The Concubine's Daughter Travels Through Time and Space and Takes the Road of Confrontation

Qin had originally sent the concubine's son away because she didn't want to get involved in their family's affairs. Now her daughter-in-law had come to her house, her eyes swollen like peaches from crying. As the nominal mother-in-law, she couldn't help but put on a show of comfort, saying, "Brother Cheng is really a mess. You've been wronged. I'll definitely tell his father about this and have him give him a good lesson."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiaoyu, who was beside the old lady, walked in.

"Madam, grandma, the old lady wants you to come over."

Qin and her daughter-in-law rushed to Yannian Hall. Lu Cheng was sitting at the bottom, showing no fear. Seeing his mother stand up and salute, the old lady looked unhappy. "I heard that you and Cheng'er had a quarrel?"

Chen stepped forward and bowed, feeling extremely aggrieved. "I was staying home peacefully, but when my master came back from outside, he scolded me and even tried to hit me. I feel really wronged."

Lu Cheng sat down next to his grandmother and said casually, "Grandma, you don't know. She just reads books all day long and doesn't ask about anything at home. When she saw me coming back, she just pretended not to see me. I was so angry that I said a few words to her, but who knew she would be so angry and leave without saying anything."

"Oh," the old lady patted her grandson's hand, "People from small families may be spoiled by their parents. You are the son of a marquis, so you should bear more responsibilities. Just give in to her. Why did you make such a fuss over such a trivial matter?"

Qin looked at her nose and her heart, then picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Chen stood in the hall and cried even louder.

"Oh, why are you still standing? Sit down quickly, you poor fellow." The old lady casually pointed to a chair and said, "How many times have I told you, child, that since you've married into our family, I'll treat you like my own granddaughter. You should just treat yourself as one of our own family. No need to be so formal."

Chen covered her face with a handkerchief, her tears already soaking it. "Grandma, I don't know what I did wrong. My father is the Dean of the Imperial College. Even the young master of the Earl of Dingyuan has to call him 'Sir' when he sees him."

The old lady frowned. "A married girl is like spilled water. She should always put her husband's family first. I've already told Cheng'er, let's forget about this matter. You should go back and live a good life. Give me a great-grandson as soon as possible. This is the serious matter. I'm tired."

Chen wiped her tears with a handkerchief and followed her mother-in-law back to the east courtyard.

Qin said a few more words of comfort and asked Nanny Qin to give her the tonic that she had prepared long ago. "Old Madam is right. You have been married into our family for several years, and now you don't have any children."

As they were talking, a servant came to report that the master had returned.

Chen stepped forward with red eyes and saluted. Lu Ling calmed his expression and told his daughter-in-law not to be polite. He turned his head to Qin and asked, "Where is Lu Cheng now?" His face was already gloomy.

In front of her daughter-in-law, Qin had no choice but to reply, "In the old lady's yard."

Before he finished speaking, Lu Lingping had already lifted the curtain and strode out. Qin hurriedly followed him.

Chen was one step behind, with her back to the wife. She looked at the wet nurse and saw the wet nurse nodded. Chen looked like she was about to cry again.

Chen heard the noise inside the Yannian Hall when she was still some distance away.

Master Lu shouted angrily, "Rebellious son!"

When Lu Cheng saw his father's expression, his legs softened. "Grandma, save me."

The old lady stretched out her hands to protect him behind her: "What are you doing? There are fathers like you who beat people without knowing the truth."

Master Lu gasped, "Mother, why don't you ask him what good deeds he has done!"

"My dear grandson, why did your father beat you?" the old lady asked in confusion.

Lu Cheng's eyes dodged, but he still insisted, "Maybe it's because my grandson has been lazy lately and neglected his studies?"

Speaking of this, Master Lu remembered that he still had an old debt to settle with her, and his face became even more angry. "You rebellious son, you neglected your studies and spent all day hanging out with others. The three thousand taels of silver your mother gave you every year is not enough for your expenses, and you even use your grandmother's name to go to your aunt's shop and cheat her out of money. I want to ask you, where did you spend all the four or five hundred taels of silver? If you don't explain yourself today, I will break your legs!"

The old lady was also shocked when she heard this. "How could this be? Cheng Ge'er is the most well-behaved and sensible. Is there some misunderstanding here?"

"A misunderstanding?" Master Lu laughed in anger. "My sister-in-law brought all the bills for Cheng'er's dowry shop to me, and there are servants to testify. He even caused a scene in her shop a few days ago. With so many people watching, who could possibly accuse him?"

Lu Cheng was still arguing, "Father, my aunt runs the largest jewelry store in Kyoto. She earns enough money to fill mountains and seas, but it's only a few hundred taels of silver."

The old lady frowned. "What jewelry store? I've never heard her mention it before."

"Old lady, it's Xiefang Pavilion. They've made a lot of money there. No wonder my second uncle can afford to live in a big house with five courtyards." Lu Cheng whispered.

The old lady suddenly felt uncomfortable and slammed her hand on the table. "I didn't realize she had such a talent. Other families have such talents but are afraid that others will not know about it. But her family is hiding it so tightly, afraid that her family will find out."

Qin, who had been sitting quietly without saying a word, suddenly had a flash of light in her eyes. She wondered why her uncle was kicked out without making a fuss. She just patted her butt and left.

"Mother, please don't speak for this rebellious son anymore. If he doesn't explain everything clearly today, I won't forgive him." Master Lu didn't care about anything else anymore. He stepped forward and stretched out his hand to drag Lu Cheng out.

The old lady refused to give in and shouted, "Quick, someone come and stop the master. You can't talk it out nicely, but you insist on shouting and killing. You can't even touch Cheng Ge'er while I'm here."

At this moment, Chen rushed in, knelt at her father-in-law's feet, her face full of tears, "Father, I know where he spent the money."

The wet nurse shook out a few colorful objects from her sleeves. Chen turned her head to the side and pointed at the pile. "These were shaken out of the quilt by my daughter-in-law seven days ago. I asked the maids at home and found out that these are the tricks that the sisters in the shabby place often use to please customers."

With something as evidence, Master Lu calmed down. "Mother, there's no need to say any more."

The old lady scolded, "You are Cheng'er's wife, but you can't bear to see him get along well. You saw him make mistakes and go astray, but you didn't bother to persuade him. The young couple should have taught him slowly behind closed doors, but you kept it to yourself until today and added fuel to the fire."

The more he spoke, the more excited he became. His face turned purple, his chest rose and fell, and his head slowly tilted to one side.

"Old lady," Xiaoyu was the first to notice something was wrong and shouted. Qin Shi saw that something was wrong and hurriedly ordered the servants to go and get a doctor.

The house was in chaos. Chen took the opportunity to stand up and hide aside with the wet nurse.

Seeing this, Lu Cheng sneaked out when no one was paying attention.

The old lady had a crooked mouth, squinting eyes, and saliva dripping from the corners of her mouth. She collapsed on the bed and was unconscious.