocent and naive, but in reality, the jealousy in her eyes was almost impossible to suppress.

Lady Wang had not expected that the palace would care so much about this matter, nor had she expected that the Empress would send so many things. For a moment, Lady Wang felt that this marriage was probably a bit of a dilemma.

"Qingran, since it's a gift from Her Majesty the Empress, you can keep it. But this bead is beautiful, and your sister likes it, so why don't you give it to her?"

Wang stepped forward, took the fist-sized luminous pearl in her hand, and handed it directly to Xie Hanyue.

Although she asked Xie Qingran, it was clear that whether Xie Qingran agreed or not was not even on her radar.

"lay down!"

When Xie Yankang returned and saw this scene, he was even more furious.

He strode forward and slapped Wang hard across the face, knocking her to the ground with all his might.

"Father, please don't hit Mother. It's my fault. I wanted this. Mother did it all for me!"

Xie Hanyue rushed forward and stood in front of Wang Shi, kneeling on the ground and tightly gripping Xie Yankang's arm.

Normally, Xie Yankang would have immediately tried to appease Xie Hanyue, but now he simply pushed her away, pointed at Wang Shi's nose, and began to scold her.

"I told you to prepare well for this palace banquet, what are you doing!"

"You're all so greedy, even fighting over a scrap of fabric! How can you be so short-sighted? You bunch of disgraceful bastards, get out of here right now!"

Xie Yankang became increasingly angry as he spoke.

The Xie family is wealthy and powerful; they can have anything they want.

It's just some fabric, yet it's been made to look so ugly.

The moment Eunuch Bao left, he was already eyeing the things sent from the palace. This is absolutely outrageous!

It took Wang a while to react. She struggled to her feet and frowned at Xie Yankang: "Master, what are you saying? They're just some little trinkets. If Yue'er likes them, just give them to her."

"You just ignore everything I say, don't you?"

"Alright, I'll be clear now. From this moment on, Xie Hanyue is not allowed to have any contact with anything Qingran likes. Get out!"

Xie Yankang flew into a rage again and was about to make another move.

Xie Hanyue stared wide-eyed in disbelief, then tears streamed down her face. She tugged at Wang Shi's sleeve and choked out, "Yes, Father is right. I will never compete with my sister again. If my sister takes a second look at something, I will never look at it again!"

"Master! How could you treat Hanyue like this? Yue'er is our precious darling!" Madam Wang's eyes reddened, and then her gaze fell on Xie Qingran.

Xie Qingran simply stood quietly to the side, watching the farce unfold before her with an expressionless face.

She just found it funny because they hadn't seen the true nature of the matter at all. For the Xie family and for their future, they were willing to abandon even their own biological daughter. How could they possibly care about the feelings of an adopted daughter?

Xie Hanyue seems to be showered with love and affection, but in reality, she is nothing more than a little toy kept by the Xie family to amuse themselves.

The atmosphere in the room was tense and awkward. Everyone felt wronged, but Xie Yankang was angry while Xie Qingran was indifferent.

"Xie Qingran, are you just going to watch your mother and sister suffer like this?"

"How could I have a daughter like you? You have absolutely no humanity!"

The moment Wang saw Xie Qingran, it was as if she had found an outlet for her anger; her eyebrows furrowed tightly, and her face turned terrifyingly gloomy.

"go out!"

Xie Yankang finally lost his temper and roared at Wang Shi. Xie Hanyue also keenly sensed that something was wrong and hurriedly grabbed Wang Shi's arm, afraid that she would further escalate the conflict.

"Mother, forget it, forget it. My sister doesn't want to see us. Let's leave quickly so as not to delay her from choosing clothes."

"Oh, right, Mom, the snacks sent from the kitchen today are especially delicious. Shall we go and have some together?"

Xie Hanyue shook Wang's arm affectionately, easing the awkward and stiff atmosphere and giving Wang a way out.

"You're so sensible."

Wang glared fiercely at Xie Qingran, then took Xie Hanyue's hand, and the mother and daughter turned and left affectionately.

Looking at the two people's backs, Xie Qingran understood that this was Wang Shi and Xie Hanyue deliberately giving her a hard time and trying to provoke her.

In her previous life, Xie Qingran cared most about the relationships and feelings among her family members. She always longed to be loved by her parents and brother. But now, Xie Qingran feels that none of that matters. Living well and leaving the Xie family are the most important things.

After everyone left, Yingxing Pavilion finally became quiet.

Xie Yankang seemed very tired, and helplessly rubbed his temples: "No matter what, we are all family, so let's not make things too ugly."