Chapter 35 Looking for trouble
Chapter 35 Looking for trouble
Xie Lan's box of gold, silver and jade turned around in the old lady's hands and returned to her hands.
The old lady got nothing except satisfying her desire.
Instead, he circled the gates of hell three times.
Even the table full of sumptuous dishes that the cook had carefully prepared for her was given to Xie Lan.
But the old lady dared not speak out.
What made her even more angry was that Xie Lan almost killed her, but she still wanted to donate two thousand taels of incense money to Sanqing Temple to thank the Sanqing Patriarch for blessing her to grow up safely.
The old lady was so angry that she almost had a heart attack.
I wish I could faint.
It can be seen that Xie Lan was looking at her with a dim gaze, and he shuddered again in an instant.
This damn girl was too evil. She had no doubt that if she dared to pretend to faint, this damn girl would kill her directly.
The old lady was afraid of death and didn't dare to gamble.
"Madam Zhao, go get the banknotes."
When they heard that the old lady was going to give the eldest girl two thousand taels of silver, no one dared to say anything.
What happened today was so weird that it not only shocked the old lady, but also frightened all the maids and servants.
Madam Zhao quickly brought the banknote over and glanced at the old lady cautiously. Seeing that she looked unhappy but did not stop him, she handed the banknote to Xie Lan.
Xie Lan took it with a smile, handed it to Tiechui, then took the jade pendant from her and hung it back around his waist.
"Grandma is so kind. I would like to thank you on behalf of the Three Pure Ones for your generosity. It's getting late, so I won't bother you anymore. I'll go find my second and third aunts first, and come back to pay my respects to you another day."
Nanny Zhao watched Xie Lan walk away, opened her mouth, and then closed it again.
When she said that the silks and satins were taken away by the second and third wives, she felt that the eldest girl's smile was so chilling.
Needless to say, she was definitely going to cause trouble for the second and third wives.
The second lady’s East Bamboo Courtyard.
Mrs. Peng, Mrs. Zhu, and the girls from both rooms gathered together.
The people from the two families were arguing fiercely over Xie Lan's dozen pieces of silk, satin and skirts.
Both sides want to occupy more and neither is willing to give in.
Mrs. Peng was getting annoyed, and when she saw Xie Lan coming over with her maid, she immediately frowned.
"Why is the elder girl here?"
Xie Lan ignored Mrs. Peng and glanced at the silk and satin on the table.
"I'm here to get my stuff back."
Seeing Xie Lan find a seat and sit down, the third girl was already dissatisfied, and after hearing what she said, she immediately mocked her.
"Big sister, open your eyes and look, this is our second room, and we don't have what you want."
Although Xie Lan is the eldest daughter, no one takes her seriously.
Xie Lan waved the feather fan in his hand and retorted, "I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone as shameless as you."
Xie Yu was so angry that his face turned blue. Xie Lan pointed his fan at the Eight Immortals Table and said, "You don't have anything of mine in the Second House, so tell me, where did these silks, satins and skirts come from?"
Mrs. Peng snorted coldly, "This is a reward from the old lady to our second and third wives."
Although Zhu had just had an unpleasant argument with Peng, she was now on the same side with her.
"My dear, these things were indeed taken out of the public funds by the old lady and distributed to our two families. Although your father is the head of the family, our Xie family has not divided up. All the things in the public funds belong to our three families."
Although their husbands were both officials, they were only ninth-rank officials. Xie Donghai was the supervisor of the Imperial Household Department, and Xie Dahe was the clerk of the Imperial Hospital.
When Mrs. Peng and Mrs. Zhu married into the Xie family, their dowry included thirty-six sets of furniture, but after so many years of spending, there was not much left.
Although the Xie family looked glamorous from top to bottom, it was actually an empty shell. The silks, satins and dresses that Xie Lan brought back really surprised them.
Not to mention that the Second Madam didn't want to give it back, even the Third Madam didn't want to.
If the fabrics and skirts were not brightly colored and only suitable for girls, the old lady would have wanted to take them for herself.
It is true that shameless people are invincible.
From childhood to adulthood, Xie Lan had never eaten a grain of rice or spent a penny from the Xie family.
But these people are so shameless that they want to take possession of her things.
Xie Lan signaled Tiechui to take back the skirts and silks.
Peng sneered and immediately wanted to call the maids and servants serving in the hall to come over and stop them.
Xie Lan was not annoyed, he just said something in a cold voice that shocked the two rooms.
"Second Aunt and Third Aunt, what deep hatred do you have with Second Uncle and Third Uncle that you actually want to cause them to lose their jobs?"
Mrs. Peng and Mrs. Zhu thought that Xie Lan would cry or make a fuss to get his things back.
These unexpected words left them all stunned.
They said in unison, "What do you mean by that, young lady?"
If Xie Lan talked about something else, Zhao and Sun might not pay attention. But since it was about their husbands' official positions, they couldn't help but be nervous.
"You even dare to steal Princess Lanyang's things. Aren't you trying to get my second and third uncles fired?"
Both Mrs. Peng and Mrs. Zhu's expressions changed.
Princess Lanyang is the eldest daughter of Prince Kang, and they cannot afford to offend her.
"Miss, what nonsense are you talking about? When have we ever robbed Princess Lan Yang of her things?"
Xie Yu sneered disdainfully, "Second sister, stop trying to scare people. We don't even know Princess Lan Yang, so how could we possibly steal her things?"
Although the Xie family had three officials, it had to be admitted that the Xie family was nothing in the capital where the powerful gathered. How could they have the opportunity to climb up to the top powerful people like the Kangwang Mansion?
"Do you know who owns these dresses and silks?"
Mrs. Peng and Mrs. Zhu were still trying to recall when they had offended Princess Lanyang. Only Xie Yan had reacted. She asked with a pale face, "Big sister, could it be that these things belong to... Princess Lanyang?"
Xie Lan glanced at her calmly and said, "That's right."
Peng and Zhu's eyes went dark. Did they take Princess Lanyang's things?
Xie Yu's voice trembled, but he was unwilling to believe it. "Don't scare me. You brought these things back from Sanqing Mountain. Princess Lan Yang is so noble. How could she go to a place like Sanqing Mountain?"
"What's wrong with Mount Sanqing? The whole world belongs to the king. If you spread this, you will be courting death. The whole world belongs to the emperor. Not to mention that Princess Lanyang would go to Mount Sanqing, even the emperor has been there and praised the beauty of the Sanqing Temple. The Sanqing Temple has a long history and the Taoist priests there have profound mystical skills."
Although Mrs. Peng didn't think that the emperor and Princess Lanyang would go to a small place like Sanqing Mountain, it was indeed difficult for Xie Yu's words to be spread.
Zhu frowned, "Miss, are these silks and skirts really Princess Lanyang's?"
"That's right. This was made by the embroiderer from Yushi Town for the princess. When she learned that I was returning to the capital, she asked me to bring it to the princess."
Xie Lan's words were vague, but Zhu and the others were not without doubts in their hearts.
But Xie Lan was sure that they didn't dare to go to Princess Lan Yang to verify it.
When Tiechui saw his girl lying seriously, the corners of his mouth twitched.
If she hadn't known that these were specially given to the girl by Zhang Xiuniang, she would have believed that those were really Princess Lanyang's things.
Peng and the others were so heartbroken that they were twitching, but no matter how much they wanted the silks, they didn't dare to steal Princess Lanyang's things.
"This is all a misunderstanding. Since it belongs to the princess, take it back quickly, young lady."
Xie Lan sneered. He stole her things and wanted to let it go just because it was a misunderstanding?
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