Chapter 125 Disobedience and Unfilial Piety
Xie Yankang held Xie Qingran's hand, his face full of relief and emotion, and said, "In the blink of an eye, you've grown up so much, and you're about to get married. I'm so proud of you!"
"Father, rest assured, your kindness is as deep as the sea. I know it in my heart and I will definitely repay you well!" Xie Qingran said with a slight smile, her words full of sincerity.
The more sincere she sounded, the more ridiculous her words became, especially for Xie Qingran, who herself couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Soon, news of Aunt Lian taking charge of the household and organizing the wedding reached Wang's ears.
"What?"
Wang stood up and looked at Aunt Liu in disbelief.
"What did you say? Master has asked Concubine Lian to handle this matter?"
"This... what kind of behavior is this?"
She deliberately lay in bed pretending to be sick at this time to make things difficult for Xie Qingran, so that Xie Qingran would take the initiative to come to her, kowtow and admit her mistake, and beg her to get up and help with the wedding so that she could get married smoothly.
But I never expected it to be like this...
She sat up abruptly, gritting her teeth, and said fiercely, "Has the master gone mad? How can a concubine be allowed to organize the wedding of the legitimate daughter!"
Before she could finish speaking, Aunt Lian walked in, her belly protruding. Her baby was less than four months along, so there was no real sign of pregnancy, but she made a show of it, as if she was afraid that Madam Wang wouldn't notice she was pregnant.
"Greetings to the First Madam."
"Master said that the eldest daughter's wedding is the face of our Xie family, so he wants me to handle it properly. Please give me the key to the house so that I can access the items in the mansion."
Aunt Lian stood there, her eyebrows curved, seemingly meek and obedient, but in fact, every word she uttered was utterly devastating.
Wang was already furious, and now seeing Aunt Lian's affected manner only made her angrier, her face turning pale. She gritted her teeth and glared at her, saying, "You little slut, what are you? You dare to say you're worthy!"
"Whether someone is a good match or not is not up to the madam to decide. Even if the madam is the first wife, the master of the household still has the final say."
"Now that the master has told me to take charge of this matter, I will take charge of it. Madam, you are not going to disobey the master's orders, are you?"
Aunt Lian was both gentle and firm; she had that ability to speak so softly even when the words were so aggressive.
Sure enough, Wang was no match for her. She was so angry that her face turned red and her neck bulged. In the end, she had no choice but to hand over the tokens and keys. Just as Aunt Lian said, in this family, Xie Yankang was still the one who made the final decision.
Even if Wang was unwilling, she could not disobey Xie Yankang's orders, nor could she cause a scene at this time. Otherwise, if word got out that she had deliberately pretended to be sick to give her own daughter a hard time and refused to help her with her wedding, she would lose all face for the rest of her life.
Seeing Wang's annoyed expression, Aunt Lian bowed respectfully and said with a smile, "Since Madam is not feeling well, then I will not disturb you any longer. I will take my leave now!"
"You bitch!"
Wang grabbed a teacup from the side and smashed it on the ground, gritting her teeth as she said, "Master would never embarrass me for no reason. What exactly happened!"
Seeing Wang's angry expression, Aunt Liu came over and tried to calm her down before saying, "Madam, please don't be too angry. Take care of yourself. I heard that the eldest young lady went to see the master once, but I don't know what she said to him."
Upon hearing this, Wang's face turned even uglier. She never expected that she would actually fall into the hands of her own daughter!
"What daughter? What a calamity! I think she is the calamity!"
"Heaven sent this to punish my sins!"
Wang was so angry that she actually fainted on the bed this time.
Soon, Baozhu rushed over, looking at Xie Qingran with concern: "Miss, something terrible has happened! Madam has really fainted!"
Hearing this, Xie Qingran was not surprised. She simply said, "She was already sick, so it's normal for her to faint. Aunt Lian will definitely handle it. As a young lady who is about to get married, I won't join in the fun. After all, it's not good to get infected with bad luck after the illness!"
this……
Seeing Xie Qingran like this, Baozhu was momentarily at a loss for words.
The next instant, Xie Zhaoye rushed in.
"Xie Qingran, what a terrible thing you've done! Your mother gave birth to you and raised you, how could you do this to her!"
Xie Zhaoye rushed up to Xie Qingran, raised his hand to hit her, but then remembered that he had slapped her so hard that her ears were badly injured last time, so he reluctantly lowered his hand.
"Xie Qingran, are you crazy? Why are you treating our mother like this? She's our mother!"
Xie Zhaoye plopped down opposite Xie Qingran, his eyebrows furrowed tightly as he stared at her.
Xie Qingran found his sullen expression utterly ridiculous, and then said calmly, "I really don't understand, what did I do? What do you mean by this, brother?"
"you!"
Xie Zhaoye had considered many possibilities, but he never expected that Xie Qingran would deny everything and start playing dumb with him!
What kind of nonsense is this!
Xie Zhaoye's eyebrows furrowed tightly, and then he gritted his teeth and said, "Don't think I don't know what you did. Didn't you go to find Father? Didn't you take away Mother's power to manage the household?"
"Xie Zhaoye, are you brainless?"
"I'm getting married soon, and my mother is sick, so I had no choice but to let someone else take care of things for me. How did that make me have ulterior motives? I was doing it all for the Xie family and for the sake of our reputation. Don't you understand?"
Xie Qingran has also discovered that Xie Zhaoye is a loyal and righteous person, but he is not very bright. However, he doesn't have any bad intentions. She thinks he was probably fooled by Xie Hanyue, which is why he did those outrageous things.
If guided properly, this person might still be salvageable.
only……
Xie Qingran was too lazy to waste her breath arguing with this person; after all, she found him utterly disgusting.
Xie Zhaoye originally thought he was right, but he never expected that in the end he would find no reason at all.
Left with no other choice, Xie Zhaoye could only say, "Even so, your mother was so angry that she fainted. You should go and see her."
"Xie Zhaoye, you'd better watch your words!"
"If I make Mother faint from anger, then I'm disobedient and unfilial, and you're going to kill me?"
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