The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family-Chapter 1209 - 279: Xie Yi Escapes_4

Pei Qian’s eyes suddenly reddened. She heard Pei Yuan instruct, "Find a few sharp-tongued old maids to scold them, saying that Xie Yi and Xie Ze came to Capital Jingcheng for refuge and it was they who did not welcome them. They made their own cunning plans, turning away from their nephew with indifference and disregard—no need to mention the rest."

The Zheng family came to make trouble at the Pei Residence, having announced their intentions beforehand, which attracted quite a crowd.

Several old maids came out and began cursing torrentially, "It was your Zheng family who didn’t want to take in your fleeing nephew and niece; you all were calculating your own shrewd plans. When you saw wealth, you became greedy and wanted to send your daughter to become a concubine, plotting against the General’s Wife! Zheng Yuehan shamelessly went to another’s home to seduce men; she was nearly stripping right there and then. The Xie siblings are disgusted to have relatives like you, and yet you still have the audacity to come begging!"

Every family has a few fierce servant girls and old maids, especially those with sharp tongues who can spout all manner of insults. The Zheng family came with the righteous momentum but were reduced to a desolate state by a barrage of curses.

"Bring out Xie Yi and Xie Ze! If you haven’t silenced them by killing, then call them out! We are their maternal family; can we not even see them?" Second Madam Zheng shouted for Xie Yi and Xie Ze. freēwēbnovel.com

Indeed, Xie Yi and Xie Ze hadn’t been seen for several months, since the New Year had passed.

"The Xie siblings were hoping their maternal family would go to their own household to claim their share of the inheritance; but the maternal family just wanted to use them to scheme against the Marquis Mansion and our house! They went home to divide the inheritance without even informing you, their maternal family. You still have the face to come asking for them! You must be envious because Young Master Pei topped the imperial examination; now you want to scheme against us again! Let me tell you, the daughters of the Zheng family are promiscuous and vain, we wouldn’t take them even if they were offered for free!"

The Zheng family, having been cursed out, left angrily without gaining any advantage.

Second Madam Zheng was furious with rage, "That wretched Xie Yi, when I told her to act, she refused; she wouldn’t become a concubine. If she had listened to me, by now she would have given birth to Mo Heng’s son, and all the glory and riches would be ours!"

"Mother! What do we do now?" Zheng Yuehan was indignant. Xie Yi and Xie Ze were now living in Tiance Mansion, where they could see Mo Heng every day; perhaps she had already succeeded!

"I’ll have to think some more." Second Madam Zheng was even more unwilling to accept this. The daughter she had doted on, beautiful in every way, had been disgraced. Could it be that now, after others had had their fill, they wouldn’t even get a sip of the soup?

While the Zheng family was at a loss, someone delivered a letter, informing them that Xie Yi and Xie Ze had gotten into trouble at Tiance Mansion and had been driven out.

The Zheng family erupted, "Xie Yi didn’t succeed and had her hand cut off, then was thrown out!? We didn’t get any word of this; what have they done to Xie Yi?"

Then they read further instructions on the letter detailing what to do next.

After reading, Second Madam Zheng burned the letter and whispered with Zheng Yuehan for a long while before they went out to burn incense the next day.

At the Monastery outside the City, the two circled around but found no one meant to meet them. Second Madam Zheng grumbled as she pulled Zheng Yuehan back; lifting the carriage curtain, they both froze.

Xie Yi signaled the two to be silent, "Second Aunt and Cousin should get on the carriage first."

Second Madam Zheng looked around vigilantly and saw a woman with her face covered, watching them from a distance. She looked at Xie Yi, thought for a moment, and then got on the carriage.

Zheng Yuehan immediately asked impatiently, "Were you really thrown out? Then you and Mo Heng..."

Xie Yi extended her severed arm.

Zheng Yuehan’s face turned pale with fright.

Second Madam Zheng’s first thought was to make Xie Yi stir up trouble, which could also bring them great benefits. Then she thought that Mo Heng and Pei Qin would never acknowledge it and would bite back instead, looking unfavorably at Xie Yi, "Earlier, you weren’t siding with your maternal family, and now that you’ve met with an accident and suffered a loss, you think of us! With your current situation, how do you intend to use us?"

"I’m pregnant. It’s Mo Heng’s," Xie Yi declared, caressing her slightly swollen belly.