Chapter 140 The Qiao family panicked

Now that such a result has been found, even though he had some doubts in his heart, he still told Cheng Niang about it in person.

Su Chengniang stared at Yu Jingsheng and said, "Lord, I don't believe this is just a coincidence. Did Qingbai really just take the blame for someone else?"

Yu Jingsheng sighed and finally spoke: "Chengniang, don't be too sad now that things have come to this. Qingbai still needs your care. But I promise you, this kind of thing will never happen again."

Su Chengniang turned away from his outstretched hand and continued to weep: "How can I still trust you? Have you forgotten what you promised me before? You said you would never let the two children get hurt, and now look at you?"

She glared at me with red eyes, her gaze filled with sorrow:

“I listened to you and brought my two children back to the capital with you. Now, my daughter, whom I raised with all my heart, has been sent to live as a widow by your mother and the Qiao family. My son, who is only a few years old, is about to suffer the pain of broken bones. How can I not be heartbroken and how can I trust you?”

I truly regret believing you in the first place and bringing the child all the way back to the capital with you.

"That's enough, that's enough. Once my son has recovered, I'll take him back to Youyang. We won't attract anyone's attention or get in anyone's way. Let whoever wants to be a closed-door disciple or a noble young master of the Earl's mansion, do it. We don't care!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Jingsheng panicked and lost his composure. He wasn't afraid of his wife's wrath, or even of kicking him out and forbidding him from entering the house. What he feared was that she would be heartbroken like this and say that she wanted to go back.

Yu Jingsheng bowed and swore oaths to finally coax the person in his arms to stop crying, and then quietly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"Qingbai must be awake by now. I'll go in with you and take a look."

Upon hearing him mention his son, Su Chengniang's attention was immediately diverted, and the two entered Yu Qingbai's room.

For the next few days, Yu Jingsheng stayed in Liuli Lane obediently until Yu Qingbai's injuries stabilized before returning to the Earl's Mansion.

Having been away for several days, I naturally had to go to Shouyin Hall to see Madam Zhang first.

These past two days, Madam Zhang has been worried about her grandson who was injured while riding in a carriage. After all, her son doesn't have many children; besides Yu Qingyun, the eldest grandson born to her by Madam Qiao, the only other son is Yu Qingbai, born to Madam Su.

Even if one dislikes the Su family, a grandson is still a descendant of the Earl's family.

After patiently waiting for two days, her face lit up with joy when her son returned, but her expression quickly turned cold as she grumbled a few words before finally asking:

"Is Qingbai alright?"

Yu Jingsheng: "I'm sorry to have worried my mother. Fortunately, God has blessed Qingbai. This time, he only suffered a broken leg and was not seriously injured. I asked the imperial physicians in the palace to treat him. They said that as long as he takes good care of himself, he will recover slowly."

Madam Zhang was relieved: "Then why did you come back alone? Qingbai is now a child of our Earl's Mansion. If he is injured, he should naturally be sent back to the Earl's Mansion to recuperate. What's the point of leaving him with Madam Su? Isn't that bad luck enough?"

Whenever the Su family was mentioned, Zhang never had a kind word to say.

Yu Jingsheng, feeling rather helpless, still explained in a kind tone, "Chengniang is, after all, Qingbai's mother. The child is injured and left to be cared for by his biological mother. What are you worried about? Once the child has recovered, I will naturally bring him back to kowtow to you, my dear mother."

Madam Zhang snorted unhappily before saying:

"I think it's because of his mother that he's also unlucky. Otherwise, why would he be the one to ride in that carriage?"

"But that's good. My eldest grandson is alright now. Qingbai helped his older brother escape this calamity, which is also thanks to him. I had someone fetch a hundred-year-old wild ginseng and a box of lingzhi from the storeroom. When you go to see him tomorrow, take them to him. It's a small token of my appreciation as his grandmother."

Yu Jingsheng: "Then my son thanks you on Qingbai's behalf."

Upon exiting Shouyin Hall, Yu Jingsheng stopped and looked towards Haitang Courtyard, his expression turning completely cold.

Although he chose to believe the results of the investigation, he still harbored resentment towards the Qiao family.

If she hadn't been so harsh on her servants, this whole thing wouldn't have happened.

Thinking of this, he turned and walked towards the study in the outer courtyard.

When Qiao heard that the Earl had returned, she immediately ordered the kitchen to prepare a table of fine wine and dishes and send it to her courtyard, intending to make a good impression on the Earl.

It's nothing but humble and submissive, something she's done countless times over the years. As long as it dispels the dissatisfaction and suspicion in the Earl's heart, what does suffering a little grievance matter?

Despite thinking this, Qiao couldn't suppress the hatred in her heart.

In order to prevent her daughter from marrying out and becoming a widow, she persuaded the old lady to agree to take the mother and her two children back to the mansion.

However, even though the Earl and the Old Madam had both agreed to the marriage in her place, the Earl vented his dissatisfaction on her and treated her coldly for a while. She had no choice but to humble herself and put in a lot of effort to finally win him over.

She had planned to stay quiet for a while and wait for the right opportunity to make her move, but she never expected that Su's son would have such great fortune, being favored by the Emperor's tutor, Mr. Li, who now wanted to take him as his last disciple. How could she not be anxious and resentful?

If Su's son is indeed accepted as a disciple by Old Master Li, then the position of the heir of the Earl's Mansion...

The more Qiao thought about it, the more alarmed she became. What had she endured humiliation and worked so hard for so many years in the Earl's mansion? Wasn't it all for the sake of her children's future?

If even the position of heir apparent falls into someone else's hands, what will happen to her son? Her son, Qingyun, is already past the age of twenty, yet he has not been made heir apparent. Qingyun is the eldest son of the Earl's Mansion!

Qiao Shi did not regret what she had done at all. That little bitch Yu Qingci had already married and become a widow, and her life was over.

But that wasn't enough. He had originally planned to deal with Yu Qingbai after a while and then be done with it, to see how that bitch Su would dare to show off in front of others.

However, after the news of her becoming an apprentice came, she feared that if she didn't act now, she would never have another chance, so she hastily took this action.

Unexpectedly, the child managed to dodge it in the end. The carriage overturned into the ravine, but he only injured his leg. He was really lucky to be alive.

She's so angry!

Why is it that when Madam Su brings her children back, her son is chosen by a great Confucian scholar in the capital to be his disciple, while her own son, as the eldest son of the Earl's Mansion, has not even been able to obtain the title of heir?

Qiao couldn't swallow this insult. She secretly vowed to find an opportunity to vent her anger and let Su and her daughter know who really called the shots in the Earl's Mansion.

Just as she was ruthlessly scheming in her heart, she saw her personal maid, Zhishu, enter from outside. She hurriedly asked:

"Has the Lord returned from the Old Madam's place yet?"

Zhi Shu glanced cautiously at Qiao Shi, then quickly lowered her head and forced herself to speak:

“Madam, the Lord has already gone to his study in the outer courtyard to rest. I asked him, and he said he has something to attend to today and won’t be coming over.”