My Inner Thought is Exposed! The Villain Family Defy Their Fate!-Chapter 99 - 52: A Closed Mouth Catches No Flies, Idle Hands Are the Devil’s Workshop (Part 2)
Upon hearing this, Mo Zhaozhao showed interest and remarked, "Indeed, lately I haven’t heard cousin mention Mr. Xie either."
Jiang Zitang didn’t expect them to bring this up, her expression was momentarily stunned, followed by a quick flash of sorrow in her eyes.
"It’s been a long time since I’ve seen him."
"Why is this?"
Yun Wanyao frowned, already knowing the answer, yet she couldn’t help but ask.
After waiting a long time without a reply, Jiang Zitang remained silent, looking as if she didn’t know where to begin, which made the fiery-tempered Mo Zhaozhao quite anxious.
"Did Xie Xuanrong bully cousin? Cousin, you can just tell the truth, if Xie Xuanrong dares to bully you, I certainly won’t let him off."
"Princess~"
Yun Wanyao sighed, disapprovingly looking at her and said, "Mr. Xie is not that kind of person, we are inseparable from Ah Tang, others might not understand, but don’t we understand?"
"Mr. Xie treats Ah Tang like a treasure, there must be some misunderstanding in this..."
Before finishing her sentence, Yun Wanyao couldn’t help but feel a pang of bitterness.
That’s right, all these days, Ah Tang had never mentioned Mr. Xie, yet how could she not have noticed anything unusual?
If not for her younger sister bringing it up today, she might have kept overlooking it, allowing Ah Tang to stubbornly walk into the plot without anyone to advise her.
She was so dull and careless~
"Haha, I was just worried cousin might suffer grievances~"
Mo Zhaozhao chuckled awkwardly, feeling a bit guilty, indeed Mr. Xie had been good to cousin, and what she had said seemed somewhat like sowing discord.
"Ah Yao is right, Mr. Xie is not that kind of person, there must be some misunderstanding, cousin, why don’t you tell us so we can help you discern the matter."
Seeing the eager expressions of the two, Jiang Zitang pursed her lips and, after organizing her thoughts, slowly began to speak.
"Before the Qixi Festival, we had arranged to meet in front of Yin Yuan Temple, I waited for him an entire night, yet he never came, Princess, Ah Yao, he broke his promise."
"In the following days, I kept waiting for him to come and explain the matter to me, but he has yet to appear..."
Jiang Zitang’s voice choked, painfully covering her face.
"Scoundrel, how dare he break his promise to cousin and not apologize? No, I must take people to question him on the reason."
Seeing her cousin so distressed, Mo Zhaozhao couldn’t tolerate it anymore, raising her chin and standing up to go find Xie Xuanrong to settle accounts.
"Princess, calm down!"
Yun Wanyao quickly reached out and grabbed her arm, forcing her back onto the jade stool, Mo Zhaozhao immediately protested.
"Ah Yao, what are you doing? You heard cousin’s words, didn’t you? There’s no misunderstanding, it’s clearly Xie Xuanrong’s fault first, breaking his promise and not apologizing, he’s simply a scoundrel."
"Oh dear, Princess, I still think there is a misunderstanding here, why don’t you wait for a bit, Mr. Xie isn’t going anywhere, if the evidence is clear, you can go settle accounts with him then, alright?"
Seeing her so impulsive, Yun Wanyao felt greatly troubled.
"Hmph, fine, I’ll wait." Mo Zhaozhao muttered softly.
"Ah Tang, let me ask you, are you sure the agreed meeting place was in front of Yin Yuan Temple? Was it a location confirmed face to face with him?"
Yun Wanyao’s expression was extremely serious, causing both Mo Zhaozhao and Jiang Zitang to be taken aback, after a moment, Jiang Zitang slowly shook her head.
"Ah Yao, do not tease me, I am the legitimate daughter of the Jiang Family, aside from the Qixi Festival and various public banquets, would I privately meet with a man outside? If this were to spread, wouldn’t it ruin the Jiang Family’s reputation?"
This was all within Yun Wanyao’s expectations, the family education of noble daughters was very strict, even having a marriage proposal, most were not allowed to meet privately.
Her parents are relatively open-minded and don’t manage things so strictly, which is why she had opportunities to meet with King Qi in the past.
But her reputation isn’t exactly good either, many ladies gossip about her behind the scenes, only her parents don’t care much.
As for the Jiang Family, the head of the family is the Imperial Uncle, the late Empress’s elder brother, the current Emperor’s uncle, who values propriety greatly, Ah Tang doesn’t have the same freedom as she does.
"Then how did you agree on the meeting place with him?"
Yun Wanyao slightly squinting her eyes, coaxing gently.
"Through my personal maid to pass on the message."
"Have you ever considered, Ah Tang, that your maid might have conveyed the wrong place, causing you and Mr. Xie not to be able to meet?"
Clearly, Jiang Zitang didn’t understand her hidden meaning, and quickly refuted, "Impossible, Ling’er is clever and quick-witted, having followed me for so long, she rarely makes mistakes, how could she pass on a message and convey the wrong place?"
