Chapter 115: Auntie sees through her scumbag father, and her sister can only be a concubine
"This..." Hearing Aunt Sun's question, the maid hesitated to speak.
Aunt Sun raised her eyebrows: "Why are you hesitating? Are you hiding something from me?"
The maid mustered her courage and whispered, "Yesterday, I heard from Miss Man'er, the girl's sidekick, that Miss and the Marquis of Anping are in love, and that the Marquis will be coming home soon to propose marriage, with the intention of making her his concubine."
Aunt Sun was surprised, and then happy.
What surprised her was that she had no idea when Xie Zhi had become associated with Marquis Anping. What made her happy was that if her daughter could become Marquis Anping's concubine, it would be a good marriage.
It was a pity that after the death of Aunt Liu, she had no confidants around her, and she only learned such news now.
"Good, good, Zhizhi has grown up and become successful, and she has lived up to her mother's teachings."
Aunt Sun stroked her belly, her eyes filled with greed.
"When Zhizhi becomes the Marquis's concubine, I will give birth to a son for the Marquis. After Xie Yao gets married, the rear house of the Marquis's mansion will still be in my hands."
She recalled the day when Xu Susu, who usually kept silent, stood up and took away her power to manage household affairs, and a sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth.
"Sooner or later, this clay statue of a lady from the Bo family will have to go back to her Jingzhuxuan."
The maidservant followed suit and flattered: "What the aunt said is true. The master has you in his heart. When you are pregnant, even the wife of the master will have to look at your face."
"That's natural."
Aunt Sun said that after she gave birth to the uncle's son, she wanted to ask the uncle to make her his co-wife.
"It's a pity for that damn girl Xie Yao. I can't get rid of her, so I'll just let her serve that crippled King Jingbei."
At this time, Qi Liang came forward and said, "Auntie Sun, Madam Bo sent me to ask you to copy the "Instructions for Women."
Aunt Sun looked up and down at the servant who had once worked in her courtyard. She snorted coldly, "Take it. I want to see how long Mrs. Xu can be so proud."
Qiliang put away the original given by Zhidai, checked the "Instructions for Women" copied by Aunt Sun, and then raised his head.
He smiled slightly: "How long can Madam Bo be proud? I don't know, but I do know that what Auntie is proud of will probably be in vain."
Aunt Sun was furious. She picked up a teacup and threw it to the ground. "Well, now even a little servant dares to speak to me like that. Do you think that if you hug Xie Yao's thigh, I can't do anything to you?"
"Fang'er, smash his mouth for me!"
There was no one around, so she no longer had to pretend to be a virtuous concubine and just gave the order directly.
Qiliang was quite skilled. He dodged the teacup by turning sideways and then left the house.
Aunt Sun was about to ask the maid to chase after him when suddenly a loud bang was heard outside the courtyard.
Qiliang stood in the corner and watched the excitement.
When Aunt Sun ran out, she saw her daughter Xie Zhi being dragged into the yard by two servants, with her hair disheveled and her clothes in a mess.
"Auntie, save me...Auntie..."
When Xie Zhi raised his head, there were still a few bloodstains on his face, and his forehead was bruised, red and swollen.
"Why are you crying? What's going on?"
Aunt Sun walked over to her with concern and wiped her face with a handkerchief.
"Didn't they say that Marquis Anping took a fancy to you? What happened? Did Marquis Anping dare to bully you?"
Before Xie Zhi could reply, an angry shout rang out from the doorway: "Sun Xinlan, this is the good daughter you raised!"
Xie Mingan rushed in with a grim face and kicked over the round table next to him.
"Bullying? She still has the nerve to say she's being bullied!" He pointed at Xie Zhi's nose and cursed.
"Your daughter and her maidservant were hanging out with the Marquis of Anping at Chengfo Temple. They were seen by the Princess and the pilgrims at the temple, and were even caught red-handed by the Marquis of Anping's wife! Now the whole capital is talking about a shameless slut from my Xie family!"
"Father, Zhizhi didn't do that. Zhizhi listened to your words and kowtowed all the way to Chengfo Temple to pray for the Marquis, hoping that Eunuch Qing would help us..." Xie Zhi fell into Aunt Sun's arms and cried.
"It was Xie Yao. It was Xie Yao who drugged me and the Marquis. She was the one who plotted against me!" Her voice was shrill and hoarse.
Aunt Sun was still confused and tried hard to accept what her daughter said.
"You did such a shameful thing, and you have the nerve to blame me?" Xie Mingan's eyes turned fierce and he kicked her.
Xie Zhi was kicked half a foot away and cried out in pain.
"You're a hopeless case. What did I teach you, and what did you do? I asked you to please the Marquis of Anping, not to do something shameful in the Buddhist temple!"
Aunt Sun rushed over, protected Xie Zhi, and cried, "Uncle, Zhizhi is still young and was just confused for a moment. Please forgive her this time..."
Xie Mingan: "Pull Sun away, she is pregnant, don't be angry about this idiot."
As he was speaking, Nanny Zhu came running over with a grim look on her face.
In front of Aunt Sun, she said in a deep voice, "Master, the Second Miss's people just came to report that the carriage had an accident and was detained by Eunuch Qing's people."
"What?" Xie Mingan's face suddenly changed as if he was struck by lightning.
He had tampered with the carriage.
He originally wanted to make Xie Zhi and Xie Yao fall off the carriage together. Even if Xie Yao had martial arts skills, the Bo family could use the excuse that Xie Zhi was in trouble to delay the wedding.
But not only did the plan fail, but the carriage was actually seized by Eunuch Qing?
The emperor had just held him accountable in the court a while ago and sent the Imperial Eagle Division to investigate the Earl's Mansion.
If Eunuch Qing finds out anything, the Emperor will definitely suspect that he is colluding with the Empress Dowager and disrespecting the Imperial Edict!
In an instant, Xie Mingan's anger reached its peak. He turned his head abruptly and stared at Xie Zhi lying on the ground.
"It's all your fault, you loser! If you hadn't done such a filthy thing in the temple, how could Eunuch Qing have targeted me? If I lose my heart, you deserve to die!"
"I..." Xie Zhi was so frightened by his eyes that he trembled all over.
When Aunt Sun heard the words "carriage accident", she didn't realize how this had anything to do with Xie Zhi, so she defended him:
"Don't worry, Master. Since Zhizhi and the Marquis have already done something, then let the Marquis take responsibility and marry her. It's just right for her to be your concubine."
"Concubine?" Xie Mingan sneered angrily, as if he had heard a joke.
"She angered the wife of the Marquis of Anping so much that she wanted a divorce on the spot. She also caused the Marquis of Anping to be punished by the Princess. She even wants to be a concubine. The Queen Mother would be very lucky if she could allow her to be a concubine!"
Aunt Sun's eyes were red: "My Zhizhi has such a miserable life, it's all because of my incompetence..."
Xie Zhi suddenly broke free from her arms and screamed.
She cried out, "Father, don't do that! Don't you love Zhizhi the most? Auntie is a concubine, and so am I. Auntie is a concubine. It would be better for me to die than to be a concubine!"
“Bang!”
There was a crisp sound of slapping.
Xie Mingan shook his hands, his eyes fierce: "Shut up, useless thing!"
"I've treated you like my legitimate daughter since you were little, taught you how to scheme and win people's hearts, but in the end, you couldn't even defeat Xie Yao. Do you want to die? If I had known this would happen, I would have let you die with her in Chengfo Temple, and saved the family from disgrace!"
Xie Zhi was stunned by the beating, covering his face and unable to speak.
"Died in Chengfo Temple..." Aunt Sun was shocked.
Just now, Nanny Zhu said that the carriage was seized by Eunuch Qing, and the uncle suddenly became angry. Now he said that his daughter could not defeat Xie Yao, so it would be better for her to die in the temple.
She looked at Xie Zhi crying on the ground, then at Xie Mingan with a sinister look on his face, and a chill ran up her spine.
She understood, she understood everything!
The uncle treated his daughter as a knife, a knife to be discarded after use.
The carriage had an accident, it must have been the uncle's doing... But Xie Yao is a martial artist, but her daughter is not!
The poor daughter was so stupid that she couldn't understand and thought she was the uncle's most beloved daughter.
Uncle had no fatherly love for Xie Yao, especially after returning to Beijing, when he had a daughter who was about to get married, he wanted to kill Xie Yao.
She thought it was because the girl had a bad temper since childhood and was raised on the border, but she didn't expect that he was so calculating even about their branches.
Xie Mingan continued with disgust, "It's not up to you to decide whether to be a concubine or not. You are no longer a virgin, so who would marry you as their principal wife?"
As he spoke, he coldly ordered, "Confine Xie Zhi to her room, and send someone to contact the Marquis, asking him to take her away. Not to mention being a concubine, even if it's just to be a maid, you must send her to the Anping Marquis's mansion."
Nanny Zhu replied, "I understand."
She called two strong maids, lifted Xie Zhi up, and dragged her into the house.
Aunt Sun was horrified when Xie Ming'an's expression suddenly changed.
He reached out and helped Aunt Sun up, speaking in a gentle tone.
"Xinlan, Zhizhi is my first child. How could I not love her dearly? Don't worry, even if it costs me my reputation, I will go and beg the Marquis not to let Zhizhi suffer any injustice."
Sun Xinlan watched Xie Zhi being beaten, then looked at Xie Mingan whose expression changed. Her whole body froze and she could only nod in awe.
"only……"
Xie Mingan changed the subject and sighed, "As for Zhizhi's dowry, now that Xu is in charge of the household expenses, the family's income is insufficient to cover its expenses. I'm afraid I can only let her take charge of the arrangements."
Aunt Sun shrank her neck, rolled her eyes, and said, "Back then, because of Nanny Su's incident, Xu hated me so much. How could she have seriously prepared a dowry for Zhizhi?"
When mentioning "Madame Su", Xie Mingan's eyes turned a little colder.
That old nanny was Xu Susu's dowry nanny. He got rid of her and let Sun Xinlan take the blame for her.
"If it weren't for the fact that your most important priority right now is to recuperate and take care of your pregnancy, I would never have handed over the household finances to the Xu family."
He sighed, and after he finished speaking, he stared straight at Aunt Sun, as if waiting for her to speak.
Aunt Sun looked at Xie Mingan's smiling face and understood what he meant.
Her shoulders, held by him, were stiff and trembling, and she said timidly, "I still have some money from my pocket, which is the gift from my eldest brother Ji'an Hall this year. I can give it to Zhizhi as a dowry."
Xie Mingan's face suddenly lit up with a smile: "I knew that Xinlan was the most virtuous."
He turned to Xie Zhi and said, "Zhizhi, you should learn from your aunt. Even if she is a concubine, she is the most virtuous concubine in the capital."
At this time, Qi Liang beside him spoke up: "Master, Auntie, don't you know yet? This morning, Ji'an Hall was closed down by the government for selling fake and banned drugs."
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