Transmigrated into a Prosperous Farm Wife, Pampered, Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Prime Minister

Did they think they were being treated like beggars?

This is absolutely outrageous!

"You... Chang Tian! I heard you're now the Duke of Zhenguo. Well, well, now that you're rich and powerful, you've forgotten your roots. Don't you have any shame at all? Believe me or not, we'll go to the Emperor and cry, and accuse you of disrespecting your elders."

Chang Xing pointed at Jiang Changtian with a grim expression. Who was he trying to humiliate with two taels of silver?

"The palace gates face east, so you may proceed." Jiang Changtian said without changing his expression.

What does this little bit of face matter? Face is just for show; substance is what truly matters. He no longer cares what outsiders think of him.

He used to disregard these relatives, but they're the kind of people who would kick someone when they're down in a pinch. Giving them so much kindness only makes them more arrogant.

Suddenly, Madam Zhu spoke up, "Changtian, your aunt was wrong. I shouldn't have urged Shuang'er to get married. I know you resent us because of Shuang'er, but wasn't the situation special back then? How could she, a pure and innocent girl, travel with us? What if something bad happened to her on the way? Don't you think so?"

“It’s your aunt’s fault. If you want to blame someone, blame only me. It has nothing to do with your two uncles, and also your grandmother. She’s old and couldn’t have endured the long journey. I’m kneeling down to apologize to you!”

As soon as Zhu spoke, the others hurriedly apologized.

Zhang even put on a look of being weathered and on the verge of fainting.

Jiang Changtian sneered, "I've made myself clear enough. Kneel if you want, it's up to you."

He then instructed the butler to close the gate tightly, forbidding anyone from entering.

"What... what should we do now?"

Zhu was surprised that even though she was about to kneel down, this person wouldn't accept it.

That shouldn't be the case. Chang Tian and his father are both people who are obsessed with saving face and suffer for it. How come this trick suddenly stopped working and stopped being effective?

"Mother, what should we do now? Should we really go and file a complaint with the emperor?" Changxing looked at Zhang Shi.

Zhang's face turned ugly as she said, "It's definitely not going to work to appeal to the emperor. He's too busy with state affairs to have time to deal with us. We'll just cry and complain right here at the gate. I don't believe that the mother and son are really shameless."

Chang Tian was one thing, since we didn't have much contact before when we were at the border. But why is Guan Suyi suddenly so difficult to handle?

Zhang looked at these people and said, "All of you, kneel down!"

Standing next to Madam Mei was her five-year-old son, who whispered, "Mother, the child is cold. Let the child go back to the inn first."

Zhang glared at Mei and said, "Kneel down now and let everyone see this heartless and ungrateful thing. Before long, they'll have to obediently invite us in."

Mei dared not speak anymore, and could only hold the child tightly and kneel down.

So many people suddenly knelt outside the gate of the Duke of Zhenguo. In addition, it was before the New Year, and the streets were crowded with people. Soon, the area was filled with onlookers.

While kneeling, Chang Xing still cried out, "We are members of the Chang family. Now that the Chang family is rich and powerful, they don't even recognize us, their relatives."

"This is too much! How can they not recognize someone?"

Some people were pointing fingers and gossiping.

An old man stood in the crowd and said, "I've never heard of having to support relatives when they come to visit. Don't you have your own homes? Or do you support your relatives living in your homes?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

Yes, they're just relatives, why do they have to invite them to stay at their home?

Upon hearing this, Chang Xing hurriedly explained, "We are closely connected with the Chang family. General Chang was wronged, which is why we confiscated his property. We've suffered so much; we can't just abandon us now that we're enjoying a good life, can we?"

Another person said, "That's true. The Chang family did a bad job."

The old man clicked his tongue. "It seems like you guys made any contributions before General Chang was wronged? You ate and drank at his expense, and he only politely asked you to leave and move to another place. You even forced his legitimate relatives to marry, and now you're starting to resent him. Do you see? You're a bunch of ingrates. General Chang has raised a bunch of enemies!"

The Chang family members knelt, listening to the whispers and pointing fingers around them, feeling their faces burning with embarrassment.

Where did this old geezer come from? Why is he so nosy?

Not far away, there was a horse-drawn carriage parked.

The maid whispered, "Princess, why don't we leave? This Duke of Zhenguo is too much; he's so cold-blooded and ruthless."

The maid wanted to say that such a person was too cold-blooded and heartless, and that even if the princess married into the family, her life would not be easy.

In addition, the Chang family is dwindling in number and cannot be considered a large family. Even if the case is overturned, the princess, who is already of high status, has no need to marry Chang Tian.

“He’s not that kind of person. There must be something we don’t know about. Let’s wait and see.” Princess Qingyue was somewhat unwilling to give up.

She didn't know why the young general was so cold to her.

And why was he in the princess's residence, yet she couldn't find out a single thing about him?

Just then, people from the Dali Temple arrived.

The guards with swords surrounded the people kneeling at the door. "Are you Changfu's family members?"

Zhang nodded, "Yes."

Her husband's name was Chang Fu.

The lead guard said, "You've committed a crime. Let's go. You'll all go to the prison."

"Your Honor, we are innocent!" Zhang was confused. What had they done wrong?

"If you have a grievance, go to the court and cry it out!"

The guards took everyone away.

Just then, the gates of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion opened, and Madam Zhang immediately put on airs, saying, "I am the old lady of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. You should look carefully before you arrest people!"

The old man, still speaking in an exaggerated tone, said, "Did you hear that? This shameless old woman actually claims to be the old lady of the Zhenguo Mansion. Didn't General Chang's mother die long ago? Where did you come from, you imposter!"

Zhang's face flushed red, and she managed to stammer out, "I am the matriarch of the second branch of the family!"

"That's even more shameless!"

"Hahaha……"

Amidst the laughter of the crowd, the butler handed something to Madam Mei, saying, "This is from the Dowager Madam for the child; the child is still young."

Mei took the things and saw the hot water bottle, snacks and cotton clothes inside. Her eyes stung with tears. She had no status in the family, and only Guan Suyi truly cared about her and the child.

These are all things her child needs.

Seeing the housekeeper about to leave, Zhang grabbed him, saying, "What about me? I'm her mother-in-law. I'm so old, why should I stay in a prison cell during the New Year? Are Guan Suying and Chang Tianzheng planning to abandon us?"

The steward gave a forced smile. "This old lady should go to the Dali Temple and argue with them. Besides, what kind of mother-in-law are you?"

These people were eventually taken away by the Dali Temple.

I'm spending the New Year in the Dali Temple prison.

Once the excitement was over, everyone dispersed.

Just as Old Man Xu was about to leave, the steward invited him into the mansion.

……

……

"Tian'er, isn't what we're doing a bit inappropriate?"

After bowing to Old Man Xu in the main hall, Guan Suyi asked Jiang Changtian.

Jiang Changtian poured tea for Old Man Xu and said expressionlessly, "If they knew what they were doing, that would be fine. We could just add a few more bowls and chopsticks. But I know what kind of people they are. It's the New Year, why make things difficult for ourselves?"

“You’re right. It’s time for them to learn their lesson. If they don’t change, they won’t even acknowledge your father when he comes back.”

At this point, Guan Suying couldn't help but ask, "Did your father say when he would be back?"

After twenty-five years of marriage, when her husband died on the battlefield and was even wrongly accused, Guan Suyi did not cry.

Upon learning that he was still alive, Guan Suying burst into tears.

"He didn't say. As long as people are alive, that's enough." Jiang Changtian sat down.

Guan Suyi added, "You'd better hurry up and marry Yunyun before your father comes back, so that he can be happy too."

"Mother, I know."

Old Xu suddenly laughed gleefully.

"Hahaha……"