Chapter 2 A Show of Force
"Wait a minute. No need for you to worry about these personal belongings, Aunt. They'll just be left there for now. I've already bought the yard next door to use as a storeroom. Of course, I'll have my own people guarding it."
At this point, Xie Sangning suddenly frowned: "Second Aunt, you shouldn't use this face powder anymore. It smells too cheap and makes people dizzy. This General's Mansion can't have this smell in the future, understand?"
After he finished speaking, Ru Chun and the others covered their mouths and chuckled.
Upon hearing this, Wang's face turned pale and then red. Then, anger welled up in her heart, and she coughed several times because she couldn't hold her breath!
Ru Xia quickly pushed Wang away.
"Second Madam, since you are not feeling well, please do not linger in front of our young lady, lest you catch her illness!"
Wang pointed at Ruxia with her handkerchief in her hand, trembling with anger, but she held back when she thought of the five hundred loads of boxes.
"Second Aunt, you don't need to use them anymore... As for those boxes, why spend more money to put them outside? It would be much better to put them in the General's Mansion. The storeroom can still hold them if we squeeze them in!"
Xie Sangning ignored her, while Ru Xia said with a smile, "Miss's things are not worth troubling the Second Madam. After all, we have just returned to the manor and are afraid there are too many stinky rats in the manor."
These words made Wang's face turn pale and then purple. Perhaps it was because of her age, or perhaps it had been too long since anyone had treated her like this. Her brain was congested with blood, and she fainted!
Xie Chengzong, who had been so angry that he went back to his room and drank several sips of tea to calm himself down, came out to see this scene: "What are you standing there for! Hurry up and find the family physician! Are you waiting for me to find him myself?!"
As he spoke, as if venting his anger, he kicked the nearest servant.
Turning to look at Xie Sangning, before she could utter a word of reproach, Ru Xia's words silenced her.
"Is this how your second branch of the family treats Miss? If we had known this would happen, we wouldn't have come back. It's only because the General isn't here that things are in complete chaos! How could you send a seriously ill person to greet Miss? There's no manners at all."
Turning the tables! Turning the tables!!
Xie Chengzong clutched his chest, reminded that his elder brother would be back soon, and he could only endure it for now!
Once my elder brother leaves, I'll make sure they get to taste this bitter, bitter flavor!
He believed that the Emperor would not allow his elder brother to stay in the capital for too long!
Thinking of this, Xie Chengzong adjusted his mood, stepped forward personally, and forced a smile: "This matter is my fault. Come on, I will take you to see the courtyard."
Watching the yard?
The original main courtyard appears to have been occupied. Xie Sangning looks down on everything in the General's Mansion now, but no one can take away what belongs to him.
"No need for your concern, Uncle. I was already six years old when I left home, so I naturally remember the way."
Upon hearing this, Xie Chengzong became anxious and tried to stop her again, but Xie Sangning didn't give him the chance and led her vast entourage of gold and silver toward the Ruixue Tower he remembered.
Looking at the menacing procession and then at the unconscious Wang Shi on the ground, Xie Chengzong felt dizzy and his vision blurred.
He tried to step forward to stop them, but Ru Dong and two strong female servants intentionally or unintentionally blocked his way.
Ru Dong gave a forced smile and bowed, saying, "Second Master, Second Madam is more important. You should take care of things here first. Our young lady knows the way, so we won't trouble you to lead the way."
Xie Chengzong looked at the three people in front of him, his heart pounding.
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Ruixue Tower is the largest and brightest courtyard in the General's Mansion, and also the most central courtyard.
Originally, this was the residence of my father, Xie Zhenting, and mother, Lin Ruyue. After I was born, I lived in the East Warm Pavilion here.
After his mother passed away, his father, fearing that seeing the objects would remind him of her, moved out of Ruixuelou and left it entirely to himself.
Upon reaching the door, Ru Xia stepped forward without waiting for Xie Sangning's instructions: "Open the door!"
The gatekeeper didn't recognize Ru Xia and was intimidated by her aura, but remembering who lived inside, she straightened her back and said, "Young lady, this is Miss Wuyou's private quarters. Unauthorized personnel are not allowed to enter! Miss Wuyou is not here at the moment, please..."
"Slap!" Before she could finish speaking, Ru Xia delivered a crisp slap, causing the old woman to stagger and her face to swell up instantly on one side.
"How dare you! Open your dog eyes and see clearly! This is the legitimate daughter of the General's Mansion! This Ruixue Tower is our young lady's residence! When did it become the place for Xie Wuyou from a collateral branch to usurp our place?"
Xia Liu's eyebrows shot up, and she snapped, "Young lady? What kind of young lady is she? Is her father an official? Does she even deserve to be called a young lady? Does she even deserve to occupy the courtyard of a legitimate daughter?! If you dare to say another word, you'll regret it!"
The other old woman was so frightened that her legs went weak, and she dared not stop them anymore.
Ru Dong stepped forward and kicked the courtyard gate open!
Xie Sangning then slowly stepped into the courtyard.
The courtyard scenery vaguely resembles the old days, but it reveals Xie Wuyou's terrible aesthetic sense everywhere.
A gaudy, bright red swing set has been erected next to the originally elegant pear tree, some garish pebbles and bonsai are piled up in the corner, and some peach-colored gauze curtains are hung under the corridor.
Those who know it say it's the General's Mansion, but those who don't might mistake it for a brothel.
Xie Sangning frowned and ordered, "Ruchun, take some men in and clear out all of Xie Wuyou's belongings. Be careful not to soil my place."
"Yes!" Ru Chun accepted the order and immediately led a group of well-trained and strong servants into the main room.
Suddenly, the sound of rummaging through drawers and cabinets came from inside the room.
Xie Wuyou's prized possessions were piled up like trash in the open space of the yard.
"Tsk tsk, this rouge, the smell is so strong it's pungent." A maid pinched her nose and swept the bottles and jars on the dressing table into a dustpan.
"The color of this bed curtain is so tacky!"
"They're all just fancy-looking junk!"
As the servants cleaned, they loudly commented, their voices sharp and each word like a whip, striking Xie Wuyou's heart as he rushed back!
"Stop! What are you doing! Stop it right now!"
Screams came from the courtyard gate.
Xie Wuyou rushed in, panting, her hair disheveled, clearly having received the news and rushed back.
"Thank you, Sangning!"
Xie Wuyou's eyes were bloodshot as he pointed at Xie Sangning, his whole body trembling: "You bitch! Robber! Who gave you permission to touch my things! Who gave you permission to enter my yard! Get out! Take your men and get out of here!"
As he spoke, he lunged forward.
She had lived here for ten years and had long considered Ruixuelou her own property. When she heard the news, she was still chatting with her sisters in the teahouse.
She knew Xie Sangning was coming back today, but she didn't think much of it. She just thought that this bitch was lucky. But after all, she was raised in Xihan since she was a child, so she must be someone who couldn't be brought to the table. Her return wouldn't affect her in the slightest.
Who would have thought that this country bumpkin would seize my yard as soon as he came back!
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