The Marquis was suddenly choked by the tea, and after a few violent coughs, he frowned in embarrassment.
After a long while, he replied thoughtfully: "Those things you mentioned seem to be at your aunt's place!"
"What did you say?" Chu Lingfeng was immediately furious.
"Father, you are so confused. Those are your wife's things. How can you give them to a concubine to keep? She is your concubine. Wouldn't that confuse the hierarchy?"
Chu Weiyue immediately nodded in agreement.
[My father, this old fox, also wants to have a piece of the pie. He is not a good person! ]
Hearing Chu Weiyue's complaints, the Marquis's old face instantly turned red, and he was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
Fortunately, Chu Lingfeng didn't seem to hear it, so his face was not lost so completely.
Therefore, he glared at them with even more dissatisfaction: "It's just a relic. Your sister hasn't married yet. It doesn't matter where you put it. We can talk about this later. You should concentrate on repairing your mother's grave."
He waved at them and impatiently tried to drive them out.
At this moment, the freshly-released system gossip is refreshed!
[Surprise! The Marquis secretly had an affair with Song's maid Meixiang, and flirted with her many times while she was asleep...]
This piece of gossip almost made Chu Weiyue's jaw drop, and she covered her mouth and laughed secretly.
[Hahaha, I didn't expect my daddy to be so lucky with women. He cheated on her outside and then moved her home. If Song knew that the girl was having an affair with her own man, she would be furious... My daddy really doesn't care about food or meat! ]
The Marquis widened his eyes in shock, wondering if he had heard it wrong, but looking at Chu Weiyue's smirking expression, he was certain that he had not heard it wrong.
Only he and Meixiang knew about this, how did this damn girl know about it? Could she have been eavesdropping?
But how did she know about his flirting with other maids in the mansion? How much more did she know?
He immediately glanced at Chu Lingfeng next to him. Fortunately, this silly son had poor hearing and did not hear these things, otherwise how could he maintain the dignity of a father.
The Marquis pulled his clothes guiltily, afraid that Chu Weiyue would say a few more words and be heard by Chu Lingfeng, so he cleared his throat immediately.
"Dad has thought about it carefully just now. After all, it is your mother's legacy. It is not appropriate to let a concubine keep it. How about this, you go directly to her and ask for it back."
He made an excuse that he was busy and sent them both away immediately.
The two of them didn't stop and went straight to find Song.
A quarter of an hour ago, Song had just handed the jewelry to Meixiang and asked her to put it in the warehouse. Even if they really asked the old lady to return it and the old lady agreed, it would not be her fault.
Because the things were in the warehouse, she could use the excuse that the old lady had made a mistake. Anyway, the old lady was old and had forgotten several times before. If this matter was passed by, she could forget about it completely.
Just as I was thinking about it, Chu Weiyue and Chu Lingfeng came in arrogantly, and the air pressure was a bit uneasy.
"Aunt, I heard from father that my mother's belongings are with you, and he asked you to give them to us now." Chu Lingfeng still gave face to the Song family and spoke in a gentle tone.
Song immediately laughed brilliantly: "Your mother's jewelry is indeed with me, but I am a concubine after all, and it is definitely not appropriate for me to keep your sister's things. So I left it with your grandmother, and she has been keeping it."
Chu Weiyue immediately complained in his heart.
[Cunning old woman, I think you just gave it to grandma for safekeeping! ]
Song was bewildered and her hands clenched unconsciously.
How did Chu Weiyue know this?
"I absolutely cannot covet your mother's relics. This is the dowry left for Wei Yue, and it is really with your grandmother now. If I really wanted to covet it, I could just say it was lost, or keep it with me..."
In order to prove her innocence, Song's eyes turned red and she argued aggrievedly.
Chu Lingfeng knew that Song was lying, but he said nothing on the surface and just left with Chu Weiyue.
Then they went to look for grandma again.
After not seeing him for many years, grandma looked much older, but when she saw Chu Lingfeng, her stern eyes instantly became kind and she immediately stood up to greet him.
"It's Ling Feng who's back! Come, let grandma see you quickly. You've been away from home for so long, how come you've lost so much weight..."
Grandma's eyes were slightly moist. She held Chu Lingfeng's arm tightly and looked him up and down. She found that he had not only grown taller, but also became much stronger.
When he left, he was still a young boy, but now after experiencing the baptism of war, he has become mature and steady.
Grandma naturally knew about his contribution. The more she saw about it, the more gratified she felt. She took his hand and sat down to chat with him.
As she was old, she seldom went out, and she really enjoyed listening to Chu Lingfeng talk about marching and fighting. They chatted for an hour without realizing it.
Chu Lingfeng talked until his mouth was dry and his grandmother had heard enough. She nodded with satisfaction and gently touched his head like she did when he was a child.
"Good, really good! My grandson has contributed so much to the country. If I knew about this, I can be reborn with peace of mind. He is indeed a good grandson. I didn't make a mistake in choosing him!"
Chu Weiyue obediently poured them a cup of tea and gave a piece of dessert to grandma.
Seeing Chu Weiyue's gentle, generous, quiet and decent appearance now, grandma couldn't help but think of their dead mother, and then took the brother and sister's hands and put them together.
"Grandma knows that your father was a playboy and caused your mother to suffer a lot. Now that you have all become successful, your mother will be very pleased to see this."
Seeing grandma mention her mother, Chu Weiyue sighed: "Mom is the best to us, we can't let her down."
"Oh, by the way, grandma, when my mother passed away, she left me a box of jewelry as a dowry. My aunt said it was placed with grandma. I want to take it back and pick out a few of my mother's favorites and put them in her mausoleum. It can be regarded as our love for her."
It's just a box of jewelry. If I ask grandma for it directly, it would seem that I don't trust her. After all, she said it's a dowry and I can only give it out when I get married.
Hearing this reason, grandma frowned slightly, thought about it for a long time, and suddenly remembered.
"Yes, your mother's jewelry was indeed sent to me by the Song family. Grandma will give it to you now."
Then, grandma cast her eyes on the maid next to her: "Where are the things? Hurry up and get them out for the young master and the eldest lady."
The maid was stunned for a moment, then bit her lip when she thought of Song's instructions, and there was a moment of hesitation in her eyes.
Chu Weiyue narrowed her eyes slightly and understood instantly. Although this girl followed her grandmother, her age was obviously that of a later follower, and she was not the type who had followed for many years and was loyal.