Chapter 6: Can't tolerate her
The spring chill was so intense that it felt like needles piercing into the flesh and bones. Xie Rongying and her two servants, standing in the courtyard of the main house in the north yard, had no intention of compromising with Jiang.
Although Yunniang and Cuizhi were worried about their master's health, they thought of Jiang's attitude and realized that they would be at a disadvantage if they spoke first.
But Jiang is the mother-in-law and the elder, so many emotions cannot be shown on the surface.
And in the main hall of the north courtyard.
Jiang was holding a hand warmer and resting with her eyes closed. The maid behind her was massaging her shoulders and neck, looking quite relaxed.
Mother Yuan glanced at Xie Rongying standing in the courtyard through the crack in the window, and immediately turned and walked towards Jiang.
"Madam, what exactly does the young lady mean by this?" Madam Yuan was truly baffled. "Forget about sleeping in a separate room from the young marquis last night. There's no need to worry about your deliberate neglect."
You should know that on the second day after the marriage, Jiang gave Xie Rongying a warning, but Xie Rongying wisely accepted the warning, which made Jiang very satisfied.
Because of this, Jiang was extremely certain that Xie Rongying was a person who lived within rules and regulations.
Even if she suffered great injustice in her husband's family, Xie Rongying would swallow the grievance because of the constraints of rules and regulations. For the sake of her husband's family and her own reputation, she would definitely be compatible with her husband's family.
But at the moment, Xie Rongying was not as docile as they thought.
"No matter what she means, this person is too stubborn and needs to be tempered." Jiang's anger disappeared at this moment, and the corners of her lips curled up into a smile: "Since ancient times, a married woman has always regarded her husband as her heaven. She still wants to have her own ideas?"
"The young lady hasn't fully recovered yet, and it's really cold outside. Why don't we let her come in and give her a lecture?" Mother Yuan was really worried.
The Xie family is not a small family. If something happens to Xie Rongying in the Marquis' Mansion and the Xie family comes to the door, it is the Jiang family who will be branded as a wicked mother-in-law who bullies her daughter-in-law.
Upon hearing this, Jiang chuckled softly and raised her hand to signal the maid behind her to retreat.
The maid stepped aside, and Jiang leaned lazily on the table again, half-lidded and looked at Mother Yuan: "How hard is the bone that I can't grind?"
Since Xie Rongying has fallen into her trap, there is no way she can stay out of it.
If you dare to disobey her, she will see how long you can last!
"Madam," Madam Yuan said earnestly, "you know what I mean. I don't want you to bear the bad reputation of being an evil mother-in-law."
Jiang's eyelids twitched slightly, and she glanced at Mother Yuan. After a moment's hesitation, she said, "Let her in."
Mother Yuan also breathed a sigh of relief and turned around and walked out of the main room.
Just as Mother Yuan walked out of the main room and was still thinking about how to lecture Xie Rongying, a group of people walked in from the courtyard gate.
The leader, Marquis Yongyi, dressed in armor, walked in exhausted.
Mother Yuan's face changed. Didn't she say she would return to Beijing in a few days? Why did she return early?
As luck would have it, at this moment, Cuizhi and Yunniang exclaimed in surprise, "Young Madam!"
Mother Yuan's face darkened, and Xie Rongying fell in the cold wind.
"Young Madam, Young Madam!?" Cuizhi shouted loudly while holding the unconscious Xie Rongying.
Yunniang shouted to Mother Yuan, "Quickly call a doctor! Quickly call a doctor!"
Marquis Yongyi was an extremely tall man, with deep eyebrows and light-colored pupils. Perhaps because he was in his forties, the way he looked at people was too cold. He looked at the scene in front of him.
He asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"
Cuizhi's eyes moved, and she hugged Xie Rongying in her arms while crying: "I don't know how the young lady offended the lady, making the young lady stand in such cold weather for half an hour. The young lady has caught a cold and hasn't recovered yet. Even if the lady wants to act like a mother-in-law, she can't hurt the young lady like this."
"Cuizhi!" Mother Yuan stepped forward quickly. "What nonsense are you talking about? How could a lady harm her own daughter-in-law?"
Marquis Yongyi frowned slightly and ordered, "Take the young lady to the wing room and invite the doctor."
Upon hearing this, Yunniang and Cuizhi immediately supported each other and carried Xie Rongying towards the side room, while Marquis Yongyi also stepped into the main hall.
When Jiang heard the voice of Marquis Yongyi in the room, a hint of joy flashed in her eyes, but when she thought of what Marquis Yongyi had done over the years, her eyes immediately sank.
Seeing the tall man lift the door curtain and walk in, Jiang stood up and bowed symbolically: "The Marquis is back."
"What's going on outside?" Marquis Yongyi took off his armor, and a maid immediately stepped forward to take it. After Marquis Yongyi sat down, she continued to ask, "It's only been a few days since we got married, and you've made your daughter so seriously ill?"
Jiang listened to the Marquis of Yongyi's sermon, and her eyes turned away from him. She sat down beside him and said with a smile, "So the Marquis knew that your son hadn't been married for a few days."
The Marquis listened to Jiang's rather resentful words and said, "I'm back now, aren't I?"
Jiang snorted coldly, "My son's wedding was not attended by his parents. I wonder how long this laughing stock will spread in Bianjing."
"I told you about the girl from the Xie family fainting. Why are you bringing this up?" Marquis Yongyi's good mood cooled after hearing Jiang's words. "Do you know that if a war breaks out on the border, most of the money squandered by the army will come from the Xie family? Their daughter hasn't even been married for half a month, and you're acting so arrogantly?"
"Who's putting on airs?" Jiang knew the Xie family's financial resources, otherwise she wouldn't have chosen Xie Rongying as her eldest daughter-in-law. "A woman should obey her husband after marriage, but Xie Rongying is so different. She's left Junyi alone in an empty room and even moved all her things to the wing room in the East Garden. What's she doing? Does she not want to expand the Qin family? Or does she have other ulterior motives?"
"If you don't work on this kind of temper, won't she trample on your son and run wild in the future?" Jiang's tone was filled with anger. "Compared to me being branded as a wicked mother-in-law, what good reputation can the Xie family have for having a daughter like this? If word gets out, the other daughters in the Xie family will all end up in nunneries."
Upon hearing this, Marquis Yongyi's expression improved considerably. He couldn't get involved in such matters, so he immediately changed the subject: "In addition to reporting to the emperor on the border situation, Awan has also returned."
When Jiang heard the word 'Awan', she was enveloped in a gloomy atmosphere. She sneered: "What do you mean, Lord? Do you need my permission to let your woman return home?"
"I'm just telling you that a harmonious family brings prosperity, Jiang Ling." Marquis Yongyi stood up after saying this. He wanted to talk to Jiang in a friendly manner, but Jiang's attitude made him not want to say a word more.
Jiang looked at the departing figure of Marquis Yongyi and stood up suddenly: "Marquis!"
Marquis Yongyi stopped and turned to stare at Jiang.
"Don't forget what you promised me. If you want that woman to enter the Qin family, you must get my consent!" Jiang will never be able to swallow this anger in her life.
"She's been wronged for over a decade. You've had enough. Looking across the entire city of Bianjing, how many men don't have concubines?" Marquis Yongyi felt a surge of resentment when he brought this up. "What's more, she, like you, has contributed to the Qin family's expansion and has never fought for anything. How can you not tolerate her?"
"I can't tolerate her?" Jiang laughed coldly, "Are you trying to confuse right and wrong, my Lord?"
Marquis Yongyi glanced at Jiang coldly, turned around and walked out without saying anything.
As soon as he stepped out of the main room, he heard the sound of cups breaking inside. Marquis Yongyi raised his eyes and saw the pale face of the person who had just fainted walking out from the corridor.
Mother Yuan followed behind and said, "Young Madam, the doctor hasn't arrived yet. Please wait a little longer." As she spoke, she noticed the Marquis of Yongyi and quickly whispered to Xie Rongying, "Young Madam, that's the young marquis's father, the Marquis of Yongyi."
Xie Rongying paused, looked towards Marquis Yongyi, and bowed, "Father."
Marquis Yongyi glanced at Xie Rongying's face, nodded, and walked past Xie Rongying.
"Father." Xie Rongying shouted again.
Marquis Yongyi turned sideways and looked at Xie Rongying.
Xie Rongying said, "My daughter-in-law has just arrived at the mansion. Mother asked her to look at the account books. There are many things she doesn't understand and many things that don't make sense. Can father tell mother not to leave such matters to her?"
Marquis Yongyi stared at Xie Rongying unhappily. "As a new bride, it's your duty to help your mother-in-law with household affairs. It's not difficult to handle, but it's not that you can't handle it well."
Xie Rongying raised her eyes and met Yongyi's gaze. A subtle smile appeared on the corner of her lips as she spoke clearly, "If the mansion is short of money, can my daughter-in-law use the money from the public treasury to make up for it? After all, if someone with ulterior motives knew about using my daughter-in-law's dowry, they would start to frame our Qin family again."
When Mother Yuan heard what Xie Rongying said, her face changed drastically. If it weren't for Marquis Yongyi, she would have stepped forward and covered Xie Rongying's mouth.
Marquis Yongyi frowned and asked, "What about the money that the palace is short of?"
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