eurekapd Chapter 295 Xie Yi's Plea for Survival, Two Concubines
Chapter 295 Xie Yi's Plea for Survival, Two Concubines
Xie Rou felt helpless.
Her sister, who is already a super rich woman, is still thinking about the gifts given by the Zhu family.
But when she thought of the Zhu family, she couldn't help but think of Xie Yi.
Before Shay got married, she sent her a letter and a cloak she had sewn herself.
The cloak was embroidered with large lotus patterns. Not only was the embroidery excellent, but the colors were also very elegant, which made Xie Rou fall in love with it at first sight.
She knew that Shay must have spent a long time embroidering such a large piece of embroidery.
The other party was so thoughtful and the letter was so sincere, how could she refuse?
This cloak is perfect for her. If it is returned, Shay will not be able to wear it himself.
So after asking her parents' opinion, she left the cloak, wrote a letter back to Shay, and sent a box of gifts as a gift for Shay.
Now the Zhu family sent another gift...
Xie Rou thought of Xie Yun who had been exiled and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
She had been taught by her grandmother since she was a child, and her father had also taught her a lot. She naturally understood that with Xie Yun's exile, Xie Yi's life in her husband's family would definitely be very difficult.
If she wants to gain a firm foothold in the Zhu family, she must rely on external assistance in addition to her pregnancy.
The Zhu family's gift this time was most likely a test.
I just don’t know if my parents will accept it.
When Xie Rou thought about this, her mood became complicated.
When she first lived with Old Lady Xie, she actually got along pretty well with Xie Yi.
However, she had just arrived and had experienced being ambushed by bandits on the road. She knew that the Xie Mansion was a den of dragons and tigers for them, so she was naturally on guard and did not dare to relax for a moment.
Even though she could see that Shay was trying to make friends with her, she didn't dare trust him at all and let her guard down.
So although they seemed to be getting along well at the time, they were not actually close to each other.
After that, she moved out of Xie's house not long after she moved in, and she had no more contact with Xie Yi.
If Shay had not suddenly asked someone to send her a letter and gifts before she got married, she would not have taken the initiative to care about this person, so as not to cause trouble for the family.
Who would have thought…
Speaking of which, Shay is also a miserable man.
But her father had a hard life, and now he was just a minor scholar. Although she sympathized with Xie Yi, she couldn't let her family get involved.
Xie Rou sighed inwardly and hardened her heart.
Seeing her troubled look, Xie Ying couldn't help but complain in her heart: "Sister, what a mess! She's so sentimental at such a young age! What will become of her when she grows up? Hey, sister, you won't get forehead wrinkles at such a young age, will you?"
Xie Rou's originally furrowed brows immediately relaxed in fear when she heard these words.
She couldn't help but touch her forehead, fearing that she would develop forehead wrinkles at such a young age.
Xie Ying looked at her suspiciously: "Sister, why are you touching your forehead? Is she suddenly feeling hot in the head and suspecting she has a fever?"
Xie Rou froze, bit her lip in frustration, and glanced at Xie Ying with resentment.
But she was afraid that Xie Ying would notice, so she deliberately asked, "Yingying, what gift do you like?"
Xie Ying's attention was instantly diverted to the gift sent by the Zhu family.
She was also quite curious: "What kind of gifts will the Zhu family give this time? The weather is getting colder, so they won't give leather and embroidery, right?"
The last time Xie Xiu won the first place in the provincial examination, the Zhu family's steward sent him a gift.
However, the other party was smart. He used the name of a fellow villager and the gift was not out of the ordinary, so Xie Xiu accepted it.
This time, Xie Ying guessed that the other party should be using the name of Xie Yi.
The Zhu family is a smart family. They were able to choose Xie Yun back then, so they can naturally choose Xie Xiu now.
The fact that Xie Xiu was able to pass the imperial examination meant that unless something unexpected happened, he would definitely pass the imperial examination.
As long as the Zhu family is not stupid, they will not miss this opportunity to invest in advance.
What's more, Zhu Xiucai married Xie Yi.
Xie Yi is Xie Xiu's biological half-sister. Although Xie Xiu has severed his relationship with Xie Yun, Xie Yi is only a concubine's daughter and has no grudge against Xie Xiu.
With such a relationship in place, the Zhu family has to test it out.
If Xie Xiu is willing to acknowledge Xie Yi as his half-sister, the two families will become relatives, and Xie Xiu can also become a helper to the Zhu family.
But if Xie Xiu refused to acknowledge her, then Xie Yi, who was Zhu Xiucai's wife, would be in an awkward position.
By the way, he can no longer be called Zhu Xiucai. This person has passed the imperial examination and become Zhu Juren.
Xie Ying guessed that the gift prepared by the Zhu family this time must be very thoughtful.
The fact was just as she guessed. This time, the Zhu family not only sent ten carts of high-quality silver frost charcoal, but also two carts of high-quality leather, two boxes of clothes, shoes and socks sewn by Xie Yi himself, four boxes of precious medicinal materials, and four carts of local products from Biyang County.
The ten carts of silver frost charcoal and leather alone were worth no less than two thousand taels.
Those four boxes of medicinal materials are also very valuable.
What's more, there are clothes, shoes and socks sewn by Shay himself.
Tu Jiaojiao felt that these gifts were too valuable and secretly didn't want to accept them, but when she thought of Xie Yi's current situation, she became a little worried.
She and Shay had only met a few times, so naturally they couldn't have a deep relationship.
But Xie Yi is in a difficult situation now, and she is worried that if she does not accept these gifts, Xie Yi will follow in Luo Sheng's footsteps.
Shay made these clothes and shoes and sent them over, obviously wanting to survive.
If she cut off Xie Yi's life, there was no guarantee that he would not feel resentment and deliberately seek revenge.
So after some hesitation, Tu Jiaojiao decided to leave the things behind temporarily and politely sent the Zhu family steward away.
Then he hurried to find Liu Zhichun, told her what had happened, and asked worriedly, "Mom, what do you think we should do about this?"
"Your concerns are valid. Xie Yi and her biological mother have survived under Chen Fang's nose for so many years. They are no ordinary people."
Liu Zhichun said quietly, "She was hastily promised to Zhu Huan back then, and even under those circumstances, she was able to give Rou such a gift.
Her situation is even more difficult now. If she wants to survive, she will be more reckless than before.
If you don't accept this gift, you will end her life and become her enemy. Although she is just a concubine's daughter, you can't be careless.
Since she is willing to make friends and has specially sent someone to send us something, let's take a closer look at what she has sent.
As long as the item is okay, I'll accept it and give you a gift in return."
Tu Jiaojiao nodded. She was worried that the other party would hold a grudge against her, which gave her a headache.
To be on the safe side, the mother and daughter checked all the gifts sent by the Zhu family together, and asked the maid who knew about medicinal herbs to check them carefully.
There is nothing wrong with the gifts, they are all good things.
Especially the clothes, shoes and socks, which are made very finely and you can tell at a glance that a lot of thought has been put into them.
Tu Jiaojiao looked at the fine stitches and couldn't help but sigh, "She really took the trouble."
Liu Zhichun couldn't help but sigh: "If she wants to survive, she will naturally have to put in more effort."
Xie Yi also wrote two letters, one to Xie Xiu and one to Xie Rou.
Tu Jiaojiao opened the letter from Xie Rou and made sure that the content was correct before giving it to her daughter.
Xie Yi was very sensible and did not reveal her own difficulties in the letter or beg Xie Rou to save her. She only talked about some interesting things in her life and asked how Xie Rou was doing.
So Tu Jiaojiao didn't dislike her.
As for the letter Xie Yi wrote to Xie Xiu, she did not open it until Xie Xiu returned, then she gave him the letter intact.
Xie Xiu opened the letter and took a look, then handed it to Tu Jiaojiao without hesitation.
After reading this, Tu Jiaojiao understood more clearly the difficult situation Xie Yi was in.
Shay is pregnant.
Then she took the initiative to find two concubines for her husband.
One wife is a maid who has served Zhu Huan for many years, and the other wife is Zhu Huan's cousin.
Both of them had a deep friendship with Zhu Huan and were very beautiful.