Listening to Bai Yunxi's tone, Xie Yu nodded slightly at her again,
"Aunt Bai is right. If it weren't for fate that I would be standing here, I might have gone to the Prince of Hell to reunite with my mother."
Listening to Xie Yu's reminder, Ma Ruren's eyes flashed, and she suddenly remembered that her son had mentioned to her that this man had slipped and fell from the building. At that time, they were still wondering, could this man really be blessed by blessings?
It wouldn't hurt if it fell from such a high place, and it happened to be borrowed by someone.
It seems that the person who saved him is the Bai family in front of him. No wonder Xie Yu is so familiar with her.
No matter how close we are, I heard that this man is from the countryside. The dignified gentleman of the Xie family has lowered his status to become a peasant woman in the countryside, and he is not afraid of smearing the Xie family?
After all, he was raised by slaves and fell into ruin.
"Brother Yu is the elder brother, why do you make your cousin so red-eyed? You have to know that you are the elder brother, and it is your responsibility to take care of your sister."
Listening to the duplicitous tone of this maru man, Baiyunxi raised his eyebrows.
This soft-spoken man not only digs holes for others, but also looks down on others.
No wonder Mrs. Liu has a strong opinion on this person, she is really disliked.
Sure enough, as soon as Ma Ruren finished speaking, other people's eyes fell on her, with curiosity and gossip in their eyes.
During this period, it was popular for cousins to get closer and closer to each other. If you accidentally involve two people together, for the sake of reputation, you must be responsible, otherwise your reputation will be damaged.
Listening to his stepmother's gentle reminder and looking at her kind smile, Xie Yu chuckled,
"Mom, it's better not to say that. No one in the entire county doesn't know the situation of our family. My biological mother died young, my uncle's family name is Duan, and my cousin's family name is also Duan. Miss Ma and I are honorary cousins. This relationship
I don't dare to get close, lest I get burned."
As soon as Xie Yu said this, there was nothing he didn't understand. But after all, this was a family matter, and it was hard for others to interrupt.
Ma Ruren looked at the faint mockery in his eyes and almost couldn't keep the smile on his face.
This stepson never really regarded her as his mother.
When she talked to her before, her words were quite respectful, but now, no matter what she said, although the man was still smiling, his eyes with hidden sarcasm always stuck in her throat.
Ever since the Duan family gave him support, this man has gradually become out of his control. Even the master no longer ignores him as before.
It was also her fault that she was too impatient and missed a move, leading to the unmanageable situation in front of her.
But when I think about him standing in the position of Xie's eldest son and holding most of the entire mansion's property, I feel unhappy.
Although she is a step-mother, she is also the current wife of the Xie family, and her son is also a legitimate son. But because he, the eldest son of his original wife, is standing there, her son will always be inferior to others.
Why?
When this idea came to his mind, Ma Ruren looked at Xie Yu with gloomy eyes.
Just for a moment, he had a loving and gentle face again.
"You child, no matter what others say, our relationship lies here. Regardless of whether there is a trace of blood connection, you are all cousins. Besides, Juan Niang, like you, lost her mother when she was young."
"That child is timid. As a cousin, you should take more care of him. Do you need me, as a mother, to beg you for this?"
The eldest brother of the mother's family wants to get married, but the niece was raised in the Ma family and is a bit petty. How can she be worthy of her brother Li?
Moreover, who said that a biological son must be the first person to marry? A stepson is the best candidate.
As long as this marriage is facilitated and the niece becomes the daughter-in-law of the Xie family, everything in the Xie family will return to her hands.
She has been raising her niece all these years and treats her sincerely, and her niece relies wholeheartedly on her as her aunt.
As long as Xie Yu marries Juan Niang, their aunt and nephew will be of the same mind. It doesn't matter if Xie Yu is the eldest son, don't they have to obey her obediently?
Baiyunxi felt a deep trough in his heart when he heard Ma Ruren's voice.
Looking at the county magistrate's wife who has a kind face but a dark heart, does she want to use her niece to control Xie Yu and seize the property from Xie Yu's hands?
My thoughts are indeed extraordinary.
Thinking of this, Bai Yunxi glanced at Ma Juan under the pomegranate tree. Although she didn't like this girl, as her aunt, she even planned her niece's marriage, so she really wasn't a good person.
Sure enough, the rumors in the county had not wronged her.
This woman's calculations are not those of ordinary scheming people. She peeks into her original wife's dowry and even goes so far as to cultivate a puppet niece.
I wonder if Xie Yu can catch this big move?
Everyone listened to Ma Ruren's gentle persuasion, and looked at Xie Yu's calm and calm appearance. Everyone had different ideas.
Xie Yu is right in saying that everyone in the county knows about the Xie family. But in the circles of these people, the information may be more detailed.
But at the same time, there are also many people who sympathize with Ma Ruren, after all, it is not easy to be a stepmother.
After receiving the strange looks from everyone, the smile on Xie Yu's face faded a little. He glanced at Ma Juan under the pomegranate tree and narrowed his eyes.
"What my mother said is inappropriate. Although you are not my biological mother, you still bear the name of mother. How dare I ask my mother to bow down to me? You are trying to put your son in an unfilial place."
"Also, I don't think Miss Ma is timid. She comes to someone else's house to be a guest, instead of following the owner, wandering around alone, and even opens the door privately and runs to the front yard. This kind of thing is not something timid people would dare to do.
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Listening to Xie Yu directly pointing out that she had opened the corner door, Ma Juan's face turned red, she staggered back and stared at him with tears in her eyes.
"I... didn't run to the front yard, I just wanted to see the pomegranate flowers."
There are men in the front yard. If she admits it, her life will be over.
Ma Ruren looked at her niece crying, and then looked at Xie Yu who looked indifferent. She gritted her teeth with hatred in her heart, but she still couldn't get angry.
"Brother Yu, look at how scared you are of Juan Niang. You don't dare to speak freely in front of so many people."
"Why does mother say that I am talking nonsense? I am just stating the facts. How about you ask Miss Ma yourself if she opened the corner door herself?"
Ma Juan: "..."
"The school girl led the girls in the inner courtyard, but she was the only one who ran out. In terms of age, I think the youngest one is Fei'er, right? She all knows that it is safest to stay with her little aunt, but Miss Ma is the only one who ran out.
I don’t know, maybe it’s not a matter of age, but of brain.”
Everyone: "..."
Although the words are ugly, they are also reasonable and cannot be refuted.
Seeing everyone's silence, Xie Yu curled her lips and said,
"Before you blame someone next time, mother, you'd better understand the situation first, so as not to be convinced that you treated your stepson harshly."
Ma Ruren choked and looked at the sarcasm in Xie Yu's eyes. The hands hidden in his sleeves tightened and he almost couldn't keep his smile.