in2ebook Chapter 200 That girl is so cruel!
Chapter 200 That girl is so cruel!
The Cheng brothers, Cheng Shicheng and Cheng Shiming, grabbed Cheng Ergu as if she were a lifeline, and their cries and pleas poured out, begging this suddenly arrived elder to save them and let them escape.
Aunt Cheng's face turned red, then white, then black, and finally even a little green from being pestered so much—it was quite a spectacle.
Originally, she had come to freeload. She thought that even if the Cheng family had fallen on hard times, the Marquis of Chengen was still a marquis. Even a broken ship has some nails left. As long as they could squeeze out a little bit from under their fingernails, she could live a good life.
But she never expected that the Marquis of Chengen's mansion would be in such a state.
Zhang went mad, and the Cheng brothers pounded rice to survive; the former noble ladies and gentlemen were nowhere to be seen.
What good things could possibly be in the Marquis of Chengen's mansion?
Even if she did have one, it would probably have been taken away long ago. Besides, she's already being entangled with the Cheng brothers.
Aunt Cheng was filled with regret.
She shouldn't have come.
"Don't cry, don't cry, stop it, stop it!" Aunt Cheng struggled fiercely, but how could the Cheng brothers let her go? They held her tightly and wouldn't let go.
"Alright, alright, let go, let go!"
"Let me go!"
"Yongshi, are you stupid? Can't you see your mother here? Come save me!!!"
Aunt Cheng's voice grew increasingly agitated, and finally she broke down, calling for her son to come and save her.
Sun Yongshi then realized what was happening and rushed forward to rescue his mother.
The scene was in chaos.
Steward Yu watched the spectacle for almost half an hour. When he saw that Aunt Cheng was about to faint from the torment of the Cheng brothers, he stepped forward to stop them.
"Alright, have you finished your work for today? Don't you want to eat? If not, I'll have someone take your food away."
The Cheng brothers wanted to curse and ask Steward Yu who he was for daring to boss them around, but when they thought of the days when they were starving, they felt a pang of sympathy.
After Emperor Taizong passed away, Emperor Jing'an ascended the throne, and Empress Dowager Cheng ruled from behind the curtain, becoming the powerful ruler of the country. When the Marquis of Chengen was ennobled, the Cheng brothers were happy, thinking that Empress Dowager Cheng cared about the Cheng family and thus bestowed honors upon her maternal family without holding grudges.
But unexpectedly, everything changed after they moved into the Chengen Marquis's mansion.
The gates were locked, and no one was allowed to enter or leave. The servants had all left, and if they wanted food, they would have to pound rice every day to get a little sustenance.
The imagined wealth, luxury, and sumptuous food were nowhere to be seen. They were taken away from everything and trapped in this small world, living like savages.
Four years...a full four years!
“You surnamed Yu, we were afraid of you before, but now that our second aunt is here, you can’t do it again…” Before Cheng Shiming could finish speaking, Cheng Shiyuan covered his mouth.
Steward Yu was once a servant in the Cheng family, but he accidentally bumped into Cheng Shiming, who then slashed his face with a knife, saying he would peel off his skin.
Although Cheng Shiming's skills were ultimately inadequate and he didn't manage to peel off Butler Yu's face, a terrible scar remained permanently around his face, and his left leg was also broken by Cheng Shiming.
Empress Dowager Cheng appointed Steward Yu as the steward of the Marquis of Cheng'en's residence with the intention of tormenting the two men. As long as she didn't kill them, she could take revenge at will.
The other servants and maids in the mansion also suffered from the torment of the Cheng family. Whenever they were full and had nothing better to do than think about how to torture this family.
Cheng Shiming thought that with Cheng Ergu around, he would dare to be arrogant, but Cheng Shiyuan was still wary and dared not offend these people too much.
Besides, does Aunt Cheng have the ability to rescue them?
Cheng Shiyuan was very suspicious.
"Let go! Let go!" Seeing the two of them stunned, Aunt Cheng broke free from them and quickly retreated, keeping a distance from them.
"Alright, go pound the rice. If you cause any more trouble, you won't get any food today." Butler Yu stared at the Cheng brothers with a sinister smile. The two brothers, who had been chasing after Aunt Cheng, stopped in their tracks. After a moment of stiffness, they finally resigned themselves to their fate.
Steward Yu stepped forward and led Aunt Cheng and the others into the house: "Let's go. Didn't you say you wanted to see Marquis Cheng'en? Once you've seen him, hurry up and leave. If you don't want to leave, then stay."
The three men were terrified and dared not utter a sound. Seeing this, they could only cautiously follow and enter the house.
As Cheng Ergu walked inside, she glanced back. Cheng Shicheng and Cheng Shiming had returned to their original positions to pound rice. Zhang Shi was still sitting on a stone in the courtyard, sometimes deep in thought, sometimes crying, sometimes laughing. She was now somewhat insane.
Aunt Cheng's heart skipped a few beats, filled with anxiety.
However, when it comes to the four members of the Cheng family, the one who suffered the most was roughly equal to the Marquis of Chengen and the Zhang family.
Zhang has suffered endless torment and is now insane, while Marquis Chengen has had both legs broken and is now bedridden and unable to move.
As soon as the four entered the dormitory, they were hit by an extremely sour and foul stench. Looking up, they saw an elderly man with a full head of white hair and thin bones lying on a bed so dirty that his face was unrecognizable.
The room was filled with a mixture of foul odors, which, when blown by the wind, made one want to vomit.
Aunt Cheng and Third Aunt Cheng couldn't control themselves and turned to run outside. When they reached the door, they leaned against it and started retching.
They had probably lived most of their lives and had never seen such a filthy and disgusting scene. Moreover, with the Marquis of Chengen looking like this, it was hard to imagine how handsome and extraordinary he was in his youth, a renowned prodigy.
"How about... how about we go back..." Aunt Cheng's hands were trembling.
She really didn't know how to face Marquis Chengen. At the moment, Marquis Chengen probably couldn't give her anything, and she didn't want to risk offending Empress Dowager Cheng and Cheng Yan to help Marquis Chengen.
"That girl...that girl is so heartless! This is her own father..."
Aunt Cheng's hands and feet went weak and trembled, her heart, liver, and lungs were shaking. She remembered how beautiful and lovely Empress Dowager Cheng was when she was still unmarried, always following her around calling her "Auntie, Auntie" every day.
Only now do I realize how ruthless she is.
She had changed long ago. Perhaps she had changed after she arrived at the Cheng family in Qindu and after her mother's tragic death.
She hated her father and Zhang Shi to the core, and she wanted them to suffer a fate worse than death, to live the rest of their lives in despair and repentance.
Aunt Cheng was truly afraid, fearing that Empress Dowager Cheng would take her anger out on her.
"Let's go back, let's pretend we never came today..."