Chapter 225 Watching a Show in Front of the Duke's Mansion
Wu Lian'er arranged for someone to inquire about the news and then returned to Madam Su.
"Madam, the general came just now. I asked him to come and see you, but he left again."
"She left again?" Madam Su glanced into the courtyard and said indignantly, "It must be that bitch Ruan Jing who called her away again."
"Madam, you must not be careless. Ruan Jing has been with the general for a long time. She was at the border before, so you had no choice but to see her. Now that she is back in the mansion, you are the mistress and you have the final say."
Madam Su thought for a moment and said, "Yes, I am the mistress. She is an outsider with no children. Why should she compete with me?"
"Send the order to the kitchen and let them see what happens."
"Also, Yu Shengsheng's chicken soup will still be delivered."
"yes."
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Yu Shengsheng lifted the curtain and looked out the car window. Jin Baobao was standing by the window, pointing it out to her.
"Look, that place with so many people gathered over there is the main gate of the Duke Rong's mansion."
"Go and have a look."
Yu Shengsheng got off the car wearing a veiled hat, and Jin Baobao followed her to the crowd in front of the door.
Through the crowd, I saw the woman inside. She had fair and delicate skin, and her belly looked like she was five or six months pregnant.
She knelt tenderly in front of the door, her crying voice full of twists and turns.
"It's her," Jin Baobao whispered, "I've always wanted to marry her, but Cheng Ziheng's mother has never said anything."
Yu Shengsheng looked at the tightly closed door of the Duke's Mansion and said, "If she lets go, and this woman goes in and gives birth to a concubine's eldest son, how will Cheng Ziheng be able to marry a girl from a good family in the future?"
"The Duke's Mansion is no longer prosperous. They are hoping to marry a woman from a high-class family and rely on the power of others. How could they allow a woman like this to enter the house?"
"Heng Lang..." the woman cried, "Can you really bear to see me and my child wandering around?"
"Our child is so pitiful. It's not a pity for me to die, but he can't be born without a father."
On the other side of the door, Cheng Ziheng was walking back and forth anxiously. When he heard the noise, he wanted to open the door again.
Mrs. Cheng shouted angrily: "Let's see who dares!"
Cheng Ziheng came over quickly: "Mother, if you continue like this, your grandson will be gone!"
"What grandson?" Madam Cheng glared at him, "What a useless thing."
"That bastard Cheng Su is going to Qingming Academy, and you are still caring about that immoral woman? You really don't know what you are talking about!"
Madam Cheng became more and more angry as she spoke: "Come here, drag the young master back to the yard. Don't let him take a step out without my permission."
Cheng Ziheng was dragged away, and Mrs. Cheng ordered, "Open the door!"
Yu Shengsheng was just thinking about how Mrs. Cheng would handle it. She couldn’t just hide from her forever, when she heard someone calling out.
"The door is open!"
Yu Shengsheng looked up and saw that the door was open. A woman in luxurious clothes and with a strong aura walked out.
She has a slightly long face, is serious, has deep nasolabial folds, and the corners of her mouth droop, making her look even more stern.
The scene was silent.
The kneeling woman also stopped crying, and the two of them looked at each other.
The kneeling woman spoke first: "Mother-in-law..."
"Shut up," Mrs. Cheng interrupted coldly, "My son hasn't married yet, and I haven't had any tea with my daughter-in-law, so who are you calling mother-in-law?"
"Mother-in-law, you don't know that although I haven't seen you or greeted you, it's because Henglang loves me and thinks that my family is suffering, so he didn't ask me to come."
"What Heng Lang? This lady has never heard of him."
"It's Cheng Ziheng."
Madam Cheng sneered: "My son's name is indeed Cheng Ziheng, but he never mentioned you at all."
"Miss, I don't want to blame you too much because you are pregnant. I don't want to care about it, but you are still not leaving and ruining the reputation of our mansion. I can't tolerate it."
She looked around and said loudly: "Everyone, please bear witness that our Duke's Mansion has no relationship, no friendship, and no old feelings with this girl."
"We have never met each other. I don't know who instructed us to come here to blackmail and slander us. Recently, my master has offended his political enemies, and people have come out to slander us one after another. However, those who are innocent will be cleared."
"Someone, drive her away."
Yu Shengsheng raised her eyebrows slightly. Judging from the situation, Mrs. Cheng was much more powerful than Cheng Zhaoping.
But the kneeling woman is no pushover either.
She stroked her belly with one hand and held up a few pages of paper with the other: "Mrs. Cheng, this is the letter of guarantee Heng Lang wrote to me. You should recognize his handwriting, right?"
"It has his name and seal on it, how could it be fake?"
Madam Cheng's eyes became fierce.
The woman was not afraid: "I wanted to talk to you nicely, but you forced me to do this. I have no choice but to say it. If not for myself, I also want to do it for the child."
"As a mother, please forgive me."
Madam Cheng gave a wink to the maid beside her, who immediately stepped forward, grabbed the woman's wrist, snatched the paper away, and handed it to Madam Cheng.
Mrs. Cheng tore it into pieces without even looking at it.
The woman sneered: "You can tear it up if you want. It's okay. I have more than one thing anyway."
At this moment, Jin Baobao whispered to Yu Shengsheng: "Miss, look, that person."
Yu Shengsheng looked in the direction she pointed and saw a man in a long blue cloth gown walking towards the crowd with a servant.
He is thin but tall. He is not stunningly handsome, but he is also masculine and has a sharp gaze.
"He is Cheng Su."
This was the first time Yu Shengsheng met Cheng Su.
She had a feeling that Cheng Su would be a good partner.
Cheng Su walked straight into the crowd and looked down at the woman on the ground.
When Mrs. Cheng saw him, her face turned extremely ugly. She wanted to scold and ridicule him, but she couldn't do that in front of so many people.
I had no choice but to say stiffly: "Cheng Su is back."
"Have you bought everything?"
Cheng Su did not answer: "Who are you?"
The woman cried, "Heng Lang and I are in love and I am pregnant with his child. I have come here today to pay my respects to the elders of my family."
Cheng Su tilted his head to look at the servant: "Go and ask the elders of the clan."
Mrs. Cheng immediately became anxious: "Cheng Su! This matter has nothing to do with you. You should go to the academy to study soon. It's better not to cause trouble."
By the end, she had a warning in her tone.
Yu Shengsheng turned her gaze to Cheng Su, wanting to see how he would respond.
Cheng Su was not in a hurry, nor was he affected by the warning: "This girl said that she is pregnant with the Cheng family's flesh and blood. Naturally, I have to tell the elders of the clan and find out the whole story. I want the elders to make the final decision on the matter."
Madam Cheng wanted to say something, but Cheng Su's eyes turned cold and he said, "When my mother first came into the family with my father, wasn't that what you said, Madam?"
"You were not considered an elder then, just a sister-in-law. What can I say now?"
Mrs. Cheng's face turned pale: "You!"
She never expected that Cheng Su would remember what happened after so many years, and how old was Cheng Su at that time?
The three of them came back from their hometown and stood in front of the door for half the night before the side door was opened to let them in.
At that time, it was Mrs. Cheng who was standing in front of the mansion gate. As to whether she was a member of the Cheng family or not, she had to ask the elders of the family and make a decision after clarifying it.
Yu Shengsheng's eyes flashed with admiration and she couldn't help but nodded.
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