Chapter 9 Deliberate Ignoring
While Jiujiu was still trying to determine whether her grandmother was the legendary villain, the two people who could hear her inner voice were dumbfounded.
This baby who is only ten days old is still greedy?
Su Junyao's face burned. His mother, under the pretext of her own poor health, had used him, implicitly and explicitly, to ask the Yun family for many things. At first, he felt ashamed, thinking he would make up for what he had taken with other things.
But over the past decade or so, he had unknowingly developed a terrible habit - whenever his mother opened her mouth, he would subconsciously want to agree.
Yun's dowry was carefully prepared for her by her parents over several years. No matter what he compensated her with, it could not compare to that thoughtfulness.
What’s more, the dowry didn’t belong to the Marquis’ Mansion, nor to his mother!
Su Junyao was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He didn't even dare to imagine how sad she would be every time he took her dowry from Yun!
I'm going to kneel on the washboard when I get home tonight! Kneel until I'm rotten!
Mrs. Wen looked at Su Junyao expectantly, but he lowered his head and stopped looking into her eyes. Her heart tightened, and she raised her voice in dissatisfaction, "Yao'er?"
This time, Su Junyao refused to respond.
The jiujiu is still there, so beautiful! It's great that I saved a precious one~
Mrs. Wen was dissatisfied and coughed twice, her face pale. She adjusted her posture and deliberately exposed half of her face with a hideous scar. "Yao'er, don't misunderstand what I meant. I just said it casually. Don't let this alienate you from Jinglan."
Su Junyao glanced at the scars on her mother's face and felt guilty. She was about to say that she would find another old ginseng to replace her, but she didn't expect that the old Marquis Su could not bear to see her so unpresentable and sneered, "Madam, please don't say anything more. If you continue, I'm afraid the whole world will laugh at our Wenyang Marquis Mansion."
"What are you laughing at?"
"You're laughing at our shameless Marquis's mansion. A lady from the Marquis's mansion is actually coveting her daughter-in-law's dowry!"
Mrs. Wen's face turned pale and she was trembling, unable to utter a word of rebuttal. She could only look at Su Junyao, hoping that he would stand up for her and confront her husband as he had done in the past.
But this time she will be disappointed, because Jiujiu has spoken!
[Tch, so you were after my mother's dowry. Only my naive father would believe you. After my mother died, you coveted her dowry, but when my older brother got into trouble, you didn't give a single penny. Your father had no choice but to crawl between your legs.]
[Tsk tsk tsk, Father is so stupid, not as wise and powerful as Grandfather!]
The rest of Su Junyao's words were stuck in his throat and not a single word came out.
He was first shocked that his mother was actually going after his wife's dowry, and secondly, he couldn't explain why he really wouldn't crawl into someone's crotch!
As for Old Marquis Su, his eyes nearly popped out of his head. He had long seen through the Wen family's greed, but this arrogant eldest son actually wanted to sneak into the crotch?
And what happened to my eldest grandson? What happened?
His little granddaughter is no ordinary girl, she is full of secrets!
Lord Su had traveled extensively for many years, having witnessed countless strange people and events. He didn't find it frightening that his granddaughter could read his mind; instead, he felt somewhat fortunate.
In his early years, a Taoist fortune teller predicted that the blood-soaked Wenyang Marquis Mansion was a sign of the family's destruction and the extinction of his descendants. However, behind the blood mist, there was a glimmer of hope. However, fate was unpredictable, and the Taoist priest only advised him to do more good deeds and wait for good fortune to come.
When good fortune arrives, disasters will be alleviated.
Good fortune has not yet arrived, so the whole family should wash their necks and wait for death together!
Jiujiu is so special, could she be the lucky star he has been waiting for years?
The old marquis became more and more excited as he thought about it, holding Jiujiu tightly and refusing to let go. If he hadn't wanted to reveal his true identity in front of Mrs. Wen, he would have hugged Jiujiu and kissed her twice!
If it is what little lucky star Jiujiu wants, then he, as her grandfather, must help protect it for her.
How could he, a great marquis, be compared to her father, a mere foolish filial son!
Let’s see how Marquis Wenyang shows off his might and helps Jiujiu!
Mrs. Wen was humiliated. In the past, she only needed to show weakness and her eldest son would give her everything. She could also handle her daughter-in-law perfectly. No one had ever slapped her in the face so directly.
The old Marquis had no intention of letting her off the hook. He glared at her coldly, not even glancing at her directly: "I used to think that you had just survived a fire and your temperament had changed. I let you live a peaceful old age in the bamboo garden, but I never expected you to go even further! You're eyeing your daughter-in-law's dowry. Aren't you afraid that people will gossip about our Marquis's mansion?"
He grew angrier the more he talked. His wife used to be a beautiful and intelligent lady from a respectable family, well-educated, reasonable, and considerate. He couldn't understand how she had turned into this wretched state.
Chiu-Chiu keenly sensed her grandfather's low spirits and disappointment, and quickly tried to comfort the old man: "Grandpa, don't be sad, Chiu-Chiu will make you smile!"
The old marquis looked down and saw the little figure, as big as a snowball, grinning at him, clearly trying to make him happy.
sad?
Su Junyao frowned in confusion. Was his father grieving?
Why are you sad?
In other families, young couples grow old together as companions; in their family, it's a miracle these two don't end up cross-eyed. Outsiders praise the deep love between the Marquis of Wenyang and his wife; the old Marquis never took a concubine his entire life, and even after his wife's disfigurement, he loved only her. But he knew all too well how much his father loathed and disliked his mother.
Looking at his father, who was intently playing with Chiu Chiu, and then at his mother, who was leaning against the bed and sulking, Su Junyao felt a strange emotion lingering in his heart.
Chirping's swaddling clothes were bright and eye-catching, but why hadn't their mother asked them a single question after they'd been inside for so long?
Su Junyao stepped forward and whispered to Madam Wen, "Mother, I've brought Qiuqiu with me. Would you like to see her? Qiuqiu is so cute, I'm sure you'll love her..."
"Why did you bring her here? Didn't I say I wouldn't let her in to bother me!" Madam Wen had been eyeing Yun Jinglan's old ginseng for a long time, and now that she had missed her chance, she didn't know when the next opportunity would come. She was already annoyed, and she brought that brat along!
Su Junyao was taken aback, not knowing why his usually kind mother had suddenly changed her expression, and for a moment he was at a loss for words: "Mother?"
Although the old Marquis didn't interrupt and was still playing with Qiuqiu, he spared some attention to keep an eye on Madam Wen, to watch out for what kind of trouble she might cause this time!
Suddenly realizing what she had just said, she knew it must have been due to the drug. She pressed her chest, quickly looked at her son's face, and hurriedly explained, "Yao'er, I was drugged by that poisonous woman Qin Mama, which affected my mood. Just now, I don't know why, a nameless anger suddenly rose in my heart, and it affected you, child."
"Where is my granddaughter? Bring her here so I can see her."
Another mood-affecting drug?
Mother and his wife are usually kind to their servants, so how could they have such thoughts to harm them? There must be a sinister force behind this!
Investigate! Investigate thoroughly!
Su Junyao concealed his emotions and replied with a smile, "Chirp is so cute, Mother will surely love her."
He turned to look at his father, who was holding the child and pretending to be unaware of everything, and quickly walked over to take the child. But to his surprise, his father dodged to the side.
Looking at his empty hands, Su Junyao was completely bewildered. What exactly was his father trying to do?
Lord Su ignored him and directly presented the chick to Madam Wen.
Just as Madam Wen was about to feign praise for her granddaughter to salvage her image, before she could even hold the child, she saw a flash of red before her eyes. When she looked again, the old Marquis had already retreated half a step away, still holding the child.
Wen: “???”
Chiu Chiu was dizzy from her grandfather's powerful tail sweep, smacked her lips, and pursed them: 【Dizzy!】
Was Grandpa afraid Grandma would pinch my bottom?
Don't worry, I'd cry if she pinched me too. I'm not like that idiot second brother, who keeps chanting about loyalty, filial piety, propriety, righteousness, and trustworthiness even when his arm is red from being pinched!
Lord Su and Su Junyao: "???"
(End of this chapter)
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