As soon as Xie Wu's hairpin banquet was over, the old lady immediately took three or four wives and sent Xie Yuan to Qingyun Temple. In order to prevent Xie Yuan from making any noise on the road, the old lady simply had someone give her a bowl of soothing soup.
Therefore, when Xie Yuan opened her eyes again, she had already arrived at Qingyun Temple. Apart from the personal maid Shaoyao, there were only a few rough ladies sent by the old lady to monitor her.
After sending Xie Yuan away, the old lady immediately started preparing to take a concubine for Xie Zheng. On this day, when everyone came to pay their respects, she directly told the matter, without even giving Xie Zheng a chance to object.
"Brother Zheng, as a mother, I can't be your master when it comes to marrying a wife. Now, I, a mother, can't even comment on whether you want to take a concubine!"
What the old lady said was so cold and cruel that Xie Zheng's face turned green and white, and his eyes were full of shame.
He didn't ask for his mother's consent before marrying a wife, which made her worry about it for so many years. Xie Zheng always felt guilty in his heart. Now the old lady brought up the old matter again. Even if he didn't want to take a concubine, he still said it now.
Not even a word of rebuttal came out.
Seeing that Xie Zheng did not refute, Mr. Chen, who was sitting next to him, had a layer of mist in his aggrieved eyes.
Everyone's attention was on Xie Zheng, and no one noticed the unnatural look in Xie Feng's eyes on the other side.
The old lady was obviously very satisfied with Xie Zheng's obedience. She cleared her throat, then frowned and continued to say to Xie Zheng, "Axue is my niece. In terms of appearance and virtuousness, she is no worse than anyone else. I
If I designate her as your concubine, you won’t feel wronged!”
Xie Zheng didn't dare to say a word because of the old lady's aggressive words. He frowned and subconsciously looked towards Xie Wu.
Years ago, he swore to Ah Wu that he would not take concubines, but now...
Catching Xie Zheng's gaze, Xie Wu smiled lightly, and then she stood up and said, "Grandma, you have worked so hard, but there is no reason why my father should not respond..."
"Ah Wu..." Ms. Chen raised her red eyes and looked at Xie Wu in disbelief.
But Xie Wu seemed not to see her. She raised the corners of her lips and continued to smile and said, "But, where is my cousin? Are you willing to be my father's concubine?"
"Axue, of course she is willing." The old lady raised the corners of her lips proudly.
But Jiang Yingxue, who was standing behind her, was slow to stand up and answer the old lady's words.
The old lady frowned, and then she looked at Jiang Yingxue very displeased.
"Cousin, cousin." Jiang Yingxue's eyes turned red. She walked out suddenly, and then knelt down on the ground with a bang. She kept kowtowing to the old lady and cried, "cousin, I'm sorry for you. I
I am so sorry……"
"Mother Zhu." The old lady called out "Mother Zhu" with a sullen face.
Aunt Zhu understood and hurriedly stepped forward to help Jiang Yingxue up. However, Jiang Yingxue dodged her.
Jiang Yingxue knelt on the ground. After a long time, she swallowed her voice and said, "Cousin, I, I can't be my eldest cousin's concubine..."
"Damn! What nonsense!" Although the old lady was already prepared at the moment Jiang Yingxue knelt down, when she actually heard these words coming out of Jiang Yingxue's mouth, she still could not suppress the anger in her chest and raised her eyebrows.
He grabbed the tea cup on the table and smashed it on Jiang Yingxue's head.
The old lady used all her strength in this throw, and Jiang Yingxue was hit by the tea cup and her head was turned away. The moment the tea cup shattered, the blood on Jiang Yingxue's forehead mixed with the tea and slowly flowed down her face.
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Chen's face turned pale with fright at this scene, and she subconsciously stretched out her hand to hold Xie Zheng's arm.
Xie Zheng frowned and glanced at Chen. Although he felt a little uncomfortable, he still turned sideways to block her behind him.
Even though Jiang Yingxue's face was covered with blood, she didn't dare to reach out to wipe it at this moment. She could only kneel on the ground in aggrieved manner, covering her mouth and sobbing.
"Okay! Okay! Now none of you take me as an old woman seriously! Okay! Great! Aunt Zhu, immediately pack up her things and throw them out of the Hou Mansion!" At this moment,
The old lady didn't bother to investigate the reason for Jiang Yingxue's sudden repentance. She was most annoyed by women who only cried and cried. This was the case for Chen, and the same was true for Jiang Yingxue!
With the current title of Marquis Wu'an and the status of Brother Zheng, there are many people in the capital who are eager to become concubines!
Since Jiang Yingxue doesn't know how to praise, let her get out of the Hou Mansion immediately!
"Cousin, don't... please, don't drive me away! Cousin!" When Jiang Yingxue heard that she was going to be driven away, Jiang Yingxue shed even more tears. She knelt and walked to the old lady and stretched out her hands to the old lady pleadingly.
He took action, but the old lady raised her hand and violently brushed it away.
Seeing Jiang Yingxue's aggrieved and helpless look, Xie Feng finally couldn't help but stand up and said, "Mother."
"It's not your turn to beg for mercy here, step aside!" The old lady glared at Xie Feng and said.
Xie Feng glanced at the old lady in embarrassment, then he lifted up his clothes and knelt on the ground, "Mother, all this is my son's fault and has nothing to do with my cousin from the Jiang family."
As soon as these words came out, the room fell into silence.
Xie Wu raised her hand and stroked her earrings, with a faint sarcastic smile on her lips.
Until she returned to Cuizhuyuan, Mrs. Chen still couldn't believe it. She had agreed to take a concubine for brother Zheng, but unexpectedly, the concubine turned out to be her second uncle.
After pouring Xie Zheng down, he looked towards Xie Wu with burning eyes as soon as he sat down, "Awu, do you already know what happened today?"
Xie Wu chuckled lightly and raised her slender eyebrows, "What do you think, father?"
Xie Zheng frowned, and his eyes suddenly became a little heavier when he looked at Xie Wu, "Wu, what did you do?"
Seeing Xie Zheng's solemn look, Xie Wu couldn't help but chuckle again, "Father, don't you think that the matter between my second uncle and my cousin is my fault..."
"Ah Wu!" Xie Zheng cut off Xie Wu's words with force, his handsome face turned red, "You are a kid, don't say anything out loud!"
Seeing Xie Zheng's solemn and embarrassed look, Xie Wu hurriedly hid the smile on her face. She lowered her head and said obediently, "Yes, father, I understand."
After receiving Xie Wu's words, Xie Zhengchang breathed a sigh of relief. He frowned and returned to the previous topic, "Okay, tell me, what happened today?"
Xie Wu raised her head, with a bright smile in her gleaming eyes, "It's nothing, I just analyzed it for my cousin, which one is better between you and my second uncle."
Here, the smile on Xie Wu's lips became brighter and brighter. She raised her eyebrows and said with a smile, "Judging from today's results, it is obvious that my cousin feels that my second uncle is more suitable for her."
Looking at his daughter who was smiling sweetly in front of him, Xie Zheng couldn't help but curl his lips and said, "I see that my second brother is also interested in this cousin of the Jiang family. If you do this, you can have both worlds."
Beautiful.”
"As long as the father doesn't blame the daughter for making her own decisions." Xie Wu looked at Xie Zheng, smiled and winked at him.
Xie Zheng laughed, reached out and patted her shoulder, laughing loudly, "No wonder, no wonder, as a father, I want to thank you for saving me a trouble! Hahaha!"
He has already suffered enough from one Mr. Chen, one more...
forget it!
"Father, you are overthinking." Seeing Xie Zheng's happy expression, Xie Wu raised her eyebrows and smiled, interrupting him.
Xie Zheng frowned and looked at Xie Wu in confusion.
"Grandma has made up her mind. Even if it's not my cousin, there will be someone else who will do it sooner or later." Xie Wu said.
Xie Zheng fell silent for a moment.
"Ah Wu, you, can't you help me think of a solution?" Chen, who had been silent all this time, finally couldn't sit still anymore. She raised her eyes and looked at Xie Wu, her reddish eyes filled with begging.
She doesn't want to share her husband with anyone.
It was enough to experience what happened today once. If it happened again, she didn't know if she could bear it.
"Ayao!" Xie Zheng cut off Chen's words with a livid face, and his voice became even more furious, "Are you crazy! If you ask Ayao to think of a way, what can she think of! She is your daughter! Her first two
Genius is just around the corner!"
"I, I just..."
"Okay! You don't have to talk anymore!" Xie Zheng no longer had the patience to listen to Chen's explanation.
He was tired of her crying at every turn. The storm in the capital was stronger than he thought. It was already difficult for him to deal with those people with ulterior motives. He didn't want to have to listen to her cry when he returned home.
She said that it was so unfair and difficult to be in the Hou Mansion! But how difficult could it be for her? Ah Wu was helping her with all the big and small things in the Hou Mansion. Even worse, there was Wu Qing, and now there was another Nanny Liu.
At most, she just hit a wall with her mother, but whose daughter-in-law didn't come here like this! If she had been willing to stay in the Hou Mansion and let her mother calm down, what happened today would never have happened!
"Brother Zheng..." Seeing that Xie Zheng's face was livid, and his face was as cold and solemn as she had ever seen before, Mrs. Chen panicked, and tears fell down like broken beads.
"Zuo Yiwei has something to do these days, so I won't be back!" Xie Zheng said with a sullen face, and then, without even looking at Mrs. Chen, he strode out with his feet raised.
But no matter how much she shouted, Xie Zheng's back quickly disappeared at the door.
Mrs. Chen stood there blankly, and the next second, she suddenly raised her hands to cover her face and started crying.
"Madam, the girl is still here!" Wu Qing looked at Mrs. Chen helplessly, her brows almost knitted into a tight knot.
But Chen didn't seem to hear what she said, and kept crying.
She has been married to Xie Zheng for more than ten years, and he has never spoken to her in such a harsh manner! Could it be that he really hates herself...
"Madam!" Seeing Mrs. Chen covering her face and crying non-stop, Wu Qing was also a little annoyed.
"It's okay, if mom wants to cry, just let her cry! I have something else to do, so I'll go back first." Xie Wu glanced at Mrs. Chen, and then said indifferently.
"girl……"
Xie Wu nodded slightly towards Wu Qing, then stepped out.
"Ah Wu! Why don't you help me!" The moment she stepped out of the door, Chen's hoarse voice suddenly rang out with questioning.
She really didn’t understand why Ah Wu didn’t help her! She was her biological mother! They were mother and daughter connected by blood! Why didn’t she help her?
"Help? Mother, how do you want me to help you?" Xie Wu turned around.
"I...I..." Chen was at a loss for words, but she still refused to give up, "But this time, didn't you think of a way?"
"Yes! I thought of a way this time, but that's also because my cousin likes my second uncle more. But mother, it's not always such a coincidence as today! I can help you block it once or twice, how can I still
Help you block it three or four times?"
"But I, I really don't want your father to have a concubine..." Mrs. Chen's tears rolled down again.
"Then mother can't compete with father's ability to take concubines! You have also seen what happened today. Father will never disobey grandma for you. Therefore, if you want father to only guard you, then you can
Come on!" Xie Wu looked at Mrs. Chen and said coldly.
"Ah Wu, you, you really can't help me?" Mrs. Chen looked at Xie Wu with tears in her eyes, still holding a glimmer of hope in her heart.
Xie Wu sneered and raised the corners of her lips, "When I was looked down upon by my grandmother in the Hou Mansion and laughed at by my servants, mother, did you help me?"
"Ah Wu..." Chen was staggered by Xie Wu's words. Fortunately, Wu Qingye quickly supported her, "Ah Wu, you, are you taking revenge on me?"
"I just told my mother that instead of expecting others to protect her from wind and rain, it is better to be her own roof! You have been hiding behind your father for more than ten years, and it is time to stand up on your own! Don't forget, father
He is also a human being, and he also has times when he is embarrassed and lost. He has given you so much, what can you give him in return?"
"Ah Wu..."
"Mom, think about it carefully!" Xie Wu glanced at Mrs. Chen coldly, and then she walked out of the yard without looking back.
