Chapter 135: Divorce
It was already early afternoon when we returned to the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion.
As Xie Rongying finished walking up the stairs, the guard at the gate said, "Madam, the young marquis wants you to go to Linfeng Garden."
Xie Rongying was confused for a moment. Ever since that night when Qin Junyi knelt down to beg her, except for the next day when he handed over all the things in the mansion to her, Qin Junyi had been avoiding her intentionally or unintentionally.
It seems that Qin Junyi's disgust towards her has increased, but he has to bow his head temporarily because he can only seek her help now.
Otherwise, would Qin Junyi bow his head in front of her?
"I understand." Xie Rongying said and walked into the mansion.
She did not go directly to Linfeng Garden, but returned to East Garden, changed her clothes, rested for half an hour, and had dinner before slowly walking out of East Garden.
When they arrived at Linfeng Garden, Zheng from the second wife and Bai from the third wife were sitting in the flower hall.
And Shangguan Yao, who was supposed to be in the second courtyard in the east of the city.
When everyone saw Xie Rongying coming, except Zheng who stood up to greet her with a smile, the others stared at Xie Rongying with different expressions.
"Rongying, you're here." Zheng came forward and tried to pull Xie Rongying to sit down next to her. "Come on, come on, sit down. We've been waiting for you here for a long time."
Xie Rongying cleverly distanced herself from Zheng and said, "You're all waiting for me. What are you waiting for me to do?"
Qin Junyi stared at Xie Rongying indifferently and said, "Didn't you return home a long time ago? Why are you here only now? The people who went to invite you were sent back by your people, saying that you were resting."
"What's wrong with resting?" Xie Rongying stepped forward and asked with a smile, "Could it be that the young marquis won't let me rest?"
"Junyi, sister must have been exhausted from something that happened after returning to the Xie family. Don't blame her." Shangguan Yao advised from the main seat.
Mrs. Bai spoke sarcastically, "This mistress of the house is so busy. She hasn't even finished taking care of things at her own house, and she's already back home. Doesn't she know that a daughter who's married off is like spilled water?"
Xie Rongying stared at Bai Shi and said with a smile, "Third Aunt is willing to make dirty water and stinky water, I won't stop you, but the daughter of the Xie family is not something that can be poured out. I am just getting married, but I am not breaking off my relationship with the Xie family."
Bai's expression darkened. This damn girl was really not a good person. She was so sharp-tongued that she wouldn't hold back even a breath.
"Sister, Third Aunt just wants you to take care of the affairs in the mansion. She..." Shangguan Yao was interrupted by Xie Rongying before she could finish her words.
"Is it your turn to speak here?" Xie Rongying said in a flat voice: "If you didn't know, you would think I was a concubine coming to pay my respects to the principal wife."
Shangguan Yao's face stiffened slightly. How could she not hear the hidden meaning in Xie Rongying's words?
She sat in the main seat, which should have been Xie Rongying's seat. She wanted to take advantage of Qin Junyi's anger towards Xie Rongying to annoy Xie Rongying, but she didn't expect Xie Rongying to say it directly.
She slowly stood up and glanced at Qin Junyi. She saw that apart from anger, Qin Junyi's face showed no intention of speaking for her.
"Sister, I didn't mean that." Shangguan Yao bowed towards Xie Rongying as she spoke, "It's just that I saw that my sister was talking to the second and third aunts and didn't have time to greet you."
"Yao'er, I think Rongying is a magnanimous person. It's just a small matter." Bai Shi tried to smooth things over.
Xie Rongying sat down in the seat Shangguan Yao had just sat, raised her eyebrows and smiled faintly, "Third Aunt, I'm not very generous. Giving the young marquis to her is already the most generous thing I've done. But if she still covets my position in this mansion after giving him to her, I'll be embarrassed."
The last few words seemed to be spoken to Shangguan Yao, but also seemed to be spoken to Zheng and Bai.
"Okay, okay, Rongying is here, let's talk business." Zheng gave Bai a warning look and spoke in a peacemaker's tone.
Qin Junyi finally spoke and looked at Shangguan Yao: "Yao'er, come and sit with me."
Upon hearing this, Zheng and Bai looked at each other.
Xie Rongying looked calm, not even moving her eyelids, as if Qin Junyi's behavior was already within her expectations.
Shangguan Yao walked to Qin Junyi's side, her eyes always on Xie Rongying, with a trace of grievance on her face. Just when she was hesitating whether to sit down, Qin Junyi pulled her to sit beside him.
"Mrs. Xie, I asked you to come here today to discuss the 100,000 taels of silver that the second and third branches each contributed." Qin Junyi spoke with a generous air, "Second and Third Uncles don't have much money, and my younger brothers and sisters are getting older and have many expenses. They don't need to return all of their 100,000 taels. Just return 50,000 taels. What do you think?"
Xie Rongying smiled when she heard this and said, "Since the young marquis has made up his mind, then just return it."
After saying that, he looked sideways at Qin Junyi.
Qin Junyi immediately looked away and continued, "I heard from Third Aunt that she discussed this matter with you, and not only did you disagree, you were also disrespectful to your elders. Is that true?"
"Qin Junyi, if you think I can't manage this mansion well, then you can find someone else." Xie Rongying said coldly, "If you think I can manage this mansion well, then you should talk less and do more."
"Rongying, you also know the situation of the Marquis' Mansion. The whole family relies on you." Zheng frowned and said, "We don't want everything back. If there are any holes in the Marquis' Mansion in the future, we will find a way to make up for it."
"Depend on me?" Xie Rongying raised an eyebrow: "Depend on what?"
He hasn't given up on her money yet.
"Since you are in charge of the Marquis' Mansion, you have taken my mother's place. You should also take my mother's worries to heart." Perhaps Qin Junyi also felt that it was a bit excessive, so his tone became much gentler: "If you can help the Qin family overcome the difficulties, the whole family will remember your kindness."
As the words fell, a gloomy atmosphere began to fill the hall.
Xie Rongying looked at Qin Junyi with a faint smile.
Then he slowly stood up and stared down at Qin Junyi: "Do you really treat me like a fool?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Qin Junyi could clearly see the hostility in Xie Rongying's eyes.
Xie Rongying's deep eyes flashed with coldness: "Qin Junyi, either you write a letter of divorce today, or you stop thinking about my money."
When Qin Junyi heard the word "divorce", his expression changed drastically. He stood up suddenly and stared at Xie Rongying coldly: "Divorce? Xie Rongying, have you been hooking up with the King of Wei for a long time?!"
When Xie Rongying heard Qin Junyi mention the King of Wei, she looked at Shangguan Yao.
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