To put it bluntly, Xie Jiao is Xie Lingfeng's biological sister and Xu Ying's biological sister-in-law. With such an in-law, it is not advisable to completely sever the relationship.
No matter how much Xu Ying hates Xie Jiao, she still wants to be perfunctory once in a while.
Xu Ying glanced at Zhao Xiyan with emotion and gratitude, and said in a low voice: "I'll go back to the dormitory and rest. Is it okay if he goes to send Xie Jiao away alone."
Zhao Xiyan smiled faintly: "He has nothing to do, so it doesn't hurt to meet her. It's time for him to have fun and pass the time."
After a while, Xie Jiao was led into the outer hall by two maids.
Zhao Xiyan's graceful walking figure came into view, and Xie Jiao's heart surged with hatred like ocean waves.
That month in Beihai County, she was a girl from the county governor's house. Zhao Xiyan was the daughter of a great scholar. She could look down on Zhao Xiyan.
Now, both of them are married. It is said that the wife is more valuable than the husband. Xu Jing, the prince of Beihai, is famous and extremely famous. Huo Yan is very much in charge of the Ministry of Industry and has no formal official position. The difference is more than a thousand miles!
What's even more irritating is that her belly is not as good as others. Zhao Xiyan is happy when she walks in. Now she is more than three months pregnant. She thinks that Xiyan got married half a year ago, and her belly is very flat and there is no movement!
In short, Zhao Xiyan didn't have to do anything, just walking there, it was enough to make Xie Jiao go crazy with jealousy.
"Xie Jiao," Xu Ying gave her a warning look and said, "What are you doing here in such a daze? Come here soon to see the Crown Princess."
The sentence "Why" almost blurted out.
Xie Jiao bit her lip, swallowing all her unwillingness, and bowed in front of her: "I have met the Crown Princess."
Zhao Xiyan said slowly: "Young Madam Huo is exempt from the gift."
Xie Jiao held back the grace of the Crown Princess of Beihai and walked to the east of Xu Ying. Before Xu Ying could open her mouth, she opened her mouth like a barrage of words: "Sister-in-law, when he comes in the bright moon, do you have anything I can ask for?"
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Xu Ying glanced at Xie Jiao and said calmly: "If you don't, then it's the Huo family's business. If I don't, don't open your mouth."
Xie Jiao: "..."
Xie Jiao's face turned red and she endured the humiliation and said: "He married into the Huo family as his daughter-in-law. Now the Huo family has suffered a disaster. My father-in-law is bedridden and his husband has been frowning for a whole month. How can he turn a blind eye."
Xu Ying said calmly: "When Beihai County encountered banditry, his father ordered the grain merchants to sell grain at a fair price. I don't know what my father-in-law did!"
"Father, for the sake of his in-laws, he spared Huo Hengwen's life. Wasn't it very generous? Otherwise, it would have been natural to kill Huo Hengwen with one knife."
No matter how messy Xie Jiao was, she knew that what her father-in-law had done was too disgraceful, so she had a guilty conscience and did not dare to misunderstand Xu Ying: "After all, the food of the Huo family has been donated. The Huo family's family business has almost been destroyed.
Go in. My father-in-law has been lying in bed to recuperate and is no longer able to run the grain store."
"My father-in-law knows that he is wrong. I would like to ask my sister-in-law to write a letter back to Beihai to plead with the prince and give the Huo family a way to survive."
Zhao Xiyan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly opened her mouth: "The Huo family wanted to make money through war, but it turned out that the attempt was in vain. Although they lost the family business, they saved the lives of the Huo family. He thought,
That’s very cost-effective.”
"Huo Hengwen doesn't want to repent and really wants to 'revitalize the family business'. He is really greedy and shameless."
Xie Jiao: "..."
No matter how much Xie Jiao behaves, is she the daughter of the governor of Xie, or a girl who grew up in Beihai County? How can she not be angry or angry about the things her father-in-law did?
That's right, if she clearly disowns the Huo family's wife. The Huo family's face has been disgraced, what kind of dignity does her Huo family's daughter-in-law have? Furthermore, the Huo family's business has lost most of its prosperity, so she should have been disowned in the first place.
Xie Jiao endured it for a moment, then whispered: "My father-in-law has already suffered his retribution. Now I beg you to reopen the grain store."
Zhao Xiyan looked at Xie Jiao and said slowly: "If he disowned me, he would never mention the word "grain shop" again."
"There is a bright moon in the Huo family. If you don't, it's your own fault."
"I am not the daughter-in-law of the Huo family, nor the daughter of the Xie family. My father is the governor of Beihai County. I will lose the pride of the Xie family by denying me a little gold and silver without asking for it."
Xie Jiao's eyes suddenly turned red, and she shouted loudly: "I am so high up, of course it doesn't hurt to stand and shut up. The prince treats me so well, and I am honored and spoiled by my husband and son-in-law. He married into Huo at a low age.
At home, when I came to the capital with my husband, everyone looked down upon me. He was such a useless confinement boy, and he had a good life."
"If we don't talk about them, his sister-in-law will not look down on him..."
The more he talked, the more sad he felt, covering his face and crying loudly.
Xu Ying was also annoyed when she heard this, and said with a cold face: "Xie Jiao, if I don't change my temper, don't come to the palace anymore. Just think that his sister-in-law is arrogant. I'll leave now and don't come here from now on."
In the past, Xie Jiao would have been so angry that she left in anger.
Ru Ming became the Huo family's daughter-in-law, always asking for favors and being submissive. She had to swallow her anger more often, and her endurance was far better than before.
Xie Jiao cried for a while, wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and begged in a low voice: "Sister-in-law, let him beg me. The Huo family is notorious in Beihai County, and my father-in-law is seriously ill. If he goes east like that, the Huo family will be completely ruined."
"If he doesn't do it for the Huo family, he will do it for himself. At least he has to save some face and go out to meet people."
Xie Jiao made a fuss, but Xu Ying ignored her at all. She was so low-key and arrogant, which was a bit pitiful.
Xu Ying hesitated and glanced at Zhao Xiyan.
Zhao Xiyan said softly: "Third sister just asked her to write a letter home and send it back to Beihai."
As for what King Beihai wants to do, that is none of King Beihai's business.
Xu Ying understood and nodded slightly.
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After sending Xie Jiao away, Zhao Xiyan went back to the dormitory to take a nap.
Recently, my appetite has gotten better, and I have become more and more sleepy. I didn't wake up until late in the evening.
The Crown Princess of Xihe happened to arrive. When they met, she whispered: "There is news from the palace that Mrs. Chen has suffered from abdominal pain and should be seeking a baby soon. I wonder if the baby will be a boy or a girl?"
It is very difficult for a woman to give birth to her first child. Women like Chen, who have already given birth to a son and a daughter, would like to have another child quickly and smoothly.
Zhao Xiyan's expression remained unchanged, and she responded with a smile: "My cousin already has a son and a daughter. If we have another child tomorrow, both men and women will be very good."
Princess Xihe made a pun and said with a smile: "Of course it would be better to have a baby boy. No baby boy has been born in the palace for many years."
Zhao Xiyan nodded in agreement and said with concern: "Speaking of which, it has been four or five years since my cousin-in-law married into the Xihe Prince's Mansion. She has not been pregnant for a long time. Could you please ask the doctor to take a look and prescribe some medicine to regulate your body?
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Princess Xihe's smile was a little stiff: "My brother and sister are worried about me, he has been drinking the decoction!"
Zhao Xiyan pursed her lips and smiled: "Then he will wait for the good news from his cousin-in-law."
The Crown Princess of Xihe coughed and lowered her voice: "He wants to go into the palace to have a look. Can I go?"
