Finally, he said, "Okay."
Her heart, which had been hanging in her throat, finally settled down.
Perhaps she was overly suspicious, and he must not have seen through her scheming and seduction. Otherwise, a proud man like him would have despised and kicked her out.
But he didn't. He asked her to stay in the study to avoid the rain, giving her the opportunity to seduce him.
Wanruo came back to her senses from her memories and answered the eldest lady's question sincerely:
"A year ago, there was a sudden downpour. I lost my way in the mansion and ended up in my cousin's study by mistake. My cousin took pity on me because I was alone and helpless, so he took good care of me."
The eldest lady frowned when she heard this. It sounded like a foxy trick to seduce a man.
The eldest lady's face was unfriendly: "So you have been secretly communicating with him for a year?"
Wanruo nodded. "When my cousin wants to see me, I'll take the small path to Songhe Garden. He has already promised me that he will take me as his concubine after he gets married. Before that, I'd better not tarnish my reputation."
The eldest lady said sternly, "Whether you can enter or not is up to me!"
Wan Ruo realized she had said something wrong and nodded awkwardly, "Madam is right."
"Don't think that just because he dotes on you, you can do whatever you want. The Xie family has strict ancestral rules that forbid favoring a concubine over a wife. Even if you want to marry into the Xie family, you must behave yourself!"
Wanruo hurriedly stood up and said, "It was Wanruo who said it. I was just grateful to my cousin for saving my life, so I blurted out that I wanted to entrust my life to him as a reward."
"What life-saving grace?" The eldest lady suddenly thought of something: "He was injured because of you?"
Wan Ruo nodded in shock. "At that time, the bandit shot an arrow at me. My cousin even used his body to block the sword to save me."
Wanruo's eyes reddened as she spoke, and she wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief: "My cousin treats me so well, I naturally don't want to let him down."
The eldest lady's face turned even uglier. She had always thought her son was the most rational and steady person, but she never thought he would risk his life for a woman!
If she really entered the mansion, wouldn't she be spoiled to the point of lawlessness? Breaking the rules was a small matter, but disrupting the principles of legitimate and illegitimate children would be a real disaster for the family!
The eldest lady gritted her teeth and sneered: "I underestimated you. You have such means."
Wanruo looked at her bewilderedly: "Madam..."
The eldest lady was already impatient to talk to her and continued, "Forget it, let's talk about this later. You can go back first."
Wanruo stood up obediently: "Yes."
Then turn around and walk out.
Zhu Qing watched Wan Ruo walk out, and then he couldn't help but say, "This cousin looked obedient before, but I didn't think..."
The eldest lady sneered: "I think she is just too lazy to pretend because she is about to achieve enlightenment and ascend to heaven!"
"We can't keep this kind of vixen. If she were to enter the mansion, who knows how much trouble she'd cause! We'd better kick her out as soon as possible!"
The eldest lady rubbed her brows and said, "But she saved Xiuzhu's life after all. She can be considered the benefactor of the Xie family. Besides, Xian'er is seriously injured now and cares about her. It's not easy to take action."
"The eldest master is really confused. He actually fell in love with such a girl."
The eldest lady sneered: "Men, they are all the same kind of people."
She had originally thought that she would ask the girl a few questions today, and if she behaved honestly, she would agree to the matter, give her a concubine gift, and then bring her into the mansion as soon as Xian'er's wedding was over.
I never thought that this person would forget his composure when he became proud. He hasn't even entered the mansion yet, but he looks so impatient. I don't know what will happen after he enters the mansion.
When Wanruo returned to Songhe Garden, Xie Xianyu was leaning on the pillow at the head of the bed reading a book.
He looked up at her, somewhat surprised: "You're back so soon?"
Wan Ruo nodded obediently: "The eldest lady was worried that no one would take care of my cousin, so she asked me to come back early."
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