Xie Wanning opened her eyes to find herself reborn on her wedding night.
Her husband hadn’t even stepped into the bridal chamber when he was called away halfway there.
The veil was still on, the nuptial wine untouched, and the dragon and phoenix candles crackled and burned, glaringly bright.
“What kind of rule is this? Calling the master away on his wedding night? Are the servants all dead? Didn’t they stop him?” Chunhuan, the maid was furious, her face flushed. She rolled up her sleeves and headed out, “I’ll teach that shameless bastard a lesson today…”
But before she could leave, she was grabbed.
Chunhuan turned around and saw it was her mistress. She was shocked and quickly helped Xie Wanning back to the wedding bed.
“Miss, how could you lift your veil yourself? This is for the groom to lift. Go back and sit down.”
Xie Wanning didn’t reply, but sat down at the wedding table, picked up some pastries and started eating. She added, “Xiao Huan, don’t bother looking for him. The groom won’t be back tonight.”
She hadn’t eaten all day and was starving.
Chun Huan was startled and said angrily, “How can you do this? Tonight is your wedding night with the groom. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime event. How can you do this?” ”
It’s your daughter’s one time, not your groom’s. He’s slept with countless girls. Why would he care?”
Xie Wanning didn’t care at all, calmly eating her pastries, showing no sadness or distress.
Before the wedding, Xiao Chengli was a notorious womanizer with several concubines and maids. Plus, there was her half-sister who had ruined her reputation by having someone catch her in bed with another man before her wedding to marry into the Marquis’s mansion as a concubine. How could Xiao Chengli possibly remember her?
Chun Huan felt even more distressed.
“Miss, if you’re feeling unwell, please tell me. Don’t bottle it up.”
Hearing this, Xie Wan Ning smiled slightly.
In her past life, Xiao Cheng Li was summoned away by a concubine on their wedding night, and she was indeed heartbroken. This incident remained a knot in her heart.
But now, she didn’t care at all.
Because she didn’t intend to keep this husband.
She wanted to find someone else!
Before their marriage, her husband had an affair with her half-sister, and she wouldn’t remain chaste for him. In this Marquis’s mansion, as long as she had a child, she would have the confidence to fight back. In
her past life, she was bound by the reputation of being virtuous, treating the concubines kindly, and also caring for her half-sister, who was a concubine, out of consideration for the Xie family’s reputation.
But her half-sister repaid kindness with enmity, not only giving herself a drug that would prevent her from having children, but also framing her for having an affair in order to become the mistress of the house.
She poisoned her stepmother who wanted to find out the truth, had the Xie family’s eldest son tied up, and threw him into a bandit’s den where his legs and feet were brutally cut off.
After making her witness everything, stones were tied to her body, and she was drowned alive.
Her own family was destroyed, she suffered a terrible d eath, while her half-sister remained secure in her position, she herself became the mistress of the Marquis’s mansion, and her stepmother became the second mistress of her own family.
These two, mother and daughter, were the instigators, Xiao Chengli was the mastermind, and the entire Xiao family were accomplices.
So, let them all be destroyed!
A short while later, an old woman rushed in, glanced around the room, and seeing Xie Wanning sitting at the table, immediately approached.
“Young Madam, Madam sent me to see you. I just heard that the young master was sent away, why…why didn’t you send someone to invite him back?”
The woman was Madam Xiao’s trusted nanny, and also Xiao Chengli’s wet nurse. If Madam Xiao truly cared for her, this nanny wouldn’t have come to her courtyard; she would have gone directly to invite Xiao Chengli back.
“Granny, it was Concubine Rou who sent someone to fetch my husband. She said she’s feeling unwell and fears the baby might be in trouble. Since it concerns the future of our offspring, I dare not ask my husband for help without permission.”
Xie Wan Ning lowered her head meekly, making it clear she dared not raise her voice.
In her past life, she had gone to fetch Xiao Cheng Li at the nanny’s suggestion, but not only did she fail to bring him back, she also caused Chun Huan to be slapped by him.
The nanny sat in the room, and when she heard Xiao Cheng Li say, “The child is important, nothing else matters,” she sighed and left, showing no intention of standing up for her.
Now, she didn’t want Xiao Cheng Li to return either, which was why she didn’t want Chun Huan to suffer that slap.
Hearing this, the old nanny frowned, her tone sharpening. “Although Concubine Rou is pregnant, you are the principal wife. At this time, you should act like a proper lady. You can’t let a concubine use her child to control the eldest young master. Wouldn’t the rules of the eldest young master’s household be in chaos? What kind of decorum would that be?”
“Then… Chunhuan, have someone go to the kitchen to stew a pot of chicken soup and send it to Concubine Rou to nourish her body. Perhaps that will help.”
Xie Wanning seemed to have racked her brains to come up with an idea, making the old nanny’s face turn pale with anger.
But Xie Wanning pretended not to understand, waiting to ask her for advice.
Before Xiao Chengli’s wedding, during the national mourning period, the news of a concubine’s pregnancy broke out. Xie Wanning was Xiao’s wife’s scapegoat to protect her son. Not only did she compete with her son’s concubines, but she also urged her son to study and take the imperial examinations.
But Xiao’s wife never expected that Xie Wanrou would app ear before the wedding.
The one causing trouble in her son’s household right now is her half-sister, Xie Wanrou.
Xie Wanrou, relying on her child, is currently favored and causing trouble. She herself is new here, and Xiao Chengli doesn’t even know her own appearance. She won’t give Xie Wanrou a chance to retaliate.
She won’t act rashly unless she can kill her in one blow.
Seeing that the old woman remained silent, Xie Wanning told Chunhuan to send someone to do it.
The old woman became even angrier, but when she spoke, Xie Wanning looked terrified, completely hopeless. Saying anything more was pointless, so she could only turn and leave.
Chunhuan walked blankly to Xie Wanning’s side. “Miss, should we still make the chicken soup?”
Xie Wanning laughed immediately. “Silly girl, the old woman is gone, why bother making it?”
“Miss, the old woman was clearly on your side when she came. Why didn’t you let me go and invite the young master? It would have taught that concubine Rou a lesson.”
Chunhuan stood up for her, looking angry.
Xie Wanning instantly recalled the time in her past life when Chunhuan sacrificed herself for her, and her eyes reddened.
She took Chunhuan’s hand and said softly, “Good girl, there’s no rush. We’ll take it one step at a time, and then we’ll wipe them all out…”
Chunhuan’s body trembled violently.
Miss, how did you suddenly become so ruthless?
…
The nanny hurried back to Minghui Courtyard. Lord Xiao was not there, and Madam Xiao had not yet gone to bed.
After reporting the truth, the nanny couldn’t help but say, “Madam, this second Miss Xie seems like a pushover. I’m afraid she won’t be able to control Xie Wanrou. If you don’t step in, I’m afraid she won’t be able to keep her in check.”
At this moment, a maid was combing Madam Xiao’s hair. Madam Xiao didn’t even open her eyes after hearing this, only chuckled softly.
“She’s new here, it’s normal for her to be hesitant and like a kitten. If Xie Wanrou were easy to handle, we wouldn’t have been able to force her into the Xiao family in the first place.”
“Give her some courage tomorrow, and she’ll naturally dare to do it.”