Xu Wanying immediately corrected it: "Stop! I have no blood relation to the Jiang family. Even if it were a bastard, that's for Jiang Chengli to criticize, not for me."
"Elder sister, what happened to Yi-ge'er? Who could be so cruel as to beat him to death? Has the Marquis's mansion not investigated? Who is the blind person who did this?" Little Cen turned her head and questioned, as if she wanted to settle accounts with Cen.
Cen's face turned cold. Her half-sister was still so clueless. She really treated Jiang Chengyi as her son-in-law and dared to confront her.
"He did something outrageous and got a beating from the Marquis."
These weren't his biological sons, so naturally Madam Cen wouldn't cover for him. Her voice didn't lower at all as she explained, and everyone around fell silent, pricking up their ears to listen attentively.
Madam Cen was startled and immediately tried to smooth things over: "Yi-ge'er is still young and not engaged yet. It's inevitable that he'll be impulsive. If he does something wrong, we can teach him properly. How could you be so cruel to him, brother-in-law?"
After saying this, she didn't wait for Cen's reply and immediately turned to Jiang Chengyi and said, "You silly child, since you're not feeling well, you should stay at home and rest properly. Why did you make a special trip?"
"It's my cousin's birthday. Everyone only turns thirteen once in their life, so how could I, her cousin, not come? I must come and give her a gift."
Jiang Chengyi's words were very pleasing to the ear, instantly touching Xiao Censhi's heart. She immediately took out a handkerchief and began to wipe her eyes, as if she was moved to tears.
"Oh my, you're such a kind child. You're not feeling well yourself, yet you still want to celebrate your cousin's birthday. Jiao'er, come here and thank your cousin."
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