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Xie Jingqi was a person who feared nothing in the world, but had been beaten to the point of not daring to show off. If Xie Cen knew that Xie Jingqi could still get beaten up, she would probably have invited Grandma Dagu to the mansion to teach him a lesson a long time ago.

His face was flushed red, bean-sized beads of sweat rolled down his body. Seeing this, he was unable to hold back, and finally, after his Aunt had finished lecturing him, a few of the girls' mama rushed forward to support Xie Jingqi. However, Xie Jingqi's head tilted to the side, and he directly fainted on the spot.

Fortunately, Xie Jingxi was already prepared, so she called for the doctor to come over early. Seeing how this was happening, the Lady Zeng threw her prejudice towards Xie Jingqi to the back of her mind. No matter what, she could not let anything happen to the person, otherwise, she would not be able to explain herself to the Elder Official Xie.

When Gu Heng returned, the people were already done fighting, seeing that Xie Jingxi was busy in the house, stopping to look at her, Xie Jingxi returned his gaze with an unknown meaning, without saying anything, she lowered her eyelids and turned to leave. Seeing her leaving, Gu Heng clenched his fists and entered the house.

Xie Jingqi was injured and unconscious, she laid on the bed with her face facing the inside, not even giving him a proper face, causing Gu Heng to feel bored, she said to Xiang Lan: "Take good care of Young Mistress."

Gu Heng realized that everyone in the room did not like him very much. As he stood there, everyone was looking at him as if they were trying to find out what he should do. Other than lowering his head to greet them, there was nothing else to say.

Gu Heng felt a little awkward as he returned to his study. Seeing that his expression wasn't good, he stepped forward and asked, "Second Young Master, you're back.

"What happened today?" Gu Heng asked instead of answering.

Yue Wen poured a cup of tea and handed it over to him, "I'm not sure why Grandma Dagu suddenly came over, I think it's about Yu Yan, Yu Yan must be pitiful too, I heard them say that Yu Yan's body might be on the verge of breaking down, but Second Young Mistress said that it wasn't her fault, Grandma Dagu said that she did not have enough people to become the wife of the Marquis Mansion, so she invited someone from the Clan to teach Second Young Mistress a lesson.

Gu Heng was at a loss for words. He knew that Yu Yan was sick, but he was lazy to ask the whole story, in his eyes, Yu Yan was just a woman that the Lady Zeng had arranged for him.

But what could he do? He actually wanted to send all the women in the house away, but with his status, as long as Marquis Mansion allowed, he would be at peace. After all, he was the only one who could deal with the girls in the house.

After all, he couldn't care so much about everyone. After all, it was rare for him to feel a little guilty after receiving such a beating from Xie Jingqi, but that was it.

"Yue Wen." Gu Heng said in a low voice, "Do you hate me?"

Yue Wen looked at him in surprise, as if she could see the depression in his heart, and comforted him: "Young Master, no matter what, Yue Wen will always stand behind you. Yue Wen knows how difficult it is for you, so how would she hate you?"

Gu Heng suddenly held her hand and looked into the distance with his exhausted eyes. His tightly clenched fingertip gradually turned white.

After Grandma Dagu finished lecturing people, the next day they set a marriage for the Fang family's young miss. Gu Heng allowed the young lady to be Fang Yanxuan, and worked together with her all the way to the end. The Grandma Dagu had personally come to propose marriage, and the face he had given her wasn't much different from marrying the legal wife.

When the news of Gu Heng making such a big fuss about marrying the Fang family's young miss spread to Lady Xu's ears, he was so angry that he immediately shouted Xie Jingyi over to him, acting as if he wanted to go to Marquis Mansion to reason with him.

"Do you think their Marquis Mansion is too infuriating? That whatever Grandma Dagu, she's an old lady who married for several lifetimes, what right do she have to go back to Marquis Mansion and criticize it? Not only did she beat us Second Miss up, but she even married an aunt with such fanfare. Isn't it obvious that she's giving us face with her Xie Family?"

Although it was not as harmonious as before, it was slowly being eased. On top of that, Xie Cen had been the main examiner recently, and the family had a lot of favors for him, so the things that some of the wives did not do were things that Old Madem or the Auntie Xue could do for them. Thus, when the Lady Xu saw this situation, she became lively and spoke a lot.

When Xie Jingyi heard about this, he also broke out in a cold sweat for Xie Jingqi. It wasn't that she couldn't use the methods used by the wives in the backyard, but at least she had to be smart about it. Needless to say, Lady Xu must have taught her this. Xie Jingyi knew that now was not the time to say that they were right and wrong, but the time to find a way to make face for Xie Jingqi. She couldn't allow her to be bullied by the Marquis Mansion at all costs, or else she would have no place to stand on in the future.

"Mother, please don't be angry first." Xie Jingyi considered her tone, "Second sister in law is the son of the Marquis Mansion, his son is always more prosperous. Since Second Miss cannot have him for the time being, so it is understandable for him to do so, but when Aunt Fang gives birth to her son, she will be raised by my side, and as for that Miss Fang, she is only famous a few years ago. If not for the fact that her family has fallen, she would be a haughty young lady, and if it weren't for the fact that her elder brother is still serving in the imperial court, his Marquis Mansion would have to give her some face.

Lady Xu was able to understand a bit of what Xie Jingyi was saying, "Then what do you think we should do?"

How about I go to Marquis Mansion today, and take a look at Marquis' Wife with my third sister, and also mention a few words of Second Miss to make up for my previous loss of face. As for Miss Fang, let's talk about the matter after entering the door, since we can't change it, let's just let her in first.

Xie Jingyi even hinted a little, she did not know how much Lady Xu had comprehended, and nodded: "Fine, we'll listen to what you said first. In the end, if our Marquis Mansion does not give an explanation, our Xie Clan will not be able to agree."

The Elder Official Xie was like the sun in the sky, and her Xie Family was also full of confidence. But how could the two of them affect this situation, the two young miss herself did not know how to manage the affairs of the house, and how could she look at Xie Family for a while, and how could she look at Xie Family for the rest of her life? Furthermore, with the Lady Xu, this mother, whose mind was increasingly unclear, pointing fingers and feet behind her back, Xie Jingyi felt a headache coming to think that even if she thought about it, she still had a bunch of chickens and dogs to tidy up, and even wanted to split her mind to take care of the two young miss's family affairs.

However, Lady Xu was no longer at ease, "Your third sister, how can she meddle in the affairs of our Second Miss?

"Mom, what are you thinking about now?" Xie Jingyi said helplessly: "If it wasn't for third sister's help, it would have been difficult for Second Miss to become like this in the days of Marquis Mansion. Furthermore, didn't Young Master speak up for father last time, you can see that third sister is still worried about home, in the end, we are family, why are you still so prejudiced against her?"

Lady Xu felt that she was in the wrong and reluctantly nodded, allowing Xie Jingyi to run over for her.

When Xie Jingyi entered the house, she saw Fang Dai busily doing her work. She went over to greet her, and asked if Xie Jingxi was in the Lady Zeng room, then brought over some gifts and entered into the courtyard of the Lady Zeng.

Xie Jingxi saw Xie Family big sister bringing the things over, she knew her intentions for coming here, so she went up to take the things in her hands, "How come big sister is free to come here today?"

Xie Jingyi patted her hands, "Originally, I should have come here a few days ago, I didn't make time for you. A few days ago, your brother-in-law already got some good things to mend his body, I thought Marquis' Wife's body wouldn't be well enough to use, and so I sent them over."

Lady Zeng laughed when she heard this, "It's hard to think of me even for a child like you. How is your mother-in-law recently?

Xie Jingyi smiled and said, "She's in good health and she even told me to bring these things over later. I'll take a look at my two younger sisters who don't know anything will be under your care first, and I feel very sorry for that, so I'll have to come over often no matter how busy I am."

"Indeed, it will be hard for Big Sis to think for us." Xie Jingxi passed a cup of tea to her, "Our few sisters have always been under big sister's care. When big sister was being mischievous, she was also the one who was urging me from behind, and Second Miss was the one who listened to her the most. Ever since I entered the marriage, big sister often asked me to help you out a little, afraid that I would cause trouble for you."

The two sisters seemed to be singing a song. Lady Zeng heard this and knew that the reason why Big Sister Xie Family came here today was probably because of Second Young Madam, and the so called "not beating up smiling people", was actually because Lady Zeng didn't like Xie Jingqi, but she didn't have any objections towards the two sisters and the family backing them. She knew that she had to take care of Second Young Mistress for her own sake, so the Lady Zeng wouldn't really be stupid enough to not give them face.

The Grandma Dagu gave the girl a beating, causing her to lose a lot of face. Lady Zeng was originally afraid that the people from the Xie Family would be unhappy and cause trouble, but since the Xie Family knew how to behave, she started to apologize on behalf of the Second Young Madam. The Lady Zeng was extremely happy.

I've always said that the girls of Xie Family are one in a hundred, and I wish that I could marry them all into my family and make them into my wives. My eldest son's wife entered the door to help me bear a lot, and my heart is filled with gratitude, my wife's health is not good, and I'm even blaming myself for this matter, afraid that your mother will think that we did not take care of her, so in reality, both of our wives are watching as our own daughters.

"I know that I am not happy for Brother Heng's marriage to an aunt, but there is nothing I can do about it. I had originally planned to give all of my sons and daughters their names in the future, just like how I raised them myself. Who would have thought that she would misunderstand my intentions?