Chapter 99 Threatening Yunniang
Xie Rongying smiled faintly, picked up the freshly brewed tea, poured it into the teacup, and then placed the teacup in front of Zheng.
She said, "Second Aunt, what are you talking about? I'm so happy that you came, how could I bother you?"
"That's good, that's good." Zheng picked up the teacup, took a sip, and her eyes lit up: "Good tea."
"I got some from my father the day before yesterday. He said it was the first batch of tea this year shipped back from Lingnan." Xie Rongying said and instructed Dongxue, "Pack some for Second Aunt to take back later."
"Yes." Dongxue bowed and walked to the other side.
"Then you won't be polite, Second Aunt." Zheng was very pleased with Xie Rongying's politeness. After all, Xie Rongying was just a junior in her eyes.
It is perfectly normal to give good things to your elders as a filial piety.
Xie Rongying's attitude towards Zheng was just a faint smile.
"Rongying, I heard that you went back to the Xie family. Did you meet Young Master Xie?" Zheng asked.
Xie Rongying's eyebrows twitched slightly, and she said, "I did meet him, and I also told him about what Second Aunt mentioned. But Ting'er doesn't seem to have any plans to get married yet."
She thought about what Zheng said to Xie Ting when she left the Xie Mansion, and asked if he knew Qin Si.
But Xie Ting said with an evasive look on his face: "I don't know him."
At that time, Xie Rongying knew from Xie Ting's avoidant look that Xie Ting must know Qin Si.
"Since you don't know him and have no interest in knowing him, I will go back and reject Zheng's proposal."
Xie Ting said: "Why are these people in the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion so annoying? Do they think our Xie family is easy to bully?"
"What do you mean?" she asked.
Xie Ting said: "Qin Si is close to the niece of the imperial concubine in the palace, and last time at Yunwu Manor, I was a little close to the eldest princess, which made them think that the eldest princess was very good to me. You also know that the eldest princess has a good relationship with the emperor. They just want to win over the eldest princess and start with me."
"Then it should be the imperial concubine's niece who attacked you, how could it be Qin Si?" Xie Rongying asked in confusion.
Xie Ting said impatiently: "How would I know? Anyway, just don't worry about it."
Zheng's smile faltered as she listened to Xie Rongying's words. She said, "Men and women should marry when they are old enough. Young Master Xie should be discussing marriage, so why haven't you planned to get married yet?"
"After all, Ting'er is my fourth uncle's son. Now my fourth uncle is far away at the border. Even my grandmother cannot decide Ting'er's marriage." Xie Rongying explained with a somewhat embarrassed tone.
Hearing this, Zheng forced a smile and said, "That's true. Fourth Master Xie is still at the border, so it's really hard to decide this matter now."
"But if Second Aunt really wants to marry into our Xie family, why don't you and Second Uncle go to the Xie Mansion in person to talk to my grandmother about this?" Xie Rongying suggested.
Zheng's expression became much calmer, and she said, "Since Young Master Xie doesn't want to get married, then forget it."
Xie Rongying paused slightly as she picked up the teacup. She glanced at Zheng before continuing to drink her tea.
At this time, Dongxue came over with a package of tea.
Seeing this, Zheng said, "Rongying, Second Aunt has some things to do, so I won't bother you for now."
Xie Rongying didn't stay any longer and stood up and said, "Then Second Aunt, please take the tea back."
"Thank you, Rongying." Zheng said and signaled the maid beside her to take the tea from Dongxue's hand.
Xie Rongying looked at Zheng's obviously unhappy expression and said, "Second Aunt, you're too polite. Rongying won't see me off then."
"Okay." Zheng left with a smile.
After Xie Rongying watched Zheng leave, she sat down again, tapping the stone table lightly with her slender fingers. She said, "Isn't Zheng's behavior strange?"
"It's indeed a bit strange, as if someone was instructing it." Dongxue said.
When Xie Rongying heard the words "being ordered by someone", she chuckled and looked up at Dongxue.
Dongxue understood what Xie Rongying meant: "I will go and find out about the people around me."
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Yunniang has been going out of the house quite frequently in the past two days. Because Dongxue's mind is on Zheng, and Xie Rongying is afraid that Yunniang will think too much, she asked Yunniang to resume her previous affairs.
The weather has been getting hotter recently, and Xie Rongying's room also needs ice.
These ice blocks were not taken from the public account of the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion, but were sent to the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion by Xie Ting from the Xie family's ice storage.
This action undoubtedly alarmed the masters of the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion.
Considering that the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion was tightening its belt to make ends meet, and the fact that the mistress of the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion was so extravagant, it had aroused some people's dissatisfaction.
That day, Yunniang went from the kitchen to arrange Xie Rongying's lunch. She heard a lot of sarcastic words in the kitchen, and she retorted them one by one.
However, the people in the kitchen had their monthly salary withheld by Shangguan Yao, and they all thought that if Xie Rongying could help fill the hole in the Marquis' Mansion, how could they do this?
As a result, everyone in the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion began to exclude the people in Dongyuan, and even started to trip them up intentionally or unintentionally.
Yunniang left the kitchen with a sullen face, muttering, "Who are these people?"
Just as they passed a small bamboo forest and were about to pass through a moon gate, they were stopped by someone.
Yunniang looked at the person who stopped her, her expression slightly changed: "What are you going to do?"
Yian laughed and said, "Yunniang, the Second Young Master wants to see you."
Hearing this, Yunniang said coldly: "I'm sorry, I still have to go talk to the young lady about the kitchen, so I don't have time to see the second young master."
After saying that, Yunniang was about to leave towards Yian, but was stopped by Yian.
"Are you really not going to see the Second Young Master?" Yi'an's face remained gentle, but his eyes looked at Yunniang with a hint of coldness: "Don't you regret it?"
"What do I regret?" Yunniang looked at Yi'an as if she were looking at something strange. "Do I have any connection with the Second Young Master? You still regret it? You're really interesting."
Yian raised his hand, and the thing in his hand hung in the air with a crash.
When Yunniang saw the pendant in Yi'an's hand, her expression changed drastically. When she tried to snatch it away, Yi'an instantly put the pendant away and sneered, "It seems you are very familiar with what I have in my hand."
"You, how did you get it?" Yunniang stared at Yi'an intently: "You, what did you do?"
"It seems you are very familiar with this thing." Yi'an's face regained its previous gentleness. He directly took Yunniang's hand, handed the thing in his hand to Yunniang, and said, "This is what the second young master tore off your mother."
"So, can you go see the second young master now?" Yian said threateningly.
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