"Rebellious girl! Get down on your knees! Get down on your knees!"

As Xie Liuzheng arrived at the front hall, a teacup flew towards him.

She dodged slightly to the side, looked at the furious Qin Guangjin in the hall and spoke slowly: "Why is father so angry?"

"You rebellious girl! How dare you speak! Look at what you have done! You actually bullied Madam Qin to such an extent!" Qin Guangjin was furious, pointing at Qin Wan, who was crying, and scolded Xie Liuzheng.

Xie Xiangyu frowned unhappily, stopped Qin Guangjin from talking, and turned to look at Xie Liuzheng, saying sternly: "Zheng'er, you really went too far. The autumn examination is approaching, and Qin Shou will go to Beijing to take the exam soon. I lent him the money first, and there is no rush to pay it back later."

Xie Liuzheng met her mother's reproachful and concerned gaze, and realized that Xie Xiangyu still wanted her to marry Qin Shou and cross the social class. She couldn't help but sigh and told the maid next to her, "Go and get the box that I brought back from the Qin family today."

Hearing this, Qin Guangjin and Qin Wan looked at each other, and Qin Wan nodded slightly to Qin Guangjin.

"Mother," Xie Liuzheng took out a few pieces of jewelry from the box and said to Xie Xiangyu, "We only met the mother and son of the Qin family last year, but you can see that these jewelry have been used for a while, and they are all popular styles in the past few years. I want to ask Qin, since they were not given by me, how did you, a poor family who can barely make ends meet, get the money to buy jewelry?"

"Or," Xie Liuzheng's eyes swept around the hall and fixed their gaze on Qin Guangjin, "Father felt sorry for Qin's mother and son, so he gave some things from home to help them. But why didn't he give them money, but instead gave them some women's jewelry?"

Qin Guangjin's forehead jumped, and his face flushed for a moment before quickly returning to normal. He concealed his anger by picking up the teacup on the table and taking a sip, and explained calmly, "This matter is also my fault. I didn't explain it to my wife in time. My cousin lost her only child those years ago, and I felt sorry for the mother and son. I also thought that my cousin had always been opinionated since she was a child, so I asked her to draw some jewelry designs and gave her the first one she made as a gift for her in case of emergency."

Although this explanation was far-fetched, it was reasonable. Just as Xie Liuzheng was about to speak, Qin Wan interrupted her, saying, "It seems that we, an orphan and a widow, are really a nuisance to Miss Xie! Now that we haven't even entered the family, you're treating us like this. I don't know how you'll torture us after we get married! My Qin family is not lucky enough to have such a powerful girl! Why don't we call off the engagement today and have nothing to do with each other from now on!"

"Qin, you said that I humiliated and hurt you today, so why don't I find a doctor to take a good look at you?" Xie Liuzheng smiled and winked at the maid next to her. The maid immediately understood and left in a hurry.

Qin Wan was very proud, thinking that Xie Liuzheng had been controlled by her and had given in. She wiped her face with a handkerchief and waved her hand in a magnanimous manner: "Then there is no need to be so troublesome. You just need to return all the things you robbed from my house today, give me a silver note of 1,000 taels, and send me back respectfully. Then I will take over this matter lightly."

"Oh? I think it's a bit difficult to send you home, so why not send you to the government office?" Xie Liuzheng discussed with Qin Wan with a smile, waved to the doctor who hurried over from outside the hall, and said, "Doctor Jie, please examine this lady and take a look at her. Is this your old friend whom you haven't seen for a long time?"

Xie Pan walked into the hall carrying a medicine box. When he saw Qin Wan's face clearly, he was stunned. He blurted out in surprise and joy: "Wan'er! Why are you here? How is our child doing now?"

Qin Wan was caught off guard and her face tightened, but she quickly calmed down and pretended to be happy, "Cousin, I haven't seen you for so many years. Are you doing well out there? Shou'er is preparing to take part in the autumn imperial examination this year, and the teacher praised him as the future number one scholar!"

After that, she turned to Xie Xiangyu, bowed gracefully, and said with red eyes: "Madam Xie, I haven't seen my eldest cousin for many years. I didn't expect to meet him again in Xie's house! I, Qin Wan, will remember your kindness today! If Zheng'er really enters my house in the future, I will definitely treat her well!"

What she said was very clever. First, it was to clarify the relationship between herself and Jie Pan. Second, it was to tell Jie Pan that her son was the future son-in-law of the Xie family, so he should be careful not to lose his temper when speaking.

Jie Pan reacted and bowed to Xie Xiangyu and Xie Liuzheng, saying in a falsely polite manner, "Thank you very much, Madam and Miss Xie, for letting me and my cousin Wan'er meet again. I apologize for being rude just now."

Xie Liuzheng found a place to sit down, took a sip of the priceless Snow-Top Silver Needle, and spoke slowly: "But I clearly remember that when Doctor Xie entered the mansion, he said that there were no relatives left in the family. How come a cousin suddenly appeared now?"

"According to the old man in Wuyi Lane, Doctor Xie was a traveling doctor who had always been close to the Qin family. How come he disappeared after Qin Wan's husband died?"

Xie Liuzheng put down the teacup, looked at him with a burning gaze, and said in a deep voice: "How do we start to calculate your relationship? Have you been living peacefully all these years? You have been in my dreams every day, have you really not been killed by Qin's late husband?"

Xie Liuzheng's words were undoubtedly like boiling water poured into a frying pan, and everyone in the hall's faces changed.

"Miss Xie, what are you talking about?" Qin Wan took out her handkerchief and pretended to wipe her tears. She said with a hint of meaning, "My son is about to take the imperial examination in the autumn. Are you trying to ruin his chances by making such a fuss? My son has studied hard for more than ten years and was about to win the top prize and bring honor to the family. But you slandered him with such a big mouth, and now everything is gone!"

The people Shu'er mentioned yesterday have not been found yet. Xie Liuzheng clenched his five fingers and stared at Qin Wan.

"You kid! How can you be so ignorant! If you slander the candidates, you will enter the government! If this matter gets out, which family will dare to hire you?" Qin Guangjin also joined in, scolding Xie Liuzheng while secretly looking up at Xie Xiangyu.

As expected, Xie Xiangyu frowned, thought for a moment, and made the final decision: "My child is ignorant, I am sorry to have made you all laugh today."

After that, she glanced at everyone in the hall calmly, her eyes sharp: "As the saying goes, family disgrace should not be made public. If I find out who is gossiping about today, I will punish you!"

After saying that, she shook her head slightly at Xie Liuzheng and walked out first.

Qin Guangjin and Qin Wan looked at each other proudly and left with a swagger.

Xie Liuzheng tightened his hands slightly in his sleeves.

Even after this, why is my mother still so stubborn?

Things have clearly reached such an irreversible point, will things still develop in the original direction in the end?

No, she doesn't allow it!

It seems like we need to hurry up and find those people!!!

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