Chapter 41: Shameful
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An hour ago, at noon.
The Mansion of Marquis Yongyi, East Garden.
Gu Xun carried a child back to the main house and threw the child to the ground without mercy.
The crying of the child startled Xie Rongying in the inner room. She came out and first glanced at Gu Xun, then her eyes fell on the pale and trembling child.
Zhiye looked at Xie Rongying and felt a chill down his spine for some reason. He glanced at the pear blossom round table next to him and dived under it without caring about anything else.
Seeing this, Xie Rongying snorted and laughed: "Is the net closing in on Guixiang?"
Gu Xun nodded and recounted what happened in the alley in general.
Hearing this, Xie Rongying walked towards the main seat, raised her eyes to stare at Gu Xun, and smiled with her red lips: "She wants me to go crazy in front of everyone and get the reputation of a madman, which just confirms the recent rumors in the capital. This Shangguan Yao is really calculating. As soon as she enters the door, she wants me to have no chance to raise my head in Bianjing again, and she also gave Jiang a big gift as soon as she enters the door."
As for the recent discussions in Bianjing City, Xie Rongying knew that Qin Junyi had told Shangguan Yao everything.
I think Shangguan Yao also knew that Jiang could not get any benefits from her, so she decided to kill him.
Since Jiang had the intention to kill Xie Rongying, Shangguan Yao must have taken the initiative to help her.
As soon as he entered the house, he won over his mother-in-law Jiang.
Secondly, it also solved Shangguan Yao's unshakable position as the wife.
Once Xie Rongying's madness and possession were confirmed in public, no matter what happened to the Xie family, Jiang would imprison her, saying that it was for her own good and for the reputation of the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion.
As for what life will be like after imprisonment, that is up to Jiang.
Yunniang and Cuizhi listened to Xie Rongying's words, and both of them showed worry on their faces.
The room was quiet for a moment before Xie Rongying's face showed some emotion.
She said, "Then we'll take advantage of the situation."
Gu Xun's expression changed slightly.
Xie Rongying looked at Cuizhi.
"Miss, what do you need me to do?" Cuizhi asked nervously.
Xie Rongying smiled faintly and waved towards Cuizhi.
Cuizhi walked forward, bent over, and listened attentively.
With every word Xie Rongying spoke, Cuizhi's expression grew more serious. She then stood up and said, "I'll go right away."
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In the main hall.
After saying this, Granny Li pulled Yuan Liu from the ground. Yuan Liu clutched his chest tightly and screamed, "Mother! Mother! Save me! Mother!"
Seeing this, Mother Yuan stepped forward and pushed Mrs. Li: "What nonsense are you talking about! How could my daughter do that!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Mrs. Li took out a key from Yuan Liu's chest.
At this time, Yuan Liu's face was pale and timid, and he leaned towards Yuan's mother in embarrassment.
Jiang reacted to what Mrs. Li had just said about the "warehouse key", and her eyes gradually became covered with frost. The bunch of high-sounding words Xie Rongying had just said were directed at her.
Something about the daughter-in-law of the Marquis of Yongyi being possessed by an evil spirit, and who invited this Taoist priest.
Aren't all these pointing to her?
Just when Jiang was trying her best to control her emotions, Xie Rongying suddenly knelt down in her direction.
The people around took another breath.
Seeing this, Bai from the second house looked at Jiang with a bad look and said, "Xie, you, what are you doing? Why don't you get up quickly?"
Zheng also agreed: "Yes, Rongying, why did you kneel down suddenly?"
"Xie," Jiang gritted her teeth, trying her best to suppress her anger and said, "What are you doing?"
"How disgraceful!" Qin Beiyuan said, pointing at Yunniang standing nearby. "Hurry up and pull your mistress up! What is she doing with so many guests? Is she trying to make them think her mother-in-law is bullying her?"
Xie Rongying wiped her eyes with a handkerchief and said, "I know that mother has been very worried about the deficit in the mansion recently. I also understand that father instructed mother before leaving Beijing to ask me to use my dowry to fill the hole in the mansion. However, I am powerless to do anything about the deficit of over one million silver in the mansion. Why don't you believe it, mother, and have someone steal the key to my storeroom in this way?"
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Jiang suddenly stood up and roared!
The expressions of the people from the second and third branches of the Qin family all changed.
At this time, the spectators were in a dilemma as to whether to leave or not.
He left because of his status, and the current situation is already an internal matter of the Yongyi Marquis Mansion.
They didn't leave because they wanted to see what would happen next.
As for the fact that they still can't figure out what's going on, they have truly lived in vain.
The family took advantage of the eldest son marrying a concubine to covet their daughter-in-law's dowry, and this incident happened.
No wonder he was in such a hurry to marry a concubine less than a month after marrying Xie. He didn't take Xie seriously at all. It seemed that he had not gained any benefits from Xie and wanted to humiliate her in this way.
Everyone thought about the various rumors they had heard recently about Xie being possessed by evil spirits. Could it be that this family was trying to drive Xie crazy by using such dirty means?
Drive her crazy and keep her in captivity. As long as she survives, the dowry will be squandered by the whole family?
What a vicious calculation.
Qin Fengyuan said with some trepidation, "Xie Rongying, how dare you slander your mother-in-law like this? Which family in Bianjing City would covet their daughter-in-law's dowry?"
Taoist Zhihui looked at the scene in front of him, and a chill spread from the soles of his feet to his forehead.
Thinking of asking Shangguan Yao to deal with Xie, Xie wanted to wipe out the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion in one fell swoop.
"Then how did this maid steal the key to the Young Madam's storeroom while she was away?" The speaker was Shi Jiuyue, the youngest daughter of the Minister of Rites, who had frequent dealings with the Xie family.
After hearing this, Xie Rongying burst into tears.
Jiang's face turned pale. When she tried to explain, the girl standing next to Shi Jiuyue said, "Just now, when that charlatan said that the young lady was possessed by an evil spirit, the Marquis' wife was so excited that she agreed that the young lady was indeed possessed by an evil spirit. It's really hard to bear to look at the human heart."
"What do you know? You're just talking nonsense." Qin Beiyuan looked at the embarrassed and furious Jiang, stood up and said to everyone present, "I'm so sorry, it's a family matter, family matters, I won't invite you to the banquet."
Qin Fengyuan also stood up and said to the people present: "After I have sorted out the affairs at home, I will come to apologize in person."
Upon hearing this, everyone politely said goodbye to Qin Beiyuan and Qin Fengyuan.
In just a cup of tea, the only people left in the main hall were the masters of the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion, except for the Qin family's servants.
With a bang, Jiang dropped the teacup beside her to the ground and stared viciously at Xie Rongying who stood up with the help of Yunniang.
"How dare you!" Jiang roared.
When he thought that what Xie Rongying had just said would spread to all the major families in Bianjing City in less than half a day, he burst into anger and strode towards Xie Rongying.
Yunniang was shocked: "Madam, what are you doing!" Then she stepped in front of Xie Rongying.
But Jiang pushed her away and raised her hand to hit Xie Rongying.
Xie Rongying's eyes were as cold as a knife. She grabbed the arm that was flapping towards her and stared at Jiang.
Her red lips curled into a sneer. "Why, do you also think calculating your daughter-in-law's dowry is incompetent and shameful?"
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