diskusbooks Chapter 130 Chao Xiong and his sister
Chapter 130 Chao Xiong and his sister
"Young Madam, you'd better go and see. Our front yard is almost being torn down."
Xiao Fu, his face filled with terror, ran into the courtyard with a loud shout.
He was completely devoid of his usual composure.
At that time, Wei Dongning was deciding which new dress to wear to the royal spring banquet in a few days.
Before she could even straighten her clothes, Xiao Fu stumbled in.
She almost scared Xiao Wu, who was sleeping in his nest, so much that he bristled.
With a "whoosh," it jumped out of its nest.
Wei Dongning quickly helped her up: "What happened? Tell me slowly, there's no rush."
Even if the sky were to fall, there's no need to rush.
Xiao Fu rested her hands on her knees and took a few deep breaths before calming down.
Pointing towards the front yard, his voice was filled with urgency: "The old lady's children have come to cause trouble at the mansion."
Gu Shuang went to the temple to offer incense today with the old woman beside her, and is not at home at the moment.
Gu Song and his son were not home either.
After the brother and sister barged in, they kept shouting loudly in the front yard.
No one could stop them at all.
Xiao Fu rushed back as soon as he received the news.
They were terrified that their home would be reduced to ruins.
Wei Dongning didn't even bother to change back into her original clothes. She sighed and straightened up, saying, "Let's go, take me there to see."
Counting the days, it has been more than a month since Gu Shuang was brought back to the Gu family mansion.
The situation remained relatively calm throughout that period.
Wei Dongning and she got along very well.
There have never been any conflicts between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law.
Gu Shuang's children never caused any trouble.
Overall, Wei Dongning was quite satisfied with the result.
Why are these two suddenly causing trouble?
It's really giving me a headache.
As the two of them walked towards the front yard, Xiao Wu also investigated about 80% of the recent events.
Even this 80% was enough to leave Wei Dongning speechless.
Indeed, human potential is limitless.
That former uncle-in-law surnamed Tang had a tenacious vitality, like some famous twin-tailed creature.
After being brutally beaten by men hired by the Gu and Wei families, and then having a leg and an arm stolen by a gambling den, he was thrown into a mass grave, yet he still managed to come back alive.
Wei Dongning couldn't help but want to give him a thumbs up.
The reason the Tang siblings came to visit this time was because their former uncle could not find Gu Shuang, but only her two children, and they wanted them to take care of him in his old age and see him off in his final days.
How could the Tang siblings agree?
That's why they went to Gu Shuang's door to bring her back.
Sacrifice her for their happiness.
Xiao Fu looked at Wei Dongning, who had stopped at the entrance of the reception room, and asked with a hint of doubt in her eyes, "Young Madam, aren't you going in?"
"Shh." Wei Dongning put her index finger to her lips and pulled Xiao Fu closer to the door: "Let them make a fuss for a while before we go in."
Let's first deplete their terrifying energy.
I wonder what's in that Tang guy's genes.
Their spirit and vitality are simply terrifyingly tenacious.
Even after Xiao Fu delivered the news and returned, their voices remained loud and clear.
Wei Dongning felt the deafening noise even standing outside the door.
After a long while, the male voice seemed to have finished cursing, and a questioning voice came from behind the door: "Why hasn't that guy surnamed Wei come over yet? Doesn't he know to greet guests when they come to his house? And he's from the Marquis's mansion."
Wei Dongning knew she couldn't listen any longer.
Otherwise, the Marquis's mansion would be subjected to all sorts of abuse without them even realizing it.
He raised his eyes to signal Xiao Fu to open the door in front of him, then calmly stepped inside.
Looking at the mess on the floor, she clicked her tongue twice: "What a pity, the rosewood tea table is chipped in half. Oh, isn't this ornament Father liked the most? And this tea set! Xiao Fu, do you think this is the set the Second Prince gave me a few days ago? How come it's all broken into pieces? I bet he'll be furious when he comes over in a few days and finds out the things are broken. Was our house robbed? Cousins, were you hurt by the thieves?"
Even the Tang siblings, who had been shouting just moments before, fell silent instantly.
Tang's cousin, still holding his neck high, said to Wei Dongning, "Who knows if what you're saying is true or false? Besides, we didn't break these things. You'd better hand over my mother right now, or I'll file a lawsuit with the authorities, saying that your family is detaining my mother without permission."
"That's right! You're a daughter-in-law of the Gu family, what right do you have to stop my mother from leaving?"
In Wei Dongning's mind, Xiao Wu filled its little electronic screen with question marks, and then uttered a new吐槽 (tu cao, a form of online commentary) it had recently learned from the bullet comments: "These two buildings must have taken shelter from the wind, right?"
Wei Dongning comforted the agitated Xiao Wu and sat down in the main seat in the center.
He took a sip of the tea Xiao Fu offered, then asked with a hint of doubt, "Did I just say who broke the thing?"
"No, young mistress."
"Then why are there still people eager to admit it? That's strange."
There was a moment of silence in the reception room, then Tang's cousin erupted again: "Stop talking nonsense, now hand over my mother!"
“My aunt isn’t in the manor.” Wei Dongning spread her hands: “Even if you tear this down today, I still can’t hand it over.”
"Bullshit! My mother even gave us siblings the estate that was part of her dowry. Where else could it be but the Gu family mansion? I'm warning you, you'd better do as I say."
Wei Dongning remained calm.
Before she even arrived, she had already sent someone on horseback to the temple where Gu Shuang was offering incense, asking her to stay for a day before returning.
She wasn't afraid of the two of them making a scene at all.
Anyway, even if the two of them were tied together, they still couldn't beat her.
Seeing that Wei Dongning ignored them, Tang's cousin grabbed the lid of a teacup and was about to smash it into Wei Dongning's face.
But before he could make a move, Wei Dongning reached behind her and pulled out a feather duster, which she then slapped directly onto the back of his hand.
He was in so much pain that he was hissing and groaning.
Tang's cousin also wanted to stand up and avenge her brother, but Wei Dongning simply shook the "weapon" in her hand a couple of times and silenced her.
Wei Dongning's eyes lit up. She looked at the feather duster as if it were her most promising child, praising it to Xiao Wu: "This thing is really useful. No wonder it's called a calming tool for kids. It can even bring these two back to normal, just like Chao Xiong."
I don't know how Gu Shuang, with her gentle nature, managed to raise two such kids.
Xiao Wu pouted: "A doting mother spoils her son. She's just too good to them, and she's never been willing to educate them since they were little."
"Okay. I'll talk to them for a bit first."
"Are you all calmed down? Let's talk about compensation first." Wei Dongning rhythmically patted her hand with a feather duster. "Xiao Fu, bring me my abacus."
"Yes, young mistress."
Xiao Fu covered her mouth and chuckled as she retrieved her abacus.
Wei Dongning's long fingers flew across the abacus as she announced the price of each damaged item: "The total comes to 1,300 taels. Since we're relatives, I'll round it down to 1,000 taels. Who's paying?"