Chapter 35 It's Done
The corners of Jiang's lips, which were originally raised, froze.
Qin Junyi, who had just sat down, stood up and subconsciously looked at Shangguan Yao when he saw this, only to see Shangguan Yao standing there in a daze with the teacup in her hand.
Qin Junyi stepped forward and looked at Xie Rongying with a cold gaze: "What do you mean?"
"Isn't my meaning obvious? Of course, I want my husband's harem to be lively and prosperous, and for him to have many children." Xie Rongying's lips curled up as she spoke. "It would also be nice to have more sisters to serve Mother."
Qin Junyi looked at Xie Rongying's malicious smile, frowned, and said coldly: "No, I don't need any concubines."
"Oh?" Xie Rongying smiled faintly when she saw Qin Junyi holding Shangguan Yao in his arms. "Husband, are you going to remain a virgin for Miss Shangguan?"
Qin Jun's eyes flashed with coldness. He knew that this was Xie Rongying's revenge.
From the night of his wedding, he drew a clear line between himself and Xie Rongying. Although he stayed in Dongyuan that night, he did not sleep in the same bed with Xie Rongying.
It was also because of this that Xie Rongying realized that his mind was not on her.
So Xie Rongying tried to please him and his mother, but later she found that even if she took action against his mother, she still couldn't get him to stay in her room.
No longer tolerate, no longer pretend.
In the end, they were unwilling to even pretend to be harmonious as a couple.
It was not until his mother could no longer gain any benefit from Xie Rongying that Qin Junyi knew that Xie Rongying would become a decoration in this marquis' mansion.
Since it is just a decoration, no matter how great its value is, if it cannot be used, it is still a disaster.
This is also why when Shangguan Yao told Qin Junyi that she did not want to leave Bian Jing and wanted to enter the Marquis' Mansion, Qin Junyi's tense heart relaxed, because the time had come.
Xie Rongying will disappear sooner or later, and Shangguan Yao will be able to enter the Marquis' Mansion as a co-wife. As long as Jiang agrees, he can become husband and wife with Shangguan Yao in a legitimate way and no longer have to hide.
Qin Junyi also knew that Xie Rongying would definitely not agree so easily.
Sure enough, she was waiting for him here.
"Xie Rongying, you don't have to use such despicable means to destroy the relationship between me and Yao'er." Qin Junyi stared at Xie Rongying with suspicion: "No matter how you pretend to be virtuous, my heart will not be with you."
Shangguan Yao, who was in Qin Junyi's arms, finally felt better after hearing these words. She said, "It's okay. The young lady is also thinking about your offspring. You can't let your offspring be thin because of me."
Xie Rongying looked Qin Junyi and Shangguan Yao up and down and said, "Since Miss Shangguan has said so, the young marquis does not need to be so anxious to prove how much he loves Miss Shangguan."
"Xie Rongying!" Qin Junyi hated Xie Rongying's calmness and composure, as if nothing could arouse her anger.
Xie Rongying laughed, "But if the young marquis really has deep feelings for Miss Shangguan, how come the position of Young Madam became mine?"
"You!" Qin Junyi found that since Xie Rongying took off the hypocritical mask, every word she said to him was full of sting.
"Since I'm the eldest daughter-in-law of the Yongyi Marquis's mansion, I have a responsibility to consider the young marquis's offspring." Xie Rongying's eyes shifted to the hostess, Jiang. "After all, mother probably wants to hold a big, fat grandson soon."
"Isn't that mother?"
Jiang's eyebrows knitted together. Xie Rongying now threw the question at her again: "Rongying is right. Offspring are important."
"Mother," Qin Junyi glanced at Jiang with cold eyes.
Jiang's eyebrows twitched slightly, and she added, "Rongying, don't just think about taking a concubine for Junyi. Although offspring are important, your wife hasn't even gotten pregnant yet. How can those concubines possibly give birth to a son or daughter before you?"
Xie Rongying seemed to be waiting for Jiang's words. She curled her lips and said, "I miss you too. This young marquis doesn't go to the East Garden every day. What news can I get from you?"
Jiang glanced at Xie Rongying deeply, and then looked at Mother Yuan.
Didn’t Xie Rongying say that she even hated the room where Qin Junyi had slept? What did she mean by saying this now?
Could it be that Xie Rongying couldn't bear it anymore because of Shangguan Yao's appearance?
"Junyi, this is where you're wrong." Jiang smiled faintly. She was of course happy to see Xie Rongying pay something for Qin Jun because of Shangguan Yao's appearance. After all, Jiang's intention at the beginning was that Qin Junyi should coax Xie Rongying first, and it would be best if she could coax Xie Rongying into giving her dowry to fill the hole in the Marquis' Mansion.
If Xie Rongying's mind was still on Qin Junyi, as long as Qin Junyi coaxed her more, Xie Rongying would be willing to make up for the loss.
In addition, Jiang was not satisfied with Shangguan Yao in the first place, so she would naturally not let go of the opportunity to show Shangguan Yao some power.
"Rong Ying is your legal wife, so what?"
"Mother," Qin Junyi interrupted Jiang, "I can make my own decisions about my own affairs."
Jiang's eyes turned slightly cold. This eldest son was good in every way except that he always disobeyed her when it came to protecting Shangguan Yao. She thought that if Qin Junyi had set his mind on Xie Rongying from the beginning, how could she have plotted against Xie Rongying, and how could she have lost Jiang Yin?
"That's enough!" Jiang said coldly, "I think the concubines Xie has chosen for you are all very good-looking and have beautiful figures. I will take them all into your room."
Qin Junyi looked at Jiang's anger and was about to say something when Shangguan Yao gently pulled her back: "Junyi, Madam is right, you should accept them all."
"Yao'er," Qin Junyi knew that he had wronged the woman beside him again today, and his heart ached.
"It's okay." Shangguan Yao walked up to Xie Rongying while speaking, holding the teacup in both hands, and said, "Madam, please drink the tea my sister has offered you. From now on, we are a family. We will serve Madam together and take care of Junyi together."
Xie Rongying did not directly take the teacup that Shangguan Yao offered with both hands, but looked at Yunniang and said, "Serve tea to these five girls."
"Yes." Yunniang said and left the main hall.
Seeing this, everyone's faces had different expressions, and each had their own ulterior motives.
Jiang's eyes looked at Xie Rongying from time to time. In fact, Shangguan Yao didn't have to come to serve tea to Xie Rongying, but she just wanted to sow the seeds of disaster for the two women in this matter.
Qin Junyi said angrily: "Xie Rongying, don't go too far!"
Shangguan Yao straightened up and said to Qin Junyi with a forced smile, "Junyi, you and the young lady haven't even been married for a month. She must be angry. If she's angry, she needs to vent. It's okay. I can join the concubines in offering tea to the young lady."
Didn't Shangguan Yao understand what Xie Rongying's actions meant?
Although she was a co-wife, the concubines were used to humiliate her.
This marquis's mansion is really a den of snakes. No matter whether it is Jiang, who sits at the main seat, or Xie Rongying in front of him, neither of them is a good person.
But these are nothing to Shangguan Yao. As long as Qin Junyi is by her side, what do these two women matter?
Soon, Yunniang came in with a maid and brought five cups of tea to the five women.
After seeing this, Xie Rongying took the teacup from Shangguan Yao's hand, took a sip with a slight smile, and then placed it on the small table beside her. She took off the jade bracelet from her wrist and handed it to Shangguan Yao's hand.
She said, "This is the gift my mother gave me when I came of age. Look at the crabapple blossoms on the jade bracelet. If you don't look closely, you can't see them, but if you look closely, you can see that they are so lifelike. I will help the young marquis and relieve his worries for you in the future."
Shangguan Yao didn't expect Xie Rongying to give her such a precious white jade bracelet. The touch alone was different from the bracelets she usually wore. She was surprised but also wary.
"Thank you, young madam. I won't be polite then." Shangguan Yao accepted the white jade bracelet in a very good mood.
Jiang had sharp eyes and recognized at a glance that the jade bracelet was of great value. Then she lowered her eyes slightly, not knowing what she was thinking.
Next, the five women behind came forward to offer tea to Xie Rongying, and Xie Rongying also took out gifts of different categories but particularly valuable and gave them to the five women.
Xie Rongying also arranged accommodation for these women, all of which were very close to Qin Junyi's courtyard.
Finally, Jiang said, "Now that it's settled, Madam Yuan, please arrange for someone to choose an auspicious date for Miss Shangguan to marry."
"Are Miss Shangguan's parents here?" Xie Rongying suddenly asked.
Qin Junyi and Shangguan Yao didn't expect Xie Rongying to ask this.
There was a moment of silence in the main hall, and finally Jiang broke the inexplicably strange atmosphere.
She said, "Ms. Shangguan is an orphan, without parents, so Junyi loves her even more."
"So that's how it is." Xie Rongying smiled faintly after hearing what Jiang said, and her eyes staring at Shangguan Yao were full of meaning.
Jiang was afraid that Xie Rongying would suspect something, so she said to Qin Junyi, "Didn't you say that Miss Shangguan hasn't been feeling well these past few days? Why don't you take her away and let her have a good rest?"
"Yes, mother." Qin Junyi saw Jiang's worry and took Shangguan Yao away.
Xie Rongying's smile deepened, and she said to Yunniang, "Yunniang, take them down and settle them down."
"Yes, young lady."
Xie Rongying also stood up and bowed to Jiang: "Mother, your daughter-in-law will also take her leave."
"Go, go." Jiang had never been so nervous before, but she thought that if someone discovered Shangguan Yao's identity, the Yongyi Marquis Mansion would be really finished.
After Xie Rongying left, Mother Yuan spoke, "Madam, you don't have to worry. The young lady is just asking a common question. After all, Miss Shangguan will be the young marquis's co-wife in the future."
"You're right. Even if Shangguan Yao's surname is Shangguan, no one would continue to guess." Jiang felt a little uneasy, but when she thought that the official family was involved, she felt relieved.
"Madam, do you think the young lady knows that people are saying that she is possessed by evil spirits?" Mother Yuan said.
Jiang came back to her senses, pondered for a moment, and said, "So what if she knows or not? Can she still shut those people up?"
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After Xie Rongying returned to Dongyuan, she learned about the rumors outside from Cuizhi.
Hearing Cuizhi's shocked and angry words, Xie Rongying couldn't help but frown.
"Some people actually say that Mr. Jiang Liu's death was caused by you, young lady!"
"They said the girl was possessed by an evil spirit, and then Master Jiang Liu was also possessed by it. He frightened and angered Her Royal Highness the Princess at Kaibao Temple, and was subsequently sent to Kaifeng Prefecture."
"It's also said that Sixth Master Jiang couldn't be taken away from Kaifeng Mansion because he had angered the Princess Yongqin and the Earl's Mansion. It was also because of this that the evil spirit took Sixth Master Jiang's life."
"Master Jiang Liu died in bizarre circumstances. The fatal thing was the white jade hairpin that Master Jiang Liu gave you, young lady, used to tie men's hair!"
The more Cuizhi talked, the more outrageous it seemed: "I'm afraid everyone in the family knows about this now."
Xie Rongying, on the other hand, had some changes at the beginning, but after Cuizhi finished speaking, she felt no emotion at all.
"Okay, let those people spread whatever they want outside." Xie Rongying said calmly.
"Miss," Cuizhi said anxiously as she walked up to Xie Rongying. "Miss, do you know that when I was very young, there was a man in the village who was also rumored to be possessed by an evil spirit. He was tied up and burned to death by the people in my village."
Xie Rongying looked up and saw the worry in Cuizhi's eyes.
"The people behind the rumor that you were possessed by an evil spirit definitely have no good intentions," Cuizhi continued. "Right now, the Jiang family is reeling from the passing of Sixth Master Jiang. If anyone in the Jiang family were to go to great lengths to cause trouble for you, young lady, or if they truly believed that Sixth Master Jiang's death was due to the evil spirit that had befallen you, they might do anything."
Xie Rongying smiled when she heard this: "When did our Cuizhi become so smart?"
"Miss," Cuizhi saw that Xie Rongying still had the heart to tease her, "What this servant said is true!"
"Okay, okay, I know what you said is true." Xie Rongying stood up and said, "Go out and tell Gu Xun to accompany me out of the house."
"yes."
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Fengle Building.
Although it is not as bustling as Fanlou, it still has regular customers.
There are many people in Bianjing who like to gamble, and there are different types of gambling.
Some people gamble on people, some gamble on business, and some gamble on news.
Of course, Fengle Tower is similar to Fan Tower on the surface, with people eating, drinking and having fun, but it lacks the beautiful ladies of Fan Tower.
At the beginning of the afternoon, a carriage stopped at the back door of Fengle Building.
After Gu Xun jumped off the carriage, Xie Rongying, wearing a veiled hat, got off the carriage and took Gu Xun directly into Fengle Tower.
After passing through the back door and two moon gates, there is a huge courtyard. Xie Rongying searched for the memories of her previous life through the veil. After staying for a while, she walked towards the hanging flower gate in the south.
Gu Xun knew the function of Fengle Tower, and was also surprised that Xie Rongying would come here, and go to the tower in the south.
That's where you can 'bet' on news.
The so-called "betting" on news means betting on another piece of news with the news in your hand.
It just depends on whether the information the customer has can lead to a bigger bet.
I heard that a lot of information was collected in the South Tower of Fengle Tower.
Xie Rongying had just passed the last door to the South Building when she was startled by Xie Ting walking towards her. "Xie Ting?"
Xie Ting also did not expect that he would meet his elder sister who was supposed to be in the Yongyi Marquis Mansion at this time and place.
"Xie Rongying?" Xie Ting walked forward, his gaze lingering on Gu Xun for a moment: "Why are you here?"
"Why are you here too?" Xie Rongying asked back.
Xie Ting grabbed Xie Rongying's wrist and said, "Come on, this isn't the place to talk. I have something to tell you."
"What's the matter?" Xie Rongying shook off Xie Ting's hand. "Is it that there are rumors out there that I'm possessed by evil spirits?"
Xie Ting paused, surprised, "How did you know?"
"But it came from Guixiang?" Xie Rongying asked with a raised eyebrow.
Xie Ting chuckled: "Yes and no."
"I'll update tomorrow, thank you for reading."
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