Chapter 149 Lie again
Ye Yunyi was furious, but Zheng Shu's words made sense, so what other arguments could she possibly come up with?
The marriage is already arranged, and the dyeing manual and farming and weaving charts have been changed. How could she possibly find the dyeing manual when she raids the Xie family's house?
Holding her breath, Ye Yunyi pursed her lips and asked Luo Shi to lead the way.
Hua Nanzhi and Zheng Shu left, and Shen Yuanzhu led Ye Yunyi and her group toward Qianxiang Courtyard. Halfway there, she turned to look at Xie Qi.
"Didn't my husband say he was going out today, that he had something to do?"
Xie Qi's voice rose slightly at the end of his sentence: "I have something to do?"
"yes."
Xie Qi said, "That's right. I have an appointment outside the mansion. Please accompany your sister-in-law for a stroll in the courtyard."
After saying that, he was about to leave, but then suddenly turned around and said, "It's hot, don't get heatstroke."
The two were inseparable, which made Shen Yuanqiong frown.
When she arrived at Qianxiang Courtyard, she felt a real pang of bitterness and sorrow in her heart.
Qianxiang Courtyard is in a very good location. Shen Yuanqiong doesn't understand why Xie Qi, who is not valued by the Xie family, can live in such an exquisite and grand courtyard with Shen Yuanzhu after marriage.
The location of this courtyard is excellent, with bluestone slabs paving the ground, making it flat and grand.
From a distance, there appears to be no seam; only upon close inspection can one discover that the inlays are made of mother-of-pearl.
A small pond was dug in the courtyard, with lotus flowers blooming in twos and threes. Although it hadn't been carefully tended, it still had a unique wild charm.
A sheer curtain hangs under the eaves, providing shelter from mosquitoes without feeling stuffy.
A sachet hung from the corner of the gauze curtain; it was unclear whether it contained floral or medicinal fragrance.
After Shen Yuanzhu and Xie Qi got married, they did not become estranged or like strangers as she had imagined.
The wooden chair in the room was casually tilted with a light blue silk cushion, and a few unknown wildflowers were stuck in a porcelain vase next to it.
It's crooked and twisted, clearly just thrown in without any deliberate embellishment.
Shen Yuanzhu's casual and unruly behavior was typical, but Xie Qi tolerated it.
Shen Yuanqiong lowered her eyes and sat on the soft chair.
Ye Yunyi's gaze swept across the room, her teeth itching with hatred.
"Was the 'Shen Family Dyeing Manual' really stolen?"
Shen Yuanzhu said, "Does sister-in-law think that I conspired with the entire Xie family to deceive you?"
Ye Yunyi snorted coldly: "With your great abilities, you might really have colluded with the entire Xie family just to avoid handing over the dyeing manual to Yan Huai."
"You've been playing dumb in the Shen family for so many years, only to pull a huge trick on me right before leaving. With your cunning, it's no wonder you're capable of anything."
"It's too hot, sister-in-law, don't be so angry."
Picking up the teapot on the table, Shen Yuanzhu poured tea for Ye Yunyi and Shen Yuanqiong, but neither of them touched it.
Shen Yuanzhu lowered her eyes, looking somewhat sad.
“Sister-in-law, you think of me so badly, you're really overestimating my character. How could I possibly conspire with the Xie family to deceive you?”
"You've been in the Shen family for so many years, and you've tried everything to trick me out of the 'Shen Family Dyeing Manual.' Now that I'm married, why would I bother to put on a show for you alone by joining forces with the Xie family?"
Shen Yuanzhu felt somewhat aggrieved: "Such a grand display, just for you?"
"..."
These harsh words took a sharp turn in Ye Yunyi's mind before she jumped up.
"You treacherous, despicable thing, you'd rather give the family's dyeing recipe to someone outside the family than give your own brother a copy. Are you even human?"
"You've been clutching the dyeing recipe so tightly all these years, you practically squeezed it dry, and now look what's happened, the Xie family stole it?"
"You heartless, rotten bastard, if your mother who died young knew you had lost the Shen family's fortune, she would probably crawl out of the ground and beat you to death."
After more than a decade of effort, they still couldn't get their hands on the dyeing manual. Now, they heard that Shen Yuanzhu had been married into the Xie family for less than a month when someone stole it.
Ye Yunyi's pent-up anger finally erupted.
The Ye family lost everything. Her only younger brother ran off with a prostitute, leaving behind her elderly and devastated parents.
Now the two elders of the Ye family have written to her, saying they want to come to Suzhou Prefecture to seek refuge with the Shen family...
How should she tell Shen Yanhuai?
Over the years, she has secretly taken so much to support her family. Now, she claims to be relying on her, but that's probably a lie. She wants to suck her blood and drain her marrow to make the Ye family rise again and leave Ye Dange with assets.
So Ye Yunyi thought every day about how to first give her parents something to appease them and keep them in Songjiang.
But now...
Ye Yunyi's face was contorted with rage, while Shen Yuanqiong watched quietly. Ever since the two sisters-in-law fell out over the dowry, they had never again been as close as before.
She stared at what was in front of her as if watching a play, yet seemed detached from it all...
"If the ancestors of the Shen family knew that such a thing as you had appeared in their bloodline, they would probably be..."
Ye Yunyi kept cursing, and Shen Yuanzhu looked at her in utter shock upon hearing this.
"Sister-in-law, how...how could you..."
When she was halfway through her rant, Shen Yuanzhu raised the "Xie Family Farming and Weaving Picture" in her hand.
"There was some resentment between my mother and my brother's mother. As her daughter, I cannot and should not forgive her on her behalf."
"Over the years, I've held onto the dyeing manual but never handed it over. But what do the loves and hates between our elders have to do with our generation?"
"So when I received the Farming and Weaving Chart, I thought I should give it to my elder brother..."
Shen Yuanzhu looked at Ye Yunyi, her eyes filled with grievance: "I think I've done enough, but what you said, sister-in-law, is really disheartening..."
Tears as big as beans rolled down her cheeks, and in her anger, Shen Yuanzhu threw the "Xie Family Farming and Weaving Picture" out of her hand.
"..."
Ye Yunyi, who was in the middle of a tirade, hadn't yet withdrawn her hand from pointing at Shen Yuanzhu's nose, and now she froze on the spot.
The farming and weaving picture was left alone in a corner, and Ye Yunyi didn't know whether to pick it up or not.
After a long while, Shen Yuanqiong stood up, walked to the corner, and picked up the things.
"You really want to give us this farming and weaving picture?"
"Otherwise what?"
With red eyes, Shen Yuanzhu said aggrievedly, "As a married woman, I will inherit the Xie family's skills after giving birth to a member of the Xie family. What use is it to keep this thing here with me?"
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