However, once the seeds of doubt are sown, they are not so easily eradicated.
No matter how much she tried to convince herself, she always felt uneasy and doubtful.
However, the reason she invited Yiyi over today was indeed to have her deal with Rong Qingqing.
Seeing that the former unmarried Third Prince Feng Mo has become Yi Yi's, Rong Qingqing will surely break down.
She felt satisfied as long as she could strike a blow against Rong Qingqing, to see how she would still use her power to control her.
However, her plan fell through.
Contrary to her expectations, Rong Qingqing did not collapse in anguish; instead, Yiyi suffered a crushing defeat.
They didn't get any advantage at all.
It seems that Rong Qingqing is not as easy to deal with as she thought.
After thinking for a moment, she turned around and went to her second brother's Jingming Garden.
Xie Jingxuan had two ribs broken by Xie Jingrun last time, and he still can't get up.
When she went in, she saw her second brother lying on the bed with a pale face, groaning in pain.
"Second brother, are you feeling alright?" She stepped forward and asked with concern.
Xie Jingxuan disliked her very much.
He was so badly injured, and she hadn't visited him even once. Her feigned concern now was clearly motivated by ulterior motives.
"I won't die." He scoffed coldly.
Xie Jingyi choked for a moment before belatedly realizing what was happening. She looked somewhat embarrassed and explained, "Second Brother, it's not that I don't want to come see you, it's just that too many things have happened at the manor recently, and I'm simply too busy to deal with them all."
Xie Jingxuan glanced at her sideways and sneered, "Looks like you're still a very busy person."
Xie Jingyi sensed the sarcasm in his words and couldn't stand it anymore, so she simply stated her purpose directly, "Second Brother, there's no need to mock me with such sarcasm. I'm here today mainly to tell you that that wolf cub put Rong Qingqing in charge of the household accounts and even halved our monthly wages. With such a small amount of money, how are we supposed to live?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Jingxuan's eyes darkened, and he clenched his fists. Xie Jingrun was indeed ruthless; this was clearly an attempt to cut off their path to survival.
"Then let's make a scene," he said through gritted teeth, his voice fierce.
"What's going on?" Xie Jingyi's eyes lit up, and she quickly asked.
Xie Jingxuan narrowed his eyes and beckoned to her with his finger.
Xie Jingyi disliked him because he often went to brothels and his body was covered in a lot of complicated cosmetic smells that seemed impossible to wash off, which she found very repulsive.
She wouldn't have come to him if she hadn't truly run out of options.
Although they were born of the same mother, they were both solitary and not close because their mother died early.
But seeing that he seemed to have a solution, I patiently moved closer.
Xie Jingxuan whispered this to her.
Xie Jingyi heard it and her eyes lit up. How come she hadn't thought of that?
The next day.
After Rong Qingqing got up and washed, she planned to have breakfast first and then look at the account book, but Xiao Tao did not bring the breakfast back for a long time.
She thought Xiao Tao had been delayed by something and was about to go and check the account books when Xiao Tao lifted the curtain and entered, her hands empty and her face very pale.
"What's wrong? Who upset you this early in the morning?" Rong Qingqing asked with a smile.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Tao's expression became even more unpleasant.
“Miss, those people are really going too far. They didn’t even prepare breakfast for you.”
"Why is that?" Rong Qingqing asked in surprise. "Didn't we do it a few days ago?"
“The people in the kitchen have gone on strike,” Xiao Tao said. “Not just those people, but all the other servants are too; none of them are doing any work.”
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