Chapter 34: Cousin's wife suspects her half-sister and cousin, and a letter from a scumbag
Xie Zhi shook her head: "Zhizhi is used to it. I don't feel wronged. Big brother, please stop being angry with your second sister. We are all family."
"Second sister, big brother didn't mean it, don't think too much about it."
She wanted to go forward and hold Xie Yao's hand again, but Xie Yao dodged her and her face turned pale.
Xie Chengyu stared at Xie Yao gravely, his eyes like knives: "It's all my fault. I can't even discipline a little sister."
Then, he knelt down with his hands and knees prostrated on the ground: "Uncle, Cheng Yu was wrong. I will be careful with my words and actions in the future and will not make the same mistake again."
Xie Mingan asked with a dark face: "Just wrong?"
He had no choice but to say, "Sister Yao'er, my elder brother is a rough man and his tone is not nice. Please bear with me."
Seeing that his nephew was playing dumb, not mentioning the fact that he had taken over his duties in disciplining his daughter, and even admitting his fault to Xie Yao, the rebellious girl, Xie Ming'an's voice suddenly became even colder: "Go to the ancestral hall and kneel down for a night to reflect on your mistakes."
Uncle Xie and his wife finally tried to plead for mercy, but were interrupted by Xie Mingan.
"Who is in charge of the Xie family? Who is the Wenchang Earl in the Wenchang Earl's Mansion?"
"Of course it's you, big brother." The second uncle quickly agreed and lowered his head.
Second Aunt glared at Second Uncle, seemingly dissatisfied with his cowardice, but she also said, "Big Brother is right to teach you a lesson. We will all remember it."
Xie Zhi tried to comfort her softly again.
Xie Mingan had no complaints about the concubine's behavior.
The key to managing a household is balance.
It was all because of Xie Yan's rebellious son's incompetence, who was firmly suppressed by Xie Chengyu, causing the second branch to become more and more arrogant in the past two years, and it was almost impossible to tell who was the master of the Earl's Mansion.
Now, he punished Xie Chengyu as a warning, and his daughter comforted the second family. This is called balancing relaxation and tension.
Xie Yao was originally watching the show and eating with great interest.
Seeing Xie Chengyu admit his mistake so quickly, and looking at Xie Zhi's tearful expression, she suddenly put down her chopsticks.
"I feel a little nauseous and can't eat anymore." Xie Yao made a gesture to stand up.
When Xie Chengyu heard this, he almost got angry again.
However, he thought of the requests from others and could only suppress his anger.
"Uncle, please forgive me. I have official business to attend to and will leave first." Xie Chengyu bowed to Uncle Xie.
"As for the punishment of kneeling, Cheng Yu will immediately go to the ancestral hall to kneel down and pay homage to his ancestors and reflect on himself after finishing his official duties."
"Go away." Xie Mingan waved his hand.
Xie Zhi whispered, "Father, Zhizhi hasn't seen my elder brother for a long time. I'm going to see him."
After saying that, she took small steps to catch up with her cousin.
Xie Yao watched the two of them leave, her eyes flashing, then she sat down again and continued eating.
Before Xie Mingan had even taken a bite of food, he discovered that this rebellious girl had already eaten all the food on the table!
Before he could get angry again, Xie Yao raised her head and said, "Why are you all looking at me? You look down on me..."
Everyone lowered their heads quickly.
With Xie Yao at the dinner table, the other members of the Xie family felt uncomfortable, fearing that she would blurt out another sentence: Do you look down on the Jianfu Camp? Looking down on the Jianfu Camp means looking down on the eldest princess and His Majesty. I will go to the emperor to sue all of you.
Xie Mingan and others couldn't eat anymore, so they just took a few bites and left in a hurry.
Only Han was still worried about Xie Chengyu being punished. She was so confused for a moment that she stayed until the end.
She tried to concentrate and was about to pick up her chopsticks -
Then Xie Yao said, "My cousin really protects my elder sister."
Han was not a fool. Upon hearing this, she suddenly clenched her chopsticks.
In fact, sometimes she felt jealous, thinking that her husband and Xie Zhi were too close. However, she would comfort herself that before she got married, she and her brother also had a deep brotherly love.
In front of Xie Yao, Han pretended to be calm: "Sister Yao'er, you are joking. My husband is the eldest brother in the family. He has a bunch of younger brothers. Only Zhizhi and you two sisters are here. Naturally, I have to hold them in my hands and protect them."
Xie Yao: "Oh, so that's it, I was overthinking it."
After Han finally calmed down, she asked again, "I've been away from home all year round, and I'm not as close to my elder sister as my cousin and I are. Cousin, do you know that my elder sister is still single at her age? Does she have anyone she likes?"
Xie Zhi was already nineteen years old. In the State of Yan, it was rare for someone to be unmarried at this age, although it was not a bad thing.
The smile on Han's face became forced.
Xie Zhi has never proposed marriage, and he is very close to his cousin Xie Chengyu, which really makes people think too much about it.
Xie Yao still looked sincere: "By the way, my cousin and his wife have been married for several years, why doesn't his wife have a child yet?"
"how?"
"My uncle opened a clinic in Beijing a few days ago. Perhaps he can help my cousin's wife solve her problems."
"I have no problem!" Han said immediately. Realizing that she had spoken too harshly, she added, "My husband lives in the military camp all year round. Although we are separated, we still respect each other like guests."
Xie Yao nodded and finally said, "My cousin finally came back home and he went to visit my eldest sister as soon as possible. My cousin and his wife really treat each other with respect, which makes me admire them."
Han couldn't sit still any longer, she stood up suddenly and ran out in a hurry.
She wanted to find Xie Chengyu to find out clearly. If she couldn't get the answer clearly, she would see for herself whether her husband really had feelings for Xie Zhi, that vixen and concubine's daughter!
Xie Yao watched her cousin's wife leave, her eyes gradually becoming deep.
Now, she was the only one left enjoying the full banquet.
After Xie Yao had eaten her fill, she packed up some more food and then walked back to Wanxiangyuan slowly, holding the knife.
It’s almost an hour, which should be enough for my cousin to do his work.
Xie Yao returned to the room and saw a letter at the head of her bed.
There are four words written in black on it: From my dear daughter.
This is Lu Shenyan's handwriting.
She was right in her guess. The person who delivered the letter in her previous life was Xie Chengyu.
In her previous life, Xie Yao went to the door to greet her cousin, but her cousin came a little late. When she returned, there was a letter on the bedside.
At that time, Lu Shenyan came to propose to her, but Xie Mingan was not very willing.
The Lu family has no power or influence, they are just a poor family, and Lu Shenyan is also a commoner.
Xie Ming'an planned in his mind that even if Xie Yao could not marry the King of Jingbei, she should marry a man of equal social status, preferably one who would be beneficial to his career.
The two families were still in a stalemate when Xie Yao received the letter.
Lu Shenyan invited her to Hualou for tea.
She went there and did drink tea with Lu Shenyan, but was caught by Xie Zhi and Xie Chengyu!
As her cousin, Xie Chengyu angrily scolded her for being shameless before she even got married and for daring to sneak out of the house to meet with a man.
Xie Zhi sighed and pleaded for mercy, attracting many people to watch.
As a result, Xie Yao's reputation became even worse.
Only then did Xie Ming'an agree to Lu Shenyan's proposal, and without even asking for any betrothal gifts, he hurriedly got engaged to the Lu family and married her off.
In the afternoon, Xie Yan said that Lu Shenyan came to test him.
Xie Yao guessed that Lu Shenyan still had evil intentions and after failing to ask for a thank you banquet, he would definitely go to find his cousin Xie Chengyu.
My cousin used to be in Xie's academy with Lu Shenyan. He was quite skilled, so he was able to leave this letter when she left the house to eat.
Afraid that Xie Yao would not eat, he even suppressed his anger and left halfway.
Xie Yao sneered, picked up Lu Shenyan's letter, and without even looking at it, threw it into the charcoal brazier.
The flames rose rapidly and reduced the letter to ashes in an instant.
Lu Shenyan wanted her to keep the appointment, as if people saw them together, rumors would spread.
He will also ask Xie Chengyu to be a witness.
By then, he would be a talented and romantic man, and his own reputation would be ruined. If he married her without any disgust, it might become a beautiful story.
However, Lu Shenyan was not afraid...
Playing with fire will only lead to burn!
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