Chapter 53 Dispute
"But mother has already arranged for you to marry the daughter of a high-ranking official. Now that your news has spread, they just sent word that the engagement should be cancelled for now!"
"It's obvious that you don't want to marry into our family anymore!"
The old lady of Anping County was furious and accused Xun Chen: "If I had known the outcome would be like this, I would rather you and Jiang Qingning hadn't divorced!"
"Mother!"
Xun Chen's reverse scale was touched. He turned around and said coldly, "Since you insist on talking, then your son just happens to have something to ask mother."
"What's the matter?" Mrs. Anping was surprised.
Xun Chen's expression was indifferent, his eyes filled with scrutiny. "Mother took Mo Li out of the house to visit her cousin yesterday. Did she bring Mo Li back?"
Madam Anping lowered her eyes guiltily, "Of course I followed him back, but on the way back, my mind and eyes were full of Qingyi, so naturally I didn't pay too much attention to him."
"What do you mean by asking this? Could it be that now Mo Li is not allowed to get close to his mother?
Is it Jiang Qingning? Did she say something bad about your mother to you again? My son, you must not believe what Jiang Qingning said!
Xun Chen said nothing, his dark eyes staring calmly at the old lady of the Anping Earl.
The old lady of the Earl of Anping was puzzled, but she had a vague guess about what Xun Chen meant by not answering.
She was immediately furious and stood in front of Xun Chen with great resentment.
"As expected, I knew Jiang Qingning was an even more heinous criminal. I just said a few good words about her!"
The old lady of Anping had a ferocious look on her face. She wished Jiang Qingning would appear in front of her at this moment. She could tear Jiang Qingning into pieces with her own hands to relieve her anger.
"Don't worry, my son. Miss Li is unlucky because she doesn't like you. Mother will definitely choose a good wife for you and bring honor to our Anping Marquis's family!"
Xun Chen's face was extremely pale. He lowered his eyes and turned away from her. "This matter is indeed related to Jiang Qingning. To be more specific, mother should be thanking Jiang Qingning."
The old lady of Anping was extremely surprised. "My son, what nonsense are you talking about? Why should your mother thank this vicious woman Jiang Qingning? Do you know how she contradicts you every day..."
Xun Chen took a deep breath and suppressed his anger.
"Did Jiang Qingning really always contradict Mother, or was this all just Mother's imagination?
"The servants at the Kyoto government office have all told the truth today. Do you still want to make the same mistake again?"
Xun Chen's chest was heaving with anger. If his mother hadn't insisted on telling him bad things about Jiang Qingning, how could he have become what he is now? How could Jiang Qingning have divorced him after accumulating enough disappointment?
Thinking back to the past eight years, he had treated Jiang Qingning coldly and sarcasticly every day, and whenever they saw each other, he would accuse her of being unfilial.
Even at the last meal their family of three had, he got up and left without hesitation because he threw the bowl and accused her of cooking food that was not to his liking.
The old lady of the Anping Earl was in disbelief, and then she threw the teacup on the table violently, and the porcelain fell to the ground with a crackling sound that was very scary.
"Is this how you talk back to your biological mother? She gave birth to you, raised you, and worked hard single-handedly to protect the family business. She brought you up and helped you achieve success. Everything you have is thanks to her kindness!"
Xun Chen was furious: "I know my mother has worked hard, but you shouldn't put your hardship on Jiang Qingning.
He even disregarded the opinions of the world and plotted to acquire her dowry. In the past eight years, she has never eaten a single meal or drunk a single drop of water from the Anping Marquis's residence. All her mother wears and wears all day are gifts from Jiang Qingning!"
The old lady of the Anping Earl twitched all over, fell into the chair, and pointed at Xun Chen with a trembling finger.
"You are a traitor! Why am I doing this? It's all for your own good. How can the Anping Marquis's family be so huge without money?
Jiang Qingning is just a weak woman. Even if she sets up a new household, how much money would it cost? Mother is doing this for the sake of the Anping Marquis's Mansion, for the sake of you and Mo Li!"
The old lady of Anping was so angry that her whole body was shaking.
She had worked hard for more than eight years to plan for this family, but in the end, she was blamed by her only biological son.
If there is no money, how can they be qualified to marry a high-ranking official to Xun Chen? Where will Xun Moli get the money to pay the betrothal gift in the future? There will be many grandchildren and great-grandchildren born in their family in the future, and the huge family is waiting to be revitalized!
Xun Chen closed his eyes, took a long breath, and asked calmly.
"But if my son says that Mo Li didn't return home yesterday, but was tricked out of the Zhang Mansion to find Jiang Qingning and ask for justice, and that he intended to throw Mo Li off a cliff and kill him after he left, he's using this to alienate the relationship between me and Jiang Qingning!"
"My son wants to know what mother was doing at that time, and why she didn't notice Qiqi's disappearance for the whole day?"
"What? Absolutely impossible! The wet nurse followed Mo Li the entire time yesterday! I, I even sent someone to inquire about Mo Li's condition before going to bed last night!"
The old lady of the Earl of Anping quickly stood up and began to explain in a very confident manner.
She just thought of Jiang Qingning when she saw Xun Moli, so she didn't care about his situation, but still asked someone to take care of him.
"In other words, you only saw Mo Li yesterday when you left the mansion? Your son has been out there doing disaster relief work for years, leaving all the affairs of the mansion to his mother with confidence. He never imagined that in the end, the one who would be harmed would be his own son."
Xun Chen closed his eyes in embarrassment, not daring to think about Jiang Qingning's mocking expression anymore.
"Where's Mo Li? I really don't know where Mo Li is. My son, mother was just too tired after returning home yesterday and wanted to rest early, so she didn't summon Mo Li in person."
The old lady of the Earl of Anping looked at Xun Chen nervously, raised her hand to grab his sleeve, and begged for an explanation.
"If it weren't for Jiang Qingning noticing something was wrong when Mo Li went to see him yesterday and questioning him, and not taking the trouble to catch the driver who was about to commit the crime, I'm afraid what Mother is seeing now would have been Mo Li's corpse."
Xun Chen withdrew his wide sleeves with an indifferent look on his face, and walked out of the room mercilessly without paying any attention to the pale face of the old lady of Anping, leaving only a cold and ruthless word behind.
"Instead of regretting and feeling bad now, mother should find a virtuous wife for her son as soon as possible to take care of Mo Li. This time, mother should not force him to marry a noble lady. The Anping Marquis's Mansion cannot afford to marry him, nor can it flatter him. Otherwise, my son will never dare to leave the capital again!"
"Minister!"
The old lady of the Earl of Anping fell to the ground, looking at Xun Chen's heartless back as he left, and couldn't help but shed tears of regret.
"Ahem...Auntie..."
Bai Qingyi opened her eyes weakly and stretched out her hand towards the people outside.
Xiao Tao rushed over and called her with tears in her eyes: "Miss, you are finally awake."
Bai Qingyi opened her eyes and looked at the familiar decoration in the room. She breathed a sigh of relief and lay down on the bed with peace of mind.
Fortunately, she returned to the house where she used to live in the Anping Marquis' Mansion. Fortunately, her cousin had enough sympathy for her, otherwise she would have had no place to stand.
This time she was one step behind, but she would never accept losing to Jiang Qingning.
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