Qian Zhuang Wu Xing immediately blocked in front of Xie Wan, blocking her so tightly that she couldn't even see Xie Wan's face.

  The Wang family was the hostess of Xie's mansion, but she was being manipulated by her step-granddaughter to the point where she had no choice. Her face turned alternately pale and red with rage, unable to decide whether to leave or stay, feeling utterly humiliated.

  Xie Qigong, whose face had turned dark to the extreme, saw her jumping up and down, and could no longer hold back, angrily roaring: "Still not rolling back!"

  Wang was so frightened that she almost fell down, fortunately Xie Hong's quick reaction helped her steady herself.

  Perhaps due to his anger affecting his heart, Xie Qigong shouted and immediately began to clutch his chest and cough. Xie Yun and Xie Wei hurriedly came forward to pat his back. Xie Hong supported Wang Shi and didn't dare come forward again. Xie Qi knelt on the ground, already frightened into a stupor.

  Xie Qigong finally calmed down and looked up at Wei Zhan, saying: "Today's events were my oversight. If I have offended you in any way, I hope you can forgive me."

  Wei Xiao nodded silently.

  Xie Qigong said, "However, although Chess Sister has a connection to this matter, when you met Wei Sister last night, you clearly knew you should avoid suspicion, but you didn't do so. I don't dare blame you for being discourteous, but the situation between you and Wei Sister at that time was seen by everyone. Now that Wei Sister's reputation is damaged, what can be done about it? There must be an explanation."

  "So, I would like to ask you to stay in our humble house for a few more days. Let's wait and see how things develop, and we can make further plans when your respected father has something to say."

  Although this remark still has a hint of accusation, it is already greatly different from what was said before.

  Wei Xiao had already relaxed a lot about Xie Wei's matter because of Xie Qi, and even if he was in the wrong, it was Xie Qi who brought it up first. Even if his parents blamed him, he could defend himself with an excuse. At least he could tell them how he ended up at Cui Yi Pavilion.

  Besides, he didn't want to be misunderstood like this. If he insisted on leaving, the Xie family couldn't force him to stay, but that way, his reputation would be tarnished forever.

  Now that Xie Qigong has said this, he didn't even bother to retort. After all, it's his own fault for believing in Xie Wei's character back then, thinking she was a straightforward person who would clear up any misunderstandings herself. Now that he's trapped in this quagmire, how can he extricate himself? He can only wait and see what the mansion has to say next.

  "Xie Weng's meaning is also my intention. This matter must be clarified, otherwise I will have to trouble you for a few more days in your mansion."

  After a big commotion for most of the day, it finally calmed down. Everyone in the house returned to their respective rooms. Wei Cai was still the honored guest of the mansion, while Xie Yu was escorted back to her room. As for Wang Shi and Xie Hong's group, after Xie Wan walked out the door, the sound of cups and plates falling to the ground could be heard from behind him.

  Xie Hong has been the adopted son of the Xie family for many years, but Xie Qigong has never given him any property or assets. It can be seen that Xie Qigong is not yet so muddled that he cannot be saved. Now, under any circumstances of industry income, Xie Qi can actually take out dozens of taels of silver to buy a purple copper stove, it would be strange if Xie Qigong didn't investigate Wang's background.

  Xie Wan was well aware of this trick, and the reason she went along with Xie Qi's scheme to Cui Yi Xuan last night was actually because she had nothing to worry about in terms of business lately. And as for the grudge that Ning Da Yi had been holding against her after being instigated by Xie Hong, it was high time she got revenge.

  Wang took the silver meant to entertain Wei Zuo and gave it to Xie Hong, she wasn't unaware of this. Xie Qi had also been on guard against Ren Yu approaching her, she was very clear about it. These days, she had been waiting for Xie Qi to make a move and expose the matter, and coincidentally, Ren Yu made such a gesture towards her in the corridor. So she spoke harshly, harsh enough that the psychologically fragile Ren Yu couldn't bear it.

  She said something that even Yuxue didn't expect, just because her goal was to use Ren Yun to lure Xie Qi into taking action.

  Xie Qi was paying attention to everything about Ren Yu, and after the commotion she caused with him, Xie Qi couldn't have been unaware. So when Cheng Ye came to remind her, she knew that apart from Qian Zhuang and him, there was also Xie Qi who had witnessed the scene that day. But even if Xie Qi hadn't seen it personally, someone would still have passed on the information to her ears.

  Next, he didn't let her down, Xie Qi finally couldn't hold back and really came to her doorstep.

  Even if those words weren't meant to take advantage of Ren You's relationship with Xie Qi, but intentionally added weight, Xie Wan would still be wary of her sudden invitation. Her possessiveness towards Ren You was too obvious, and she would never truly get close to Xie Wan in this lifetime, let alone the fact that the two families had conflicting interests.

  If Xie Wan wasn't intentionally deceived, Xie Qi wouldn't have had any chance at all. So even if there was no frame-up of Wei Xiao, she still wouldn't let Wang Shi and her son continue to live so freely. It's just that with Wei Xiao being innocently implicated, the severity of this matter has deepened, and using suppressing Wang Shi and Chang Fang as a means to rescue Wei Xiao has also become an inevitable task.

  As a result, she and Wang had already torn their faces apart ahead of time.

  After everyone in the house had dispersed, the tense atmosphere in the main hall did not ease up in the slightest.

  Xie Qigong swept the cups and plates off the table, then took the account book from the long house to the study. Xie Hong's wife stood silently in the room for a while, neither daring to return to the long house nor speak, like two wooden stakes standing under the curtain, accompanying Wang Shi sitting on the chair.

  Wang sat with his back bent, looking at the cold and quiet room, feeling an inexplicable emptiness in his heart.

  She had been in the Xie Mansion for nearly thirty years, and when she finally understood her fate, Xie Rong had also become a government official in the capital. With his talent, in another decade or so, she would likely become a noble lady with an imperial edict, enjoying the honors bestowed by the court, wearing high-ranking ceremonial attire, and receiving respect from all sides within the mansion.

  She is a widow who remarried, and it's not easy to get to where she is today. Among those who know her, who doesn't envy her luck, who doesn't fear her means? Her experience was once used as a motivational example by the village women in the countryside. When mentioning her, they must say with great respect: Look, this is Mrs. Xie, the remarried wife with children, now the mother of Xie Hanlin.

  All these things made her feel comforted, but this comfort had gradually turned into frustration since Xie Wan entered the mansion.

  The defeat she suffered in front of Xie Wan was the most unimaginable and powerless one she had experienced in nearly thirty years.

  She always seems to have a way to dissolve the crisis she brings, and always has a way to grasp her so that she can't move. Xie Qigong attaches great importance to family voice and family wealth, these two weaknesses are used by her to the fullest, every time she can borrow Xie Qigong's power to make herself look bad, but she can always retreat unscathed.

  Thinking carefully, Xie Qigong has always disliked Er Fang, and at the beginning, he was willing to let Er Fang stay in the mansion just because he was afraid that things would spread out and damage the reputation of the Xie family, affecting Xie Rong's official career. Logically speaking, under such circumstances, it is only natural that they should have been punished by Xie Qigong long ago, but until now, for several years, Xie Wan has never received any blame from Xie Qigong.

  This will never be achieved by luck! This Xie Wan is not any of the naive children she has ever seen. People all say that Xie Wei's city government and heart calculations are superior to others, but if she says so, Xie Wei's mind is still not as deep as one-third of Xie Wan's.

  Such a child is really terrifying.

  So far, the only person she knows who can give her a similar feeling is Xie Rong, the third son of Xue Fuwu, who was admitted to the Imperial Academy and took office in Hanlinyuan before the dispersal of the Shengji Shi.

  These two people who seemed to have nothing in common became the two people she feared most in her heart.

  "Get out!"

  In a quiet room, the door suddenly darkened, and Xie Qigong, who had just gone out, suddenly came back.

  Xie Hong and Ruan Shi hastily retreated and quietly closed the large gate.

  Wang stood up, his nervousness evident on his face.

  Xie Qigong stood in front of her with his hands behind his back, staring at her for a moment before suddenly raising his hand and slapping her face twice.

  Although he was a scholar with no strength to bind a chicken, the force he swung out under intense anger was by no means light. Wang's family could not bear it, and her body tilted and fell on the chair behind her. She covered her face and stared at him with wide eyes, tears welling up, but she did not dare speak.

  What can she say when her husband beats her? Besides, she's just a substitute wife.

  "I'm the one who gave them money to make ends meet, I'm the one who paid for their family's expenses, and even the money for Huage's wedding was given by me! What's the difference between how I treated him and Rong'er?! You secretly helped him, it's clear that despite being husband and wife with me for nearly thirty years, you've never been of one mind with me!"

  "Old Master!" Wang's eyes welled up with tears as she knelt down on the ground.

  Xie Qigong turned his back, "Since that's the case, I'll give you the 3,000 taels of silver for Huajie's marriage. You must gather all the silver and hand it over within three days! From now on, I won't be responsible for Tongjie and Qisha's marriages! Also, the household expenses, you're still in charge of the accounts, but the warehouse key, you'll hand it over to Pangfu!"

  "Old master!" Wang exclaimed, her face with two obvious palm prints looking even more ferocious due to the shock: "I can hand over the key! I can also ignore Tong and Qi! But Hu's wife hasn't entered the door yet, and Hong is still waiting for money to set up a banquet! Not to mention that they can't come up with three thousand taels, even if they hand over all the money, what will they use to hold the wedding? Won't it be old master's face that will be lost in the end?"

  Xie Qigong gritted his teeth and turned around, slapping his palm on the table: "Isn't he quite capable of making money? Let him get the money himself!"

  "Old Master!"

  Wang gazed at him, and suddenly a chill ran over his body.

  All these years since marrying into the Xie family, when it comes to power, Xie Qigong is actually the one who controls everything. The glory she has is limited to within this mansion and only exists because of her standing behind this man. Her success is actually due to grabbing his heart when she was young and giving birth to Xie Rong, securing her position as the mistress of the house.

  Sometimes she felt that Xie Qigong's love for Xierong was truly heartfelt, and Xierong was his pride, the hope that could make him see the Xie family flourish and become a prominent clan. As for her, this wife, in fact, had only taken over from Yang Shi to continue the Xie family line, and as for affection, it was impossible to exist.

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