Chapter 3: The Fourth Master Thanks for the Translation

Three quarters after noon.

Lights were gradually lit in the mansion of Marquis Yongyi. It was very dark in the evening and a layer of light mist covered the eaves. Under the corridor of the north courtyard, maids carrying dinner went to the main hall in an orderly manner.

Madam Yuan fiddled with the dishes, and when they were almost ready, she said, "Madam, young marquis, it's time to eat."

"Why did mother suddenly ask her son to deal with Xie again?" Qin Junyi spoke respectfully as he helped Jiang walk towards the outer room, but his impatience with Xie Rongying was obvious.

Jiang gently patted the back of Qin Junyi's hand, as if to comfort him: "Your father will be back soon, just pretend."

As they were talking, the mother and son came to the dining table and sat down. A maid immediately served them the dishes.

Qin Junyi frowned slightly and asked, "Is father's return to the capital related to the unrest at the border?"

"How did you know that?" Jiang began to eat nonchalantly, her tone revealing that it was none of her business. "I only care that the things belonging to you two brothers don't fall into the hands of others."

"Mother." Qin Junyi put down the silver chopsticks he had just picked up, his brows furrowed. "Do you also want your son and Xie Rongying to be like you and your father?"

Jiang suddenly dropped the silver chopsticks in her hand onto the porcelain bowl and stared at Qin Junyi with a gloomy face: "Looking at the whole of Bianjing, only Xie Rongying is worthy of the status of the eldest daughter-in-law of the Yongyi Marquis's mansion. Whether in appearance, knowledge, or financial resources, she is a match for you. If you only have love in your eyes, the three of us, mother and son, should wash our hands and make way for the bitch beside your father!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Junyi gritted his teeth and remained silent about what Jiang said.

Jiang's red lips twitched slightly, and she picked up a piece of fish with her silver chopsticks and placed it in Qin Junyi's bowl. She said softly, "Once we get through this difficult time, Mother will agree to your previous request."

Qin Junyi raised an eyebrow, and his gloomy expression relaxed a lot. "Is what mother said true?"

"When has mother ever lied to you?" Jiang said with an expression that everything was under control. "However, if you want that woman to enter the Marquis' Mansion as a concubine, that's impossible."

"Mother," Qin Junyi looked impatient and frowned.

Jiang's red lips curled up slightly again: "If you help me stabilize Xie Rongying, I will let you live with that woman forever."

Qin Junyi's eyes darkened an inch.

"Junyi, only when the three of us, mother and son, are doing well in this world, can you live the life you dream of." Jiang stared at Qin Junyi without blinking. "Your ambition is not to pursue this title, and I will not make things difficult for you. But if you continue to cause trouble for me at this critical moment, be careful or I will kill that woman."

"Son knows what to do." Qin Junyi naturally believed that the mother in front of him would not hurt him, but if he did not listen to his mother at this time, the only one who would be hurt would be the person he cared about most.

"After dinner, go to the East Garden and rest there tonight." Jiang ordered.

Qin Junyi raised his eyebrows, a cold light flashing across his eyes.

Jiang's eyes were as deep as the sea, and he said coldly, "Don't disobey me."

Qin Junyi stood up and bowed, saying, "Son, I will go and deal with the matters the Crown Prince has instructed me to do first."

After saying this, he turned and walked out of the hall without waiting for Jiang's response.

Mother Yuan watched the mother and son part on bad terms, sighed, and stepped forward: "Madam, why do you have to force the young marquis like this? The young marquis and the young mistress can take their time. There's no need to be so anxious."

Jiang sneered: "I gave birth to a lover as sentimental as his father, how ridiculous!"

Mother Yuan listened to Jiang's resentful words, served dishes to Jiang with a cautious eye, and cursed her in her heart, calling her an enemy.

The entire Yongyi Marquis Mansion is full of enemies and hatred, which is why it is declining.

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At night, the cold wind blew even more unscrupulously on the city of Bianjing. Passers-by on the streets walked hurriedly, and a carriage stopped in front of a dimly lit alley.

Yunniang helped Xie Rongying, who was wearing a snow-white fox fur coat, get off the carriage and immediately put a hood on Xie Rongying.

"As soon as the Fourth Master heard you wanted to see him, he received the letter and came here to wait." Yunniang supported Xie Rongying and teased, "He also said that the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion has many rules, and I have to sneak around to see you."

Xie Rongying didn't show much expression under her hat. She had complicated feelings towards her fourth uncle. Her grandmother had been worrying about her fourth uncle all her life, but her fourth uncle always insisted on having his own way.

In the previous life, my fourth uncle brought back a child and claimed that the child was his. At that time, my fourth uncle had a woman he was engaged to, and because of the child, the two families had a feud.

My grandmother asked my fourth uncle not to tell anyone that the child was his, but my fourth uncle refused and left the Xie Mansion with the child.

Later, the younger generations grew up, and the cousin was quite good at pleasing others and won the heart of the grandmother, so the father and son returned to the Xie Mansion.

"Rong'er!"

In the silent inn, the candlelight flickered with the wind at the gate, and the man leaning against the pillar in the lobby had a flickering expression due to the flickering candlelight.

Xie Rongying took off her cap, her heart beating a little faster, and the feeling of being helpless in old age eased a lot at this moment.

This time is different.

This time she was still young and her closest relatives were still alive.

She can start over.

"Fourth Uncle." Xie Rongying walked towards where the man was sitting.

The man chuckled and teased, "It's rare that our Rong'er would meet Fourth Uncle in private."

Under the light, Xie Yi's features were distinct, and when he smiled, faint smile lines appeared at the corners of his stubbled mouth. Although he looked unkempt, his every word and smile revealed brightness and enthusiasm.

"It's not rare at all. I will meet Fourth Uncle often in the future." Xie Rongying has been a reserved person all her life, and she couldn't show the attitude of a little girl.

Xie Yi glanced at the side dishes on the table and said, "These are all your favorites. Want to try some?"

Xie Rongying picked up the bamboo chopsticks and started to taste it.

There was a hint of complexity in Xie Yi's deep eyes. Among the younger generation in the family, only his eldest niece had a strong opinion about him. Perhaps it was because this girl grew up with his mother and had a lot of opinions about his affairs.

"Rong'er, is it not comfortable for you to stay in the Marquis' Mansion?" the Fourth Master asked cautiously.

The only reason he could think of for his eldest niece to meet him privately was that something happened in the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion.

Xie Rongying put down her bamboo chopsticks, took out a brocade handkerchief and wiped the corners of her mouth, smiling faintly: "This matter of marriage is something that only you know for yourself. It's better for Fourth Uncle. If I don't step into it, I still have my cousin to accompany me. How can I describe such a life as happy?"

Xie Yi came to his senses and chuckled. He pondered his niece's words carefully, raised an eyebrow, and couldn't help but retort: ​​"If Fourth Uncle remembers correctly, you despise Fourth Uncle's life the most."

Xie Rongying raised her eyes and looked at her fourth uncle: "Fourth uncle, you must have remembered it wrongly. I just don't like it when you always make grandma angry."

"Okay, okay, it was Fourth Uncle who remembered it wrong." After saying this, Fourth Master smiled again without saying anything. He just stared at his eldest niece in front of him without blinking, his calloused fingers tapping lightly on the table.

"Fourth Uncle, let's be frank." Xie Rongying glanced at Yunniang as he said this.