Chapter 25 What a trick
"Miss Zhang, were you talking about me just now?" Xie Rongying stared at Zhang Ruru without changing her expression. The direct questioning startled everyone present.
After all, in situations like this, many people often choose to remain silent, but if you care too much about some words, it will involve the family.
But Xie Rongying did not remain silent and asked.
Zhang Ruru was already irritated by Xie Rongying's gaze, and because of her spoiled nature, she didn't take Xie Rongying seriously, so she wanted to teach this ignorant eldest daughter of the Xie family a lesson.
Just as he was about to speak, Madam Xue stopped him: "Ruru, why don't you apologize to Madam Qin?"
"Aunt!" Zhang Ruruo gritted her teeth and shouted unconvincedly.
Mrs. Xue's face turned cold.
Zhang Ruru saw this, and a hint of timidity flashed in her eyes. She said to Xie Rongying reluctantly, "I didn't say anything about you just now."
Xie Rongying's eyebrows were furrowed, and she smiled. "I guess Miss Zhang wasn't talking about me. After all, a girl from the Duke of Ying wouldn't be so uneducated. But I still want to advise Miss Zhang, be careful with your words."
As she spoke, Xie Rongying's gaze fell on Madam Xue again: "I'll leave first, Madam Xue."
The people from the Xue Mansion nodded.
After Xie Rongying left, Zhang Ruru looked at Jiang Huaer and Jiang Shuer with dissatisfaction: "What's wrong with you two? This woman has hooked up with your sixth uncle, and you are still so calm?"
"Ruru, she is my aunt's daughter-in-law after all. It's not easy for us to say anything, not to mention that our sixth uncle is involved in this." Jiang Huaer said with some embarrassment.
Zhang Ruruo despised Jiang Huaer's hesitation the most and snorted coldly, "Your Jiang and Qin families are really interesting. A daughter-in-law of the Yongyi Marquis's residence actually has a shameful relationship with the Sixth Master of the Yongqin Earl's residence."
"Ruru, this has nothing to do with my sixth uncle. My aunt originally didn't plan to let Xie Rongying come, but who would have thought that this woman insisted on following. From what you said just now, I think Xie Rongying knew that my sixth uncle was coming to Kaibao Temple, otherwise she wouldn't have met my sixth uncle as soon as she arrived at Kaibao Temple." Jiang Shu'er retorted.
Zhang Ruru was puzzled: "Xie Rongying already has such thoughts, why does your aunt still tolerate Xie Rongying as her daughter-in-law?"
"Xie Rongying was not like this before she married into the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion. I heard from my mother before that Xie Rongying was well-educated, filial to her elders, and the best in the world. But she became a different person after entering the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion. A few days ago, she even made my aunt sick with anger." Jiang Shu'er became more and more angry as she spoke.
"Even in such a state, the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion will just endure it?" Zhang Ruru stared at Jiang Shuer in disbelief.
Jiang Shu'er was about to say something but was stopped by Jiang Hua'er. Jiang Shu'er said unconvincedly: "Sister!"
Madam Xue glanced at the two Jiang sisters, then withdrew her scrutinizing gaze and said, "Ruru, let's go first."
Zhang Ruruo said unhappily, "It seems your aunt is too kindhearted. She even lets her daughter-in-law ride on her head. If she were in my hands, this bitch would have died a thousand times over."
"Zhang Ruruo!" Mrs. Xue scolded coldly.
Zhang Ruru's back stiffened, and she stared straight at Madam Xue, whose eyes were slightly cold.
"Let's go." Madam Xue glanced at Zhang Ruru and her eyes moved over the Jiang sisters. If she didn't have some other use for the Jiang sisters, would she bring these two idiots with her?
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In the main hall, wisps of green smoke drifted upwards, and below were monks and pilgrims sitting devoutly on cushions.
The pilgrims and monks are divided into two sides, and the one sitting cross-legged and chanting scriptures in the front is the presiding monk.
The scriptures are heavy and awe-inspiring, and they can gradually calm people's restless hearts.
Xie Rongying looked at the majestic gilded Buddha sitting cross-legged in the hall, and the awe in her heart was stronger than anyone else present. She believed in cause and effect in this world, and knew that what she did in this life could not escape cause and effect.
But, even if she ends up in hell, she will take the entire Yongyi Marquis’s mansion with her!
Even if she doesn't have a good ending in the end due to karma, the Yongyi Marquis Mansion will not be able to prosper like in the previous life!
At this time, Mother Yuan bent down and knelt beside Jiang, then whispered in her ear.
Xie Rongying was very close to Jiang. Seeing that Jiang's expression became more solemn as Mother Yuan spoke, she raised her eyebrows slightly.
Jiang glanced at Mother Yuan coldly and nodded slightly.
Seeing this, Mother Yuan stood up again, bent over and walked out of the hall.
Xie Rongying glanced at Yunniang outside the hall. Yunniang nodded and after a moment, walked in the direction where Mother Yuan left.
After Xie Rongying turned around, her gaze was fixed on Jiang's back.
So what's their game?
Xie Rongying shifted her cold gaze away from Jiang and then closed her eyes.
No matter what tricks they use, she will fight to the end!
Here, Yunniang followed Mother Yuan around a corridor, through a courtyard gate, and headed towards the back mountain. The further Yunniang walked, the more strange she felt. Just when Yunniang thought that Mother Yuan would go to the back, she stopped at a rockery.
Mother Yuan looked around, and Yunniang hid behind the moon gate. Just when she thought Mother Yuan would come back to check, she heard another sound of footsteps. Yunniang was sure that the footsteps were not from Mother Yuan.
Sure enough, a man's voice was heard the next moment.
"Mother Yuan, why did you call me here at this time?"
Yunniang frowned when she heard the slightly rough voice. She thought it was Jiang Yin. She slowly stuck her head out and looked in the direction of Yuan Mama, only to see a monk standing next to Yuan Mama. Perhaps he felt Yunniang's gaze, and the monk suddenly turned his head to look towards the Moon Gate.
In a flash, when the monk turned around, there was nothing at the Moon Gate. He withdrew his gaze and asked again, "Do you have any instructions?"
Mother Yuan lowered her voice and said, "Madam needs you to take care of someone."
"Who to deal with?" The monk's reaction was not surprising, but rather normal.
"The young marquis's new wife."
The monk uttered a sigh of relief, "Wasn't this the eldest daughter of the Xie family that Madam carefully selected? How long has it taken to get rid of her?"
"He's disobedient and a thorn. Madam thinks he's a nuisance and can't stay for long." Mother Yuan's tone was full of displeasure.
The monk pondered for a moment: "Will there be any trouble?"
"Just like before, there won't be any trouble. Don't worry, Madam will take care of everything." Mother Yuan said in a heavy tone, "Madam will rest with her sister-in-law tonight. I will dismiss the servants from the courtyard where the young mistress is staying. You can do your job without worry."
"Since Mother Yuan has made all the arrangements, I will just follow your orders."
Yunniang covered her mouth tightly and her pupils dilated as she listened to the conversation between Mother Yuan and the monk. How could she have imagined that Jiang had murderous intentions?
At this time, Yunniang's heartbeat accelerated. She moved slowly until she was a certain distance away, then she turned around and ran towards the main hall.
Where Yunniang had just stood, Mother Yuan stood, a strange smile on her wrinkled face. She said, "No one can escape what Sixth Master has arranged."
"It's still Sixth Master who has to make the move." The monk stared at Mother Yuan with a smile: "Since Sixth Master wants the Young Madam, can you leave the maidservant beside the Young Madam to me?"
Mother Yuan said with a sigh, "I'm giving this to you before I die. From now on, you must do your best to serve the Jiang family."
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When Yunniang returned to the main hall, the chanting was almost over. The master in front had put down the scriptures, and the hall was still silent except for the master's voice.
Yunniang stared at Xie Rongying's back in fear. If the price of getting married was being plotted against by her husband's family or even losing her life, she would rather her daughter stay married forever.
About a quarter of an hour later, the people in the main hall came out one after another.
Yunniang watched Xie Rongying walk out with Jiang, sorted out her thoughts, and walked to Xie Rongying's side.
Xie Rongying glanced at Yunniang's face and frowned slightly.
"Rongying, your aunt and I are going to the side hall to draw lots. Do you want to come with us?" Jiang asked while standing still.
Before Xie Rongying could even speak, Jiang Wangshi said, "Let Rongying walk around. Even if you're the mother-in-law, there's no reason for your daughter-in-law to be around all the time. Going out is a good way to relax."
"That's right, sister-in-law." Jiang smiled slightly and looked at Xie Rongying: "Rongying, go walk around. Don't be so reserved."
"Yes, mother." Xie Rongying bowed.
After Jiang's gaze passed over Yunniang, she and Jiang Wang went towards the side hall.
After Jiang's sister-in-law completely disappeared from Yunniang's sight, she approached Xie Rongying and said, "Miss, I'll go..."
"Let's talk about it later." Xie Rongying said in a low voice when she saw that there were people all around.
As he spoke, Xie Rongying walked towards a secluded direction.
After crossing the quiet path, the master and servant slowed down their pace when they saw that there was no one around.
"Miss," Yunniang's eyes were filled with nervousness, "Pack your things quickly and go back."
Xie Rongying knew Yunniang must have heard something when she saw her expression: "What did you hear?"
Yunniang recounted what she had just seen and heard, then tightly grasped Xie Rongying's wrists with both hands: "Miss, let's go home and tell the master about this, tell the family, and then have the master come forward to file for divorce. We absolutely cannot go back to the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion."
Xie Rongying was silent for a moment, then asked, "Can a divorce solve the problem?"
"Why can't it be solved?" Yunniang said anxiously, "As long as the divorce is completed, you will have no connection with the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion. Even if Madam wants to plot against you, can she still reach out to the Xie family?"
Xie Rongying sneered: "Some things cannot be solved by giving in or avoiding them."
If she was afraid of Jiang's plot, she had plenty of ways to refuse to come to Kaibao Temple.
Yunniang was puzzled: "Miss, this matter can be resolved by avoiding it. Even if you want to confront Madam, you should discuss it with your family. How can you do it alone?"
Xie Rongying shook her head and said, "But I don't want to avoid it."
"Girl," Yunniang's eyes widened, "Girl, they want your life!"
Xie Rongying smiled faintly: "If they have the guts, come and take my life."
Yunniang stared at Xie Rongying, feeling a mixture of grief and anger. Her face was tense and she moved her lips several times but she couldn't say anything. She felt from her master that she was at war with the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion.
Why did she feel that her master would fight to the death with the Yongyi Marquis Mansion?
This matter can obviously be solved directly. Even if the Qin family has the "protection" of the title of Yongyi Marquis Mansion, if they really want to become enemies with the Xie family, Yunniang is sure that the Qin family will not dare to do it openly!
"Miss, you knew there was a fire pit ahead, why did you jump into it?" Yunniang tightly grasped Xie Rongying's wrist: "Miss, let's go back."
Xie Rongying looked at Yunniang who was nervous and worried. She knew that Yunniang had never encountered anything like what happened in the Yongyi Marquis Mansion in all those years in the Xie family. Even if there was a conspiracy, how could it result in a loss of life?
"Yunniang, I know what you're worried about." Xie Rongying's face became increasingly calm, and her voice was also peaceful. "But do you really think that Jiang Shi won't harm me as long as I return to the Xie family? I'm now married into the Yongyi Marquis's mansion. I'm their daughter-in-law. Even if Jiang Shi goes to the Xie family to ask for me, it's only natural. From the moment I got married, some things have been unavoidable."
"But young lady..." Yunniang burst into tears and hugged Xie Rongying and burst into tears. "So why do they treat your life like worthless? Are they really so lawless?"
Xie Rongying comforted Yunniang and whispered, "A woman's life is worthless in the eyes of these people. She's just a pawn. If we just sit there and wait for death, or just run away to solve the problem, these people will just think I'm afraid of them."
"What should we do now?" Yunniang asked with a sob.
Xie Rongying wiped the tears from Yunniang's face and said, "It's okay, I'll take care of it."
Perhaps it was because Xie Rongying's voice was too calm, the worry in Yunniang's heart was inexplicably soothed.
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There was a hint of chill in the night wind, making people unable to help but pull their clothes closer.
At the end of the Xu hour, the courtyard was still silent.
Only the faint sparks flickered in Xie Rongying's room. At this moment, Yunniang's forehead was covered with beads of sweat. She looked at Xie Rongying under the candlelight, who still looked calm and composed. She felt as if thousands of ants were gnawing at her heart.
At this moment, footsteps were heard at the door. Yunniang looked towards the door suddenly and saw Mother Yuan standing there. She took two steps back in fright.
Mother Yuan looked at Yunniang as if she had seen a ghost, frowning: "What's wrong with Yunniang?"
Xie Rongying looked up at Mother Yuan as she walked in, and said with a smile, "Why is Mother Yuan here?"
Madam Yuan withdrew her gaze from Yunniang and said, "Madam has asked me to tell the young mistress that she might be staying at her aunt's place tonight. She should go to bed early."
"Okay." Xie Rongying was also quite polite.
"Then I will take my leave first." Mother Yuan bowed and left.
When only the master and servant were left in the room, Yunniang walked over to Xie Rongying and said, "Miss, hurry up and leave here. Let's go to another place. Someone will be here soon."
Xie Rongying stood up, feeling something was amiss, and said, "Light the incense."
Upon hearing this, Yunniang hurriedly lit the incense she had prepared long ago and placed it in the incense burner. When a wisp of smoke floated out of the incense burner, she immediately covered her nose and said, "Miss, please leave quickly."
Xie Rongying's eyes moved across the incense burner and she walked out of the room.
After Yunniang closed the door, she gasped for breath and said, "This fragrance will make you faint if you enter your nose. Even if the people arranged by the madam enter the room, you won't wake up until tomorrow. Miss, let's go somewhere else to hide for tonight."
Xie Rongying followed Yunniang in silence, she still felt something was wrong.
Along the way, Yunniang pulled Xie Rongying towards the courtyard that had been arranged during the day. This was a place she had specially spent money to find. It was not far from the courtyard just now and was very close to other courtyards.
About a cup of tea later, Yunniang brought Xie Rongying to the courtyard that had been arranged in advance.
"Miss, this is it. I have already prepared it."
Xie Rongying pushed open the door and looked at the furnishings inside. She knew Yunniang must have spent a lot of money. She said, "Go find Gu Xun and ask him to come see me."
Time was too tight, and he had to stay by Jiang's side during the day, so there was no chance for Gu Xun to do anything.
"Yes, I'll go right away."
As soon as Yunniang left, Xie Rongying noticed a very faint and strange fragrance in the room. She stood up suddenly, covered her nose with a handkerchief, and quickly walked out of the room, closing the door behind her.
What a strong smell! She had just entered the room when she started to feel something was wrong all over.
She stared at the courtyard in front of her, the pupils in her deep eyes trembling slightly. If she didn't realize what was happening now, she deserved to be plotted against and killed.
What Yunniang knew during the day was that Mother Yuan deliberately let Yunniang know that Jiang stayed at Jiang Wangshi's place tonight just to give her a sense of crisis, and no one would appear in the room where she lived.
The courtyard that Yunniang arranged in advance is the highlight.
Mother Yuan appeared beside Jiang and started whispering. They did it on purpose!
They knew that Xie Rongying was suspicious by nature, and that Mother Yuan's weirdness and Mrs. Jiang's solemnity would surely arouse Xie Rongying's suspicion. They also calculated that Yunniang would follow them, so what Mother Yuan said to the monk was deliberately said to Yunniang.
Xie Rongying never expected that Jiang had calculated that she would not escape after learning about Yuan Mama's conversation with the monk.
She knew that Jiang was quite capable, but she didn't expect that his arrangements were so flawless.
After hearing what Mother Yuan said, Yunniang would definitely regard the room where she originally lived as a dangerous place and would arrange another place for Xie Rongying to live.
So he colluded with the people in this temple and arranged this place.
Xie Rongying sneered, suppressing the heat in her heart, and whispered: "So you were waiting for me here..."
Just as Xie Rongying was about to turn around, a hand rested on her shoulder. The dagger hidden in her sleeve instantly fell down and was grasped in her hand. When she turned around and swung it at the person behind her, the person grabbed her raised wrist.
"Master, it's me."
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