As soon as he saw Ji, Xie Shensi saluted reluctantly, "Mother."
Ji snorted and said, "Do you still have my mother in your eyes?" She glared at Xie Shensi with hatred, and said angrily, "Listen to what you just said to your father. I think you are not only You don’t have me as a mother in your eyes, and you don’t even have a father anymore!”
Although Xie Shensi was afraid of Xie Shengli, he had been raised by the Ji family since he was a child, and he had more of a child's admiration for the Ji family. Now seeing Ji's angry look, she lowered her arrogance and said with a smile, "What did my mother say? How dare you, son?"
Lu, who was following behind Ji, also took the opportunity to interject, "Yes, mother, I have always been the most filial to you. Who in our family doesn't know that?"
Hearing this, Ji turned around and glared at her, and said, "They say that if a house is uneasy, there must be a woman acting as a monster. If you hadn't been stalking your master, there wouldn't have been such a big mess!"
Mrs. Lu originally wanted to please Mr. Ji, but after hearing this, she immediately gave up, "Mom, what you said is biased. Speaking of which, Lan'er is your legitimate grandson, so it's hard for us to act as substitutes for our parents." Is it wrong for her to be more considerate?"
Ji didn't understand Xiao Jiujiu in her heart. She immediately revealed it ruthlessly, "Thoughtful? If you really thought thoughtfully, you should have coaxed the third girl to prevent her from canceling the engagement! Now that everyone else is getting married, why not?" She is still in the boudoir, but you, a mother-in-law, don’t help her find a proper family, and you actually have the idea of entering the palace, you are very ambitious!"
Mrs. Lu didn't expect that Mrs. Ji didn't even save any face for her. Her face turned red and white at once, and she defended herself, "What kind of family was the Xu family back then? They broke off the engagement and then hooked up with the second girl. It can be seen that it is not a good thing at all. Mother, you did not make the decision for Lan'er at that time. Instead, you helped a concubine. Now you are responsible for me. It can be seen that in mother's heart, this son with an official position is different. ! If that’s the case, then why haven’t you tried to get an official position for me all these years!”
Her words were like a knife, stabbing hard into Xie Shensi's heart. Originally, Xie Shensi was a little bit surprised that Lu and Ji were contradicting each other. But as soon as he heard this, his face suddenly darkened, and the more he listened, the more he felt that what Lu said made sense.
Ji was so angry that she was shaking all over, but the golden jade girl next to her helped Ji with quick hands and said dissatisfied, "Third Madam, what you said must be conscientious. Originally, you broke off the engagement first, and also made it clear that the man and woman would get married later. It's irrelevant, so whoever the young master of the Xu family marries is his freedom, right? Besides, since the third lady is the legitimate daughter of the Xie family, there is no reason why the Xie family has wronged her. How many matchmakers have come to visit these days? The young lady is nitpicking, but it’s not like the old lady doesn’t care about her granddaughter!”
Jin Yu has been serving Ji's side for a long time and knows everything. Now seeing Ji being so angry, she couldn't help but say something fair.
But unexpectedly, Xie Shensi pointed at her nose and yelled, "Who are you? Do you have the right to interrupt when the masters are talking!"
Jin Yu was stunned by the scolding. Before he could say anything, Xie Shengli kicked Xie Shensi in the leg and cursed, "You bastard, are you the one who said this?"
In order to serve the Ji family in these years, Jin Yu has arranged several marriages. She shares the same love as mother and daughter with the Ji family, and even Xie Shengli looks up to her. Now that Xie Shensi said this, wasn't it just a disguised slap in Ji's face.
Xie Shensi also came back to his senses, but refused to apologize. He just frowned and said, "Now that we have talked about it, let me say something from the bottom of my heart. Third girl is my only legitimate daughter. This year's draft is also a must." She has to go. This is the only thing I, as a father, can do for her! If dad doesn’t agree, then we have to—"
When he said this, he was a little afraid to say it. He took a deep breath and then said the rest of the words, "The family is separated!"
As soon as these three words were spoken, Xie Shengli's eyes widened in disbelief and he cursed angrily, "You traitor!"
After Xie Shensi said it, he felt that it was not so difficult to say, and continued, "Three years ago, the third house has always suffered, but in terms of benefits, it has not taken any advantage! I can also see that the father does not like his son, since In this case, it’s better to separate our families and live cleanly, so that no matter what we want to do in the future, we don’t have to come here to annoy you!”
Ji was so angry at his words that she burst into tears, and said in a trembling voice, "Okay, great, I have actually raised an Aries wolf in these years!"
Because Xie Shensi was not expected to be an official, she had been particularly fond of this son over the years. Who would have thought that he would be such a useless person!
Mrs. Lu on the side was secretly happy, but she said with dissatisfaction on her face, "What mother said is wrong, isn't it? The third wife has never treated the second elder badly, but now my father refuses to even speak out about such a trivial matter. It can be seen that he is in his heart. There is no one from our third room. If that’s the case, then if we separate, wouldn’t we all be clean?”
Ji couldn't bear to scold her son, but she was not polite to Lu. She immediately knocked the crested crutch on Lu and cursed, "Shut up! Believe it or not, I will give you a divorce letter now." Drive you back, my Xie family doesn’t want a daughter-in-law with such evil intentions!”
Mrs. Lu was startled by her scolding, and immediately her face was filled with dark clouds, and she stood behind Xie Shensi unwillingly. After accumulating power over the years, she is still more afraid of the Ji family.
Xie Shensi waved her hands in confusion and said, "Mom, there is no need to say this. After all, you still don't want to see the peace of the three-bedroom house, otherwise why wouldn't you help with such a little thing? We are not insisting on separating our families, but We want Lan'er to enter the palace draft. If she really can't be selected, it will be her life. When the time comes, we will come back to get married, and we will have no complaints, what do you think?"
Xie Shensi looked like everyone was taking a step back, which made Ji very angry.
However, Xie Shengli calmed down at this time and asked in a deep voice, "Is it true that as long as the third girl enters the palace for the draft, you and your wife will live in peace?"
Hearing this, Xie Shensi knew that there was something serious about this matter, and nodded hurriedly, "Father, don't worry, my son is not an unreasonable person, how can he be so stupid every day?"
Xie Shengli said with a gloomy face, "Tomorrow I will go to the Ministry of Etiquette to submit a list for the third girl. Go back."
Seeing Xie Shengli relent, Lu was overjoyed and pulled Xie Shensi's clothes and winked.
Xie Shensi accepted it as soon as it was good, and immediately thanked him happily, "Thank you dad. It's getting late, so my son will go back first."
The couple knew that they were displeased, so they bowed and left happily.
Ning Xi Hall became quiet for a while.
Ji was supported by Jin Yu and sat on the chair, weeping and said, "After raising him for so many years, I actually raised an unfamiliar white tearful boy. Master, I am sorry for you for not raising your son well."
It is said that a loving mother often loses her son, but now she has tasted the bitter fruit.
Seeing Ji's behavior, Xie Shengli also softened his face, waved Jin Yu out, walked up to Ji, patted her on the shoulder and said, "Well, children and grandchildren have their own destiny. Since the third child is free to do whatever he wants, let him do whatever he wants." Go ahead."
Xie Shengli comforted Ji, and after she calmed down, the two of them went back to their room to sleep. It's just that the night is long and it's a little difficult to fall asleep.
As soon as Mrs. Lu returned to the room, she happily went to find Xie Rulan.
Xie Rulan had been waiting in the room. When she saw the joy on Mrs. Lu's face, she stood up from her seat, greeted her affectionately, and asked, "Mom, is it done?"
Mrs. Lu coughed slightly and signaled all the maids around to go out. When only the mother and daughter were left in the room, she said with a happy face, "Don't tell me, your idea is really useful. It turns out that your grandfather said I didn’t agree with anything, but as soon as your father brought it up that he wanted to separate the family, your grandfather immediately reluctantly agreed."
Xie Rulan snorted and said, "Grandpa has always paid attention to reputation. He obviously doesn't like the people in our third room, but he still insists on pretending to be a loving father and a filial son. It's really annoying."
At this point, she turned her eyes outward again. After seeing no one, she asked with a smile, "Did grandpa say when the list will be handed in?"
Mrs. Lu smiled and said, "He said, I'll hand it over tomorrow." After saying that, Mrs. Lu grabbed Xie Rulan's hand and said, "She is indeed my daughter. With such a fuss, you will get your wish."
Xie Rulan raised her eyebrows and said with a smile, "That's natural. No one can stop me from what I want to do! What's more, our third house has suffered so many losses over the years. If we don't get it back bit by bit, wouldn't it be wrong? It gives others an advantage!”
When she thought of the hairpinned sisters in the Xie family, she was the only one still waiting for marriage, and all of them were married so well, Xie Rulan felt jealous in her heart.
Why, as a legitimate daughter, Xie Ruyue can marry the prince's son, Xie Ruzhuo even married a nobleman from Tianhuang, and even Xie Ruyun, the concubine, has now become the wife of a Jinshi!
Each of these people is living a better life than the other, so why is she the only one who remains at home as an old daughter
This draft is her opportunity. As long as she enters the palace, it would be best if she can be assigned to the prince's palace as a concubine. If not, then she must establish a foothold in the harem!
But she had calculated well, but Mrs. Lu was a little worried, "Lan'er, this audition is extremely strict. Are you sure you will get into the palace?"
Xie Rulan smiled reassuringly, looked at the courtyard of the second room and said, "Mom, don't worry, our family's status is different now. As long as the Xie family sends someone, they will definitely be chosen."
"But our Xie family didn't just give away one."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Lu became even more worried. The Xie family alone included sisters Xie Rulan and Xie Rufei. Not to mention that there will be people sent away from the Xie family's branch, and her family's chances of Lan'er will be greatly reduced.
Xie Rulan was not worried at all, she just played with the nails on her hands and said with a warm smile, "Don't worry, Mom, I have my own ideas."
It is unlikely that a branch of the Xie family will be selected, but it is just a formality.
As for Xie Rufei—
With Xie Rulan here, does Xie Rufei still want to pass the re-election safely? Go ahead and dream!
Three days later, as usual, it was the day when Xie Ruzhuo entered the palace to pay his respects.
Even on a sunny day in winter, there are still wisps of cold wind that creep in through the cuffs and other places.
As soon as Xie Ruzhuo got off the carriage, Hongrui Jiangzhu and the others felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy. They tied her hair, stuffed her with Tang Pozi, and finally added a hat to her hood.
She was going out today. She was already wearing thick clothes, but now that she was wrapped like this, she looked more and more like a big furry bear.