Chapter 14 The Human Heart is the Worst
"What nonsense?" Xie Rongying's eyes turned cold, and the subtle curve at the corner of her lips faded. "Then what's the point of my mother and father coming to my daughter-in-law and asking her to give over a million taels of silver to pay off the debt owed to the court?"
Her eyes swept over the couple of the Marquis of Yongyi and sneered, "Do you think your daughter-in-law is filial to you two?"
The word "erlao" was emphasized very strongly.
Xie Rongying smiled again, "The Yongyi Marquis's family has squandered their wealth through extravagance, yet they want their daughter-in-law, who has never even had a cup of tea in the Marquis's family, to make up for the deficit. Otherwise, they'd be a jerk and unfilial. Has mother become so accustomed to being submissive in this Marquis's family that she thinks her daughter-in-law is easy to bully?"
Jiang's face darkened as she listened to Xie Rongying's outrageous words.
Marquis Yongyi is even worse.
The shame of having his true identity exposed by the younger generation and having to face it made the old man Yongyi Hou's face turn pale and blue.
Also, since most of the servants in the East Garden are children of the Xie family, even if Marquis Yongyi wanted Xie Rongying to give him money for free, he couldn't be so straightforward. He also didn't want the Qin family to be criticized by the world in the future.
"Rong Ying, we're not asking you to give it to us for nothing. Our whole family remembers your kindness." The tone of the Yongyi Marquis's voice sounded as if he had run out of patience, with a hint of ferocity.
Listen, it sounds so high-sounding.
In her previous life, what Xie Rongying heard the most was the sentence "Our whole family will remember your kindness", what a useless and hypocritical statement.
Xie Rongying smiled faintly, "Father, I know you're anxious and want to quickly settle this mess, but..." She hesitated, glancing at Jiang, "When mother proposed marriage to the Xie family, it was a grand ceremony. I was the daughter-in-law mother carefully selected, and everyone in Bianjing knew that. And now, not even half a month into the marriage, you're asking me to come up with over a million taels of silver. This..."
"What is this?" Jiang had never realized that Xie Rongying was such a difficult person before. She thought that she could completely control her with just her 'reputation', but she didn't expect that Xie Rongying was more difficult to calculate than anyone else.
"There's no such thing as an impenetrable wall. The Yongyi Marquis's Mansion is a prestigious family, no matter how you look at it. If word gets out that they need their daughter-in-law's dowry to make up for the shortfall, then my father and mother's reputation in Bianjing will be ruined..."
Xie Rongying didn't say the word "rotten" in the end.
She continued with a smile, "I'm also thinking about my father and mother. The Qin family can't become a laughing stock in Bianjing. How about this? I'll write a letter to tell my father about this, and then I'll go and discuss it with him."
At this moment, Marquis Yongyi's old face was thrown outside the city of Bianjing. After being lectured by a junior, he suddenly stood up and strode away with a cold face.
After all, he is a man, and he is somewhat disdainful of such calculations. He even feels that his face has been trampled on by a junior.
"My Lord," Jiang stood up and shouted.
But Marquis Yongyi left immediately.
Seeing this, Jiang chuckled and sat down again.
Xie Rongying's eyes were dark, her gaze fixed on the ground, and she sat steadily on the pear blossom chair.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the main hall was extremely solemn, and Yunniang and Cuizhi both felt a sense of suffocation.
In the end, it was Jiang who broke the solemn silence.
"Rongying, what are you unhappy about?" Jiang still wanted to understand the reason for Xie Rongying's change in the past few days: "Is it because of Junyi's attitude, or are you dissatisfied with your mother for putting all the important family matters on you and making you tired?"
The cold light in Xie Rongying's eyes flickered: "Why does mother have to say such nonsense?"
"What do you mean?" Jiang's face turned cold.
Xie Rongying forced a faint smile and looked at Jiang: "What I mean is, no matter what attitude or actions you and Qin Junyi take, I will not spend money to fill the hole in this mansion."
The expression on Jiang's face froze. If Xie Rongying's family background was smaller, Jiang would have thousands of ways to take the dowry from Xie Rongying.
But the Xie family's status does not allow Jiang to treat Xie Rongying so casually.
This feeling of being helpless and unable to do anything to Xie Rongying caused a crack to appear on Jiang's calm face.
Any relationship based on interests will collapse if there is no consensus after a certain degree of stalemate.
As the interests conflicted, the dispute grew bigger and bigger, and the result was a complete break in the relationship.
Living under the same roof, if we cannot become allies and face the enemy together, we will inevitably be enemies.
Jiang knew that at this moment her relationship with her daughter-in-law was completely broken.
This is difficult to grasp. If they are not of the same mind, then it is easy to grasp and they will be obedient.
The Yongyi Marquis Mansion does not allow the existence of a daughter-in-law like Xie Rongying.
It only took a moment for Jiang to have other plans for Xie Rongying. The government had not issued an edict stipulating a specific time limit for the repayment of the money owed by the Marquis' Mansion to the court.
She just wanted a quick solution.
Since I can't start with Xie Rongying.
If something happened to Xie Rongying, the dowry would still belong to the Marquis' Mansion, and the Xie family would probably not ask for it back. Even if the Xie family wanted to ask for it back, she had plenty of ways to make them give up the idea.
In short, the hole in the Marquis' Mansion must be filled even if Xie Rongying's dowry is unfair!
"Since you've said that, if Mother still insists on asking you to help me out, it would be my fault." Jiang stood up and stared at Xie Rongying with a smile. "Before, I thought we were family, so helping each other was reasonable. But now it seems that Rongying doesn't consider herself a member of the Qin family. Since we are not family, it is really inappropriate to say anything about helping each other."
Xie Rongying laughed, she didn't believe that Jiang would let go of her dowry so easily.
"I'll take my leave first." Jiang glanced at Xie Rongying and walked out of the main room.
Xie Rongying stood up and saluted: "I won't see mother off."
Jiang walked out of the main room with a gloomy face. Xie Rongying was a trouble and she had to solve this trouble quickly.
Only when Xie Rongying is completely dealt with will the dowry in Xie Rongying's hands fall into her hands.
After leaving the East Garden, Jiang asked the maid behind her to leave first and took Mother Yuan towards the garden.
After the tenth day of March, the temperature in Bianjing City began to rise.
The earth is reviving, and the greenery that can be seen everywhere in the garden has emerged. Even the birdsong is particularly lively.
The Jiang family master and servant walked slowly along the path.
Mother Yuan, Jiang's confidant, was quite surprised when she heard Jiang's new idea.
After all, there are thousands of dirty things happening in the harem, but wanting to kill a person is really too much.
"I know you think this isn't feasible." Jiang's face also lost its coldness. "But if Xie Rongying stays, it won't be a good thing for me or Junyi. And the Xie family can't be offended easily. Now we have no choice but to resort to this last resort."
"I understand your worries and annoyance, Madam." Madam Yuan sighed. "The Young Madam is not on the same page with you. She doesn't want to live a good life with the young marquis. On the contrary, she has hostile intentions towards you, Madam. She truly cannot be kept."
"So we have to plan carefully so that she can die in the Yongyi Marquis's mansion without anyone noticing, and at the same time, her dowry can remain in the Yongyi Marquis's mansion."
Upon hearing this, Mother Yuan's eyes turned and she said, "The only way is to let Xie have the young marquis's child. After ten months of pregnancy, the child will be born in one day. This will allow her to be killed without anyone noticing, and she can also legitimately withhold the dowry."
Jiang paused, a dark light flashed in the depths of her eyes, and she smiled and said, "It has to be you."
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