When Chi Yan arrived at the Marquis's residence after receiving the news, the residence was already completely surrounded by the Crown Prince's men.
Marquis Ningyuan was furious and was arguing with the Crown Prince's guards: "I don't know what wrong my Marquis's mansion has done to be treated like a prisoner?"
Even though he was usually calm and collected, his face was full of anger at this moment, as if he had been greatly humiliated. "Even if my Marquis's mansion has committed some heinous crime, it should be His Majesty who issues the decree. Forgive my bluntness, but where is His Majesty's decree?"
Even the Lady Hou, who had been bedridden for the past six months, was helped to stand at the door by Chi Yue. Her face was extremely pale. Her gaze suddenly locked onto Chi Yan, who had just gotten off the carriage. Her jaw tightened and she squeezed out two words with hatred: "Chi Yan!"
Marquis Ningyuan also frowned and looked over, his face slightly gloomy.
It's true what they say, fortunes change every thirty years. The nephew he used to look down on has now grown to a point where he can't afford to underestimate him!
Being a close advisor to the emperor sounds prestigious, and his colleagues in the court often jokingly say that he has surpassed his predecessors.
He felt disgusted listening to this. Chi Yan wasn't his son, so these words were tantamount to praising his half-brother in disguise!
He could tolerate occasional annoyances, but now Chi Yan had come to his door to slap him in the face. How could he possibly tolerate that?
Under everyone's gaze, Chi Yan stepped forward and gracefully bowed: "Aunt, Lord Marquis, it's been a long time. This junior greets you."
Chi Yue's face showed a sneer, and she said indignantly, "We can't accept such a big gift! We haven't visited in a long time, and the first thing we do is bring a group of people with a 'searching the house' attitude. Who knows if accepting this gift will shorten our lifespan? We've really raised a thankless wretch all these years!"
She spoke quite bluntly, and the surroundings immediately fell silent.
The Marquis of Ningyuan and his wife, who were both furious, remained silent, clearly intending to embarrass Chi Yan.
His expression was unreadable, his gaze slowly shifting to Chi Yue, carrying a faint chill.
He was no stranger to Chi Yue's attitude. Although he held the title of "Second Brother," Chi Yue had never shown him any respect and often called him "Chi Yan" in private.
That's fine, but who told us to be shorter than them?
But now, he is no longer the Chi Yan who had to endure humiliation and live a life of ignominy. For the other party to be so presumptuous is truly...
Commendable courage!
Meeting his strange gaze, Chi Yue flinched for a moment, but then she thought, in front of so many people, would Chi Yan dare to hit her?
The thought flashed through her mind, but she became self-righteous again.
Chi Yan's gaze instantly turned into a half-smile: "Third sister really can't accept such a grand gesture from me. Putting aside the order of seniority, it should be you, as her brother, who should be bowing to her."
He paused, his tone turning icy, "Do you deserve to have an official from the imperial court bow to you?"
Chi Yue's face flushed red, her eyes widening in disbelief: "You!"
The Hou couple's faces turned pale and then red, thinking to themselves that their daughter was still a bit too inexperienced compared to Chi Yan!
"And what makes you say that you've been raising an ingrate for so many years?" Chi Yan chuckled slowly, his voice neither too loud nor too soft, enough for everyone around to hear. "Before the family split up, it was the second branch that supported the entire Marquis's mansion out of their own pockets. Putting aside everything else, most of the jewelry you're wearing was paid for by the second branch. Why don't we ask outsiders to judge who the real ingrate is?"
His last trace of a smile vanished, and his face turned ashen.
Chi Yue's face immediately turned pale, and she opened her mouth but could not utter a rebuttal.
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