Chapter 23 Two cunning foxes

"Why are you pushing it? It's not like I won't pay you! How dare a guard dog...hiccup...show me your displeasure..."

The drunken voice sounded very familiar.

Xie Zhuoning raised his eyebrows and immediately understood, "Liang Ke..."

It seems that she didn't beat him hard enough that day, because not long after, he was out and about again.

She withdrew her hand that was about to push the door, and decided to listen to the noise through the door.

Outside, the waiter was so angry that he rolled up his sleeves and put his hands on his hips, "If you have money, just give it to me! You shamelessly come here every day to eat and dine for free. If you're not embarrassed, I'm embarrassed too. You're still a scholar, I've read so much that I've become a dog's stomach!"

"You, you, you!" Liang Ke pointed at the waiter with a trembling hand, very angry, "You are looking down on others!"

The waiter refused to give in, "You can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth!"

Xie Zhuoning: "..."

Who did the dog offend?

Liang Ke's cheeks turned red, and he managed to utter a sentence after a long while, "You...you just wait for me, when I become the aunt of the Zhenyang Marquis's Mansion, I will definitely have someone tear down your wine house!"

"Ugh," the waiter spat at him, "The aunt of the Marquis of Zhenyang is the current crown prince, who do you think you are?"

Liang Ke yelled at the top of his voice, "The Crown Prince is going to marry the Saint soon. Xie Zhuoning is just a useless woman who no one wants. Who else would marry her except me?"

Xia Ju's eyes were filled with murderous intent, "I, killed him!"

But Xie Zhuoning raised his hand to stop her, "Don't be impulsive."

"He deserves to die!" Xia Ju clenched his fists, the veins on his forehead bulged, and his eyes were full of blood and cruelty.

Xie Zhuoning was about to explain when he heard Murong Yan speak slowly.

"It's hard to end a murder in public. Even if he deserves to die, he can't die here, and he can't die at the hands of the young lady."

Every word was exactly what Xie Zhuoning had thought.

She couldn't help but look up and take another look at Murong Yan.

I felt more and more fortunate in my heart that we were friends in this life and no longer enemies.

Outside the door, the waiter saw him still talking nonsense and immediately called for his thugs.

As soon as the thugs arrived, they slapped Liang Ke in the face and grabbed his collar with a fierce look, "You? You want to be the son-in-law of the Marquis of Zhenyang? Just dream about it! Stop talking nonsense and pay the money quickly!"

Liang Ke is a person who only bullies the weak and fears the strong. He gets scared immediately when he meets a tough guy.

He shrank his neck, trembling his lips as he whispered, "Don't... don't hit me... I have money... my aunt is the eldest wife of the Xie family, she has plenty of money..."

After hearing this, the thugs let go of his hand and threw him to the ground.

"Hurry up and get the money, or I'll break one of your legs and make you walk with your mouth! Then I'll send you to see the official and make you spend the rest of your life in jail! Do you understand?"

"I...I understand." Liang Ke quickly got up and left in shame.

Indoors.

Without waiting for Xie Zhuoning to say anything, Murong Yan asked, "Miss, do you want to solve this problem?"

This guy Liang Ke is indeed a big trouble.

If you let him talk nonsense outside all day, it will sooner or later implicate her.

Xie Zhuoning thought for a moment and said, "Then in your opinion, how can we better solve this problem?"

This title of "Sir" was considered to be enough respect for Murong Yan.

He smiled and bowed, "That depends on how much the young lady trusts me."

Xie Zhuoning stared at him for a long while, then curled the corners of his lips slightly.

Do these guys have to be so cunning?

It depends on how much inside information you are willing to reveal to him!

"Actually, what he said wasn't entirely false..."

Xie Zhuoning revealed everything that happened between him and Liang Ke.

By the way, the current situation of the Xie family was also explained.

In just a moment, Murong Yan had control of the entire situation.

He never imagined that behind the seemingly glamorous Xie family, there were so many dirty and sordid things hidden.

Xie Zhuoning was willing to tell him all those family scandals without reservation, which shows that he really trusts him!

After a brief pause, he said calmly, "Miss, haven't you been in a dilemma, not knowing how to expose the fact that your uncle's family has squandered your second family's assets?"

"That's right." Xie Zhuoning nodded.

She had someone secretly count the list long ago and confirmed that most of the things had been taken away by the eldest wife.

But my grandmother has always cared most about family unity and even more about the family's reputation.

Because he did not plead with the prince on behalf of Xie Wanyin, she was already unhappy with him.

If I expose my uncle's family affairs again and cause my uncle to fall out with his father and his brothers, I'm afraid my grandmother will hate me even more.

This is also the reason why she kept the matter under wraps and did not expose it rashly.

Seeing that Murong Yan looked confident, she became interested, "Do you have any ideas?"

"If there is a small hole in a garment, you can ignore it and wear it. But what if the hole is too big to ignore?"

Murong Yan's words were mysterious, but Xie Zhuoning understood them instantly.

"You mean, Liang Ke?"

“Yes.”

"But it's just a little bit of wine money, the hole isn't big enough..."

"Don't worry, Miss. I will go and lend him a helping hand."

We need to take our time in dealing with Prince Yong and the Crown Prince, so let's deal with these minor problems for the young lady first.

"Then I will wait for good news from you, sir."

The two of them smiled at each other, like two cunning old foxes.

Xie Zhuoning waved his hand and left gracefully, "Xia Ju, let's go."

"Ah?" Xia Ju looked confused and hurried to catch up.

Why does it feel like they said something, but also like they said everything?

…

After returning to Xie's house, Xie Zhuoning immediately called Fuling, Banxia and others.

"Go secretly to the storehouse, gather my mother's dowry, and hide it in an inconspicuous place in the storehouse."

Finally, he gave another careful instruction, "Remember, be careful not to let any third person see it."

People in their community cannot be trusted, let alone people outside.

My aunt Liang has been in charge of the family business for so many years, and the Xie Mansion has long been filled with her people.

The two maids received the order and went immediately. Xie Zhuoning was worried, so he sent Xia Ju to keep watch for them.

It was not until the late night that Fuling and the others came back to report, "We have hidden everything according to the young lady's request. You can't find it unless you look carefully."

Only then did Xie Zhuoning go to bed contentedly.

Have a good night's sleep.

The next morning, a special guest came to Xie's house.

When Mrs. Xie and He Jinyun heard the servant's report, they hurried out to greet them.

"I didn't know Princess Yunheng was coming. I'm sorry for not welcoming you. I hope you'll forgive me."

Princess Yunheng was wearing a pink palace dress outlined with gold and silver threads, and her slender waist was tied tightly with a belt inlaid with gems.

She waved her hands carelessly, "Thank you, old lady, you don't have to be so polite."

"I wonder what brings the princess to the Xie residence? What's the purpose?" Old Madam Xie invited her into the living room and asked tentatively.

Princess Yunheng had no dealings with the Xie family, so her sudden visit was really surprising.

"Hmm..." Princess Yunheng frowned and thought for a long time.

It looked like he couldn't think of a reason and was about to make one up.

After a while, she slapped her thigh and said, "Yes, I heard that the eldest daughter of the Xie family is very good at writing, so I came here to ask for your advice!"