Degenerate Father is a Good Father (1)
Du Yun Han actually was also very wronged.
Yesterday, he'd received news, and knowing that his children will arrive in the capital in the evening, he excitedly waited at home all day. But in the afternoon, a few officials said they were looking for him for something. Yet when he went, they just said they were only inviting him out to eat. He originally wanted to refuse, but inside was also the old prime minister's grandson, Zhong Yi, and was also considered his nephew. He couldn't go too far and not give face. Those people then said they had matters to discuss later, and so he stayed behind to eat, thinking to himself that the time was still earlier right now. He would still have time to go back after eating. Who knew that afterwards, they got him drunk, and by the next morning, when he woke up, it was already almost time for the morning court session, so he could only go to court first.
Originally, the emperor still had matters to discuss with Du Yun Han, but hearing that he still hadn't seen his children yet, thus had him let go, letting him come back to the palace in the afternoon. Thus a certain father hurriedly rushed back to his old lair, happily going to see his children.
But unexpectedly, what he saw was only a shabby courtyard. Moreover, only his son was there eating breakfast, and that breakfast don't even know where it was bought back from. And the daughter he wanted to see most was gone without a trace.
Seeing Du Yun Han, Du Xiu Heng naturally didn't give him a good face. So when Du Yun Han asked him where Du Xiao Li was, he only gave him the back of his head. It was still the Xi Gu to the side that said miss had gone out to live, furthermore had the matters last night recounted.
As soon as Du Yun Han heard, his anger immediately shot up. After saying he'll go take care of it, he stormed off in a huff. Knowing that Zhong Mei Qing was currently in his mother's courtyard, directly charged over. And in front of his mother's face, question why Zhong Mei Qing gave Du Xiao Li and them arrange one courtyard, cursing in rage that he, the prime minister, was so poor that there was only one courtyard?
Although in the past Du Yun Han was neither cold nor warm towards herself, he'd still never berated her this loudly before either. Zhong Mei Qing sat their dumbfounded, and by the time she returned to her sense, Du Yun Han had already went out to go find his daughter.
"Outrageous!" Du old madam had the cup in her hand thrown on the ground at once. The cup let out a crisp sound, shattering into several pieces.
"Mother....." Zhong Mei Qing was greatly startled.
"I heard yesterday, when those two siblings came, you didn't arrange for anyone to welcome at the door, and didn't arrange for the kitchen to leave them food either. I didn't question you on either of those. Yet unexpectedly, you actually had them arranged into one courtyard. If this matter gets out, who will be losing face? It'll be my old Du family's face that's lost! You want others to jab at my Du family's ribs!? As the Du family daughter-in-law, did you not considered this matter beforehand?" Du old madam angrily said.
"Mother, it's not like that. Because the other courtyards were all being rebuilt, and right now only that courtyard is empty. I wanted to let them live there for now, then after a few days, when the front courtyard is fixed up, have them moved over. I thought, since they'd lived together in the countryside, and it's only just a few days, if we don't say, no one else will know either. Who would've guessed that girl actually went out to live, and moreover, didn't even see them go out the door. Mother, I......" Zhong Mei Qing anxiously explained.
"Don't think I don't know that bit of thought of yours!" Du old madam slapped the table with one hand, seemingly quite angry, letting Zhong Mei Qing not dare to continue speaking.
She'd arranged for Du Xiao Li and Du Xiu Heng to live together, then today, have this news spread out, saying she'd prepared for them two courtyards, but they moved in together on their own. This way, even if they explain the actual situation to the outside, for them who came from the countryside, who would believe their words.
But she never thought that Du Xiao Li would actually run out, and moreover, not alert the gatekeeper. This, all of sudden, made the entire situation take a 180 degree turn. Now, even if she says that she'd prepared two courtyards, no one would believe. But how did they leave the Du Manor?
(T/N: MC gonna wreck your reputation before you can wreck hers ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ)
Right now, Du Yun Han and Du old madam were both angry, and ever since marrying over, she's never suffered this big of a grievance before. This debt, she will remember!
"What are you still sitting around for, quickly go prepare a place to live. Don't tell me you still want that girl to live together with that boy after Yun Han brings her back?! Du old madam, seeing Zhong Mei Qing still absentmindedly sitting there, get even angrier.
"Yes, mother, I'll go prepare right away." Zhong Mei Qing performed a bow and then lead her servant girls and old mama away. As she was leaving, she even heard Du old madam nag in the room about how she wasn't steady at handling affairs.
"Madam, what do we do now?" Coming out of Du old madam's courtyard, Xing Gu went forward and asked.
"This little slut, actually dared to run out on me, letting this matter leak out. What else can we do now? First let them quickly sort out two courtyards. Once she moves into the Du Manor, a mountain village girl, we can knead her however we want. Just, didn't expect that master and mother would get that angry. To want to calm their anger, still need to spend some effort!" The Zhong Mei Qing right now didn't have that apologetic look from earlier. Speaking of which, she still didn't have Du Xiao Li and them regarded highly, thinking they were nothing more than uncultured countryfolk.
"Then I'll go instruct them right away." Xing Gu said.
"Go then." Zhong Mei Qing waved her hand, and Xing Gu hurriedly left.
"Let's go back." Zhong Mei Qing said, and lead a row of servant girls towards her own courtyard, thinking to herself, when that dead brat returns, she must let her know her place. However, if she doesn't come back, and directly returns to the countryside, that would be even better.
However, the imagination was usually very abundant, while reality very empty.
T/N: I feel like I'm going to cringe all the way until ML shows up again, then get abused by all the dog food. Though the later parts of this chapter are slightly better. I'll try to finish the remaining sponsored chapters tomorrow morning. I'm going to bed early today, are ya proud of me, I haven't gone to bed before 4am all week.
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