Chapter 637 Punishing the Second Miss
Although Cheng Wan'er was not favored because she was the third child in the family, she was still the legitimate daughter born to the madam. No matter what happened in the future, she would still marry better than Cheng Wan'er.
Miss Cheng the Second was always resentful, which is why she targeted her in every way, and crippled her hands, which were good for playing the piano and painting, when she was young.
The scars on her hands were too frightening, making it difficult to find a good family for her. Master Cheng paid less and less attention to her, which gave Miss Cheng the arrogance she deserved.
The servants stepped aside, all somewhat resentful of Miss Cheng.
"Second Miss, it's fortunate that we discovered it early today, otherwise if a fight had really broken out, our entire Cheng family would have been in trouble."
Miss Cheng was already angry. She glanced at them and said, "Get out of here. No one is to talk about this. If anyone does, I'll break your legs."
The servants knew that the master doted on this second young lady, so they had no choice but to back down.
After the servants left, a young maid came from outside the courtyard and said, "Miss, I just saw the Third Miss at the lotus pond."
Upon hearing this, Miss Cheng's anger intensified. "Why are you only telling me now?"
The maidservant lowered her head and whispered, "I just wanted to hear more of their whispers."
Miss Cheng, too lazy to argue with her any longer, continued to ask, "Tell me, what were they whispering about just now?"
The maidservant whispered in Miss Cheng's ear, "The princess said she can heal Miss Cheng's hand."
Miss Cheng was shocked. "What? You're saying the princess can heal Cheng Wan'er's hand?"
The maid nodded.
Miss Cheng slammed her hand on the table and said sternly, "Impossible! The princess is still a girl who hasn't reached adulthood yet. How could she have such good medical skills? Even the imperial physicians have examined her hands and couldn't cure them at all."
The maidservant said slowly, "Second Miss, I heard that the princess learned medicine from a doctor in her younger years, and that her medical skills are superb."
Miss Cheng frowned, her face full of anger. "No, I can't let her hand be healed like this."
The reason why the Third Miss is being neglected by Lord Cheng and Madam Cheng is because of that hand covered with terrifying scars.
If her hand is healed, coupled with her talent and background, she will definitely be able to surpass the Second Miss.
Miss Cheng would absolutely not allow such a thing to happen.
With a cold expression, she instructed the maid, "Keep an eye on Cheng Wan'er and tell me if there's any news."
"Yes, Second Miss." The maid bowed and turned to leave.
At the other end of the Cheng residence, Yi'er, Yu'er, the fifth young master of the Cheng family, and the Prime Minister were drinking tea together.
Yi'er and Yu'er looked quite young, but they were able to chat with Lord Cheng.
At the end of the conversation, Yu'er mentioned parrots, "I found a parrot on the street a few days ago that could talk."
Lord Cheng, please listen.
Yu'er continued, "I found this parrot to be very interesting because it can talk, so I brought it back to the palace to give to my sister."
Lord Cheng gradually became confused.
Yu'er poured him some tea. "Later, this parrot actually shouted at us, 'Monster! Monster!'"
Lord Cheng frowned, suddenly remembering the parrot he had sent someone to get rid of some time ago.
Yu'er continued, "I was curious, so I asked it, 'Who is the demon? Do you know what it said?'"
Lord Cheng, behaving himself, widened his eyes and asked, "What did you say?"
Yu'er raised her voice slightly, and like a storyteller, slowly began to narrate, "He said it was a princess..."
Lord Cheng was shocked; slandering the princess was a serious crime.
He quickly lowered his head, his expression somewhat unpleasant.
The fact that the eldest and second princes came to tell him about this matter personally naturally indicates that it is related to the Cheng family.
Without Yu'er needing to explain, he had already guessed that the parrot was the one in his second daughter's room.
He snapped out of his reverie, coughed twice, and said, "This parrot is really talkative; it should be plucked and thrown out."
Yu'er laughed and said, "Your Excellency, that's not right. Parrots are supposed to mimic human speech. If you're going to pluck a feather, you're going to pluck a human's feather."
Although he spoke in a joking tone, there was an invisible sense of pressure about him.
Lord Cheng lowered his head slightly, roughly understanding what he meant, and replied, "Yes, the Second Prince is right."
Seeing that she had conveyed her meaning, Yu'er looked at Yi'er.
Yi'er remained silent, but when she glanced at Lord Cheng, he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.
Lord Cheng asked respectfully, "Would the two princes like to attend the banquet in the back courtyard?"
Lord Cheng and his wife have hosted this banquet today so that the two princes and his daughter can get to know each other.
Although they are both young, they are childhood sweethearts and will likely have a deep bond in the future. Perhaps his daughter will even have the chance to become empress.
He could also be the emperor's father-in-law.
However, Yi'er and Yu'er, having already conveyed their message that they did not want to mingle with the women, politely declined.
Lord Cheng, seeing that the parrot was also distracted, did not insist that they stay any longer.
When it got dark, Du Wanchun left the Cheng residence with her family.
As soon as she left, Lord Cheng hurriedly went to find Miss Cheng, and happened to run into Madam Cheng on the way.
Madam Cheng said in a flustered manner, "Her Majesty the Empress has been acting strangely today..."
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