Everyone held their breath as they looked at the blood on the ground and the tooth.
Despite the presence of so many people around, including a clerk from the Court of Judicial Review questioning them, the previous clamor vanished in an instant, leaving an eerie silence where you could hear a pin drop.
Most people had the same thought: the strength of the Jiang family is terrifying. No wonder they have been practicing martial arts for generations. Even though the Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness is so old and has retired to recuperate, he can still take down a young man with a single punch.
Looking at his relaxed demeanor, it was clear that if he hadn't held back, Jiang Chengyi would probably be dead already.
Even so, Jiang Chengyi was beaten so badly that he was vomiting blood and struggling to get up, but he couldn't get up at all. No matter how hard he tried, it was useless, and he became a complete cripple.
He looked up, his face full of resentment, and opened his mouth to speak, but he couldn't utter a single word. The slightest exertion caused him excruciating pain. The Marquis of Zhongyi was deliberately trying to shut him up.
Only now did he realize that every time he was beaten before, although the Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness seemed to hit hard, he had actually been holding back.
Even when the animal carcasses in the garden were dug up last time, his father and brother beat him so badly that he ended up in a wheelchair. It looked very serious, but he actually recovered after a period of rest and didn't lose any limbs.
But the punch that Marquis Zhongyi threw just now was completely different from the previous ones. In fact, if he hadn't reacted quickly enough and turned around in time with the direction of the punch, dissipating half of its force, he might have had his neck broken.
"You were unaware that the two children were switched back then, but you've enjoyed all the good fortune these past years, so you can't be considered innocent of the crime. Besides, you've seen how my son was abused, so we don't want to see each other again. We've raised you for fifteen years; even if we raised a dog, we'd still have some affection for you. I hope you'll behave yourself. We will only seek revenge on the Wei family."
"If you still have two left, don't come to bother us again. Don't let our affection turn into hatred."
Cen Ying spoke coldly, her face icy. She no longer looked at Jiang Chengyi with loving eyes, but rather with indifference, as if she were looking at a stranger.
Jiang Chengyi couldn't help but shudder; he was clearly hurt by that gaze.
Even though Cen Ying hadn't laid a hand on him, her words terrified him a hundred times more than the punch that Zhongyi Hou had thrown earlier.
"Why waste words with this ungrateful brat? Let's go pick up Sheng-ge'er and take him home!" Marquis Zhongyi gently patted Cen Ying's shoulder and led the Jiang family members out.
"Sigh, what a waste of such a good name as Jiang Chengyi. What will we name our biological son when he comes back? I used up all my literary talent to come up with names for these brats, and I finally managed to come up with the four characters 'loyalty, filial piety, propriety, and etiquette.' Who would have thought that 'yi' would be a fake? We can't just bring our son back and name him that; it's just bad luck..."
Marquis Zhongyi spoke as he walked, his tone filled with considerable distress.
The system had very little room to maneuver today. It knew all about the Wei family's dirty secrets and was even thinking of getting a lot of power from Xu Wanying. Who would have thought that Cen Ying and her husband would join forces and wipe out the Wei family in one fell swoop? It was completely useless.
Now, Xu Wanying doesn't even need to ask questions; it seizes the opportunity to start spreading rumors.
This story proves that Jiang Yiping believed in the saying "many children, many blessings." When the crown prince was born, he named his four children after characters from idioms. If more children were born later, he would use a second idiom.
He racked his brains for ten whole days but couldn't come up with a single idiom. Finally, Cen Ying, unable to bear it any longer, suggested "Qingfeng Mingyue" (清风明月), a name with a good meaning and easy to choose a pleasant-sounding one. However, the Marquis of Zhongyi disliked the name, finding it too literary and reminiscent of four pretty boys; the Jiang family didn't keep pretty boys.
He finally managed to come up with "East, South, West, North," explaining that in battle, a general must be able to distinguish directions and understand priorities, otherwise defeat is likely. Cen Ying thought it sounded awful and rejected it. Finally, having exhausted all other options, he consulted a master who performed a ritual to invoke the spirit of literature, finally managing to come up with "Loyalty, Filial Piety, Etiquette," a name he didn't sleep well for a whole month, just thinking about it.
Xu Wanying expressed her utter shock: "Huh? Do they really need the God of Literature to help them with just the phrase 'loyalty, filial piety, etiquette, and propriety'? Besides, 'loyalty, filial piety, etiquette, and propriety' isn't even an idiom; it's just a four-character phrase at most. Sigh, another day of my father-in-law redefining the limits of illiteracy."
The Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness originally wanted to glorify his fatherly love, but upon hearing his daughter-in-law's conversation with the divine artifact, he instantly shut his mouth, trembling with anger, and completely broke down.
Is it easy for a rough guy like him to name a child? Ah!
A name accompanies a person throughout their life and is extremely important. He values it so much, so he should be praised. Why is he being looked down upon?
Besides, what's wrong with asking the God of Literature to possess him? Those students kneel and pray to the God of Literature for protection every day, but he only asked once. How touching is that?
Cen Ying looked down and saw the Marquis of Zhongyi's clenched fist, and couldn't help but pat the back of his hand.
It's okay to break down her defenses, but don't show it. If you scare your third daughter-in-law, you'll have to coax her.
"Your father and I are going to pick up Sheng-ge'er. The three of you go back to the manor first."
The group walked up to the carriage, and Cen Ying took the initiative to speak.
Wei Sheng has suffered a lot over the years and is unaware of what happened today. He is probably still in a state of anxiety. As his parents, they need to comfort him first.
“Mother, I want to go too,” Jiang Jinyu immediately suggested.
When she learned that Wei Sheng was the younger brother, she felt both relieved and annoyed.
Fortunately, the young man and she knew each other and were not complete strangers; but she was also annoyed that although they had met and chatted several times, she had not recognized him, and for various reasons, they were not particularly familiar with each other.
“Okay, then I’ll go with you.” Cen Ying nodded immediately.
In fact, she didn't know how to face Wei Sheng. This child was clearly her own son, but because of Cen Jie, she had distanced herself from him and had no intention of getting to know him.
The change in identity brings not only the relief of regaining what was lost, but also a touch of awkwardness.
Cen thought that Jiang Jinyu and Wei Sheng were twins, and perhaps the two siblings would have more to talk about, so she agreed without hesitation.
Xu Wanying immediately felt dissatisfied: "Oh, how come you forgot about me and my sister-in-law? Don't you consider your daughter-in-law family?"
Upon hearing her true feelings, the Jiang family was quite surprised. Cen Ying immediately changed her mind: "Alright, I originally wanted your father and me to go and take a look first, but since Jin Yu is here, you two can come along too."
Li Chunlan took the initiative to smooth things over: "Mother is right. My younger brother must be in a bad mood right now. If too many people go, he won't be able to talk properly. My third sister-in-law and I won't go."
"Sister-in-law, you've almost run out of pearl powder, haven't you? There are a few shops that are part of my dowry up ahead. Why don't we go take a look? You can also pick out a few hairpins for me."
Xu Wanying, who had initially been uninterested, suddenly lit up with excitement upon hearing this and immediately nodded, "Great!"
[Wow, shopping with a rich woman is so awesome! Let's go!]
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