He simply couldn't believe it. With so many people watching, and Jiang Changtian being a student of Luming Academy, could he really be so indifferent to his reputation?

"They're supposed to be students of Luming Academy, scholars! This is outrageous!"

Someone muttered something under their breath.

Widow Wang immediately chimed in, "Isn't that right? There are no bad parents in the world. I've seen that old man Jiang come countless times. My grandparents are so old, standing in the cold wind early in the morning, and he won't even let them in. Isn't Jiang Changtian being too unreasonable?"

Widow Wang was thinking about having her son marry Lin Shuyun, so she had been paying extra attention to the Jiang family these past few days.

Sure enough, we spotted Jiang Hao, who often loiters around the area.

In her opinion, these people are ungrateful and don't know how to enjoy their good fortune. The Jiang family is, after all, a fifth-rank official family.

Why wasn't her son so lucky? I should have found him a rich father back then.

"Easy for you to say! You won't know the pain until the stick hits you! This is someone else's family matter. Are you all here because the Jiang family hired you?"

Chen Jingfeng walked over and spoke loudly.

"you……"

Widow Wang felt a pang of guilt when she met Chen Jingfeng's gaze, muttered something, and turned to leave.

It's fine if there are few people, but she really doesn't dare to go when there are too many people.

If Chen Jingfeng really reports this to the authorities, the students of Luming Academy will not kneel before the officials, but they will be punished first.

"You were all hired by the Jiang family? Jiang Changtian has already reported this to the authorities, so please wait until the courtroom to confront him."

When the people around heard that the authorities had been notified, they left, even though they wanted to stay and watch the excitement.

"Uncle Jiang, is Jiang Changtian your biological son?" Chen Jingfeng's gaze fell on Jiang Hao.

Jiang Hao glanced at Jiang Changtian and moved his lips, but couldn't utter a single word.

Chen Jingfeng said sarcastically, "Looks like you're not their biological children. I don't know where you get the nerve to be so arrogant."

"Who are you? This is a family matter, what's it to you?" Jiang Ming looked at Chen Jingfeng, who had suddenly appeared.

Chen Jingfeng said seriously, "It's just that I can't stand it."

Jiang Ming was furious. Who was this troublemaker? He simply ignored him and said to Jiang Changtian, "Good nephew, it was your parents who had a falling out, which led to this mess. In the end, it's a family matter. How can we let outsiders interfere? It wouldn't be good if your wife saw it, wouldn't you say?"

Leaving her aside, Lin Shuyun was still quietly watching the show.

Suddenly, when the topic turned to her, Lin Shuyun said sarcastically, "You're making yourselves sound so innocent. Didn't your family drink Gu Nanzhi's blood? Where were you when she was wronged? Were you waiting to see her make a fool of herself? Were you even thinking that if you kicked her out, her dowry would be yours?"

Originally concerned about saving face, Madam Pang became anxious and said, "You woman, it's one thing for a wife to cause discord in the family, but why do you have to say such sarcastic things? These are none of your business to interfere in these matters."

"Fine, then I won't say anything. This yard is rented, this is my home. Please leave, or I'll throw manure on you."

Lin Shuyun had barely finished speaking when Old Man Xu arrived carrying a bucket of manure.

"Girl, you're here. Just tell me who you want to splash, and I'll splash them!"

The stench of the fermented feces was unbearable, and Jiang Xue and the others who were kneeling on the ground turned pale and immediately stood up and took several steps back.

Lin Shuyun twitched her lips and gave Old Man Xu a thumbs up.

He also made a gesture, telling us not to actually splash it, since this is our own front door; if we're going to splash it, we should splash it on someone else's house.

Old Xu picked up the large manure scoop, eager to try it out, indicating that he knew.

After remaining silent all along, Old Master Jiang finally looked at Jiang Changtian with trembling eyes and spoke, "Changtian, say something. Are you really going to be so heartless? To let others humiliate our family?"

Grandpa Jiang was nowhere near his former spirited self; he looked like an ordinary old man.

Jiang Changtian looked at these people and said calmly, "It's no use begging me. I haven't eaten a single grain of rice or drunk a drop of water from the Jiang family all these years. The people you've wronged are my mother. My mother has suffered an injustice. My uncle just wants to seek justice for his sister. If you are truly repentant, you can let the world know about my mother's injustice. Why bother putting on this show for me?"

These people couldn't stir his emotions at all; he wanted to clear Gu Nanzhi's name.

"This...you're practically forcing your grandparents to their deaths!"

Old Madam Jiang was wearing a headband, and her body swayed as if she were about to faint.

"mother!"

"mother!"

The Jiang brothers, Jiang Hao and Jiang Ming, rushed to help him up.

Lin Shuyun clicked her tongue twice. "Old lady, your acting is terrible. You're acting like you're about to faint. Should I just knock you out?"

Old Xu scooped up a spoonful of excrement. "Don't worry, Yun girl. If he faints, this spoonful of excrement will wake him up instantly, whether it's real or fake. It's a cure-all!"

"you you……"

Madam Jiang was so angry that her face turned ugly. She pointed at Lin Shuyun but couldn't speak. She looked like she was about to faint from anger.

"Are you really going to be so heartless?"

Old Master Jiang pointed at Jiang Changtian, saying that he had always valued his reputation above all else, but in the end, he had lost it all.

Jiang Changtian remained unfazed. "Without affection, how can there be ruthlessness?"

A fierce glint flashed in Old Master Jiang's eyes. "Very well, the Jiang family will never acknowledge you. The Gu family is wicked and immoral!"

Jiang Changtian nodded calmly, "Your Jiang family suspects that the Emperor has insulted my wife, I will personally file a complaint with the Emperor! I will make sure the Emperor himself clears my mother's name!"

"You, you!" Old Master Jiang never expected Jiang Changtian to pull such a stunt.

Before I could react, a big dog charged at me.

"what!"

The Jiang family members were so frightened that they hurriedly retreated.

By the time they realized what was happening, the door had already been closed.

"This is utterly lawless, unfilial, and disrespectful!"

After saying this, Madam Jiang suddenly fell backward, her eyes and mouth drooping.

"mother!"

"Jiang Changtian, you will get your retribution!"

Lin Shuyun was about to retort when she turned around and saw that Gu Chen, Gu Ru, and Gu Bao all had red eyes, so she refrained from saying anything unpleasant.

Covering his nose, he said to Old Man Xu, "Old man, quickly take the manure away, it stinks! You're hurting yourself more than the enemy."

Old Xu carried a large bucket of manure to water the vegetables in the backyard.

"Don't be sad, you three. Your mother's injustice will be cleared up soon. Go with your uncle." Lin Shuyun patted each of the three children's heads.

Gu Bao cautiously asked, "Sister-in-law, don't you want us anymore?"

They felt like they had a home again after finding their older brother and didn't want to leave.

Lin Shuyun patted Gu Bao, "I didn't say I didn't want you. You're so well-behaved, how could I bear to leave you? It's just that having you by my side is holding you back. You're still young and need to study. It would be better for you to stay with your uncle."

She's a lazy bum, always doing whatever she wants, and it's not good for the kids to live with her.

They're still young. Whether they take the imperial examinations or learn a trade, they need to learn a skill to make a living.

Especially Gu Chen, at such a young age, should not be blinded by hatred.

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