Cheng Jingzhou was right.
Cheng Yuanyuan knew very well the status of Cheng Jingyan and Cheng Jingzhou in the Cheng family, so she didn't dare to have any plans against them. But Xie Rongzhao was different.
To put it nicely, it was Cheng Jingzhou's fiancée who came to stay for a while.
It's a bit harsh to say it, but aren't you just here to eat, drink and educate yourself?
Cheng Yuanyuan really didn't take Xie Rongzhao seriously.
She just felt that Xie Rongzhao was not worthy of the Cheng family, and Xie Xiuwen was just a poor scholar. If he could have won the imperial examination, he would have won it long ago, so why wait until now?
Moreover, Xie Xiuwen is not favored in the Xie family. If the elders of the Xie family return to the West in the future, Xie Xiuwen may not be able to get much. What should he worry about?
Cheng Yuanyuan is not old, but she is very thoughtful.
So what if Song Yi said a few words to help Xie Rongzhao?
It was just for Xie Xiuwen's sake. Perhaps, he took into account the marriage between Cheng and Xie's family, so he took some care of Xie Rongzhao, but it doesn't necessarily mean that Xie Rongzhao had any special qualities.
Cheng Yuanyuan doesn't have many people around her now. Now she only has a little girl and an aunt to teach her the rules. Compared with before, she has definitely fallen out of favor.
In fact, most of the other ladies of the Cheng family are treated in this way, and those concubines only have one maid by their side.
Cheng Yuanyuan is not satisfied, but she also knows that she has no face with the old lady now. If she wants to get ahead, she must find another way to please the old lady.
Xie Rongzhao usually stays in Mrs. Cheng's yard and doesn't go anywhere except learning the rules from his mother-in-law.
Cheng Yuanyuan was released from the ban, so she naturally had to learn the rules, but in full view of the public, she never found an opportunity to target Xie Rongzhao.
When Mrs. Cheng San passed her birthday, she did not make any grand arrangements.
Mr. Cheng has no fame and no fame. Even if he has some wealth, it belongs to the Cheng family.
If Mrs. Cheng celebrates her birthday, the county magistrate's wife can also be invited. After all, she is Cheng Xuezheng's wife.
But Mrs. Cheng San was only married to a white man, and she was from an ordinary background, and her natal family was just an ordinary family. They couldn't hire any big shots to support the scene, so it was simply not a big deal.
The old lady doesn't agree with big events. After all, she is pregnant now. What if there are too many guests and they clash.
As the sister-in-law, Mrs. Cheng still gave her a congratulatory gift. It wasn't fancy, but it wasn't cheap either.
Mrs. Cheng San's birthday banquet was prepared in the courtyard of Sanfang. The old lady did not go there, but Mrs. Cheng invited her sister-in-law and several close friends to join in the fun.
As her daughter, Cheng Yuanyuan naturally had to help entertain the little sisters.
This finally gave her an opportunity to punish Xie Rongzhao.
Cheng Yuanyuan asked someone to replace the fruit juice prepared for Xie Rongzhao with fruit wine. The color could not be seen. In addition, the fruit wine tasted a little sweet, and ordinary people might not be able to detect it after taking a glass of it.
Cheng Yuanyuan was sure that Xie Rongzhao was an ignorant country girl who couldn't tell the difference between fruit juice and fruit wine, so she made such an arrangement.
And Cheng Yuanyuan is smarter this time, so what if she can tell the difference?
At that time, it will only be said that the servant accidentally got the wrong one, and no one will think that she arranged it deliberately.
Xie Rongzhao didn't want to come originally, but Cheng Yuanyuan invited her in front of everyone. As a guest of the Cheng Mansion, she naturally couldn't lose her face and had to go to the appointment.
Fortunately, Mrs. Cheng arranged a maid for her to prevent anyone from bullying her.
Xie Rongzhao picked up the cup and could smell the faint smell of alcohol without drinking.
She got closer and smelled it, and realized that it was fruit wine mixed with fruit juice. If she didn't smell it carefully, she really wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
Cheng Yuanyuan had been paying attention to her, and when she saw that she didn't drink, she knew that she must have sensed something was wrong.
"Why don't you drink it, sister Xie? But you think the fruit juice I have here doesn't taste right?"
Xie Rongzhao turned his face and smiled extremely innocently: "So does Sister Yuanyuan know? I just said why you smell the smell of wine. I bet your maid is wrong. Uh, that's not right. You should be sharing the wine. I mixed it when I poured it, otherwise, how could it be the mixed taste of fruit juice and fruit wine?"
Cheng Qin, the eldest lady of the Cheng family, turned her head when she heard this: "Really? Let me take a look."
She just put it under her nose and smelled it, and it did have a faint smell of alcohol.
"Sister Yuanyuan is too careless. Sister Xie is only six years old. How can something like this go into her throat? Fortunately, sister Xie can smell it. Otherwise, if she drinks too much, she may hurt her brain."
After Cheng Qin finished speaking, his face became a little colder. With a glance, a servant quickly picked up the wine bottle placed in front of Xie Rongzhao's table. After smelling it, he nodded to the eldest lady.
Cheng Yuanyuan didn't expect that the eldest sister, who had never been nosy, would interfere. She was angry, but she didn't dare to express it.
"Okay, take it off and bring it over with fruit juice. If you make a mistake again, be careful that the second aunt will go to the big kitchen to hold you accountable."
"Yes, Miss."
Cheng Qin has spoken, how can the servants dare not listen?
Cheng Yuanyuan was furious: "Sister, why are you protecting an outsider? She said it's wine, it's wine? How come all we drink is fruit juice, but when it comes to her, it turns into wine?"
Cheng Yuanyuan's original intention was to encourage other sisters to target Xie Rongzhao. After all, everyone was drinking fine, but why did something go wrong with Xie Rongzhao? Maybe she was deliberately looking for trouble.
Cheng Qin just glared at her coldly: "Okay, if the servant does something wrong, he is wrong. You can punish him later. Could it be that Sister Xie and I would lie together? If you don't believe it, I will have someone tell you Send the things to the second aunt in front of you, and let her see if we have wronged you."
Cheng Yuanyuan's expression changed. If she really stabbed her second aunt, how could she live a good life?
"Eldest sister, why should you be angry? Since the servants made a mistake, I will punish them when I turn around."
Cheng Qin snorted: "Is this the end?"
Cheng Yuanyuan was confused when she heard this, "Sister, what do you mean?"
"You just had a grudge against Sister Xie and your words were hurtful. Shouldn't you apologize to Sister Xie?"
Cheng Yuanyuan was so angry that smoke was coming out of her head.
What is this thing called?
Why did she have to apologize to Xie Rongzhao?
She is a country girl, is she worthy?
Cheng Yuanyuan was not convinced, but the aunt next to her tugged on her sleeve. She also knew that she could not offend this eldest sister, so she had to grit her teeth and admit it.
"Thank you sister, I didn't mean to target you just now, I just thought it was impossible for you to make the mistake alone."
This was obviously said perfunctorily. Xie Rongzhao was actually a little confused. He didn't understand why this eldest sister suddenly stood up for her?
She remembered that this eldest sister had always been a person who cared about things that had nothing to do with herself. Did she change her gender today?
(End of chapter)
