Cen Jie was so angry that she trembled all over. She rushed over in a few steps and slapped her across the face.
"You shameless wretch, how dare you say such things in front of me! There are plenty of fine young men in the world, why do you insist on marrying Yi-ge'er!"
Wei Jiao was completely stunned by the blow. Cen Jie had used all her strength, which immediately turned her face red and even caused it to swell.
She covered her face, tears streaming down her face like a broken string of pearls, and roared excitedly, "I'm going to marry my cousin! The other good men aren't the legitimate sons of the Marquis's family, nor are they the ones you like. What kind of good life will I have if I marry into that family! You and Father only like my cousin, right? To appease him, you even trample my own brother under your feet. What good will I, your daughter, have to do?"
Wei Jiao's eyes were bloodshot, and her gaze towards Cen Jie gradually turned into hatred.
Cen Jie was intimidated by her imposing manner and couldn't help but take a step back.
The suppression of Wei Sheng by the couple not only harmed Wei Sheng but also caused Wei Jiao to panic.
She didn't know why her parents did this, but the growing fear she felt every day was undeniable. Wei Sheng was the only son of the Wei family, the future pillar of the family. If even he could give way to Jiang Chengyi, then what was she, their daughter?
"What...what are you talking about? Your father and I didn't—"
"Mother, Aunt is here, and Cousin is here too. Stop saying those empty words to fool us. Everyone can see how you treat Cousin. Even my eldest brother, who will inherit the Wei family, has to make way for Cousin. If I don't marry Cousin and instead marry another man, will you and Father really care about me? I have nightmares about you and Father laughing at my future husband just to please Cousin. He's even worse off than my eldest brother." Wei Jiao interrupted her directly, her tone extremely impatient.
Cen Jie's expression changed several times. She was emotional and wanted to tell the whole truth, but Cen Ying was standing right next to her, and she didn't dare to say a word.
After taking a few deep breaths, she finally asked, "So the method you've come up with is to do this kind of thing with Yi-ge'er?"
"Yes, since Mother is unwilling to mediate for me, we have no choice but to take drastic measures and make it a fait accompli. That way, Aunt won't be able to refuse me entry into the Jiang family."
Having lost face in front of so many people, Wei Jiao had given up all hope and openly expressed her shady secrets without any attempt to hide them.
Cen Jie was both crying and laughing. After extreme anger came endless sadness and helplessness. At this moment, she was like a madwoman.
A thought suddenly popped into her mind: This is all retribution.
She switched the two children and tortured Wei Sheng to death, but Wei Jiao was unaware of this. She only felt that her parents were heartless and would do such a thing for her cousin, so she was forced to do this outrageous thing as well.
Wei Jiao thought that by becoming Jiang Chengyi's wife, her parents would love her and her children, but little did she know that Jiang Chengyi was not the fourth master of the Jiang family, but her own brother.
Cen Ying stood aside watching the show, without uttering a single word from beginning to end.
Because she was afraid that if she opened her mouth, she wouldn't be able to stop laughing out loud.
This is just the beginning; the real show is yet to come.
The Wei family made her raise that little bastard as a treasure for fifteen years, and even tormented her child. How could so many years of hatred be easily erased? They must pay for it.
"Madam, something terrible has happened! You'd better go out and see what's going on. That Taoist priest has brought a group of children who are surrounding the gate of the mansion, and the servants can't control them at all!" came the anxious report from outside.
Clearly, the servants had run out of options, which is why they bothered their master at this time.
Cen Jie wiped away her tears and said to Wei Jiao, "Hurry up and get dressed, go back to your room! I'll explain everything to you in detail after I've dealt with this!"
After saying this, she wanted to leave, but seeing that Cen Ying was still standing there, she was afraid that if she left, Cen Ying would bully Wei Jiao, so she immediately took Cen Ying's hand and pretended to take her out with her.
"Alright, I can walk by myself." Cen Ying waved her arm away.
The two sisters left the courtyard one after the other and headed straight for the front hall.
A number of guests had already gathered in the lobby, both men and women, clearly separated.
Everyone was a distance apart, but they all looked at the gate of the Wei family at the same time, their ears perked up.
"He threw himself into the lowly, like a fish eye, and painstakingly schemed to exchange for pearls. What was real was false, and what was false was real; he busied himself with all this and ended up with nothing. For fifteen years he lived a life of extravagance and luxury, and when he was stripped of his clothes, he became intimate with his sister. One day, his incestuous relationship was exposed to the world, and the entire Wei family became a laughingstock."
A clear, childlike voice rang out, perfectly synchronized. Though it was a tender, melodious voice like that of a nightingale, it struck Cen Jie like a thunderbolt.
What filth! It's fake, fake! She doesn't want to hear it!
"Who's spouting nonsense outside? It's all fake, all fake! Get them out of here! Are you guards dead?"
Cen Jie's mind was already a complete mess. She lifted her skirt and rushed out the door, wanting to chase away these annoying children.
However, because she was walking too fast, she twisted her ankle and fell to the ground. But she quickly got up and, as if she didn't feel any pain, continued to rush out the door.
"Get out, all of you get out! You little brats, if you dare to spout nonsense in front of my house again, I'll tear your mouths apart!"
At this moment, Cen Jie no longer knew what she was doing; she was acting entirely on instinct.
To outsiders, she was a complete madwoman. Such a thing as chasing someone away could be done with a simple order. Why would a fifth-rank official's wife rush out and personally yell and curse?
Isn't she just like the butcher's wife at the pork stall?
"Oh oh oh~" The children outside scattered in a flurry, but they clearly didn't go far. Instead, they started reciting the same few sentences again.
"They stoop to lowly positions to obtain fish eyes, and rack their brains to exchange them for pearls—"
Like a prophecy, or a curse, it lingered in front of the Wei family mansion, never dissipating.
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