Number One Scholar's Spicy Wife

  Xie Wenjing suddenly changed her momentum, instantly putting a lot of pressure on the three people, Nai Niang, Zhi Hua and Mei Lan. This was the oppressive power that Xie Wenjing had accumulated over the years from doing business in her past life.

  "Yes! Your humble servant remembers Miss's words!"

  The first one to react was still the wet nurse, although she suddenly felt the pressure from the young lady, but she genuinely felt happy, the young lady is a clever miss, this is a good thing!

  Perhaps it's true as the elder sister suspected, that the kindly-looking old lady is actually harboring ill intentions towards the younger sister, not only wanting to snatch away her future husband for her own niece, but possibly having other sinister motives.

  Being vigilant is the right thing to do. After all, she's not the young lady's own grandmother. Many people appear friendly on the surface but harbor evil intentions in their hearts. It's a good thing that the young lady has such a vigilant mind.

  "Yes, I will never betray Miss." Zhi Hua and Mei Lan followed suit, their attitudes extremely respectful. For the first time, they felt a sense of crisis, infected by Miss's words. They were also startled by Miss's frightening gaze.

  After dressing up, Xie Wenjing left Zhihua and Meilan behind, taking the wet nurse with her. Zhihua and Meilan's faces were still a bit pale, their eyes still a bit flustered, not suitable to be taken to the main courtyard, it would be easy for that old woman to discover something was amiss.

  The wet nurse is older and has experienced many things, so she can control her emotions. The wet nurse originally thought the old lady was a good person, but through this matter, she can confirm that the old woman is not really good to the young lady.

  Arriving at the main courtyard, Xie Wenjing saw her grandfather again, that thin and cold old man.

  All that can be seen is his high cheekbones, with a two-inch long beard, and his hair is still black, looking quite spirited and young, although he is already in his fifties.

  Grandfather was a holder of the juren degree, but he never wanted to leave Yangzhou to go to a poor place as a minor official. He always hoped to pass the jinshi examination and stay in the capital or Jiangnan, but until now, he has not taken office.

  The grandmother was holding onto Madam Zhao's hand at this time, and they seemed very affectionate.

  Zhao Qiusheng stood behind his mother, his father was now the boatman of the Yangzhou Canal, a seventh-rank official, one of the deputy governors of the Yangzhou Transportation Department, who was not present today.

  Xie Wenjing's cousin Pei Yezhu stood beside Zhao Qiusheng behind her grandmother, with a well-behaved face.

  Third Aunt and Second Aunt were both present. Third Aunt's gaze at Xie Wenjing was filled with anxiety.

  Erniang was the wife of Xie Chengju, who was the only biological son of the current matriarch of the Xie family. His daughter-in-law looked at Xie Wenjing with a gaze that seemed to be enjoying the show.

  "Wenjing, aren't you going to come over and pay your respects to Mrs. Zhao?"

  Xie Wenjing's grandfather, seeing Xie Wenjing coming over, immediately urged her on.

  "Have met Mrs. Zhao!"

  Xie Wenjing stood up straight and saluted her mother-in-law from her previous life, this old woman was still the same, as if she couldn't wait to dress herself up as the richest woman in all of Yangzhou.

  She was dressed in silk, wearing a gold headdress, with a deep green jade bangle on her left hand and a white jade bangle on her right hand. On the middle finger of her right hand, she wore a cat's eye green jade ring set in gold, and over her shoulders, she draped a pure white fox fur cape, exuding an aura of nobility that was overwhelming.

  But her eyes were extremely sharp, and she swept a glance at Xie Wenjing: "I heard you were ill, and I thought you couldn't get out of bed. Autumn sound was specially called to deliver medicine to you, but it turns out that you can still serve your father, which is very good."

  These words had nothing to do with Xie Wenjing, but they made her grandfather's face turn red, and her grandmother looked a bit stiff.

  "Mother-in-law, this child was overjoyed when she knew you were coming yesterday and got dressed up neatly. However, this child is also a filial daughter, after recovering from her illness, the first thing on her mind is naturally her father. Speaking of her father, he's also a pitiful person, since my sister passed away, he's been missing her so much that it has affected his health to the point where he's become like this now. Fortunately, his wife is a sensible person, she takes care of him and never leaves Bamboo Garden unless it's something important. It's all thanks to her careful care, otherwise I really don't dare think about what might happen if I close my eyes, I'm afraid I won't be able to account for myself to my sister!"

  The grandmother sang and acted wonderfully, finally pulling out a handkerchief and wiping her eyes.

  "Grandma, don't worry, big sister will be fine, and big uncle will also be fine!"

  Bai Ye Zhu immediately also brought a nasal sound, cleverly wiping away her grandmother's non-existent tears.

  The old woman sang and acted like this, and the three aunts and two aunts immediately came forward to comfort her. Xie Wenjing didn't need to go up, she just pretended to be sad and shed tears.

  Xie Wenjing learned from her grandmother's example, took out a handkerchief and wiped away her tears.

  Xie Wenjing was secretly coldly laughing in her heart. Her grandmother's words made the old woman of the Zhao family think that she knew they were coming, but still deliberately kept a distance from her and made her wait for a long time.

  Even their own mother didn't come out to see them, which is extremely rude, and they didn't think it was a big deal when they came over.

  And her own father was even more worthless in her eyes, a big man who would become so weak and sick with longing?

  This old woman has not only trampled herself, but also her own mother and father.

  She was showing her noble qualities to the Zhao family by trampling on her own family, so that people would know she was a good stepmother, a good mother-in-law and an even better grandmother.

  Bah! If it weren't for your own evil spirit lingering after death, how would I know about your ugly face?

  Just you wait, I will also make sure your reputation is ruined!

  Disdained by Mrs. Zhao, disliked by Zhao Qiu, Xie Wenjing was pleased.

  So, after entering the main courtyard, Xie Wenjing remained calm and composed, no matter how her grandmother subtly hinted that she didn't understand things, no matter how Mrs. Zhao used words to squeeze her, no matter how her cousin tried to please everyone with her cleverness, and no matter how Zhao Qiusheng furrowed his brow at her - all of these were what she needed, and probably what her grandmother needed too.

  Mrs. Zhao took Zhao Qiusheng to eat a meal reluctantly, and after hypocritically socializing for a while, she proposed leaving.

  As they were about to leave, Mrs. Zhao somehow managed to slip the white jade bangle from her right hand onto Pei Yuezhu's left wrist.

  "This Miss Biao, you're really pretty and lovely to look at. Today is the first time I've met you, so consider this bracelet a gift from me as a meeting present!"

  Xie Wenjing sneered inwardly. Does Mrs. Zhao think that by doing this, she can severely punish herself and make herself anxious and flustered? She's so distraught with grief.

  But her sister-in-law was blushing: "Madam, the gift is too valuable, Ye Zhu dare not accept it! Please take it back, Madam, thank you for your kindness."

  While speaking, she made a gesture of taking off her jade bangle.

  "It's all right, madam likes children like you who are well-behaved, put it back on, otherwise madam would be rude!"

  Madam Zhao's words were all implicitly accusing Xie Wenjing of being slow and rude to her, so she used a sheep fat jade bangle to strike Xie Wenjing.

  If it were another young lady from a good family, she would probably be so ashamed that she'd want to die. Her own future mother-in-law is giving her personal jade bangle to some other girl right in front of her, while ignoring the real future daughter-in-law. Any young lady with some self-awareness would feel utterly humiliated.

  The wet nurse's eyes had already turned cold, and just when the young lady was telling her that she felt uneasy about her situation, she thought of Old Madam's change of heart towards the young lady's marriage. Today, seeing Old Madam's performance, it actually put the young lady in such an embarrassing position?

  Is this Mrs. Zhao being so stingy? What kind of mother-in-law is this? You're the one who's extremely rude!

  Xie Wenjing watched them coldly, without revealing any expression, as if she was just watching a play, and they were all actors.

  "Yezhu, since Madam Zhao has shown you kindness, you should accept it and thank her for her care towards you."

  Grandma's eyes narrowed with a smile, good, it's just that Zhao's family should have a loving heart for their own Ye Zhu.