The next day, Si's daughter, Li Chunrong, Li Yunzheng's sister, came with her young son to question him.
Xie Yunyin was not warm. Her sister-in-law had caused her countless grievances and resentments in her previous life. Even after she got married, she would often come back to bully her, insult her, or take away a piece of jewelry or a dress. If she didn't like her garden, she would step on it.
Her younger sister-in-law is three years younger than her. She married a sixth-rank official. Five years later, she did not get promoted, but instead took three or four concubines. It is certain that the family is not doing well.
She wanted to go back to her parents' home to cause trouble, but Mr. Zhou never came.
Xie Yunyin was teaching the child to write when Li Chunrong came shouting.
"Xie Yunyin, get out here! My mother is an elder. She's worked hard all her life in the Prince's Mansion, and you actually dared to hit her. You're so bold! Tomorrow I'll have the elders of the Li family expel you from the Prince's Mansion. You'll spend the rest of your life fasting and chanting Buddhist scriptures, praying for my brother. You're a humiliating bitch! How dare you disrespect your mother-in-law! You deserve to ride on a wooden donkey and be sunk into a stone pond. You'll never die a good death!"
Aunt Zhang and everyone in the room were shocked.
Nanny Zhang glanced at the composed Crown Prince's Consort and couldn't calm down either. "Which girl dares to speak to my sister-in-law like that? I'll pull out her tongue and feed it to the dogs."
Then, Aunt Zhang, along with Rumeng, Shuangshou and others, stood like a wall at the door of the main house, refusing to let Li Chunrong in.
Qing Ge'er looked at Xie Yunyin worriedly, "Mother..."
Xie Yunyin smiled gently: "Don't be afraid, mother will go out and take care of it. You guys calm down and practice calligraphy. I'll let Sister Chun'er take you out to play later."
"Thank you, mother."
As Xie Yunyin was putting on her cloak, she heard Li Chunrong scolding her, "Xie Yunyin, get out of here! Why are you acting like a coward at this moment? You bullied the servants and beat and scolded your mother-in-law. Are you feeling guilty now?"
Xie Yunyin slowly came out, and Aunt Zhang and the others immediately made way. She had a cold face and eyes full of mockery, "So it's my sister-in-law who's here. If you didn't know, you'd think it was a Yaksha!"
Xie Yunyin was approaching step by step, but Li Chunrong was retreating step by step.
There was surprise in her eyes. Why was Xie Yunyin so different? When did she become so imposing?
After her brother's death, shouldn't she be haggard and lifeless? Yet now she was icy and beautiful, with an extraordinary demeanor!
"What do you want to do? Xie Yunyin, I tell you, you'd better kowtow three times and nine times to invite your mother back, and you should kneel in the ancestral hall for three days and three nights to reflect on your sins!" Li Chunrong was a little scared, but she was unforgiving.
Xie Yunyin sneered, "I'm really afraid that what you just said will all come true to you one day. Aunt, have you dealt with your family affairs yet? Why are you running to the Prince's Mansion to cause trouble? Look at you mobilizing so many people. Are you dissatisfied with the lack of men in the Prince's Mansion?"
"Shuangshou, go report to the police and say that someone is causing trouble and bullying orphans and widows." Xie Yunyin stared at Li Chunrong with cold eyes and ordered in a cold voice.
"Yes, Princess, I'll go right away."
"You want to report to the police? Where do you put the reputation of the Prince's Mansion?" Li Chunrong's momentum suddenly weakened a lot.
"Face, everyone else has no shame, so why should I care about the face of the Prince's Mansion?" Xie Yunyin sneered, took the stick from Shuangshou's hand, slammed it heavily on the ground, and asked back.
Seeing that she was being forced into a fight, Li Chunrong began to wail again. "Everyone, come and see! My sister-in-law is so fierce! Before my brother's body was even cold, she beat and scolded my widowed mother and drove her out. Now she's hurling abuse at me, her younger sister-in-law. Look at the stick in her hand! She's going to beat me to death!"
Xie Yunyin tightened her grip on the stick. "With so many people watching, you're the one looking for trouble, the one crying and swearing. If you're having a hard time at your husband's house, just go back to your parents' and stay there for a few days. How could I, your widowed sister-in-law, not tolerate you? When have I ever been harsh with you over the years? If you really can't get over this, go to the government office and file a complaint! I'm all alone now, and I'd rather not save my face!"
Xie Yunyin began to wipe away her tears as she spoke. "A Zheng's body is still warm, and I'm heartbroken. There are so many things going on in the mansion. It's better if you don't come to help me, but don't make things worse either. Are you going to bully me? I was just holding a stick to give myself courage, not to really hit you. But I've remembered all the dirty words you said today, little aunt. It's better for us to end our relationship. I won't say anything more in front of the children!"
The more she spoke, the sadder she became, choking with sobs. "Ah Zheng, if you're still alive, please come and see me. I'm an orphan and a widow, helpless and being slandered. My aunt is your sister, so please come and take care of her yourself. What should I do now that she's making such a fuss?"
Zhang Ma choked up with sobs as she cried, "Princess, please get up quickly. The ground is cold."
Li Chunrong choked, and Xie Yunyin cried even louder, feeling even more aggrieved than her.
She angrily led a group of servants to the old lady's yard to demand fairness.
Xie Yunyin was helped into the house, and she wiped her tears with a cold expression.
"If she comes, she will make a fuss. After a while, someone will come over and say that I was so angry that I couldn't get up." Xie Yunyin's eyes were cold and she sat upright, making people dare not disobey.
"Yes, Princess."
Xie Yunyin added, "Also, tell them I'm not in good health and don't have the money. It's better to return the child. He hasn't been included in the family tree yet anyway."
Before Aunt Zhang could respond, Qing'er rushed over and knelt on the ground to beg for mercy: "Mother, don't you want me anymore? If I have done anything wrong, please punish me, and please don't send me away."
Weren't the children taken out? Why are they here?
Xie Yunyin was stunned and glanced at Nanny Zhang and the others.
"It's a bit cold outside, so I brought the children back." Ru Meng stepped forward to explain.
Xie Yunyin felt guilty again. It was just a strategy, not something she really wanted to send him away.
She held out her hand, and Qing'er came to him. She said helplessly and gently, "Mother didn't want to send you away. It's just that your father is not here now, and our situation is a little difficult. Mother wanted to deceive those people. Lingjie'er, don't be sad. Mother swears now that no matter how difficult it is, she will not send you away. You are my sweethearts, and I can't bear to part with you."
The two children immediately lay in Xie Yunyin's arms and felt aggrieved.
Xie Yunyin gave a look to Nanny Zhang and the others, and they immediately went to do as she asked.
Xie Yunyin gave snacks to the children with a guilty conscience, and then told them stories and jokes.
After coaxing the children to sleep, she came out to inquire.
Sure enough, after hearing that she didn't want the child, everything calmed down and he even said he would come to visit her later.
But Xie Yunyin still wanted to go out, so she asked Nanny Zhang to make arrangements, and she took Shuangshou and Rumeng out.
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