Chapter 322: The Youngest Son of Zhongshan Wang
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Cui Chengma was actually quite annoyed, as who would want their event disrupted like this? However, he had to keep a clear mind and believed that today’s disaster was caused by Longsheng Great Eldest Princess’s failure to behave properly. At the moment, he had no intention of causing trouble for Fu Mingzheng and the others, but he also didn’t want to say much more to them. With patience, he sent them away and then turned to scold his son, “You’re in your thirties already, and you still haven’t matured. How many times have I taught you?”
Cui Tong didn’t have much respect for his father, stubbornly keeping his head up and looking elsewhere without saying a word.
Cui Chengma was very angry. In fact, the person he most wanted to deal with was Longsheng Great Eldest Princess, who loved to cause trouble and wield power recklessly, likely bringing great disaster to the family in the future. He really wanted to poison her to death. However, Longsheng Great Eldest Princess was too influential, and he couldn’t afford to provoke her. Therefore, he could only vent his anger on his son. His son wasn’t a child anymore; if he was willing to stand and let himself be beaten, then he had to run. The father and son chased each other, making a scene.
The servants dared not intervene or report to Longsheng Great Eldest Princess. Fortunately, a young master, a distant relative from the countryside, arrived in time. He calmly separated the father and son, advising, “Why bother? It’s better to unite against a common enemy.”
Cui Chengma, who had always been gentle and kind, immediately changed his expression upon hearing this, expressing his disdain and walking away quickly. What ‘It’s better to unite against a common enemy’. He couldn’t stand hearing any more. This young man, Yuwen Cong, the youngest son of Zhongshan Wang, was said to be exceptionally talented and remarkable. Instead of enjoying a comfortable life, he hid his identity as a collateral descendant of the Cui family and stayed in the princess’s mansion.
He married his wife, entertained guests, and even interfered in private conversations. He often appeared out of nowhere, behaving as if he were the one in charge of strategic planning and decision-making from thousands of miles away. His arrogant behavior of pointing fingers and meddling was truly unbearable.
But that was not all. The most troublesome thing was that he brought his wife and son along, neither of whom were well-behaved. They were pushing the whole family towards destruction. If it weren’t for the consideration of his wife, children, and grandchildren, he really wanted to get rid of this troublemaker or sell him to the Fu family.
Cui Chengma thought about it but didn’t dare to act. He could only express his anger in this way. Seeing this, Cui Tong felt embarrassed and said, “That’s just how my father is. Cousin, don’t take him seriously.”
Yuwen Cong smiled faintly and said calmly, “No, I quite like Uncle’s temperament. He’s a true gentleman. Please prepare a generous gift for me, and accompany me to the Ying Wang Mansion tomorrow to apologize.” He glanced into the distance where Yuwen Chu and Fu Mingzheng had already disappeared. It turned out that the current situation, which had made them frantic, was caused by the fourth son of Fu Family and Ying Wang. Ying Wangfei was also such a cunning person. When things turned bad, she immediately retreated like a turtle, which was quite interesting.
Cui Tong thought he had misheard. “What?”
He had to apologize to Ying Wang and Ying Wangfei? Clearly, they were the ones who had suffered undeservedly. They were celebrating peacefully here when those two troublemakers showed up and ruined everything. It was only right for them to apologize to his family, yet here he was expected to apologize to them? Is there no justice anymore? Their faces were slapped loudly, and now they were expected to present their faces again and say, “Oh, please, slap me a little harder this time!” If this got out, nobody from the Longsheng Great Eldest Princess’s Mansion would dare to show their faces outside!
Yuwen Cong emphasized, “Cousin didn’t mishear. Although it’s natural for Aunt to discipline Ying Wangfei as a relative, we can’t completely break ties with them for now. So maintaining a certain level of peace is necessary. The Fu family and the Min family have already completely severed ties, and this is our chance.”
Cui Tong listened dumbfoundedly, feeling a bit confused.
Yuwen Cong didn’t bother to explain further. He smiled and said, “Let’s go. I’ll talk to Aunt.”
Longsheng Great Eldest Princess was throwing a tantrum, scolding Yuwen Chu, then the Fu family, then scolding Cui Chengma for being useless and incompetent, and scolding her daughter-in-law for being unfilial and unable to help her. When Yuwen Cong came in, she finally restrained herself, dismissed the people, and asked him seriously, “You’ve met all the guests today. Do you have any thoughts?”
Yuwen Cong replied, “Ying Wang intends to make a move… It seems unlikely that the Min family will produce another empress. The Fu family will definitely choose a suitable empress for His Majesty next. We can’t let them gain the upper hand. Let’s discuss and see what suitable candidates we have.”
Longsheng Great Eldest Princess immediately had a book brought over. “All suitable young ladies of appropriate age and status are listed here.”
Leaving aside how the unexpected conversation between the youngest son of Zhongshan Wang and Longsheng Great Eldest Princess about future Empress candidates went, after Mingzhu was carried into the carriage by Yuwen Chu, she immediately stretched lazily and exclaimed, “Oh, that was suffocating!”
Yuwen Chu teased her, “You really can endure.”
Fu Mingzheng stuck his head in, looking at her disdainfully. “Pathetic. When something happens, all you do is pretend to be sick and hide.”
Mingzhu rolled her eyes at him. “Should I just take the beating without pretending to be sick? After all, I’m still a dignified Wangfei. Even if I faint, what can she do? Will she dare to splash cold water on me to wake me up? I’ve worked hard for so long, why are you all just idling around? Instead of rushing to save me, you’re here scolding me. Why do I have such an ungrateful brother?”
He was becoming more shameless. Clearly, it was a case of near vermilion, one becomes red; near ink, one becomes black. Fu Mingzheng sighed. “You’ve been too prominent lately, attracting too many enemies. Go home and stay put for a while. Don’t come out and cause trouble anymore. Father is waiting for my reply. I’ll leave first.”
“Oh, I still have something to ask you…” Mingzhu wanted to ask what happened to the little girl, but Fu Mingzheng had already left. She couldn’t call for someone, so she had to retreat to her seat and look at Yuwen Chu with a smile. “Your Highness, when you stormed into the mansion to save me just now, it was so charming!”
Yuwen Chu glanced at her. “You saw?”
“Of course I did. I hid behind Zheng Momo and peeked through a gap.” She counted on her fingers to tell him, “The refreshments were one thing, but those golden and jeweled dishes, ivory-inlaid gemstone chopsticks, and the steaming hot dishes were truly remarkable! Your Highness, please tell me, how did you manage to make the food so fresh and hot?”
“Tasty, isn’t it? Looks good on my face, right?” Yuwen Chu smirked, then reached out his hand towards her. “Pour me a cup of tea.”
Mingzhu immediately poured him tea and brought it over with both hands, but he withdrew his hand, opened his mouth, and looked at her as if he were waiting to be fed, like a baby bird waiting to be fed.
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