Mistakenly recognized as a cousin, thousands of pampered

In the past few days, Shen Zhiyi still went to pay his respects to Xie Ningqiu every day, but Xie Ningqiu still had the same attitude and didn't feel that he was really wrong.

In the blink of an eye, it was already the day when Xie Shumei was supposed to go to Huici Temple.

After Xie Shumei came out of the ancestral hall, she kept shouting that she didn't want to go to Huici Temple. She probably had hoped for luck before and thought there was still room for maneuver, but she didn't expect to be forced onto a carriage.

Tao Jiuxi did not go to watch, and Xie Ningqiu also stayed indoors.

In the end, Xie Shumei was forcibly sent away. Looking at the carriage moving further and further away, Xu could no longer sit still.

Xu frequently stepped into Xie Ningqiu's yard in the past two days.

Even in his own room, Tao Jiuxi could occasionally hear the two people's fierce quarrels.

The general situation is that Xu felt that although it was her daughter Xie Shumei's idea to drug Shen Zhiyi, Xie Ningqiu also agreed to it and personally handed the drugged tea to Shen Zhiyi to drink.

Now, she herself has been deprived of her power as housekeeper, and Xie Shumei has been sent to Huici Temple. Only Xie Ningqiu is safe and sound.

That would have been fine, but Xie Ningqiu had never even visited Xie Shumei, who was imprisoned in the ancestral hall. Xu felt that she was too heartless and insincere towards her own daughter.

Xu complained that during the year Xie Ningqiu lived here, she treated Xie Ningqiu better than her own sister, but she didn't expect Xie Ningqiu to be such a person.

In this way, the two quarreled for two whole days.

Xie Ningqiu knew that he was in the wrong and never mentioned this matter to Shen Zhiyi.

Tao Jiuxi would not even say anything. Shen Zhiyi was very busy every day. It would not be worth bothering him with these things again.

Tao Jiuxi was still wondering who would gain the upper hand in the argument between Xie Ningqiu and Xu, when Xie Ningqiu came to him on his own initiative.

When Xie Ningqiu came to the house, Tao Jiuxi was playing with Fu Ya.

As soon as Xie Ningqiu entered the room, he called out, "Miss Tao." His tone was extremely gentle, just like when they first met.

Tao Jiuxi didn't expect Xie Ningqiu to come to her instead of her son. She was slightly stunned: "Madam, do you have something to talk to me about?"

Xie Ningqiu smiled awkwardly, asked the maid to stay outside the door, and slowly sat down opposite Tao Jiuxi.

Tao Jiuxi saw at a glance that Xie Ningqiu had something to say, and immediately ordered: "Mu'er, take Fu Ya out to play."

After Mu'er and Fu Ya left, Xie Ningqiu finally spoke: "I came here today because I have something to tell you."

There is no need to guess now. It must be that Xie Ningqiu cannot surpass Xu, so she took the initiative to visit.

Before Tao Jiuxi could think more, Xie Ningqiu spoke.

"What happened before was because I was confused for a moment. I shouldn't have put drugs in Yier's tea. Meier has followed me for a long time, and she kept begging me, so I was confused and agreed to her." As he spoke, a trace of guilt flashed across Xie Ningqiu's face.

Tao Jiuxi felt a little uncomfortable with Xie Ningqiu's sudden admission of mistake.

However, it was her son who was drugged, so this time Tao Jiuxi wanted Shen Zhiyi to solve it himself, and her attitude was to avoid it if possible.

"Madam, you don't have to tell me this. You should tell Ayi this."

Shen Zhiyi came to pay his respects these days, but Xie Ningqiu never treated him with a good face. Instead, she kept saying that Shen Zhiyi was unfilial, which made her so angry that she fainted.

But if Shen Zhiyi didn't go, Xie Ningqiu's maid would still be looking around at the door, stopping and waiting.

Xie Ningqiu didn't respond after hearing this. She sighed slightly and said to herself, "You don't need to ask me about your future. I'm old, and it's really annoying if I interfere too much."

Tao Jiuxi was speechless. Xie Ningqiu had clearly been the one causing the trouble, so why was she still looking so aggrieved? She simply felt that Xie Ningqiu's words were extremely annoying, and before she had even said anything, she was already being accused of disliking her.

"Ma'am, whether you are disgusted or not has nothing to do with age."

Tao Jiuxi couldn't help but reply, but considering that the other party was Shen Zhiyi's mother, he immediately added: "You are Ayi's mother, so of course I won't hate you."

Seeing Tao Jiuxi's words become softer, Xie Ningqiu felt relieved. She forced a smile and said, "Xier."

"what?"

When Tao Jiuxi heard the word "Xier", his mind suddenly skipped a beat and he was on alert instantly.

"This... Mei'er has been with me for a year. If she hadn't been by my side and taken care of me, my time at my parents' home wouldn't have been so smooth."

Tao Jiuxi understood why she had such a hard time. Her son was a duke, her brother was a wealthy merchant, who could possibly make her angry?

But since Xie Ningqiu wants to lay the groundwork, let her continue.

Tao Jiuxi remained silent and did not respond.

Xie Ningqiu continued, reaching out and holding Tao Jiuxi's hand.

Tao Jiuxi shrank back instinctively, a trace of resistance rising in his heart.

"Mei'er was so carried away this time that she did such a thing. But it's also my fault. I promised her before you came that I would take her back to the capital in the future. That's why she was so obsessed and did such a thing."

"Mei'er is my niece after all. Even if she was drugged, she wouldn't..."

Xie Ningqiu's words were a little vague, but Tao Jiuxi could understand what she meant.

"Mei'er has learned her lesson, and your aunt also said that she will not indulge her anymore. But if she is really locked up in Huici Temple for a year, since she is at the age when she should get married, others will definitely guess that she has done something wrong. How will you let her live in Jiangning Prefecture in the future, and how will you let her get married?" Xie Ningqiu said, tears flashing in his eyes, and those tears were full of heartache and worry for Xie Shumei.

Tao Jiuxi stared at Xie Ningqiu quietly, but he could not empathize with her.

She didn't believe that Shen Zhiyi's mother really felt sorry for Xie Shumei. If she really felt sorry for her, she should have come to talk to her like this a few days ago. Why would she wait until Xie Shumei went up the mountain and went to Huici Temple before saying this to her?

She had assumed that Xu wouldn't dare to cause trouble for her, so she had remained silent. However, as a mother, Xu, disregarding everything else, confronted her directly, completely exposing her selfish nature. She felt guilty in front of Xu, so she came to show her weakness.

Tao Jiuxi had already seen through Xie Ningqiu's purpose in coming to him this time. She probably felt that Shen Zhiyi's attitude was too tough, so she wanted her to solve the matter.

Tao Jiuxi secretly complained: Why does she look like a big grudge? And yet she is so eager to stand up for Xie Shumei?

However, she also didn't want her relationship with Xie Ningqiu to get worse and put Shen Zhiyi in a difficult position.

So, Tao Jiuxi pretended to say something, but just as he was about to open his mouth, he looked like he didn't know where to start.

Xie Ningqiu saw that Tao Jiuxi hadn't said anything for a long time, and she couldn't help but feel annoyed. She felt that she had made her words so clearly, so why didn't Tao Jiuxi understand what she meant?

Why does this girl handle things in exactly the same way as her son?

He has remained silent all the time, which makes people extremely anxious, but at the same time, we have no idea of ​​his intentions, which is really uncomfortable.

Xie Ningqiu felt like a cat was scratching his heart at this moment.

Afterwards, whenever Xie Ningqiu wanted to speak, Tao Jiuxi would pretend to respond actively. Every time when Xie Ningqiu felt that Tao Jiuxi was about to speak, Tao Jiuxi's slightly opened mouth would close again.

After several attempts, Xie Ningqiu finally couldn't help but ask, "Can you bring Mei'er back?"