Chapter 16 Chapter 16 It’s me! (V-entry announcement)…

Chapter 16 Chapter 16 It’s me! (V-entry announcement)…

This family dinner was particularly lively.

Cheng Mingyu personally escorted his mother to the banquet hall, drank three glasses of toast and then left.

A major case occurred in Jiaozhou Guard Station. Lu Xusheng found out that someone was smuggling weapons and communicating with Northern Qi, which involved a high-ranking official of the court. The case was beyond the jurisdiction of the Governor's Office, and the case was transferred from Lu Xusheng to the Censorate. Of course, such a shocking case should be taken over by Cheng Mingyu, the Zuodu Shi, personally.

Cheng Mingyu drank some wine and went back to the palace without even having a meal. It was only after the old lady asked the butler to prepare a food box and send it to the carriage that he could fill his stomach.

As soon as Cheng Mingyu left, the second elder of the Bei Mansion, Cheng Mingjiang, presided over the banquet.

The old and young masters were drinking in the banquet hall in the front yard, while the female family members were having a meal and watching a play in the flower hall.

Cheng Yian was sitting at the third table in the east of the flower hall. This table was occupied by married aunts.

"An An has only been married for a short time, but she looks much better than before. It shows that the Duke's Mansion is living a good life."

Cheng Yian laughed and said to this cousin, "It's not bad. I'm young and don't know much about management. I just follow the ladies and sisters-in-law and learn from them."

Another lady sighed, "In my opinion, there is no need for us to fight for the right to be the head of the family. Isn't it better to live a comfortable life?"

The affairs of Duke Lu's mansion were known to all the nobles in the capital. Cheng Yian was gentle in nature, so how could he compete with the Buddha-faced Bodhisattva of the Lu family's eldest branch? The term "Buddha-faced Bodhisattva" is not a good term nowadays. It refers to those who look kind and gentle on the surface but are actually treacherous in private.

"Wait till the old lady passes away tomorrow, then you can separate and live separately. With the ability of the Grand Commander-in-Chief Lu, he must have any title. Don't get involved, and don't get yourself involved." The cousin kindly whispered to her and gave her advice.

No matter what they said, Cheng Yian accepted it all.

The news that Lu Xusheng stood up for Cheng Yian had spread throughout the capital, and everyone envied Cheng Yian for marrying a good husband.

But not everything is perfect.

"Hey, I heard your mother-in-law is a powerful person. She must have made things difficult for you, right?"

When it comes to mother-in-law, all the aunties present have endless words to say and endless complaints to vent. So what if she was born in the Cheng family? No matter which family she marries into, she will have its own condiments, daily necessities, and they couldn't stop talking for a moment and gradually shifted their gaze away from Cheng Yian.

At nearly noon, the setting sun hid behind the clouds, leaving only a cool breeze that blew off some of the late osmanthus trees. Seeing that it was getting late, Cheng Yian decided to leave.

Glancing at the main table, he saw the old ladies from each room gathered around the ancestor of the North Mansion and were watching them with great interest. Logically, the younger generation could not leave the table without the order of the elders. Cheng Yian had to sit for a while longer, and thought it was impossible, so he asked Rulan to secretly go out to deliver a message, and asked Qiu Qing to pretend to deliver a message from Lu Xusheng. If there was something going on in the Taoist family, it would not be a bad idea to go back early.

As she was thinking about it, she suddenly saw a familiar nanny hurriedly coming towards her from the corner. The nanny was looking at her anxiously with an unpleasant look on her face.

This nanny was the housekeeper beside her father Cheng Mingyou. Could it be that something had happened to Cheng Mingyou?

Sure enough, the nanny came over and whispered in her ear,

"Auntie, please go and have a look! Our second master is drunk and crazy."

Cheng Yian was stunned, glanced at her suspiciously, and without saying anything, he took the maid to the front yard.

Today is the old ancestor's birthday banquet. All branches of the Cheng family in the capital have come to the banquet. Even nephews and nieces from nearby counties and prefectures have come as long as they can make it within one day. The banquet hall in the front yard is packed with people, and Cheng Mingyou has rarely become half the protagonist today.

Who made him become Lu Xusheng's father-in-law overnight?

Lu Xusheng was the most protective of his people, and was known for his ruthlessness and ruthlessness on the battlefield. With such a strong son-in-law, Cheng Mingyou could simply walk around the capital with impunity.

Even if you don't need to fawn on others, you still have to say a few polite words.

There was always someone around Cheng Mingyou.

The brothers gathered around him and toasted him with wine, all of which were congratulations on him becoming Lu Xusheng's father-in-law. Those old men who had looked down on him in the past now bowed their heads in front of him, a rare sight.

Although Cheng Mingyou was in the limelight, he was not happy at all in his heart, and even felt aggrieved.

He didn't like it, he didn't like this kind of flattery. If possible, he didn't need a daughter like Cheng Yian at all, he didn't need such glory and wealth, he wanted his Fu'er, he wanted Fu'er to live well.

He was in a bad mood and drank the yellow soup recklessly. In the end, his face was red and his head was dizzy. From time to time, figures would appear in front of him. Some of them were handsome, some were gentle, some had sly eyes, and some were deep and cunning. They were all different, but without exception, they all had the surname Cheng.

As long as your surname is Cheng, it's possible.

Who is it?

Who bullied his Fu'er, who took her away from him?

The self-mockery of being praised all of a sudden, along with the resentment that had accumulated over the years, gathered in his chest and suddenly broke through the barriers of reason like magma. Cheng Mingyou suddenly stood up at this moment, flicked his sleeves to knock the wine cups and tea cups in front of him to the ground, then left the brothers at the table and staggered away.

This sudden change shocked everyone at the table.

Cheng Mingyou has always been eccentric and unruly, but no one expected him to be so domineering.

What kind of occasion is this? Why is he allowed to act so recklessly?

The tribesmen kept denouncing him.

Everyone pointed at Cheng Mingyou's shabby back and scolded Cheng Mingze, the eldest master of the fourth room.

"If a son doesn't teach his father, his father will be to blame. Your father has passed away, and it's your turn as his elder brother to teach him a lesson. Go quickly and bring him back to make amends for the old ancestor."

The old lady of Beifu is called the ancestor for a reason. When the eldest grandpa of the house died young, it was at a time when Dajin was in trouble both internally and externally. The Cheng family was also taken advantage of by other big families and was in danger of decline. It was she who assisted the young Cheng Mingyu to take over the position of patriarch. Cheng Mingyu went to Beiqi to save the family from collapse and save the country from danger, while the old lady stayed in Cheng family and summoned the children of the Cheng family to fight back one by one, breaking through the siege of other big families and allowing the Cheng family to gradually dominate other big families until today's prosperous situation.

The old lady has great prestige in the entire Cheng family and is known as the female leader.

Therefore, all the clan leaders, young and old, respected her very much, and no one dared to embarrass the ancestor.

Cheng Mingyou's actions caused public outrage.

"That's right. If he's not happy, he shouldn't come. Why is he throwing things and showing displeasure at this banquet? The old ancestor has never treated him harshly. The eldest branch of the family has always protected you and the fourth branch. It was Mingyu who got him the position of the head of the family business. If you don't ask him to repay the favor, then forget it. Why is he repaying kindness with hatred and making a fool of himself on such a happy day?"

Some older elders of the clan scolded Cheng Mingze.

The eldest master was so embarrassed that his face turned red. He bowed his sleeves and apologized, "Don't worry, uncles. I will go and teach him a lesson now."

As he said this, he glanced at the third elder Cheng Ming, and the two brothers left their seats and followed Cheng Mingyou.

Just as he was about to run into the gate of Nan Mansion, he saw Cheng Mingyou kick open the meeting room in the Nan Mansion, pick up a wine bottle from somewhere and sit down. He slumped down on the armchair in the middle, looking at the two brothers outside the door with mockery and provocation in his eyes.

The eldest master was so angry when he saw this that he shouted, "You idiot, you drank some yellow soup and you don't know who you are. Come, make some sobering soup for him so that he can drink it and sober up and apologize to the old ancestor."

Cheng Mingyou laughed instead of getting angry, and in a rage he simply smashed the wine bottle in his hand. The wine bottle happened to fall in front of the big boss's feet, scaring him so much that he jumped back several steps.

"You, you, you are simply rebellious!"

While he was roaring, he saw the old lady from the fourth room, Cheng Yian and others rushing back.

Not only that, members of each family who were curious and wanted to watch the fun also quietly stepped over the threshold and crowded around to watch the show.

When Cheng Mingyou saw his mother standing outside the door with a cane, and Cheng Yian standing beside the old lady, it was like a spark was ignited.

He stared at the face that looked like Fu'er, his cheeks twisted and twitched, and he shouted and jumped over the doorstep, rushing to the old lady.

"Mother, today the Emperor is above and the Earth is below. Your son has no time to worry about anything. Please tell me who that man is. Who was the man who bullied Fu'er back then?"

When Cheng Yian heard this, he took two steps back.

What's going on? From what Cheng Mingyou said, it seems that her mother was bullied?

Did the old lady deceive her?

Cheng Yian's almond-shaped eyes were red, and he looked at the old lady sharply.

The old lady's fingers were shaking with anger, but she still controlled her temper and tried her best to keep her tone calm as she said to Cheng Mingyou,

"My child, I know your suffering. Come back with me to my room and I will tell you everything."

It's better than embarrassing myself here.

The tribesmen behind me are gathering more and more. If I stay any longer, things will get out of control.

Cheng Yian's heart was beating fast and chaotically. Cheng Mingyou's words were like a bolt of lightning hitting her head. Of course she had to get things done, but the old lady was right. She couldn't do it in public. This concerned her mother's reputation, and she would never allow anyone to insult her mother.

She calmed herself down, took a deep breath, and prepared to follow the old lady.

Cheng Mingyou was hesitating whether to obey the order.

Unfortunately, they missed one person.

Miao and her daughter rushed into the crowd.

Hearing Cheng Mingyou's words, he was shocked.

What does it mean?

Could it be that the late lady had been living with someone before? Or was she coveted by someone?

Recalling Cheng Mingyou’s indifference towards Cheng Yian, could it be that Cheng Yian is not Cheng Mingyou’s flesh and blood?

When he thought of this possibility, Miao, who had always been inferior to others, jumped up like a successful villain.

"Wait! No one is allowed to leave!"

She put her hands on her hips and looked around at the groups of people inside and outside the tribe. Suddenly, she raised her voice and said,

"I'm not going anywhere today. I'm going to make things clear right here."

"What is Cheng Yian's background? Is she your biological child? What about Xia? How did she die?"

"Since, as you said, someone bullied her, then let's just make it clear today. Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor. We should speak up for whoever we should speak up for, and we should seek revenge on whoever we should seek revenge on!"

In the end, it is Cheng Yian and her mother who are embarrassed. What does it have to do with me?

Since Cheng Yian is not Cheng Mingyou's biological child, does that mean that the Lu family's marriage should be for his daughter? Did Cheng Yian take away Qian'er's marriage?

No, she had to take back the honor that belonged to her daughter!

The old lady still failed to see Miao's little plan, and couldn't stand her making trouble, so she slapped Miao on the face.

"How dare you! I'm your elder, and I'm letting you roar here!"

"Someone, drag her away!"

Unfortunately, Miao was born into a shepherdess family and was very embarrassed. She immediately covered her face and fell to the ground, crying,

"It's unjust. What kind of world is this? Someone is going to die."

Cheng Yiqian was so ashamed and angry when she saw her mother being beaten that she quickly stood aside to protect her and not allow anyone to get close.

Those old women were at their wits' end for a moment.

Seeing this, the old lady was so angry that she hunched over and gasped for breath, "What a rebellion, what a rebellion..." Her already thin body was shaking and about to fall.

Cheng Mingyou couldn't care less at this time. He looked at the eldest master and suddenly rushed over to grab the eldest master's collar.

"Is it you? I see that you treat An An differently from others. On the day of the return visit, you saw that Lu Xusheng treated him like his own son-in-law, very attentive. Is it true or not?"

The eldest master immediately complained and pulled his arm to pull away, "I saw that An An married well, and I wanted to be close to her. In the future, they can take my two sons with them. When they go out, Rui'er and Yao'er are also Lu Xusheng's brothers-in-law, right? This is a hundred benefits to our family, and there is no harm. Why shouldn't I be good to An An?"

Cheng Mingyou didn't believe it, he suddenly laughed coldly.

"When Fu'er came home and offered tea to you, you almost gave her a pair of eyes. Now you are pretending to be Liu Xiahui!"

Xia Fu's beauty was well-known in Suzhou at that time.

The eldest master's face suddenly turned red. His wife and children were beside him, staring at him with fierce eyes.

You can admit anything except this. "This is not true. Don't blame me for it." The eldest master was so angry that he jumped up.

Knowing that he would be unable to defend himself, he suddenly pointed to the sky and swore,

"Second brother, I swear to heaven, it is definitely not me, otherwise I will die without a burial place!"

Seeing this, Cheng Mingyou looked at him suspiciously, then suddenly left him behind, and with a sinister face, he turned his gaze towards the third elder Cheng Mingtong, forcing him back several steps, and finally grabbed his chest and sneered,

"That's you?"

Cheng Mingyou was somewhat wary of his elder brother, the eldest master, but when it came to his younger brother, he became ferocious, like a mad lion that could bite people at any time.

The third old master Cheng Mingtong had a bitter face and couldn't even cry, "Second brother, it really wasn't me, it wasn't me..." He was a cowardly person, just like the fourth old master back then. At this moment, he was trembling with fear, and even his lips were shaking.

Seeing his guilty face, Cheng Mingyou's eyes almost popped out. "How could it not be you? My brother had already married, and Jin would definitely not allow him to be the heir. Only you, you were unmarried at that time, and you were soft-hearted. You couldn't refuse whatever my mother asked you to do. So you took Fu'er and gave birth to this evil creature, right?"

He raised his hand, and his white fingers pointed at Cheng Yian like sharp thorns.

The knuckles are distinct and the veins are exposed.

Cheng Yian looked at the finger poking at his face and his face turned paler.

You can't hide it anymore, right?

This day finally came.

At this moment, an extremely upright figure suddenly came over from behind. The man pinched Cheng Mingyou's fingers and bent them hard, pushing him forward. He stood in front of Cheng Yian and spoke in a steady voice,

"It's me."