Chapter 32, The Dark Fourth Uncle
Xie Jinqiu didn't want to make a big deal out of it, so he called the people to the front hall to deal with it, and also surrounded the servants who witnessed it. しΙиgㄚuΤＸΤ.ΠěＴEveryone
held back their smiles, not daring to laugh out loud.
Qingda was vividly performing every word and every move Xie Jinzhao said.
He wanted to punch Xie Jinzhao.
"You dog slave, you dare to hit me! Even if your daughter and I really have something going on, so what? I'm the master and she's the slave. It's her blessing to be favored by me!"
"This is the Marquis' Mansion. Can you, a slave, turn the world upside down?"
Xie Jinzhao put on his clothes and spoke a lot more forcefully.
He was too panicked just now and forgot the fact that he was the master.
But as soon as he said this, Qingda pointed at him and shouted to everyone, "Listen, he admitted it!"
Xie Jinzhao's face was ugly. If there weren't so many people here, he would have rushed up and beat Qingda to death.
Thinking that he was naked and seen by so many people, he felt ashamed and excited at the same time.
Xie Jinqiu said, "Third brother, you are confused. You are out there drinking and having fun. What kind of women do you want? Why do you have thoughts about the maids in the Marquis' Mansion? In my opinion, this is your fault!"
Xie Jinzhao smiled crookedly, "Fourth brother, you and I are both illegitimate children. Why do you control me?"
"My eldest sister-in-law asked me to take charge of the overall situation in the mansion, so I can deal with this matter!" Xie Jinqiu's face darkened.
His third brother has always looked down on any brothers except the legitimate son.
Relying on his favor to Li, he has been doing whatever he wants in the mansion for a long time.
"You are in charge of the overall situation? Are you the prince? Do you have the mistress's jade pendant?" Xie Jinzhao sneered.
Xie Jinqiu was choked for a moment.
"Third brother, do you really want to disgrace the mansion and yourself?"
"One or two servants, what can be lost? There is not even a person in charge of the inner house now. According to me, if Qingsheng is willing, I will make her a concubine."
"If she is not willing, then I will kick her and her father out of the mansion, cut off their tongues and sell them, and see who dares to spread another word!"
Xie Jinzhao said this.
All the servants were so shocked that they shut their mouths.
The women in charge also looked at the fourth master in astonishment.
Qingda's eyes were about to burst, and he glared at Xie Jinzhao fiercely, "Even if we die, I will not agree to my daughter marrying a beast like you!"
Xie Jinqiu was helpless and could only comfort Qingda and take Qingsheng back first.
Xie Jinzhao curled his lips, "Fourth brother is still thinking about dealing with my brother."
"I have asked my eldest sister-in-law about this matter. Third brother, you go back to the yard and wait. This matter will not be let go like this!"
Xie Jinqiu always spoke gently, but now it was all cold.
It was not because he was unhappy with what his third brother did, but because he was questioned in public and refuted by Xie Jinzhao.
The next morning.
He came to Liu Wan's courtyard.
After Liu Wan learned about the situation, she invited him in.
"Sister-in-law, grandma always said that the Marquis' Mansion cannot be separated from you. Now, I have deeply realized this sentence."
"Brother shouldn't have rejected sister-in-law's face before. Brother knows that he is wrong. Now, the people in the inner house are in a panic because of this matter. Please come forward to take charge of the situation."
Xie Jinqiu did not sleep all night because he was always uneasy about this matter.
When he was studying, he always felt that the women in the inner house were not as good as them, the scholars, who were full of vigor and vitality and had created a world for themselves outside.
Now, when he really deals with the affairs of the inner house, he finds out the difficulties of sister-in-law, and admires her for being able to handle every matter at home.
Liu Wan smiled slightly, and was about to open her mouth to instruct him, but was stopped by the baby voice in her mind.
[Oh my, it's my fourth uncle, my God, why is he pretending to be so obedient.
Liu Wan frowned slightly and hugged Xiao Wanwan tightly. Xiao
Wanwan sucked her thumb and looked at Xie Jinqiu with her round eyes.
Fourth Uncle looks so gentle, but unfortunately he is a black-bellied man in the script. Not only did he pretend to be sick to deceive everyone, but later he used Fourth Aunt's money to buy power outside to support the hero to take the position.
In order to thank him, the hero bought him an official position. The poor Fourth Aunt was divorced, and the hero also cut off her tongue. 】
【My mother is even more pitiful. I heard that the merchant woman was arrogant. My mother once persuaded my fourth uncle for his sake. Unfortunately, my fourth uncle was greedy for the merchant woman's money. He thought that my mother wanted to ruin his marriage, so he secretly replaced my mother's tonic. Unexpectedly, he continued to drug my mother after marrying my fourth aunt, causing my mother to be angry to death by the male protagonist before she was over 30 years old! 】
As Xiao Wanwan thought about it, the look in her eyes when she looked at Xie Jinqiu changed.
Xie Jinqiu saw that Liu Wan didn't say anything, and saw the little kid looking at him.
He smiled gently, "I like Wanwan too. She is really beautiful."
"Huaishan is also good-looking, isn't he?" Liu Wan smiled slightly.
Xie Jinqiu's eyes dodged, "Ah... yes, he is a bit like me, thank you sister-in-law for keeping the secret for me."
He changed the subject again, "Then sister-in-law Lao came forward in this matter!"
Liu Wan smiled coldly, it was true that all the marquis's mansion colluded to deceive her.
[Mother, don't worry about him, he is harming you. ]
[No matter how you deal with them, as long as Li comes back, she will definitely sell Qingda and the others. ]
Xiao Wanwan babbled and drooled.
Liu Wan thought about it, she couldn't get involved in the mess, so she said, "Why don't you take them to the old lady for treatment, you know, your stepmother will definitely help your third brother."
Xie Jinqiu thought about it, it was true.
If the grandmother gave another order to let him take charge of the overall situation in the inner house, wouldn't no one question him again?
He said goodbye in a hurry, returned to his own courtyard, asked the maid to take his 100-year-old ginseng, and went to the charity hall.
The old lady woke up faintly. Although she was confined and deprived of her power by the emperor, the children still had the respect they should have for her.
She said to Xie Jinzhao, "You are confused. The Marquis's Mansion has been in existence for a hundred years and has never done such a shameful thing as selling servants. If you don't listen to your brother, you won't listen to your grandmother either, right?"
Xie Jinzhao broke out in a cold sweat. His grandmother was the mother of the Marquis.
No matter how rebellious he was, he would not dare to disobey his grandmother.
After the old lady knew what had happened in the mansion recently, she sighed and said, "Your stepmother is also a fool. The court has not paid salaries in recent years, the mansion is in a tight spot, and the shops outside are losing money. It's all supported by Liu Wan's dowry. She took Zhongkui away, and Liu Wan will not give money to the mansion anymore. She is so foolish!"
"When Li comes back and looks at the account book carefully, she will regret it!"
"Jinqiu's marriage is soon. If these things about you get out, the richest family in the capital, the Zhong family, will come to make trouble and cancel the engagement. I wonder what you will say!"
Only by marrying the daughter of the Zhong family can the funds from the shops outside be put into operation, and the mansion will have money to maintain its dignity.
The Zhong family is a merchant family, and officials and nobles look down on them. If it weren't for the tight economy of the Marquisate, they would have the opportunity to climb up the social ladder.
The dowry shop and real estate of the daughter of the Zhong family are enough to support the Marquisate for more than ten years.