Chapter 27 Chapter 27 Brother-in-law and sister-in-law clash

Chapter 27 Chapter 27 Brother-in-law and sister-in-law clash

While waiting for Lu to come to life, Cheng Yian was dragged to the sewing room by Cheng Yiqiao.

The needlework lady was making the cloud fox cape for Cheng Yian. "It will take a few days. If the Third Miss leaves in the afternoon, she will be able to wear it."

Cheng Yian said, "My aunt is busy and can't come for a while. She will probably leave in the afternoon."

Cheng Yiqiao said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Don't rush. Take your time. Make one today and ask Auntie to come back for it. Make another one in two days and she can come back again..."

Cheng Yian glared at her, "Why don't you just live here?"

Cheng Yiqiao pulled her to sit down in the tea room next door, "Hey, if you really stay, we will all have a good life."

"What do you mean?" Cheng Yian scolded her.

Cheng Yiqiao sighed, "You don't know how bad Daddy looked a few days ago. A young master in the clan was caught for whoring and gambling outside.

Dad was furious and asked the Discipline Institute to deal with the matter. My second brother, who was in charge of the Discipline Institute, was reprimanded, and I didn’t get a good reputation either. I didn’t dare to go out for a few days. Now that you’ve come back, Dad has a smile on his face.”

The two were talking and laughing when suddenly one of Cheng Yiqiao's maids came over. She looked strange, and it was obvious that something had happened.

"Second Miss, Third Miss, please go to the West Garden quickly. There is a commotion over there with the Second Master."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yiqiao immediately pulled Cheng Yian out and asked as they walked,

"What happened?"

The maid led the way and answered,

"Didn't we distribute the dividends last night? The Second Master and the Second Mistress took them back. They should have been happy, but it turned into unhappiness. This morning, the Second Mistress was clamoring to go back to her parents' home."

"I heard that..." The maid didn't dare to discuss her master's private affairs, so she tried her best to lower her voice.

"I heard that the young lady blamed the old master and his wife for not giving money to Master Jun, so she started crying."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yiqiao looked at Cheng Yian and shrugged.

Cheng Yian had heard of the story behind this.

The second master and the second wife of the eldest son had only one son, Cheng Yijun. They treated him like their lifeblood and obeyed him in everything. Cheng Yijun was also very obedient and never hung out with those playboys. In the end, he became a Jinshi. However, such a well-behaved son was stubborn when it came to marriage. He fell in love with a girl at first sight at a flower-viewing banquet and insisted on marrying her. The second wife sent someone to inquire about her and learned that she was the daughter of the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple. The title of Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple was not bad, but the Xu family was not from an ordinary family and the financial situation was not that good.

He had such a son, but he insisted on marrying him off. Later, the second master and the second wife had no choice but to find a wife for him.

But this Second Young Madam Xu is good in every way except one thing that makes people criticize her.

Love to stick to my parents' home.

It was fine for one or two days, but after a long time, my parents-in-law became somewhat dissatisfied.

Going west from the Chuihua Gate is the courtyard of the second wife and the second old man. Following the front corridor and winding northwest is the courtyard of Cheng Yijun and his wife Xu. There is a garden between the two courtyards. A three-bay pavilion has been built in the garden, which is surrounded by thick curtains in winter. On weekdays, guests from the second room play here.

When Cheng Yiqiao and Cheng Yian arrived here, they saw two maids standing at the door curtain and peeking in. They both knew the two maids. They were Cheng Yiqian and Jiang Ruomei's head maids, so they knew that the two were inside.

The two sisters walked in and saw Cheng Yiqian and Jiang Ruomei sitting by the fireplace under the carved window, eavesdropping.

Cheng Yiqiao's face turned grim, "Hey, you two are hiding here sneakily."

Jiang Ruomei and the other two were startled by her. Thinking carefully, Cheng Yiqiao also came here to see the excitement, so they did not want to be outdone.

"Isn't my second cousin here too?"

Cheng Yiqiao said confidently,

"I am me, and you are you. I know everything about what happened in Second Uncle's room. It's wrong for you, an outsider, to join in the fun here."

Jiang Ruomei choked and glanced at Cheng Yian again, thinking, isn't she also an outsider?

Cheng Yian was dressed for going out today. She was wearing a newly made long purple and white fox fur coat and a scarlet feather fox fur cloak. Jiang Ruomei heard that the ladies in the needlework room had dropped all their other work and just worked for the two sisters, and hurried out to show off.

Jiang Ruomei felt jealous and didn't dare to confront Cheng Yiqiao head-on.

Cheng Yiqian, however, just snorted and pointed outside. The four of them then stopped talking and listened carefully.

In the courtyard outside the carved window to the north, the Second Wife was indeed arguing fiercely with the Xu couple.

The Second Wife had obviously been holding a grudge for a long time. She stood in the hallway and pointed at the Second Young Wife and her husband in the yard and said,

"Is our Cheng family such a big enemy? Did money just float out of the water? Let me tell you, this is the ancestral inheritance passed down from generation to generation by our ancestors. It is the family fortune earned by your great uncle with all his efforts. Since you have married into the Cheng family, you are a Cheng family wife. Why would you always think of cheating others?"

"Isn't what I gave you enough? How could I not give you two thousand taels at the end of the year? You are lucky. You have gone all your money in less than half a month. You can only live on the monthly salary from the government."

"The monthly allowance from the government is enough for your food and clothing. A couple can get 50 taels per month, while ordinary people don't even have 50 taels per year. You guys are still living in poverty, and I can't bear to see you living in poverty. I'll give you a little more, but you'll be gone again. It's a pity that my son, the grandson of the eldest son, lives like a poor man..."

Mrs. Xu cried for a long time without saying a word, until she heard the word "a poor family" and then she turned around and said angrily,

"You don't have to beat around the bush. You are just scolding me. Our Xu family is a poor family, but we were saved by your Cheng family!"

This was not the most frustrating part for the Second Wife. She stamped her feet in anger and pointed at Cheng Yijun, "It's all your fault! What a mess!"

Cheng Yijun was caught in a dilemma, holding his crying wife while looking at his furious mother. Seeing his wife crying even harder, he could only beg his mother to

"Please stop talking. It will be terrible if you offend grandma."

The second wife became even more angry when she saw that her son did not dare to criticize his daughter-in-law and could only slander herself.

"Incredible? You know it's incredible, you've brought shame to our family!"

Unfortunately, what you fear will come true. As expected, the old ancestor was led by the nanny to the West Garden with a pale face. She accidentally found several little heads popping out from the building. She glared at them fiercely, but did not care about the four of them and hurried inside.

Cheng Yiqiao was very brave, and simply pulled Cheng Yian and followed the old ancestor into the house. When Cheng Yiqian and Cheng Yiqiao saw Cheng Yiqiao go in, they followed quickly.

Seeing that the old ancestor was alarmed, no one dared to make a noise. The couple knelt on the futon in the east room. The second wife sat aside and complained to the old ancestor in tears, while Cheng Yiqiao and others sat in the main room and listened.

Our ancestors did not avoid girls because they wanted them to broaden their horizons, distinguish right from wrong, and understand what they should and should not do.

The Second Madam was not afraid and she did it on purpose for Xu to see. The more you rely on others to get angry, the less you can control me. You are so shameless that you are not afraid of being found out.

The old man scolded the second wife, "Why are you making such a fuss? There are still guests who haven't left. Isn't it making everyone laugh at the eldest wife's family?"

The Second Wife pointed at Xu rudely and said, "She did it on purpose. She thought that someone was around and she was making trouble to threaten me into agreeing to her request. But I just didn't believe her. I tolerated her every year and gave in every year. This year, I won't let her succeed."

How could our ancestors not see through this after being in charge for so many years?

At first, she asked about the Xu family's situation and learned that he had an older brother and a younger brother. The salary of the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple was not much, and the family did not have many valuable industries. Both the older brother and the younger brother were unmarried, so they had to rely on Xu's daughter.

She did not agree with this marriage, but the Second Madam and the Second Elder were too doting on their son at that time and did not take it seriously. Now she is suffering the consequences.

"What's going on?"

The second wife told him everything.

"Yesterday, my son got a dividend. My daughter-in-law and my second grandfather discussed saving it and earning the interest later. But this idiot came to ask for the money, saying that he had also started a family and they should have a share of the dividend."

The second wife snorted at this point, "I said that your food and clothing are all from the public, why would you need money? You just want to send it to your parents' home, no way, you won't give me a single cent of the dividend this year."

"Look, they are making a fuss now. They didn't make a fuss last night, but today when An An was leaving and the aunt was coming to pick her up, they made a fuss, saying that I was being harsh to my son and daughter-in-law." The second wife cursed and rolled her eyes at Liang Ding.

"If I am harsh on my son and daughter-in-law, there will be no good mother-in-law in this world..."

After she finished speaking, she realized that the old ancestor was also her mother-in-law, so she immediately stopped talking and said awkwardly, "Of course, she is not as good as you..."

The second wife is also a person who can't keep her mouth shut. She says whatever comes to her mind.

Our ancestors had no way to deal with her.

In the west room, Cheng Yiqiao held her stomach and laughed, while Cheng Yiqian and Jiang Ruomei both rolled onto the Luohan bed.

Only people like Cheng Yian, who had been married before and experienced a lot of ups and downs, did not take this as a joke.

It is true that every family has its own problems. Even the eldest son's family may appear to be in a prosperous situation from the outside, but if you look closely at the family in private, you will find that everyone has their own troubles.

To outsiders, this second aunt's family seemed to be very harmonious. Her mother-in-law was kind and generous, her husband treated her with consideration and tenderness, and she had a son who had married and was just waiting to have grandchildren. As the eldest branch of the Cheng family, she had no worries about food and clothing, and should have lived a life of luxury. However, who would have expected that she would have such difficulties.

Mrs. Xu was still crying and gasping for breath, "I didn't ask him to ask for it, it was my husband who asked for it himself..."

The old ancestor looked at Cheng Yijun and asked,

"Are you short of money? You are the only one between your parents. Won't everything belong to you in the future?

I will provide you with food and clothing, and I think it will be enough for your expenses."

Cheng Yijun blushed and said, "To answer grandma, we have enough food and clothing, but there are still social conventions. My grandson is observing government affairs in the Ministry of Rites and has social engagements."

Cheng Yijun passed the imperial examination two years ago. After all, he was Cheng Mingyu's nephew, so the emperor gave him face and allowed him to observe government affairs in the Ministry of Rites. If he observed government affairs for a few years, he might be able to stay in the Ministry of Rites.

When the second wife heard this, she knew her son was covering up for Xu, and she said angrily, "Don't talk nonsense. All those social events you attended were secretly paid for by your father. If you want to give money to your wife, just say so."

Cheng Yijun lowered his head in shame.

The second wife was a noisy person. She was a very nice person, but she was unsuccessful and was forced into a corner by her daughter-in-law who came from a low-class family.

The old man first glared at the second wife, signaling her to shut up, and then asked Cheng Yijun,

"Really? As far as I know, you received a total of 4,000 taels in dividends last year and the year before. Then list out for Grandmother where you spent all that money on socializing."

Cheng Yijun stammered and was unable to speak.

The second wife was enlightened by the old man's words, "Yes, from now on, all expenses should be listed in the account. At the end of the year, we will check your accounts to see where the money went!"

Xu was also very capable. With red eyes, she whispered,

"Last year, my husband bought a piece of clay inkstone, which cost him several hundred taels of silver. Once, when the mother of one of his classmates passed away, he also gave her several hundred taels of silver as a gift..."

She listed more than ten reasons, all of which sounded plausible.

Cheng Yijun nodded like crazy, "Yes, yes..."

The second wife was furious. Her son was being controlled by someone else. Even if she was good at talking, she couldn't stand the couple's double act.

The old ancestor suddenly looked at Xu and said,

"I remember an old story. In the past, there was an aunt in our Zhou family who always valued her nephew more than her own son. She gave everything in the house to her nephew. Although she married into the family, she still sat in her parents' home."

Then she looked at the second wife and asked, "Guess what happened next?"

The second wife immediately responded, "What's the matter?"

The old ancestor said, "Later, her brother passed away, and her nephew asked her for money. She paid the betrothal gift for his marriage. When his nephew had a child and had no money to hold a wedding banquet, he asked her for money again. But at this time, this aunt's family was not as well off as before, and she didn't have that much money to give to her parents' family. She cried and said nice things, saying that she couldn't give any money."

"It's a pity that once a person's appetite is developed, it can't be reduced. The nephew was resentful and thought that she was holding back the money. One day, when she came home, he put a knife to her neck. She was not paying attention and was injured. The nephew was sent to prison and her family was ruined... As for her, because she had been supporting her family for many years, her son and daughter-in-law were dissatisfied with her and ignored her when she was sick. She regretted it so much that she was found three days after her death. Her end was lamentable."

When Xu heard this, she immediately fell silent.

Cheng Yijun was also shocked when he heard this story, "But grandma, Yingniang's mother is ill and is waiting for her to send money for treatment."

This time the basket was finally shaken out.

The second wife was furious and said bluntly, "Where are her elder brother and younger brother? Don't they care about their mother's life or death? Besides, don't you still have the betrothal gift you gave her? You exchanged a betrothal gift of 100 kg for a few fancy things? Who are you trying to fool? Not to mention your filial piety in the past three years, the betrothal gift alone is enough for the Xu family to live on for a lifetime. You are so reluctant to spend it, and come to the Cheng family to ask for money at the slightest sign of trouble."

When Mrs. Xu saw that the second wife had made the matter public, she was so ashamed and angry that she ran away.

"I will not live..."

Cheng Yian and others were drinking tea in the next room. After hearing this, they stood up hurriedly, and then they saw Xu rushing out, as if she was going out.

Cheng Yiqiao was afraid that she would really commit suicide, so he was the first to drop his teacup and step forward. Fearing that he could not stop her alone, he called out to Jiang Ruomei, who was closest to him.

Jiang Ruomei followed closely behind.

Seeing that her way was blocked by Cheng Yiqiao, Xu planned to go around Jiang Ruomei. Unexpectedly, Jiang Ruomei became suspicious at this moment. She saw Cheng Yian putting down the teacup and was about to help. She took advantage of Cheng Yian's unstable position and pulled her along.

Cheng Yian was pulled by her and her body tilted to the south, and Xu happened to bump into her arm.

A bump would not have been a big deal, but she had not yet let go of the teacup in her right hand, and the boiling tea splashed out and splashed on her little finger. The teacup had fallen onto the table and shattered onto the floor.

"Ouch." It's burned.

Cheng Yiqiao was shocked when she saw this, and she quickly pushed Jiang Ruomei away and rushed over, holding her hand, "An An, are you okay...does it hurt?"

It was a little painful at first. Cheng Yian frowned and glanced at Jiang Ruomei.

The old ancestor and others came out from inside, their faces turning green with anger. Only then did Xu realize that she had been in trouble. She dared not say a word and leaned against the doorstep, crying.

Jiang Ruomei felt guilty, but she pretended to be frightened and worried on her face.

The second wife saw that Cheng Yian's little finger had turned red, and she thought of how Cheng Mingyu loved her, and she shouted, "It's over, it's over, something terrible has happened..."

It was the old ancestor who calmed down. She immediately ordered someone to get some cool water, sent someone to call a doctor, and asked the maid to go to the pharmacy to get some icy jade skin ointment to apply.

The little girl quickly brought some cool water, and Cheng Yiqiao helped her press the finger down. The cool water relieved the pain. Seeing that everyone looked unhappy, Cheng Yian hurriedly said, "It's okay. It's just a small matter. Just apply some medicine."

Unfortunately, things are not that simple.

Cheng Mingyu was shocked.

He went to court early in the morning and heard that Cheng Yian was going back today. He planned to see her off after lunch and then return to the yamen. However, he heard that she was injured here. His face immediately darkened and he called everyone to the flower hall.

Cheng Mingyu and the old ancestor sat at the top, the second wife and the third wife who had rushed over after hearing the news sat in the armchairs at the lower left, Xu and Cheng Yijun knelt on the ground, and the rest of the girls and masters stood still, except Cheng Yian who sat in the armchair on the right, and the doctor from the mansion examined his injuries.

The second wife beat her chest and stamped her feet, crying out her guilt.

"It's all my fault. I didn't manage my family well enough to make such a joke and even implicate An An..."

If it were any other time, it would be fine, but today Cheng Yian wanted to go back home, and Lu Xusheng had to come to pick him up. Now that something happened, it would be even more embarrassing for everyone.

Xu bumped into someone and was speechless. She just fell to the ground and sobbed.

Cheng Yiqiao recalled the scene in detail, and suddenly confronted Jiang Ruomei and asked,

"I'm asking you, I called you to stop someone, why did you pull An An? Didn't you see that she was holding a cup of tea? Did you do it on purpose?"

Jiang Ruomei was already feeling guilty. She was indeed jealous and had some bad thoughts at the time, but she didn't want to alarm so many people, even Cheng Mingyu showed up. She was very panicked and quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Cheng Mingyu.

"Uncle, I didn't mean to do that. I saw my sister-in-law rushing out, and I was afraid that I couldn't stop her, so I wanted to get another person to stop her, but I didn't expect something to go wrong..."

Cheng Mingyu saw that his little daughter's finger was red and her face was gloomy.

"So you are innocent?"

When Cheng Mingyu was judging people, his eyes were focused and sharp.

"I..." Jiang Ruomei seldom saw her uncle, and she was scared just by seeing him. Her evasive eyes and hesitant tone betrayed her.

In fact, before Cheng Mingyu brought the person over, he had already learned the truth from the guarding maid.

If she confessed during the interrogation, the Jiang family would only feel that the Cheng family bullied her.

There is no need to review it.

Cheng Mingyu didn't even want to waste any time on this niece. He stared at Cheng Yian who was applying medicine on the side and spoke coldly,

"Come here, call the two maids who are in charge of external affairs, send her back to the Jiang family, and tell Jiang Chengbin what happened, and let them deal with it on their own."

As they are both in-laws and colleagues in the officialdom, Cheng Mingyu knows very well how to truly solve the problem by saving face for each other.

If the Jiang family protects them, there is no doubt that they will be finished as relatives.

If the Jiang family handles it properly, there is nothing to say.

When Jiang Ruomei heard that she was going to be sent back, her face suddenly changed and she cried,

"Uncle, I was wrong. Please forgive me. I don't want any dividends. I will return all the money to you. Please don't send me away. I will leave by myself..."

If she is sent back, her cousins ​​will definitely find out. How will she live her life then?

Isn't it that she relies on the Cheng family to show off her power in the Jiang family?

Money is not as important as face.

Cheng Mingyu never allowed anyone to negotiate with him, and he didn't even look at Jiang Ruo.

Mei glanced.

Jiang Ruomei realized the seriousness of the situation and crawled to the old ancestor on her knees, "Grandma, please help me, I was wrong, it's my fault, I shouldn't have targeted my third cousin, I shouldn't have been jealous of her, I was wrong..."

Isn't this an admission?

What needs to be reviewed?

The old ancestor looked at her disappointedly, stroked her forehead, and said with a half-hearted and half-reproachful tone, "I taught you, but you didn't listen. Then there is no need for grandma to teach you anymore."

This is a promise to send people back.

Jiang Ruomei cried on her knees, feeling extremely regretful.

As for Xu and Cheng Yijun.

Cheng Mingyu was even more disappointed. "You two will be fined one year's salary, Jun'er will be punished severely, and Xu will be confined to her room for six months and not allowed to go out."

How can I support my parents without the monthly allowance?

This is tantamount to cutting off Xu's financial resources.

"Serious warning" means that the dividend to the second room will be reduced next year.

The second wife, however, didn't feel sorry at all. Did she need the money? No, what she needed was to vent her anger.

She could consider it a blessing in disguise today, as she was able to deal with Xu thanks to Cheng Mingyu, and she felt very happy. She hummed a few times, and her joy was almost written on her face.

Xu's eyes went dark and she passed out. The housekeeper raised his hand and two servants came forward and held the couple down.

Everyone was assigned, and everyone stood up to see Cheng Yian's injuries.

Cheng Yiqiao put her hands together and quickly apologized to Cheng Mingyu, "Dad, it's my fault too. I shouldn't have brought my sister to watch the fun."

Cheng Yian was worried that his sister might get hurt, so he said hurriedly, "It's really okay. I've taken some medicine and it doesn't hurt anymore..."

Although Jiang Ruomei was hateful, it was just a minor injury and there was no need to make such a fuss.

However, at this moment, a very cold voice was heard coming from the hallway in front of the courtyard.

"Father-in-law, brother-in-law, what's going on? How could a healthy person get injured in your Cheng family?"

Here they come, the one who is here to call for punishment has come.

This is giving Lu Xusheng a handle.

Cheng Yiyan immediately raised the amount.

Cheng Mingyu's expression did not change at all, and he returned to his seat and sat down.

Cheng Yiyan came up to the steps to welcome Lu Xusheng.

"My brother-in-law is late..."

He is not someone who gives in easily.

Lu Xusheng, wearing a dark black robe, strode onto the steps, his posture straight and unmoved. He first bowed to the old ancestor and Cheng Mingyu, then his eyes fell on Cheng Yian, glancing at her injured little finger, and said to Cheng Yiyan,

"Brother Yan Ning, you brought my wife here with great fanfare, but ended up hurting her. Brother Yan Ning, you have to give me an explanation."

Look, the Cheng family has so many sons-in-law. If anyone else came, they would just say it was a trivial matter and could not and dared not talk about it in front of Cheng Mingyu.

But Lu Xusheng dared.

He didn't rely on the Cheng family for support, and he and Cheng Mingyu were equally powerful in the court. Why did he watch his wife suffer without saying a word?

Cheng Yian glared at him, walked up to him, and gently pulled his sleeve, "Don't make a fuss."

Her father had already done enough to deal with the problem, and those who needed to be dealt with had been dealt with. There was no need for Lu Xusheng to continue to be unreasonable.

It seems that she is too delicate.

She has suffered more serious injuries in the past, and she is not incapable of endurance.

The second elder saw Lu Xusheng coming and stood up to greet him.

"Shenzhi, this matter has nothing to do with Yan Ge'er. An An was playing in our room and got hurt accidentally. It's Second Uncle's fault for not treating guests well."

Lu Xusheng bowed back at him, but his eyes glanced at Cheng Yiyan.

Obviously he has no intention of letting Cheng Yiyan go.

The brother-in-law replied calmly,

"Shen Zhi's criticism is reasonable. It was my Cheng family who failed to take good care of my sister, causing her to be injured. So, let my sister stay for a while, and send her back to the Lu family after she has recovered."

Still living here?

Lu Xusheng's back teeth were almost broken, but he smiled calmly.

"I don't dare anymore. What if another cousin comes and hurts An An? It's better to take her home and feel more at ease."

"Oh..." Cheng Yiyan also had something to say, and replied meaningfully,

"Shenzhi is very thoughtful, but I also hope that Shenzhi can take good care of my sister. Don't let your Lu Mansion send some cousin or Miss Wang to bully my sister."

Lu Xusheng: “…”

It was no secret in the capital that his mother, Wang, had chosen his cousin as her daughter-in-law.

Cheng Yiyan followed up on this and hit him.

Lu Xusheng rarely loses, but today he has to give in to his brother-in-law.

"Thank you for your reminder, Brother Yan Ning. You worry too much. Such a thing will not happen. But Brother Yan Ning's cousin..." He looked at Jiang Ruomei who was kneeling in front of the ancestor with his hands behind his back and said,

"Just hand her over to me." He was afraid that the Cheng family would not be able to deal with her out of consideration for their in-laws' face.

Cheng Mingyu shook his head and said, "No need. My Cheng family will give Shen Zhi an explanation."

What he expected was correct. After Jiang Ruomei was sent back, the Governor-General of Liangjiang, Jiang Chengbin, was furious. He punished his daughter and ordered his eldest son to bring valuable gifts to the capital to pay compensation. Cheng Mingyu naturally transferred all these valuable gifts to the Lu family. This is a story for later.

The old ancestor saw that the matter was almost settled, waved his hand and said,

"An An was frightened. It was already noon, so Auntie took her to have a meal at the Cheng family before leaving."

The people from the rest of the room retreated, and the old ancestor told the maid to ask Jiang Ruomei to go south.

Only Cheng Mingyu's roommates accompanied Lu Xusheng and his wife for dinner.

After the meal, without much conversation, Lu Xusheng took Cheng Yian out.

Although there was a small incident, it did not affect the joy of returning home. The Cheng family loaded five or six cars with boxes of various sizes to send the couple away.

After getting on the carriage and leaving Chengjia Lane, Cheng Yian stared at Lu Xusheng.

"You are not allowed to show off your power in the Cheng family."

Lu Xusheng said unhappily, "How am I showing off? Am I not allowed to ask a question?"

Cheng Yian said, "My father and second brother have already fought a big enough war, but you still want to blame them. I dare not go back anymore."

None of the girls in the Cheng family is as delicate as her. She cannot be approached or touched.

Lu Xusheng glared at her, "Don't be partial. You only allow your brother to show off in front of me, but you don't allow me to beat up the Cheng family and bully you?"

Cheng Yian naturally spoke up for his brother, "My second brother will never bully me."

"Did I bully you? How did I bully you?"

Lu Xusheng looked at her intently. She had just lived in Cheng's house for a few days, soaking in the hot springs every day. Her face was so delicate and tender that you could squeeze water out of it, just like a ripe fruit in autumn that was about to burst with juice.

Cheng Yian looked at his intimidating eyes and immediately understood what he meant by "bullying". His cheeks turned red and he pushed him away.

It was already early afternoon when he returned to Lu's house. Lu Xusheng was overwhelmed by the large and small boxes.

"Are you moving the Cheng family's warehouse here?"

Cheng Yian glanced at him and said, "If you move the Cheng family's warehouse here, there won't be enough space for the entire Lu family!"

After saying this, he leisurely led Ruhui and Rulan into Ningji Hall. It was a pity that the room had not been occupied for a few days, so it was cold and deserted, and a chill was unbearable.

Not to mention Cheng Yian, even Ruhui and Rulan were used to the Cheng family's hot spring house, so they felt particularly strange when they returned to the Lu family.

The maids packed their boxes and boxes, while Li Ma was busy doing the housework.

Cheng Yian and Lu Xusheng were sitting in the east room talking. Cheng Yian was reluctant to take off his cloak, so he took the treasure out and placed it on the table.

Lu Xusheng poured her tea and glanced at the box. "What is this?"

Cheng Yian whispered, "The banknote my father gave me..."

Lu Xusheng frowned immediately, and he straightened up to avoid suspicion and said, "I don't want it."

Cheng Yian rolled his eyes at him and said, "You wish for it, but this is not for you."

Lu Xusheng breathed a sigh of relief. He actually thought that Cheng Yian was moving things to her husband's house for the Cheng family's birthday party to subsidize him.

Is he still a man if he covets a woman’s dowry?

"How many bills do you count?"

Lu Xusheng met her eyes and immediately understood, "I won't count. Don't worry, every penny you lose is mine."

He has so many strong soldiers and generals around him, how could he not be able to guard a yard?

For a man who marches to war, deploying defenses is a common thing. However, when he goes out, he is thinking about taking back the family property as soon as possible and turning the Duke's Mansion into an iron barrel. Otherwise, Cheng Yian will not feel at ease living in this yard.

Lu Xusheng had some official business to attend to, so he went to the yamen and returned home at night. He changed his clothes and got into the bed, thinking that he could finally have a good sleep with his beloved wife in his arms tonight. However, he saw Cheng Yian shivering in the quilt, and he couldn't sleep well.

He hung beside her and asked her softly, "What's wrong with you?"

Cheng Yian felt aggrieved and held the quilt tightly, saying, "It's cold. There is a hot spring bath in the Cheng family's garden. I sleep soundly every day after taking a hot spring bath. But I can't sleep tonight."

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Everything was fine before tomorrow, but after a visit to Cheng's house, I felt uncomfortable staying at Lu's house.

Lu Xusheng cursed his father-in-law in his heart, then he crawled into the quilt and held him in his arms.

"You have a human-shaped stove that keeps you warm all night. Isn't it better than the Cheng family's hot bath?"

Cheng Yian blushed and poked him with his elbow.