I kicked out my vicious husband and married his great-uncle

Cui Shuyan immediately lowered her head: "Granduncle."

She was very rash before, but she won't be so again.

Xie Xingyuan nodded slightly, stood there with one hand behind his back, and said nothing.

Cui Shuyan lowered her head, waiting for him to speak, but she waited until her neck was sore, but still didn't hear a word from Xie Xingyuan.

Just when she was about to collapse, she heard Xie Xingyuan ask, "Since you are here at the ancestral hall, why don't you kneel down and pay homage to our ancestors?"

"I made a mistake, I was so terrified that I forgot."

Although she was terrified, Cui Shuyan did not show any panic at all.

After hearing Cui Shuyan's answer, Xie Xingyuan did not continue the topic and just said, "You can leave now."

"Yes. Uncle, granduncle, I'll take my leave."

"Ah."

Cui Shuyan responded and left as far away from Xie Xingyuan as possible.

But soon after they passed each other, Xie Xingyuan said, "Your pain-relieving ointment has fallen off."

Cui Shuyan glanced at the ground in surprise and saw only a small white porcelain bottle.

But this bottle is not hers.

As for what was inside, she had no idea.

"Uncle, this bottle is not mine."

"How could that be? There are only you and me here. If it's not yours, how can it be mine? Or do you think that I am so old and dim that I can't tell my things apart?"

Cui Shuyan raised her eyes and looked at Xie Xingyuan in surprise. He still had a cold expression on his face.

For a moment, Cui Shuyan couldn't figure out what Xie Xingyuan meant. Due to his powerful aura, she had to bend over and pick up the white porcelain bottle: "My niece, I'm leaving."

"Ah."

Seeing Cui Shuyan leave, Mr. Wen, who was hiding behind another pillar, came out.

He spoke with a teasing tone: "Your Majesty, this white porcelain bottle is not transparent, how do you know that it contains pain-relieving ointment?"

Isn't this definitely exposing yourself?

Xie Xingyuan remained calm and said, "This is exactly where my brilliance lies. A fool like you naturally cannot understand it."

"Appreciate further details."

"I am testing her. If she has ulterior motives, she should take this opportunity to get close to me."

Mr. Wen smiled but said nothing. Why did he feel that it was his own prince who wanted to get close to others?

Seeing him laughing, Xie Xingyuan was inexplicably annoyed: "What are you laughing at? I, a grown man, was kidnapped and sent to someone else's bed. It's been a few days and you haven't found any clues. If you can't find anything, just pack up and leave."

"Yes, yes, I will check it out right away."

After saying this, Mr. Wen fled.

Xie Xingyuan walked step by step to the altar, opened the copy of "The Four Lessons of Life" copied by Cui Shuyan, and when he saw the beautiful handwriting, he rolled it up as if possessed by a ghost and put it into his sleeve.

Afterwards, he took a Buddhist scripture next to it and put it in the charcoal brazier and burned it, creating the illusion that "The Four Lessons of Life" was burning.

On the other side, back in her own yard, Cui Shuyan looked at the inkstone on the table and felt much calmer.

Her first step was a wrong one.

After living a new life, she really hasn't made any progress at all, and she actually pinned her hopes of changing the status quo on Xie Xingyuan.

You have to know that no one is reliable, and the only person she can rely on is herself.

Thinking of this, Cui Shuyan began to analyze her current situation and why Xie Shaohang treated her like that in her previous life.

In the previous life, the reason why Xie Shaohang didn't touch her was because he was devoted to Lin Xinrou. He didn't want to touch her, but he wanted to control her. In addition, after the truth was revealed, he also wanted to use it to restrain Xie Xingyuan, so there was that absurd wedding consummation that night.

However, Xie Xingyuan is Xie Shaohang's great-uncle and the greatest hope of their Xie family. Why would Xie Shaohang do this?

Would Xie Xingyuan's death be of any benefit to the Xie family?

However, Xie Xingyuan was in a high position and had great power. He was the first prince of Da Qi to be crowned king for his military merits. With him around, the other members of the Xie family also rose in status and became respected.

What's more, Xie Shaohang's father, Xie Liang, was mediocre in talent. Even if Xie Xingyuan wanted to promote him in his previous life, Xie Liang was a hopeless case. In the end, Xie Xingyuan gave up the idea.

However, Xie Shaohang came out on top in the imperial examination, and with the help of Xie Xingyuan, before she died in her previous life, Xie Shaohang had become a new upstart in the court, envied by everyone.

Even some noble families wanted to marry their daughters to him because they were impressed by Xie Shaohang's abilities.

Perhaps, it was in such an environment that Xie Shaohang came up with the idea of ​​replacing Xie Xingyuan.

Of course, this is just her guess, and the truth will have to wait and see.

Now, what she has to do is to block Xie Shaohang's path to success and, by the way, improve her own value in the Xie family.

Only if she is useful enough will she not be regarded as a discarded pawn that can be abandoned at any time by the Xie family.

After analyzing everyone in the Xie family, Cui Shuyan turned her attention to Lin Xinrou.

Having made up her mind, Cui Shuyan told Biyu: "Go to Jinyu Courtyard and ask Aunt Lin to come see me."

Biyu lowered her eyebrows and said: "Yes, I will go right away."

After saying this, he left obediently.

Soon, Lin Xinrou followed Biyu over, followed by two maids who looked very smart.

Seeing this, Cui Shuyan's face immediately turned cold: "Auntie Lin, you are so brave!"

Lin Xinrou was startled. She wanted to talk back, but she remembered Xie Shaohang's warning and immediately said, "I don't know where I am wrong. Please tell me clearly, Madam."

"Mrs. Lin, you are a concubine in the mansion. According to the rules of the mansion, a concubine can only have one maid to serve her. You brought two maids with you just when you went out. Are you thinking of usurping power?"

"Madam, this maid was brought by me from home, and she does not occupy a place in the mansion."

"Sharp-tongued!" After saying that, Cui Shuyan glanced at Biyu and ordered, "Biyu, slap her face!"

Biyu hesitated for a moment: "Miss..."

Cui Shuyan looked over coldly, Biyu shivered with fear, and hurriedly walked in front of Lin Xinrou, then raised her hand and slapped Lin Xinrou in the face.

Lin Xinrou couldn't stand being beaten suddenly: "Cui Shuyan, how dare you let the maid hit me?"

"Why shouldn't I dare? I am the wife of the principal husband, and you are just a lowly concubine. Do I, the principal wife, need to do it myself to beat up a lowly concubine like you?"

"Why did you hit me for no reason?"

"For no reason? Aunt Lin, I've already told you before that you are a lowly concubine in the mansion, not much better than a maid. In that case, you should be cautious and not dare to talk back to me!"

"I said before that the maid I brought with me was from home..."

"Shut up!" Cui Shuyan said, and slapped her again. "Now that you have entered the Xie Mansion, you must follow the rules of the Xie Mansion. Don't keep talking about your family. Otherwise, it will not be as simple as slapping you in the face."

Lin Xinrou covered her face from the beating and glared at Cui Shuyan: "Young Madam, aren't you afraid that the Young Master will blame you for treating me like this?"