Marrying Wife and Concubine Together: After Rebirth, I Remarried the Scumbag's Father on the Sp

Xie Ru said with red eyes, "Yes, I know I'm blind, but I've never blamed you in the slightest. Why are you making things difficult for my son? Forcing him to marry Xie Rongrong. He doesn't owe you anything. You should know very well that all those dowries were earned by myself. Do you think my older brother is good at business?"

A hint of guilt flashed across Madam Xie's face. She dared not deny Xie Ru's words because her son was mediocre and had no business acumen whatsoever.

The Xie family became wealthy merchants entirely thanks to Xie Ru.

That's why Master Xie gave her a generous dowry when he was alive.

Madam Xie argued defiantly, "No matter what, Rongrong is your own niece. As her aunt, you should give her a stable home!"

Madam Xie quickly said, "That's right, Ru-mei, Rongrong is very filial, why don't you like her?"

Xie Ru said in a deep voice, "She can marry any man in Shengjing City, but she cannot marry my son. I'm making this clear from the start: no matter how much you make a fuss, I will never agree to her entering the Marquis of Weiyuan's mansion!"

No sooner had she finished speaking than an old nanny rushed in anxiously, crying out in alarm, "Madam, Madam, you must be quick! Miss... she's hanged herself!"

"Ah?" Madam Xie's expression changed drastically. She stopped pretending to be sick and immediately got out of bed and rushed outside.

Xie Ru turned to Xie Jianshu and Zhan Qingning: "This matter has nothing to do with you two. You should go back to your residence first!"

Before Xie Jianshu could say anything, Zhan Qingning stepped forward and grabbed Xie Ru's wrist tightly: "Mother, I can't leave, I want to stay by your side!"

Xie Jianshu quickly interjected, "Yes, Mother, I'll stay too!"

Xie Ru sighed, "I know you are both kind-hearted people, but I can handle all this messy stuff by myself. You've just gotten married, you should be happy!"

Zhan Qingning stubbornly said, "Mother, how can we be happy if you're not happy? The young master has official duties to attend to, so let him go and do them first. No matter what, I will never leave you!"

Xie Ru was deeply moved; her daughter-in-law had truly been well-educated by Lin Yiwan.

She nodded: "Jianshu, go take care of your business first. Don't worry about your mother and wife. We will definitely not be wronged!"

Xie Jianshu did indeed have official duties to attend to, so he took his leave.

When the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law arrived at Xie Rongrong's courtyard, they heard Old Madam Xie wailing, "My poor Rongrong, you almost caused your grandmother, an old woman, to bury her child. How could you be so heartless?"

Xie Rongrong, pale-faced, huddled in her arms, tears streaming down her face.

Xie Ru walked over, and without saying a word, raised her hand and slapped Xie Rongrong hard across the face twice.

"What are you doing?" Her actions completely enraged Madam Xie.

Xie Ru frowned and said, "She's so unfilial, shouldn't she be beaten? You're already unwell, if she scares you to death, who will be responsible?"

Madam Xie retorted angrily, "Rongrong didn't scare me. It was you, you unfilial daughter, and your unfilial son who made me sick. Don't try to smear my granddaughter!"

Xie Ru said sarcastically, "Didn't you just say that it's heartbreaking for a parent to bury their child? Turns out it was all a lie. You don't actually care whether this granddaughter lives or dies?"

Madam Xie, her face pale, retorted, "You, you're trying to mislead us!"

Xie Rongrong said in a hoarse voice, "Aunt, please don't make Grandmother angry anymore. It's Rongrong's fault. I shouldn't have had any other feelings for my cousin!"

She glanced at Zhan Qingning standing next to Xie Ru, a fleeting look of jealousy flashing in her eyes.

Xie Ru said coldly, "You'd better know your place. Your cousin and my daughter-in-law are childhood sweethearts, inseparable since they were little. If you forcefully interfere and try to ruin their relationship, you'll be the one who gets blamed!"

Xie Rongrong bit her lip hard, her eyes brimming with tears, and asked, "Aunt, shouldn't my cousin and I be childhood sweethearts? We were the first to meet!"

Xie Ru looked at her with disdain: "Did my son ever pay you any attention?"

Xie Rongrong's face flashed with embarrassment. Indeed, Xie Jianshu had never given her a second glance since they were children.

Madam Xie quickly came to her rescue: "Xie Ru, no matter what, Rongrong is willing to die for Jianshu, so just grant her wish. At worst, let Zhan Qingning be the head and she be the concubine!"

Xie Ru said indifferently, "If you insist on pursuing this matter, then I will go to the government to testify that I am severing all ties with your Xie family!"

With just one sentence, the entire room fell silent.

Madam Xie and Old Madam Xie refused almost in unison: "No way!"

Xie Ru looked down at them condescendingly: "You're the ones who call the shots?"

Madam Xie looked embarrassed. She knew very well that the Xie family's current position in the capital was entirely due to Xie Ru.

They can't break ties with her!

Especially given that Xie Ru had also become related to the Marquis of Zhanyi by marriage, they could not abandon the dignity that was right in front of them.

She frowned instinctively and scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about? You are my daughter, I carried you for ten months and gave birth to you with great difficulty, how can you sever ties with me? Even if you wanted to, the government would never agree!"

She paused and then said, "Since you don't want Xie Rongrong to marry Xie Jianshu, you have to find her a husband, right? She's not young anymore, she can't stay with your older brother and sister-in-law forever!"

Xie Rongrong said anxiously, "Grandmother, I... I don't want to!"

Before she could finish speaking, Old Madam Xie forcefully covered her mouth: "Shut up! Would your own aunt harm you? The husband she chose for you must be of excellent character!"

Xie Rongrong nodded reluctantly, her eyes filled with disappointment.

Xie Ru was silent for a moment before saying, "With her status, she could easily be the wife of an ordinary family. In fact, someone had inquired about her for me before. She is the third son of the chief clerk of the palace in the capital, named Song Yuzheng, and is currently studying at Maple Leaf Academy!"

Just hearing about this official title made Old Madam Xie very dissatisfied!

However, he was merely a registrar, a minor official position.

Xie Rongrong shook her head vigorously: "I don't want to marry into a minor official's family, especially as the third son. My father doesn't love me and my mother doesn't care for me. My future will definitely be difficult!"

Xie Ru frowned: "You want to marry into a high-ranking official's family? Don't you even know your own status?"

Xie Rongrong looked up at Zhan Qingning; "Sister-in-law, you are the eldest daughter of the Zhanyi Marquis's mansion, you must know many officials and noblemen, right? By the way, I remember that your two younger brothers are not engaged yet?"

Zhan Qingning calmly replied, "They are not engaged, but as you know, my mother makes all the decisions in the family!"

Xie Rongrong said with dissatisfaction, "You won't even mention it to her? After all, you're my cousin-in-law now!"