diskusbooks Chapter 204 Counting the Dowry
Chapter 204 Counting the Dowry
After Feng Xinyi left, Xie Yun finally came back from outside.
It took him a lot of effort to finally find Pei Rong, and he used some tricks to make Pei Rong agree to marry Xie Jia.
Worried that Pei Rong would change his mind after seeing Xie Jia's injuries, he deliberately did not bring Pei Rong back, and only asked Pei Rong to come to propose marriage in the near future.
However, he didn't expect that as soon as he got home, he heard from the doorman that Xie Yi and Xie Xin's fiancée's family had come to cancel the engagement.
Xie Yun was so angry that his face turned black. He quickly asked someone to call the housekeeper and ask what had happened.
The housekeeper spoke carefully, then added, "The Third Young Master asked me to promise them that he could cancel the engagement, but it would take a few days. He also said that when the time comes, he will personally come to apologize."
When Xie Yun thought of the beatings Xie Yi had received, he suddenly felt a little bit sorry for him.
Unexpectedly, the housekeeper continued, "There's one more thing. The divine doctor said that the second young lady's right eye is too badly injured. If she wants to save her life, she has to remove it. The third young master agreed and even signed the contract."
Xie Yun subconsciously thought of Xie Jia's bloody eye, and felt nauseous at first. Then he asked, "How is Jia'er now?"
The housekeeper said quickly: "The divine medicine doctor removed the second young lady's injured right eye, bandaged it, and left, but left a prescription.
She also said that the second young lady is taking medicine now, so she doesn't feel any pain. But once the effect of the medicine wears off, the second young lady will wake up in pain, and then we must be careful not to tear open the wound.
Thinking of what Xie Jia would be like in the future, Xie Yun couldn't help but sigh, and then he scolded her angrily, "Jia'er is too naughty!"
He then asked the housekeeper, "Have you asked the maids and servants how Jia'er was injured?"
The housekeeper had naturally asked about it, but he didn't know whether he should tell it or not at this moment.
Seeing him hesitate, Xie Yun immediately scolded him, "Jia'er caused trouble again, didn't she? Tell me directly what happened at that time? Don't hide anything!"
The housekeeper had no choice but to tell the story.
When Xie Yun learned that Xie Jia smashed things out of anger and chased and whipped the maid, causing her to fall and get injured after stepping on broken porcelain pieces, he was filled with rage!
"boom!"
He slammed the table in anger, and couldn't help but grit his teeth and said, "This evil creature!"
Unexpectedly, just as he finished speaking, Luo Hongwang rushed in with Xie Xiu and others.
Xie Yun was furious when he saw them, but before he could say anything to reprimand them, Luo Hongwang spoke first, "Xie Yun, now that you're back, isn't it time to take inventory? Don't delay any further, or I'll file a complaint directly with the Ministry of Justice!"
When Xie Yun heard this, he immediately became so angry that his heart ached and his stomach also began to ache slightly.
He had no choice but to say, "Since you are so anxious, let's start counting now."
Now that things have come to this, it’s better to end it as soon as possible!
This is to prevent Luo Hongwang from running out and talking nonsense, making people think that Xie Yun coveted his original wife and the things of the Luo family, and refused to hand them over!
Seeing that he was straightforward, Luo Hongwang stopped being sarcastic and directly took out the booklet and asked to open the warehouse for an inventory.
Xie Yun naturally had no objection.
Who knew that the problem would be discovered during this inventory!
Luo Sheng's dowry stored in the warehouse was either missing something or had been replaced with fakes by someone unknown.
Moreover, many of the items on the dowry list can no longer be found.
For example, some cloth, leather, bird's nest, shark's fin, and several precious medicinal materials, which have already been eaten.
Unfortunately, many porcelain ornaments and jewelry have disappeared.
Luo Hongwang was so angry that he pointed at Xie Yun's nose and scolded him, demanding that he make up for it!
Xie Yun also felt ashamed and felt even more resentful towards Chen Fang.
Luo Hongwang went to find Mrs. Xie in person and asked her to return Luo Sheng's dowry.
How could Mrs. Xie be willing to accept this?
She wanted to make trouble, but she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her heart, which made her breathless. The symptoms were exactly the same as when she was in the yamen before!
Old Madam Xie suspected that it was Luo Sheng appearing in spirit, and was so frightened that her face turned pale. How could she dare to continue to occupy him?
He quickly asked someone to count the items and return them all.
She didn't even dare to keep the fine materials and leathers that Luo Sheng had given her, and took them all out.
After this return, Songheyuan immediately looked like it had been looted and became "bare-faced".
Luo Hongwang asked Xie Xiu to count the things, and then said to Xie Yun, "We still haven't found a lot of things. I'm afraid that vicious woman Chen Fang may have moved them to somewhere.
Didn’t Minister Zhou send people to search my house? Come with me to the Ministry of Justice and see what they found!”
Although Xie Yun was dissatisfied, he did not refute.
He also wanted to see how much Chen Fang had stolen from the house behind his back!
However, they were going to the Ministry of Justice, so Tu Yong and Tu Jiaojiao did not follow them any further and first transported the counted items back.
Only Xiangxiang secretly hid on the back of the starling and followed these people.
Meanwhile, Xie Ying, with her chubby legs crossed, grinned from ear to ear: "Go ahead, if you can't find everything, I lose!"
Xie Rou, who was standing by, looked at her in surprise, puzzled: What are you looking for?
When Xie Xiu and others went to the Ministry of Justice to inquire, they learned that the search had not yet ended and they could only come back tomorrow.
Xie Yun had to go home first, and since Xie You was going to move out of the Xie family, he simply went back with him.
After getting on the carriage, Xie You felt very uncomfortable when he saw that Xie Yun looked unhappy and refused to pay attention to him.
"Father..." he took the initiative to speak, "Are you blaming me?"
Xie Yun then looked at him with a complicated expression, and after a long silence, he sighed and said, "You don't have to be so nervous. I know you are also forced to do so.
Chen killed your biological mother and plotted against you. She is truly vicious and hateful.
I can only blame myself for being so busy with government affairs that I neglected my family. I didn't even notice her schemes, causing you to suffer so much injustice.
It's understandable that you feel resentful and dissatisfied with me. I don't mean to blame you."
Xie You quickly said, "I'm not dissatisfied with my father, but...my mother died so tragically, and my eldest brother resolutely severed ties with my father. If I don't join him, how will the world view me?"
He looked dejected, "Although Chen is vicious, in my heart, my father will always be my father!"
Although he passed the imperial examination, he was still not very confident about passing the imperial examination.
Without his father's guidance and support, he would have most likely failed the imperial examination even if he had participated in it.
What's more, although my father was dismissed from office, the connections he had accumulated over the years were still there.
With these connections, he will naturally have a smooth journey when he passes the imperial examination and enters the officialdom.
Xie Xiu thought that his father had been dismissed from office and had become an ordinary civilian? He was completely wrong!
But it’s better this way. Xie Xiu has completely broken off relations with his father, and Xie Yi and Xie Xin have been implicated by Chen Fang, making it impossible for them to take the imperial examinations again.
The three children born to Qu were too young to meet their end now.
It’s a good deal for him!
Xie Yun looked at Xie You meaningfully. After a while, he patted his shoulder with satisfaction and said, "I've always known that you're a good kid. How confident are you in the Spring Examination this time?"