Chapter 90 Surface Maintenance
The large open space in front of the warehouse was filled with the smell of blood, and the screams of Wu Dawei's family members were drowned out by the sound of sticks hitting flesh.
In the face of interests and human nature, they used to follow the Wu family. But now, in order to avoid being driven out of Wanmiao Village, these people can become the knife to kill the chicken when the master kills the chicken to scare the monkey.
Also, because of the death of the mistress of the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion, the Xie family had to show their attitude to the world.
Jiang died because of the greed of the three Wu brothers, and the Wu family was destined to be buried with Jiang.
Xie Rongying in the carriage listened to the sounds coming from outside, her expression showing a hint of coldness. This was the most direct way to solve the problem.
Whether it is the three Wu Dawei brothers or the Jiang family.
They all deserve to die.
Since they all deserve to die, they must be eliminated together.
It just so happened that both of them wanted to take Wanmiao Village for themselves because of its value, so they used Wanmiao Village as bait to solve these two problems.
She knew Jiang too well.
After Mrs. Xue's death, Xie Rongying clearly felt that Jiang wanted to completely eliminate her.
She would not leave the Yongyi Marquis Mansion until it completely declined.
If he didn't leave the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion, he would be living under the same roof with the Jiang family. Even if he guarded the East Garden like an iron wall, there would be loopholes that could be exploited.
If she doesn't take action first, she will die.
It was also a good opportunity to use Jiang's death to punish everyone in Wanmiao Village.
"Miss, Wu Dawei is dead." Dongxue said outside the carriage.
Xie Rongying drew aside the curtains and glanced at the guards on horseback holding torches. Finally, her gaze fell on Dongxue and she said, "Have Ting'er deal with the Wu family here. Li Dongfu and Chu Yue will stay in Wanmiao Village. From now on, Wanmiao Village will be handed over to them. They must report to me on the situation of Wanmiao Village every month."
"Yes." Dongxue said and walked to the other side.
Not long after, footsteps were heard outside the carriage again.
Then the carriage sank slightly, and Dongxue got on. After she sat down, she said, "Miss, we can go back to Bianjing now."
Xie Rongying nodded.
"You can go now." Dongxue said to the guards outside.
The carriage slowly drove towards the entrance of Wanmiao Village.
Xie Rongying listened to the sound of the carriage wheels and closed her eyes.
About a quarter of an hour later, the carriage suddenly stopped.
Before Dongxue could open her mouth to ask, she saw a man bending down and getting into the carriage. Only after she saw that the person was Gu Xun did she relax her guard.
"Master." Gu Xun shouted.
Xie Rongying looked at Gu Xun: "How?"
"As my master thought, Shangguan Yao came to Wanmiao Village with ulterior motives." Gu Xun then roughly recounted the people and things he had seen since he followed Shangguan Yao to Wanmiao Village.
"Shangguan Yao's brother has been hiding in Bianjing for a long time, constantly hanging out in the shops of the masters of Bianjing." Gu Xun said as he fished out a piece of ill-folded rice paper from his bosom and handed it to Xie Rongying with both hands. "I can't see the pattern Shangguan Yao's brother drew clearly, but I just roughly drew it according to what the siblings said: a two-tailed bird stepping on a crescent moon."
Xie Rongying took it but didn't open it. She said, "Is someone with this totem tracking down the Shangguan family?"
Gu Xun nodded.
Xie Rongying chuckled. It seemed that the Xie family was also being targeted by the Shangguan family. However, this confirmed that the Shangguan family in Longxi was the same Shangguan family that had collaborated with the enemy and committed treason back then.
However, this totem is different from the Xie family's symbol. Shangguan Yao's brother is still suspicious, but he must have discovered his second uncle, otherwise he would not have gone to Bian Jing in person.
But considering the current calm situation in Bianjing, Shangguan Yao's brother probably wouldn't dare to make arbitrary speculations.
After all, the Shangguan family's current status is different. If it is revealed that the Shangguan family, who have collaborated with the enemy and committed treason, are still alive, the illusion of punishing nine generations of the family would probably become true.
"Master, Shangguan Yao's brother is still in Wanmiao Village." Gu Xun said again.
Xie Rongying put away the rice paper in her hand and said, "Keep watching. Tell me immediately if there's any movement."
I think the Shangguan family is now starting to feel worried. If the Guan family remembers the kindness of the Shangguan family and someone investigates the Shangguan family, the person in the palace will naturally deal with it after knowing it.
If this is the case, the Xie family should be worried.
But if the person in the palace regards the Shangguan family as a thorn in his side, he will naturally tolerate the Shangguan family as long as it does not hinder his interests. If the existence of the Shangguan family has affected the interests of the person in the palace, he will not be able to rest easy unless he gets rid of them.
In this way, both the Xie family and the Shangguan family seemed to be pushed into a precarious situation.
Xie Rongying had no intention of being involved with the royal family. How could she have known that the man who had spent his whole life with Qin Junyi in her previous life would have such an identity.
When she was tracking down Shangguan Yao's father, she was destined to involve the Xie family.
Thinking about the relationship between Xie Ting and the Xie family in the previous life, the Xie family remained unscathed after the prince and the emperor fell into poverty.
The Yongyi Marquis' Mansion turned the tide because Qin Junchen knew about the scandal between Duke Ying and Madam Xue. They showed their loyalty to King Wei and eliminated the Duke Ying's Mansion, which was also the most important arm of the prince.
He also became an important member of King Wei's army.
In the previous life, the Yongyi Marquis Mansion had really good fortune.
Every time he avoided disaster so cleverly.
Even Qin Junyi could return to Bianjing City fearlessly in his old age. It seems that the Shangguan family had already gained an unshakable power in Longxi at that time.
Otherwise, Shangguan Yao would not have so blatantly ordered Qin Junyi to return to the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion.
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When the carriage returned to Bianjing City, it was just the beginning of the morning hour.
After a night of running around, Xie Rongying looked tired. It was already three quarters past three in the morning when she returned to the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion.
After returning to the East Garden and changing clothes, he came to the main hall of the Marquis' Mansion, where the mourning hall had already been set up.
Xie Rongying walked in dressed in white and with a tired look on her face.
The first person to discover Xie Rongying was Zheng from the second branch of the Qin family: "Rongying, are you okay?"
Xie Rongying wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and said, "Thank you for your concern, Second Aunt. Rongying is fine."
"I heard that you went to Wanmiao Village after returning from Kaifeng Prefecture yesterday. Are all the issues resolved?" Zheng asked with concern.
Everyone was shocked by Jiang's death.
Although the three sisters-in-law of the Qin family maintained their relationship on the surface, none of them ever wished for the other to die.
With Jiang suddenly gone, the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion seemed to be without a backbone.
This Yongyi Marquis Mansion is not just the Yongyi Marquis Mansion of the first wife. The second and third wives all live a comfortable life under the protection of the Yongyi Marquis Mansion.
The eldest wife naturally has to work harder because she inherited the title of Marquis Yongyi.
Now that Jiang is dead, the hole in the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion has fallen on the shoulders of their second and third wives.
Who makes them elders?
Zheng also knew how profitable the Wanmiao Village that Xie Rongying mentioned was, and she still wanted Xie Rongying to lend a helping hand to the hole in the Marquis' Mansion.
"Of course we won't let them go. The Xie family will not tolerate a group of servants bullying their master." Xie Rongying said with deep sorrow.
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