However……
Things didn't go as she had planned.
She couldn't understand it at all. Jiang Huaiyu was just a woman who suffered misfortune after misfortune. Whether she was kidnapped by villains or caught in the vortex of rumors, she remained steadfast. Why was she able to stand up and remain unshakable no matter what kind of blow she suffered?
Despite his meticulously planned and flawless scheme, Jiang Huaiyu repeatedly encountered setbacks. What is the secret behind this?
What kind of magical power did she possess that allowed her to overcome difficulties time and time again?
"If you don't want others to know, then you should refrain from doing it yourself."
A flash of anger and disgust crossed Jiang Huaiyu's eyes. "Xie Wenying, I once thought you were blinded by love, which led you to make that mistake last time. Considering your loss of parents at a young age, I didn't punish you. Instead, I had my mother-in-law arrange a happy marriage for you, hoping that you could let go of your infatuation with Yujing after marriage, and that we could still get along harmoniously like relatives. However, I never expected you to be so ruthless!"
"It's all because of you!" Xie Wenyin suddenly let out a heart-wrenching roar.
Her gaze swept around.
Bai Yujing and Jiang Huaiyu both had icy expressions. Yang Shi's face was full of shock and fear, and even Bai Qi Shi, who had always doted on her, had a hint of panic and doubt in her eyes.
They all seemed to be scrutinizing her with unfamiliar eyes.
A tear slowly slid down Xie Wenyin's face, and she murmured softly, "Am I cruel?"
She turned to Madam Bai, "Aunt, don't you always praise me for being filial and considerate?"
Bai Qishi quickly avoided her gaze.
Xie Wenyin then looked at Madam Yang, "Elder sister-in-law, we used to be the closest of friends. I always helped you with the household chores. Have you forgotten that?"
Madam Yang's expression was complicated as she replied softly, "We have never forgotten Wenyin. However, you harbor resentment towards your sister-in-law simply because you cannot marry your second brother, and you have devised such a ruthless scheme to frame her. If one day we also go against your wishes and displease you, will you resort to the same methods against us?"
Xie Wenying was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook her head, "No! You are my family..."
However, no one was willing to believe her anymore.
"Relatives?" Madam Yang shook her head in disappointment. "Isn't your sister-in-law your relative? Since she entered the family, has she ever shown you the slightest disrespect, and what have you done to her? And me, sigh... Wenyin, I just didn't help you deal with your sister-in-law. How did you slander me in front of Mother last time?"
Last time, Xie Wenyin instigated Bai Qishi to try to seize the private savings that Jiang Huaiyu had given to Yangshi.
"Wenyin, you have really disappointed us."
Yang's cold tone echoed in the air. Xie Wenying, exhausted both physically and mentally, collapsed to the ground, sinking into deep despair. Bai Qishi seemed too shocked by Xie Wenying's actions to speak, remaining silent throughout the night.
Yang glanced at her lightly, sighed silently for a moment, and then turned her gaze to Jiang Huaiyu and Bai Yujing.
"Second brother, sister-in-law, what are your plans to do?"
Her younger brother and sister-in-law have always been opinionated. Now that the truth has come to light, they will surely make a judgment on Xie Wenyin. Even if her mother-in-law wants to stop them, she will probably be powerless to do so.
Jiang Huaiyu raised her head, her gaze fixed firmly on Bai Yujing. "Yujing, this matter is your decision."
She was convinced that he would give her a result that would please her.
Bai Yujing nodded slightly, his cold gaze sweeping over Xie Wenyin on the ground. "Wenyin, you have committed such a crime. Our sibling relationship is over. There is no place for you in the Bai family anymore."
A sudden sense of panic rose in Xie Wenyin's heart.
“Cousin Yujing, are you going to kick me out of the family? But in this world, you are all I have left as family…”
Tears welled in her eyes as she rushed towards Bai Yujing, clutching his clothes tightly, and cried out, "I was wrong, Cousin Yujing, I'll never do it again, please, don't send me away, okay?"
Bai Yujing ignored her, took a deep breath, and slowly said, "You have no other relatives in this world, so I am not going to kick you out of the family."
Before Xie Wenyin could even catch her breath, her heart was struck by lightning upon hearing his words.
"On my way back, I made a special trip to the matchmaker's house in town and arranged your marriage with the Peng family in my mother's name. The wedding will be held at the end of the month."
"The Peng family? Which Peng family?" Xie Wenyin asked, her eyes wide.
Her mind was in a mess. She had a vague impression of the Peng family, but she couldn't recall any specific details no matter what she tried.
"Among the men your mother chose for you, there was the young master Ji from town, the Zhao family who ran a silk shop in the county town, the wealthy Qi family from the next village, and the Peng family... the Peng family from Luanzhou!"
She screamed in terror, "Luanzhou is thousands of miles away from here! My mother has already rejected this marriage proposal. Cousin Yujing, are you really going to make me marry someone from so far away?"
As if waking from her shock, Bai Qi shook her head and sighed, "The Peng family is not suitable; they are too far away!"
Bai Yujing simply stared at Xie Wenying. "So you know how much your mother cares about your marriage. She chose men from respectable and wealthy families so that you wouldn't suffer after you get married. And what about you? The matchmaker said you were dissatisfied with this one and disliked that one, delaying the wedding and staying at home, all to frame my wife?"
"You had the opportunity to choose back then, but you didn't cherish it. Now you want to back out, but it's too late."
Bai Yujing's tone was icy, "Although the Peng family is located in a remote area, it is still a prestigious family in Luanzhou. The suitor is the youngest son in the family. If you marry into the family and behave yourself, you can be guaranteed a life of luxury."
Xie Wenying's sobs pierced the silence. She cried out plaintively, "The climate in Luanzhou is bitterly cold. For half a year, I've been immersed in a dream of snow. How can you bear to let me set foot in that desolate place and suffer endless torment?"
"It's not that there are no other options, but haven't you rejected them one by one?"
Faced with his cold indifference, Xie Wenying's heart felt as if it were frozen in the cold wind.
Through her teary eyes, she glanced at Bai Yujing, then suddenly stood up, rushed towards Bai Qishi, and knelt down at her feet with a thud.
"Auntie, Auntie, I was wrong. Please, help me. I really don't want to go to that faraway place, and I don't want to leave your protection..."
Despite her anger, Bai Qishi's heart softened upon hearing Bai Qishi's heart-wrenching cries.
“Yujing and Luanzhou are too far away. Once Wenyin marries there, she may never have the chance to reunite with her family again. Can you arrange a new marriage for her?”
"Reunion? After what she did, how can she face us again?"
Bai Qi was stunned. "So, you really did intend to send Wenyin away far away?"
"Exactly."
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