Chapter 136 Suspicion and Suppression
Shangguan Yao met Xie Rongying's gaze, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and the provocation in her eyes was not concealed at all.
Qin Junyi seemed to have finally found a reason to vent, staring coldly at Xie Rongying. "Back at Yunwu Manor, I was wondering how you could possibly have the guts to accept Zhang Ran's death warrant. Later, when the news of your secret meeting with the King of Wei spread, I finally understood. It turns out you have the King of Wei's backing."
"At that time, my mother asked me to endure it. After all, there was no evidence of you having an affair with the King of Wei. Later, the incidents that occurred one after another in the Marquis's Mansion were more or less related to you."
Qin Junyi's face grew more sinister with each word he spoke. "I won't bother with you about what happened before. After all, with your status, you are only being used by the King of Wei. The King of Wei can't covet someone else's wife. He only wants to get something from you if he can get close to you."
"After all, the Prince is behind the Yongyi Marquisate. He is just using you to separate you from our Qin family. And you, have truly fulfilled his wish!"
"Don't you see a woman like you, strong and hypocritical, who would even look at you twice?"
After Qin Junyi belittled Xie Rongying, the coldness in his eyes grew even more intense. "Now that Mother is gone, the burden of this mansion falls on you and me. The woman will take care of the interior, and the man will take care of the exterior. Since you are the mistress of this mansion, shouldn't you take on the responsibilities that Mother once shouldered?"
"Xie Rongying, don't mention the word divorce again!" Qin Junyi gritted his teeth, "Otherwise, don't blame me for ruining your reputation in Bianjing."
Xie Rongying stared at Qin Junyi expressionlessly, with scrutiny in her eyes.
After a moment, a sneer appeared on the corner of her lips: "You want me to lose my reputation in Bianjing?"
“How do you sweep the floor?”
Xie Rongying sat back down in her previous seat, her eyes gloomy as she continued, "Are you saying I'm having a secret meeting with the King of Wei? Or are you ignoring me and making me a laughing stock in Bianjing?"
Zheng and Bai clearly felt that the atmosphere was no longer under their control, and they looked at each other.
Bai stood up and said, "Junyi, you and Rongying, please stop arguing. Be careful not to let these words get to the ears of the King of Wei. The Yongyi Marquis's Mansion is already in turmoil, so don't let any more trouble arise."
"And Rongying." Mrs. Bai looked at Xie Rongying again. "Third Aunt won't mention the money matter to you. We are all family. The deficits of the Marquis' Mansion are the result of several generations of deficits. It is really difficult for you to worry about it alone. We, the Second and Third Houses, will also find a way."
"Yes, Junyi, Rongying, we are family, so please stop arguing." Zheng looked at Qin Junyi and Xie Rongying anxiously, "Let's all work together to find a solution to the deficit of the Marquis' Mansion. Junyi, please don't make it too difficult for Rongying."
"Yes, yes." Mrs. Bai stood up and winked at Mrs. Zheng: "Junyi, your second aunt and I will go back first."
Zheng stood up and warned, "Don't argue. Don't be like your father and mother. Junyi, only when the inner house is peaceful can you do what you should do with peace of mind. Get along well with Rongying."
Qin Junyi's expression faded a lot after hearing this. He stood up and bowed, "Second Aunt, Third Aunt, Junyi understands."
"Don't see me off. Let's go back first." After saying that, Bai pulled Zheng and hurriedly walked out of the flower hall.
After the flower hall quieted down, Qin Junyi turned sideways and looked at Xie Rongying.
"Did you and the King of Wei collude on the matter of Shangguan Jing?"
Xie Rongying listened to Qin Junyi's questioning words and said in a flat voice: "If I really had that ability, do you think you, Qin Junyi, would still be able to talk to me properly here?"
"Thank you, Rongying!" Qin Junyi shouted angrily, "Don't deny it. Shangguan Jing and Chen Ge'er both went to Fanlou after receiving letters in each other's handwriting. And that Bi Huan who was with Second Aunt disappeared like a ghost afterwards. Just imagine, how many people in this world could make a living person disappear like a ghost in front of everyone in Fanlou?"
"Why didn't Shangguan Jing doubt the letter? Wasn't it because the informant who was watching Xie Lin told him that he had been discovered and was investigating Xie Lin behind the scenes? Shangguan Jing only told Chen Ge'er about this."
"So after receiving the letter in Chen Ge'er's handwriting, he went to Fanlou angrily."
"Also, the incense in the incense burner in the room in Fan Tower can make an angry person more and more manic, and Bi Huan's role is to make Shangguan Jing more and more manic!"
"Such a meticulous plan, who would believe it if the King of Wei didn't have help?" Qin Junyi's face grew colder as he spoke. "And when Chen Ge'er went to Second Aunt to ask for Bi Huan, you also wanted to ask for Bi Huan. Why did you suddenly stop asking for her?"
"Xie Rongying, do you really think I'm a fool?" Qin Junyi said, the more angry he was. If he hadn't thought that the Marquis' Mansion still needed Xie Rongying's help, he would have sent Xie Rongying to the farm long ago and never let her return to Bianjing. "Let me tell you, if this matter is investigated further, you will not have a good ending."
"So, I should be thanking you?" Xie Rongying raised her eyes and stared at Qin Junyi meaningfully. "Or does the young marquis himself believe that Shangguan Jing has no connection with the Shangguan family who colluded with the enemy and committed treason in the fourth year of Chengde?"
Sure enough, when Qin Junyi and Shangguan Yao heard the words "treason and collaborating with the enemy", their expressions changed.
"If that's true, why hasn't the King of Wei sent anyone to arrest me?" Shangguan Yao asked coldly, "Could it be that I didn't explain clearly to the King of Wei that I'm Shangguan Jing's sister?"
Xie Rongying's gaze fell on Shangguan Yao and she chuckled, "A smart person would know not to implicate their family. Could it be that if your brother fell into the hands of the King of Wei, you would have to tell him that Shangguan Yao is his biological sister?"
"You..." Shangguan Yao clenched her fists, thinking of Wen Zi's death, frowned and asked, "Aren't you afraid that those dead people will become ghosts and come to you to take your life?"
Hearing this, Xie Rongying smiled: "You couldn't do anything to me when you were alive, and now you're dead?"
"Thank you, Rongying," Qin Junyi held Shangguan Yao in his arms. "I've already told you what we know, so I won't bother with you anymore. Your secret relationship with the King of Wei has also been severed. You should worry more about the affairs of the Marquis' Mansion."
"So that's what the young marquis wanted to tell me." Xie Rongying stood up and didn't look at Qin Junyi again. Instead, she said, "The young marquis should let Shangguan take care of the affairs of the marquisate. I'll send someone to deliver my mother-in-law's dowry and the key to the mansion's treasury. As for the money owed to the second and third wives, you can return it if you want."
"Thank you Rongying," Qin Junyi stood up again and was about to say something.
The guard came in and reported: "Young Marquis, the prince is here."
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