Reborn, the daughter of the Marquisate went crazy

Qin Bitong was very proud and claimed to be Xie Jingyuan's aunt.

Xie Qingli sneered, "Auntie? Originally, Li'er treated you as my aunt, a guest of the Marquis's Mansion, so naturally I should show you some respect. But you call yourself Auntie, which makes you half a servant of the Marquis's Mansion. It's not beyond the bounds for Li'er, a proper master, to reprimand you."

"As the ancients said, 'It's better to be a poor man's wife than a rich man's concubine.' Li'er has truly broadened her horizons today. This is the first time I've seen such a lowly creature willing to degenerate into someone else's world, eager to become a concubine!"

"You..." Qin Bitong's face turned red and she was angry and embarrassed, but these were facts that she could not refute.

Xie Qingli said calmly, "However, my father took a concubine, but my mother, the legal wife, was unaware of it. This goes against the rules of Dongling and goes against the oath my father made."

"Li'er really wants to ask my father, when he knelt in front of the Jiang Mansion and promised never to take a concubine, did he swear to heaven? Now that he has broken his oath, will heaven punish him? If not, I'm sure the imperial censors in the Dongling court will be interested in upholding justice!"

She looked at Qin Bitong with a smile on her face and asked sincerely, "Tell me, if I confront my father face to face, would he dare to acknowledge you as his concubine?"

"You are jealous of your father's favor towards me and are trying to sow discord between us!" Qin Bitong was furious. She was not sure whether Xie Jingyuan would give her this status.

Xie Qingli ignored Qin Bitong's exasperation and instead shifted his gaze to her bulging belly, revealing a mocking smile: "As for your belly, do you think you're the only one who knows what's inside? There's a god above us. If you don't want others to know something, then don't do it yourself!"

Qin Bitong immediately covered her stomach tightly with both hands and said in panic, "What nonsense are you talking about?" She was secretly angry in her heart. It must be that Doctor Ge that Rouer found who leaked the news!

Xie Qingli smiled gently: "You know exactly what I'm talking about! Remember, don't bother my mother again! Otherwise, I don't mind inviting all the doctors in Shengjing City to diagnose your pulse!"

Qin Bitong turned pale with fright. She wasn't pregnant yet, and if the truth came out, one could imagine how her aunt and Yuan Lang would react!

She said angrily: "Don't you dare to harm my child! Go away, go away. This is a shabby place. Next time, even if you invite me in a sedan chair, I won't come. Humph!" Before she finished speaking, she hurried away, holding her belly.

The maids and servants of Bixian Pavilion also followed suit.

Ming Xia stepped forward and bowed to Xie Qingli, saying, "Miss, it's a good thing you came. I didn't know how to deal with the trouble just now, so I could only stay indoors!"

Xie Qingli said in a deep voice: "Where's my mother? Is she not frightened?"

Ming Xia shook her head. "Madam has been picked up by the Jiang residence. Tomorrow's banquet has been prepared. The aunts and uncles invite Madam to review it."

Xie Qingli nodded and said gently, "That's good! You all can go away!"

Just at this moment, Leng Shuang came in quickly from outside. She walked quickly to Xie Qingli and whispered, "Miss, just now I...I saw Xie Qingyao returning home!" Leng Shuang had not yet adapted to the identity of a maid, and occasionally she would unconsciously say the wrong name.

"Oh? She was able to escape unscathed. This person is indeed extraordinary!" Xie Qingli was extremely surprised. Xie Qingyao and Luqi didn't know martial arts, but they were able to escape from those beggars. Was it because their skills were not yet honed?

In her previous life, Xie Qingli was accidentally robbed by this group of beggars. She knew them from the beginning. They were willing to act as her younger brothers and gather intelligence for her. They were a group of extremely filial children!

Leng Shuang shook her head and said coldly, "It's not that I escaped unscathed, but I ended up in a miserable state!"

"I just saw her sneaking in through the back door of the Marquis's mansion, wiping tears as she walked. Her hair was disheveled, and the jewelry she wore when she went out that morning was gone. She was wearing the maid's clothes, with no shoes on her feet, only a pair of bloodstained silk stockings. She walked with a limp, and her feet must have been rubbed and bleeding."

"A few feet behind her was the maid. Her hair was disheveled, and she was only wearing a midriff-baring gown. Her feet were bare and bloody. The two of them walked towards Yaofang Pavilion, one in front and one behind."

Xie Qingli smiled brightly. Those guys really didn't disappoint her. Should she reward them with some roast chickens?

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Songhe Hall.

These past few days, Madam Xie was in high spirits. The whip wound on her chest was almost healed, her sore head no longer hurt, and even the crying of Xie Qingyao in front of her was unusually pleasant to her ears.

Xie Qingyao had already changed into clean clothes. She leaned against Old Madam Xie's side, crying bitterly: "Grandma, please make a decision for Yao'er! Now in this family, you are the only one who still cares about Yao'er and loves her!"

Madam Xie patted her head and said lovingly, "Speak now! With grandma backing you up, who dares to bully our Yao'er?"

Xie Qingyao wiped her tears and choked up, "Yao'er was admiring the flowers in the garden this morning when she happened to see Sister Li'er and her maid. Yao'er knew that Sister Li'er didn't like Yao'er, but since a harmonious family brings prosperity, she took the initiative to talk to her, hoping to ease our relationship."

"Sister Li'er ignored Yao'er at first, but then she suddenly suggested sneaking out of the house to play together. Yao'er was very happy at the time and agreed to her request."

"But after leaving the house, she took Yao'er on a long and winding journey, finally leading her to a deserted alley. Suddenly, a group of beggars ran out of the alley. I don't know what Sister Li'er said to them, but they surrounded Yao'er."

"Yao'er was terrified at the time and wanted to ask Li'er for help, but she had already run away without her knowing."

"The beggars forced Yaoer to take off all her jewelry and outer clothes, and even took her shoes."

Old Madam Xie sat up straight with a thud. Her face was as dark as water. She motioned to Madam Xu to guard the door before carefully examining Xie Qingyao and demanding, "Did they touch you?"

The Marquis' Mansion has invested so much real money in training Xie Qingyao, and finally raised her to this day. If she is picked by a few beggars, Old Madam Xie will be unable to bear it and will destroy the world!

Xie Qingyao was frightened by Madam Xie's fierce look. She stopped crying and stared at Madam Xie in a daze. After a few seconds of silence, she realized that she was so focused on accusing Xie Qingli that she forgot how fatal those words were to her daughter's reputation.

She shook her head vigorously and said in panic, "No, Grandma, they didn't touch Yao'er. Yao'er is still clean. They are just a group of beggars."

Madam Xie remained unmoved, and said with a stern face, "Go on!"

Xie Qingyao shuddered with fear and whispered, "Yao'er left those things behind, and they let Yao'er go. Luqi lent her clothes to Yao'er, and then, then we returned home."

Madam Xie didn't believe it and asked sharply, "When did you leave? Why did you come back only after the sun set?"

Xie Qingyao trembled and said, "We, we got lost on our way back. It took us several hours to find our way back."

Thinking of all the wrong paths she had taken, she suddenly felt extremely aggrieved. She quickly took off her shoes and socks, revealing her scarred feet, and choked, "Grandma, Yao'er's feet are all rubbed raw. Will there be scars on them in the future? Will Yao'er be able to get married?" Before she finished speaking, she burst into tears.

Old Madam Xie looked at the pair of feet covered in scars, her heart filled with anger. She ordered sternly, "Madam Xu, go to Li'an Garden and bring that evil creature here..."