Chapter 26 Smooth Sailing
He had feelings for Shen Yuanzhu...
No, it should be said that Xie Qi was not unfamiliar with the Shen family.
Shen Yuanzhu appears to be gentle and obedient, but in reality, she is just a subservient and opportunistic puppet of the Shen family.
Over the years, his only impression of Shen Yuanzhu was that she relentlessly flattered Xie Xuchuan.
Such a woman would be worthless if she didn't possess the Shen family's dyeing manual.
Xie Qi gently touched the ink-stained Xuan paper on the desk and slowly curled the corners of his lips into a smile.
The quality of the Shenyuan pearl is unimportant; having the Shen family's dyeing manual is enough.
More importantly, she is Xie Xuchuan's fiancée.
Thinking of Xie Xuchuan showing off the various items Shen Yuanzhu had given him and how everyone had shown him such favoritism, Xie Qi felt a burning urge to bite him.
He restrained the urge to bite his fingertips and suppressed his burgeoning jealousy.
No, he earned it himself. If the Xie family wouldn't give it to him, he would take it from them.
"Master, please say something! Xie Xuchuan is still hoping to have both a wife and a concubine, and is waiting for the First Madam to bring Jiang Wansu back to the Xie family so that she can marry Miss Shen."
"Oh."
Xie Qi sneered: "Has he gotten so used to the Xie family's privileged position that he really thinks everything in the world will go his way?"
Xie Xuchuan was spoiled too much, and everything he wanted was within his grasp. Over time, he lost his sense of awe and forgot that life is full of disappointments, which is the norm.
"So, Master, you're trying to snatch this marriage away?"
Even if the marriage between Shen Yuanzhu and Xie Xuchuan is ruined, the engagement may not necessarily fall to him.
But Xie Qi wasn't afraid; he wasn't Xie Xuchuan, and he could keep his composure.
With his fingertips tapping on the desk, Xie Qi's face showed visible pleasure: "I remember Jiang Hong was getting very close to the Song family of Huzhou a while ago?"
"Yes, the Song family is in the silk business, but they are not the main branch of the Song family. I heard they are a branch of a different family."
Wei Hu scratched his head: "The Song family has never left Huzhou for a hundred years, I heard it's because the patriarch of the main family had something to say. But some of the collateral branches are making a lot of noise and have all extended their reach into Suzhou Prefecture."
"Jiang Hong intends to win Jiang Wansu over and wants to marry her off to a branch of the Song family."
Xie Qi smiled faintly: "Go find some people to put in a good word for Miss Jiang and make sure the Song family insists on marrying no one but Jiang Wansu. Hurry up."
The Song family is satisfied with Jiang Wansu. Given Jiang Hong's personality, he will expedite the marriage, which will surely catch Xie Xuchuan off guard.
After giving Wei Hu a few instructions, Xie Qi went back to reading.
"A good idea, truly a good idea."
Wei Hu ran out excitedly, his heart filled with the pleasure of helping his master do bad things.
The Nine-Colored Residence was overjoyed, while the Tiqi Courtyard was shrouded in gloom and despair.
Xie Xuchuan sat on the low couch, his hands trembling violently.
He was annoyed that Shen Yuanzhu couldn't support him, and also angry at his mother's excuses and inaction.
Jiang Wansu's belly grew bigger every day, and her health deteriorated day by day, yet he was powerless to do anything about it.
Xie Xuchuan rubbed his cheeks vigorously, his anger growing stronger.
If his earlier proposal to adopt Yu Lin's child as his legitimate heir stemmed from guilt and a desire to settle the affairs of his close friend's widow, then...
But now, the matter has taken on a different meaning.
From birth to the present, his life has been smooth sailing and everything has gone well.
However, various obstacles arose in this matter, which inevitably made Xie Xuchuan suspicious of both Shen Yuanzhu and Hua Nanzhi.
Just now in his parents' courtyard, Xie Xuchuan felt a strange sense of competition.
The more Shen Yuanzhu and the Xie family disagreed with his idea, the more he wanted to achieve it, to prove that Shen Yuanzhu and Hua Nanzhi's feelings for him were not fake.
He suddenly overturned the bamboo lamp beside him, but Xie Xuchuan's frustration did not lessen in the slightest.
"Caihuan, help me change my clothes."
"Sir, you haven't rested for two days, are you going out again?"
Xie Xuchuan nodded: "Let's go to the Shen family."
He was going to the Shen family to find Ye Yunyi. Ye Yunyi would agree to his request, and he would offer Shen Yanhuai enough benefits to entice him.
If Shen Yanhuai intervenes and allows Wansu to enter the family, his mother will agree. And if the Xie family agrees, Yuanzhu will have no choice but to abide by the marriage agreement.
After they get married, he will tell Shen Yuanzhu everything.
At that time, all the grudges between him and Yuanzhu will be gone.
The Xie family can also obtain the dyeing manual of the Shen family.
Everything will eventually return to its proper place, and everyone will be happy.
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