Chapter 95 Coolness
"mother……"
"grandmother……"
As soon as Xie San Niang fainted, Xie Boyu, Hua Nanzhi, Xie Jingyuan, and others surrounded her.
Seeing this, Shen Yuanzhu stood there blankly, torn between whether to pretend to go over and take a look or to act as if nothing had happened.
While she was struggling, Xie Qi pulled her out of Yujintang.
Xie Xuchuan went to find a doctor, and the Xie family was in chaos. Only Xie Chengzhi stepped forward and took the brass key from Xie Boyu's hand.
"Come on, what are you still standing here for?"
Xie Chengzhi grabbed Zheng Shu and walked out.
After the two left Yujintang, Zheng Shu scolded, "When did you go to borrow money at exorbitant interest rates? You dare to get involved in that dangerous stuff with nine out of 13 returns?"
Xie Chengzhi scoffed: "Do you think I'm stupid? Would I touch something that's deadly?"
"and you……"
Xie Chengzhi covered Zheng Shu's mouth: "If I don't say it like that, how can I get an extra five thousand taels of silver from the old lady?"
"Wonderful, absolutely wonderful."
Zheng Shu's eyes lit up: "That's five thousand taels, enough to last for a while."
She gestured excitedly and started making arrangements: "Buy some bird's nest, I haven't had it for a long time. Also, get two nicer sets of jewelry, it's been so long since I've changed my jewelry."
"Hua Nanzhi even mocked me about this a few days ago."
"What does it matter to you if I dream of it? This is something I earned through my own abilities."
Xie Chengzhi said, "With this money, we could hire two girls at Zuichunlou..."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Shu flew into a rage, and the two immediately started arguing.
The couple was arguing fiercely. Shen Yuanzhu and Xie Qi hadn't gone far when they heard the two people behind them tearing at each other, cursing and shouting horribly.
Shen Yuanzhu paused, sighed, and shook her head slightly.
Why did she suddenly feel that the Xie family was teetering on the brink of collapse, as if a gust of wind could bring them down?
Xie San Niang was unconscious for two days in a row. During these two days, the entire Xie family was shrouded in gloom and despair, except for Qianxiang Courtyard, which remained unaffected.
Shen Yuanzhu had someone set a trap for Ye Yunyi's younger brother, hoping to ruin the Ye family for a hundred years. However, before her people could even make a move, she heard that Ye Dange had run off with all the money the Ye family had begged and pleaded for, and eloped with a newly widowed maid from the family.
At this moment, the Ye family actually pawned and sold off all the old shops passed down from their ancestors.
Upon hearing this news, Shen Yuanzhu found Xie Qi much more agreeable.
Shen Yuanzhu was in a great mood, and Xie Qi also became famous for "the rouge-removing cloth". In the past few days, he has been receiving invitations from various families and was enjoying great success.
What made the rest of the Xie family most envious was that Xie Qi received an invitation from the newly appointed Admiral of the Textile Bureau.
Shen Yuanzhu rested her chin on her hand, tilted her head, and looked at the mulberry paper invitation card placed on the mahogany tray with a slight amazement.
She also had a similar invitation on mulberry paper.
It turns out that the owner of Xiazhuang in that episode was indeed in cahoots with the newly appointed Admiral of Textiles, swindling her out of her money.
No wonder Jixia Manor acts so arrogantly; it turns out they really have powerful backers.
"What's so interesting about this?"
Xie Qi raised his hand and pressed it against the invitation on the table.
He didn't know why, but whenever he was near Shen Yuanzhu and she didn't notice him, he felt uncomfortable and awkward all over.
"Never seen it before..."
Xie Qi said, "You're curious? If you're curious, I'll take you to the banquet."
He had no idea that women shouldn't show their faces in public; he wished he could have Shen Yuanzhu by his side at all times, so that everyone in Suzhou would know that she was his wife.
Thinking of this, Xie Qi scratched the wound on his fingertip, his ear tips feeling slightly warm.
"I'm not curious, and I don't want to go."
Xiecuifang also received an invitation from Yuan Xu, and Luo Qing will be there at the event.
Her uncle was an honest man, but upon seeing her, he developed feelings of kinship with her. It was hard to guarantee that the cunning old foxes in the room wouldn't see through their scheme.
Why don't you want to go?
Xie Qi pursed his lips, his eyes drooped slightly, and his expression looked somewhat cold.
Shen Yuanzhu glanced at him: "I heard from the gatekeeper that you are the only one in the Xie family who received this invitation. If Grandmother and Mother find out, it's hard to say whether they will let you go out to attend."
So that's how it is...
Xie Qi's expression softened slightly, thinking that she was unwilling to appear in front of outsiders with him.
"If I want to go, no one can stop me; if I don't want to go, no one can force me."
Ignoring his arrogance, Shen Yuanzhu said, "But it's strange that the newly appointed Admiral of Textiles would bypass the Xie family and send this invitation to you alone."
"Shouldn't he have invited some of the elders of the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce, or the owners and managers of large shops, to this banquet?"
"..."
He claimed that he and Yuan Xu were old acquaintances, and that the man was always fond of playing these petty and useless tricks.
Not to mention he also owns Jixia Manor, which is considered a fairly large business...
After thinking for a moment, Xie Qi said, "It must be because he is a new official and needs to find some easy-to-manage assistants. I have just gained a reputation these days, so he came to me."
"But it's good, since I have neither a powerful backer nor any connections right now, I can use his influence to help me develop in the future."
That makes sense.
Shen Yuanzhu nodded and was about to open the invitation to take a look when Xiaozhi came to report that Jiang Hong had come to see Jiang Wansu.
"He still dares to come to our door?"
"The First Madam and the Eldest Young Mistress have taken some people to the entrance; it must be quite lively right now."
Xiaozhi knew that Shen Yuanzhu disliked Hua Nanzhi and Jiang Wansu, so she hurriedly called her young lady to go and watch the show.
Since learning that Xie Qi disliked the Xie family even less than she did, Shen Yuanzhu felt much more at ease. Now that Hua Nanzhi and her mother-in-law might embarrass themselves, she took Xie Qi's hand without saying a word and walked towards the gate.
Shen Yuanzhu's hand was much smaller than Xie Qi's. The girl's soft palm made Xie Qi feel as if a numb sensation had exploded in his heart, and his whole body felt numb and tingly.
He pursed his lips, took Shen Yuanzhu's hand in his palm, and coughed lightly: "Let's do it together."
The two walked with firm and quick steps, and soon arrived at the gate of the Xie family.
“Mother, please have someone send him away. I don’t want to see him.”
Jiang Wansu, her face pale, was tugging at Hua Nanzhi's sleeve.
Hua Nanzhi looked unwell.
Jiang Wansu had no mind to think about these things. She didn't know why Jiang Hong had come to find her, and she was even more afraid that he would come to the Xie family and ask him for the money that Xie Chengzhi had been swindled out of.
She knew her father's temperament all too well; if she really let someone in, it would definitely cause a huge scene.
When her father leaves, it will only make things difficult for her in the Xie family.
In a panic, Jiang Wansu said, "My great-uncle treated the Jiang family so well, yet he disregarded my great-uncle's life and death. Such an ungrateful person is unfit to be a father. I... I sever all ties with him today and will only acknowledge my parents from the Xie family from now on..."
As soon as Shen Yuanzhu and Xie Qi arrived, they heard Jiang Wansu's words. The two of them narrowed their eyes, thinking to themselves that the Jiang family's cold-heartedness was indeed inherited from one generation.
The couple could only sigh, but Hua Nanzhi felt ashamed, as if she had lost all face.
She felt an indescribable sadness, especially when she saw the smiling Shen Yuanzhu, she felt utterly humiliated.
After all, Jiang Wansu, a scoundrel who disowns her biological father, lacks manners, and is devoid of humanity, was someone Xie Xuchuan persuaded to give up on Shen Yuanzhu and marry with great pomp and circumstance…
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