Chapter 73: Cousin Goes Crazy, Grandmother Falls into the Water

After saying that, Xie Yao didn't look at Xie Chengbai's suddenly distorted expression, and walked out of the main hall with her umbrella.

Xie Chengbai's chest shook violently twice. He gritted his teeth and followed.

When he thought about how he was held accountable by King Jingbei, ridiculed by his classmates, and even the marriage arranged by his parents was broken off because of this woman, he wanted to kill Xie Yao.

Xie Yao was walking in front, and she glanced behind her and saw Xie Chengbai following her with his eyes red with hatred.

She couldn't help but think of her past life.

Xie Zhi instigated Miss Jiang San and other noble ladies to mock her, which caused displeasure to the wife of Marquis Anping. Xie Chengbai also failed to marry Miss Jiang San.

After the guests left, Xie Chengbai complained to Old Madam Xie, saying that it was because of her bad reputation that the Jiang family refused to marry Miss Jiang San into the Xie family.

He put all the blame on himself.

Old Madam Xie actually nodded, thinking that what Xie Chengbai said made sense.

The winter solstice on the eleventh day of the winter month was the coldest day in her previous life before she married Lu Shenyan.

She almost died in the uncle's house.

Before she knew it, Xie Yao arrived at the back garden and stepped onto the corridor.

The broken snow fell on the red plum blossoms in the garden, like goose feathers dotting the clear pond.

The pond was artificially dug and covered with a thin layer of ice, which contrasted beautifully with the pavilion and rugged rockery on the shore.

In the distance, Mrs. Xie, wearing a mink cloak, and several ladies of noble birth were sitting in the pavilion at the end of the corridor, holding a heater in their hands and admiring the snow scenery.

There is no one here.

Xie Chengbai finally couldn't stand it anymore and growled, "Xie Yao, stop right there!"

Xie Yao turned around, her eyes like a knife tempered with ice: "Cousin, you are following me so eagerly, are you trying to follow in your eldest brother's footsteps? Do you want to die?"

"You dare to mention my elder brother!" Xie Chengbai thought that Miss Jiang San didn't marry him, and Han Sixue was also involved. Suddenly, veins on his forehead bulged and he said hatefully.

"That bitch Han killed my eldest brother. She must have been under your instruction to say such nonsense in front of the wife of Marquis Anping. My marriage with Jiang Nianxi is ruined because of you!"

Xie Yao sneered, "Aren't you the one who's slandering the prince? Aren't you and Xie Zhi the ones who are embarrassing yourself? Even in this state, you still want to marry Miss Jiang San. What a foolish dream."

"You vicious woman, now that you've admitted it, I'm going to tell my uncle that you deliberately summoned the King of Jingbei. You married a cripple and are now dragging your entire clan down with you to be buried!"

Xie Chengbai saw the mockery in her eyes, his face turned purple, and he growled through gritted teeth.

Xie Yao nodded gently: "My cousin finally got smart for once. Yes, I did it on purpose. You're not going to hit me, are you?"

Xie Chengbai was completely furious. Seeing that she didn't have the usual knife in her hand, he became furious and raised his hand to slap her.

Xie Yao was prepared and dodged by leaning forward, but did not fight back.

"Why are you so anxious, cousin? It's freezing and snowy here. Are you crazy?" she said as she retreated.

Seeing that although she was agile, her eyes showed a bit of panic, Xie Chengbai smiled: "Xie Yao, without a knife, who are you trying to scare?"

After saying that, he pounced on me like a mad dog and punched me with his hand.

Xie Yao raised her hand to block the palm with the umbrella and dodged backwards.

There was a rage in her eyes, which she could not hide. She sneered, "You have no ability, but you want to push me into trouble, you idiot."

"Bitch, you dare to scold me, you are looking for death!" Xie Chengbai's eyes widened, clenched his fists and rushed forward again.

He did not notice that the direction Xie Yao retreated was the pavilion where Old Madam Xie and several noble ladies were enjoying the snow.

The two of them, one chasing and the other hiding, reached the corner of the corridor.

In the pavilion, several noble ladies were praising Madam Xie for her good fortune, as her granddaughter was going to marry Prince Jingbei and the winter solstice banquet was also held in a decent manner.

As for the King of Jingbei blaming Xie Chengbai and Xie Zhi, no one mentioned it and we all pretended that it never happened.

Madam Xie covered her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled, "This is all thanks to my son Ming'an. As the Minister of Rites, he was also involved in welcoming the Princess back to the court last year, not to mention a Winter Solstice banquet."

At this time, a noble lady pointed behind her and said, "Old Madam, that seems to be the grandson of the princess and your second wife."

Mrs. Xie turned around and saw Xie Yao running towards her.

Xie Chengbai appeared behind her, a fierce look on his face: "Bitch, die!"

Xie Yao panicked: "Cheng Bai, I am your cousin. You can't marry Miss Jiang San, so how can you take it out on me?"

As she spoke, she staggered and almost fell, her body pressed against Madam Xie.

Xie Chengbai didn't care where he was. Anyway, Prince Jingbei had already left and the Winter Solstice Banquet was almost over, so everyone in the Bo Mansion was his own people.

Xie Yao shouted, "Grandma, save me!"

"No one can save you today!" Xie Chengbai was delighted to see her finally stop. He pushed Xie Yao's back fiercely, but once again, he pushed in vain.

"ah!"

There was a scream and water splashed everywhere.

But not Xie Yao.

Old Madam Xie was pushed directly and fell into the pond with a "splash"!

"Old lady!"

"Oh my God, someone fell into the water, hurry up and save him!"

The surroundings immediately exploded in an uproar, and several noble ladies and the maids and nannies who served them all shouted one after another.

Xie Chengbai froze in place, his hands still in the posture of pushing people, looking completely dumbfounded.

He didn't push Xie Yao at all, so how did Madam Xie fall down?

Xie Yao's face turned pale, and her voice trembled with just the right amount of force: "Cousin, it doesn't matter if you hate me. It was the prince who blamed you, and my grandmother just didn't plead for mercy. How could you be so cruel as to push her into this?"

She lowered her head, and amidst the noise, she stared quietly at Old Madam Xie who was thrashing and howling in the pond, her eyes cold.

Manager Wang drowned in this pond.

Maybe there are others who died here too.

The pond in the Xie family's back garden has long been filled with countless sins, and it's time for the Xie family to experience it themselves.

In the previous life, Xie Chengbai grabbed her and scolded her in front of Old Madam Xie. Not satisfied yet, he pushed her into the pond!

The pool water was so cold on the winter solstice. She was wearing a water-absorbent cotton coat, struggling in the icy water, choking and calling for help, but she saw people on the shore looking down at her in the water, their eyes colder than the water.

Finally, she forced herself to swim to shore.

She begged Xie Ming'an, who had come running, to take charge of the matter for her, but Xie Chengbai hid behind Old Madam Xie and said that he had only given her a light push and that she had lost her balance.

Xie Mingan asked Mrs. Xie what to do.

Old Lady Xie said: If Xie Yao had not had a secret meeting with someone and ruined the reputation of the Xie family, Cheng Bai’s marriage proposal would not have failed.

He also said that Cheng Bai was just anxious at the moment and did not do it on purpose.

The second master of the Xie family said, "Chengbai is still a child, Yao'er, don't bother with him."

Xie Mingan then let Xie Chengbai go and advised him earnestly: "Yao'er, he is your cousin after all. We are a family. There is no deep hatred between us."

Xie Yao didn't understand, if Xie Chengbai treated her as a family member, would he want to drown her?

It was understandable that Mr. Xie pleaded for his son, but she was the granddaughter of Old Madam Xie and the biological daughter of Xie Ming'an. Her closest relatives were on the side of Xie Chengbai, the son of the second wife.

She became so angry that her injuries relapsed. After vomiting blood, she was in a coma for three days and three nights.

Apart from her mother who secretly found a doctor and sent someone to take care of her, no one else came to visit her.

The pool water was too cold in winter, and she caught a chill that penetrated her bones, left her with a chronic illness, and nearly lost her life. All she got in return was a remark from Old Lady Xie: "You deserve it. It's her fault for ruining Cheng Bai's marriage."

But Xie Chengbai did not receive any punishment.

After a long time of struggling, Xie Mingan arrived.

Several servants hurriedly jumped into the water and worked together to pull Madam Xie out.

The old lady was soaked all over, with water choking her mouth. Her face was pale and she no longer looked dignified and kind.