Chapter 419: Yayaya, Squeaky
"That's right, mother, we still want to marry into the Li family. If you ask about this, the plan will fall through."
Old Mrs. Zheng: "Then tell the truth!"
Zheng Jiaojiao burst into tears in fear, "I did let her go to the covered bridge, but, but don't blame me, I just wanted her to embarrass herself and fall into the water, but she didn't fall into the water, and in the end I was the one who fell into the water."
Everyone was shocked. He said, "Mother, do you really have to embarrass Jiaojiao? Just for a granddaughter you only recognized a few days ago. Your real granddaughter is Jiaojiao!"
Mrs. Zheng: "Although she was not raised in our Zheng family since she was a child, she is more like a member of our Zheng family than Jiaojiao, and she is upright and honest."
Zheng Jiaojiao cried even harder. She could tell that Old Lady Zheng was mocking her and plotting something against her.
"Mother!" He also cried, "You are partial to the third brother's family."
Song Lao San couldn't sit still any longer. "Second sister-in-law, what nonsense are you talking about? Mother is just upholding justice, how can it be said that she is partial? According to you, I should sit back and do nothing about your mistakes, only then would I not be partial."
He was choked. Her thoughts were directly exposed. She secretly cursed Song Lao San for his clever mouth.
Zheng Mei felt dizzy and all her previous thoughts were completely shattered.
She thought Zheng Jiaojiao was kind, gentle and simple, and her family was harmonious. The Zheng family tradition always required everyone to be upright and polite, and she also adhered to these. She never thought that she would play tricks on her own sister.
Zheng Jiaojiao was not forced into the water, she clearly asked for it and reaped the consequences.
Zheng Mei's face turned pale. No wonder her grandmother called her a fool that day. She was stupid and was deceived by Zheng Jiaojiao and her second aunt.
Duke Zheng looked at the mother and daughter of the second wife with a sullen face, "Don't think crying can solve the problem. You should apologize for this matter, apologize to Song Ci."
Zheng Jiaojiao was about to cry and shout, saying that she didn't fall into the water, so why should she apologize, when He pulled her back.
"Father, Mother, Jiaojiao was wrong about this. I will tell her."
Duke Zheng looked at Zheng Jiaojiao and said, "Apologize to your sister, and this matter will be over."
He gritted her teeth. Her father wanted Jiaojiao to apologize in public. How could she hold her head up in the Zheng family in the future?
But Duke Zheng was very powerful and had the final say in the Zheng family. He was so upset that she couldn't say anything. She could only look at Song Ci who had been silent all the time.
"Song Ci, Jiaojiao has already realized her mistake. Can you please..."
"No." Qiao Xianglan spoke first, "She harbored evil intentions, and she's just letting it go with just a simple admission of guilt?"
He: "Third sister-in-law, you are too unreasonable..."
Old Mrs. Zheng: "She's not being unreasonable, it's you who can't tell right from wrong. Jiaojiao, why don't you apologize?"
Zheng Jiaojiao could only stand up aggrievedly and said to Song Ci: "I was wrong about this matter. I apologize to you."
Seeing her reluctance, Song Ci just smiled and said, "I hope you will truly change your ways, sister. It's okay if you framed me today, but don't harm your own people in the future. If this gets out, you'll be laughed at."
This is what I really think. The Zheng family has always had a good reputation. If this matter gets out, I'm afraid many people will laugh at me.
Zheng Jiaojiao thought Song Ci was mocking her and glared at her, "I will learn from this."
Old Mrs. Zheng shook her head helplessly, knowing that her granddaughter was hopeless. He, as a mother, had completely distorted Jiaojiao. If she had known earlier, she should have taken Jiaojiao in and raised her, so she wouldn't have grown up like this.
After this incident was over, Duke Zheng spoke, "I called you here today because I want to hold a recognition ceremony in ten days. This will be an opportunity to officially announce to the outside world that the third son has returned home. It will also be a good opportunity to change his surname back to Zheng."
Song Lao San was excited, "Dad, everything is up to you."
Duke Zheng nodded and said, "From now on, you will be called Zheng Huai again. This is your real name. Song Ci will also change her name back to Zheng Ci. We will both be listed on the clan record. When Song Lan returns, we will change them back as well."
Once you are on the clan disc, you are completely considered a member of the Zheng family and have a large clan behind you.
This made Zheng Laosan very excited.
But it’s not his fault. He had been looking forward to this day for who knows how long, and finally it came.
On the way back in the carriage, Qiao Xianglan was still muttering, "Fortunately I don't have to move back to the Zheng family's house to live with them, otherwise I wouldn't know how to plot against you."
Zheng Ci comforted her, "Mom, grandparents are fair. There's no need to mention this matter again."
Qiao Xianglan nodded. She also realized that the two old people were fair, so she had no objection to returning to the Zheng family.
Zheng Laosan: "Why is the He family so persistent in pestering us? They even obstructed us on the day of the recognition..."
Zheng Ci explained why He and Zheng Jiaojiao did this.
Otherwise, Zheng Laosan would always be confused.
"Just for the headgear?"
"Dad, it's for the value behind the headgear."
"You have evil intentions." Zheng Laosan cursed.
I don’t know whether this sentence is aimed at Zheng Jiaojiao and He Shi, or at Li Jia.
Hu Zi was playing with Song Tang. Both of them were holding their dolls and babbling. Qiao Yu was watching the two children from the side, smiling so hard that his teeth were showing.
Zheng Ci walked in, but Hu Zi noticed her first. He screamed even louder and reached out to hug her.
"Huzi, have you been naughty?"
"He is so well behaved. When he got a new toy, he took the initiative to give it to Song Tang to play with. He will definitely be a good person when he grows up." Qiao Yu said with a smile.
Hu Zi has always had a good personality, and Zheng Ci and Pei Ji discovered this since he was born.
This child only remembers food and not beatings. Zheng Ci was occasionally irritated by him and slapped him. Instead of crying, the child laughed happily with drooling mouth.
Zheng Ci once suspected that her son was a fool.
It was not until Lao Gui came to see the child in person and said that the child had a good personality and was not a fool that Zheng Ci felt relieved.
Zheng Ci talked about the family reunion banquet again, and Qiao Yu and the others must also attend.
"Recognize my relatives? Then I need to make the clothes first." Qiao Yu thought seriously, "I also need to prepare jewelry, both for you and my mother."
"Why bother? Just wear normal clothes."
Qiao Yu glared at her, "How can you dress normally? Your parents and you are the protagonists that day. The Zheng family is a prominent family, so you must dress up nicely."
Zheng Ci nodded. "Okay, let's go out and take a look tomorrow. I haven't been out for a while. I don't know what's the latest fashion trend in Beijing."
Qiao Yu: "With a face like yours, you'll always be the most beautiful no matter how you dress up."
She was sincere. After watching for so long, she had never seen a girl as pretty as her sister-in-law.
Zheng Ci just smiled and teased Hu Zi, who laughed so hard that his saliva was all over the floor. He was then carried back to have dinner.
He was reluctant to leave, and babbled to Song Tang. It was unclear whether Song Tang understood, as the little girl also babbled. The two of them, using a language adults couldn't understand, reached a tacit understanding.
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