bookrandom Chapter 296 Xie Xiu's Attitude, Rumors
Chapter 296 Xie Xiu's Attitude, Rumors
Xie Yi did not complain too much in the letter, but Xie Xiu and Tu Jiaojiao were not stupid people.
Just look at what she said. After she became pregnant, she took the initiative to find two concubines for Zhu Huan. One of them was Zhu Huan's personal maid who had served him for many years, and the other was Zhu Huan's cousin. Both of them had a deep friendship with Zhu Huan.
You can guess how difficult Xie Yi's life was in the Zhu family.
If the Zhu family cared about her, they would not be so impatient to let Zhu Huan take two concubines at this time.
However, considering Xie Yi's current status, he couldn't blame the Zhu family for being heartless.
The two of them were originally a union of interests. Zhu Huan married her only for Xie Yun's connections and support. Now that Xie Yun was convicted and exiled, Xie Yi naturally had no value to the Zhu family.
If it weren't for Xie Xiu, his blood brother, and Xie Ying, his niece who was granted the title of county lord, Xie Yi's life in the Zhu family would have been even more difficult.
She had lost her value, yet she was still Zhu Huan's wife, so she was naturally an eyesore.
However, she was now pregnant, which gave her some leverage. As long as she could maintain her relationship with Xie Xiu, the Zhu family would naturally not touch her.
Tu Jiaojiao asked Xie Xiu, "What do you think? Do you want to help her?"
"I don't have a sister." Xie Xiu laughed sarcastically, "But if she knows her place, we can treat each other as fellow villagers."
When he left the Xie Mansion, Xie Yi was still a little kid. Because she was a concubine's daughter and was raised by Concubine Liu, she was very inconspicuous in the mansion.
Naturally, he didn't have much impression of this half-sister.
At that time, he not only had to study hard, but also had to always take care of his stepmother Chen Fang. How could he get close to his half-sister and actively provoke his stepmother's displeasure?
When Xie Yi returned to the Xie Mansion, she had grown up. Not only was it impossible for her to take the initiative to get close to him, but he also had to be wary of this concubine sister, worried that she would use him to seek credit with Chen Fang.
I guess Shay was also on guard against him.
If she hadn't been truly desperate, she probably wouldn't have had the audacity to write a letter asking for help.
Since the two parties are not born of the same mother, there is no brother-sister relationship.
Now that he has severed his relationship with Xie Yun, it is naturally impossible for him to recognize this half-sister again.
However, if the other party is willing to make friends, he should not be too extreme and bring himself unnecessary enemies and troubles.
Tu Jiaojiao asked again, "So, what do you think we should give as a return gift? The gift the Zhu family sent this time is quite valuable."
As she spoke, she took out the gift list and asked Xie Xiu to take a look.
Xie Xiu glanced at them calmly, then said meaningfully, "What she wants is just a relative who is willing to protect her life. What the Zhu family wants is also a valuable return gift.
I will find a few books suitable for Zhu Huan from the Imperial College library, copy them and give them to the Zhu family."
Although the Zhu family is wealthy, they are just merchants after all, and their influence is only local.
With Zhu Huan's current status, he cannot enter the Imperial College, and naturally cannot access those precious books.
If he copied two copies and gave them to him, the Zhu family would be very satisfied. Knowing his attitude, they naturally did not dare to neglect Xie Yi too much.
As long as she is not stupid or too unlucky to die during childbirth, she can live well and continue to be the wife of the first house.
Tu Jiaojiao heard what Xie Xiu said and thought it made sense, so she asked him, "She also wrote a letter to Rou'er, but I've read it, and the content of the letter is fine. It didn't mention that she's having a hard time and asked Rou'er for help. It just mentioned some interesting things in her life. Do you think we should ask Rou'er to write back to her?"
Xie Xiu pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked, "You said she made her own clothes, shoes, and socks?"
Tu Jiaojiao nodded helplessly: "She said she made it herself. I've seen it, and the stitching is very similar to the cloak she gave to Rou'er before, so it must have been made by her.
I heard she's a good hand at housework, and she didn't make clothes, shoes, and socks for Chen Fang and Xie Yi when she was at the Xie residence. I think the things she sent this time must have been made by her own hands.
She is in a difficult situation now, so if she wants to ask for help, she will naturally put in more effort and make it hard for others to refuse her."
Xie Xiu said, "Since she wrote a letter to Rou'er, let Rou'er write her a reply. Watch carefully. Since she's in a difficult situation right now, don't hurt her feelings. I'll also write her a reply. I think if she's smart, she'll know what to do in the future."
If Xie Yi was smart, he wouldn't continue writing letters to Xie Rou and make them unhappy.
"Hey."
Tu Jiaojiao sighed deeply.
Naturally, she had no feelings for Shay, so while she felt sorry for him, she also didn't want him to cling to their lifeline and cause them trouble.
Moreover, Xie Yi's letter and gift to Xie Rou also made her a little unhappy.
The other party's behavior is clearly what Yingying calls moral kidnapping!
Not only did they kidnap Xie Rou, they also kidnapped their beloved daughter's hearts!
However, when the other party did this, they were extremely sensible, so that they would not be too disgusted and simply ignore it.
"I hope she will be fine in the future."
Tu Jiaojiao doesn't want the other party to keep clinging to her like this.
On the other hand, the Zhu family's steward was also very nervous after delivering the things back.
He sat in the room and sighed, "Ah, I don't know how much brotherly love Xie Xiu has for the young lady."
The shopkeeper nearby said, "I heard that Xie Xiu spent 100,000 taels of silver to buy a piece of forest from the Chen family. What a generous investment! So much silver, and he bought it just like that!"
The steward frowned and said, "He is so generous, probably because he is worried that he will attract jealousy if he gets the Luo family's property."
At the end of his speech, his brows furrowed even more tightly.
If Xie Xiu directly spent 100,000 taels of silver because of this concern, wouldn't it mean that Xie Xiu's situation was not as good as they thought?
Then, wouldn’t it be a misplaced bet for them to give Xie Xiu such a generous gift?
The shopkeeper saw his worry and quickly added, "I heard that Xie Xiu has a very good relationship with the Jiang family's second son. After Xie Xiu bought the land, the Jiang family's second son also spent 30,000 taels of silver to buy land!"
The manager was puzzled: "How could such a thing happen? Why would they buy so much land? Those mountains and forests are not worth much."
He was the manager in charge of escorting the gifts this time. He had just arrived in the capital from Biyang County and was not clear about the situation here.
Fortunately, people in the capital had already found out the news.
So the shopkeeper continued, "I've asked someone to inquire about it, and the land over there is in short supply recently.
Ever since Xie Xiu bought the Chen family's land, the surrounding land was soon bought by others. The eldest princess and the second young master Jiang both bought land there.
I heard that Xie Xiu and Mr. Jiang wanted to buy some to grow medicinal herbs, but I don’t know what the princess is going to do with them.
Unfortunately, the Zhu family doesn't have deep roots in the capital, so they can't afford to buy land. All the wasteland over there has been bought up, and no one is willing to sell the remaining farmland."
After saying this, he shook his head with regret.
The steward was surprised when he heard this: "How could such a thing happen?"
Why does he always feel that something is wrong?
After much deliberation, the steward decided to stay in Beijing for a few days to see what was going on with Xie Xiu.
Unexpectedly, in the evening, he heard an incredible rumor that the reason why Xie Xiu spent a lot of money to buy the Chen family's land was because the Chen family buried treasure in it!
Because of this sudden rumor, someone sneaked in to dig for treasure that night!