Something's not right with Zhao Jinxiu!
Helian Jue had Zhao Min help Xie Yuan manage the sugar shop, and Zhao Min did an excellent job.
Xie Yuan valued talent and wanted to help the Zhao family.
As it happened, she was short of servants, and the two daughters of the Zhao family were of suitable age and ability, so they naturally became Xie Yuan's female stewards.
Zhao Jinxiu was older, but apart from playing the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, she didn't know much about household affairs, so Xie Yuan let her work in the inner courtyard with a few young maids.
Zhao Jinse was a year younger than Zhao Jinxiu and liked to play with counting rods, so Xie Yuan made her his female accountant.
The two sisters each demonstrated their unique talents.
Zhao Jinxiu had the affectations of a noblewoman, but she didn't make any mistakes.
He's usually quite well-behaved.
But today, Zhao Jinxiu seemed to have been stimulated, or perhaps someone had opened up her meridians, and she suddenly changed her appearance.
Xie Yuan couldn't help but feel wary.
She subtly glanced around and, sure enough, spotted Madam Zheng looking smug in the crowd.
Xie Yuan raised an eyebrow: Oh wow, this was Madam Zheng who secretly sent someone to "instigate" things.
Did it awaken Zhao Jinxiu's inherent "ambition"?
At this moment, Xie Yuan was unaware that Cui Boyong had already given Helian Jue a woman at the banquet.
However, even knowing this, Xie Yuan could only silently complain—
As expected of a married couple, their thoughts on scheming against others are remarkably aligned.
Despite his complaints, Xie Yuan remained keenly aware of one fact.
The Cui family has already extended their reach into the inner courtyard of the Yue King's mansion.
It seems that she and Helian Jue need to speed things up.
Thinking of this, Xie Yuan feigned annoyance and snorted coldly, "Misunderstanding? Hmph, what misunderstanding? I think it's clearly someone's doing this on purpose!"
With a cold, pretty face, she forcefully flicked her sleeve and bypassed Helian Jue, getting straight onto the oxcart.
Those present were somewhat dumbfounded.
Is Princess Xie jealous? How dare she publicly disrespect Prince Yue?
Helian Jue: ...
What is Xie trying to do?
She's not the type to be jealous!
Furthermore, if others don't know the true nature of their relationship, surely they themselves are aware of it?
They had been married for several months, but had never consummated their marriage.
Xie Yuan worked tirelessly for the Prince's Mansion and held Helian Jue, her husband, in high esteem.
However, both Helian Jue and Xie Yuan knew what was going on in their hearts—
They were less like husband and wife and more like business partners.
Helian Jue trusted Xie Yuan, and Xie Yuan relied on Helian Jue.
The two men, one operating in the shadows and the other in the open, jointly managed the Yue King's Palace.
They both knew the other had a secret, but neither of them revealed it.
The two have an extraordinary tacit understanding and complement each other perfectly.
Of course, the narcissistic Helian Jue believed that Xie Yuan liked him.
After all, he was so good-looking, of noble birth, and skilled in both literature and martial arts.
However, Xie Yuan is a very intelligent and clear-headed woman. Her feelings for herself are probably still just liking, not deep love.
Therefore, she wouldn't be as infatuated and clingy as those lovelorn women, nor would she be jealous of an ugly woman that Helian Jue would never even look at.
"There must be a reason for Xie's actions!"
Helian Jue's mind raced; almost instantly, he guessed Xie Yuan's purpose—
Let's play along!
"Wine! I want more wine!"
Since Helian Jue had guessed Xie Yuan's plan, he would naturally cooperate fully.
However, he, with his obsessive-compulsive disorder, really couldn't bear to act with a strange woman.
He pretended to be drunk, shoved Zhao Jinxiu aside, grabbed Duofu's sleeve, and shouted, "Duofu, don't forget. Cui Boyong promised to give me twenty jars of wine."
"This is a valuable item; be sure to bring it back to the Prince's Palace with great care!"
Duofu knew his master well and knew that he was not an alcoholic.
But since his master has done this, as a reliable servant, he has to follow his master's script.
"Yes! This servant will obey!"
Duofu agreed while carefully supporting Helian Jue.
Seeing this, Helian Chen quickly nudged Zhao Jinxiu aside with his shoulder and then supported Helian Jue's other arm.
Xie Yuan had just stepped onto the oxcart, but hadn't yet climbed into the carriage.
Hearing Helian Jue still drunkenly talking about wine, she shouted defiantly, "Duoshou! Move all that wine to my courtyard!"
After saying that, she stormed into the carriage and slammed the door shut.
Bang!
Everyone present was startled again.
"This Xie family is far too arrogant."
"Oh dear, you don't know this, do you? Let me tell you, I heard that the entire Prince's mansion is being supported by Princess Xie using her dowry."
"...No way, His Highness Prince Yue is a first-rank prince after all."
"What's the use? The King of Yue has long been rejected by the sage. I heard that when he was enfeoffed, the Ministry of Revenue only gave him 30,000 taels of silver as a settlement allowance."
The guests were buzzing with discussion.
Most of them were officials or powerful families in Yuezhou, so they knew how much the nobility spent.
Thirty thousand taels of silver is an enormous fortune that ordinary people might never earn in a lifetime.
For the Prince's Mansion, it really meant nothing.
Putting aside everything else, just building the prince's mansion alone would cost an unimaginable amount. (Reading...)
Not to mention, there are thousands of people in the Prince's mansion, and their food, drink, and daily necessities all cost money!
Perhaps the little money the court gave him for settling down would be spent on the way to exile.
"No wonder Xie Shi is involved in all the affairs of the Prince's mansion."
"I reckon that Xie Shi is the one who calls the shots in the Prince's mansion."
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