Chapter 188 Finding Another Shortcut
Xie Rongying glanced at the crowd entering the gate and broke free from Qin Junyi's hand.
"What do we have to talk about?"
After saying that, Xie Rongying walked towards the gate and was grabbed by Qin Junyi's wrist again.
Qin Junyi frowned and repeated, "Xie Rongying, let's talk."
This time, Xie Rongying looked at Qin Junyi with a more scrutinizing look in her eyes: "What do you want to talk about?"
Qin Junyi's face showed worry. Ever since Emperor Ren De sent people to the border to pick up Qin Shiyuan and bring him back to Bian Jing, Qin Junyi saw the situation clearly. Without his father's support, the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion would be a waste in the hands of Emperor Ren De.
Over the years, Qin Junyi had Jiang taking care of him, and Qin Shiyuan supporting the status of the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion.
I have never been ignored or looked down upon.
But now it’s different. From Guancheng to Bianjing, Qin Junyi has experienced both cold and warm weather.
As the eldest son of the Yongyi Marquis's family, Qin Junyi certainly would not be willing to live in loneliness after his father's death.
Now he is the only heir in the first wife's family, and the second and third wives will definitely have ulterior motives under such circumstances.
Qin Junyi was thinking carefully along the way about the way to the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion.
He couldn't bear to see the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion fall into desolation in Bianjing from now on.
Until the moment he saw Xie Rongying, the sadness in Qin Junyi's heart instantly dissipated. As long as Xie Rongying could keep him in the inner house of the Marquis' Mansion and as long as he had the financial support of the Xie family, he would work wholeheartedly for the prince, and when the prince ascended the throne, he would also be in great glory.
The Yongyi Marquis Mansion will not continue to decline.
At this moment, Qin Junyi even felt that the wife Jiang married for him was really considering his future.
Seeing Qin Junyi staring at her without saying anything, Xie Rongying raised her eyebrows and said, "Young Marquis is really strange. After returning, he didn't stay by your side to fulfill his filial duties, but instead came to have a good talk with me. So what do you want to discuss?"
"Father has someone around him who is filial to him, so he doesn't need a son like me." Qin Junyi said.
"What do you want to talk about?" Xie Rongying ran out of patience.
Qin Junyi stared at Xie Rongying without blinking: "Can we just live a good life?"
Xie Rongying frowned, glanced behind Qin Junyi, and a sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth: "Young Marquis, do you want to live a good life with me?"
"Xie Rongying," Qin Junyi could not help but see the mockery in Xie Rongying's eyes. "No matter what, we are husband and wife. I apologize to you for what happened before. I sincerely regret it and will live a good life with you from now on."
"Young Marquis' words really moved me a little." Xie Rongying smiled meaningfully. "But then again, where is Young Marquis's daughter Yao'er?"
As expected, when Shangguan Yao was mentioned, Qin Junyi's expression changed slightly.
At this time, Cuizhi stepped forward and said, "Young Madam, Young Marquis, let's talk inside the mansion."
Xie Rongying's gaze lingered for a moment on the few strands of silver hair on both sides of Qin Junyi's temples. She sneered silently, turned around and walked towards the mansion.
Qin Junyi immediately followed Xie Rongying and asked, "During the time I was away from Bianjing, have there been any unusual incidents with the second and third wives?"
Xie Rongying stared ahead and replied calmly, "Not long after you left Bianjing, the Ministry of Revenue pressed my second and third uncles to pay the court the money owed by the Yongyi Marquisate. They came to me, and I had no idea what to do. Then my second aunt came up with an idea. They said they would take their dowries and combine them with my second and third uncles to find another way to pay some of the money back to the court."
"I counted all of my mother-in-law's dowry and used it to pay off the debt to the court." When Xie Rongying said this, she stared at Qin Junyi sideways.
Anger flashed across Qin Junyi's face: "Who allowed you to count all of Mother's dowry and use it to pay off her debts?"
"Second aunt and third aunt have both taken out their dowries, but I don't take my mother-in-law's. Do you want me to go back to the Xie family to get mine?" Xie Rongying still underestimated Qin Junyi's mind.
I thought that this time I returned to Beijing I would understand some things and also give up some things.
I didn't expect that they are still so narrow-minded and short-sighted, wanting everything.
"Young Marquis, you are not still planning to take my dowry, are you?" Xie Rongying's tone became much colder.
Qin Junyi suppressed his anger. Thinking that Xie Rongying was still very useful to him, he said, "How could that be? I was excited just now because I felt that it was the only thing my mother left me. It was only for the Marquis' Mansion, so it was my duty."
Jiang's dowry was taken by Xie Rongying to pay off the debt owed to the court. Then what was the point of Jiang protecting the dowry before?
Qin Junyi thought of all that his mother had done for him, and how he couldn't even protect his mother's dowry. He clenched his hands into fists behind his back.
He took a deep breath and said, "Don't misunderstand me."
After saying that, he immediately continued, "What I want to talk to you about is not just living a good life."
Xie Rongying's eyes darkened when she heard this: "Then what else?"
"Now that my father has become like this, the people sent by the government to welcome him have also changed their attitude according to the situation. I think it is the same in Bianjing. The Yongyi Marquis Mansion cannot be lonely in my father's place, and I will not allow the Yongyi Marquis Mansion to fade into obscurity in Bianjing from now on. The Qin family still needs the help of my father-in-law."
Xie Rongying laughed when she heard this.
"What do you think?" Qin Junyi looked at Xie Rongying with a hint of smile on her lips. "The reason we got married is because our two families support each other. Now that the Qin family is in trouble, the Xie family will not stand idly by, right?"
"Of course not." Xie Rongying replied lightly, "But it will be difficult for the young marquis to make the Yongyi Marquisate as prosperous as before."
"I am not afraid of difficulties, as long as the Yongyi Marquis Mansion does not fall into desolation."
Xie Rongying chuckled. It seemed that Qin Junyi really cared about the rise and fall of the Yongyi Marquisate. "We can't rely solely on the Xie family. After all, the Xie family has only been in Bianjing for a few years. If the young marquis really cares about the future of the Yongyi Marquisate, why not find another shortcut?"
"Looking for another shortcut?" Qin Junyi looked at Xie Rongying with some confusion.
"It depends on whether the young marquis is willing to let it go." When Xie Rongying said this, she tightened her grip on the handkerchief.
"What do you mean?" Qin Junyi frowned.
Xie Rongying slowed down her pace, exchanged glances with Qin Junyi, and then returned her gaze to the front: "Right now, the emperor's biggest headache, besides the Empress Dowager and the King of Wei, is the Shangguan family far away in Longxi."
When the Shangguan family was mentioned, Qin Junyi looked around.
Xie Rongying continued, "The Shangguan family was accused of treason because of you, but now you're afraid that the Shangguan family will be seen by the world. If the young marquis can relieve you of this worry, why worry about the future of the Yongyi Marquisate?"
Qin Junyi knew that Xie Rongying knew Shangguan Yao's true identity, but Xie Rongying never used this to control Shangguan Yao.
"I also know that the young marquis has a deep relationship with Shangguan Yao. Just pretend that I never said anything." Xie Rongying said with a smile when she saw Qin Junyi's eyes slightly changed as he stared at her.
However, Qin Junyi asked solemnly, "The Shangguan family is far away in Longxi and will not leave the mountains. How can I help the emperor relieve this worry?"
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