On Xu Wanying's side, the girls were in a state of anxiety.
They all consider themselves to be well-bred ladies; if they continue arguing, it will become unsightly.
Even if you win the argument, you'll still lose face and be laughed at.
"Hey, did you hear? There's a fight in the front yard!"
"Who fought with whom?"
"I heard that the young master of the Wei family and the young master of the Marquis of Zhongyi's mansion got into a fight. The two fought fiercely and even drew blood. Several servants went up to stop them but couldn't."
"Then let's go take a look!"
Just then, a burst of excited chatter arose. Everyone looked over and saw two girls walking over from not far away, each followed by their own maid.
They quickened their pace as they talked, clearly afraid of missing the chance to watch the show.
"Quickly stop them!" Upon hearing this, Wei Jiao immediately ordered her maid to intercept them.
If this gets blown up, it will really become a joke.
But the maid couldn't catch up at all; the group had already disappeared.
Xu Wanying immediately asked the system: "System, hurry, what's the juicy gossip?"
[Big news! Host, do you want to spend energy to listen?] The system's special feature, made by a shrewd businessman, has appeared.
Xu Wanying immediately spat: "[For something like this, I'd rather go see it in person. The visual impact is much more exciting than your dry description.]"
When Jiang Jinyu and Li Chunlan heard the magic weapon talk about the big news, they were immediately itching to try it.
For a divine artifact to utter such words, something truly significant must have occurred.
"Gentlemen, it seems my brother has encountered some trouble, so I won't chat with you any longer. Farewell," Jiang Jinyu said, bowing before turning to leave.
Xu Wanying and Li Chunlan followed closely behind, but Wei Jiao quickly caught up: "Hey, cousins, my two cousins-in-law, the front yard is probably in a mess. My mother should be dealing with it. Let's not go over there to avoid causing trouble. Let's just wait for news in the back yard."
Wei Jiao at least had some sense; she knew that this kind of spectacle wasn't so pleasant to watch.
Although she was worried about her cousin and brother fighting, Cen Jie had already gone over to handle it. As a daughter of the Wei family, she had to keep the female guests in the back courtyard in check, otherwise it would be disgraceful if they all crowded into the front courtyard.
“Cousin, it’s one thing to stop outsiders, but why are you stopping your own family? You stay in the backyard and take good care of your close friends. We need to go and see what’s going on,” Jiang Jinyu said with a look of disapproval.
After saying that, he ignored her and left on his own.
The three of them walked faster and faster, clearly eagerly anticipating the big scoop the system had mentioned.
When they arrived, they saw a large crowd standing outside the courtyard gate, clearly there to watch the spectacle.
Jiang Jinyu frowned: "What is Aunt doing? Didn't you ask anyone to stop her? So many people are watching and making a fool of themselves."
This is highly illogical. After all, as the matriarch of the household, no matter what happens, her first thought should be to prevent such a shameful affair from spreading.
Even if you're fighting or arguing in your own home, you have to do it behind closed doors; family scandals shouldn't be aired in public.
But now the courtyard gates are wide open, and the servants of the Wei family are all bewildered and at a loss. It is clear that their master has not given any orders, leaving them like headless flies.
"Wei Sheng, what are you doing? Stop right now!" Xiao Cen's angry roar came.
The three of them finally entered the courtyard and saw a tall young man holding a long stick, smashing it repeatedly at Jiang Chengyi.
Jiang Chengyi, on the other hand, crawled forward on the ground using both hands, completely panicked, like a frightened bird.
The servants swarmed forward, all grabbing the tall young man, some holding his arms, some controlling his legs, and others trying to snatch the wooden stick from his hand.
Faced with the crowd's pursuit, the tall young man acted like a strongman, completely unafraid of their entanglement. Whenever he could move, he would use a wooden stick to beat people, showing no sign of stopping until he beat Jiang Chengyi to death.
"Mother, are you just going to watch like this?"
Xu Wanying and the other two quickly found Cen Shi, who was standing aside watching the show. They approached her and asked in a low voice.
“It’s because Yi-ge’er is not up to his own good, he can’t blame anyone else.” Cen Shi glanced at Xu Wanying and found a high-sounding reason.
At this moment, Jiang Chengyi is a fake, the culprit who caused her own son to be lost for many years. If it weren't for what the artifact said, the fake young master would have been beaten to death long ago.
She's just not interfering right now. If Wei Sheng beats her to death, that's the fate of a fake, and it has nothing to do with the Jiang family.
"Mother, won't this make us a laughingstock and bring shame upon our Marquis's mansion?" Xu Wanying asked again, unaware of Cen Shi's thoughts.
"No, the Jiang family men earned their military achievements by risking their lives. It's perfectly normal for a bad bamboo shoot to emerge from a good bamboo grove," Cen explained.
As the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were talking, Xiao Censhi's crying became deafening.
"I told you to stop! Are you deaf, you little beast? Look who he is! He's your cousin! You should be protecting him, not abusing him like this! I don't have a son like you!"
Seeing Jiang Chengyi being beaten, Xiao Cen finally couldn't hold back anymore and burst out. Her curses were full of emotion, and her voice was heart-wrenching, sounding as if her own father had been killed.
Xu Wanying and the others were startled. These shouts seemed to come from the depths of their souls, and the sharp voices were enough to pierce their eardrums.
Xu Wanying couldn't help but sigh inwardly: [Wow, has Cen Jie really gone mad? For the sake of a future son-in-law, she directly called her own son a little beast, and in front of so many people, her eyes even reddened, looking at the Wei family's young master like he was an enemy.]
[Could this young master of the Wei family not be her son? Could it be that Wei Xian had a mistress, and the son she bore was brought over and given to Cen Jie to raise as her legitimate son? Otherwise, why is she so cold-hearted?]
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