Chapter 5 So What
It was late at night and everyone was asleep. In the East Garden, except for a candle burning in the left wing, the rest was completely silent.
Xie Rongying was flipping through an old, yellowed, rare book. The account book of the Marquis' Mansion was placed at the corner of the desk, and she had no intention of flipping through it any further.
Cuizhi walked in lightly and closed the door.
"Madam, the young marquis has gone to bed."
Xie Rongying hummed, then instructed, "I'll stay in this wing room from now on. Have my things from the main house moved here tomorrow."
Cuizhi was about to ask why, but she saw Yunniang winking at her. She swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue and said respectfully, "Yes."
Xie Rongying's attitude is enough to show that she doesn't want to deal with the Marquis' Mansion, but since she has already fallen into the trap of the Marquis' Mansion, how can she stay out of it?
What's more, mother-in-law Jiang is not a good person.
Cuizhi and Yunniang both began to worry about their daughter's future situation in this marquis' mansion.
The Xie and Qin families were able to complete this marriage because they could see how to exploit each other, and the only way to achieve a win-win situation was to tie the two families together.
When children get married and the two families become related, the relationship will become deeper and deeper.
But Xie Rongying, who had just gotten married, had such a strained relationship with the young Marquis Qin. How would she live the rest of her life?
Cuizhi kept winking at Yunniang, indicating that Yunniang should go forward and ask her daughter carefully what she meant.
Even though she knew that the young marquis had no intention of living a good life with her daughter, her daughter would still do something to maintain the appearance for the sake of her reputation and face.
But now my girl seems to be completely disdainful of maintaining superficial things.
Yunniang was also curious, so she stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Young Madam, I don't quite understand what you are doing now."
Xie Rongying glanced at Yunniang and asked, "What do you mean?"
Yunniang smiled silently, and Cuizhi quickly spoke: "Before, you also knew that the young marquis' heart was not in our East Garden, but you pretended to be with him for the sake of reputation and face. Why now... can't."
The dim candlelight made Xie Rongying's bright eyes and red lips stand out even more, making her more beautiful than springtime. Even with a cold expression, it was difficult to conceal the graceful charm emanating from her bones.
She smiled, her lips rosy. "I don't want to pretend anymore."
There is no reason, I just don't want to think about it anymore.
"If this is the case, the lady of the North Court will definitely be dissatisfied. Young lady, you didn't want to have second thoughts with the lady from the beginning, and you also wanted to solve some problems that you could solve for the Marquis' Mansion. In this way, the relationship between the Marquis' Mansion and our Xie family will be closer. And what I am most worried about is that the young Marquis will not help you. If the lady makes things difficult for you, I am afraid you will have a hard time in this Marquis' Mansion." Yunniang's voice became smaller and smaller. She knew very well that it was not easy for women, and she knew that being someone else's daughter-in-law was even more difficult.
How could Xie Rongying not know what the consequences would be if she ignored some things?
But why should she maintain such a seemingly illusory relationship?
What does the Yongyi Marquis Mansion have to do with her?
What she wants now is not harmony between husband and wife, or peace in the family, but chaos in the mansion.
Let the world see what a filthy thing the Yongyi Marquis Mansion, a noble and aristocratic family, is like when the veil of the fig leaf is torn off.
"Miss, I understand whatever decision you make." Yunniang continued, "But now that things have come to this, marriage is no joke. Thank you. The Qin and the Qin families are already tied together. For the sake of the greater good, please bear with this slight grievance."
In the previous life, it was because of the attitude of "it's okay to be wronged a little bit" that he was toyed with by Jiang's mother and son for his whole life.
She smiled and asked, "You also said that you were thinking about the overall situation, but right now, the mother and son are obviously thinking that I am thinking about them. Why is that?"
"I know that you must endure many grievances in the current situation, young lady, but things have come to this..."
"Okay, stop talking." Xie Rongying closed the solitary copy in her hand and interrupted Yunniang: "I won't swallow any grievances."
"Young lady, what are you doing..." Cuizhi hesitated, exchanged glances with Yunniang, and asked cautiously, "Young lady, are you going to break up with the young marquis and his wife?"
If they really fell out with Jiang's mother and son, Cuizhi and Yunniang could not imagine what kind of situation their daughter would be in this marquis's mansion.
"So what if we're at odds?" Xie Rongying sneered at Cuizhi, "How dare Jiang scheme against me? How can I let her manipulate me?"
"Miss," Yunniang said nervously, "Although our Xie family's status is not as high as the Marquis of Yongyi's, if you really want to break up with us, then tell the master and his wife the reason, and then we can sit down together to discuss a divorce. As the saying goes, even if the deal fails, the friendship remains. For the sake of the greater good, the Xie and Qin families don't want to see you and the young marquis become a couple of enemies."
"Divorce?" Xie Rongying raised her eyes and stared at Yunniang, her lips curled. "I've only lost my husband in my life, so there's no such thing as divorce."
Since in her previous life, the Qin family had been plotting against her all her life in order to satisfy Qin Junyi and her beloved to live together happily.
If she didn't fulfill the Qin family's wish, she would be wrong.
"Young lady," Cuizhi said anxiously, not knowing her young lady had changed so much, "How could you curse yourself like that? Does the word 'widow' sound nice?"
Yunniang was shocked by Xie Rongying's shocking words. She forced a faint smile and said, "Miss, what happened to you these past two days?"
"I won't get a divorce. Well, it's getting late. You should go down and get some rest." Xie Rongying's tone was unquestionable, and her face was a little gloomy.
Upon seeing this, Yunniang and Cuizhi bowed respectfully and left the room.
The dim light made Xie Rongying's face look even more serene. He had been a mature man without any disturbances for fifty years, but when he felt the desire for revenge, his eyes, which were full of hostility, became more decisive and fiery.
What she wanted was not simply to get rid of the Yongyi Marquis Mansion, nor to break off relations with the Qin family. What she wanted was to fight to the death with this group of people... the Yongyi Marquis Mansion, a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
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The next day.
Everyone in the North Courtyard felt Jiang's anger early on, and even Mother Yuan was taken out on it.
When Xie Rongying came to the North Courtyard, she also discovered clues, but she was not surprised. It was Jiang's instructions that Qin Junyi went to the East Courtyard last night. She thought that Qin Junyi's appearance would make her let go of her dissatisfaction and unhappiness.
This was also Jiang's way of telling Xie Rongying that Qin Junyi was someone she could control. As long as Xie Rongying was obedient, this man under her control would definitely prevent Xie Rongying from becoming a laughing stock in Bian Jing, being neglected and rejected by her husband.
But Xie Rongying did not accept Jiang's "good intention"
And left Qin Junyi alone in the empty room.
Xie Rongying was unwilling to take the step given by Jiang, which made Jiang feel that Xie Rongying was not as easy to control as she thought. This difficult feeling made Jiang very dissatisfied.
I went to invite Xie Rongying early in the morning.
In this freezing cold weather, Xie Rongying stood there for three quarters of an hour but still didn't see Jiang.
Yunniang approached Xie Rongying and said worriedly, "Young Madam, I'll go ask Madam. You haven't recovered from your cold yet. It would be terrible if you catch it again."
Xie Rongying understood Jiang's displeasure and smiled faintly, "No rush."
How could she be the one who was anxious?
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