If it weren't for their respect for her status as a young lady, they probably would have rushed up and given her a good scolding.
"Rong Qingqing, stop pretending. I don't believe you, you vixen, can really remain a widow for my father for the rest of your life." Xie Jingyi stood up and sneered disdainfully.
Rong Qingqing swayed precariously, "Yi'er, your father has only just been laid to rest, how can you say such slanderous things about me? Are you deliberately trying to make sure your father can't rest in peace in the afterlife?"
"Yes, Third Miss, how could you say that about Madam?"
The senior servants couldn't help but speak up in defense of Rong Qingqing.
People tend to side with the weak, and Rong Qingqing was so young when she married into the Marquis's mansion and is now a widow, which is already enough to make people feel sorry for her. Yet Xie Jingyi had to say such hurtful things, so naturally everyone sided with the seemingly weak and easy-to-bully Rong Qingqing.
One servant spoke up in defense of Qingqing, and the other servants couldn't help but criticize Xie Jingyi as well.
"Third Miss, you can't say that. Madam is already pitiful enough."
"That's right. Madam is, after all, the Third Miss's mother. This is extremely disrespectful to her."
Listening to the servants all chiming in to defend Rong Qingqing, Xie Jingyi was furious.
"How dare you speak to me like that? Aren't you afraid I'll punish you severely?" Xie Jingyi's gaze swept fiercely over the group of servants.
When the Marquis was alive, he had only two sons and one daughter, so he naturally doted on the Third Miss. This led to the Third Miss's domineering behavior in the mansion. She loved to beat and mistreat the servants, and the servants in the mansion hated her very much.
Seeing her fierce expression, they were all somewhat frightened.
After all, they are the masters, and they are just servants.
Her fierce rebuke sent the servants scattering like birds and beasts.
Xie Jingyi was quite proud of this.
"A bunch of bastards!" she spat disdainfully.
Qingqing looked at her with some sympathy.
Did she think it was still when the Marquis was alive?
Now that the Marquis has passed away, Xie Jingrun will soon succeed him as the Marquis of Weiyuan and become the new Marquis of Weiyuan.
Given Xie Jingrun's personality, how could he possibly indulge Xie Jingyi?
Qingqing ignored her and, holding Xiaotao's hand, walked briskly back to Qinfang Garden.
After several peaceful days in the Marquis's residence, the Emperor sent someone to deliver an imperial decree, requiring everyone in the residence to go to the front hall to receive it.
Upon arriving at the front hall, Qingqing saw Xie Jingrun, whom she hadn't seen for many days.
Xie Jingrun must have just returned from outside, as he was still wearing his imperial guard uniform that he hadn't had time to change out of.
In addition to being the heir of the Marquis of Weiyuan, Xie Jingrun was also the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, who was in charge of the entire imperial prison and was directly under the emperor's command.
He was a terrifying person to begin with. When he wore the brocade robes and imperial guard uniform, a chilling and oppressive aura pressed down on him, making people tremble.
Although Xie Jingrun had saved her last time, she didn't want to have too much contact with this devil, so she stood in a corner, trying to minimize her presence.
However, Xie Jingrun spotted her at a glance, his long, deep eyes hiding a chilling glint.
The eunuch delivering the imperial decree only began reading it aloud once everyone had arrived.
It turns out that the Emperor wanted Xie Jingrun to succeed the Marquis of Weiyuan and become the new Marquis of Weiyuan.
Qingqing was not surprised at all by this, because the original book mentioned that the current emperor's favoritism towards Xie Jingrun was almost greater than that towards the third prince Feng Mo, the son of the empress.
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