Volume 1 Chapter 114 Quarreling

  Yao Cun Jia exerted himself to prop up his body and sat back, pulling his hand out of his palm. "Until now you're still deceiving me! Your concubine has already arrived, why do you still need to pretend in front of me? The entire household knows, only I'm being deceived - others deceiving me is one thing, but you're also deceiving me! Xie Fu Yun, how long do you plan on deceiving me? For a lifetime? Can you deceive me forever?"

  Yao Cun Jia painfully closed her eyes, two lines of clear tears rolled down, she tilted her head, raised her hand to quickly wipe them away with a handkerchief, suddenly opened her eyes and stared at him quietly.

  Xie Fu's heart sank and he stared blankly, saying: "You already know everything?"

  Yao Cun Jia felt her heart turn to ashes, and she said coldly: "Yes, I already know everything. So, you don't have to worry about how to bring it up with me! You can go now, no need to pretend in front of me anymore! Don't worry, I'm not that fragile, this child is more precious to me than to all of you, I won't harm him, I will give birth to him safely!"

  "Who is the slave daring to talk back in front of you?" Xie Fu's luck was running out, clenching his fists and trembling slightly. Seeing that Yao Cun Jia didn't respond to his words, he shouted loudly: "Come in! Everyone come in!"

  "Who was it that just gossiped with Grandma?" Xie Fu's icy gaze swept across the maids.

  Yao Cun Jia sneered: "It's Green Lotus. Green Lotus, still not kneeling down for Master! I wonder how Master will deal with my maid?"

  Green Lotus saw that her words had caused Big Madam to have stomach pain, and also made the other two draw their swords and start arguing. She was already filled with regret, and when she heard Yao Cun Jia speak, she went forward and "thud" knelt down, hanging her head and weeping uncontrollably.

  Xie Fu Yun said coldly, "What do you know? You heard a few words from someone outside and then repeated them in front of the Grand Madam. If something were to happen to the Grand Madam, could you bear the responsibility? The Grand Madam has always treated you well, is this how you repay her?"

  "Slave, slave..." Green Lotus wanted to explain a few words, but was afraid that Yao Cun Jia would hear and feel even more distressed in her heart, so she remained silent. But thinking about this matter again made her feel indignant on behalf of the other person, and for a moment, tears flowed even more fiercely.

  "What's wrong with these few words?" Yao Cun Jia said coldly, "Everyone knows, but they deliberately kept it from us master and servant. Ha ha, I don't even know what it means! You're blaming Green Lotus? I'd like to ask, do Xing Er and Ruo Fang know about this? I haven't blamed them for knowing and not telling me yet! Of course, they are your people, without your words, why would they tell me?"

  Xing Er and Ruo Fang were both stunned, and they quickly knelt down, hanging their heads in silence.

  Green Lotus and Lapis Lazuli saw him and both knelt on the ground.

  Yao Cun Jia let out a long sigh, feeling deeply exhausted and powerless. She was willing to try to believe him, but what had been the result of her trust? One surprise after another!

  "Get out, all of you! Let me be quiet for a while!" Yao Cun Jia's heart was heavy and his mouth felt bitter.

  "Jia Er, I didn't intentionally hide it from you, but I thought there was no need to tell you and make you worry more. This thing doesn't exist at all, I—"

  "Suit yourself!" Yao Cun Jia coldly interrupted: "You can also pretend I don't know now, you can leave!"

  "Don't you believe me?"

  "Believe?" Yao Cun Jia sneered: "First it was a concubine, now it's a wife of equal status. If in the future some woman shows up with a child, I wouldn't be surprised! How can you expect me to believe you?"

  Xie Fu Yun was so annoyed by her that he felt a surge of frustration and injustice in his heart. What was the point of him doing this? Wasn't it to avoid troubling her, to avoid making things difficult for her? He didn't want any unpleasantness between them, he just wanted to end everything while she remained unaware. Was there anything wrong with that? He had been working so hard for her sake, but not only did she fail to appreciate his efforts, she would also start making a fuss at the slightest rumor, and wouldn't even believe a word he said!

  He had long told her that he only loved her, and as long as she was the only one, she said she believed him, but in the end, she still didn't believe! Did Xie Fu ever treat anyone with such care and protection?

  But his sincerity, his heartfelt and solemn vows, were no match for the rumors spread by others in front of her!

  Isn't it unfair to judge him now based on things that happened before they got married? Is her so-called trust that fragile?

  What about her feelings for him then? Were they also unbearable?

  What does all his persistence amount to then?

  "Suit yourself!" Xie Fu Yun's face was cold: "Think whatever you want to think!"

  Xie Fu Yun said that and suddenly turned around and left.

  He actually just left like that!

  Yao Cun Jia's lips moved slightly, a sour feeling in his heart. He stubbornly turned his head away, not letting anyone see the moisture in his eyes, and said coldly: "Everyone get out."

  The maids looked at each other in dismay, not daring to stay and cause more trouble for the elder lady, and quietly retreated. Only Green Lotus knelt forward, bowing her head on the edge of the bed and sobbing: "Miss, Miss, it's all my fault, I was wrong to speak out of turn, it's all my mistake!"

  "Green Lotus!" Yao Cun Jia turned his face, holding Green Lotus's hand and gesturing for her to get up: "You're not wrong, if you don't tell me, that would be a big mistake!"

  If she hadn't been told, if she had remained in the dark, how ridiculous she would have looked in front of the mother and daughter of the Xie family! She treated others as her own cousins with kindness, while they looked at her coldly, who knows what kind of cold laughter was in their hearts! Even the maidservants in the mansion would secretly laugh at her for being a fool!

  "But it was all because of those slaves that they harmed Master and you—"

  "This is inevitable!" Yao Cun Jia sighed lightly and forced a smile: "Go quickly and wash your face clean, don't cry! What's there to cry about? I'm not sad, you shouldn't be either."

  Green Lotus didn't know what to say, so she wiped away her tears and said: "Let me get a basin of water for the young lady to wash her face!"

  Although she wanted to persuade Yao Cun Jia, but she and her although the master-slave relationship is not ordinary, after all, it's just a maid. The young lady's personal maid speaking for the uncle would be ambiguous and inappropriate no matter how you say it. If there was a wet nurse around, that would be different! Unfortunately, the young lady's wet nurse had passed away early.

  Yao Cun Jia hesitated, wanting to refuse, but then nodded. It wasn't worth getting herself dirty for this, no matter what; she had to pull herself together for the sake of the child in her belly, didn't she?

  Just like Hui'er said, maintain a pleasant mood, relax and don't let the outside world easily affect your emotions!

  Suddenly, the expression on her sister's face when she said those words appeared in front of her eyes. Yao Cun Jia was stunned for a moment. Her expression seemed to be wanting to say something but stopping herself. Perhaps, she had expected that something would happen?

  Yao Cun Jia couldn't help but laugh at himself, thinking that he had lived a few more years than his sister in vain, yet still didn't see through the ways of the world as clearly as she did.

  A family like Xie's - how could it be? I actually believed his words!

  "Old Madame, Second Miss of the family has returned!" Su Cen reported with some trepidation, lowering her head.

  "Hui'er? Come in quickly! Wait, let her wait in the hall, call Green Lotus and Green Leaf to bring water for me to wash my face!" Yao Cun Jia's heart was filled with joy.

  "Yes, Granny!" Su Xian saw her smile and felt a weight lift off her mind.

  Yao Cunhui felt a slight abnormality in the atmosphere as soon as she entered, and it seemed that all the maids were acting with caution. She couldn't help but wonder, smiling and calling out loudly: "Sister, sister!"

  Yao Cun Jia was washing her face and dressing in the inner room, but her clothes had gotten wet with tears and needed to be changed again, so she delayed for a while. When Yao Cun Hui came in, she still hadn't tidied up properly.

  "Second Miss, please have some tea! Second Miss, please wait a moment, the old madam will be here after washing her face." Su Cai brought up the tea and said with a smile.

  Yao Cun's bright and sharp eyes glanced over, Su Xuan's pupils shrank slightly, startled, and dodged away. Yao Cun became even more suspicious, but still sat down, smiling as he accepted the tea and waited slowly.

  Su Yan's expression subconsciously relaxed.

  Yao Cunhui saw it but didn't say anything.

  "Hui'er, you've finally come back!" Without a moment's delay, Green Lotus and Green Leaf supported Yao Cun Jia as she came out from the inner room. Yao Cun Jia quickly stepped forward, grasping her hand, with a smile in her eyebrows and eyes. "Your complexion is still good, your spirit is also still good! Did you suffer any hardships on the way?"

  "Sister!" Yao Cunhui got up early, happily shook hands with her sister, and helped her sit down on the long couch, smiling: "The journey was very smooth, everything is fine!"

  Yao Cun Jia nodded slightly and sighed: "Then I can rest assured!" He also smiled and said: "This time, can you stay with your sister for a few more days? Don't rush back to Beijing?"

  Although Yao Cun Jia was asking, the tone of his words revealed a hint of pleading, making Yao Cun Hui feel slightly uneasy in her heart. She smiled and nodded: "The lake village side still needs to be watched, it's possible that we'll have to stay here until after August 15th!"

  "Really? That's great!" Yao Cun Jia's eyes lit up.

  After a few words, Yao Cunhui's eyes glanced at Lu He, and Lu He understood, hinting that everyone should retreat, leaving only the two sisters in the hall for a moment.

  "Sister, what's been going on these days?" Yao Cunhui grasped her hand and straightened her face: "We are close sisters, sister, there's nothing you can't tell me."

  Yao Cun Jia's face was momentarily stagnant, and the light in his eyes dimmed slightly as he recounted the events of yesterday when the mother and daughter from the Xu family came over, and today's quarrel with the Shuai family.

  Yao Cunhui was also stunned after hearing this.

  What's with this talk of a first wife in the Xie household?

  The concubine is different from the wife, and the Xie family should have made it clear to the Yao family long ago. However, until Yao Cunjia got married and became pregnant, no one knew about it. It wasn't until someone came to the door and the maids in the house started gossiping that she found out through a careless remark from a maid.

  But now is not the time for theory.

  "Well, what attitude does your brother-in-law have?" asked Yao Cunhui.

  When she mentioned the Xie Fu Yun, Yao Cun Jia's heart felt a pang of bitterness and depression, and he said lightly: "He? He said I didn't believe him, then he turned his sleeve and left! Hui Er, they all deceived me, taking me as a fool to coax, how can I trust him?"

  Yao Cunhui slightly relieved, said: "But he may be afraid that you are overthinking?"

  "But isn't this the truth? I'll find out sooner or later, won't I?"

  "Who says it's true?" Yao Cunhui was unconvinced: "As long as she hasn't entered the door, it's not true! Sister, aren't you admitting their status by doing this? Since no one in the entire household has ever publicly mentioned this matter, perhaps it's just sister thinking too much! They don't say anything, so sister should just pretend to be unaware and treat her as a relative. If sister exposes the truth, it will be hard to pretend otherwise later on!"