Chapter 26 No wonder No wonder
In the silent courtyard, the sound of wooden fish being struck could be faintly heard in the distance. The moment the master and servant looked at each other, the vigilance in Xie Rongying's pupils obviously faded a lot.
Gu Xun never expected that the young lady standing in the back house would react so quickly.
"Where is Yunniang?" Xie Rongying asked subconsciously.
Gu Xun frowned: "I don't know."
Xie Rongying's face darkened: "She went to look for you."
After saying that, Xie Rongying walked out of the courtyard. Gu Xun followed behind her, holding Xie Rongying's wrist and saying, "Young Madam, Jiang Yin will be here soon."
"What's the meaning?"
Gu Xun released his hand and said, "When you and Yunniang entered this courtyard just now, the people watching here went to report it. The reason why Jiang Yin followed your mother-in-law to Kaibao Temple was..."
"You've ruined my reputation." Xie Rongying's eyes were stern. She knew it the moment Jiang Yin appeared alone.
Jiang was indeed the same as in her previous life, and could only use such dirty and vile methods to deal with the people she wanted to deal with.
No wonder, no wonder she met Jiang Wangshi immediately after the talks between her and Jiang broke down, no wonder Jiang Yin was at the family dinner that day.
No wonder she suggested going to Kaibao Temple. After all, if someone plotted to harm her in the Marquis' Mansion, the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion would be implicated.
Even if the Xie family cannot compare with the Yongyi Marquis Mansion in terms of status, if she died in the Yongyi Marquis Mansion, how could the Xie family let the Yongyi Marquis Mansion go?
So Jiang thought of the simplest and most effective way, which was to join forces with Jiang Wang. After all, they were family, so he could do things with confidence.
Although Jiang Yin's deeds were not revealed to the world, those who should know about them among the aristocratic families knew about it.
How could Xie Rongying solve the rumor that her romantic and amorous uncle was having an affair with her niece's new wife by sinking the pond?
Jiang Yin was merely burdened with the reputation of being a passionate man.
If Xie Rongying and Jiang Yin were caught having sex in the temple, they would be killed without a burial place.
Not only would no one be interested in the girl from the Xie family in the future, but even her father would have no face to raise his head in Bian Jing, not to mention her dowry that had fallen into the hands of the Marquis of Yongyi.
I guess Jiang didn't intend to let more people know about this matter, after all, it concerns Qin Junyi's reputation.
Xie Rongying thought about the "secret meeting" that Zhang Ruruo had mentioned in the dining hall during the day. It seemed that the collision with Jiang Yin during the day was seen by Madam Xue and Zhang Ruruo, and it was also deliberately arranged.
She sneered. The appearance of this Madam Xue seemed to be a chess piece in the hands of Jiang and Jiang Wang, the most crucial chess piece in this play.
They are on good terms with the eldest princess who practices Buddhism in this temple with her hair uncut. The Duke of Yingguo's Mansion is also on good terms with the Earl of Yongqin's Mansion. Unfortunately, Madam Xue's identity is special, so if she discovers a scandal, she will not say anything.
But if the Xie family dared to make decisions for Xie Rongying, Madam Xue would come forward to help the Qin and Jiang families suppress the Xie family for the sake of the Earl of Yongqin's Mansion.
In the end, whether for the sake of reputation or to calm the matter down, the Xie family had no choice but to swallow their anger.
And Jiang completely took possession of her dowry.
How calculating and vicious!
"Good, good, good." Xie Rongying slowly uttered the three words "good": "Jiang's viciousness is really no less than it was back then."
Gu Xun looked at Xie Rongying, who was covered in a chill. Just as he was about to speak, Xie Rongying asked, "The women of the Duke of Ying's residence don't live far from here, do they?"
"yes."
Xie Rongying slowly put away the dagger in his hand and said, "Since they want to play, let's play a big one."
While speaking, Xie Rongying paused for a moment and waved at Gu Xun, who came closer.
Xie Rongying whispered in Gu Xun's ear.
Gu Xun heard this, his deep eyes moved slightly: "Yes!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Xun's figure disappeared into the darkness. Xie Rongying stared at the tightly closed main house. If she was not mistaken, with such a strong fragrance in the room, Jiang Yin would not appear in this courtyard for a while.
As the saying goes, when the night is dark and windy, it is time to get rid of the donkey.
The night wind after the hour of Hai is soft and breezy, but it brings a cool breath of spring when it blows on your face.
The unique fragrance in the main house was faint but could make people feel drowsy after the second sniff. A black shadow carrying a person jumped through the side window, quickly placed the person on the couch, and then disappeared through the window into the night.
The candlelight in the room was swaying violently in the wind because the window was wide open. The candlelight, which was about to burn out, was quickly extinguished by the gusts of wind.
Two figures in the courtyard hid behind the locust tree.
"Master, the fragrance in that room is the fragrance of orchid." Gu Xun held a small piece of white jade in his hand and sniffed it, as if it could dispel the fragrance that he had just smelled in the room.
"I know this incense." Xie Rongying recalled that she had come into contact with this incense many times in her previous life. After Qin Junyi died in her previous life, the identity of the young marquis of Yongyi Marquis's Mansion naturally fell on Qin Junyi's younger brother.
In addition to the direct second and third branches of the Qin family, there are also many collateral branches. As the eldest daughter-in-law of the Qin family, Xie Rongying is always thinking about the first branch of the Qin family even though her husband is gone.
At that time, if one wanted to completely eliminate the parasites that depended on the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion, one naturally had to use dirty means.
If the Yongyi Marquis Mansion wants to stand firm, the roots must be clean.
She saw with her own eyes that her sister-in-law used Mi Lanxiang to eliminate many of the Qin family's side branches.
"Master, people are coming." Gu Xun said in a whisper after regaining consciousness.
Xie Rongying came back to her senses and her eyes fell on the man who walked into the courtyard. He was still dressed in black and was accompanied by a monk.
Gu Xun pulled Xie Rongying's wrist and said in a low voice, "Wait until they go in, then leave."
The hand that was holding Xie Rongying's wrist clearly felt that Xie Rongying's whole body was trembling slightly. He subconsciously thought that Xie Rongying was afraid. If you think about it, a girl who just married into the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion and met such a mother-in-law would be afraid.
The master and servant watched Jiang Yin and the monk walk into the room, and then left the courtyard after a while.
The moment she left the courtyard, Xie Rongying's face was as cold as ice. She was still too kind and actually waited for the enemy to attack her to this extent.
And from the main house, there were also obscene words and a woman's faint cries of pain.
The late spring moon hangs high in the night sky, the night wind begins to rage, and thick black clouds slowly block the last ray of moonlight, as if they can block out all the filth.
The courtyard on the west side of the temple near the back mountain was brightly lit.
Mother Yuan walked quickly into the main house with a hint of joy in her eyes.
"What's the matter?" Jiang Wang's tone was nervous.
Mother Yuan nodded: "Sixth Master is gone."
"Did anyone see you along the way?" Jiang felt much more at ease. She had always trusted Jiang Yin to do things.
Mother Yuan added, "There's no one between the Young Madam's courtyard and the courtyard arranged by the Sixth Master. Master Kong Yuan made a special arrangement for them. Madam, don't worry."
"That's fine." The smile between Jiang's eyebrows was obvious. Although she knew that Xie Rongying was a thorny person, to her, Xie Rongying was just a little girl.
Since you don't listen, then destroy it.
As for the things Xie Rongying brought, the Xie family had no chance of taking them away from the Yongyi Marquis’ Mansion.
"Is there anyone watching outside the yard?" It was Jiang Huaer who spoke. She was not familiar with Xie Rongying and had only met her a few times. But based on their interactions over the past two days, she always felt that Xie Rongying was not a good person.
"Miss, of course no one is watching you outside. After all, if you are too deliberate, it will arouse suspicion." Mother Yuan explained.
Hearing this, Jiang Huaer frowned and remained silent.
Jiang Wangshi's expression relaxed as she said with a smile, "We can close the net tomorrow. I still need to take care of the rest of the things."
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. I know what to do next." Jiang had already thought of what to say next and how to humiliate the Xie family when they came to her house.
How could she possibly swallow the anger she had suffered from Xie Rongying during this period?
"Okay, now that the matter has been settled, everyone can rest in peace." Jiang Wangshi said, looking at Jiang Huaer and her sister: "You must not make any mistakes tomorrow."
"Don't worry, mother. There will be no problem." Jiang Hua'er stood up while speaking, bowed, and said, "I will take my sister to rest."
"Go ahead." Jiang Wangshi nodded in response.
After the two sisters left, Jiang Wang looked at Jiang meaningfully and said, "Little sister, I actually think you were a bit reckless this time."
"Why do you say that, sister-in-law?" Jiang raised her eyebrows and looked at Jiang Wang with displeasure.
Jiang Wangshi leaned against the table on the soft couch, her eyes half closed. "The Xie family has so much money, why don't they want to get more from Xie Rongying?"
Jiang snorted and laughed: "Sister-in-law, there is a saying that goes, 'Human greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant.' Wanting too much will backfire."
After all, judging from what we have known about Xie Rongying during this period, if we had dealt with it later, it would be hard to say who would have won or lost.
"Since my younger sister has said so, it seems Xie Rongying is indeed a difficult person to deal with. To avoid any further complications, it's best to just kill her once and for all." After Jiang Wangshi finished speaking, she stood up and said, "Rest assured, you should rest and recuperate. You still need to deal with tomorrow's matters."
"Sister-in-law too." Jiang also stood up: "Go to bed early. I've made you worry about me these past two days."
"We are one family, so why bother talking about different things? After all, if my younger sister is well, it will only benefit the Yongqin Marquis' Mansion and not harm it." Jiang Wangshi understood the principle of "prosperity and adversity are shared by all" best.
Jiang nodded with a smile and walked out of the main house.
After closing the door, Mother Kang walked into the inner room and whispered, "Madam, the aunt is really too cruel and ruthless. We must be careful too."
"Do I need you to tell me this?" A faint smile appeared on Jiang Wang's lips. She had always been clear about Jiang Ling's methods.
However, Jiang Ling knew that the main reason why he had been able to gain a foothold in the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion for ten years was because of the existence of the Yongqin Earl's Mansion.
If there were always interests restraining each other, Jiang Ling would never fall out with her natal family in her life.
But people are fickle. If one day the Yongqin Earl's Mansion becomes a burden to Jiang Ling, Jiang Ling may not consider the Jiang family's interests wholeheartedly.
"Madam, please go to bed early." Mother Kang felt relieved when she saw that Mrs. Jiang Wang was as clear as a mirror.
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The night seemed to pass peacefully.
There was a gentle breeze at Kaibao Temple at noon. The moment the bell rang, the monks and pilgrims in the entire temple began to come alive.
The servants of the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion started running around early in the morning. In the past two days, the monks who were familiar with the servants of the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion were wondering what the servants were looking for.
One of the younger monks was genuinely curious. Seeing the young man from the Yongyi Marquis's mansion still running around, he caught up with him and asked, "What are you looking for so early in the morning?"
The maid's eyes were filled with nervousness as she asked cautiously, "Little Master, have you seen our young lady?"
"Young Madam?" The monk frowned, then shook his head: "I didn't see it."
The maid's face became more anxious when she heard this, and she blurted out, "Our young mistress is missing."
"Don't worry, how could she disappear?" The young master was really confused: "Doesn't your young mistress live with your wife?"
"The strange thing is that the lady stayed in Madam Jiang's courtyard last night and did not go back. She went back early this morning and wanted to ask the young lady to go to the dining hall to have vegetarian food together, but she found that the young lady was not in the room at all." The maid said quickly and anxiously.
The young master heard this and said: "Then I will ask some people to look for it."
If the young lady of the Marquis of Yongyi's Mansion really had an accident in Kaibao Temple, Kaibao Temple would not be free from responsibility.
It was around the end of the noon hour, and there was still no news from Xie Rongying.
Jiang was anxiously running around in the side hall of the main hall, and happened to meet Mrs. Xue who came to ask for divination.
Jiang was a little surprised when she saw Mrs. Xue. According to the plan, Mrs. Xue should not appear here.
When their eyes met, they saw surprise in each other's eyes.
"Why is Madam Qin here?" Madam Xue saw the anxiety in Jiang's eyes and asked, "Did something happen?"
Jiang forced a smile and said, "Mrs. Xue, are you here to burn incense so early?"
"Yesterday, I heard the princess say that the first fortune stick drawn at chen time is the most accurate, so I decided to give it a try." Madam Xue saw that no one was around Jiang and asked, "Madam Qin, on the other hand, is so worried and has no one around her this early in the morning. What happened?"
Jiang hesitated to speak and finally sighed.
"Isn't it hard to tell?" Mrs. Xue didn't like to pry into other people's private affairs, so she said, "Then Mrs. Jiang, please do as you please."
"Mrs. Xue," Jiang said, "To be honest, my daughter-in-law is missing."
"What?" Mrs. Xue was surprised. "What do you mean it's gone?"
At this moment, Mother Yuan came in trotting: "Madam, the young lady has been found, Madam..." Mother Yuan closed her mouth again when she saw Madam Xue.
Madam Xue raised her eyebrows and laughed, "Is it that I can't listen?"
"You tell me, Madam Xue is not an outsider," said Jiang.
"Then, please let Madam and Madam Xue come with me." Mother Yuan said vaguely.
Madam Xue's eyebrows twitched slightly. She was already somewhat unhappy with the young lady of the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion, and she wanted to see what kind of trouble would happen next.
Jiang looked at Madam Xue and said, "Madam Xue, if you have something to do, just take care of your business first."
"It's already past noon, come back tomorrow to draw lots." Mrs. Xue smiled faintly. How could she miss such fun?
Then Madam Xue and Jiang followed Mother Yuan out of the side hall. Along the way, Mother Yuan kept talking about what happened this morning and wondering why Xie Rongying wanted to change courtyards and whether she had any opinions about her mother-in-law Jiang.
Along the way, Mrs. Xue also noticed Jiang's anxiety, as she was worried that her daughter-in-law might have an accident.
About a cup of tea later, when they arrived at a courtyard not far from the female members of the Duke of England's mansion, Mrs. Xue was still a little surprised.
"This courtyard is quite close to where I live, but I've passed by it a few times and never noticed there was such a spacious courtyard here."
Mrs. Jiang was also surprised: "It's good that they found the person. Mother Yuan, go knock on the door and tell Rongying to wash up. It's time for breakfast."
"Yes." After saying that, Mother Yuan walked towards the main house.
As soon as Mother Yuan finished speaking, she pushed open the door, with an impatient look on her face.
Madam Xue stood beside Madam Jiang. The scent wafting from the room was truly intriguing. She asked with a hint of curiosity, "Does Madam Qin use such a strong scent to fall asleep?"
Jiang watched Mother Yuan walk in, then followed her into the room, saying with a smile, "To be honest, ever since my daughter-in-law fell ill a while ago, she has been particularly fond of using such strong incense."
Mrs. Xue followed beside him, humming and laughing without saying a word.
Some things don't have to be said out loud. As women in the inner house, even if we haven't seen it, haven't we heard about it?
Judging from what happened this morning, it is clear at a glance that this was all Jiang's own doing.
As for why she wanted to deal with the daughter-in-law who had just married into the Marquis's Mansion, the truth was probably only known to Jiang herself.
But since Jiang wanted to drag her here to watch this show, how could she refuse Jiang's favor?
Just as Mrs. Xue was lost in thought, Mother Yuan exclaimed, "Sixth Master!"
Both Jiang and Mrs. Xue had expressions of shock on their faces.
The two of them did not go into the screen, but only saw clothes scattered on the ground, as well as the monks' robes. A look of disgust flashed across Mrs. Xue's face.
At this moment, Jiang Huaer and Jiang Shuer trotted to the door, followed by Zhang Ruru's maid.
Jiang Shu'er's face was pale, staring at Jiang without blinking: "Mother..."
When Mrs. Xue saw the strange looks from the Jiang sisters, she felt uneasy.
Jiang also said: "Aren't you going to look for Ruru? Why are you so flustered?"
Zhang Ruru's maid cried anxiously: "Auntie, the girl is missing, the girl is missing!"
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