Chapter 146 Madam, don't worry, everything is under control
Cui Si's eyes turned cold, and she looked at Xie Lu with a cold look.
Xie Lu saw her looking at him, not afraid at all. He even opened the folding fan in his hand and showed a flirtatious smile: "Princess Wang, Xie Lu is here to greet you."
"Xie Luo, does it still hurt when you were beaten last time?" Cui Si asked him.
The expression on Xie Lu's face froze, and he felt a little annoyed for a moment.
The beating he received from Yanyunwei last time was the greatest shame of his life.
Cui Si said calmly, "There are some things you haven't understood. Fourth Sister and I are one family. Even if we have arguments, they're mostly just verbal disputes. But you're different. You and I are not one family."
"If you dare to be disrespectful, frivolous, or impolite again, I will send you before the eldest son of the Xie family and ask him if you have learned the etiquette of the Xie family's children."
Xie Lu's expression changed again, immediately filled with shame and annoyance, her face flushed the color of liver. "Cui Liuniang, do you think that just because someone calls you Wang Ji, you really are Wang Ji? Just wait, when you marry me, I'll let you know what a strong husband is."
"I want to marry you?" Cui Si frowned. "Where did you get the conclusion that you dare to say I want to marry you?"
Her marriage with Jiang Cinian had already been preliminarily decided, and half of the three letters and six ceremonies were completed. The Cui family had no plans to cancel the marriage with the Jiang family, nor did they have any plans to marry her to Xie Luo.
These days she heard that Cui Yun and Xie Lu were very close. She thought that Madam Cui was planning to marry Cui Yun to Xie Lu, but Xie Lu thought that she was the one who wanted to marry him?
When Xie Luo heard her ask this, he knew that he might have said something wrong, and his face turned a little ugly.
Cui Si looked at his changing expression and knew that there was something she didn't know. She narrowed her eyes and was about to ask him when she heard hurried footsteps outside.
"Sixth Lady."
Cui Si looked up and saw Madam Cui coming in with some people. She came in a hurry and her forehead was covered with sweat.
"Why is Madam here?" Cui Si relaxed her expression and asked calmly.
Madam Cui said, "Don't blame me, Liuniang. These two people were offended by me and are a little dissatisfied with you, so they came here to disturb you. I came here after learning about this. Just hand them over to me."
What this means is that the two people should be taken away.
"Really?" Cui Si smiled, and had some vague guesses in her mind. The Xie brothers had not left at this time. Could it be that they wanted to plot against her together with Madam Cui?
She looked at Madam Cui with a meaningful look and smiled, but did not pursue the matter further. "Since Madam has come personally, Liu Niang naturally has to give her some respect. However, three times is the limit, and Madam should also understand this principle. If Xie Silang dares to speak disrespectfully again, Madam and the Xie family will not blame me for being ruthless."
"It should be so, it should be so." Mrs. Cui breathed a sigh of relief and quickly asked someone to take Cui Yun and Xie Lu away, fearing that if she was a step too late, the two would say something they shouldn't and offend Cui Si.
When they returned to the main house, Cui Yun was about to complain, but Mrs. Cui turned around and slapped Xie Lu in the face, causing Xie Lu to turn his head away.
Cui Yun was so shocked that she froze, and the next moment, she was slapped in the face.
She covered her face with her hands and looked at Madam Cui with disbelief: "Mother, you actually hit me?"
"If I don't hit you, you're not in your right mind, are you?" Madam Cui put her hand over her chest, feeling so angry that she had a heart attack. "Have you forgotten what happened with the name card last time?"
Last time, Madam Cui and Cui Yun secretly wrote visiting cards and sent them to Pingzhou City to Yan Xingchuan, waiting for everything to be settled, with Cui Yun as his wife and Cui Si as his concubine. Unexpectedly, the fool Cui Yun was too proud and went outside to show off and exposed the matter herself.
This caused Mrs. Cui to be interrogated by the Cui clan. The second branch of the Cui clan cut off the financial support and directly promised Cui Si in marriage. As a result, Cui Yun did not become the queen, and the Cui clan also missed the chance to have a queen. She became a sinner of the Cui clan and was punished to farm the ancestral fields every day to atone for her sins to her ancestors.
"I've repeatedly warned you two to behave yourself these days, not to talk nonsense, and not to provoke Cui Si. What did you do? What did you do? You went to her and showed off your power, didn't you?"
"You...you really are more trouble than help!"
Cui Yun asked her for help quickly, but she made her plans and started to make trouble.
Xie Luo was slapped by his aunt and his face looked a little ugly. He was about to turn hostile and leave, but he thought of Cui Si and thought that he would still need Mrs. Cui's help for the next thing, so he bit his lip and endured it for the time being.
"Aunt, my cousin and I were wrong in this matter. We just can't wait to see how high and mighty Cui Si is now, and how she will kneel down and beg for mercy when the time comes."
"Aunt, don't worry. I will behave myself from now on and will not ruin your and my brother's plans."
"You have to remember, if things really go wrong, not only you and I, but also the Xie family will be implicated." Madam Cui felt uneasy. "You will stay in the mansion today. I will have someone keep an eye on you."
"And Ah-jun, if you dare to cause trouble again, don't come to me for help next time."
After Mrs. Cui sent the people away, she sat down in her seat feeling somewhat exhausted.
Aunt Qiufang gave her a cup of calming tea and advised her, "Madam, don't worry. Everything is under control."
"Under control?" Mrs. Cui smiled. "I think everything is under control."
But who is Cui Si? She was taught by Old Lady Xu. Even if she is in adversity, she may not be unable to turn things around. Moreover, after Cui Yun and Xie Lu quarreled today, she might have become alert.
"Qiufang, I always feel a little uneasy. I always feel that tomorrow's events will not go smoothly. Maybe I shouldn't agree to A'an..."
But Cui Yun was crying miserably at that time, and she looked like she would die in front of her if she didn't agree, so she had no way to refuse.
Later, he thought that if Cui Yun got the support of both the Cui and Xie families and really became the queen, Cui Si would marry into the Xie family, and the Xie family would control Cui Si. Then there would be no need to worry about the prosperity of the two families.
But in the past two days, she felt more and more uneasy, and she already had some regrets in her heart.
Qiufang paused. In fact, she didn't want Mrs. Cui to do these things. Her current life was peaceful and prosperous, which was better than anything else. If something happened, no one knew what the result would be.
"How about just let it go? Just stop here and pretend nothing happened."
"As if nothing happened?" Mrs. Cui was stunned for a long time, not knowing how long, until the teacup beside her hand became cold, she shook her head helplessly.
"A'an is my daughter. She is not in good health. It's all my fault as a mother that I didn't take good care of her. She was harmed by someone. She almost went crazy and obsessed with marrying the King of Northern Yan. How could I just sit there and watch..."
"I was really afraid she wouldn't survive."
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