Chapter 125 Getting Started
The next day.
In the meeting hall of the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion, Qin Junyi had already arranged for someone to deliver the account books and warehouse keys that Shangguan Yao had previously managed.
Zheng and Bai also arrived here early.
Even though Jiang had been in charge of the Marquisate for decades, he knew there was a big hole that needed to be filled.
But he could not resist the temptation to take control of the Marquis' Mansion.
Bai Shi was not very interested, but she knew how to fight for her own interests.
Now the eldest wife's family is relatively small, Qin Junyi is a man without ambition who only knows how to hang out with women, plus Qin Shiyuan is far away at the border, this war may not be stopped in two or three years.
The first wife is in a state of decline. If Qin Shiyuan encounters any accident at the border, the Yongyi Marquis Mansion will be in the hands of the second and third wives.
"Are these the lists of my sister-in-law's dowry?" Mrs. Bai walked forward and flipped through them, surprise in her eyes. "Back then, they said Madam Jiang loved her daughter very much. It's true."
Zheng coughed lightly and said, "Junyi hasn't come yet, don't move."
Bai looked at the people standing in the hall who were all theirs and said, "What's the big deal? Sooner or later, they will all be ours. Let's see what's going on in advance."
As soon as he finished speaking, footsteps were heard outside.
Zheng and Bai originally thought that Qin Junyi came alone, but when they saw Xie Rongying appear, there was a slight change in their eyes.
"Second Aunt, Third Aunt." Xie Rongying stepped forward and saluted.
"Rongying." Zheng's gaze lingered on Xie Rongying for a moment, then turned to look at Qin Junyi. This was the first time she saw Xie Rongying and Qin Junyi standing side by side. "You're here."
Qin Junyi walked up and handed over the key to Jiang's warehouse, the dowry list, and the indentures of the servants in the Marquis' Mansion to Xie Rongying.
"Move all these things to the East Garden. From now on, the young lady will have the final say in the mansion." Qin Junyi looked at Cuizhi and Dongxue while speaking.
"Yes, young marquis."
Cuizhi and Dongxue went forward and picked up the important things.
"Junyi, you're going to give your mother's things to her just now?" Bai tried her best to look natural.
Qin Junyi smiled faintly: "Aunt, mother's things and the affairs of the Marquis' Mansion must be handed over to Mrs. Xie. Since she is my wife, she is naturally the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion."
After saying that, he looked at Xie Rongying again and said, "If you have any questions in the future, please ask your second and third aunts."
"Second Aunt, Third Aunt, Rongying will trouble you a lot in the future." Xie Rongying nodded and said.
Bai forced a smile and said, "That's no problem."
Instead, Madam Zheng came forward and took Xie Rongying's hand, saying gently, "Junyi should have gotten along with you like this a long time ago. A united husband and wife can overcome any obstacle. If you have any questions in the future, just ask Second Aunt."
"Then he will definitely come to trouble Second Aunt often." Xie Rongying responded in Zheng's tone.
Bai said sarcastically, "It seems Rongying has finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel. Junyi has finally set his heart on you. With Shangguan Yao's incident, Junyi has also discovered that he has to marry a girl from the clan."
"Second aunt and third aunt, I'll ask you to help Xie with the affairs in the mansion. I have something else to do, so I'll leave now." Qin Junyi bowed and saluted.
Zheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, Junyi. We are all family. There is no need to be so polite."
Qin Junyi nodded, and when he turned around, he looked at Xie Rongying.
After Qin Junyi left, Zheng, Bai and Xie Rongying talked for a few words and then took the opportunity to leave on the pretext of having something to do in the mourning hall in the front hall.
The Bai and Zheng families were relatively respectable, even though they had covetous intentions towards the eldest wife.
But they also saw Qin Junyi's attitude.
Qin Junyi obviously didn't believe them, so they didn't need to reveal their ambitions at this time.
After the lobby quieted down, Xie Rongying looked at what Dongxue and Cuizhi were holding in their hands, a dark light flickering in her eyes.
"Miss, why did you agree to the young marquis?" Cuizhi asked in confusion.
Xie Rongying picked up the key to the storeroom and said nonchalantly, "Only when I have this mansion completely under my control can I do whatever I want."
Naturally, she would not miss the opportunity that came to her door.
*
After Zheng and Bai passed through three courtyard gates together, Bai blocked Zheng's way.
"Do you think Qin Junyi has discovered what his second and third uncles are thinking?"
Zheng smiled faintly, "It must be that our two families' ambitions have overflowed. Qin Junyi has noticed something and would rather hand over Jiang's things and the power of the Marquis' Mansion to Xie Rongying than to us."
"He's not afraid that Xie Rongying will abandon him." Bai said unhappily.
Zheng: "Xie Rongying is Qin Junyi's legal wife after all. Even if the two of them don't get along, they will definitely reach an agreement on the major issues."
If the second and third wives seized power from the first wife, it would not be good for Xie Rongying.
"Then what should we do?" Mrs. Bai snorted softly, "Are we really going to help Xie Rongying manage the Marquis' Mansion?"
Zheng looked ahead, a strange look flashing in her eyes: "We will naturally do what we should do, but Xie Rongying shouldn't expect to live in peace."
"How can you not be at peace?" asked Bai.
Zheng glanced at Bai and asked, "Have you forgotten that there is also Shangguan Yao?"
"If Shangguan Yao heard that Qin Junyi and Xie Rongying had a relationship, would Shangguan Yao be able to sit still?"
"Second sister-in-law, it has to be you." Bai likes to see the jokes in the first wife's house the most. Now that the first wife has been in trouble one after another, she is really unhappy.
*
The monks of Kaibao Temple chanted scriptures in the mansion of Marquis Yongyi for seven consecutive days before Qin Junchen was buried.
Qin Fengyuan used the excuse that things were not going well in the mansion and asked the monks to chant Buddhist scriptures for another half a month.
Time flies and it is mid-June.
The city of Bianjing was getting increasingly hot. Even if there was an occasional drizzle, there would only be a hint of coolness in the evening.
Ever since Xie Rongying took over all the big and small matters in the Marquis' Mansion, he has been able to handle things with ease.
Originally, Bai wanted to make things difficult for Xie Rongying, but after seeing that the third house also benefited from it, she endured it.
Zheng spread the news about Xie Rongying and Qin Junyi.
She naturally didn't know where Qin Junyi had settled Shangguan Yao, but as long as the word spread that the relationship between the young marquis of Yongyi's mansion and the young lady was getting deeper and deeper, the news would naturally reach Shangguan Yao's ears.
Shangguan Yao really couldn't sit still when she heard the news, and Qin Junyi hadn't visited her for several days.
She became increasingly restless.
Whenever she lost her temper, Wen Zi would suppress her.
"Miss, our plan has already begun. If you show up and disrupt the plan, alerting Xie Rongying, what will the suffering you have endured during this period be? What will the Master's experience be?"
Shangguan Yao calmed down after hearing this and asked, "Have you found out everything? When will we start?"
"We've found out everything." Wen Zi had recently visited the nunnery where Xie Jing's wife resided, and had also spent a considerable amount of money to learn a great deal about her from the Xie family. "As long as our people learn even a little bit of what Xie Jing's wife does, dealing with Xie Jing shouldn't be a problem."
Shangguan Yao became interested: "Is there really no problem?"
"Miss, this beauty trap requires more than just beauty." Wen Zi said solemnly, "Xie Jing and Yan were childhood sweethearts, and their feelings must have been deep. I don't know why they parted ways. Just think about it, if Xie Jing met the young Yan, would his heart be moved?"
Shangguan Yao finally smiled: "Is Xie Jing keeping an eye on that place?"
"Keep an eye on it, don't worry, young lady." Wen Zi also had a few smiles on her face: "The master means that the subordinates can go ahead and deal with the Xie family without worry. As for the young master, the master should have a plan to deal with it."
Hearing this, Shangguan Yao finally felt relieved and thought: "As long as father has a corresponding plan, then my brother should be fine."
"Tomorrow, Xie Jing and Xie Lin will meet with merchants from Lingnan on a boat at the dock. This is an opportunity, and I will make arrangements now." Wen Zi said.
"Go quickly and be careful." Shangguan Yao warned worriedly.
*
At the end of the You hour, at the mansion of the Marquis of Yongyi.
East Garden.
Cuizhi walked into the room with a letter and looked at Xie Rongying behind the desk with surprise in her tone.
"Girl, there's a letter from the lady."
Xie Rongying's hand holding the scroll tightened. She knew who the "madam" Cuizhi was referring to. She immediately put down the scroll and took the letter from Cuizhi.
Looking at the familiar handwriting, the face in my mind became clearer.
She has always been a little distant from her mother, always feeling that her mother doesn't love her, but sometimes she feels that her mother does care about her.
But compared to her mother's care, what Xie Rongying felt most was her mother's alienation from her.
She didn't understand why.
When I was a child, I often asked my grandmother why I couldn’t act like a spoiled child in front of my mother and why I had to behave well in front of her.
Grandma always said with heartache: "Rong'er can do anything in front of grandma."
"Miss, what did the lady say?" Cuizhi asked happily from the side.
You know, in the past, the girl was most looking forward to receiving letters from her lady.
When Xie Rongying saw the contents of the letter, her eyes became serious and she slowly stood up.
"Girl?" The joy on Cuizhi's face faded. "What happened?"
Xie Rongying's expression was slightly cold. She lit the letter on the candlestick and let go only after the flames shot up. She watched the letter burn into ashes.
She said in a deep voice: "Make arrangements and return home tomorrow."
(Guess whose life the heroine will take tomorrow)
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