Qixiayuan
Xie Xue Ning, who had been waiting for a long time but still hadn't seen Tang Cheng, became anxious. Even the best tea and delicious snacks could not calm her down.
"Madam, they are here. The prince and his wife are here." The trusted maidservant spotted Tang Cheng and Wen Huaian and quickly informed Madam happily.
Xie Xue Ning's heart tightened. She stood up and quickly adjusted her hair and clothes. When she saw her cousin who was as handsome as ever and Tang Si who was becoming more and more beautiful beside him, she suppressed the surging emotions in her heart, took a deep breath, put on a smile, and went to greet him with the help of her maid.
"Cousin, cousin."
Tang Cheng was originally not welcoming to Xie Xue Ning and came over with an unhappy face. But after hearing Miss Xie call her cousin, she immediately looked at Miss Xie more favorably, but she was still harsh in her words.
"Miss Xie, oh, no, I should call you Mrs. Zhao now. I haven't seen you for a while, and you have become uglier."
Wen Huaian's lips curled slightly.
What truth is Tang Tang telling? Xie Xue Ning has indeed become uglier, and the thick layer of makeup on her face is simply unbearable.
Tang Tang's face is still clean and refreshed, and looks comfortable.
Wen Huaian thought silently.
Xie Xue Ning's smile froze. She took a deep breath and forced a smile, "My cousin's wife is still as beautiful as ever."
Tang Cheng proudly raised his hand and touched his fair, smooth and tender face, and said happily: "I just like to hear you speak the truth."
Wen Huaian held his forehead.
Tang Tang likes to accept all the compliments from others and ignore all the bad ones.
Xie Xue Ning's already somewhat forced smile almost couldn't be held back.
Tang Si's ability to choke people has become more and more advanced.
"It's a bit windy and cold outside. Let's go in and talk. Don't stand at the door in the wind." After saying that, Tang Cheng took the lead and walked into the hall, with Wen Huaian following closely beside her.
When Xie Xue Ning saw her cousin, the prince, naturally protecting Tang Si, she stood there in a daze, feeling sour in her heart and unconsciously showing a look of jealousy.
The maid tugged at the lady's sleeve.
Xie Xue Ning quickly concealed her emotions and followed, sitting opposite the two of them.
Tang Cheng was about to pour tea, but Wen Huaian stopped him with his hand and said with a smile: "Tang Tang, let's talk about business first."
After saying that, Wen Huaian glanced at Xie Xuening indifferently, his eyes were cold and distrustful.
Xie Xue Ning tightened her hands in her sleeves, a hint of embarrassment and hurt flashed across her eyes. Her cousin didn't trust her and was afraid that she would murder Tang Si.
Tang Cheng followed Wen Huaian's instructions and did not pour the tea to drink. She held her chin and looked straight at Xie Xue Ning.
"Mrs. Zhao, please tell me why you chose to come on the day of Dabao's 100th day banquet. I already know that you and your husband came to the capital before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Don't say that you came to congratulate sincerely. I don't believe such an excuse."
"You should know that you are not welcome in the Zhenguo Mansion!"
Xie Xue Ning was very embarrassed by Tang Cheng's blunt words, and her face was burning.
"Cousin, I... I came to the Duke's Mansion this time just to seek shelter. I will not come to disturb my cousin and cousin again."
The matter of Tongxin Gu is a hurdle that is difficult to overcome.
Her uncle ignored her, her aunt hated her, and her cousin loathed her.
Xie Xue Ning did not dare to expect her aunt and cousin to help her, and could only place her hopes on Tang Si. The New Year gifts that Tang Si sent to Jinling gave her the confidence to confront her mother-in-law. Her mother-in-law did not dare to harass her anymore, nor did she dare to ask her husband to take a concubine. Her life became much better.
Forced to marry a scholar from a poor family, Xie Xue Ning resisted, felt unwilling, and resentful, but in the end she was still forced to marry. After being tortured by her mother-in-law and having no one to turn to for help, she finally succumbed to reality. Afraid of getting pregnant and having a child, she had to work hard to prepare for pregnancy.
Not everyone has Tang Si's good luck.
Miss Xie wants to seek asylum
Tang Cheng raised her eyebrows. It was really a changing world. Who would have thought that Miss Xie, who had slandered and framed her in the past, would one day ask for help from her.
I feel so good.
She tilted her head and looked at Wen Huaian.
"Wen Huaian, do you think I should agree to Madam Zhao?"
Wen Huaian raised his lips slightly: "I'll listen to you."
"What if I refuse?" Tang Cheng glanced at Xie Xue Ning who pretended to be calm, and asked with a smile.
Wen Huaian said without hesitation: "Then refuse."
If it weren't for Tang Tang, he wouldn't even want to meet his cousin Xie Xue Ning, let alone give her shelter.
Tang Cheng was very satisfied.
Wen Huaian did not disappoint her.
Considering that Miss Xie had been behaving well-behaved since Wen Huaian appeared and her eyes didn't wander towards Wen Huaian, Tang Cheng made a decision in his heart.
"Mrs. Zhao, I have decided..."
Tang Cheng didn't continue talking and stopped with a malicious look on his face.
Wen Huaian secretly laughed when he saw this, his handsome face full of pampering and indulgence.
Xie Xue Ning stared at Tang Cheng without blinking, holding her breath and waiting for her next answer. She was so nervous that sweat broke out on her palms.
The trusted maidservant beside her didn't dare to breathe.
After a while, Tang Cheng finally said the rest of the words with a smile.
"I decided to agree to give you shelter because you are pregnant."
Xie Xue Ning's tense nerves relaxed instantly, and she almost cried for joy, and kept thanking him.
"Thank you, thank you cousin!"
Tang Cheng snorted.
"Don't be in a hurry to thank me. I have no intention of reconciling with you. Remember your promise and don't bother us again in the future."
Xie Xue Ning choked, she took a deep breath, and assured: "Don't worry, cousin, I will do what I say!"
"That's good." Tang Cheng glanced at Xie Xue Ning and did not fully believe her promise. She only agreed to her for the sake of the child in her belly.
Tang Cheng looked at Xie Xue Ning's face and then at her abdomen and asked.
"Mrs. Zhao, how many months have you been pregnant?"
Xie Xue Ning didn't know what Tang Cheng meant. She touched her slightly bulging belly and answered truthfully, "Five months. My cousin's wife is two months now, right?"
Tang Cheng looked at the thick makeup on Xie Xue Ning's face and reminded her, "Madam Zhao, you are five months pregnant and you are still wearing such thick makeup. The doctor should have told you that pregnant women should not wear makeup, right?"
Xie Xue Ning looked at Tang Cheng's clean, fair and tender face, and thought of her own face covered with yellow spots. If she didn't cover it with makeup, her husband would be disgusted.
So she hated getting pregnant and having children.
Too ugly.
I hope this baby is a son so she doesn't have to suffer from pregnancy anymore.
"I don't have the good physique like my cousin's wife, who is still so beautiful even when pregnant. I have a lot of yellow spots on my face. It's too rude to go out without makeup."
Xie Xue Ning confessed without any reservation.
Anyway, whether she is beautiful or ugly, her cousin won't even look at her, so why hide it.
"However, I usually don't put on makeup when I don't go out, but this time is an exception." Xie Xue Ning added. She now knew that Tang Si was willing to protect her because she was pregnant.
She did this thanks to her children.
Of course, she didn't want Tang Si to think that she didn't care about the child. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and added a sentence.
Tang Cheng didn't know what Xie Xue Ning was thinking, and even if he knew, he wouldn't care. She liked children, and his reminder was also a hope that the baby in Xie Xue Ning's belly could be born safely.
She couldn't care whether Xie Xue Ning cared or not, and she wouldn't care.
It was getting late, and Tang Cheng was still thinking about the gifts he had received today. He had no intention of talking to Xie Xue Ning anymore. However, since he had promised to give her shelter, Tang Cheng sent guards from the Duke's Mansion to send Xie Xue Ning and her servant back.
Her action was noticed by some people who paid attention to her, and they speculated privately.
This is exactly the result Xie Xue Ning wanted.
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