Four Harmonies and Good Fortune

Chapter 599 Want to Escape

Bianjing, Xie Mansion.

Xie Wenjing didn't do needlework in the house today, but sat down at the table early in the morning.

She had various books and drawings at hand, but she couldn't focus on any of them.

The situation in Bianjing seemed to be spiraling out of control all at once, with cult members being arrested every day. She couldn't understand where Xie Yuyan got so many helpers from.
Merchants and caravans travel around all year round, making it very difficult to avoid them.

With the government in the open and these merchants secretly providing intelligence, it's difficult for members of the Holy Sect to protect themselves, let alone deal with Xie Yuyan.

Xie Yuyan's reputation in the Bianjing porcelain industry grew, and porcelain merchants and kiln owners respected her and obeyed her orders. With people running errands for her, she could accomplish whatever she wanted.

Xie Wenjing knew very well that this was not a good thing for her.

Only one of them can remain.

It was as if one thing was gaining and the other was losing; when Xie Yuyan became too powerful, she would gradually decline.

It's easy to understand. If Xie Yuyan hadn't caused so much trouble, how could he have attracted the attention of the Prince of Huai?

As Xie Wenjing was thinking, Chunxi walked in.

Xie Wenjing immediately looked over expectantly, but Chunxi's gaze was like a stagnant pool, making her heart sink.

"Still no news?" Xie Wenjing asked.

Their men are searching everywhere for Master Wu, but they haven't found him yet. If they could resolve the Wu family's matter, even if they couldn't kill Xie Yuyan immediately, they could postpone their actions. But Master Wu has managed to escape.

The fear is that the Wu family will reveal too many secrets of the Holy Sect.

Chunxi shook her head, but she comforted Xie Wenjing: "The message has been sent to the leader, and he should be able to find a solution."

"When will Mother arrive?" Xie Wenjing asked. "Even if she does, can she kill Xie Shi in one fell swoop?" She was losing confidence more and more. Xie Yuyan's power far exceeded her expectations.

Chunxi lowered her voice: "It's definitely possible. It won't be so easy for Xie Yuyan to return to the Xie family. How can the master let her find evidence? There's no one on the estate who knows the truth anymore."

"The men that the master sent to Daming Prefecture have also sent back news. They investigated the Jiao Da case and found that among the women who went to Daming Prefecture with Madam Xie, one of them was tortured to death. Judging from her age, it should be Ziying."

Like Chunxi, Ziying also served by Xie Erniangzi's side. Ziying was a maid chosen by Old Madam Xie, while Chunxi was intentionally placed there by the Holy Sect.

Ziying was extremely loyal to Xie Erniangzi, which is why he wanted to kill both of them.

Fortunately, Ziying was unable to escape from Jiao Da's clutches, otherwise there would have been one more witness.

Xie Wenjing didn't feel relieved at all. What good was plugging one hole? She was now surrounded by enemies. The only thing that could comfort her was...

If her father were willing to defend her and confront Master Wu and the others, would the court believe that the Prime Minister of the Western Mansion was still a heretic?

Xie Wenjing asked, "What else did Father say?"

Chunxi said, "Master told you not to panic, he will think of a way."

Xie Wenjing had no idea what her father would do.

Chunxi took out a porcelain bottle: "These are calming pills that the master had the doctor prescribe. He told me to give them to my wife if she can't sleep well at night."

Xie Wenjing felt a warmth in her heart. Chunxi said, "This servant has also thought about it. We are now one with the Xie family. If Xie Yuyan's identity is exposed, the Xie family will have no way to explain it. This is a crime of deceiving the emperor. Unless Master wants to retire, he absolutely cannot admit it. Even with Master and the head of the family, can't we defeat Xie Yuyan?"

Xie Wenjing breathed a sigh of relief and was about to nod when she heard footsteps outside, followed by a servant knocking on the door: "Second Madam, the Prince of Huai has arrived, and the Madam requests your presence!"

Xie Wenjing immediately tensed up again.

What was the Prince of Huai doing at her home? If she claimed to be ill, it would only increase the Prince of Huai's suspicions, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and deal with it.

"Change my clothes and cover my face with makeup."

……

After paying his respects to Lady Zhou, the Prince of Huai sat in the flower hall and chatted with her.

Mrs. Zhou's face was full of smiles, as if she were a very satisfied son-in-law.

Prince Huai lowered his head and drank his tea, appearing completely unaffected.

When footsteps were heard, Prince Huai turned to look. The curtain was lifted and Xie Wenjing walked in. At that moment, Prince Huai was slightly dazed, thinking of that figure.

When he finally saw Xie Wenjing's face clearly, Prince Huai couldn't help but feel disappointed.

After Xie Wenjing sat down, Prince Huai said, "In the past few days, some people in the camp were injured while we were capturing the demon cult. I remembered the wound medicine that Second Madam gave me, so I came to ask for it."

“I see,” Madam Zhou said, looking at Xie Wenjing. “I’ll have someone bring pen and ink. You can write to the Prince now.”

Xie Wenjing responded. She was prepared for this; she had many prescriptions for external injuries in her mind and could easily write one down to get by.

For some reason, Xie Wenjing held the pen tightly, unable to put it down on the paper, feeling that the prescription in front of her might become evidence against her in the future.

"Second Mistress, don't you remember?"

The voice of the Prince of Huai came again, and Xie Wenjing's hand trembled involuntarily, but she quickly calmed down and said calmly, "I remember, but I have been reading a lot of medical books recently, and the dosage of some of the medicines has been increased or decreased. I am thinking about this."

After finally finishing writing the prescription, he handed it to Prince Huai. Prince Huai looked at it and said, "I heard that the Imperial Medical Academy has made great progress in helping temples make medicines recently. When I have time, I will send this prescription over to be made into powder."

"I still have some of the medicine powder that Second Sister gave me. I know that it was made by Second Sister herself and it was not easy for her, so I am reluctant to use it. If the Imperial Hospital could make it well, there would be no need for this."

Xie Wenjing's heart pounded wildly. The prescription didn't reveal anything yet, but if it were made into powder... would it be different from the previous one?

She immediately regretted it; if she had known it would turn out this way, she should have changed the prescription. Xie Wenjing clenched her handkerchief tightly. It was precisely because she was worried that the Prince of Huai would notice something amiss that she was acting so hesitantly. Thinking about this, a layer of fine sweat had already formed on her forehead. She was so restless that she didn't even come to her senses when the Prince of Huai got up to take his leave. Fortunately, Chunxi was there to remind her, otherwise she would have been impolite.

After Prince Huai left, Madam Zhou looked at Xie Wenjing and asked, "What's wrong with you today? Why do you look so absent-minded?"

Xie Wenjing said in a low voice, "She may have caught a heatstroke and is feeling a little unwell."

Madam Zhou hurriedly said, "Quickly, send someone to fetch a doctor to take a look."

Xie Wenjing bowed to Madam Zhou: "Thank you, Mother. I'm fine. I'll be alright after a rest."

Madam Zhou instructed Chunxi to take good care of Xie Wenjing, and then had the head housekeeper accompany her all the way back to her room.

Sitting on the soft couch in the inner room, Xie Wenjing was speechless for a long time. When no one else was in the room, Chunxi stepped forward to persuade her, and she said in a hoarse voice, "Let's leave Bianjing! Otherwise, I will die here."

(End of this chapter)