Chapter 144 Arrogance Due to Favor
Xie Zhaoye stood there stunned for a moment before speaking, "Mother, Xie Qingran is arrogant and spoiled. She puts on airs as soon as she comes back, relying on the young master's favor. She even made Yue'er go to the kitchen to tend the fire. This... this is just too insulting!"
"Who said that?"
"I've been with Qingran the whole time, how come I didn't hear her ask Xie Hanyue to start the fire?"
Wang's sharp gaze fell upon Xie Hanyue.
Xie Hanyue was startled by Wang Shi's gaze and almost instinctively knelt on the ground: "Mother, it's all my fault, please don't blame my brother!"
"Moon, what are you doing? Get up!"
"Mother, what's wrong with you? What did Yue'er do wrong? Why are you treating her like this?"
Xie Zhaoye quickly bent down to help the person up, frowning as he looked at Wang Shi.
Upon hearing this, Wang found it utterly ridiculous: "What did I say? How did I treat her? I was just asking you one question: she willingly knelt down, what does that have to do with me?"
After these words were spoken, the entire room fell into an eerie silence.
After all, before this, no matter what happened, Wang would always defend Xie Hanyue and blame Xie Qingran.
But now it's as if he's become a different person, so serious, with no more favoritism or bias.
After taking an objective view, Wang realized that Xie Hanyue's tricks were simply beneath her dignity. She wondered if it was due to genetics, but her affected manner was exactly the same as that of the Imperial Concubine!
The more Wang Shi looked at Xie Hanyue's features, which resembled those of the Imperial Concubine, the more uncontrollable her anger became.
"You're a daughter who grew up in the Xie family, how come you kneel down and cry like a pitiful fool all the time? Who are you trying to impress?"
Wang looked at Xie Hanyue with displeasure and began to reprimand her.
Xie Hanyue felt completely bewildered, not understanding why Wang's attitude had changed so drastically. Before this, Wang had only been with Xie Qingran, so Xie Hanyue naturally placed all the blame on Xie Qingran.
Instead of continuing to feign grievance, she nodded and said, "Yes, Mother is right. I will never dare to do it again."
Seeing that she had no intention of continuing, Madam Wang didn't press the matter. She just looked at Xie Zhaoye with displeasure and said irritably, "You're not a child anymore. All you do is chatter away at home like a bird. Isn't that noisy? Hurry up and get out!"
Xie Zhaoye was also dumbfounded, never expecting that Wang would attack him indiscriminately.
However, Xie Qingran stood aside and found Wang's actions utterly ridiculous.
She never imagined that one day Wang would be so harsh on the two children because of her, but for some reason, after this scene actually happened in front of her, Xie Qingran only felt that it was ridiculous and absurd.
"Madam, Madam, something terrible has happened!"
"General Zhao was wounded while suppressing bandits and had to be carried back. Our army suffered heavy losses, and His Majesty is furious!"
"What...what should we do?"
Aunt Liu rushed in, looking at Wang Shi with a worried expression.
Wang's expression changed, and then she said coldly, "What does the Zhao family's business have to do with my Xie family? Don't make a scene here. We'll talk about everything after the eldest young lady's homecoming is over!"
Normally, upon hearing such news, Wang would have gone to see Zhao Yuanqi immediately. But now, in Wang's eyes, no one is more important than her daughter!
"Mother, I...I want to go see Brother Zhao." Xie Hanyue's eyes reddened. "Brother Zhao always dotes on me the most. I can't not go to see him now that he's like this."
"Go if you want to," Wang replied coldly, then turned to Xie Qingran and said, "Qingran, how about I cook some of your favorite dishes for you myself?"
Xie Qingran looked at Madam Wang with some curiosity: "Mother, do you know what my favorite food is?"
One sentence made the atmosphere between the two of them stiff again, because Wang had no idea what Xie Qingran liked to eat. After all, Wang had never paid attention to Xie Qingran over the years.
Xie Qingran did not continue to make things difficult for Wang Shi, but simply smiled and said, "Mother, I like to eat meat."
"Okay, okay, then let's stew the meat."
"I made you two outfits, come with me and try them on."
Madam Wang immediately laughed, took Xie Qingran's hand, and walked together towards the inner room, leaving Xie Zhaoye and Xie Hanyue standing there.
Xie Hanyue finally couldn't maintain her composure. She clenched her fists, gritted her teeth, and looked at Xie Zhaoye: "Brother, what's wrong with Mother?"
"I don't know what's going on either. Mother was really acting strangely today. Oh well, Xie Qingran rarely comes home in the future, so let her do whatever she wants."
"Let's go see Zhao Yuanqi."
Xie Zhaoye was also worried about Zhao Yuanqi's situation, so he pulled Xie Hanyue and walked outside.
Those two are completely brainless. Xie Qingran brought Xiao Jue to visit for the first time, but they weren't there at lunchtime!
Xie Yankang's face was terribly gloomy: "Where are the eldest young master and the second young lady?"
"General Zhao was injured, and they went to visit him."
"Oh!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jue burst into laughter in anger—a genuine laugh of anger.
Xie Yankang's expression immediately changed, and for a moment he didn't know how to explain it to Xiao Jue.
"Your Highness, please don't take it to heart. The three of them grew up together and naturally have a deep bond. This kind of thing can't wait even a moment longer."
"These dishes were all made by my mother herself. Would you like to try them, Your Highness?"
Xie Qingran smiled and took the initiative to break the awkward atmosphere by placing a piece of meat on Xiao Jue's plate. The atmosphere at the table finally eased.
Xie Yankang finally breathed a sigh of relief, silently cursing the two ignorant people in his heart several times before forcing a smile and entertaining Xiao Jue.
After a day, Xie Qingran's smile had become somewhat stiff. As darkness approached, Xie Qingran finally spoke up and said she wanted to leave.
Wang Shi grabbed Xie Qingran's hand, tears streaming down her face: "My dear child, even though you're married, you should still come back to visit often. Your father and I will miss you. My good child, you must live a good life and never wrong yourself."
These words should have been said on Xie Qingran's wedding day, but unfortunately, Wang Shi realized this too late and only spoke them now.
Sometimes, certain words lose their effect and meaning once the time has passed.
Xie Qingran nodded obediently and bowed to Xie Yankang and Madam Wang: "Daughter bids farewell to Father and Mother. Father and Mother, please take good care of yourselves. Daughter will come back again."
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