The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Article 1717 - Back Down

“Daughter-in-law, it’s not wrong to care for your old man. You should learn from your mother-in-law in this respect. Don’t always risk your life for me when something happens. You must change this habit and put your husband first from now on.”

"I bother!"

Before Cheng Feng had even finished dressing, he grabbed Shang Xi's arm and pleaded, "Wife, why don't you go sit in my parents' courtyard? It's been several days since we last saw each other, and it's getting too formal! Lots of people come and go from my parents' courtyard, and they'll inevitably ask about you. If we don't see you all the time, won't we become a laughingstock? If we end up with a reputation for being unfilial, my wife will lose face too!"

“I didn’t even have the chance to be filial to my own parents, so why should I act like a grandson in front of your parents?”

"Daughter-in-law, please calm down. Getting angry like this will harm your health. I'll have someone make you some cooling soup later. The weather is getting hotter every day, so please don't get sick. In a while, your future daughter-in-law will be serving you tea."

"roll!"

Shang Xi is only in her early twenties and she's about to become a mother-in-law. The thought of it makes her feel ridiculous! She wants to cry her heart out, but she's too angry to shed a tear!

"Daughter-in-law, calm down, I'll leave right away. Before you leave, promise me you'll go visit my parents' house. You're always arguing with your mother-in-law, but your father-in-law treats you well, right? You know he doesn't have many days left to live."

"Hmph! What are you saying? Isn't this just his grandson getting married to bring him good luck? Now he won't have to worry about living to two hundred years old."

"Oh, my dear wife! How could you be so superstitious? You can't rely on that stuff. Honey, why don't you go sit in my parents' yard for a while? Just to give me face!"

"Get out! Don't make me hit you."

"Okay, okay, I'll go, I'll go right now."

Cheng Feng, supporting his back, boarded the carriage and hurried to the palace. The urgent message from Wan Lianxing couldn't be good news. For the first time, Cheng Feng felt pity for himself; why were there so many twists and turns? He wondered what kind of trouble his uncle would cause once he entered the palace to see him.

Outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the old steward was already waiting for Cheng Feng. "This old servant greets Your Highness!"

"Old butler, what's the matter that my uncle called me here in such a hurry?"

"His Majesty has been sullen for several days now, so speak to him sweetly and don't make him angry!"

"He's made a complete mess of my house, and he's still sulking. What's going on? If I go in, will he beat and yell at me? I'm still a patient, I can't take that. Maybe... I should go back and recover first, and come back when I'm about 70-80% healed and can take a beating!" Cheng Feng really wanted to run away; he wasn't a pushover who liked being beaten and yelled at.

"Don't go!" The old butler grabbed Cheng Feng. "How will your uncle calm down if you don't come!"

Cheng Feng, supporting his back, began to back down. "Old Butler, I'm a patient now, physically and mentally exhausted. I can't be my uncle's punching bag right now. Old Butler, please have mercy and let me rest for a few more days. My body can't handle my uncle."

Suddenly the door opened, and the same cold face that had never changed in a thousand years appeared before Cheng Feng. "His Majesty has been waiting for you inside for a long time. Now that you're here, hurry up and go in."

"Who's with you? Who's inside the house?"

"There's no one else, only His Majesty and Lord Ge Dongqing!"

Upon hearing that Ge Dongqing was there, Cheng Feng wanted to run away even more. The two people inside the house had already been thoroughly offended by Shang Xi. Was he just going to be sent to his death by coming here?

Cheng Feng knelt on the ground and shouted to Wan Lianxing on the dragon throne, "May Your Majesty enjoy ten thousand years of happiness and peace."

"Keep your head up!"

Cheng Feng was puzzled. Was this really his uncle? Shouldn't his uncle have said, "Rise, please have a seat and some tea?"

"Uncle, won't you let your nephew stand up and speak?"

"You look quite well. Even while recuperating in bed, you're still being obsequious. You might as well kneel down and speak!"

Cheng Feng was both amused and exasperated. He hadn't had a single peaceful day at home these past few days. The spanking he received was because of his uncle's words, and the fact that he had to be subservient to his wife at home was also due to his uncle's actions. His uncle was the culprit and the instigator. In the end, he was forced to kneel here and be subservient to his uncle—it was truly outrageous.

"Uncle, what are you saying? Who would I fawn over while I'm lying in bed? Your nephew was badly injured this time and almost went to see the great-grandfather of the Wan family."

"I think the beating was too lenient. It would have been better if he had beaten so badly that he couldn't speak!"

"Uncle, if you don't want to listen to me, I'll disappear right now. Your nephew's buttocks have been beaten black and blue by the Wan family's rules, and I can't kneel anymore!"

"Why can't you kneel anymore? I saw you kneeling just fine. I heard that you've been sweet-talking these past few days, circling around the stove... no, circling around your wife. You're as pathetic as can be."

The kitchen staff were both amused and exasperated. Who spread all this rumors? "Uncle, who's spreading these rumors? I'm bedridden recovering from my injury, barely able to get out of bed. How could I possibly be running around after my wife? It's my wife who's running around after me. Thanks to your nephew's wife, otherwise I might really be meeting the great-grandfather of the Wan family."

"Hey, I haven't even said anything yet, and you're already protecting your wife. You've really married a good wife to the Wan family. She's sharp-tongued and ruthless; she almost sent me to meet the Wan family's founding emperor."

"Hehehe, Uncle is joking. Your niece-in-law isn't a demon; how could she eat people without spitting out the bones? If she displeases you, I'll go home and deal with her!"

"Isn't your wife your most precious thing? Would you offend her for your brother-in-law?"

"Why not! I will always stand with my uncle!"

"Really? What were you doing when people were calling me and Ge Dongqing brothers in misfortune?"

Cheng Feng was speechless. What could he do but listen to his wife's scolding? If his wife didn't scold him to her heart's content, how could he have a good life?

Cheng Feng unconsciously brought his finger to his lips and bit it, trying to figure out how to explain. But his uncle pressed on relentlessly, giving him no chance to think. Wan Lianxing roared, "Explain yourself! What were you doing when others called me childless?"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Feng wondered if there was a spy in his family or if his uncle had sent someone to monitor him. How could his uncle know everything he and Shang Xi had said behind closed doors?

Cheng Feng absolutely refused to admit that Shang Xi had said it. He pretended to be nonchalant and said, "Who would dare to slander my uncle like that!"

Wan Lianxing said angrily, "Hmph! Is this slander? If I have no children, people will have something to say about me."

"Oh dear! What kind of gossip is this! Aren't there many people without children?" Cheng Feng glanced at Ge Dongqing on the chair without realizing it.

Ge Dongqing's already unattractive face, already sensitive, looked even worse now.