"Cheng Ling is even simpler. She came here to show off. She wanted Zijin to know how favored she was after returning to the Cheng family from the Ge family."

Zi Mu found it ridiculous when he thought of Cheng Ling's clothes and her petty and calculating look. Cheng Ling was even worse than Sun who almost married the eldest prince.

"Cheng Shi was simply heartbroken. He didn't think too much about it and just felt that his daughter was not destined to be with him. He loved the third son of the Cheng family just like Zijin did, and loved him as much as the whole family."

"The one he loves the most is always Xiao Yuanyi. He loves his children dearly. In fact, it is simply because these children are born to him and the person he loves the most."

Zi Mu's parents died early in her previous life. She remembered that her parents had a very good relationship and loved her very much. This kind of love was completely different from Cheng Shi's love for her and her whole family.

In this life, his parents were very loving. He Yong was also one of the few ministers close to the emperor in the entire capital who did not have a concubine. Not to mention the love of his father and mother, Zi Mu had even experienced the doting of his uncles and cousins.

"That's true."

As soon as Wen Zirui finished speaking, Zimu glanced at him. Zimu still remembered that Wen Zirui seemed to think that Xiao Yuanyi was a rare and virtuous person.

Wen Zirui felt hair on his back when Zimu looked at him, and could only ask uncertainly: "You look at me like this, but did I say something wrong?"

"Zi Rui, do you think Xiao Yuanyi is virtuous?"

"..." Wen Zirui saw that Zimu still had a smile on his face, but there was an indescribable feeling in his tone that was even more frightening than the back prison of the Supreme Court in the middle of the night.

"Mrs. Cheng can use her own flesh and blood as chess pieces. How can she be considered virtuous? Besides, what does her virtuousness have to do with me? Zimu, you are worried about Shaoshang. General He, Madam He and the brothers love Shaoshang very much. And you, her elder sister, always consider him in every way. Zimu, you can rest assured."

"Yeah." Zimu was very satisfied with Wen Zirui's desire to survive. At this time, Huo Buyi was also brought over by the doorman.

"Brother Zisheng"

"I always feel like I came at a bad time. I hope I didn't disturb you guys?"

Huo Buyi has become much more cheerful since he had a talk with Zimu at the border, and the sinister aura he originally had was gradually replaced by the murderous aura of a military general.

Now that the revenge for the extermination of her family has been taken, Huo Junhua has also accepted Lord Cui. She can remarry with peace of mind only after Huo Buyi gets married.

Wen Zirui just felt that his good brother was a little too unstable now and was even teasing him, but he had no way to deal with him. After all, their old father now wanted to give all his fatherly love to Huo Buyi.

"Zisheng, why are you here with your third brother? Aren't you going to redecorate the palace that your father gave you as a reward?"

"You are good at construction and layout, so the palace will be left to you to arrange and build. You can make it whatever you like." Anyway, you will live in it in the future, but Huo Buyi did not say the second half of the sentence.

"Sister, I want to go and see...Sister, is that okay?"

"Okay, okay, please stop shaking me. Go, Lianfang Lianying, stay with your princess."

Zimu looked at Shao Shang who was twisting and turning and couldn't stand her worthless appearance anymore, so he directly asked her to leave.

"Sister is the best. I like sister the most."

Shao Shang pulled Huo Buyi and ran away, fearing that Zimu would regret not letting her go. The Liang Qiu brothers and Lian Fang Lian Ying looked at each other, bowed to Zimu and Wen Zirui before following them.

Seeing Shao Shang and Huo Buyi and their group leaving in a hurry, Zimu laughed out loud: "Are they afraid that I will detain Zijin and not let her go out?"

Shao Shang must be afraid that you would detain her and not let her go out, but Wen Zirui nodded very discerningly: "Zi Sheng is becoming more and more outrageous."

"It's good this way, it's better than him being trapped in the old days of Lonely City forever. I feel relieved to see my brother Zijin marrying Zisheng now."

Wen Zirui nodded.

Anyone who saw the two of them asking and answering each other and joking from time to time would say that they were a perfect couple.

In sharp contrast to the peaceful life here, the Cheng family has become much more lively.

Old Madam Cheng watched as Xiao Yuanyi's maidservants went in and out and turned Cheng Ling's yard upside down. Cheng Shi and the third son of the Cheng family looked increasingly worse as more things were carried out.

Xiao Yuanyi, who originally felt sorry for Cheng Ling because of the trouble she had with Ge's marriage for the sake of her own reputation, was no longer friendly to Cheng Ling.

"Lingling, don't you know that these things are for Shao Shang?" Xiao Yuanyi just felt tired now.

Xiao Jiazi had no hope of studying, and after she understood the whole story, she no longer devoted herself to supporting her mother's family. She originally thought that her younger brother would take care of Shaoshang to some extent.

Unfortunately, after she left her daughter behind, there was no one to take care of her except Lian Fang and Fu Deng.

Xiao Yuanyi knew that her daughter would not live a good life and might even be abused and tortured by Mrs. Ge and Old Madam Cheng, and would be brought up in a vulgar and unvirtuous manner, but she had never thought of giving up her daughter.

The three sons of the Cheng family, especially Cheng Shaogong, looked the ugliest. He grabbed a jade pendant and walked in front of Cheng Shi and Xiao Yuanyi: "Father and mother, do you remember that I told you two that I lost a jade pendant?"

"This, isn't this made of the jade that Princess Jinyang gave you when you were at the border?" After Cheng Shi finished speaking, he looked at Xiao Yuanyi. The two didn't know what to do for a moment.

"I specifically asked the princess for this piece of jade. The patterns and carvings on this jade pendant were all done by my father and mother, but this piece of jade could never be given away. When I told her I couldn't find it before, my mother said I was forgetful and asked me to look for it carefully..."

Cheng Ling's mother-in-law and maid also looked pale. She only knew that the jade pendant was good and not very conspicuous, but she never thought that the master and his mother knew about the jade pendant.

"Lingling, do you have anything to say?"

Xiao Yuanyi sighed and decided to give Cheng Ling another chance to confess. After all, it was normal for Cheng Ling not to understand those imperial gifts since she didn't keep them in the Cheng family. The others could also be said to have been sent back to the Ge family by Ge before.

"Aunt, I didn't know. This jade pendant was given to me by Mother Fu. I thought it was prepared for me by my aunt. I'm sorry, aunt..."

When Cheng Ling's mother heard that Cheng Ling put all the blame on herself, she begged for mercy immediately.

"Third Madam, I did this for you. I was afraid that you would be wronged. The three young masters all had the same jade pendant. I thought this was for you..."

Cheng Song kicked Cheng Ling's mother to the ground before she could finish her words. Cheng Song's cold yet dignified voice said without any ripples: "Do you think you won't ask? Taking things without asking is stealing the property of the master's family. Not only did you steal the things of the young palace, you also stole the things that my elder brother and I had put away and gave them to Cheng Ling. Is this how the Ge family taught you to sow discord among the brothers and sisters of our Cheng family?"

"Father and mother, servants like these must not stay in the Cheng family. Meng Meng has already been included in the He family tree. She is a daughter of the He family and is deeply loved by His Majesty and the two queens. She is trusted by the court officials and can be ranked among the nine ministers in the court."

"She will be like Princess Jinyang in the future... She and the Cheng family are just comrades in arms on the battlefield. Since they haven't taken good care of her, she shouldn't try to get close to her."

Cheng Yong's words were not pleasant to hear, but that was the fact. He had admired the ability of His Majesty's two adopted daughters.

When he and his two younger brothers found out that He Shaoshang was his youngest sister, they first felt pride, and then endless sorrow.

The different treatment they received as descendants of the Cheng family made them dare not appear in front of Shao Shang again. Even if Zimu gave them a reason to get close to younger sister today, they would not appear in front of younger sister too often and make things difficult for her in the He family.

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