Chapter 104: Fighting for Favor

This time, the servants of Yunjin Courtyard finally behaved themselves and shouted loudly as soon as they saw them coming.

"The general is here, the young lady is here, the eldest young lady is here, the eighth young lady is here, and Master Ping is here."

The people in Dongyuan had not received such attention for a long time, so not only the masters, but also the maids and old women following behind felt more confident.

Entering the main room, the ones sitting high up were naturally the Duke and Madam Wei.

The two of them were dressed formally today, especially the undisputed protagonist, the Duke, who looked several years younger.

He doesn't look like a man who is about to celebrate his 55th birthday.

Mrs. Wei next to her was still smiling as kindly as before, but there was a hint of hypocrisy in her eyes.

"As a son, I have met my father and wish him a long life and a bright future."

"The daughter-in-law has met father-in-law. I wish you a long life and a bright future."

Shang Ji and Du Jingyi took a step forward and spoke first.

The eldest sister-in-law Liu, Ping'er and Xuenniang who were following behind also spoke.

"I, the daughter-in-law, have met my father-in-law. I wish him a long life and good health."

"My daughter has met her father and wishes him a long life and good health."

"I, as a grandson, have met my grandfather. I wish him a long life and good health."

As he spoke, he bowed. His respectful attitude comforted Duke Shang Yukuan, who quickly raised his hand and spoke.

"Okay, everyone, get up, everyone, you are all good kids."

He smiled so hard that he could hardly open his eyes.

Then everyone stood up and looked at Mrs. Wei, and just mentioned it.

"Meet Mrs. Wei."

There is nothing else.

She had been accustomed to Dong Yuan's attitude over the years, so she didn't react much.

Instead, he became more friendly towards Shang Zhiping and waved at him and spoke.

"I haven't seen Ping'er for a while. Come over here and let me see you."

Shang Zhiping has always been wary of Madam Wei, which has a lot to do with the advice from his elder sister-in-law Liu.

But given the situation, it seemed he had no choice but to step forward.

So I had no choice but to go there, but I felt a little uneasy.

Seeing this scene, Mrs. Wei smiled even more innocently.

"I see I've grown quite a bit taller, sir, don't you think so?"

She said this with the concern of a loving grandmother for her grandchild.

But no one in Dongyuan really believed that she was sincere.

Shang Yukuan is nice to everyone, and naturally he is also nice to his own grandson.

But this one is not bad, but it doesn’t seem that special either. After all, he has more than one grandson.

"Yeah, it's a bit high."

These words sounded dry and he himself felt that they were a little pale.

The atmosphere became a little awkward, but it was soon broken by the arrival of someone.

"Grandfather, Grandma~"

The voice was obviously that of a child. Shang Zhiping knew without even turning around that it was his younger brother and sister.

The children from my fourth uncle’s family, Shang Zhihe and Shang Zhiyin.

Sure enough, two people ran in like a whirlwind, quickly took Shang Zhiping's seat, and "accidentally" pushed him away.

Shang Zhiping's face showed helplessness and embarrassment, so he had to quietly retreat back to his sister-in-law Liu.

This situation has been going on for many years, so people are used to it.

But Shang Ji didn't tolerate it and immediately spoke up and scolded him.

"Where did you learn these rules to be so rude? Is this the place where you can yell and scream?"

He was born tall and serious, so he scared the two of them when he opened his mouth.

But they had never liked Shang Ji, so they turned their heads and looked at him.

There was either impatience in his eyes or he was pretending to cry.

"Grandfather, Sixth Uncle is so fierce. My brother and I didn't do anything, why is he scolding us?"

Shang Zhiyin is now a girl of about eight or nine years old. You can see that she put a lot of thought into her outfit today.

It makes her look pink and cute.

But in Du Jingyi's eyes, he felt that this child was full of sinisterness. He knew how to take advantage of his weakness at such a young age. It was obvious that his parents had taught him a lot in his daily life.

When she opened her mouth, she pretended to cry. If someone who didn't know what was going on saw it, they would think that Shang Ji had bullied her.

Shang Yukuan and Madam Wei's children and grandchildren should be closer.

Now seeing her like this, I naturally feel heartbroken.

But he couldn't defeat his own son head-on, so he could only say consoling words.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"Don't cry, Yin'er. This is just your sixth uncle joking with you. Today is your grandfather's birthday, so you should be happy."

These words sound like a grandfather loving his granddaughter.

Shang Zhiping heard it, but there was not much emotion in his eyes. He just lowered his head, making it impossible to tell his emotion.

The eldest sister-in-law was somewhat indignant and dissatisfied, and she looked at the two children in front of her with great anger.

If my mother-in-law and husband were still alive, my son should have also enjoyed such family happiness.

But now, Shang Zhiping has even become accustomed to not competing with his two younger siblings, because he knows that he will not win even if he competes, so he will not make himself embarrassed.

The more this happened, the more the pent-up emotions in sister-in-law Liu's heart became aroused. Du Jingyi, who was standing nearby, could naturally feel it.

So he pulled her sleeve, trying to make her relax.

Then I heard a clear voice and some footsteps behind me.

Listen carefully, there are quite a few people here.

Sure enough, the people who came in were Shang Silang, Silang's wife and Qilang.

They are all Madam Wei's sons, and now live in the West Garden. There is not much superficial conflict between them and the East Garden.

But in private, no one tripped him up.

"Hey, Yin'er, why are you crying? Who bullied you?"

Her words made Shang Ji's expression even uglier.

The Wei family is good at bringing out women who turn the tables on others. Madam Wei is one, and Silang's wife is another.

Hearing that her backer had arrived, Shang Zhiyin ran over without hesitation, pretending to be innocent and pointing at Shang Ji.

"Mother, my sixth uncle scolded me as soon as I arrived. He said my brother and I were unruly."

As soon as these words came out, Xue Niang couldn't bear it anymore.

Looking at this niece who was only a few years younger than herself and had no good temper at all, she started talking.

"Why are you the first to complain? You pushed Ping'er aside as soon as you entered the room, and you didn't even apologize. Sixth brother just asked you where you learned the rules, how did you become a scolding?"

As soon as she opened her mouth, Shang Zhiyin started crying on purpose.

That look was so confusing that it was hard to explain.

Silang's wife squatted on the ground and wiped her tears, complaining as she did so.

"Eighth sister is now taking advantage of her power, so she wants to bully even her own niece?"

With one sentence, he scolded two people.

Shang Ji stood with his hands behind his back, his face gloomy.

Unexpectedly, the first person to speak was Du Jingyi, and she said with a smile.

"Don't be angry, Fourth Sister-in-law. Eighth Sister just spoke too quickly. She is just like Yin'er, a half-grown child. As adults, we will never embarrass children."

(End of this chapter)