Four Harmonies and Good Fortune

Chapter 761 Asking for directions
Everyone in the room looked at Master Xie. How could Master Xie save face when a clan leader was being driven around by the women of the clan like this?

Without much hesitation, the Fourth Master stood up. Xie Yize, Xie Yiwang, and the others wanted to follow, but were stopped by the Old Master Xie's wave. The two had no choice but to stop.

The fourth master coughed and slowly walked out of the house, following the steward towards the flower hall.

"This..." Xie Yi looked at everyone, "Are we just going to let the clan leader go like this?"

The two old masters' eyes flickered slightly, and Xie Yi, encouraged, got up and walked out, but he was stopped as soon as he stepped out of the house.

Sang Mo said coldly, "There are too many guests in the courtyard. Everyone should stay inside to avoid disrupting the wedding ceremony."

Xie Yi glanced at Sang Mo, but Sang Mo didn't take him seriously. After speaking, he turned his back to the house, clearly confident that no one could get past him and leave the house.

……

Master Zhiyuan came out of the main room and happened to see this scene. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Sure enough, while everyone else was celebrating their weddings with joy, things were still... not peaceful at Xie Shanren's place.

"Master, what's wrong?" Yan Sui, dressed in a blue robe, looked up at Master Zhiyuan. "Have you forgotten something?"

Master Zhiyuan shook his head: "No, we did a good job."

Master Zhiyuan recalled the situation just now. In the room, everyone had their eyes on him, waiting for him to announce the result of the "marriage compatibility" analysis.

It made him feel unusually nervous, as if he were truly in charge.

Shouldn't Wang Yan and Xie Yuyan already know whether they are a good match or not? Who else but Wang Yan could ask Lady Xie for her hand in marriage? If anyone tries to cause trouble at this time... they're likely to be struck by lightning.

Furthermore, Zhiyuan gently turned the Buddhist prayer beads in his hand, sincerely wishing for the two of them to be together forever.

With the two of them present, those demons and monsters... no... no, people in this world will have more compassion, which is a great good deed.

Yan Sui was also very happy, and looked back reluctantly: "Today is really lively, everyone is looking forward to this marriage."

Master Zhiyuan nodded. Of course, those with ulterior motives cannot enter the main hall. Now, that room is even more dignified than a Buddhist temple.

But it's not necessarily the case outside.

However, given the abilities of the two benevolent men, Wang and Xie, there is really no need for him to worry.

“Let’s go eat vegetarian food,” Yan Sui said warmly, pulling Master Zhiyuan along. “We have Master’s favorite snacks.”

As the master and apprentice walked away, Master Xie also stepped into the flower hall. He looked up and saw a person sitting on the chair in the center of the flower hall.

A girl of seventeen or eighteen, dressed in a light blue silk robe and a silver-red front opening, sat there gracefully. Hearing footsteps, she naturally raised her eyes and met his gaze.

At his age, Master Xie had seen too much and had long since developed a calm and composed demeanor. He shouldn't have easily backed down out of fear. However, just as their eyes met, Master Xie suddenly shrank back under that intimidating presence.

Having instantly fallen to a lower position, Old Master Xie Si lost his imposing manner and could no longer use his status as an elder to put pressure on Xie Yuyan. He could only awkwardly walk over and sit down next to Xie Yuyan.

The room fell silent for a moment. Old Master Xie had come here with something to say, but he didn't know how to begin. The situation of their meeting was different from what he had expected, or perhaps he had lost the initiative from the start. "Why did you bring the Xie family here?"

Xie Yuyan's indifferent voice rang out, and the Fourth Old Master Xie frowned. Fortunately, he was not speechless: "I heard that the Emperor has issued an edict to hand over the Xie family ancestral home to you, which shows that your identity has been verified. Since you are a daughter of the Xie family, how can there be no members of the Xie family when it comes to marriage negotiations?"

At this point, he could clearly sense a hint of mockery in Xie Yuyan's expression.

They both knew it was a lie, but the way he said it made it seem ridiculous.

Old Master Xie couldn't help but shut his mouth.

Xie Yuyan picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said, "If the Xie family cared about these things, they should have inquired about them when Old Madam Xie moved to the countryside. There's no need to wait until today."

Old Master Xie's back stiffened instantly.

"You knew that, didn't you?" Xie Yuyan asked directly.

Master Xie's expression changed. Xie Yuyan's words seemed to come out of nowhere, but he had a strange feeling that she knew everything.

Xie Yuyan continued, "You came here this time hoping to maintain a connection with me, so that there might be room for maneuver in the future?"

"What?" Xie Yuyan paused intentionally at this point. "Have you done something that you can no longer cover up?"

Old Master Xie's face turned stern, and he raised his voice, "What are you saying? Not only are you disrespectful to your elders, but you are also making such baseless accusations. Are you deliberately trying to humiliate me?"

His furious outburst was like throwing a pebble into a calm lake, hoping to create some ripples, but to his surprise, the other side remained silent.

Xie Yuyan remained calm: "If that's the case, why are you still unwilling to leave?"

"You..." Old Master Xie's chest tightened.

Xie Yuyan dared to admit to him that she had deliberately ignored him, since she didn't take the Xie family seriously anyway.

On the contrary, he... was able to simply walk away and completely sever ties with Xie Yuyan?
Old Master Xie desperately wanted to get up immediately, leave without looking back, and return to the clan to remove her from the Xie family genealogy. However, after much internal struggle, he still couldn't make up his mind. Since arriving here, he had met too many people who would become the Xie family's support in the future. He only had one son, a mere sixth-rank official, and he didn't know if he would be implicated by Xie Yizhi. He truly lacked confidence.

At this point, he had no control over the situation.

Old Master Xie took a deep breath and said after a moment, "I... I didn't actually do anything, I just know some inside information. When my sister-in-law's people went to Fujian back then, I saw them. I found it strange, and after returning to Beijing, I went to the estate to see my sister-in-law."

"I could roughly guess that my sister-in-law had been investigating Yi Song and his wife's affair. I just wanted to say a few words of advice to her to give up... She can't just keep stubbornly doing this forever. But I didn't expect her to blame me for being indifferent and unworthy of being the head of the Xie clan."

When Master Xie recalled the situation at the time, and his sister-in-law's harsh and stern demeanor, he felt a chill run down his spine.

“Those matters are beyond my control,” said Old Master Xie. “The clan members all follow your grandfather’s lead. What can I do if he doesn’t give the order?”

"That's what I told your grandmother."

Unbeknownst to him, the way he addressed Fourth Master Xie had changed, but he remained oblivious, continuing to say, "But your grandmother said that if things continue like this, the Xie family will surely face annihilation."

(End of this chapter)