"What does scaring my third sister-in-law have to do with my father? At most, it's my third brother who will beat me!" Jiang Chengyi was completely bewildered and couldn't help but shout loudly.
Upon hearing this, Madam Cen became even angrier and sternly ordered the servant to hold him down tightly so he wouldn't escape.
The servants hadn't used much force initially, since the madam treasured these twins the most, and they dared not be too rough. But now that the madam was clearly serious, with such a solemn order, they naturally dared not go easy on her.
"You still dare to talk back? Have I spoiled you too much?" Cen slapped him a few more times before she stopped.
Recently, she and Marquis Zhongyi have been going through a divorce. Every time the couple meets, they argue, and old grievances are brought up, one by one, to express their respective dissatisfaction.
In addition, the system provided information that dragged Yu Jingxuan and her half-sister into the conflict, which escalated the situation and showed no signs of reconciliation. She was furious lately.
Now that someone has run into her, she doesn't care that this is her most beloved youngest child; she only wants to slap him a couple of times to vent her anger.
Moreover, Madam Cen was genuinely worried, fearing that the two children might be reckless and reveal that they could hear Xu Wanying's thoughts, which would then cause a great deal of trouble.
They might scare away the system again, or the system might patch the loophole so that they can no longer hear the system's conversations with Xu Wanying. That would be a real loss.
"Why are you all protecting Madam Xu? What kind of bewitching potion has she given you?"
Originally, Cen had stopped, but upon hearing him shout like that, her anger flared up again, and the slap landed once more.
Jiang Chengyi started yelling again, but this time he didn't dare to say anything bad about Xu Wanying anymore; he was still afraid of being beaten.
"Mother, I was wrong, I really know I was wrong. My third sister-in-law is a very good person, I'm a bastard, I'll never scare her again..."
Only after he begged for mercy did Cen stop.
She rubbed her aching wrists, clearly exhausted from hitting him; next time she'd have to let the guards do it.
"Come on, let's go back and talk."
The mother and her two children returned to Shou Kang Garden. After dismissing all the maids and leaving only the three of them, Madam Cen asked somewhat anxiously, "Did you encounter anything unusual at Qingxi Pavilion?"
Jiang Chengyi had just begged for mercy until her voice was hoarse, and she was drinking tea when she heard this, and she immediately became anxious.
He put down his teacup and said urgently, "Mother, why are you asking again? What strange thing could it be? I just took a snake over and had a fight with my third sister-in-law, and then you beat me twice."
As soon as he said this, he was met with a glare from Madam Cen.
"Look at you, glaring at me again. Are you just looking for an excuse to hit me, that's why you keep asking? If you want to hit me, just say so. You don't need to drag Third Sister-in-law into this. I respect her now." He said in a rather sarcastic tone.
These words made Cen frown. She felt her hands itching again and wanted to hit someone once more.
"Stop rambling, I'm asking a serious question."
"My answer was very serious!" Jiang Chengyi felt very wronged. His words were quite serious and did not have any frivolous tone.
"Mother, let me tell you. Younger brother, why don't you go sit in the east room for a while?" Jiang Jinyu had already guessed what Cen Shi wanted to ask, but Jiang Chengli couldn't hear the system's words, so asking him would be pointless.
She wanted to get him away.
"Why go to the east side room? I'm tired too. I'm going back to my own yard to rest. You and Mother can talk it over." He waved his hand and got up to leave.
"No, you can't go back to the courtyard. You must stay in Shou Kang Yuan!" Jiang Jinyu said urgently, her attitude leaving no room for doubt.
She said this with great emotion, which drew the attention of the other two people.
"Jinyu, you're acting very strangely today. Why can't I go back to my courtyard? Did something happen at Qingxi Pavilion?" Jiang Chengyi clearly noticed.
After all, they grew up together, and even though he wasn't a particularly observant person, he noticed his sister's unusual behavior.
"It's nothing—" she said instinctively, but when she met Jiang Chengyi's disbelieving gaze, she quickly changed her words: "Go sit in the east room first, and I'll tell you later."
Jiang Chengyi shrugged and followed the maid toward the east side room.
When only the mother and daughter were in the house, Jiang Jinyu did not relax. On the contrary, she became tense and said in a rather urgent tone, "Mother, please send someone to keep an eye on my brother. I'm afraid he will sneak back to his courtyard."
Madam Cen gave her a careful look, and then summoned her head maid to handle the matter.
"Tell me, what exactly happened at Qingxi Pavilion that made you so nervous and even had to keep an eye on Yi-ge'er?" Madam Cen asked directly, getting straight to the point.
Jiang Jinyu hesitated slightly, then picked up her teacup and took a small sip, clearly trying to calm herself down.
"It's Mother who keeps asking us if we've encountered anything unusual. I also want to know what happened to you at Third Sister-in-law's place." She didn't answer directly, but instead asked a question in return.
Cen was slightly taken aback, then smiled, her expression showing a hint of relief.
"Not bad, you know how to turn the tables and never reveal your hand before making a move," she praised.
Jiang Jinyu felt a little embarrassed by her mother's praise.
Looking at her mother's gentle face, her previous tension dissipated considerably. Indeed, coming to her mother's place brought her peace and warmth.
She decided to stop beating around the bush and said directly, "I don't know what you've been through, Mother, but when I met my third sister-in-law today, I was able to hear her innermost thoughts, and the system even told her about the secrets of the Marquis's mansion."
The smile on Cen's face vanished, and she couldn't help but become serious.
“I heard it too.”
Hearing this answer, Jiang Jinyu breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Thankfully, she wasn't the only one who knew about this, so she didn't have to worry about it alone; at least she had someone to discuss it with.
"Did Father and Mother find out some secrets from Third Sister-in-law that ruined your relationship?" she asked tentatively.
Cen's face darkened, and she said irritably, "There was never any affection to begin with, so there was no damage. It just revealed some facts, letting us know that we were all hypocritical to each other!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Jinyu couldn't help but take a deep breath.
She never expected the situation to be so serious.
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