Chapter 13: Have a crush?

When Xie Wanyin heard that he was going to use family discipline, he panicked.

The Xie family rules can really kill people!

"Grandma, I was wrong. I really know I was wrong. I will never do it again!"

She didn't dare to be stubborn anymore and kowtowed to admit her mistake.

His forehead was already red and swollen, and after several nods to the ground, it was almost bleeding.

He Jinyun also hurriedly pleaded, "Grandma, isn't it too harsh to punish a girl with family discipline? I think it would be better to give her fifty strokes of the ruler and also punish her to accompany her mother to copy Buddhist scriptures and reflect on her mistakes behind closed doors."

Mrs. Xie was not moved at all. "Hit him!"

The boards used by the Xie family to enforce family discipline were specially made and as hard as iron. A few hits from the boards would leave the skin and flesh torn.

“Oh… Grandma… It hurts… It hurts so much… Please forgive me…”

Xie Wanyin screamed miserably, and old lady Xie closed her eyes and turned her head away in pain.

"Sister Zhuo Ning," He Jinyun turned around and saw Xie Zhuo Ning watching with great interest. He frowned in displeasure, "You should at least plead for Wan Yin. How can you be so heartless and watch your sister suffer and do nothing?"

If she was willing to ask for mercy, the prince would soften his attitude, and her grandmother would naturally give in.

plead?

In her previous life, she was almost beaten to death, why didn’t she see these sisters stand up and plead for her?

Xie Zhuoning glanced at He Jinyun, and the corners of his pink lips twitched slightly, "If someone used this method to snatch my brother away, would my sister-in-law be so generous?"

His expression changed and He Jinyun opened his mouth, unable to speak.

Xie Zhuoning sneered.

See, you don’t feel the pain unless the stick hits you.

Not long after, the servant came forward to report, "Madam, the second young lady has fainted. If you continue to beat her, she might die!"

Madam Xie bowed her head towards Xiao Bicheng and said, "Your Highness, are you satisfied with the outcome of this matter?"

At this point, Xiao Bicheng really had nothing to say, and he just said, "I don't want anyone to hear any rumors about this matter."

"Don't worry, Prince. I will take care of everything."

Only then did Xiao Bicheng leave with satisfaction.

Madam Xie ordered her servants to send Xie Wanyin back to her room to see a doctor.

He also ordered the butler to call all the servants who knew about the situation and gave them a good beating using both kindness and severity.

After dealing with all this, she felt as if her body was a little tired, and she almost lost her balance when she stood up.

"Grandma!" Xie Zhuoning hurried to support her.

But Old Madam Xie brushed it away without leaving a trace, "Mingge's family, please take me back."

Xie Zhuoning's heart ached.

Is grandma angry that she didn't plead for Xie Wanyin?

"Sister Zhuo Ning, please make way." He Jinyun squeezed her aside, took a step forward and turned back, "Sister Zhuo Ning is sick, how come you still have the time to bring tea and snacks to the prince?"

Xie Zhuoning's heart skipped a beat, but she didn't show it on her face. "If I knew someone was trying to snatch my husband away, even if I was dying, I would still get up and take a look. Sister-in-law, don't you think this is true?"

He Jinyun looked at it coldly, always feeling that this matter was very strange.

As soon as she got there, she caught the two of them having sex. How could it be such a coincidence?

Who knows what the eldest daughter of their family might have done!

With a cold snort, He Jinyun turned around and helped Madam Xie leave.

Xie Zhuoning stared at the two people's backs in a daze, sighed, and then took it back.

Her grandmother loved her, but she didn't just love her.

Some things cannot be forced.

After returning to Fenghua Pavilion, Xie Zhuoning ordered, "Go and get my mother's dowry book and my father's reward books from these years."

Fuling responded and quickly handed a few booklets to Xie Zhuoning.

She took a quick glance and the more she looked, the tighter the wrinkles between her brows became.

Fuling asked hurriedly, "Miss, is there any problem with this booklet?"

"This is a serious problem." Xie Zhuoning's eyes turned cold.

Fearing that his siblings would not live well in the old house, his father handed over all the land and farms under his name to the public household for management, and all their food, clothing and other expenses were paid from the public household.

Her mother's dowry and rewards were private property and should have been locked up in the warehouse.

But now, that red gold phoenix tail agate tassel hairpin appeared on Xie Wanyin's head.

No, much more than that.

This was the only purple jadeite and colored glaze crown presented by Persia as a tribute.

But she had clearly seen Xie Wanyin wearing it and showing it off before!

And this double-headed mutton-fat jade vase, why does it look so much like the pair displayed in my aunt’s room?

The food, clothing and other daily necessities at Jin Yu Tang are top-notch, but my aunt's dowry has already been used to supplement the Liang family over the years.

My great uncle was a military historian and an upright civil servant. The family fortune he saved was definitely not enough to support their family's extravagant lifestyle.

In the previous life, when the Zhenyang Marquis Mansion was ransacked, only a pitiful amount of property was found.

She thought the servants had stolen it when they escaped.

Now that I think about it, with so much stuff, how much could they take away?

I'm afraid most of this money has already been squandered by my uncle's family!

But my grandmother was hit hard today, and I’m afraid she won’t be able to listen to this for a while.

It’s better to secretly find out how much of her family’s belongings the eldest wife’s family has swallowed up!

Coming back to his senses, Xie Zhuoning said, "The annual Landu Festival is coming soon. I remember there are a few pieces of soft brocade in the storeroom. Fuling, take Banxia to get them and make some new clothes for me and my third sister. By the way, carefully select some jewelry to match the clothes."

Banxia, ​​that girl, has an excellent memory and can remember everything she sees.

I took her there not just to get something, but also to take the opportunity to check the list.

"I understand," Fuling nodded, but she was a little confused. "My lady, you didn't attend the Landu Festival in previous years. Why did you suddenly change your mind this year?"

The Landu Festival has always been the most lively festival in the capital. At that time, the government will set up stages in various places in the capital, and unmarried men and women will prepare various talents in advance and perform in front of everyone on that day.

Or chanting poetry, or painting, or playing the piano, or dancing...

There are so many examples like this, not even one is mentioned here.

If you meet someone you both admire, you might be able to have a happy marriage.

However, because Xie Zhuoning had been engaged to the prince long ago, it would be easy for people to gossip about her if she went out to participate in such festivals, so she never went to join in the fun.

But this year, she had a reason to go!

…

Prince Xuan's Palace.

"I heard that there are many wonderful performances in this year's Landu Festival. Uncle, it's boring for you to stay in the house all day. Why don't you go out and relax?"

Jiang Yao's throat was almost smoking as he tried to persuade Xiao Jinxuan to attend the Garland Festival.

As a result, the other party was concentrating on reading and didn't even look up, "No."

Jiang Yao sighed helplessly and complained to Ling Xiao, "Your master doesn't even leave the house, so when will this problem of not being able to touch women be cured?"

Ling Xiao replied: "It's not that Master doesn't go out, he's just hiding from people."

And who said that his master can’t touch women?

Not only can he touch her, he can also do this and that with the eldest daughter of the Xie family!

"Oh?" Jiang Yao suddenly became interested. "Who is your grandfather hiding from?"

Everyone knows that when His Royal Highness Prince Xuan becomes stubborn, he won't even give face to the Emperor.

In this capital city, there is actually someone he is afraid of?

"Lingxiao, go to the well in the west of the city and fetch a hundred buckets of water." Xiao Jinxuan raised his head and spoke lightly.

It takes more than an hour to go back and forth from the west of the city. Ling Xiao wanted to raise his hand and slap himself in the mouth.

Why does he have to talk so much whether there is something going on or not?

"Yes." He left with a drooping brow.

Jiang Yao, however, was quick to detect something and asked with great excitement, "Uncle, do you already have a crush on someone?"