Chapter 151 Destruction
Xie Qi stopped turning the white jade cup between his fingers, raised an eyebrow slightly, and said nothing.
He naturally knew that Yuan Xu and his master wouldn't be satisfied with just Jixia Manor, but Xie Qi...
I feel disgusted by everything about the Xie family.
He had absolutely no desire to have anything of the Xie family's.
What he needs is to be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Xie family one day, even without relying on them. Only then will he feel gratified.
But now that he's on Yuan Xu's side, he naturally won't tell him his true thoughts.
Now is not the time to break with Yuan Xu.
The white jade cup, now still, slid from his fingertips to his palm. Xie Qi leaned back, completely unrestrained.
His unrestrained and wild behavior made Yun Zheng mutter in disapproval.
After a long while, Xie Qi snorted softly, "No, the Xie family cannot win."
He was really annoyed that Yuanzhu had stolen his dyeing recipe and wanted to win the sample fabric competition.
Even though he desperately needed the money he earned from this deal.
Xie Qi touched his chin shyly and sighed helplessly.
If the Xie family can't win, he'll lose his excuse to ask Yuan Xu for some falsely reported brocade. Without the brocade, he'll lose the money to buy Yuan Zhu a pure gold necklace...
Xie Qi showed a hint of struggle on his face, and after thinking for a moment, he finally shook his head.
"Why can't the Xie family win? You have to have a reason."
"because……"
His tone softened: "Because after my wife's dyeing kit was stolen, I said I would help her steal it back."
"But my wife said no."
Yun Zheng exclaimed, "Why did you stop?"
Xie Qi pursed his lips, his eyes gentle: "The Xie family gave her the Farming and Weaving Chart in exchange. I know that thing is useless to her, but she still agreed."
"Why agree? Since it's useless, why suffer this loss?"
Yun Zheng asked in confusion, "The Shen Family Dyeing Manual is priceless in the hands of a weaving and dyeing family. Although the Xie and Shen families had a marriage agreement beforehand, and there was a prior agreement, the Xie family's actions are unsavory. Why don't they take this opportunity to extort money from them?"
His eyes gleamed: "The Xie family's weaving workshop is a top-notch shop in Suzhou Prefecture, and can be considered a leading family. The spread of such a scandal will cause considerable damage to the Xie family's reputation."
“Even if your sister-in-law is naive and kind and doesn’t think of this, you should still help her make some plans.”
Yun Zheng shook his head: "They should at least extort a thousand or a hundred taels of silver..."
Xie Qi raised his head, looking at Yun Zheng with a mocking expression: "What do you know? She swallowed this bitterness for my sake."
Yun Zheng listened to Xie Qi's words, which were so gentle they could melt water: "She said that I was mistreated by the Xie family, not recognized by them, and had never seen the 'Xie Family Farming and Weaving Chart,' so she was willing to exchange it for her dyeing manual."
He sat up, his eyes filled with tenderness: "She said that the dyeing manual was originally meant for me, but it was stolen. However, if I can get the farming and weaving chart in return, I might feel much better."
He could barely suppress the smile on his lips, while Yun Zheng rolled his eyes to the sky.
But deep down, she felt envious and genuinely happy for him.
He still remembered when he first met Xie Qi, the other party looked like a half-dead corpse.
Looking at it now, it certainly seems much more vibrant.
"so?"
Xie Qi said, "Therefore, I cannot allow the Xie family to use my wife's dyeing manual to win the sample cloth competition of the Prince's Mansion, and use it as a ladder to heaven to become a royal merchant as they wish."
Back then, Hua Nanzhi used Xie Jingyuan's identity to trick Yuanzhu into marriage, taking advantage of her being helpless and alone. It was clear that she thought that by luring her into the Xie family, she could control her at will in the future.
In Xie San Niang and Hua Nan Zhi's eyes, Xie Qi probably thought he was even less than a maggot.
But they...
Yun Zheng heard a cracking sound as the thin, resilient white jade cup was crushed, and gushing blood flowed from Xie Qi's palm, down to his wrist.
He glared at the other person with disgust, but resignedly got up and brought him a clean towel.
Xie Qi gently wiped his eyes, his gaze devoid of desire or emotion.
He couldn't allow the Xie family to bully and belittle Yuanzhu while using her dyeing techniques to rise to power.
Xie Qi casually tossed the broken pieces aside and said, "Old Zhu has already entered the Xie family's textile and dyeing plantation, hasn't he?"
Yun Zheng nodded: "You went through so much trouble to get in back then, and after a few years, you're already allowed into the inner garden."
"What, you want him to do something shady right now?"
Xie Qi said, "Xie Chengzhi stole Yuanzhu's dyeing recipe. Xie San Niang will definitely make him hand it over. The Xie family will start experimenting with the dyeing formula as soon as they get the recipe."
"Go and contact Lao Zhu. If you find that the Xie family has started opening the vat frequently in the next day or two, tell him to find an opportunity to pour lime water into the indigo dye vat."
Yun Zheng frowned upon hearing this: "It's not easy to send people to the Xie family. Not to mention that those who can contact the weaving and dyeing workshops are all old craftsmen, even Old Zhu had to go to great lengths to gain Cui Cheng's trust."
"If we let him tamper with things in this cesspool now, won't we be discovered and exposed?"
Xie Qi said, "No, Cui Chengren isn't here, and Xie Sanniang would only entrust the task of testing dye formulas to someone she trusts."
Given Xie Boyu's dense mind, if the dye formula were given to him, he would definitely persuade him to return it to Yuanzhu.
Moreover, Xie San Niang, being an elder, still wanted to maintain her authority in front of Xie Boyu.
She probably doesn't want anyone to know about the crime of stealing her granddaughter-in-law's dowry.
Therefore, the task of experimenting with the dye formula will not be entrusted to Xie Boyu or Xie Jingyuan.
In the end, the only remaining candidate was Xie Xuchuan.
Xie Xuchuan...
Lacking the vision, courage, and experience, even if Lao Zhu poured lime water into the dye vat right under Xie Xuchuan's nose, Xie Xuchuan would only wonder why he did it, without having any other suspicions.
He was so well protected by the women of the Xie family that he was unaware of the wickedness of human nature.
"Even if it wouldn't expose Lao Zhu, why would you pour lime water into the indigo dye vat?"
"Because lime water dissolves indigo, a dye vat mixed with lime water can no longer produce indigo..."
Yun Zheng clicked his tongue: "I mean, why do this?"
Xie Qi looked at him like he was an idiot: "Because if there is a problem with even one of the dyeing recipes, Xie San Niang will doubt the authenticity of the dyeing manual."
“If it were another company’s order, she might dare to try and gamble on other dyeing methods, but the Prince’s Mansion has an official title, so she doesn’t dare to take the risk.”
"So she will start inspecting the dyeing formula, and then there won't be enough time. If the sample fabric can't be delivered, the Xie family will naturally miss this opportunity."
And so he... missed out on a sum of money meant to buy Yuanzhu a gold necklace.
Xie Qi's face twitched, but he didn't seem to care.
He has plenty of ways to make money.
After speaking, Xie Qi stood up, raised his palm to look at the wound inside caused by the shards, and smiled slightly.
He was injured and needed to go home to get Yuanzhu to apply medicine for him...
Xie Qi was in a good mood, and things were going as he had guessed from the Xie family's side.
After getting the dyeing manual back from Xie Chengzhi, Xie Sanniang summoned Xie Xuchuan.
"Grandmother, you were looking for me?"
After Jiang Wansu's words of comfort, Xie Xuchuan's dejection faded considerably, and his eyes regained their former clarity.
Standing in the hall, he once again displayed some of the spirited youthful vigor of his past.
Xie San Niang looked on with satisfaction.
She pointed to a stack of torn and damaged dyeing swatches on the side and said calmly, "Go and see what that is."
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