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What the hell
Xie Nanjia was stunned for a moment and frowned slightly, wondering if this girl was not very smart. She had provoked her confidently in Ci'anju before, but she changed her mind in such a short time and took the initiative to ask for her opinion on being Zhao Jingyu's mistress. What's wrong with her
"I'm not the one you're going to marry, so what does it have to do with me whether you're my mistress or not?" Xie Nanjia said indifferently, "You should ask Zhao Jingyu about this. Why do you come to ask me out of nowhere?"
"They said, Xiaoguai... the Second Young Master can't make the decision himself. Only you have the final say in this matter. The Emperor has to listen to you." Yun Shu blinked and said pitifully, "I contradicted you before. I apologize to you. Please don't drive me away. Let me stay with the Second Young Master. I have no place to go."
"They said that?" Xie Nanjia's face turned cold with displeasure, and there was coldness in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows. "Who are they?"
She hasn't married Zhao Jingyu yet, and hasn't entered the palace yet, but someone is saying behind her back that even the emperor has to listen to her. If this gets out, what kind of person will she be in the eyes of others
A shrew? A scheming woman? A seductive woman? Not only does she control her fiancé, she also controls her future father-in-law
Is she still alive
The people who were seeing Yun Shu off obviously didn't expect that Yun Shu would be so outspoken and dare to say such things in public. Is he an ignorant person who comes from a small place, or is he really stupid
As soon as Biluo saw Xie Nanjia's face, she knew she was angry. She stepped forward and scolded Yunshu, "You are so funny, woman. Who can do whatever the Second Young Master wants? Are you talented or virtuous? Is your family a scholarly family or a high-ranking official? Do you think the prince's selection of concubines is like the local rich man in your village marrying a bride? You can get in with just a little bit of beauty? Besides, even if we only consider beauty, your beauty is at most the level of a toilet washer. You still want to rise to the top overnight with a marriage contract that you don't know whether it is true or not? I think you'd better dream. Dreams are full of everything!"
“…” Yun Shu thought she was a sharp-tongued person and had never lost an argument with anyone at home. But when she arrived in the capital, she found that everyone here could speak more eloquently than her, and their speech was varied and powerful. Compared with them, she was just a babbling baby at best.
She couldn't win an argument with anyone except that flashy fake eunuch.
"My engagement is real." This is all she could say, and her lips curled, her eyes blinked, and tears began to fall.
Xie Nanfeng subconsciously covered his chest. The girl's marriage certificate was still hidden in his arms!
Looking at her aggrieved look, it doesn't seem like she is faking it. Could it be that Zhao Jingyu really had an arranged marriage with her when they were children
"Biluo, please stop talking, or people will accuse us of bullying an orphan girl." Xie Nanjia stopped Biluo and asked her to leave. She looked at Yunshu and said, "I'm not interested in your engagement. I just want to know who they are."
Yun Shu finally realized that he seemed to have said something very serious. Facing Xie Nanjia's questioning, he said guiltily: "Yiyun said that."
Evian
Xie Nanjia and the others were all shocked. Yiyun was the most useful maidservant by Zhao Jingyu's side, and also a very sensible and well-behaved girl. How could she say such words to an outsider
Xie Nanjia's displeasure became more and more obvious, so he simply decided not to leave, and went back to the Marquis' Mansion, striding towards the west wing.
Oops!
I'm afraid Evian is not going to get better.
As Yiyun's former friends, Liusu and Biluo looked at each other and were secretly worried about Yiyun in their hearts.
They believed that Yiyun would never say such words to Yunshu just to sow discord, but it was also a fact that she angered the young lady, and the second young master would definitely not let her off easily.
The two had no choice but to follow Xie Nanjia to the west wing.
Xie Nanfeng also followed.
Although Xie Nanjia was angry, he was still rational. On the way, he whispered to him and asked him to find a chance to return the stolen items.
"It's already been taken. Can't I return it to her after I have it appraised?" Xie Nanfeng said, "What if she is a liar?"
Xie Nanjia glared at him: "Do you think I need to care about her identity, or do you think I have no chance of winning against her?"
"No, I'm just mad for you." Xie Nanfeng said, "Well, since you don't need it, I'll just go back."
Xie Nanjia walked all the way to the west wing. When the guard at the gate saw her, he was stunned at first, then he bowed and saluted: "Greetings, Miss Xiu'er!"
Xie Nanjia nodded and walked straight in. The guards obviously felt that the atmosphere was not right, but did not dare to stop her. They let her go in and whispered to Liusu Biluo who was following behind: "Miss Xiu'er, what happened?"
"Don't ask nonsense questions, just keep an eye on your door." Liusu said, and chased after him with Biluo.
“…” The guard scratched his head. These two had only followed Miss Xiu’er for a few days, and although they had not learned anything else from her, they had definitely acquired this kind of arrogance. It was true that birds of a feather flock together.
When the servants in the yard saw Xie Nanjia coming, they all stopped and saluted.
Zhao Jingyu was lying on the chaise longue with a worried look on her face when she heard someone outside calling out "Miss Xiu'er, Miss Xiu'er" one after another.
Xiu'er is here
He jumped up with a start and ran to the door in his slippers.
When he reached the door and was about to open it, it opened with a bang and his nose hit it hard again.
"Who is it?" he shouted, covering his nose.
"Me." Xie Nanjia appeared at the door with a cold face.
Zhao Jingyu was in so much pain that she burst into tears. When she saw that it was her, she immediately burst into laughter: "Xiu'er, it's you. I was wondering how you could hit me so accurately."
"Does it hurt?" Xie Nanjia asked expressionlessly.
"It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt." Zhao Jingyu shook his head repeatedly. "The previous collision made it crooked, but this time it just happened to be righted. It's good."
Xie Nanjia: “…”
"Xiu'er, do you believe me? Are you not angry with me anymore?" Zhao Jingyu asked impatiently.
Xie Nanjia ignored him and just walked inside.
Zhao Jingyu followed and politely pulled out a chair for her to sit on.
Xie Nanjia was not polite either, she sat down on the chair and asked calmly, "Where's Yiyun?"
"Evian?" Zhao Jingyu was stunned. "Aren't you here to see me?"
"Looking for you and her." Xie Nanjia said.
"What do you want to see her for?" Zhao Jingyu asked.
Before he finished speaking, Yiyun came in from outside and called out, "Second Young Master, Miss Xiu'er," and then fell to her knees in front of the two men.
She had heard what Liusu had said just now and knew that she had gotten into big trouble.
Zhao Jingyu was startled: "What are you doing?"
"I said something wrong and made Miss Xiu'er angry." Yiyun kowtowed to Xie Nanjia with red eyes, "Miss Xiu'er, I didn't mean it. I said that to scare Miss Yun so that she would give up and stop pestering the Second Young Master. I didn't expect her to run to you. I was wrong, I was wrong..."
Zhao Jingyu's heart skipped a beat. Although he didn't know the specific situation, he could get the general idea from Yiyun's words. He was so smart that he understood what was going on after a little thought.
All of them deliberately don't want him to have an easy life!
"Okay, stop knocking." Xie Nanjia stopped Yiyun. "I appreciate your kindness, but I cannot forgive your behavior. To put it bluntly, as a servant, you just need to do your own job well. As for the masters' affairs, the masters will solve them themselves. Being too enthusiastic is sometimes not a good thing. What's more, you told Yunshu that the emperor listens to me. Are you helping me solve the problem, or causing trouble for me, or am I just a shrew in your eyes?"
Yiyun was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "No, Miss Xiu'er, no, I don't think so..."
"Then why are you kowtowing to me?" Xie Nanjia asked, "I am neither your master nor your elder, and the Second Young Master and I have only just reached the stage of engagement, so why are you kneeling and worshipping me?"
"I..." Yiyun was speechless after her question.
Xie Nanjia sneered: "I guess what you said to Yunshu is what you think in your heart. In your subconscious, I am a difficult and unreasonable person. I never give face to the Second Young Master, but the Second Young Master still has to be humble to me. I don't take everyone seriously, but everyone has to give in to me, right?"
Yiyun lowered her head and remained silent.
Xie Nanjia added, "You are right to think so, because I do think so most of the time, but you don't understand the reasons behind my actions, nor do you understand my thoughts, let alone what I have been through. You don't understand, and neither do others. So once your words reach other people's ears, they will only spread them even more. As they spread around, I will completely become that kind of person."
Yiyun lowered her head even lower, tears falling like beads from a broken string: "I was wrong, I know I was wrong, please punish me, Second Master..."
Zhao Jingyu sighed and was about to speak when someone outside took over the conversation: "You should be severely punished, otherwise you won't know who you are!"
Hearing the sound, the three people looked outside and saw the old lady walking in with the support of Nanny Hua.
"Grandma, why are you here?" Zhao Jingyu asked.
"If I don't come to check on you, the people in your yard will become demons!" The old lady said with a gloomy face, "I know you are kind-hearted, and you bring back people with miserable lives when you meet them outside, but you have to have good intentions, and you have to set rules and distinguish between the superior and the inferior, otherwise it will be a mess."
"Yes, yes, grandma is right. I will discipline them well." Zhao Jingyu said repeatedly, helping the old lady to sit next to Xie Nanjia.
In fact, the rules in his courtyard have always been very strict. Although there are many girls, they never overstep the boundaries. Everyone does their own thing and obeys any decision he makes without saying anything. Yiyun was just confused this time and acted on her own.
But now was not the time to quibble, he could only follow what the old lady said.
After the old lady sat down, she immediately took Xie Nanjia's hand, patted it twice and said, "Good child, I'm sorry for making you feel wronged. Calm down, I'll take care of it for you."
Xie Nanjia knew that no matter how well she said it, her ultimate goal was for Zhao Jingyu's benefit. She smiled and said, "Grandma, you are worrying too much. I am not angry. I just want to use this incident to remind everyone to be more careful about what you say and do in the future. In addition, I have something to ask Miss Yunshu. Can you trouble Grandma to ask someone to invite her over?"
When the old lady heard this, she subconsciously thought that she was going to cause trouble for Yun Shu.
Although Yun Shu was indeed heartless and outspoken, she was after all a guest of the mansion, Zhao Jingyu's childhood friend, and a poor person with both parents dead and no relatives. If the two of them really quarreled, it would probably not end well.
The old lady looked at Zhao Jingyu embarrassedly and asked him to make the decision.
Zhao Jingyu ordered Huangfu without thinking: "Go and call Yunshu over."
He really couldn't stand Xie Nanjia treating him like this, so he couldn't wait even a day and had to talk to Yun Shu face to face today.
Huangfu took the order and left, and met Yunshu outside the gate. Yunshu knew that she had harmed Yiyun, and wanted to come in and say a few words for Yiyun, but without Zhao Jingyu's permission, she didn't dare to go in, and she was anxiously walking around outside the door.
In this way, Huangfu saved himself the trouble and took her in directly.
Yunshu walked into the room and saw Yiyun kneeling on the ground. Without saying a word, he followed Yiyun and knelt down.
"Old lady, Second Young Master, Miss Xiu'er, this is all my fault from beginning to end. Don't punish Yiyun, punish me instead!"
"What punishment do you have?" Xie Nanjia asked, "You are punished to leave the capital and return to the border. Are you willing?"
Yun Shu was stunned and his eyes immediately turned red.
"I know I'm from a small place, I have no background or education, and I'm not as pretty as you, but my engagement is real." She said aggrievedly.
"..." Xie Nanjia felt that she was not stupid, but just stubborn.
"I've said before that I'm not interested in your engagement, and I didn't come to you for this." Xie Nanjia said, "Logically, Yiyun said something so serious, you should be scared, but not only are you not scared, but you ran to me to negotiate terms. I guess, besides Yiyun, there must be someone else who gave you advice, right?"
These words left everyone stunned.
The old lady was the first to react. She said, with Xiu'er's personality, she shouldn't have been so petty with a maid. It seemed that she did not come back for Yiyun, but because she discovered the weirdness behind this matter.
This girl is so smart that it's scary.
Yun Shu was also stunned and stammered, "How did you guess that?"
Xie Nanjia didn't answer her, but smiled and said, "You suddenly went to Ci'anju before. Was it because someone asked you to go there?"
"Ah?" Yun Shu's eyes widened. "You, is this also your guess?"
"Yes." Xie Nanjia nodded slightly. "I guess the person who asked you to go to Ci'anju and the person who taught you to negotiate with me are the same person, right?"
"..." Yun Shu gasped and exclaimed, "You can even guess this?"
Xie Nanjia gave her a confident smile: "So, that person is Yun Que, the eldest girl beside the Second Miss, right?"
(End of this chapter)