Xie Rulan's pushback could be seen by a maid, let alone the Xu family's mother and son
Xie Rulan came again in the morning. After several conversations, Mrs. Xu was so angry that she couldn't even have a good lunch.
Xu Wenyuan saw this and felt angry in his heart, but because the maid of Xie Mansion was around, it was difficult to talk about these private matters.
After finally having lunch, Taohong finished clearing away the tableware, bowed and said with a smile, "Mrs. Xu, please take a good rest for now. I'll be back as soon as you go."
Xu Wenyuan immediately said, "No need, Miss Taohong, go and have a rest. I'm going to have a lunch break after talking to my mother."
Taohong could naturally see the atmosphere during the meal. After hearing this, she quickly smiled and said, "I obey, my slave."
Seeing Taohong go out, Xu Wenyuan said, "Why is mother so unhappy, but because of Miss Xie San?"
Xu Wenyuan felt a little uncomfortable when he thought of his soon-to-be-married wife. Although he is a concubine, he has been raised by his mistress since he was a child. Xu eats fast and chants Buddha's name on weekdays. He has a very gentle temperament and treats him as if he were his own child.
His aunt-in-law, who he had never contradicted in normal times, had caused this woman to confront her several times in the past few days. He was becoming more and more dissatisfied with this marriage.
This marriage was decided by the families of both parties. He was originally unwilling to do so, but now that he saw Miss Xie San's character, he was even more tempted to call off the engagement.
However, if you want to cancel the engagement, you need to talk to your aunt first.
Mrs. Xu didn't know what he was thinking. After listening to his question, she sighed and said, "I thought that the Xie family has been a famous family for a century, and marrying a daughter raised in your family to you would be regarded as a high achievement for our family. What's more, before It was his family who took the initiative to arrange the marriage, and you will not be wronged in any way. Who would have thought that the Xie family girl would look like this, which makes me feel chilled."
Hearing Mrs. Xu's tone, Xu Wenyuan also held his breath a little and said, "I have been walking on the streets with Miss Xie San's brother these past two days. He has a very mean and mean character, and he is bent on making money. Even men are like this, hating the poor and loving the rich. , and that woman is so disrespectful of virtue, mother, do we really want to continue our relationship with this marriage?"
Hearing this, Mrs. Xu was startled, and then she looked bitter, "Coming here this time is my master's order. I want to marry the Xie family. Even if we are not happy in our hearts, is it possible that we can still cancel the engagement?"
"Why not?" Xu Wenyuan walked to Mrs. Xu, squatted down and held her hand and said, "Just think about it, mother, if Xie's family has such an attitude, it seems like they have no intention of getting married, so why should we stick to each other? Why don't you let her go? In my opinion, it's better to break off the engagement, so that the Xie family can know that we don't have to rely on her!"
"Hey, son, mother knows what you are thinking. It's just-" At this point, she gently rubbed her eyebrows and said, "I'll fix a letter and give it to the master. If Miss Xie is still so arrogant and rude , after consulting his opinion, it will not be too late to cancel the marriage."
"That's fine." Seeing his aunt relent, Xu Wenyuan also breathed a sigh of relief. If this woman marries her back, he may not even be willing to go back home!
"Did they really say that?"
After listening to Liu Lu's report, Mrs. Lu frowned and said, "It's surprising that even this failed to make them decide to break off the engagement immediately. This Xu family is really easy to bully."
Xie Rulan on the side snorted lightly and said disdainfully, "Do you really think they are easy to bully? They just like the power of the Xie family. Hum, I have to back off from this marriage!"
Ms. Lu was hesitant because she said, "Actually, I think that if the Xu family is like this, no one will dare to bully you after you marry. Otherwise, let's just go with the flow and get married, right?"
In fact, Mrs. Lu always felt that this marriage was a good one. It's just that her daughter has always had her own opinion, and she also wants her daughter to climb high, so she indulges Xie Rulan.
After hearing this, before Xie Rulan could say anything, Xie Huaiyang waved his hand and said, "Mom, you can't do it. Let me tell you, the Xu family is so stingy! He spent a lot of money on eating and drinking in the capital in the past two days. I even refused to buy the thirty taels of sweet-scented osmanthus duck. Later, when I heard that the theater I was going to cost hundreds of taels at a time, I was so frightened that my face turned pale. How lucky can my sister be if she marries into such a family?"
What's more, this brother-in-law is such a coward and has no money, so you can't count on him in the future! Xie Rulan is determined to climb a high branch, which will be of great benefit to herself without any harm. The more he looks at Xu Wenyuan now, the more he dislikes him. If such a person becomes his brother-in-law, he will feel unhappy just thinking about it!
Seeing that the two children objected together, Mrs. Lu stopped thinking and said, "In that case, let's use another strong medicine to make her refuse to retreat!"
Seeing this, Xie Rulan immediately smiled, approached Mrs. Lu in a flattering manner and said, "Mom, what kind of strong medicine is this?"
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On the tail of the first lunar month, everything seems to be recovering. The architectural design of Xie Mansion is based on the graceful style of Jiangnan. Now in the early spring days, it is becoming more and more sophisticated and original.
Mrs. Xu couldn't stand Liu Lu's persuasion, so after lunch break, she followed her to the small garden.
She was really frustrated living in Xie's Mansion these days. Lu's hidden needles and Xie Rulan's mean face made her want to throw up her sleeves and leave many times. Xu Wenyuan's recent words made her even think about breaking off the engagement.
Walking along the gravel path in the mansion, watching the green willow branches swaying in the wind around her, Mrs. Xu felt a little better.
Seeing the smile on Mrs. Xu's face, Liu Lu immediately smiled and said to Taohong, "Look, I said that Mrs. Xu should go out for a walk. As soon as she came out, Mrs. Xu started laughing."
Taohong shook her head helplessly and said, "You know how to jump in. Although it is noon, the sun is not bright. If it freezes the distinguished guests, let's see what you say."
Hearing this, Mrs. Xu looked at the two maids with a smile and said, "You two girls are interested, but my sickly body has caused you a lot of trouble." She has always been in poor health, otherwise she would not have been able to live for so many years. Nothing came out.
After hearing this, the second maid was so busy that she smiled and waved her hands and said, "Mrs. Xu, what are you talking about? Since we have been ordered to serve you, we must take care of everything."
While walking like this, after only a hundred steps, Mrs. Xu felt a little tired. Taohong always knew how to look at people, so when she saw this, she was so busy that she helped her walk to a nearby pavilion and sit down.
Liu Lu secretly curled her lips in disdain behind her, and then made a gesture toward the darkness.
After a while, I heard a burst of cute laughter, "I wonder why the myna on the porch keeps barking as soon as I go out today. It turns out that I'm going to meet Mrs. Xu."
The visitor was seen wearing a lotus-pink gown with gold silk embroidery, a silk blouse with a chrysanthemum pattern, and an ermine white foxtail cape. She was not bad at birth, and with her careful dressing up, she looked even more delicate.
Xie Rulan walked to Mrs. Xu, bowed casually, and said, "Mrs. Xu is polite."
Mrs. Xu came out just to relax. Seeing her now, her previous good mood suddenly disappeared. Just because of her face, she had to stand up and said with a smile, "It turns out to be Miss Xie San, no courtesy."
Xie Rulan had already stood up straight when she said this sentence, but it seemed that Mrs. Xu's sentence was a bit redundant.
"Jade, go and bring me some snacks. I want to sit down and talk to Mrs. Xu for a while." After Xie Rulan finished his instructions, he looked at Mrs. Xu with a smile and said, "It's rare that the wind is light today, otherwise, I wouldn't have the chance to do it." I’m sitting outside eating with you.”
This clearly means that she is too weak to go out in bad weather! How could Mrs. Xu not hear such an obvious overtone? It's just that she has always been well-educated, and she doesn't want to argue with Xie Rulan at this time. She just said lightly, "Miss Third, you're welcome."
"Look at what I said, I said it politely. We will become a family soon. By then, I will be able to accompany you, madam, to eat and play every day. Do you think so?" Xie Rulan smiled wildly, It was clearly a questioning tone, but there was a hint of arrogance.
Mrs. Xu felt depressed when she heard this, and said, "It's a pity that I have been fasting and chanting Buddha's name for many years, so I'm afraid I may not be able to match Miss Third's eating habits."
"What's the point? Madam, it's not like she was born to be a vegetarian, so she would be fine if she broke the precept. Besides, my mother said that my daughter's family should eat more meat in order to have good fertility." As he said this, Xie Rulan suddenly realized something. , "No wonder Madam has had nothing to do these years. Could it also be caused by her vegetarian diet?"
"you!"
Mrs. Xu was angry at her words and was about to explode when she saw Xie Rulan looking like she had said the wrong thing and said, "Madam, I am always outspoken. If what I say offends you, I hope you are an elder." Don't argue with me."
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Jade walking over with a food box. After the snacks in the food box were placed on the table, Mrs. Xu frowned even more.
These four snacks were all indigestible, and two of them were made of meat.
Knowing that she has always been a vegetarian, she deliberately brought these things. This Xie Rulan really did a good job!
Xie Rulan, who was in front of him, looked completely unaware and said with a smile, "Madam, come and try this cardamom meat jerky. My father's caravan brought it from a very far away place. It is very chewy and tastes good." Woolen cloth."
Mrs. Xu was so angry that she couldn't let it go. She just said numbly, "I accept Miss Xie San's kindness. You can eat it." She is now more and more disgusted with Xie Rulan. Such a woman must not be married into the family!
Seeing her refusal, Xie Rulan threw the dried meat aside and snorted coldly, "Mrs. Xu, you don't appreciate me trying to please you like this. This makes me very suspicious. If I enter your Xu family, , will he be tortured to death?"
"Miss Xie, what are you talking about!"
Hearing this, Mrs. Xu couldn't help it anymore, stood up and said, "I've tolerated you in every way, why do you have to be so aggressive? If you really don't want to marry, just say one thing, why bother to do this to others?" ?”
"What did you say? Am I being disrespectful? You actually slandered my reputation! Mrs. Xu, you have gone too far!" At this point, Xie Rulan suddenly approached Mrs. Xu again and whispered, "I understand, you are yourself You can't give birth to a son, so you're afraid that you, a bastard, will marry a woman from a good family, right? You are really vicious, you deserve your poor health, and you deserve that you can't have a child!"
"You, you-" Mrs. Xu turned pale with anger at her words, pointed at Xie Rulan tremblingly and said, "You are so mean at such a young age. It is simply an insult to the reputation of the Xie family, which has been a prominent family for hundreds of years!"
"Whether I have insulted the reputation of the Xie family, don't bother Mrs. Xu to worry about it. Jade, white jade, let's go!"
Xie Rulan glanced contemptuously at Mrs. Xu who fell on the stool, turned around and left the pavilion. Her goal today has been achieved. After this incident, the Xu family became interested in this marriage again, and Mrs. Xu would not allow her to enter the house!
Even if she wants to make these people angry, even if she breaks off the engagement, she can't just do it with her own words!