Chapter 179 The Lion Opens His Mouth
He Jinyun picked up the handkerchief, tapped the corner of his eyes, and showed a sad look, "I don't know what happened. According to our plan, it should be foolproof. But I don't know what method Xie Zhuoning used. When I rushed there, she was not in the house, and she should have been knocked unconscious. Instead, my third sister had been killed by Mr. Jiang Wu..."
Between the lines, it was Xie Zhuoning who played tricks, but she got away with it completely.
Liu looked at her daughter with heartache, the hatred in her heart bursting out like a substance, "Xie Zhuoning! How could she be so cruel? Qing'er is her sister!"
He Jinyun felt contempt in his heart.
I remember all this now. When they readily agreed to plot against Xie Zhuoning, did they ever think that she was Xie Zhiqing's sister?
Liu was so angry that she gritted her teeth and said, "I'm going to tell the old lady and the old master that I want Zhuoning to pay the blood debt with blood!"
Having said that, he stood up and was about to go out.
He Jinyun was so anxious that he shouted, "Stop! I tried my best to keep it secret, and now you are going to make it known to everyone. Have you ever thought about how your third sister will live in the future?"
Aunt Liu sobered up a little, but when she thought about her daughter's future life, she broke down and cried, "My poor daughter..."
That damned Master Jiang Wu is almost old enough to be the father of his own daughter!
He was so cruel that he tortured his own daughter into this state. How would she live in the future?
He Jinyun walked up to her, softened his tone, and comforted her: "Don't worry, let's find a way to keep this a secret. When the third sister recovers from her injury and the storm has almost passed, then you and the third sister can keep this secret and no one will know about it."
She spoke in a gentle and persuasive tone, intending to stabilize Liu first.
If this matter gets out of hand, it will be bad for no one.
Liu was so panicked that she had no idea what to do and could only listen to He Jinyun in everything.
He Jinyun just breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Shuangmei running in hurriedly.
"Young Madam, it's bad, Master Jiang Wu, Master Jiang Wu has come to propose marriage!"
Upon hearing the news, He Jinyun was stunned and almost fainted.
At that time she asked Mr. Jiang Wu to be in charge, and he drove them out.
Then he turned around and proposed marriage with great fanfare. What on earth was he trying to do?
Liu quickly grabbed He Jinyun's hand and pleaded, "Madam, please don't agree! That Jiang guy is so cruel. If Qing'er marries him, how will she survive in the future?"
"Don't worry, I'll go and take a look at the situation first." He Jinyun was extremely impatient. He said a few perfunctory words and immediately went to the front hall.
Before I even entered the door, I heard Xie Heng's ruthless rejection -
"It is an honor for our Xie family that Master Jiang Wu has come to propose marriage in person. However, my daughter has already been betrothed to someone else, and I am afraid that I cannot bear Master Jiang Wu's kindness!"
"Eh?" Master Jiang Wu took out a women's undergarment from his arms and nonchalantly put it to his nose and sniffed it. "That's not what your precious daughter said when she was with me."
Seeing his reckless behavior, Xie Heng was about to get angry, but when he heard his next words, he was stunned for a moment, "What did you say?"
Master Jiang Wu threw the small garment over and said, "Master Xie, why don't you take a look first to see whose bellyband this is."
The red bellyband fluttered down to the ground. Next to the twin bird was the Chinese character “晴” (clear) embroidered with thread.
Xie Heng was so angry that he was shaking all over, his face flushed, and he denied it flatly, "Who knows where you got this thing from? Don't slander my daughter!"
Seeing that he didn't believe it, Master Jiang Wu was not panicked at all, and even smiled, "If Master Xie doesn't believe it, I have another witness, and that is..."
Seeing that he was about to confess, He Jinyun immediately walked in and said, "Father-in-law, I have something to say to you!"
Xie Heng glanced at Master Jiang Wu, then stood up and went to the side hall.
"Stop talking!" He looked at He Jinyun, wanting to hear what she had to say.
He Jinyun thought of the malicious look in Mr. Jiang Wu's eyes when they met just now. The threat was self-evident.
If you don't let him get what he wants, then you won't have a good life.
Taking a deep breath, He Jinyun said, "Father-in-law, what Master Jiang Wu said is true. I recently found that my third sister's whereabouts were not right, so I sent someone to investigate and found that my third sister had actually been secretly communicating with Master Jiang Wu..."
"Why didn't you tell me about this earlier?" Xie Heng looked at her unhappily.
He Jinyun explained aggrievedly, "My daughter-in-law only found out not long ago, and before she had time to tell her father-in-law, Jiang Wuye came to the house."
Xie Heng was so angry that he waved his sleeves and said, "I don't have such a shameless daughter. I will punish her according to the family rules! There is no way I would agree to marry my daughter to such a man!"
Who is Master Jiang Wu? A rotten man!
If his daughter were to marry a man like that, how would others view him in the future?
When He Jinyun heard this, his heart sank.
She used to think that her father-in-law was a little harsh towards her mother-in-law Liang and their children. But now it seems that he was not harsh at all, but more like heartless and disloyal.
When Xie Wanyin was thrown into jail, he immediately severed his father-daughter relationship with her.
Her husband was detained for taking bribes, and she couldn't bring herself to walk around.
Now that this had happened to his third sister, he actually ordered her to be beaten to death according to family rules!
Is there any other father like him in this world?
In his heart, are the lives of his children less important than his good reputation as an official?
If he treated his own flesh and blood like this, how could he escape punishment if he knew that his married daughter-in-law was the culprit behind this incident?
He Jinyun quickly pinched his hand and advised: "Father, you must not do this! Now my second sister and my husband have been in trouble one after another. If my third sister gets into trouble again, won't others say that you are not strict in managing the family?"
With all three of his children having met with misfortune, it's hard not to wonder if he, as a father, didn't teach them well enough.
Seeing Xie Heng's expression relax, she continued, "Besides, you also know who Jiang Wuye is. If he really spreads this matter everywhere, who can do anything to him? In the end, won't our Xie family be the one to be criticized?"
"Instead of that, it would be better to accept his proposal. If someone finds out about their secret relationship in the future, they can say that they were already engaged and it was just a flirtation between an engaged couple."
Although marrying your daughter to a man like Mr. Jiang Wu would be criticized.
But it’s better than having their affair publicized to everyone in the capital, right?
Xie Heng was persuaded by He Jinyun and snorted coldly, "He really got it for free!"
Now that you have decided to agree to this marriage, all that remains is to negotiate the terms.
When the news reached the Zhenyang Marquis's Mansion, Xie Zhuoning was cracking melon seeds and listening to it for fun.
"Miss, you may not know that Master Jiang Wu is really asking for a huge sum of money. He actually wants 64 dowries!"
"Not only that, he was so shameless as to ask the eldest young lady for two shops and two farms as a pressure box!"
"When he left Xie's house, the smug smile on his face almost reached his ears!"
Xie Zhuoning smiled softly, "Of course he will laugh when he finds a long-term sucker."
He Jinyun, you will have a lot to cry about in the future.
As they were talking, Xie Minglang came into the room with great interest.
"Sister, shall we go take a hot spring bath?"
Xie Zhuoning looked at him with amusement, "Why do you suddenly want to go to the hot spring?"
Xie Minglang dodged, "I, I want to go out and play. Sister, can you accompany me?"
Ever since that day when he scolded all those suitors away, he has been practicing martial arts diligently in his mansion without slacking off for a moment.
Why do you suddenly want to go out and play now?
Xie Zhuoning reacted with a sudden thought.
The prince's wedding is coming up soon. Could it be that this kid wants to coax himself out of the city and away from this sad place?
With a smile on her lips, she said slowly, "Let's go to the hot spring in two days. I can't be absent from the prince's wedding."
She also had to see with her own eyes how the high and mighty saint fell from the altar!