"Thank you, Mr. Xie, Miss Xihe, you are finally here. Our old man has been talking about it all afternoon. If he doesn't see you, he will have to come out and look for you himself."
The familiar voice of old housekeeper Sheng, filled with a strong smile, made the anxiety in the hearts of Xie Tingyuan and his daughter come true, and also surprised the onlookers.
I couldn't help but look at Xie Bowen and his daughter.
They actually came for the Xie family father and daughter. This... this is not right, right?
It is no secret that Xie Bowen has been responsible for Mr. Sheng's health since he was young. Everyone knows it, and they also know that the two old men have a good relationship in private.
But no matter how good it is, it can't be this bad, right?
It's not that they look down on the Xie family. To be honest, it's true that Xie Bowen is a miracle doctor in Kyoto, and it's also true that the Xie family is known as a century-old medical family. But in the final analysis, they are just doctors who treat patients. Compared with real aristocratic families, they are not just a little bit worse.
How come Xie Bowen gets the treatment that even the heads of the other three families don’t have?
Some sharp-minded people also quickly noticed the way Butler Sheng addressed her: Miss Xihe.
Normally, large families address each other in the form of surname plus Miss or Master. Only when they have a very good relationship with or highly valued younger generations will the servants in the family address them by their names.
Miss Xihe, this name from Old Butler Sheng has quite a profound meaning...
Amidst everyone's speculations, Butler Sheng paid no attention at all. He just smiled at the two people in front of him, focusing on Xie Xihe for two seconds.
The more he looked at her, the happier she became. Her eyes narrowed with laughter as she said, "The banquet won't start for half an hour. The younger generations in the family are all celebrating the birthday in the backyard in advance. The master asked me to come and take you two there. Look..."
Under normal circumstances, Xie Bowen would not have been willing to fulfill Old Man Sheng's wish so easily, and would have been even less willing to accept such special treatment. But at this moment, he was really pissed off by Xie Tingyuan and his daughter.
Comparing the two, he easily made a decision and nodded, "Please let Butler Sheng lead the way."
Butler Sheng sighed and immediately stretched out his hand to lead the two men forward.
Xie Tingyuan and Xie Mingzhu's expressions changed again and again. They looked at each other, gritted their teeth, and followed with a thick face.
However, he had only taken two steps when he was stopped by the old butler Sheng who turned around.
The friendly warmth he had shown towards Mr. Xie and Xie Xihe disappeared, and he maintained a cold smile and said, "The banquet hall is in that direction. You two have gone the wrong way."
Xie Mingzhu's face froze slightly as she explained, "I'm Xie Mingzhu, I'm... my grandfather's granddaughter. We came here together."
Butler Sheng glanced at Xie Bowen, and seeing his expression of indifference and displeasure, he understood and said with a polite smile, "I'm sorry, my master only asked me to invite Mr. Xie and Miss Xihe, and didn't mention Miss Xie. It's not appropriate for me to take the initiative and bring you two over."
Xie Mingzhu's face turned pale. Feeling the mocking and sneering gazes around her, her fingertips trembled as she tried to explain, "Didn't you say that the younger generation of the Sheng family were paying their respects in advance in the backyard? I... I'm your eldest young master's fiancée, so I'm also a member of the Sheng family's younger generation. Why can't I go over there?"
Old Butler Sheng hadn't expected the other party to be so ignorant of the current situation. His smile faded and he said, "So she's the eldest young master's fiancée. It's just that my eyes are blurry and I didn't recognize her at first, but..."
"No, please don't. My Mingzhu is your eldest young master's fiancée, and I'm his future father-in-law, so I'm half a member of the Sheng family. How can we not go to the Sheng family's internal gathering? Old housekeeper, please lead the way!"
Xie Tingyuan couldn't stand the teasing looks from the people around him, so he quickly interrupted Butler Sheng and urged him on.
At this moment, even the last trace of smile on Butler Sheng's face disappeared. He said coldly, "Mr. Xie is right. You two really can't go to this internal gathering."
"After all, even the eldest young master is not qualified to participate, so his fiancée and future father-in-law are naturally not eligible to participate."
Xie Mingzhu's expression changed drastically: "How is this possible?!"
Butler Sheng smiled and said, "Miss Xie, as the eldest young master's fiancée, don't you even know the basic situation of your fiancé?"
"The eldest young master made a mistake and angered the old master and the elders of the family. He is currently being held in confinement in the ancestral hall. Not only the eldest young master, but also the second young master has been confined and was not allowed to attend the old master's birthday banquet."
Previously, Xie Mingzhu could barely maintain her composure, but now, she couldn't even maintain the most basic demeanor.
His whole body was shaking uncontrollably and his face was pale.
Sheng Zhihuan was imprisoned in the ancestral hall, and he wasn't even allowed out for such a big event as Grandpa Sheng's birthday...
What kind of serious mistake had he made to get to this point?!
What made Xie Mingzhu even more horrified was that the old housekeeper Sheng actually told this matter in front of so many people!
This is indirectly making this matter public!
And it is obvious that even Butler Sheng has no right to make such a major matter public. He must have done so with the instructions of Grandpa Sheng and everyone in the Sheng family.
In other words, the Sheng family has completely given up on Sheng Zhihuan, completely cutting off his path to becoming the heir of the Sheng family!
how so?
how so?
how so?!!
Xie Mingzhu was extremely panicked. In her intense panic, she didn't even care about her face and wanted to rush forward in a few steps.
But he was blocked by the Sheng family guards who appeared out of nowhere.
Butler Sheng looked at her coldly and said, "It seems that Miss Xie does not want to attend today's banquet. In that case, please go back."
He didn't even give her a chance to explain, and simply said, "Send you out."
The guards immediately approached and said indifferently, "Mr. Xie, Ms. Xie, please come in."
Countless discussions and speculations came into her ears, and Xie Mingzhu's already pale face became even paler, and her whole body was shaking uncontrollably.
Sheng Zhihuan is finished.
Her wish to become the mistress of the Sheng family was completely shattered.
Then why did she get married to Sheng Zhihuan?
To see his impatient dead face?
Or was it to make Zhou Wanrou, that mistress, angry by letting her get pregnant?
She worked so hard for so many years, and humbled herself for so many years, but what did she get?!
She has nothing left!
Xie Mingzhu felt that the only breath that had been holding her up for a while suddenly disappeared. Amidst countless mocking and sneering voices, she felt dizzy and finally collapsed to the ground.
Xie Tingyuan was still immersed in the fact that Sheng Zhihuan was imprisoned in the ancestral hall, and did not notice her for a moment until he heard a "bang" sound of something falling to the ground, and he suddenly came back to his senses.
"Pearl!"
Xie Tingyuan screamed and rushed forward.
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