Chapter 126 August 15 (2)

  "It's a pity that this place isn't big enough, otherwise it would be great to invite Old Master and the uncles and aunts to come here to admire the moon!" Fourth Miss Xie also laughed.

  "I say you've had enough! Not satisfied with causing trouble on your own!" Xie Fulin stood aside with his hands behind his back, smiling.

  "Third Uncle, you're one to talk! Look at how you were being forced to drink by your nephews and nieces, and we were kind enough to help you out of that situation. You shouldn't be complaining about us instead of showing gratitude!" Xǔ Yuèzhú teased.

  Everyone burst out laughing, and Xie Fu Lin also couldn't help but laugh: "Yes, yes, it seems I was wrong! I should thank you all properly!"

  "That's it!" Xu Wanting raised her chin without any modesty, responding crisply, and everyone laughed even more.

  Yao Cunhui smiled slightly, her eyes darting towards Xie Fulin, seeing that his eyes were half-dazed and his body swayed slightly, indeed in a state of semi-intoxication.

  "Let's sit down and talk properly! How nice it would be to appreciate this rare moon view!" Xie San Miss sat down on the stone bench with a velvet cushion, laughing and beckoning Yao Cunhui.

  "Third sister has arrived, everyone is a talented lady!" Xie Wu's remark was teasing.

  "Ah!" Xǔ Wǎnzhú suddenly exclaimed, pointing at Xiě Sān's feet and hastily calling out: "Third sister, look at what's under your feet!"

  "What?" Xie San Miss was startled, and just as she lowered her head to look, Xu Wanting suddenly shouted: "Mouse! Such a big mouse! Third sister-in-law, it's on the edge of your embroidered shoe! Quick, shoo it away!"

  "Ah! Where? Where?! Come quickly, someone come!" The pavilion had shadows cast by the moonlight, a gust of wind passed, and the shadows swayed rapidly, in an instant it was unclear what was real or not. Xie San Miss thought it was true, and with a start, she jumped up in alarm, calling out while hugging Yao Cunhui, trembling with fear.

  Xu Wantong and Miss Xie Si, Miss Xie Wu, etc. covered their mouths and burst out laughing, Miss Xie Wu laughed so hard that she leaned against the pillar with her waist bent, and Lin of the Xie Mansion couldn't help but laugh too, saying: "Third sister, your cousin Xu is teasing you! You're also too easy to fool!"

  Yao Cunhui also smiled and said, "Wan'er jiejie is just joking, with so many people here, where would there be any mice?" Xie San Miss was the most timid among several sisters.

  "Alright, you deceived me!" The clay figure also has a bit of earthly nature. In front of all the sisters, she lost face. Although she knew it was just joking, Third Miss Xie couldn't help but feel truly annoyed for two seconds. She laughed and scolded, stomped her foot and rushed over to grab Xu Wanting to teach her a lesson.

  Xu Wantong hurriedly smiled and admitted her mistake, running around the stone table to hide behind Xie Si Miss, Wu Miss, Yao Cunhui and others. Xie San Miss was not reconciled, and for a time, they made a laughing chaos together.

  Suddenly a crisp rolling sound came, and everyone was stunned. Then they heard Xu Wanting exclaim: "Ah, my bracelet!"

  Everyone saw that the round beads were scattered all over the ground.

  Xu Wantong stomped her foot and a hint of anxiety appeared on her face.

  "Sorry to go, Wen'er sister!" Xie San Miss was a bit embarrassed.

  "It's none of your business," Xǔ Wǎnzhú squeezed her hand and smiled, "But this was given to me by Auntie, if she asks..."

  "We'll help you pick it up, and then we can get someone to string them together again! Everyone should help look for them, Third Brother, don't just stand there!" Miss Xie said hurriedly, while also comforting Xu Wanting a few more times.

  "Thanks for your trouble, everyone!" Xǔ Wǎnzhú's eyebrows relaxed into a gentle smile.

  Everyone dispersed and bent down to help her find the scattered pearls. Miss Xie Wu was meticulous, and after searching, she found them at the edge of the grass outside the pavilion.

  Yao Cunhui also bent down and searched together with Xie Jia sisters.

  Suddenly, Yao Cunhui was fiercely knocked on the side with an elbow, and in a panic, he glanced up to see Xie Fulin in front of him. Yao Cunhui's heart chilled, and he quickly withdrew his foot and dodged to the side, falling to the ground with a "thud".

  "Fourth Sister Hui!", "Fourth Sister Hui!" The Xie siblings and Xu Wanting all exclaimed in surprise, hastily going over to Yao Cunhui.

  "Ah!" Xǔ Wǎnzhú wasn't paying attention and stepped on a pearl, losing control of her body as she rushed towards Xiè Fǔlín, who was running in the opposite direction. She bumped into his chest and subconsciously wrapped her arms tightly around him.

  Xie Fulin was already half drunk, his feet slightly floating, and being bumped and hugged by Xu Wanting, he stumbled, let out a low cry, and fell out involuntarily!

  As a result, the two of them fell to the ground in a heap, Xu Wanting on top of Xie Fulin, their eyes locked...

  Everyone was stunned all of a sudden!

  "Ah!" Xǔ Wǎnzhú's terrified and enraged scream echoed through the air above the artificial hill...

  The theatrical troupe had long since been led away, and the unrelated servants were also driven far away. In the brightly lit Danhuai Hall, Old Master Xie sat in the center with a stern face, while his sons, daughters-in-law, grandsons, and granddaughters all held their breaths, either sitting or standing beside him.

  Xu Wantong covered her face and sobbed, while Jiangshi and Xie Furen comforted her in a low voice.

  Kneeling in the hall was Third Young Master Xie Fulin of the Xie manor. His face looked terrible, and the faces of the second house's master and mistress didn't look much better either.

  "Speak up, what's going on here!" Old Master Xie slammed his hand on the table, his white beard trembling with rage: "Good-for-nothing thing, you've even read books into a dog's belly!"

  "Grandfather, it's all a misunderstanding!" Xie Fulin cried with a long face: "It was an accident, really just an accident. Don't believe me? Ask my sisters and Hui Biaojie!"

  It's obvious that it was the Xu family's cousin who threw herself at him, what does he have to do with it? She hugged him so tightly, how could he react in time? By the time he realized what had happened, it was already too late.

  "Preposterous!" Old Master Xie exclaimed in anger: "You still dare to quibble! You've disgraced the Xie family completely!" After scolding him with a few harsh words, he looked up at Yao Cunhui and said: "Cunhui, I trust you. Tell me, what's going on here?"

  For a moment, everyone's eyes were on Yao Cunhui, Xu Wanting trembled slightly, and Jiang's gaze was stern.

  This is really lying down and being shot! Yao Cunhui micro-blogged with a bitter smile.

  After a moment's thought, he understood Mr. Xie's intention, and Yao Cunhui couldn't help but secretly admire this old man, who was indeed a clever person!

  Xie Fulin is the party involved, his words can't be counted, at least Jiang and Mrs. Xie will have doubts in their hearts after hearing them; The several young ladies of the Xie family are all people of the Xie family, so naturally they are also biased towards Xie Fulin in Jiang's view, so it's not suitable for them to speak either; Xu Wantong is the victim, and the two maidservants are lowly, so the most appropriate narrator is naturally Yao Cunhui!

  Yao Cunhui was an eyewitness and also a bystander who had nothing to do with the matter, so no one could find fault with what she said. To take a step back, even if Jiang was angry with her because of this, what did it have to do with the Xie family?

  "Yes," Yao Cunhui was named, and had to take two steps forward, bowing his knees and making a slight bow, saying slowly: "In fact, the three sisters also saw very clearly, Wanyi sister and Xie brother also understood in their hearts, this is indeed a coincidence misunderstanding."

  Yao Cunhui said, and suddenly the rosary in Xu Wanting's hand scattered. The sisters and Xie Fu Lin helped to find it. Xu Wanting was careless for a moment, slipped under her feet, and accidentally fell towards Xie Fu Lin, but skipped over the fact that she had teased Third Miss Xie first, Third Miss Xie chased after her, and everyone laughed and made a fuss.

  Miss Xie secretly let out a sigh of relief and couldn't help but glance at Yao Cunhui with gratitude. If Yao Cunhui had implicated her in the first part, she would have definitely received a scolding as well.

  Xu Wantong also let out a sigh of relief. If Yao Cunhui had said it, the source of this disaster would be herself, what else could she say?

  Xie Fulin's heart slightly relaxed: That's the fact, proving that he didn't lie! And there was no other thought in his mind! He is already engaged and will get married at the beginning of next year. If he gets involved in this kind of trouble at this time, how will his future parents-in-law look at him, how will they look at the Xie family? His parents would definitely scold him when they find out!

  Moreover, Yuanyu's cousin has a soft spot for her elder brother. When she heard that her aunt and the Xu family were planning to make Yuanyu's cousin his concubine, she thought to herself: if she were to intervene in this matter, where would her aunt and elder brother put their faces? And wouldn't Yuanyu's cousin be displeased as well?

  "Old Master!" Xǔ Yuànzhú suddenly let go of Jiāng Shì, stepped forward and knelt down in front of Xiè Lǎo Tàiyé, bowing her head and wiping away tears as she choked out: "Please, please don't ask any more questions! Huì's words were right, this is a misunderstanding, it really was an accident!"

  Yao Cunhui raised her eyes and glanced at her secretly, the corner of her mouth twitching slightly as she thought to herself: You're also foolish, who told you to shriek so loudly? If it weren't for your sudden shout startling everyone, this matter wouldn't have blown up so big! Does she know now that it was a misunderstanding?

  "Wan'er! You——" Jiang was both angry and anxious, and in front of Old Master Xie, she didn't know what to say, her handkerchief almost twisted into a rope.

  Under the gaze of everyone, her own daughter had fallen onto Shuai Fu Lin's body, and the two were still rolling on the ground. In any case, it was absolutely impossible for her daughter to marry Shuai Fu Yun now!

  How can a family like the Xie's, with their reputation and status, marry a woman who has been seen hugging their own cousin in public? In the future, won't they have to face each other? Not only will Xie Yun be uncomfortable, but also Xie Lin, and even the first and second branches of the family will feel embarrassed!

  According to Zhaoyang, Xie Fulin is also a descendant of the Xie family and looks quite good. Although he's not as capable as Xie Fu, he can be considered a young talent, and marrying him to his own daughter would be a suitable match!

  Jiang's heart felt a slight relief, these days she had been observing from the sidelines, and with the information her trusted maid had gathered from the Xie household, she had figured it out. The Xie family was extremely fond of this pregnant wife, to the point where they had even locked away his original concubine in a separate courtyard. Moreover, Mr. and Mrs. Xie were also very satisfied with their daughter-in-law, and even at tonight's family banquet, the old master had specifically shown concern for her and had someone send over some pastries.

  The Xie family's bloodline is in someone else's belly, and even if Xu Wanting really enters the door, the future days may not be better - it's likely that the difficult days will only begin then!

  Unfortunately, this daughter is infatuated with her cousin and can only see him in her mind. She doesn't even notice others and refuses to listen to what people say!