Ye Xi: Sometimes, doing business is really tough...
"May the Heavenly Worthy bless us."
After uttering the Taoist incantation and bowing, Ye Xi didn't continue the previous topic. Instead, she changed the subject and asked,
"Let's put aside the matter of Master Luo for now. I have a question. Since the two families have reached this point, the once - in - love couple has become bitter enemies. Regarding the matter of divorce, do all the ladies and young masters have the same opinion?"
"The same opinion? What a joke!"
Zhou Zhanlan waved her sleeve and said,
"Since she married into our Luo family, she has neither respected her in - laws nor given birth to an heir. And she still wants a divorce? No way!"
"If she wants to leave our Luo family, there's only one way..."
"What are you talking about?!"
Qiao Yiting got angry and directly interrupted Zhou Zhanlan.
"Since my daughter married into your Luo family, she has been considerate in everything and never slacked off even a bit. Everyone in the capital knows this. How dare you say such things?"
"You're right, madam,"
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Ye Xi quickly raised her voice, but not to agree with Qiao Yiting.
"I also think divorce is not appropriate."
"What did you say?"
Qiao Yan looked at Ye Xi in shock.
Not only Qiao Yan, but no one expected that the person Qiao Yan had invited would side with the Luo family. Everyone present was stunned.
Zhou Zhanlan and the others couldn't help but be overjoyed and grinned from ear to ear.
"The immortal maiden is truly reasonable. No wonder you're the disciple of Master Hunyuan..."
"Madam of the Minister of Rites,"
Ye Xi had no time to listen to her flattery and began to set a trap.
"Both the Su and Luo families are prominent in the capital. Today's matter is actually not a big deal. It's just a matter of seeing a doctor and getting treated. Once the person recovers, the matter will be over."
"If it gets out that the Luo family mistreated their daughter - in - law and almost caused a tragedy, and the Su family brought their unmarried daughter to the Luo mansion to make a scene because their married daughter was seriously ill but not allowed to be treated, it will be bad for the reputations of both families."
"No..."
Although Ye Xi had pointed out the wrongdoings of both families, it was obvious that most of the faults lay with the Luo family. Zhou Zhanlan's face darkened, and she was about to refute. But Ye Xi continued quickly,
"The imperial examinations are approaching. I think both families have young masters who will take the exams. At this critical moment, any incident will have an impact on the young masters of both families."
"In my humble opinion, no matter what the final result of this matter is, let's put it aside for now. Since Madam Luo is not in good health and can't recuperate peacefully in the Luo mansion, why not take her back to the Su mansion for recuperation? We can tell the outside world that she misses her parents very much since she hasn't been back to her natal family for a long time and wants to stay there for a few more days."
As soon as she finished speaking, Su Xin coughed so hard that she could hardly catch her breath and kept saying,
"No, no, Lian Yi... cough, cough..."
Her weak appearance scared Qiao Yiting and Qiao Yan. They quickly patted her on the back and poured water for her.
"Alas,"
Ye Xi waved her hand and said,
"Lian Yi is the blood of the Luo family. Do you still want to take her away? You should just focus on taking good care of your own body first. Look at you, so weak. To put it bluntly, no one knows when you might pass away."
"Slow - Ping Immortal Maiden!"
Qiao Yan stared at Ye Xi in disbelief. Since Slow - Ping had helped her by chance in the Strange Play Hall, she had fully trusted Slow - Ping, thinking that she was a kind - hearted and chivalrous person.
But today, everything Slow - Ping said and did was beyond her expectation. She didn't understand why Slow - Ping was acting like this...
However, Zhou Zhanlan understood the implication of Ye Xi's words.
Su Xin looked like she was at the end of her rope. No one knew if she could be cured. Even if she could be cured, it would cost a lot of money. The Luo family's money couldn't be wasted on such an outsider.
Glaring coldly at the three panicked people, Zhou Zhanlan said haughtily,
"Fine. Since the immortal maiden has spoken, I'll give her a face. Let her go back and stay for a few days."
"I'll take care of Lian Yi myself during this period. Consider this as an explanation to you. If you really care about her, come back to pick her up after you've recovered. Otherwise, with your sickly appearance, don't pass on your illness to Lian Yi."
This was an obvious threat.
Everyone present understood.
Big teardrops rolled down Su Xin's face. She tried her best to reach out and touch Lian Yi's little head, who had come closer out of concern. Even when she was in the Luo family, Lian Yi was still bullied. If she left, no one knew what kind of life Lian Yi would have.
How could she be willing?
Qiao Yan was extremely angry. She didn't expect that the person she had invited to deal with the Luo family would end up helping the Luo family instead.
Glaring hatefully at Ye Xi, Qiao Yan pointed at her and said,
"I really didn't expect you to be such a person. Just leave now. For the sake of your previous help, I'll let you go today."
Finally, she turned to Zhou Zhanlan and said sharply,
"I've said before that I'll take my cousin away today, and I'll also take Lian Yi away..."
"Hey!"
Ye Xi waved her hand repeatedly, stepped forward, and pressed down Qiao Yan's finger that seemed eager to poke everyone to death.
"Miss Qiao, you're really being unreasonable. I'm just doing things according to the common sense. It's clearly you who are being stubborn."
"Moreover, look at Madam's complexion. What's the point of arguing at this time? Take her back and invite a doctor to treat her first."
Qiao Yan was stunned for a moment. She gently squeezed the thing in her palm, quietly withdrew her hand, glanced at Ye Xi, and then carefully looked at Su Xin, whose face was ashen on the bed. She said to Qiao Yiting,
"Auntie, although what this nun said is harsh, there's some truth to it."
"Cousin is not in a good condition now. Let's take her back for treatment first. Lian Yi is, after all, the blood of the Luo family. I'm sure they won't really harm her."
"As long as cousin gets better, we can discuss Lian Yi's matter later."
Qiao Yiting was in a dilemma. She watched as her daughter's eyes were red from crying and she shook her head desperately, not wanting to leave. Then she looked at Lian Yi, who, after hearing their conversation, very sensibly gestured for them to take Su Xin back for treatment.
The three women were all crying.
"Come on, you guys,"
Zhou Zhanlan said sourly,
"The person is still alive, but you're crying like this. Aren't you afraid of bad luck?"
"Are you going to take her away or not? If you are, do it quickly. It will be lunch time soon. I have to check and ask about my little treasure's meal myself. I don't have time to waste with you here."
Luo Ji and Zhou Qingqing beside her also nodded. The whole family didn't even notice that their attitude had changed from firmly refusing to let the Qiao family take Su Xin away at the beginning to urging them to do so.
Wiping away their tears, the Qiao family ignored the Luo family's ugly looks. They carefully instructed Lian Yi and then had someone carry Su Xin away forcefully as she struggled not to leave.
After the incident was over, Zhou Zhanlan and the others smiled brightly as they saw Ye Xi off, trying to get on good terms with her.
"That's enough," Ye Xi bowed at the door. "Thank you for your kindness, madam and young master. I'm just doing things according to the rules."
Then she nodded at Sai Xing and gave each of them a safety talisman, saying,
"From what I observed just now, that Miss Lian Yi seems to be inauspicious. It has brought misfortune to the Luo family, and there seems to be a disaster looming. It's better for you all to stay away for now. I have a good rapport with the people in your mansion, so I'll give these safety talismans to you."
"Please don't take them off, everyone."