The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Chapter 1858 Father Can't Be Reliable

Qiao Rong advised, "Your Highness, even a dog can't withstand this bamboo pole, so how can you use it to hit the Crown Prince? He won't be able to take it either!"

Shang tide glared at Qiao Rong, "Shut up! Qiao Rong, you better remember this: if the Crown Prince is punished again, you're not allowed to help him copy the 'Crown Prince's Instructions'! Otherwise, I'll let you taste this dog-beating stick too!"

"I didn't help the Crown Prince copy the 'Crown Prince's Instructions'!" Because of his guilty conscience, Qiao Rong's voice was so low that it was almost inaudible! It wasn't that he didn't help Cheng Youning copy the "Crown Prince's Instructions"; he copied it countless times. Over the years, he had helped with family rules, palace regulations, and the Crown Prince's instructions every time! So when he tried to deny it, his voice lacked conviction!

This time, Shang tide was really determined, and kept hitting Cheng Youning with the bamboo pole in her hand!

Hong Jiutong had never seen Shang tide so ruthless before, and now that she had witnessed it, she was terrified. She hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, saying, "Mother, hit me instead! This whole thing started because of me, and I'm willing to be punished for the Crown Prince!"

Cheng Youning was not only unappreciative of his words, but also very angry. "Stop being so hypocritical at a time like this. If you don't harm me, this Crown Prince will have good weather and abundant harvests!"

Shang Xi slapped Hong Jiutong twice more, then scolded him, "Even like this, you still help him cover it up. If there's a next time, I, as his mother-in-law, will punish you too. I'll make you copy the palace rules a hundred times!"

Cheng Youning, sticking his butt out, stirred up trouble, saying, "If you're going to punish her, then punish her today! If Mother doesn't punish her, then I will!"

"Hey, still not convinced!" Shang tide glared and raised the bamboo pole again!

Yu Hua immediately objected, her temper flaring up, and she snatched the thin bamboo pole from Shang tide's hand! "Shang tide, stop right there! You can't take your anger out on You Ning after being humiliated by others!"

Cheng Youning straightened up with a start, no longer wanting to be bent over and take the beating! She raised an eyebrow, glared at him, and asked fiercely, "Who angered my mother?"

Yu Hua tossed the bamboo pole in her hand to Qiao Rong, and pulled and dragged Shang tide to sit down on the armchair. "Who else could it be but the Han family!"

"The Han family? The Han family from my grandmother's family?" Cheng Youning had been confined to his residence for the past few days, and he had heard some of what was happening outside; he wasn't completely unaware. However, he was still a child, and things he wasn't interested in, he would just listen and move on without taking them to heart. He had heard about Han Muran being arrested by the authorities, but he felt nothing when he heard it. He never considered himself related to the Han family. Ever since his parents told him not to speak ill of the Han family in front of his grandmother, Cheng Youning had automatically distanced himself from them. In his heart, the Han family could only be referred to as his grandmother's family!

The Han family left a terrible impression on the straightforward Yu Hua. Whenever the Han family was mentioned, Yu Hua, from Yunnan, would express contempt and disdain, speaking in a sarcastic tone, "Besides the Han family from your grandmother's side, which other Han family would dare to tear off half of your mother's sleeve!"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Youning flew into a rage. He rushed to Shang Xi's side, grabbed his mother's hand angrily, and said, "Come on, I'll get revenge for you! I'll see who dares to touch my mother!"

Cheng Youning started learning martial arts at the age of four. He was also a head taller than other children his age and very strong! With a single effort, he pulled Shang tide up from the chair, looking like he was about to take his mother to seek revenge.

The front door of the house was blocked, and things were in complete chaos. How could Shang Xi let Cheng Youning go and make things worse? If Cheng Youning went, things would only get more chaotic. If he were to hit someone in public, the Crown Prince's reputation would be ruined. Shang tide would never let her son do something that would be a losing proposition!

Shang tide patted Cheng Youning's arm, calming her down. "Your father has handled this! You don't need to stand up for me anymore!"

"How was it handled? What happened to the Han family? They were locked up and beaten up!" Cheng Youning wanted to know if the punishment was enough; if not, he would go and avenge his mother!

Yu Hua was straightforward, and in her anger, she spoke her mind, even saying irritably, "They didn't hit them, they didn't lock them up, and they're still causing trouble at the Prince's mansion gate!" Yu Hua was extremely dissatisfied with today's events; at the very least, the Han family needed to be taught a lesson! How could they just let them have such a large and powerful group in front of the Prince's mansion? Why should the Prince's mansion tolerate such unreasonable behavior? Was it because they had Old Madam Wan backing them up? Did having Old Madam Wan backing them give them the right to act with impunity? To this day, Yu Hua still didn't understand why the Han family was demanding Han Muran, the embezzler and prostitute, from the Prince's mansion. Wasn't that person locked up in the yamen jail? Didn't they know where he was? The Han family, so powerful and self-righteous, why didn't they cause trouble at the yamen? Why did they cause trouble in front of the Prince's mansion? Wasn't it because they knew the Prince's mansion wouldn't do anything to them? In Yu Hua's view, the more people like this were, the more they needed to be taught a lesson, otherwise, if they were punished once, they would be punished twice, and things would escalate further!

Cheng Youning's mouth dropped open in astonishment. "What? How can my father be so unreliable? Isn't he the one who loves my mother the most?!"

Upon hearing this, Shang tide coughed lightly and sat back in the armchair, awkwardly explaining, "Your father loves you the most!" There's his daughter-in-law in the house, after all!

Cheng Youning nodded: "I know, Father loves Mother and me the most! But Mother's sleeve was ripped off, such a disgrace, how can my father do nothing! He just lets it go? No way! I have to go find the Han family, whoever ripped my mother's sleeve, I'll chop off their hand!"

"It's that Madam Han. She's two-faced, both openly and secretly." Yu Hua answered every question Cheng Youning asked! She was so quick to speak that Shang tide didn't even have a chance to stop her!

Shang tide glanced at Yu Hua, "Yu Hua, stop talking, your sleeve wasn't torn off on purpose!"

Yu Hua looked at Shang tide with surprise, feeling that the person in front of her was an idiot. "You're still taking their side? Are you out of your mind? I think they're doing it on purpose!"

Shang tide wasn't trying to speak up for the Han family; she genuinely looked down on them. However, wasn't there a little powder keg standing right next to her? Her son seemed even angrier than she was. Even if she didn't hold Cheng Youning's hand, the child would turn around and run off to avenge her. The Han family's affairs would be settled fairly; he didn't need to get involved.

Cheng Youning pressed, "Yuhua, if you're not lying, tell me the whole story!"

Shang tide gave Yu Hua a look, signaling her to stop talking. "Yu Hua, say less!" Shang tide then pulled Cheng Youning to sit down next to her, preventing Cheng Youning from getting involved in the matter.

Yu Hua also had a stubborn and unpleasant temper. "The facts are all there. Everyone knows that the Han family tore off your sleeve!"