Chapter 32: Revenge of the knife, uncle also made efforts
The next day, when Mrs. Xie woke up and was about to ask the servants to wash up, she saw the confession on her desk.
She picked it up doubtfully, and when she saw the contents clearly, her expression suddenly changed.
"Someone, someone, come!"
Mrs. Xie shouted in panic.
"What are your instructions, old lady?"
Madam Xie asked gloomily, "Did you see anyone enter my room last night?"
The maids and old women who were keeping watch at night all shook their heads.
After discovering that they knew nothing about this, Mrs. Xie was completely panicked.
How could someone sneak into his house without anyone noticing and leave this letter?
"Go and call my son...go and call my son Ming'an! Quick, quick!"
She hurriedly called the maid beside her.
This scene was seen by Xie Yao who was passing by Jingzhuxuan to feed Zhui Mo.
Her grandmother is so scared, she must not be scared to death.
Soon, Wenchangbo, who had just finished his court session, was urgently summoned before he could even catch his breath. "Mother, what's so urgent that you insist on having your son come here right after the court session and before he's even had a bite to eat?"
Madam Xie handed the confession to him and said, "Look at this, this traitor."
Xie Mingan glanced casually and his pupils trembled suddenly.
When he saw the last signature of the confession, he was stunned for a moment before he remembered that it was the name of Manager Wang.
"What a traitor!" Xie Ming'an gritted his teeth. "I have raised him for so many years and treated him well, yet he dared to betray and slander me."
Old Madam Xie looked at her son, looking calm and composed.
Regardless of whether it is slander or not, can her son please not scare her at her age?
After calming down, Xie Mingan asked Mrs. Xie, "Mother, where did you get this letter from?"
Old Madam Xie shook her head and told the story with lingering fear that she had seen the letter early in the morning and that it appeared in her room.
Xie Mingan was not too surprised.
He lowered his head, thought for a while, and said gloomily: "Let my son handle this matter. Mother doesn't need to worry."
Afterwards, he sent someone to search Manager Wang's house while Manager Wang was away and found an identical confession.
Within two days, Qiliang returned to the Bo Mansion and worked as a servant in Wanxiangyuan.
He was bought back by the second young lady, and his name was changed. He was only responsible for purchasing for Wanxiangyuan, and other people in the Bo's Mansion could only turn a blind eye and pretend not to see it.
That day, when Sang Ruo came to deliver food to Xie Yao, he said that Manager Wang had died.
"It's strange, but Manager Wang had his leg broken by the Second Miss before, and he insisted on going to the pond to fish in the freezing weather, saying that the master liked to eat the fish he cooked. As a result, he slipped and fell into the water. When he was found, he was... Tsk..."
Sang Ruo said this, his tone undisguisedly gloating.
Xie Yao narrowed her eyes and chuckled, not even bothering to pretend to be surprised.
Ever since Xie Yao found the lung-calming ointment for Xu Susu, Sang Ruo stopped pretending and became half a maid beside her.
She also said that Manager Wang used to see that her mother was not favored by the Earl of Wenchang, was ill all year round, and lived in the remote Jingzhuxuan, so he often withheld things from Jingzhuxuan and bullied the maids in Jingzhuxuan.
Hearing this, a hint of hostility flashed in Xie Yao's eyes.
After Sang Ruo left, she was alone in the room, telling herself over and over again:
Manager Wang is dead, and he can’t die again.
No matter how cold the water in the pond was, it couldn't compare to the pain of the knife stabbing into her heart.
She avenged the knife today.
As for who killed Manager Wang, it was naturally her hypocritical father.
When the confession was found in Manager Wang's room, he must have been furious.
Not only did Xie Ming'an kill Manager Wang for her, he also handled everything cleanly and made it look like an accident.
After all, she saw with her own eyes that day that her grandmother panicked and asked Xie Mingan to come over.
What Steward Wang knew was already written in the confession.
Although sparing him life would allow him to come forward and expose Xie Mingan in the future, she would be happier if he died.
Besides, the only way to catch the snake is to alert it.
She said in her heart:
Xie Mingan, it’s not over yet.
She will get back everything the Xie family owes her, bit by bit, one by one.
At this time, a hurried figure rushed into Wanxiangyuan.
"Sister, school was over early today, and when my classmates and I went to South Street to buy some writing brushes, we saw my uncle."
Xie Yan shouted loudly as he entered the door.
Xie Yao frowned and asked, "Before you came to Wanxiangyuan, did you pay your respects to your mother first?"
Xie Yan scratched his head, looking helpless. “I went to my mother’s room, but before I could even get in, the maid stopped me. My mother said I was noisy.”
Xie Yao said, "It's indeed noisy."
Xie Yan was silent for only a moment before he burst into words again: "Uncle, no, the Xu family actually opened a clinic right next to the Ji'an Hall where my father and mother often come to our uncle's house for treatment. They also sell medicine. It's called Shengji Hall. It's only been open for two days, and it's already packed."
When Xie Yao heard that her uncle named the clinic "Shengjitang", she couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips.
As expected of my uncle.
The name Shengjitang is right next to Ji'antang. It's a wonder Ji'antang can stay popular.
She said, "It's not a good thing that the clinic is overcrowded."
Xie Yan explained, "Because the medicine at Shengjitang is cheap, for the same medicinal materials, Shengjitang only costs half the price of Ji'antang. They have also invited several famous doctors from the capital to sit in the clinic, so the patients who used to go to Ji'antang now go to Shengjitang!"
"But what's Uncle's plan? The doctors he hired aren't cheap, and the medicine he charges is cheap. How can he make money in the long run?"
When Xie Yao heard Xie Yan's words, she guessed what her uncle Xu Zhixing was going to do.
He is playing hard to get and luring you into a trap.
Xie Yao knocked on Xie Yan's head and said, "Can you compare with your uncle in terms of making money?"
"No."
"Then what did you say? Never mind."
Xie Yan continued to talk about his life at the school and refused to leave.
Finally, he lowered his voice and said, "Sister, Lu Shenyan came to see me today."
Xie Yao's expression remained unchanged, with a sneer on the corner of her lips.
I almost forgot about this grandson.
"Oh? What did he say to you?" she asked.
Xie Yan smiled maliciously: "He is just asking about my sister's upcoming marriage and whether she is willing to marry the King of Jingbei. I have already told him to get lost. Our Xie family is not something he can marry into."
"Well done. Next time he asks you..."
Xie Yan's smile became more sincere, with a hint of silliness: "Of course I will ignore it."
If there is a next time, he will introduce Lu Shenyan to Xie Zhi.
Xie Zhi has been good to him over the years, so what his sister doesn't want can just be given to her.
Early the next morning, the second branch of the Xie family suddenly sent someone to Wanxiangyuan.
It was said that Xie Yao's cousin had returned home on vacation, and the family had a meal together.
Her mother said she was not feeling well and would not go out, and Xie Yao nodded.
As for eating, she has no problem.
The Hongmen Banquet was delicious too.
At noon, the second branch sent someone to say that Xie Yao's cousin had returned home, and the two siblings had not seen each other for many years, so they could meet at the gate of the uncle's house.
Xie Yao sat lazily on the chair, testing the blade of her long knife without even looking at the maid who delivered the message.
The maid urged, "Second Miss, Master Cheng Yu is your cousin. He finally comes home. How can you not go and welcome him?"
Xie Yao asked, "I am the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Wenchang, and the legal wife of the Prince of Jingbei. How dare my cousin ask me to go and meet him?"
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