Si Xiang stopped in her tracks and turned to face Madam Xie, her head lowered without a word.
Lady Xie pushed Huaiyu away and staggered a few steps forward to grab onto Si Xiang's hand. With tears in her eyes, she said, "Younger sister …" "Good little sister, you are so young and beautiful …"
"You …" "You have pity on me. Look at my ghastly appearance. You have pity on me."
As she spoke, Mrs Xie plopped down on her knees in front of Si Xiang, holding onto the hem of her skirt as she cried, "Don't fight with me for Ah Ni, okay?"
After kneeling down and shattering the scales on Ye Zizai's heart, the weight finally began to lean towards the side of the Xie family.
He pulled Madam Xie into his embrace, his heart aching. He pointed at Si Xiang and said, "I won't take you as my side room. If you want to enter our house, you can only be my concubine!"
Si Xiang's eyes were wide open as she took a step back in fear of his stern voice. A pair of peach blossom eyes filled with tears, Si Xiang ruthlessly bit her lower lip. "I didn't …"
"I have never thought of snatching anything from anyone. I had no intention of destroying your previous friendship." With tears in his eyes, Si Xiang continued to circle around and around, but he didn't fall down. Instead, he stubbornly bit down on his lips.
It was as if he had been greatly wronged, "The Old Granny said that our Si Family owes the Ye Family a favor, but the Ye Family owes the Si Family a debt of gratitude. I was under the care of two old people, and today I should have repaid the debt of gratitude. Even if the two elders told me to die, I wouldn't complain. "
"But …" But, "cried Si Xiang, her tears falling down," I, a girl who did not leave the pavilion, was humiliated in this way. In the future, there might not be people who want it anymore. There is no path of survival left and right, so it's better if I die. "
After saying that, Si Xiang turned her head and closed her eyes. He rammed into a beam pillar of the courtyard, only pulling at the corner of his shirt. Fortunately, the servant next to him was quick to react, but he was still rammed head first by Si Xiang.
The sound reverberated through the courtyard. A bloody wound appeared on the pillar, and Si Xiang fainted.
With a violent tremble in Ye Zheng's arms, Lady Xie suddenly became anxious and he put her in Huaiyu's arms. He ran over to check on his injuries and shouted for a doctor.
Lady Xie fell into Huaiyu's arms. Huaiyu was a girl after all, and her strength was not great. Mrs Xie almost couldn't hold on any longer and almost fell down. She couldn't help but tremble as she glared at the unconscious Si Xiang.
This woman …
After saying so much, all the crimes pointed at him.
What a great 'unintentionally' hurt her feelings. What a great 'repayment' for the sake of the two elders. What a great 'humiliation'!
This was killing the heart!
Mrs. Xie looked at Ye Zizai anxiously. Right now, his mind was filled with Si Xiang's injuries, and only a few servants looked at her strangely. That gaze seemed to be saying that the Xie Clan was such a vicious person that wanted to force a lady to death.
Lady Xie grabbed her handkerchief and shouted in shock. She ran over and shouted, "Sister, what are you doing?"
"Aren't you trying to do me in?"
As she spoke, the Xie Clan was unable to stop themselves. He clutched his chest and fainted.
The farce in the antechamber finally came to an end when the two women fainted.
The summer wind was blowing.
It had rained before, so it wasn't that hot these days.
Ye Jinxiu was supporting herself on the board with one hand and fiddling around with the chess pieces with her fingers. Her thoughts were no longer on the board as she had made a mess of a game of chess.
"What happened behind the incense?" Ye Jinsu said, deep in thought.
"In the end, he was placed next to Ye Shisui at the Xiao Bamboo Pavilion in the yard to recuperate. This matter will be over just like that." Ning Yunyun casually picked up a piece of bread, then took a large piece and lightly said.
Ye Jinsu looked at each and every one of them, and didn't have much of a reaction. His brain was still on the subject of Si Xiang, so he shouldn't have any reaction. This matter was disgraceful in any way. Ye Zhexi was someone who cared about his reputation, so the more he dealt with this matter, the better.
And Xie did not dare to force Ye Zizheng, she had to pretend to be magnanimous and patient. The more it was like this, the more Ye Zizai would lean towards her.
This was even more the case for Si Xiang. She wanted to pretend, pretend to be wronged, pretend to be kind and kind. That way, Ye Zhenzheng would feel sorry for her.
What a good show.
Ye Jinsu smiled and casually gave a son.
Ning Yunyin received another large group of chess pieces. She smiled and said, "If you continue to play absent-mindedly like this, I'll kill you to the point that you won't even have a single piece left."
Ye Jinsu did not put him in her eyes. These days, Ning Yunxiao had been running to his courtyard every day. Ye Jinxiu was already used to it, but she could still pretend that he didn't exist at the beginning.
Later on, Ye Jinsu felt that it wasn't worth it.
Xiao Bai was swaying in front of his eyes. He had to have some sort of use for it. For some unknown reason, Ning Yunxiao had become Ye Jinsu's informant. He knew everything that Little Red couldn't get her hands on.
Only now did Ye Jinsu feel somewhat satisfied with Ning Yunyin's appearance.
She ignored Ning Yunxiao's words and casually placed another white piece on the table. Ning Yunyin's Blackie was the real killer, and there were only a few white pieces left on the chessboard.
"I won." Ning Yunyin said with a smile.
Ye Jinsu took a sip of the sour plum soup, but she did not show any big reaction nor was she upset.
Ye Jinsu had only recently learned how to play chess, so Ning Yunyin brought her into the game. After playing a few rounds with Ning Yunyin, Ye Jinsu was one-sided again and again.
There was a huge gap between the two of them. Even if she used all her strength, she still wouldn't be able to kill Ning Yunyin. Ye Jinsu saved some energy to drink the sour plum soup.
Ning Yunyin was always willing to go easy on Ning Xuemo and spend time with her on the chessboard, so she didn't mind spending time and energy with her.
"Tell me, what do you think the Xie Clan will do to that Si Xiang?"
Ning Yunyin put away the white piece on the chessboard and rearranged another one. She slowly asked, "How do you think she will deal with this?"
"Let that Si Xiang die before she even enters the sect." Ye Jinsu said.
"Mm," Ning Yunabao expressed his agreement and urged Ye Jinsu to eat a seed, "So you just need to observe the fire from the other side of the river."
"Do it when necessary."
This was exactly what Ye Jinsu was thinking. She withdrew her thoughts and seriously placed her thoughts on the board.
After that, it was Ye Jinsu who suffered a crushing defeat.
It wasn't easy for him to get serious, but after being beaten up like this, he was thrown into a basin. "No, that's not it."
Ning Yun couldn't help but laugh. "I heard that you're proficient in the art of zither and painting. It seems like that's not true after all."
How could Ye Jinsu not be proficient in it? It was completely rotten to the core.
Ye Jinsu said awkwardly, "Rumors are not to be trusted …. Not to be trusted. "
"Is that so?" Ning Yun stood up and walked towards a bookshelf at the side of the room. She ran her fingers over it as she said, "But I can see that you have quite a few chess books here?"
In her eyes, there was a hint of probing in her gaze as she looked at Ye Jinsu.
He doubted himself.
Ye Jinsu looked at the row of books and said, "Those belong to my mother."
Fortunately, those books really were left behind by Ye Jinsu's mother. When she was young, Mother Ye was still holding those books to teach Ye Jinsu how to read.
Ning Yunyun smiled at her words. "Your mother is a daughter of a general in the family of generals. People only say that your mother is a middle-aged hero. I didn't expect her to know so much."
Ye Jinsu wasn't sure what he was trying to say, but she continued to look at him as if nothing had happened.
"But she never taught you to play chess?" Ning Yunyin narrowed her eyes slightly as she spoke.
Ye Jinsu didn't say anything and turned her face away. Her heart beat so fast that she didn't know how to respond. In the end, she was just an imposter. Without a real Ye Jinsu, it would be the easiest to expose.
But it was also the hardest, because right now, she was indeed Ye Jinsu.
Ning Yunyin pulled Ye Jinsu's face apart and forced her to look straight at her, waiting for her reply.
Ye Jinsu finally lowered her eyes and said softly, "A woman who thinks about her husband but is rejected by him won't have the heart to teach her daughter."