Chapter 216 He Has Killed People

Inside the room, Yu Jingsheng's old face was ashen as he pointed at Yu Qingyan and roared:

"You wretched child, why don't you kneel down and admit your mistake?"

Yu Qingyan looked at her father in disbelief and said, "Father, you want me to kneel down? I only hit her because she went too far! You have no idea how arrogant she was just now."

Before she could finish shouting, she received a solid slap across the face; this time it was Yu Jingsheng who hit her.

The slap was so powerful that half of Yu Qingyan's face swelled up immediately, and Qiao Shi didn't react for a long time.

Yu Jingsheng roared, "You're not at all like a proper young lady! You're a disgrace to our family! If you're not disciplined properly, who knows how vicious you'll become! Guards, bring the family discipline!"

Qiao knelt down with a thud: "Lord, you can't! Qingyan is about to get married. A young lady should have a good reputation. If you punish her according to family law, how will she be able to face others in the future? And we can't explain this to the Prince Cheng'an's Mansion!"

Yu Jingsheng: "It's all because of you, you ignorant and stupid woman, that your good daughter has no manners or etiquette. She speaks like a vulgar shrew and has a vicious mind. You still feel sorry for her? Then you should be punished along with her!"

"Let's see who dares to touch my granddaughter!"

A strong, resonant voice came from outside, and soon Zhang Shi hurriedly entered, surrounded by several maids and servants.

Yu Qingyan threw herself into Zhang's arms and burst into tears.

With a pained expression, Madam Zhang touched Qingyan's swollen cheek and repeatedly asked who had hit her. Her murderous gaze swept across the people in the room before finally settling on Su Chengniang and her daughter.

"I did it."

Yu Jingsheng said irritably.

His anger was interrupted by his own mother, leaving him feeling completely overwhelmed. He hadn't expected to alarm the old lady as well. He knew his mother's temperament all too well.

Madam Zhang pointed at Yu Jingsheng and started cursing, dragging Su Chengniang into it as well: "You two black-hearted bastards can't stand to see my Qingyan doing well. You're both biased towards that wretched girl Qingci. It's clearly that wretched girl Qingci's fault. She's married but still can't behave herself and comes back to harm her own sisters. Instead of punishing that wretched girl, you're bullying my Qingyan. Are you trying to make me die of anger?"

"Whoever raised such a heartless and corrupt person to raise a daughter like this will only bring disaster to the family. Our Nanping Marquis's Mansion cannot afford to have one!"

Zhang made a veiled attack, and Su Chengniang, not wanting to argue with her elders, looked at Yu Jingsheng with a cold smile.

Just as Yu Jingsheng was about to speak, Lu Yunqi walked over and bowed to Madam Zhang, saying:

"Grandmother, please calm down. Your son-in-law does not agree with what you just said. You only came in from outside and did not see what happened. How do you know that this is my wife's fault?"

When Madam Zhang saw Lu Yunqi, she realized something was wrong. It didn't matter how much her family made a scene behind closed doors, but in front of her grandson-in-law, she was losing face in public. Besides, that brat was already pretending to be someone else's wife.

Madam Zhang said in a gentler tone, "Qingyan grew up by my side since she was little and is the most well-behaved. But this happened as soon as Qingci came back, so it's clear that it's not Qingci's fault."

Lu Yunqi: "Grandmother, you are mistaken. Let's find out the truth first."

Then he called Lianqiao forward to tell him what had just happened.

Lian Qiao, quick-witted and articulate, stepped forward and recounted the events in detail. When she mentioned that Yu Qingyan had overturned the table and hit Yu Qingci, Yu Qingyan, who was hiding in Zhang Shi's arms, raised her head and shouted:

"You're talking nonsense! You're Yu Qingci's maid, so of course you'll side with her!"

Lian Qiao replied neither humbly nor arrogantly, "If the old lady does not believe me, she can ask the servants outside. They all heard how the second young lady scolded our young lady. I dare not repeat those words."

Granny Pei was about to go out and call for help when Madam Qiao quickly stopped her, saying, "How can you trust the servants? Mother, this is the Wisteria Courtyard. Who knows if these servants have been bribed by someone?"

Yu Qingci pointed to her still swollen face and asked, "Then the injuries on my face couldn't have been inflicted by myself, could they? And what about Lian Qiao's scalded back? And the broken porcelain shards on the ground? Were those also something we did on purpose to frame her?"

Yu Qingyan: "You're talking nonsense again. The tea wasn't hot at all, so how could Lianqiao have been burned?"

Mrs. Qiao looked at her daughter with disappointment and frustration.

Madam Zhang said, "Even if your second sister, a young lady, accidentally hit you, how hard could it be? As for Lianqiao, a maid, if she got burned, that's her own fault for being blind. Who can she blame? It's all because you, you narrow-minded girl, are holding onto your second sister."

Yu Jingsheng was dizzy from Zhang's antics, but he still tried to reason with her:

“Mother, you can’t be confused. This is clearly Qingyan’s fault. You have no idea how foul the words she just said were. I’m too embarrassed to say them myself!”

Yu Qingyan pointed at Yu Qingci and shouted, "She just cursed at me too! She called me and my mother the real sluts! It was she who said that!"

Yu Qingci's voice was filled with grievance: "Second sister, even at this point, you still want to smear me. When you scolded me, all the servants in the courtyard heard it. You say I scolded you, but who can testify?"

Yu Qingyan was startled and then remembered the scene of the two of them rolling on the ground and fighting each other. She was so angry that she pointed at Yu Qingci with a ferocious expression and shouted:

"You bitch, you're whispering!"

Yu Jingsheng couldn't help but step forward and slap Yu Qingyan again, leaving her completely stunned.

Enraged, Madam Zhang stood up and shoved her son: "Are you trying to anger me to death? I'm still here and you've already done this to me. If I weren't here, wouldn't you have beaten my precious granddaughter to death?"

Yu Jingsheng: "Mother, this wretched child is clearly still trying to argue that you can't spoil her like this."

Madam Zhang: "If I don't spoil her, why should I spoil you? You're so biased, your heart is completely on those mother and daughter, and you don't care at all about Qingyan's life or death."

With this old woman like me here, I won't allow you to smear Qingyan. I don't believe that brat Qingci is completely innocent. From the day she returned to the Marquis's mansion, she's been just as unruly and disrespectful as her mother. Who knows what she did behind the scenes to make Qingyan act so violently? And you two heartless people dare to take sides and gang up on my Qingyan.

Let me tell you, with this old woman like me around, no one can bully Qingyan.

"You want to use family discipline? Hmph! That celadon porcelain won't escape either!"

Zhang's unreasonable and nonsensical argument left everyone in the room speechless.

Lu Yunqi: "It seems that Grandmother is convinced that this matter is my wife's fault. So, how does Grandmother intend to deal with it?"

Zhang looked at Lu Yunqi. The young man's face was calm and gentle, but his gaze revealed a cold and imposing aura that made people dare not look him in the eye.

Zhang felt a chill run down her spine, finally remembering that the young man before her was a veteran who had returned from the battlefield and had killed people.