Chapter 23 Don't even think about it.
"Good, haha, what a fine young master and his wife."
Sun Qi laughed so hard he bent over, but it wasn't a mockery.
He embraced Mianhe, pulled her into his arms, and rubbed her for a while: "Marrying the young master is good. It's better to be with the young master's wife than with a maid. The feeling is definitely intoxicating."
"Pooh."
Mianhe spat at him: "Shameless! Who wants to be intimate with you?"
After saying that, she smiled and pushed Sun Qi away.
Having gotten a good deal, Sun Qixing happily went to pack charcoal, while Mianhe chatted with him casually.
The two chatted enthusiastically, which infuriated Wei Hu, who was squatting by the wall, to the point of pounding his chest and stamping his feet.
His master has been entangled with a toad!
Wei Hu snorted coldly, deciding to go to the main house and then complain to his master.
Because of the discord among the Xie family heads, the lower-ranking members also fought fiercely.
Xie Shan's confidants couldn't control Xie San Niang's people, and similarly, Xie San Niang's people had no way to use their power against those loyal to Xie Shan.
This led to the Xie family servants forming cliques, most of whom disregarded the law and refused to be disciplined.
That's why Wei Hu could wander around aimlessly all day, gathering information.
He walked into Xuanji Courtyard with a broom in his hand, then found a place to hide.
When Xie Xuchuan and Hua Nanzhi returned, Wei Hu lazily stretched and, without much interest, perked up his ears.
For merchants, these were just trivial matters, so Wei Hu wasn't particularly interested.
Just as he was pondering about Mianhe, Xie Xuchuan suddenly knelt down before Hua Nanzhi.
Wei Hu felt a chill run down his spine, suddenly recalling Xie Qi's meaningful expression when he mentioned that his good brother had gotten into trouble in Huizhou.
He flipped down the tree and darted to the window frame.
What are you doing?
Seeing Xie Xuchuan kneel down as soon as he entered the room, Hua Nanzhi couldn't help but twitch her eyelids.
"Mother, I have a favor to ask of you."
Perhaps he had already lost face in front of Shen Yuanzhu, or perhaps Xie Xuchuan was simply too exhausted to handle this matter, but at this moment he was unusually calm.
“Wansu is pregnant, two months along. I want to bring the child in her womb back to the Xie family and raise it under my and Yuanzhu’s names.”
"Wh...what?"
Hua Nanzhi looked confused, as if she hadn't understood for a moment.
Wei Hu, standing outside the window, stared wide-eyed.
"Wansu is pregnant..."
"Wan Su? Jiang Wan Su?"
Hua Nanzhi's voice was shrill and piercing: "Didn't you always like Yuanzhu? How come you're hanging out with Jiang Wansu again? How does the Jiang family raise their daughters?"
Xie Xuchuan felt bitter, but he did not refute it.
I disagree.
Hua Nanzhi frowned: "When the old lady was choosing a son-in-law, she made a special rule that he could not take concubines, so the Xie family has never had a concubine."
"Mother, I have no intention of taking a concubine."
"You didn't mean it?"
Hua Nanzhi stood up: "You may be unintentional, but Jiang Wansu may not be. You've probably been tricked by her."
"You've misunderstood Wansu."
"I misunderstood?"
Hua Nanzhi sneered: "Who is Jiang Hong? He's a cunning old fox who's scheming, flattering everyone, and has no bottom line."
"What kind of good person could his daughter be? If she were a decent person, would she knowingly pursue you despite your engagement to Yuanzhu?"
"You've lost your mind! She's only two months pregnant, and you're saying you want to bring her back to the Xie family. Are you going to bring her back right after the baby is born, or wait until she's raised the child to adulthood?"
"I know your personality. You wouldn't come up with such an outrageous and terrible idea. Did that little hussy teach you to say it?"
"She thinks she can get into the Xie family just because she's pregnant?"
"Don't even think about it!"
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