Chapter 236 Just Seeking the Truth

In the Xie family, Zhuang Wenxiu was at her wit’s end.

The Qishan Palace has made up its mind. If Xie Yang refuses to marry, even if they will not deal with the Xie family in official circles, they will never let Xie Yang marry.

Whether it is to destroy reputation or spread rumors so that people dare not marry Xie Yang, if this matter cannot be resolved peacefully, Xie Yang will have difficulty in the future.

In desperation, Zhuang Wenxiu had to go to Xie Fei in person.

Xie Fei still said the same thing, unless she told him about her mother, she would ignore him.

“Actually, my request is not excessive. As a daughter, I just want to know about my mother’s past. The fact that you are so secretive about it seems like you have something to hide.”

Zhuang Wenxiu’s face turned purple after being casually ridiculed by Xie Fei.

She sat restlessly in the flower hall, angrily saying, “If it weren’t for Yang’er, I would rather die than come to beg you!”

Xie Fei clapped his hands and said, “The madam has a kind heart. It makes anyone who hears about it sad and anyone who sees it weeps. It is very moving.”

She always seemed nonchalant, yet her words were sarcastic, which made Zhuang Wenxiu very angry.

If she had known that this little concubine would have a chance to turn things around, she should have allowed Xie Yang to kill this bitch to avoid endless trouble.

Looking at the time, Xie Fei said, “I’m still busy. If you don’t have anything else to do, why don’t you come back for tea another day?”

Zhuang Wenxiu glared at her coldly, “You know exactly what I’m here for.”

“That’s true. I’m not a worm in your stomach, so how can I guess what you’re thinking?” Xie Fei pretended to stand up and said, “If you feel comfortable sitting here, then sit for a while. I’ll get busy first.”

“Stop!” Zhuang Wenxiu seemed to have made a great decision. She took a deep breath and said, “Sit down. I will tell you everything you want to know.”

Xie Fei ignored her rudeness and sat back calmly.

Zhuang Wenxiu lowered her head and thought about the past, her face becoming ferocious.

“Your mother is a slutty bitch. She’s my cousin, but she seduced my husband! You should be grateful that I didn’t kill her!”

Xie Fei’s eyes darkened slightly, but he did not interrupt.

Zhuang Wenxiu spoke in a confused manner, allowing Xie Fei to roughly understand what had happened.

It was simply that Xie Fei’s mother, as Zhuang Wenxiu’s cousin, seduced Xie Xiongcheng while Zhuang Wenxiu was pregnant.

“No one would tolerate being betrayed when they are pregnant.” Zhuang Wenxiu said angrily, “If I hadn’t taken care of your bitch mother, she would have died somewhere. In the end, she stabbed me hard!”

Xie Fei didn’t expect Zhuang Wenxiu to really tell him what happened, so he didn’t take it to heart at all.

“No evidence, no evidence. Now that my mother is gone, I will let the lady slander and frame me as she pleases.”

Zhuang Wenxiu said angrily, “You want me to explain what happened, but you don’t believe me. You’ve said all the good and bad things to me. What can I do?”

Xie Fei said: “I secretly asked someone to find out what you said when I returned home last time. It is said that after the incident, you sent away the old mother and the maids around you, leaving no one behind. Could it be that you wanted to hide something and keep it secret so early?”

“There is no connection between the two. Don’t try to make up your mind.” Zhuang Wenxiu said coldly, “However, you and that bitch are indeed of the same bloodline. You have a lowly body but a lofty heart! Your mother is such a coquettish person, and you are also a lowly child with a conscience and a dog lung!”

Although she is a concubine’s daughter, she is so restless. Relying on her marriage to the Anyuan Marquis’s Mansion, she comes to her mother’s family to act arrogantly.

Zhuang Wenxiu sometimes wondered, if she had married one of her two daughters when the emperor granted the marriage, would the situation have been very different?
But it’s too late to regret.

Xie Fei held the hand warmer and looked at the first snow outside the window. “I am really not satisfied with the truth that Madam said. Madam, please go back and think about how to fool me and convince me. Otherwise, this matter will never be concluded. If it is dragged on, it will not be good for Yangmei.”

When Xie Yang was mentioned, Zhuang Wenxiu felt like her soft spot was exposed, and no matter how angry she was, she had to endure it.

After angering Zhuang Wenxiu and leaving, Xie Fei was not idle either.

It would probably take a lot of effort to try to get this woman to tell the truth.

Instead of doing that, it’s better to check it yourself.

She called Mother Liu and whispered some instructions to her. Mother Liu understood and immediately took her husband and young son to the hometown of Zhuang Wenxiu’s former nanny and maid to find out the truth in person.

Fu Yu had been watching from the side, and seeing Xie Fei’s cold expression, she felt a little worried.

“Girl, if you finally find out that our little girl was also plotted against, will you seek justice for her?”

Will she resent Xie Xiongcheng and blame him for turning a blind eye to her suffering all these years?
Xie Fei walked to the window and caught a falling snowflake.

The snowflakes melted in the palm of my hand, leaving only a thin mark due to the wet water stains.

“My suffering is nothing, but if my mother was really wronged and passed away with regret, how could I, as her daughter, sit back and do nothing?”

But think about it the other way around, what if what Zhuang Wenxiu said was true?

But since she has decided to find out the truth, she has to accept it no matter what it is, and it will put her mind at ease.

The Xie family was worried about Xie Yang’s marriage, but Xie Fei was living a leisurely life.

After winter came, she rarely liked to go out. Apart from taking care of the housework every day, she just drank tea, appreciated the flowers, read books and wrote in her free time.

After experiencing the same experience as Xiang Xiaoniang, the concubines did not dare to cause trouble or disturb others. They went to listen to music and watch plays, or with Xie Fei’s permission, they went to the streets to stroll, or even went to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha, and lived a happy life.

During this period, Zhuang Wenxiu also came several times, and she always said the same thing, blaming everything on Xie Fei’s mother, but Xie Fei didn’t believe it at all.

More than a month later, on a snowy day, Mother Liu and her family returned from another place, bringing with them witnesses.

Now that I have a pretty good idea of ​​what happened back then, I finally have a sense of propriety.

Xie Fei then went to the Xie family to find out the truth of what happened that year.

Pei Yuan happened to be free, so he went with her.

In the carriage, Pei Yuan wrapped her in fox fur and played with her hair lovingly.

“If Zhuang Wenxiu refuses to admit her mistakes today, what will you do?”

Xie Fei was upset and said sadly: “What can I do? The person is gone, how important is fame? I just don’t want the wicked to be at large while the dead bear the blame.”

She didn’t care what Xie Xiongcheng would think, as long as she could clear her mother’s name and let go of her obsession.

When the carriage arrived at Xie’s house, the doorman had received orders not to let Xie Fei in.

But Pei Yuan also came along. Since he had an official title, Xie Xiongcheng had to take his family out to greet him. They were all filled with hatred and resentment.

Those who knew thought it was the daughter and son-in-law coming home to visit, while those who didn’t think it was an order to confiscate the family’s property and exterminate the whole family.

(End of this chapter)