Chapter 117 Loving Him
Xie Qi looked down at the clothes scattered all over the ground, his expression unreadable.
Seeing his sinister appearance, Ling'er was so frightened that she ran out of the house to find her young mistress.
At this moment, Madam Luo was having a quiet conversation with Shen Yuanzhu in a secluded spot in the courtyard.
"The letter from Jixia Village says that they have bought the shop, but it will take a few days to raise the money, so they asked us to wait two more days."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yuanzhu smiled, her eyes crinkling.
She used the rent from ten years' rent on the shop to resell it for double the price. She still made money from Jixia Manor and the Jiang family; thinking about it this way, she felt much more at ease.
Shen Yuanzhu reached out and touched the golden hairpin on her head, unable to hide her joy.
After laughing, she added, "Speaking of raising money, I'm afraid there are other motives. Yun Zheng doesn't seem like the type to suffer losses; he'll definitely investigate who's behind it all."
"They might not believe the Jiang family's response alone."
Shen Yuanzhu pursed her lips and smiled, "Before Liang Mama leaves Suzhou Prefecture, make sure she visits the Xie family's shop often. If she encounters any of the Xie family's maids or servants, greet them warmly and act as if you are very familiar with them."
“I’ll tell Luo Bai right away.”
After Luo left, Shen Yuanzhu went into the house.
She's definitely going to make a fortune off Xiazhuang this time; not only will she recoup her previous losses, but she'll also make a huge profit.
Shen Yuanzhu was in a great mood, but as soon as she stepped into the room, she was startled by Ling'er rushing out.
"What's wrong? Why are you being so reckless?"
Ling'er tugged at Shen Yuanzhu's sleeve, saying in a panic, "Miss, I've done something wrong."
"What did you break this time?"
"Yes...yes, I misspoke."
Ling'er sobbed, "This servant and Xiaozhi didn't know the young master was in the room. Xiaozhi and I were putting clothes in the wardrobe..."
"Those are the new things that Mama Luo made for the young master..."
Ling'er trembled with fear: "Xiaozhi asked me why I made so many sets, was it because the young master was going on a long journey? I said... I said that Mama Luo saw that the young master liked the set that was made for the third master before, and then the young master overheard..."
"He asked me what he meant by that, but I didn't dare to answer, so I ran out to find Miss."
Ling'er wiped away her tears, feeling extremely guilty.
She raised her hand and slapped herself hard across the mouth: "I will never talk nonsense again, Miss. I am sorry."
Ling'er sobbed, but the room was unusually quiet. Shen Yuanzhu patted Ling'er's hand and said softly, "It's alright, I'll go tell Xie Qi."
After sending Ling'er and Xiaozhi out, Shen Yuanzhu saw Xie Qi standing blankly in the room, looking down at the clothes scattered on the ground.
She didn't disturb them and just went about her own business.
Shen Yuanzhu walked past Xie Qi back and forth without asking a single question.
Xie Qi's eyes were bloodshot, and he could no longer hold on. He said indifferently, "The clothes you gave me on our wedding day were made for my third uncle?"
"no."
Shen Yuanzhu sat on the bed: "It was made for you."
"You're lying."
Seeing that she was unharmed, Xie Qi, with red eyes, rummaged through the wardrobe and pulled out the robe that he cherished so much, the first robe that someone had ever made for him in his life, and threw it on the ground in anger.
He vowed never again to wear clothes discarded by the Xie family or accept their charity.
"Why did you make clothes for Uncle San? You...you and him..."
Thinking about his behavior these past few days, and how he was so preoccupied with Chen Yuanzhu, Xie Qi closed his eyes and chuckled.
"You find it amusing to play tricks on me, don't you?"
These past few days, his infatuation and joy have felt like a series of loud and fierce slaps to his face.
He emptied his pockets but still didn't forget to buy Shen Yuanzhu her favorite hair ornament, but Shen Yuanzhu was with Xie Jingyuan...
Xie Qi walked up to her, his voice hoarse: "So you were engaged to Xie Xuchuan, and you also had something with Xie Jingyuan?"
"Then why did you drag me into this? Is it because I look stupid enough to be fooled and ridiculed by everyone in the Xie family?"
He thought that eventually someone in this world would recognize his goodness, treat him well, make clothes for him, and save pastries for him.
But all of this was fake; it was all a facade created by Shen Yuanzhu and the Xie family to humiliate him.
"You must be so smug, seeing how you've completely fooled me, you..."
Unable to maintain his composure any longer, Xie Qi lowered his head and suppressed his tears.
He just wanted someone in this world to love him, so why was it so difficult?
He had already been very good to Shen Yuanzhu. He would try his best to give her whatever she liked and wanted. Why couldn't Shen Yuanzhu love him as much as she loved Xie Xuchuan, and treat him any better?
Xie Qi felt itchy all over, as if fire ants were crawling on his skin, burning him painfully.
I wish I could take out a knife, peel off all the flesh, and remove the root of all the pain.
He scratched his wrists and elbows in frustration, but his body unconsciously pressed against the Shenyuan Pearl.
Shen Yuanzhu looked at him quietly and pressed down on his injured wrist.
"That dress was made for my husband, which means it was made for you too."
Shen Yuanzhu casually patted the spot next to her. Xie Qi, seeing her action, gritted his teeth and turned his head away, refusing to look at her.
He would never again be seduced or deceived by her.
Shen Yuanzhu ignored him and let him run wild.
After a moment, she said softly, "Ling'er said that because the Xie family used Xie Jingyuan's name to deceive me when they broke off my engagement with Xie Xuchuan."
"Hua Nanzhi told me that the person chosen for the marriage exchange was Xie Jingyuan, but the marriage certificate she gave to my sister-in-law was yours."
“I never imagined that the Xie family would commit marriage fraud, so I only found out that my future husband was you on our wedding day.”
"Then what about you and Xie Jingyuan..."
"Never seen it before."
Shen Yuanzhu stood up, looked at Xie Qi's bloodshot eyes, and said calmly, "I don't know needlework. My mother never taught me. All the clothes you see were made by the embroiderers in the embroidery workshop."
"Then why do you say you did it yourself?"
Shen Yuanzhu glanced at him but said nothing.
Wouldn't it be better if everyone was happy to say it was made by hand? There's no need to explain everything so clearly and explicitly.
What's the difference between saying the clothes were made by hand and saying the faded red silk was rouge cloth?
These are all words that bring joy; who can deny that they were spoken?
After saying that, Shen Yuanzhu ignored him, picked up the half-embroidered garment that had fallen by the bedside, and put it back into the sewing basket on the dressing table.
Seeing her nonchalant attitude, Xie Qi was so angry that he was panting heavily.
How could she, how could she so casually dismiss it?
Xie Qi stepped forward, about to ask a few more questions, when Shen Yuanzhu suddenly turned around: "How much do you know about the Xie family's marriage fraud? Were you involved?"
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