Four Harmonies and Good Fortune

Chapter 44 Admit your mistake
Xie Chongjun seemed to sense something, and hesitated without looking away. In a moment, the figure had completely emerged.

She was a young woman, dressed in ordinary clothes with a light blue jacket over it, the tied collar highlighting her exceptionally beautiful face.

She inadvertently looked up and her eyes met Xie Chongjun's.

His already clear gaze was particularly intense at this moment. Xie Chongjun was unprepared and almost looked away from it.

Xie Chongjun had never encountered such a situation before. After calming himself down, he immediately frowned.

People are used to using anger to cover up their weakness, especially when they are preoccupied with trivial matters.

Xie Yuyan knew who this person was, but didn't want to bother talking to him first, so he turned his head and glanced meaningfully into the prison.

Sure enough, Xie Chongjun couldn't help but ask, "Who are you?"

A sneer flashed in Xie Yuyan's eyes: "No wonder such a thing happened to the Xie family. They treat human life so lightly and act recklessly. If the head of the family cannot uphold morality and righteousness, they will inevitably bring evil spirits into the family..."

She paused deliberately for a moment: "A sign of financial ruin."

Xie Chongjun listened to those cold words, so certain and unquestionable, like a prophecy.

She's cursing the Xie family.

A surge of anger immediately rose within Xie Chongjun, who shouted sternly, "Speaking such nonsense, how dare you slander me like this..."

Before Xie Chongjun could finish speaking, Xie Yuyan said, "You randomly pick a woman and have her marry as a daughter of the Xie family. Do you even know who she is? Which family's daughter is she? Who raised her? She has never eaten a single grain of rice from your Xie family. You wouldn't even know her if you were face to face with her, yet she is supposed to bring benefits to the Xie family."

“They deceived Zhang, who had just suffered the pain of losing her son, without any pity, and showed no respect for a loyal and righteous man like Yang Liulang.”

"Do you think it's only right and proper to fight on the battlefield and serve your country? Should you risk your life just because you were young and poor? Should you leave behind a good name but then open up trade routes for those who look down on you to earn money?"

"If Yang Liulang were here, would he regret what he did that day?"

Xie Yuyan took a step forward as she spoke.

"He hasn't shown any remorse yet. Who is he planning to make take the blame this time? And how much money is he going to throw away to settle things?"

Xie Chongjun was still halfway through his sentence when he was suddenly interrupted and couldn't utter a single word for a long time. When he came to his senses, Xie's eyes were lowered, as if he were some filthy thing that she no longer wanted to look at.

"Yang Liulang will not regret it." Xie Yuyan's expression became solemn.

"Because we all know that his passion was not for you, and I will not allow you to exchange his flesh and blood for gold and silver."

"Shut up." Xie Chongjun finally caught his breath. The gazes directed at him were too intense, filled with disgust for him and admiration for the woman.

Some things that wouldn't be discussed openly were all revealed by the woman, a mix of truth and falsehood, leaving him speechless.

What's frightening is that they were in the patrol office, surrounded by clerks, and what the woman said seemed to have been pinned on the Xie family, becoming their crime.

The case was never tried, yet it was already a settled matter in these people's minds, which is absolutely terrifying.

At this moment, Xie Chongjun no longer needed to guess the woman's identity. She was the woman who had come back from the dead, who had turned the Yang family upside down, and who had even boasted that she would write a lawsuit against the Xie family.

Xie Yuyan said calmly, "You know who I am?"

Xie Chongjun's throat tightened, and his face darkened: "He was the manager that day..."

The conversation stalled as soon as it began. Did the woman say something? Who is he going to make take the blame? Even if the steward takes all the blame, arranging a marriage with the Yang family is not a decision that a steward can make alone.

But then Xie Yuyan fell silent, and an eerie silence descended upon the surroundings as everyone waited for him to continue.

No, we're not waiting for him to speak, we're watching him make a fool of himself.

Xie Chongjun took a deep breath. At home, he knew that admitting his mistakes at the yamen would require him to save face, but to make him apologize to a woman in front of so many people...

It wasn't that he couldn't do it, but this woman had just insulted the Xie family. If he were to bow down to her after such insolence, where would that leave the Xie clan?
Xie Chongjun took a deep breath: "I will make it clear to the yamen that you are not a daughter of the Xie family and have nothing to do with the Xie family from now on. The Xie family's mistakes will naturally be punished by the yamen, and it is not up to others to criticize."

These were his restrained words, hoping the woman would stop while she was ahead. "Then who am I?"

Another light, casual remark came through.

Xie Chongjun frowned and looked at the woman again. The woman's lips curled up slightly, as if she were mocking him.

Xie Chongjun said, "You yourself don't know, how could I know?" He had heard that this woman had forgotten what happened before, and what was ridiculous was that she was now asking him.

Xie Yuyan said, "If it weren't for the Xie family and the kidnappers forcing me to buy you, I would be at home now, enjoying my family life with my children by my side."

"You..." Xie Chongjun felt a tightness in his chest; she had actually blamed all of this on him.

Someone couldn't help but chuckle, and then, as if unable to hold it in any longer, the laughter kept pouring out of the servant's mouth, full of mockery and contempt for Xie Chongjun. He had clearly done something wrong, yet he still wanted to outdo the young lady, but who knew that the young lady would silence him with just a few words.

Xie Chongjun's face grew increasingly gloomy. He was not prepared to argue with the woman any further. The timing was not right, and he would come to the yamen another day.

But there's something I still need to say.

Xie Chongjun said, "Since you are not a member of the Xie family and will not be listed in the Xie family genealogy, do not identify yourself as a member of the Xie family in the future..."

"You finally said something right," Xie Yuyan said.

"Don't consider yourself a member of the Xie family."

The clear voice turned deep and menacing at the end, and Xie Chongjun suddenly felt his legs go weak. The image of him going to the Xie family in Kaifeng, the capital, to bribe them with many gifts, hoping to compile the family genealogy as a member of a collateral branch of the Xie family, was flashed through his mind. In the end, he not only failed to meet the head of the Xie family, but was also reprimanded by someone behind a curtain.

"When you are away from home, do not consider yourself a member of the Xie family."

These words still weighed heavily on his mind; whenever he thought of them, he felt ashamed and inferior. Now, he spoke them aloud to this woman.

When I said those words, I felt an extraordinary sense of satisfaction.

Unexpectedly, the woman repeated it again...

The feeling that washed over him overlapped with the words he remembered.

People are different, and their voices are different, but what is similar is the tone of voice of someone in a superior position.

That unquestionable confidence cannot be faked, much less imitated.

Xie Yuyan continued, “I was kidnapped and brought here, and someone impersonated my blood relative and wrote a marriage certificate for me. Now that the truth has come out, I don’t know where my hometown is. The people who persecuted me are eager to distance themselves and have driven me out of their home. A filthy house, an evil door, it’s better not to enter. From now on, I will only establish myself and make my own way in life.”

"Starting with myself, I began to establish a family genealogy, the Xie family of Daming Prefecture."

Xie Yuyan also looked at Xie Chongjun.

"In order to distinguish myself from the other Xie family, I will write the 'Xie' in my name from the Xie family of Daming Prefecture less from now on, less of that filthy, dirty, and shameful part."

Xie Chongjun's face turned ashen.

Filthy, dirty, and shameful—this is an insult directed at the Xie family.

If this woman were to call her out, and anyone asked why she had given less thanks, she would give this explanation.

Then the Xie family will truly be unable to clear their name.

"it is good!"

Before Xie Chongjun could react, someone suddenly shouted, followed by cheers.

“You.” Xie Chongjun stepped forward.

Xie Yuyan said, "Now that things have come to this, are the Xie family members going to kneel down and admit their mistakes?"

(End of this chapter)