Chapter 425: Your cousin is back from the dead?
"No!" Jiang Shiyun frowned. "You promised to go the day before yesterday. You can't go back on your word! Big brother has already made an appointment with Master Xiao. He will come to pick us up tomorrow morning."
Song Yu thought that she was not meeting him alone, and she was still useful. "Okay, I'll go. Since we are going to Luming Mountain to taste the blue fruit, call Prince Mu, Princess Qingyang, Wen Nuo, Wen Shu, and my cousin."
"Great, great." Jiang Shiyun smiled again, "It just so happens that I don't have classes tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."
The two sisters rushed to Chaofeng Palace Academy, and Cheng Qingmeng also arrived.
"Cousin Meng, why are you here? Didn't you take a few days off to stay at the mansion with your aunt?"
Cheng Qingmeng: "Don't mention it. My mother doesn't want me to accompany her. She wants me to get a good ranking in the spring exam next year. If I don't come, she will go into premature labor today."
Song Yu smiled, put his arm around her shoulders and walked in. "With your aunt accompanying you, you really don't have much to do. It's just right for us to go to Luming Mountain to eat blue fruit tomorrow. Invite your elder brother and Xiao Nuo."
Cheng Qingmeng: "That's Prince Xiao's territory, and he even wants to invite the Mu brothers and sisters!"
Song Yu and Jiang Shiyun had just finished a class when they were told that Qin Ruyu's embroidery class was moved to tomorrow.
Song Yu was delighted because he didn't have to go to Luming Mountain.
Jiang Shiyun pursed her lips, very unhappy. Why did they have to postpone the class for no reason?
Jiang Shiyun quickly ordered his subordinates to inform Jiang Guanchen to change the schedule.
"Cousin, if you can't go tomorrow, then you can stay in Luming Mountain for two days, the day after tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. I just sent someone to inform my eldest brother."
Song Yu: ...
But seeing that my cousin was determined to go, I didn't want to spoil her fun.
She could take the token away today and tomorrow to confirm her father's true identity.
Cheng Mansion
"Xiao Nuo... is he the eldest grandson of Mr. Jiang who came back from the dead?"
Prince Mu looked at the thin and frail young man in front of him in astonishment.
I immediately understood that this might not be as simple as the second wife of the Cheng family holding a grudge against the first wife for stealing the baby.
"Yes, Master Mu." Wen Nuo said with a smile, "The little brother is Aunt Shushu's biological son. I picked him up on the street. After washing him, I found that he looked very much like Aunt Shushu. My sister, Sister Meng, and I secretly investigated for a long time and found that it was Cheng Zhang who, holding a grudge against Aunt Shushu, had switched the little brother. Now, they are repeating the same trick, wanting Aunt Shushu to bleed and die. It's so vicious! Everyone in the second branch of the Cheng family knew about it and was involved. Master Mu must not let them off easily."
"Of course! I'm here by order to confiscate the Cheng family's second branch and send them into exile!"
Prince Mu was afraid of scaring Wen Shu, so he looked at him gently.
How could it be done by the second wife?
It must have been done by Cheng Xiao, a mediocre but ambitious guy.
Without Old Jiang's constant support, his Cheng family would not be able to survive in the capital!
Everything was designed by the Cheng family!
Wen Shu felt a little at a loss when Mu Jingxing stared at him.
But there was no trace of fear on his face.
"Master Mu, I'm sorry to have troubled you."
Prince Mu said gently: "This is our duty. Don't worry, the second branch of the Cheng family will be sent out of the city before sunset, young marquis."
"Young Marquis?" Wen Nuo exclaimed, "What do you call my little brother, Young Marquis?"
Mu Jingxing nodded, "The emperor has issued an oral decree. From today on, the eldest son of Jiang Yunshu, the wife of Marquis Pingxi, will officially inherit the title of Marquis Pingxi."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."
Mu Jingxing helped him up and said, "Cousin, the emperor said that when you are free, you should go to the palace with Elder Jiang to express your gratitude."
Wen Shu nodded, "Okay, Prince Mu, but why do you call me cousin?"
"Ah..." Mu Jingxing said with a smile: "It's just a name, young marquis, don't take it to heart."
Xiao Fei, who was not far away, curled his lips. The prince must be very frightened today, right?
I suddenly had a cousin.
At this time, the four members of the second branch of the Cheng family were escorted out by officials from the Dali Temple with pale faces.
All the slaves who participated that day were escorted out in shackles.
"Shu-ge'er!"
Cheng Zhang's voice suddenly sounded in his ears, and Cheng Xu, the second master of Cheng, who had a dejected look on his face, instantly perked up and looked towards Wen Shu.
When he saw Wen Shu's face, Cheng Xu's eyes suddenly widened in disbelief.
He is really still alive!
Her eyebrows and eyes are exactly the same as my sister-in-law's.
Looking at his thin and frail body, one can imagine what kind of life he had under the Yu family.
Oh, I really regret it.
If he knew the child was still alive, he would have secretly taken the child away from the Yu Mansion long ago.
The second branch of the Cheng family would not be exiled.
"Shu'er, I'm your second aunt. I really didn't mean to kill your mother. It was all..."
"Mrs. Cheng Zhang!" Old Madam Cheng was carried over by Nanny Niu and others and interrupted her in time.
"The imperial decree of exile and confiscation of property is insufficient to justify your accusation. It's just exile, but you're still alive! If you reform yourself, you'll have a chance to come back!"
"Mother."
"Mother."
"Zhang."
Cheng Zhang was so angry when she saw that the father, daughter and her two daughters had accepted their fate!
The mother-in-law is clearly trying to drag the second wife out to take the blame!
How easy is it to come back?
But seeing that most of my mother-in-law's body cannot move, her future life will not be easy!
Jiang Yunshu couldn't just let it go like this!
"Shu'er." Cheng Xu looked at Wen Shu and called out, "I'm your second uncle."
Only then did Mrs. Cheng see Wen Shu's face clearly and suddenly regretted it.
She was really confused back then!
Wen Shu just glanced at them and turned away.
"Shu'er, I'm afraid my second uncle will never come back. I don't ask for your forgiveness, but I hope you can take care of your elderly grandmother. When your mother was pregnant with you, she really hoped that you would be born soon and wanted to hold you in her arms and pamper you, but there were some things that she couldn't stop in time."
"Why haven't you finished raiding the second wife's house yet?" Feng Yingying came to the front yard. "Master Mu, haven't you finished raiding yet? The noise has reached the backyard. My Shushu could go into premature labor at any moment and can't stand any noise!"
"Xiao Fei!"
Xiao Fei quickly ordered his men to escort everyone from the second house out.
Feng Yingying was satisfied with this and said to Mu Jingxing kindly, "Master Mu, you have worked hard. Come in and have a cup of tea."
"No need, Madam Jiang, I still have to return to the palace to report."
Prince Mu turned and left. Wen Shu was about to leave with Wen Nuo when he was stopped by Old Madam Cheng.
"Shu'er, I'm your grandmother. Please turn around and look at me. It was you who was confused. It was you who was wrong. Please forgive me, please."
Wen Shu thought that the second branch of the Cheng family had just finished ransacking the house, and that nothing could happen to Old Madam Cheng.
After all, my mother still has to continue to be the daughter-in-law of the Cheng family.
Wen Shu turned around and looked at her coldly. "Forgive? I saw it all clearly outside that night. You and your son wanted to kill my mother twice. That's the truth! Don't try to argue! If you truly feel you were wrong, go back to your own courtyard and repent, and pray to God to let my mother give birth to my brother safely and at full term."
After saying this, Wen Shu pulled Wen Nuo back to the backyard.
When Feng Yingying saw Old Madam Cheng looking at the receding figure, there was actually a hint of regret on her face.
Do you regret it now?
Humph, you had no good intentions from the beginning!
"Old Lady Cheng, stop looking. My young marquis won't turn back. Go back to your yard and repent!"
Young Marquis?
Old Madam Cheng understood that the imperial edict was originally intended for Shu Ge'er!
Being under house arrest is better than Shushu getting divorced with her two children!
To the outside world, she is still the most honorable old lady in the Pingxi Marquis Mansion.
Eh, what a pity...
Prince Mu was instructed by the Emperor to take the people from the second branch of the Cheng family and walk three more streets back to the Dali Temple.
As soon as he walked over, the news that Old Jiang's eldest grandson, who had died long ago, had been resurrected spread throughout the capital within an hour.
"What?" Xiao Chengqian's eyes widened as if he had heard some bizarre anecdote. "Your eldest cousin came back to life? Is that true?"
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