Chapter 30 Unless there is no such thing.
This was the first time Song Baoyuan had seen real scoundrels. They were unreasonable and had no regard for decency. In order to achieve their goals, they would act unruly and say all kinds of dirty words.
If she doesn't do anything at this moment, things will get worse and worse.
"Shut their mouths."
Song Baoyuan whispered instructions to Cen Zhou, who was closest to her.
She heard her own strange, cold voice.
Cen Zhou walked forward without saying a word, and the rag he had just used to mop the floor became a handy weapon. He stuffed it into their mouths and unfastened their jaws without anyone noticing.
"I'll help you!" Gao Luoshu had never seen such a scene before, but he knew what he had to do.
But Song Baoyuan stopped him, "Mr. Gao, please go and report this to the police for me."
Gao Luoshu suddenly realized, "Okay!"
He squeezed out of the crowd and ran all the way.
Song Baoyuan thought Cen Zhou, a former laborer, should be considered a half-guard, considering his ability to handle people. And since Master Gao was the Censor's only son, if he reported this to the authorities, they would surely send someone immediately.
In fact, Cen Zhou's ability to move was even stronger than she had imagined. He pressed the crying man so hard that he had no power to fight back and soon fell silent.
The government officials arrived faster than she expected. Almost as soon as Mr. Gao ran away, the soldiers arrived.
*
Someone broke into the Chang Mansion's gate, and the gatekeeper didn't have time to stop him. After seeing who it was, he no longer had the heart to stop him.
Chang Yunbai, with bruised eyes and a scratched face, was having breakfast with Lu Shuran at the same table in the courtyard. Neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere was quite strange.
The servant hurried over to report, "Master, Jiang Shaoqing is here."
Before he finished speaking, Jiang Keyu appeared in front of the courtyard gate. His face was expressionless, and his demeanor was menacing. It was easy to tell he had bad intentions.
Lu Shuran was used to him coming uninvited, but this was the first time she saw him with such an aura. Although she was suspicious, she still asked, "Jiang Shaoqing, you came so early. Have you had breakfast? Do you want a set of bowls and chopsticks?"
"No, I'm full."
Jiang Keyu didn't even look at her, but walked straight towards Chang Yunbai, stretched out her hand and grabbed his collar, using so much force that veins popped on the back of her hand.
Chang Yunbai was embarrassed, "What do you want to do now?"
He tried to pull Jiang Keyu's hand away, but couldn't.
Lu Shuran saw that something was wrong. Her husband had previously concealed from her who had beaten him, and when she heard the word "again", she had some guesses in her mind.
She wanted to step forward to stop the fight, but the next moment she heard Jiang Keyu ask with gritted teeth, "You sent Zhou Heyue's brother and sister-in-law over, right?"
Chang Yunbai was stunned.
Hearing the name, Lu Shuran paused.
"I don't know what you're talking about, let me go!"
"Bang!"
Jiang Keyu did let go, but only after punching him hard in the face.
Chang Yunbai felt pain, his vision blurred for a moment, and he fell off the chair.
"You do it again!" Chang Yunbai was furious. He stood up with the help of the table and kicked the chair away in anger. "You were the first one to hit me last time, and this time you're in my house. You're really lawless, aren't you, Jiang Keyu!"
"If you haven't done it, fight back!"
Chang Yunbai's eyes avoided at some point.
Jiang Keyu still clenched his fists. "You are the head of the Ministry of Justice and the eldest son of the Chang family. You can't handle two hooligans? They have the guts to cause trouble in public. If it wasn't you who ordered them to do it, who else could it be?"
He sneered, "Why, do you want Zhou Heyue to be taken back by her brother and sister-in-law, and then give you another chance to be a hero and save the beauty? Or do you want Zhou Heyue to know that you are the only one in this world who can save her! Without you, her life is over?"
"Shut up!" Chang Yunbai's face turned pale and blue.
Jiang Keyu didn't hold back at all. "You'd better be thankful that it wasn't my wife who got pushed to the ground and had her head smashed by that bastard today! Otherwise, not only would our friendship have ended, but we wouldn't even have to meet each other."
After he finished speaking, he turned and walked away.
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward, and the servants lowered their heads and dared not say a word.
Chang Yunbai felt a stinging pain on his face and was angry. He turned sideways, not daring to meet his wife's gaze.
*
In the private school of the Zheng family, as soon as the teacher left, a dozen or so children immediately became noisy. They gathered around the food boxes and reached for cakes.
Only Jiang Chengyou sat at the very end, fiddling with the corner of his clothes helplessly.
Half a quarter of an hour ago, he stood on the table and opened the food box his mother had prepared for him. The aroma of the cakes quickly attracted everyone to come together, so he shouted, "Whoever knows what the divorce means can have a delicious meal!"
A group of little kids put their heads together and thought.
"Divorce means...your parents are no longer together! Your father kicked your mother out of the house and then replaced her with another mother!"
"right!"
One person spoke out, and others rushed to echo him.
Jiang Chengyou was stunned.
Young Master You, who had received the cakes, returned and, seeing his appearance, curiously approached and asked, "Has your mother been kicked out of the house by your father? Are you going to have a new mother?"
"No!" Jiang Chengyou retorted without hesitation, "Not at all!"
Young Master You pouted, his mood becoming playful. "That must be it!"
"no!"
Young Master You turned around and shouted, "Jiang Chengyou's father doesn't want his mother anymore! He wants a new mother!"
"Impossible!" Jiang Chengyou hurriedly grabbed him and tried to cover his mouth.
But this move made Young Master You even more excited, "You are going to have a new mother!"
Jiang Chengyou was extremely anxious. Seeing him smiling, his anxiety turned into anger, making him clench his fists.
Smash it hard.
“Woo!”
Young Master You's tooth fell out.
Liu'an hurried back to the Dali Temple, but couldn't find Jiang Keyu.
There was no choice but to turn around and look for Song Baoyuan.
Song Baoyuan was selecting calligraphy and paintings to hang when she got the news. Liu'an ran in breathlessly, giving her a fright.
It was already quarter of an hour after she arrived at Zheng's house that she got out of the carriage and found that Gao Luoshu had followed her.
Before entering the house, Song Baoyuan heard a child crying, so she quickened her pace.
In the room, Jiang Chengyou stood in the corner, looking at others with cold eyes.
"Chengcheng!" Song Baoyuan trotted over to her lonely son and checked him thoroughly. "Are you okay?"
Jiang Chengyou felt aggrieved for a moment, but he bit his lip and said nothing.
"Mrs. Song! Your son knocked out my son's teeth. How are we going to handle this?"
Song Baoyuan turned around and saw an angry woman holding a little boy with red eyes from crying.
Liu'an told her that Jiang Chengyou beat the young master of You, the head of the Ministry of Revenue, and that this mother and son must be the victims.
"cough!"
In this situation, Madam Zheng, standing in the middle, had no choice but to speak up and mediate. She forced a smile and said, "Today, the young masters were playing together, and I don't know how this happened. The child refused to speak, but it is true that Young Master You was wronged. Let me first state my position. It was indeed my servant who was lazy and did not watch the children carefully. I apologize to you, Madam You."
"It's not your child who hits people!"
"We were wrong!" Song Baoyuan stood up and said, "No matter what, my Chengcheng was wrong to hurt someone. I'll apologize to Madam You and the young master on his behalf first."
Madam You's face was unhappy. "I'm not unreasonable. Tell me, whose child would be beaten like this? As a mother, wouldn't feel distressed?"
"Yes, I wonder if Young Master You has seen a doctor yet?" Song Baoyuan could only make up for it, "We will definitely take responsibility. If Young Master You feels any discomfort, we will be responsible!"
Madam You was still dissatisfied. "Of course you are responsible! But you should at least ask clearly why your son hit someone. Otherwise, how can you prevent him from doing it again?"
Song Baoyuan understood this logic and had originally thought that Jiang Chengyou was abnormal, so she was anxious to know the reason.
She squatted down, asking without any blame in her tone, "Chengcheng, why did you hit him?"
Jiang Chengyou's dark eyes were fixed on the ground without moving, and he said nothing.
Madam Zheng interrupted, "The servants were far away at the time and only heard the noise. After it happened, we asked the children, but they all shook their heads and said they didn't know. Young Master You just cried, and Young Master Jiang remained silent."
Song Baoyuan raised her right hand, cupped Jiang Chengyou's cheek, and asked patiently, "Didn't you promise mother that you would never hide anything from her?"
Jiang Chengyou finally reacted and looked up at her.
In a trance, Song Baoyuan saw a hint of adult depth in his eyes.
"But mother also promised me that she would never lie to me."
Song Baoyuan was stunned. "I... Mom never lied to you."
Jiang Chengyou turned his face away when he heard that, and immediately took a half step back, rejecting her touch.
"Chengcheng?"
Jiang Chengyou just faced the wall and refused to pay attention.
Suddenly we reached a deadlock.
The clearest sound in the room was Madam You's cold snort.
Seeing this, Gao Luoshu took a step forward and tried to smooth things over. "Well... calm down. It's normal for children to fight and play around. There's no limit to how hard they hit. What if it's just a misunderstanding?"
"Misunderstanding? You're telling me it's a misunderstanding even after my teeth have fallen out?"
Mrs. You became even more angry when she heard this.
It would have been fine if he didn't say anything. As soon as he spoke, Madam You noticed his presence. "Mr. Gao? What are you doing..."
Madam You looked at him, then glanced at Song Baoyuan, "Oh! A married woman is actually with another man. Then I can understand why this child is so uneducated."
Gao Luoshu's eyes widened at the sting of his words. "Mrs. You, stop being so sarcastic. I came here with my shopkeeper, and she and Jiang Keyu have already..."
"Mrs. You."
Before the person showed up, the man's calm and powerful voice had already been heard in the house.
Everyone looked up and saw a tall figure walking across the window paper.
After a while, his true face appeared in front of the door.
Jiang Keyu strode into the house, her pace obviously faster than that of the two adults Zheng and You behind her.
"Given the friendship between Gao Luoshu and me, if he occasionally speaks up for me, there shouldn't be any gossip."
Madam You walked towards her husband, holding the child in her arms. As she passed by Jiang Keyu, she said reluctantly, "Of course."
"But I also have to remind Jiang Shaoqing that even brothers have to be on guard."
Lord You coughed lightly and signaled her with his eyes not to say any more.
"My humble wife was worried about the child, so she spoke without thinking. I hope Jiang Shaoqing will forgive her."
"My son is a bit naughty, so please forgive me, Master You. If you have any questions from now on, you can come to me. When I return, I will definitely discipline my rebellious son."
Seeing this, Lord Zheng smiled and said, "It's common for children to have conflicts with each other. Let's not let this little thing damage the harmony between our three, or even four, families."
"Yes! We are all reasonable people, and harmony is the most important thing." Mrs. Zheng echoed.
Jiang Keyu nodded, and Lord You also agreed, and the matter was over.
After leaving Zheng's house, Jiang Keyu asked Song Baoyuan to take the child on the carriage first, and she caught Gao Luoshu who was about to catch up.
"Where's your brain? It's fine that no one recognizes you in the market, but you dare to come and go in your colleague's house so casually. You don't want fame, so others don't want it either, right?"
Gao Luoshu shook off his hand and said confidently, "Isn't it because you can't find Ying? If I don't come, aren't you afraid that your sister will be bullied? After all, my last name is Gao, and the Zheng family and the You family have to give me some face."
"Do you think Madam You looks like she's giving you face?"
Jiang Keyu rolled her eyes at him, and Madam You's words rang in her ears. Although the man in front of her was most likely really stupid, it was always right to avoid suspicion.
"You can either go back to your own house later, or come back to my house with me."
"Why?"
Gao Luoshu was dissatisfied, but Jiang Keyu was too lazy to pay attention to him and got on the carriage.
Jiang Chengyou in the carriage still had a stern face and did not speak, facing the wall.
It was no use trying to coax Song Baoyuan. This was the first time she had no idea what to do with him.
But Jiang Keyu didn't give him any slack. She turned his face towards her and asked bluntly, "Why did you hit someone?"
Jiang Chengyou stubbornly held his neck, and he no longer showed his previous fear when facing his father.
"Don't act like you're completely wronged. No matter what, it's wrong for you to hit someone!"
"Don't be so mean to him!" Song Baoyuan couldn't stand it anymore.
Jiang Keyu was having trouble staying calm, but she suppressed her emotions. "You always spoiled him, and now he's even got the nerve to fight someone, and you're still protecting him! Why don't you listen to me? I told you not to keep Zhou Heyue, and I told you she'd get you into trouble, but you didn't listen. Now you finally know I was right?"
Song Baoyuan was stunned for a moment. "Let's put it this way. Back then, it was simply a case of forcibly abducting a woman. Besides, what does this have to do with Chengcheng's affairs?"
The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and Gao Luoshu, who was sitting outside, poked his head out when he heard what sounded like a quarrel.
"Is it glorious to peek into other people's family affairs?" Jiang Keyu's tone was much worse, "Get out!"
Gao Luoshu pursed his lips, glanced at Song Baoyuan, and hesitantly turned his head away.
Seeing that he looked like he had been reprimanded for no reason, Song Baoyuan had no choice but to defend him, "If it weren't for Master Gao today, the officials wouldn't have shown up so quickly. He just had good intentions..."
"he?"
Jiang Keyu felt depressed and angry and couldn't speak for a long time.
Song Baoyuan didn't understand why he reacted like that.
"Well, if you think it's him, then it's him."
"I won't let you do this to my mother!" Jiang Chengyou, who had been silent, suddenly exploded. "I won't let you kick her out of the house. I won't let you get divorced! I don't want to change my mother!"
He cried, feeling extremely aggrieved.
Song Baoyuan and Jiang Keyu were both stunned.
"Who told you that we and... your mother and I..." Jiang Keyu frowned, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Jiang Chengyou's eyes were blurred with tears. "You two are getting divorced! They say divorce means you don't want your mother anymore! You have to find me a new mother! I don't want one!"
"That's not true."
"Then why isn't mom home?"
Jiang Keyu was speechless for a moment.
What Song Baoyuan was worried about finally happened. She couldn't hide it any longer, so she had to confess.
She hugged Jiang Chengyou, who was crying and trembling, into her arms and patted his back to comfort him.
"Mother and father have indeed divorced, which means they have separated."
"Woo woo!" Jiang Chengyou burst into tears.
"But Chengcheng, mother is still your mother, and father is still your father. For you, nothing has changed."
Jiang Chengyou didn't understand, "They clearly said that Daddy wants to find me a new mother!"
Jiang Keyu pulled him out of Song Baoyuan's arms and said solemnly, "That's not true!"
"Chengcheng." Song Baoyuan wiped away his tears with her fingertips, "Mom will always be your mom. Even if, even if dad marries someone else, I will still be your mom. This will never change."
"No even if." Jiang Keyu said suddenly.
Song Baoyuan glanced at him and lowered her voice, "Don't say anything you can't guarantee."
Jiang Keyu looked at her in surprise.
After a moment, he roughly held Jiang Chengyou's face with both hands, even rubbing his face out of shape.
"Jiang Chengyou, stop crying!"
"Unless time goes back and your grandfather comes back to life, your father and I will never marry another person, and you will never have another mother!"
Jiang Chengyou was stunned by what he said. He was so dazed that he even forgot to cry.
"Did you hear that clearly?"
Song Baoyuan's eyes paused for a moment, and she couldn't tell whether he was talking to Chengcheng or to herself.
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