Selling wife for fame? Kick out the scumbag and marry the new emperor to enjoy the harem of favors

Chapter 17 Returning home
Wu Que pointed at Xie Jiu. Perhaps he was so angry that his body was shaking and his speech was a little intermittent.

Xie Jiu opened his eyelids and glanced at her, frowning.

"What's wrong with the Marquis? I haven't seen him for a few days, and he's developed a stutter? I'm not at home, and the servants are so careless about him. Where's Steward Chen?"

As he spoke, his eyes swept over the servants and finally fell on the head of the housekeeper Chen Shun.

Chen Shun suddenly felt his throat tighten and he took a step forward stiffly.

"The slave is here."

"I just thought you were dead." Xie Jiu said calmly, "I haven't been here for a few days. I heard that the Marquis has been ill for a few days. You are also an old man in the Marquis's mansion. You can't even take care of the Marquis. How can you convince others to take on the role of housekeeper?"

Hearing her say this, Chen Shun thought that Xie Jiu was going to take away his power. He panicked and quickly looked at Wu Que for help.

Wu Que had calmed down a little at this moment, but when she saw Xie Jiu coming back and acting like the hostess, she became furious.

He snorted coldly, "Why are you putting on airs here?"

In fact, he wanted to curse directly, but the eunuchs carrying the sedan chair were still there, and he didn't dare to open his mouth in front of the people in the palace.

"What are you talking about, Lord Marquis? As the mistress of this mansion, can't I teach the servants a lesson?" Xie Jiu raised her hand, and Qingfang immediately stepped forward and helped her get down from the sedan chair.

Xie Jiu stood still and continued, "I am also concerned about the health of the Marquis. The Marquis has always been too lenient, which is why these unruly servants have become ignorant of their own limitations and are not attentive to their work. Chen Shun is the steward of the mansion, and the servants, both high and low, are watching him do his work. If you have been so lenient with him today, how can we set the rules?"

"What exactly do you want to do?" Wu Que gritted his teeth.

"Of course, I'll punish you according to the family rules." Xie Jiu smiled slightly, then his expression suddenly turned cold and stern, "Chunrong, hold Chen Shun down and beat him!"

At the command, Chunrong immediately called the servants next to her to come forward. These people were originally looking at Wu Que's expression and did not dare to move, but now they were intimidated by Xie Jiu's momentum and did not dare to hesitate any longer. They stepped forward and pressed Chen Shun to the ground.

Some of the more clever ones had already taken out the whip used by the experts and handed it to Chunrong.

"I'm sorry, Butler Chen."

Chunrong said this, and then raised the whip without mercy.

She knew that Xie Jiu was venting his anger for her.

The last time she went back home to get something, Wu Que yelled and asked people to hold her down and beat her. Although he didn't dare to do it in the end, it still made her feel very uncomfortable.

And today, she is going to return it.

Wu Que didn't dare to touch Chunrong, but Xie Jiu dared to beat Chen Shun to death.

Soon, Chen Shun's wailing was heard in the hall.

But Xie Jiu seemed not to hear and spoke to him softly.

"My Lord, look, these are all gifts from the Emperor. I don't know how to express my gratitude. What do you think I should do?"

As he spoke, he looked a little distressed and pointed to the back of the sedan.

There were about twenty eunuchs, holding or carrying boxes of various sizes, and it was obvious that they were all valuable items.

Looking at these things in front of him and Xie Jiu's beautiful face, Wu Que felt like he was going crazy and wanted to smash everything to pieces immediately.

But he couldn't, he had to endure it.

Chen Shun's wailing was still filling his ears, and Wu Que even felt a burning pain on his face, as if the whip in Chunrong's hand was not falling on Chen Shun, but on his face.

In the end, he couldn't bear the humiliation any more, and left with a dark face.

Since he had already escaped, Xie Jiu no longer had the interest to continue.

She ordered the rewards to be moved to her courtyard, and gave the people from the palace some money before going back to rest. As for Chen Shun, he still had to finish the beating. Chunrong handed the whip to someone else, and it was not over until he had been whipped thirty times.

His back was rotten and he had passed out. He was carried away by several servants.

However, Xie Jiu naturally didn't care about these things. After returning to the courtyard, he asked someone to find his dowry list and started counting the things according to the list.

But not long after, a servant came to report that Mrs. Xie had arrived.

"My mother?" Xie Jiu put down what he was holding.

The maid who delivered the message nodded, "Yes, she said she came to see you, Madam."

After hearing this, Xie Jiu's eyes moved, and then he waved his hand, "I understand, you can go down."

Afterwards, he ordered Qingfang to go to the front to meet Yang.

Soon, the mother and daughter met.

Standing across the threshold, Yang seemed unable to move. Looking at Xie Jiu in the room, her lips trembled for a moment, and tears rolled down her cheeks.

"Jiu'er, I'm sorry for you. It's all because I'm useless and can't protect you!"

Yang held the door frame with one hand and held a handkerchief tightly against her heart with the other, her body sliding down little by little.

The pain and heartache on his face were not fake at all.

Xie Jiu was not sure whether Yang was involved in the previous plan between Xie Mingshen and Wu Que, so he felt a little complicated at the moment. However, seeing Yang's appearance, he couldn't bear it, so he quickly stepped forward and helped Yang up.

"Mom, you get up first."

"I'm really unworthy of being your mother. I'm as stupid as a pig. I stayed by your father's side all day and never realized that he had colluded with outsiders to harm you like that. I'm really..."

Yang's eyes were filled with heartache. She hugged Xie Jiu in her arms tightly, and her tears flowed even more violently.

"When you came home that day, I didn't notice anything wrong. You silly child, why didn't you explain it to me? If I knew, I would never let you suffer like this, even if I had to sacrifice my own life!"

"Father has always been strong. If I make things clear directly, I will probably be forced to go down this path even sooner, without even the last wiggle room. You won't be able to protect me at all, and in the end, it will implicate you." Xie Jiu's eyes were hot.

But she only said half of it.

What she didn't say was that she didn't dare to ask for help that day because she was worried that Yang had already colluded with her father.

But looking at Yang's appearance at this moment, Xie Jiu knew in her heart that her mother had not betrayed her.

"I'm useless, I'm useless." Yang blamed herself and kept beating her chest.

Xie Jiu grabbed her hand, his eyes firm, "Mom, it's all in the past. Now I have chosen my own path, and I won't let them get what they want!"

When Yang heard her words, she knew that her daughter was very different from before, but this made her feel even more distressed. She raised her hand and gently stroked Xie Jiu's cheek, choking with sobs and unable to speak.

Compared to her, Xie Jiu calmed down quickly. She knew that since Yang had roughly understood the whole cause and effect, her coming here today must be more than just that.

"Dad asked you to come here today, right?"

Xie Jiu took the initiative to ask, and Yang's face quickly darkened. After a long time, she nodded, but immediately said.

"Don't worry, mother won't harm you. I was able to come out to see you today because I tricked your father into thinking I was on his side. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to leave the house at all."

Hearing this, Xie Jiu couldn't help but frown, signaled the two maids to close the door, and pulled Yang into the house.

"Don't worry, mother, tell me slowly."

(End of this chapter)