Chapter 086 Chapter 86
Ji Fulai and Liang sat directly on the two seats at the top of the hall.
Cao Ge'er brought tea, and Ji Fulai showed a slightly satisfied look on his face. He took a sip from the edge of the tea bowl, and his brows wrinkled again. It was a
very ordinary coarse tea, rough and astringent.
Yuan Ming pretended not to notice his dissatisfaction, and asked respectfully: "I don't know that my father-in-law has come to visit. I hope you will forgive me for not welcoming you in person."
"You have been in Chengxian for more than a day or two. It's fine if you don't come to live at home, but you don't even look at me. Do you think I am not worth it?" Ji Fulai said angrily.
Mrs. Liang pretended to speak up, "Don't be angry, old man. Yuan Ming got good grades in the student exam. He came to Chengxian to prepare for the exam. It's understandable that he doesn't have time and energy to focus on other things. But Yue'er..."
She frowned slightly, and there was a little hurt in her eyes.
"Is Yue'er holding a grudge against us? He refused to come home to visit us even though we live just across the street."
As she spoke, she took a handkerchief to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes: "I'm fine, but grandma is Yue'er's biological father. How can you be like this..."
Before they spoke, Mrs. Liang's performance was really admirable.
Sure enough, Ji Fulai's anger rose after hearing this, and he slapped the table, knocking the teacup to the ground with a crisp cracking sound.
"He's grown so powerful that he doesn't even care about his own father."
Ji Qingyue's face turned green and red.
Ever since he knew Ji Lingyun's secret, he had been thinking about how to seek justice for him every day, and he had imagined more than once what Ji Fulai's expression would be like when he knew about this.
However, out of consideration for Yuan Ming to take the exam with peace of mind, he did not take any action.
Unexpectedly, with only three days left before the exam, the other party took the initiative to find him.
There was no need to endure it anymore.
Pushing away Yuan Ming's hand that was supporting him, Ji Qingyue slowly stood up, showing his slightly bulging belly.
"You say I'm heartless, then let me ask you, did you know that I was pregnant? Did you know that I almost had a miscarriage? When my husband came to Chengxian to prepare for the exam and was isolated and helpless, did you ever think of lending a helping hand?"
Ji Qingyue asked these questions calmly, her voice was not loud, but Ji Fulai subconsciously grabbed the armrest of the chair.
After a moment of stunned, Ji Fulai said: "You insisted on marrying to such a far place, and never told me when you encountered difficulties. How do you want me to know?"
Yuan Ming pulled the corner of his mouth coldly: "We hardly went out these days, and it seems that we didn't meet anyone in my father-in-law's house. Then how did my father-in-law know that we were here?"
Ji Fulai subconsciously turned around and looked at Liang Ru.
Yuan Ming understood immediately: "It turned out to be Madam Liang. The same question, how did Madam Liang know I was here? If you knew it a long time ago, but you came to me just before the exam, was it a coincidence or some other plan?"
Facing Ji Fulai's questioning eyes, Liang Ru was a little panicked, but still insisted: "The servants in the mansion saw you a few days ago, but they forgot about it and only reported it to me yesterday."
She walked towards Ji Qingyue and gently took his hand: "Brother Yue knows, although I am not your biological mother, I treat you better than my own son. If you send a message to your family, I would have known that you were pregnant and would have paid extra attention to your movements. On the day you entered the city, I would have sent someone to live with you back home."
She said it in a high-sounding manner, and once again pushed the responsibility onto Ji Qingyue.
Unfortunately, Ji Qingyue will never buy her account again.
"Send a message home?" Ji Qingyue shook off her hand and sneered: "As far as I know, Madam Liang, your brother is in charge of the letter post. Any letter that can be delivered to my father must be approved by you."
Liang Ru's face changed: "What are you talking about, Brother Yue? How is this possible?"
Ji Fulai frowned.
Liang Chun's position was approved by him, and Ji Qingyue's words can be said to be a direct slap in his face.
"Ji Qingyue, you are a little too much."
Ji Qingyue looked at Ji Fulai.
More than ten years have passed, and the years have not left too many marks on Ji Fulai's face, but facing such an identical face, he can no longer find the feeling of admiration and love.
"I went too far? What about my brother! He is far away from his hometown, staying alone in the bitter cold land of the northwest. Someone plotted against him and seized his things. Shouldn't he be killed!" As soon as
he finished speaking, the teacup next to Liang Ru fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.
Ji Fulai asked in disbelief: "Do you know what you are talking about? Ling Yun has lost contact for many years. I have sent people to look for her countless times but all came back empty-handed. How could it be..."
"Master! You have seen how I treated Yue Ge'er since I married into the family. Yue Ge'er treated me like his own mother. It's been less than a year and everything has changed. I am really wronged!" Liang Ru held her handkerchief and burst into tears.
Ji Fulai ignored him and looked at Yuan Ming: "You tell me."
Yuan Ming was smiling from beginning to end, but the smile did not reach his eyes.
"Father-in-law doesn't even believe his own brother, so how can he believe an outsider like me?"
Ji Fulai's beard trembled, and he was very dissatisfied with Yuan Ming's rudeness.
Fortunately, he was still rational. He knew with a little thought that Yuan Ming and Ji Qingyue would not make up such a lie to deceive him, but if what they said was true, then Liang Ru...
Ji Fulai's angry eyes shot straight at Liang Ru: "Liang, how many good things have you done behind my back all these years!"
Liang Ru immediately covered her face and cried, leaning on the table and crying pitifully, as if she was the one abandoned by the whole world. She did not defend herself, but sadly and tenderly told about her efforts for Ji Fulai all these years.
It must be said that her move of retreating to advance was very clever. Anyone who cares a little bit about the old friendship would be slightly moved because Liang gave birth to their children.
However, Ji Fulai was not a person who would be easily softened.
His face was ashen. Not only did he not feel sympathy for Liang because of her words, but he was even more disgusted with her.
Because in his opinion, it was her duty to do those things after marrying him. In the current situation, it was as if he owed her.
Ji Fulai didn't say anything, and Liang Ru's performance could not go on. After squeezing out a few tears, she stopped talking and just lowered her head and sobbed softly.
"If you don't believe me, you can call Liang Chun here to confront him face to face. All his subordinates are good-for-nothings. There's no need to force them to confess. A little scare will make them confess."
Ji Qingyue said while admiring Liang's expression. When she saw the panic that was hard to hide on Liang's face, she finally breathed a sigh of satisfaction.
"In addition to Liang Chun, there are also the two brothers Qin Da and Qin Er. They seem to have a close relationship with Madam Liang. I just don't know if you know about it, Dad?"
Qin Da is the leader of the oppression in Cheng County, and Qin Er is highly regarded by Ji Fulai because of his excellent skills. The two of them can be said to be Ji Fulai's right-hand men in the county government, but now, Ji Qingyue said that they are all related to Liang.
Ji Fulai never tolerated any grain of sand in his eyes. He immediately flew into a rage. He did not even bother to verify the truth of Ji Qingyue's words. He directly scolded Liang: "You bastard!"
Although he hated Liang in his heart, Ji Qingyue could not help but frown when he heard Ji Fulai scolding him like that.
That was his bedmate. Without any evidence, Ji Fulai really did not trust her at all.
"Master! Don't listen to their nonsense. Yue Ge'er used to love and respect me. In less than a year after marrying Yuan Ming, her personality changed drastically. To frame me like this, there must be someone behind the scenes pushing it!" Liang could no longer maintain her dignity and defended herself almost hysterically.
Yuan Ming couldn't help laughing: "You said I was the one who gave Qingqing the idea to frame you, but how can this benefit me?"
"How can it benefit you..." Liang murmured in a low voice, and suddenly a strange light burst out of her eyes.
"Dowry! Yes, it's the dowry. Yuan Ming must have coveted Yue Ge'er's dowry, so he would try every means to make Yue Ge'er alienated from us. In the end, the fisherman gets the benefit, it must be like this!"
Yuan Ming raised one eyebrow and smiled wickedly: "If you hadn't said it, I would have almost forgotten that you owe Yue Ge'er's dowry, various shops, jewelry, and real estate, totaling two thousand taels of silver. When are you going to pay him?"