"Did you really say those words?" His hands were clattering as he held the chopsticks.
Song's mind was momentarily panicked, but she quickly concealed it flawlessly, her eyes red with grievance.
"I did say those words, but I had no choice at that time! Your sister had always been in poor health. She spent all day looking for someone she liked on the street. She didn't care that her health was getting worse and worse, so I was afraid that she wouldn't be able to take the tonic!"
Everyone in the capital knew that Chu Weiyue had been pursuing Wen Jingchi relentlessly in the past, and this reason successfully shut Chu Lingfeng up.
He wanted to use this to blame the Song family, but since it was a fact that Chu Weiyue had not lived up to expectations in the past, he couldn't say anything more.
Chu Weiyue snorted disdainfully, not even thinking about retorting. She deliberately picked up a piece of abalone with chopsticks and stuffed it into her mouth.
Chu Lingfeng touched her head helplessly and picked up another abalone for her: "Eat slowly, no one is going to snatch it from you. Don't do anything ridiculous in the future."
"Brother, I won't think about anything else if I have something delicious!"
Chu Weiyue took a big bite of the abalone, then grabbed a chicken leg and hurriedly put it into his mouth to chew.
After taking a few bites, he put the other chicken leg on his plate, took a few more bites, and then went to get other food.
He took a few bites of a big elbow, staring at the remaining abalone on the plate with sharp eyes, looking like he had been abused a lot in his daily life.
Chu Lingfeng sighed with heartache, said nothing, and chose to indulge him.
The Marquis’ favorite food is abalone, and today’s abalone is a reward from the Emperor.
When he was about to try one, Chu Weiyue put it on his plate first, as if on purpose.
This time, he could no longer bear it and glared at Chu Weiyue fiercely: "You are a rich girl, but you don't know how to sit or eat properly. No wonder the Ninth Prince doesn't like you. You are not reserved at all!"
Chu Weiyue raised her head and protested with a greasy mouth: "I don't care if I eat politely or not, I'll just eat my fill first! I've eaten this time, and I don't know when I'll be able to eat next time. If my brother leaves, I might have to eat something cold and hard again..."
She deliberately didn't finish the rest of the sentence, then lowered her head timidly, pretending that she had said something she shouldn't have said.
Then, he looked at Chu Lingfeng with grievance and explained: "Brother, don't get me wrong. Father and aunt treat me very well and often make delicious food for me."
Her performance just now and her current appearance were not convincing at all.
Chu Lingfeng's face turned completely black, and he grabbed the chopsticks and smashed them to the ground.
"That's enough. You are all so hypocritical. You took advantage of my absence to deliberately mistreat my sister, yet you pretend to love her. If you really gave her good food and drink, would she be like this now, as if she hadn't seen good food for eight hundred years? Is it possible?"
Chu Lingfeng's voice was very high because of extreme anger.
Song was so frightened that she trembled and dared not say a word. Chu Ranxin huddled to one side, not daring to breathe, fearing that the fire would burn him.
The Marquis was obviously in the wrong, and his face was tense and he said nothing, but this made people feel that he was in the wrong even more.
Chu Lingfeng suddenly sneered contemptuously: "Father, when I left home, I told you to take good care of my sister. She is the only bloodline left by my mother. But what did you do?"
"I fought bloody battles on the battlefield for the glory of the Marquis' Mansion. Many times I almost thought I was going to die, but in the end I managed to hold on with my last bit of willpower! But my only sister whom I couldn't let go of was treated like this by you. Are you worthy of me, worthy of my dead mother, and worthy of my sister calling you father?"
By the end, he had lost all reason.
These words were like a loud slap in the face of the Marquis. His weathered face instantly turned red, mixed with some darkness.
Seeing that Chu Lingfeng was about to get angry, he awkwardly dropped his chopsticks and explained hastily: "You are marching and fighting not only for the glory of the Marquis's Mansion, but also for your own future. I am not idle either. Am I not tired of serving the emperor every day? It is inevitable that I will be negligent on weekdays."
"Forget it. Even if it's my father's fault, I'll let him do this. Butler, come here."
He waved his hand, and the butler next to him immediately ran to their side and bent over.
The Marquis glanced at him coldly and said, "Go and clean up Chenxiang Garden immediately, buy some fine furniture and pearls, and move the eldest lady's things there. She will live there from now on. Then go to the storehouse and give her the box of jewelry that the emperor gave her two months ago."
Looking at the butler's back as he left happily, Song's sharp nails dug into his flesh, and Chu Ranxin's face turned pale with anger.
Chenxiang Garden used to be grandma's residence. It has been vacant ever since she moved to the quiet New Ya Pavilion. They have mentioned it many times but the Marquis has not agreed.
Now they let Chu Weiyue live there and even rewarded her with jewels. How could they swallow this?
Song was filled with hatred, but with Chu Lingfeng around, she could only hold her anger in.
While no one was paying attention, he secretly glared at Chu Weiyue a few times.
She couldn't help but suspect that what this bitch did today was intentional!
Having achieved his goal, Chu Weiyue wiped his mouth with his sleeve in a triumphant manner.
"Brother, don't blame father. We are all family. Don't pursue it. Sit down!"
The more magnanimous she behaves now, the more despicable her father and the Song family and others seem!
For Chu Weiyue's sake, Chu Lingfeng was willing to sit down and eat again.
"By the way, brother, how is the progress of the repair of mother's tomb? I want to go and take a look."
"Of course, I'll take you there later." Chu Lingfeng gently touched Chu Weiyue's head and picked up a handkerchief to wipe her mouth.
After dinner, the brother and sister came to their mother's grave.
Many workers are moving stones. The most basic foundation has been laid. It is located on the best dragon vein halfway up the mountain and looks magnificent.
But the scene before him made Chu Weiyue twitch his lips bitterly.
The original owner's mother might not have received such treatment when she was alive. What's the point of making such a big fuss now that she's dead?
The most ridiculous thing is that the glory she has today after her death was earned by her children at the cost of their lives, not her husband!
The Marquis' Mansion can be considered a wealthy family, so they can afford to build a grand mausoleum, but they chose to build one that is not presentable!
Standing beside Chu Weiyue and looking at her sad eyes, Chu Lingfeng felt a strong desire to protect her.
After observing for a while, Chu Weiyue left first, and Chu Lingfeng supervised the workers' construction on site.
When I came to the street and saw that there was no one around, I immediately went to the familiar dilapidated temple. A few beggars were lying on the ground, napping and chatting.
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