Number One Scholar's Spicy Wife

  Xie Wenjing suddenly felt her grandmother's ruthlessness and guessed that this old woman might have murderous intentions.

  As the highest authority in the backyard of the Xie family, this old woman wants her father's life, and there will naturally be countless ways.

  She only needs to sacrifice one of her subordinates, and she can take the old man's life. Or take her brother's life, or directly destroy herself. Just because she is the highest power holder in the Xie family's backyard, as long as she has the heart to do something, what can a junior like him do to fight back?

  Even if she serves her father a bowl of poisonous medicine, she can't defend herself against it.

  Xie Wenjing didn't dare to fight with this old woman in the Xie family, using her parents' lives to gamble on her own cleverness. Xie Wenjing didn't dare. If she wanted her father to really have time to recover, it would be best to leave the Xie family for a while.

  As long as the whole family leaves Yangzhou, we can discuss what to do in the future later.

  But now is the time to teach, however, he himself was caught off guard and pulled his uncle and aunt into the water, wondering if his uncle and aunt would unscrupulously agree to his request?

  After all, they are taking risks, if Dad dies in their company in Hangzhou, it is a responsibility for them.

  He dared to ask his grandfather for help, just because he had long been dissatisfied with his father's drag on the Xie family. Perhaps in his eyes, it would be better if his father died early and didn't drag down the entire Xie family.

  As long as Uncle and Aunt dare to agree, Xie Wenjing believes that Grandfather will also dare to agree to her request. As for Grandma's obstruction, as long as she cries sadly and begs pitifully, she believes that Second Uncle and Second Aunt will be the first to stand up and show their support.

  Third Uncle and Third Aunt also knew that what they said was true, having sought out the famous doctor Jia for over two years without any improvement, so why not try seeking help from Buddha instead?

  "Eh! Just going to Hangzhou, the road is bumpy, I don't know if your father's body can hold up!"

  The anxious voice of grandfather.

  As expected, the grandfather had already given up on that extravagant son. If he stopped taking his medicine and turned to Buddhism instead, whether he lived or died, it would be a good thing for the Xie family.

  Wen Jing can bring it up, what's the reason for not agreeing? Besides, it's also this child's filial piety, so it should naturally be fulfilled.

  "Old master, it can't be! When my sister left, I promised her that I would take good care of the children she left behind. Now that Chengyu is like this, my heart aches more than anyone else's. What illness can be cured without seeing a doctor or taking medicine? Wenjing is still just a child, and although it's out of filial piety, she's only twelve years old, how would she know these things? If I really agreed to Wenjing's request as a child, outsiders wouldn't understand and would think that I, the stepmother, was biased against this son who has been bedridden with illness. Using praying to Buddha as an excuse to stop Chengyu from taking these precious medicines is murderous intent! At that time, all of Yangzhou will point at my spine and scold me for being a cruel and ruthless stepmother who killed the eldest son of the Xie family. If it were like that, I would have no face to see people, nor any face to see my deceased sister! Waaahhh!"

  Grandma was suddenly startled by Xie Wenjing's words, and she jumped in fright. If she let Xie Chengyu go out, others would see him and know there was a problem. At that time, her carefully crafted image of a virtuous and gentle stepmother would collapse.

  No way, he absolutely cannot leave the Xie family. We must get rid of Xie Chengyu as soon as possible, not only to deprive Jia Daifu of his leverage, but also to prevent Xie Chengyu from having any chance to turn things around.

  "Grandma, Wenjing was still young, but she remembers that you were a devout Buddhist. Every first and fifteenth day of the month, you would go to Daming Temple to burn incense and worship Buddha. Even twenty years ago when you fell ill, you stayed at Daming Temple for several months. Wasn't it during that stay that your illness was miraculously cured? Grandma, although Wenjing is young, she knows that one cannot deceive the Buddha. Everyone knows that there are spirits above our heads. When people encounter illnesses that medicine cannot cure, seeking help from Buddha is a common human sentiment. How could anyone dare to point at your spine?"

  "Everyone knows that grandma has a kind heart, how can't she understand? Grandma spent all her money on dad without any result, so she had to seek help from Buddha."

  "What's more, grandma has many years of incense offering to Buddha, and the Buddha will also take care of grandma's children because of her many years of devotion."

  "Grandfather, grandmother, Wenjing really has no other choice. She doesn't want to see Father living such a difficult life. Grandfather, grandmother, why don't we ask Father and Mother about their thoughts? If they agree, let's have Eldest Uncle and Eldest Aunt take our whole family to Fajing Temple in Hangzhou to seek blessings from the Buddha?"

  "Wenjing is begging her grandparents! Grandpa and grandma, please pity my dad!"

  Xie Wenjing even ruthlessly knocked her own forehead until it bled, just to give her grandfather an excuse to get rid of the burden with such a filial appearance.

  "What a filial child! Alright, alright! How can Grandfather not be heartbroken for his own eldest son? Wenjing said the same thing, this precious medicine has been taken for over two years and there's no improvement. Why not go seek Buddha's help? Perhaps Buddha will see Wenjing's sincerity and give that child a way to live. I agree with this!"

  Grandfather immediately agreed in front of his foolish wife, fearing that she would want to maintain a good reputation as a stepmother and squander the family's money like paper. The Xie family is not what it used to be; when Father was alive, he was an official in the capital, but after his accidental death, no one from the Xie family has held office in the capital again.

  It was his own younger brother, after passing the imperial examination and becoming a jinshi, he also brought him to that house and went to Jinling to serve as the magistrate of Shangyuan. Every year, he only returned once during the Chinese New Year. Even if he made more money in Shangyuan, he would not hand it over to his own family, as long as he did not covet his family's ancestral home and the farm in Guangling, that was enough.

  "Old master! This can't be! What will the Xie family be in the eyes of the people of Yangzhou? Old master, if you're ill, you should see a doctor. Moreover, Cheng Yu's body is originally weak and frail, how can he withstand the bumps on the road? What if... what if something unexpected happens along the way? What face will I have to go out and meet people with? And after death, what face will I have to meet my sister with?"

  Grandmother strongly opposed it and would rather die than let Xie Chengyu go out.

  The elder aunt suddenly realized that her brother-in-law's illness might be real, and looked at the grandmother's words, which were contradictory. She herself could pray to Buddha when she was ill, but Wenjing's father couldn't go to pray to Buddha when he was ill?

  Grandfather, the head of the family, has already agreed, even if brother-in-law really had something going on, it's not grandmother's business, why is she stubbornly blocking? Is it really like she repeatedly emphasized, that if brother-in-law died, she would have no face to see people? Even less face to see her deceased sister?

  Impossible! The wives and concubines in a wealthy family are always fighting, I've heard it all before. On the surface, they're as close as sisters, but behind each other's backs, they're stabbing knives.

  Otherwise, why would Wenjing be so desperate for help? She must have been forced into a dead end and had no choice but to seek help from herself. This matter is settled!

  "Mother, Father is right! I agree with Father's approach and think that Wenjing's filial piety can move the Buddha. Look at Wenjing, for the sake of saving Father, she doesn't even care about her appearance anymore. Wenjing, don't worry, Second Uncle supports you! As the saying goes, 'sincerity brings good fortune.' Big Brother is lucky to have a filial daughter like you, and he won't disappoint your expectations either. I believe that one day, Father will get better."

  Second uncle had long been disgusted with that big brother, and now that he's dead, it's a relief for the whole family. Look at those medicines he used? Ginseng, lingzhi, cordyceps... tsk, tsk, the money he spent on his illness in one year is more than what others spend in a lifetime! Better to die early!

  Now that the opportunity has arrived, hurry up and help get rid of him. Even if he dies, the responsibility will fall on his relatives in Hangzhou. Who would blame our family then? Mother is just thinking too much!

  "Yes, mother, my wife also thinks that Wenjing is a child with great filial piety and a kind heart. Such a display of filial devotion can move heaven and earth, and naturally it can also move the Buddha's heart. Everyone knows that the Buddha's teachings are boundless, and as long as men and women sincerely worship the Buddha, they will naturally receive the Buddha's protection, just like the Buddha protected you in the past. Father, my wife also approves of Wenjing's filial actions."