Chapter 168 Brothers
Hua Nanzhi was still telling Xie Boyu about the consequences of failing the fabric sample competition, but Xie Boyu wouldn't listen to a word she said.
He just wondered, how could Xie Chengzhi dare to do that?
He took the Xie family's techniques, stole Shen Yuanzhu's "Shen Family Dyeing Manual", and secretly set up a Xiecui Workshop outside.
This Cui Cui Fang won first place in the last dyeing competition, so did Xie Chengzhi start plotting against the Xie family four years ago?
He found a better dyeing formula, but instead of giving it to his family, he used the money he had saved up at home over the years to start another business outside.
And this time, they switched the book with the "Shen Family Dyeing Manual," causing chaos at home and almost making my mother angry...
Xie Boyu clenched his fist tightly and slammed it on the table with a thud.
Hua Nanzhi's face darkened, and in her anger, she tore the handkerchief in her hand to shreds.
Just as she was about to utter a few curses, Xie Boyu suddenly stood up and walked out.
As soon as he stepped out of Xuanji Courtyard, he saw Xie Chengzhi in the main courtyard.
"Stop right there."
Xie Boyu's face was flushed, and his eyes were filled with anger.
Xie Chengzhi glanced at him: "What are you doing?"
Xie Boyu said, "You know what you've done."
"Oh."
Xie Chengzhi sneered, thinking that he was being reprimanded for the matter of dyeing the score.
"Your eldest son's family is so cunning, trying to pin all sorts of dirty and stinking things on me. It's my fault for not being careful this time, being bewitched and falling for their tricks."
Seeing Xie Boyu acting like the eldest brother of the main branch, Xie Chengzhi gritted his teeth: "You actually sided with that brat too..."
"If I don't help Yuanzhu, am I supposed to help you, you traitor?"
Xie Boyu clenched his fist slightly and said in a low voice, "Do you think I can't see our family's skills? Xie Chengzhi, do you think you're so smart that you can manipulate everyone?"
"Over the years, you've come up with countless pretexts—at home, with the old lady, and in the public treasury—just to siphon off the family's meager savings..."
"Do you really think everyone else is stupid and doesn't know?"
Thinking of how her mother had worked hard for the family her whole life, her only wish was to help the Xie family go further and have the opportunity to become a royal merchant.
However, Xie Chengzhi found a better dyeing formula four years ago, and even won the championship in the dyeing competition right under his mother's nose.
Even so, he refused to give the prescription to his family...
Thinking of her mother, who was still worried about the Xie family even on her deathbed, and who was seriously ill because of the dyeing of the genealogy, Xie Boyu felt for the first time that she wanted to slap her younger brother a few times.
“Mother is still alive, lying in Suxuezhai, barely breathing. And yet you still have the mind to stomp on her lifeline at this time. You are worse than an animal.”
"Xie Boyu".
Xie Chengzhi got angry when he heard this: "You have such nice words. Your eldest son's family has everything and has everything. Why can't our second son's family get a single penny?"
"Just because you were born two years earlier than me, you can enjoy everything the Xie family has, while I can't even get a little of what I deserve?"
"Don't forget, I have a share in the Xie family."
Xie Chengzhi pointed to the ground, his face twitching.
"You open your mouth wide and speak so arrogantly and haughtily. You have everything, but what about us, the second wife?"
"Xie Chengzhi! Put your hand on your heart and tell me, over the years, has your family ever lacked food or drink for you...?"
Xie Chengzhi laughed loudly upon hearing this: "Xie Boyu, Xie Boyu, do you think everyone is as incompetent as you, content with just eating and drinking your whole life?"
"No...no."
Xie Chengzhi shook his head: "You're just pretending to be high-minded, because you know that even if you do nothing, everything in the Xie family, every brick and tile, will belong to you."
"Xie Boyu, anyone can say sarcastic things."
Xie Boyu said, "What are you complaining about? In this world, which family doesn't pass on their skills through the eldest son? In Suzhou Prefecture, which family doesn't rely on those skills to pass them down from generation to generation?"
"Why do you have to tear the house to pieces? It'll only distract your brother, won't it?"
Xie Boyu said with great distress: "Everyone else has gone through this, why can't you?"
"I don't care about others, I only know that I, Xie Chengzhi, just can't stand this loss, and I just won't accept this reason."
"The Xie family can't function without my share!"
Upon hearing this, Xie Boyu sternly retorted, "Mother is still ill!"
"So what?"
The two got into a heated argument, and Xie Chengzhi regretted his words as soon as they were spoken. But before he could make amends, Xie Boyu raised his hand and slapped him across the face.
Having lived half a lifetime, Xie Chengzhi was now being humiliated, and a surge of anger rose in his eyes.
Xie Boyu gritted his teeth and said, "Let me tell you, you better behave yourself outside. Don't reach out with your hands that you shouldn't, and don't take things that you shouldn't."
"You need to find a time to close that shop."
"snort."
Xie Chengzhi stared intently at Xie Boyu, then finally let out a cold laugh, turned and left without saying a word.
Things you shouldn't reach out for, things you shouldn't take...
Yes, everything in the Xie family belongs to Xie Boyu, and to Xie Xuchuan, Xie Boyu's son. He made a move, so isn't he unforgivable?
His fists clenched so tightly that Xie Chengzhi almost ground his teeth to powder in hatred.
But on what basis?
He was unwilling to accept it!
After walking stiffly for a long time, Xie Chengzhi finally glanced at the location of Suxuezhai.
After a long while, he slowly lowered his eyelids, walked out the door, and went to the brothel to vent his anger.
After Xie Boyu finished hitting the person, one of his hands trembled uncontrollably. After a long while, he finally closed his eyes tightly.
The words had been laid bare, leaving no room for embarrassment whatsoever. Their brotherly bond had been severed today because of this slap...
It's all gone.
Shen Yuanzhu had no idea that Xie Boyu had actually identified Xie Chengzhi as the owner behind Xie Cui Fang, and that the two brothers had become enemies over this.
But even if she knew, she wouldn't care.
She was in a carriage on her way to Xiecui Lane.
The shops of Xiecuifang are also located on Wanbao Street, and today they are especially bustling.
She wore a veiled hat and entered the inner hall alone, unnoticed by anyone.
Luo Qing was the apparent manager, still working at the Weaving and Dyeing Bureau at the time. However, the fact that Xiecuifang's sample cloth had won the favor of the Prince's Mansion and even won first place among the sample cloths of many shops had already spread throughout the streets and alleys.
Many wealthy families are now eager to find out more, or perhaps to see if they can buy the same item as the Dowager Empress.
"Miss, are you feeling cramped in all these people?"
Luo Bai diligently brought over fruits and tea, placing them in front of Shen Yuanzhu with a joyful expression.
Shen Yuanzhu glanced at him, then raised her hand and pulled a red envelope from her sleeve.
"Miss Xie."
Both of them were overjoyed. Mrs. Luo hadn't seen her son in a long time and looked at Luo Bai with loving eyes.
Shen Yuanzhu glanced at the sun outside, then turned to Luo Bai and asked, "Back then, were two bolts of sample cloth woven, one main and one secondary?"
Luo Bai nodded: "In case of any accidents, I wove two pieces at the same time as a precaution. Would you like another roll, Miss?"
"No need. For the next few days, hang it in the most central position in the main hall so that the customers who come in can see it and make our reputation even better."
Luo Bai said "Okay" and sent someone to prepare.
When Luo Bai returned, he said, "Miss, the upstairs rooms have been prepared. I just saw the Shen family's carriage, so Shen Yanhuai should be arriving soon."
Shen Yuanzhu: "I understand, I'll go to the side room to wait for him."
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