Chapter 159 Someone Else
The smile on Xie Rongying's lips gradually faded, and her eyes became colder as she looked at Xie Jing.
"It's not your turn to meddle in my father's affairs." Xie Jing looked through Xie Rongying's eyes, as if he could see Yan Shi looking at him with a look of condescension and disgust. He said in a stern tone, "You are now a member of the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion. You should manage the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion well and give birth to an heir as soon as possible, instead of focusing on my father's affairs all day long."
After saying that, Xie Jing's gaze fell on Dongxue: "I asked you to stay with the girl so that she can do more things for me, not to keep an eye on me!"
Dongxue lowered her head very low.
Cuizhi saw Xie Jing's eyes falling on her and immediately lowered her eyes.
How could they have expected Xie Jing's reaction to be so big this time.
Xie Rongying listened to these words with a calm expression. She said, "Father, if you insist on bringing her to the mansion, as a daughter, I will definitely not have any objections. After all, you said you are a man. But why do you want to arrange for her to stay with Grandmother?"
Xie Jing was about to speak.
Xie Rongying suddenly sneered, "I don't know what connection your father has with the Feng family, nor do I know how much guilt you feel towards them. But you do feel guilty. If you want to bring someone into the Xie family, you should give them a status, instead of bringing them into the mansion without any status and letting them stay with Grandmother."
"What kind of status does that woman hold in Grandmother's side?" Xie Rongying said, noticing Xie Jing's increasingly grim expression. "A distant relative?"
Seeing the complex and angry expression on Xie Jing's face, she continued, "My daughter just doesn't understand why a woman whose father knows nothing about her would be allowed to enter the Xie Mansion simply because of her surname. She's not entering as a concubine, but rather like some poor girl from some poor family being taken in by our Xie family."
Xie Jing looked at the people passing by and said, "Let's talk about it when we get home."
Then he walked towards the mansion.
Seeing this, Xie Rongying hesitated for a moment before heading towards the mansion.
Dongxue followed Xie Rongying closely and whispered, "Miss, the master seems very angry."
Xie Rongying naturally noticed Xie Jing's displeasure, which was enough to show that the woman from Youqing Tower had already occupied a considerable position in Xie Jing's heart.
"Do many people know that father went to Youqing Tower recently?" Xie Rongying suddenly asked.
"Yes." Dongxue responded, "Besides the young marquis of Dongchang Marquisate, some of the Lord's colleagues and subordinates also know about it."
It seems that Xie Jing did not want to cover up this matter, which happened to be what the woman wanted.
Although Yan still held the title of Xie Jing's wife, she did not want to have any involvement with the Xie family. All the noble families on good terms with the Xie family knew that Xie Jing and Yan had parted ways long ago.
As for why Xie Jing did not divorce Yan over the years, it was because he did not want to create a rift with his only daughter, and secondly, Old Madam Xie would not allow it.
Xie Jing also knew that Yan hated him to the extreme and didn't mind him finding other women.
So she no longer worried about his status as the principal wife.
Many of the women in Xie Jing's harem were sent by colleagues and subordinates, and those women all had some similarities.
Xie Rongying knew about this matter.
"If I had known that the master would react like this, I should have told the master when the girl found out that Wen Zi had arranged people to keep an eye on him." Cuizhi said in a low voice.
"Do you think the master didn't know about that Mei girl's adultery?" Dong Xue was a little unhappy: "What the young lady said to the old lady, do you think the old lady didn't tell the master?"
"That woman is obviously the one who looks most like Feng Peizhi among all the women the Master has. I guess in the Master's heart, one woman can't cause any big waves, but since she can satisfy many of the Master's regrets from his youth, he tacitly accepts the appearance of that woman."
After Mei Xiaoniang told Xie Jing and his wife about her adultery with a man, Mrs. Xie brought up the matter with Xie Jing.
Xie Jing knew all the reasons why Mei Xiaoniang was punished by Xie Rongying.
But he still went to Youqing Tower.
Xie Rongying originally thought that Xie Jing would be alert until she heard from Jiang that Xie Jing was frequenting brothels.
"This woman not only wants to enter the Xie family openly, but also wants to enter with a clean identity." Xie Rongying smiled faintly, covering up the coldness in her eyes: "It seems that Shangguan Yao has indeed found a relatively powerful person."
To deal with the Xie family.
"Miss, how about, how about letting Gu Xun just..." Dongxue walked forward and made a gesture of wiping her neck.
Xie Rongying stared at Dongxue and said calmly, "Then who do you think my father would suspect first if something happened to that woman at this time?"
Her behavior just now obviously displeased Xie Jing.
"My Lord will never be angry over a woman and you." Dong Xue thought so. "Although my Lord seems to favor that woman now, I feel that you are the most precious person in my Lord's heart."
Xie Rongying smiled when she heard the second half of Dongxue's sentence. If Xie Jing was not her father, she would not be here analyzing the pros and cons with Xie Jing in a gentle voice.
"Why do you think father's subordinates and colleagues all knew about this?" Xie Rongying's expression grew increasingly serious. "And how did that woman manage to control father so well?"
Dongxue's eyes flashed with surprise. "Miss, what you mean is that the girl not only learned about the matter between the master and the mistress from Shangguan Yao, but also learned about Feng Peizhi from someone who knew the master well?"
Xie Rongying nodded: "So if something happens to that woman at this time, father doesn't have to worry. He is just afraid that after being convicted of a murder, he will be used by the people behind that woman."
Xie Rongying was not afraid of Xie Jing's suspicion, but took action at this time for fear that it would lead to murder.
There wouldn't be such a coincidence in this world that the person Wen Zi arranged happened to be from the Feng family?
For the first time, Xie Rongying felt the discomfort of her being in the open while the enemy was hidden.
"Is it the Shangguan family?" Cuizhi asked cautiously as she listened to the conversation between Xie Rongying and Dongxue.
Xie Rongying pondered for a moment: "No, it can only be said that things happened at the same time, and that woman happened to do what Wen Zi wanted."
It’s not so much the woman that Wen Zi found.
It would be better to say that it was Wen Zi who gave that woman the opportunity to meet Xie Jing.
There is someone else behind this...
Xie Rongying stopped when she thought of this.
Dongxue and Cuizhi saw this and stopped to ask, "Girl, why don't you leave?"
"Cuizhi, go tell your father that as a daughter, you will follow his wishes in this matter and there is no need to argue with him. I will go see my grandmother and then return to the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion." After Xie Rongying finished speaking, she headed towards Madam Xie's Shi'an Hall.
Dongxue and Cuizhi exchanged a glance and said, "Go tell the master, and then come to the old lady's yard quickly."
Cuizhi nodded, turned around and trotted towards Xie Jing's yard.
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