AWB Chapter 228 Should the Play Still Be Performed?
Chapter 228 Should the Play Still Be Performed?
"Shut up!"
A cold shout came from behind. Sheng Junyi walked quickly over from the side steps with a gloomy face, staring coldly at the noisy Cheng Shujin. "Second Miss Cheng is really well-mannered. She keeps saying things like 'may your whole family die without a family.' It seems that you have wasted your years of studying. You have also fed all your manners and etiquette to the dogs. Before you go out to visit someone next time, I suggest you find a primary school to attend and learn the Three Character Classic thoroughly, so as not to embarrass yourself."
Cheng Shujin, who had just been splashed with sweet soup and was in a mess, hadn't even come to her senses when Sheng Junyi started scolding her mercilessly. Her mind went blank, she forgot everything, and burst into tears.
But Sheng Junyi added with obvious disdain, "It's so noisy. Are we not going to start the show later? Why don't you go up there?"
"You, you, you've gone too far, waaaah..." Cheng Shujin had never experienced anything like this before, and she cried her heart out, attracting the attention of half the garden.
"What are you doing? Are you bullying my sister?" Cheng Qianjun ran over angrily after hearing the commotion.
The Third Prince and the Fifth Prince also came along.
When Cheng Shujin saw her third brother, all her pent-up grievances finally burst forth, and she cried even louder, "Third brother, they, they all bullied me, waaaah..."
“Sheng Junyi, you’re bullying me…” Cheng Qianjun stood in front of Sheng Junyi like a small mountain.
The two were about the same height, but Cheng Qianjun was more than twice the size of Sheng Junyi, making him look very intimidating, especially with his fierce and menacing appearance.
If it were an ordinary person, they would probably have been stunned by him, but Sheng Junyi didn't even lift an eyelid, clearly not taking him seriously at all.
This caused Cheng Qianjun to widen his eyes and raise his fist, which was as hard as an iron hammer.
Unfortunately, before the fist could even land, Cheng Ruoxue's soft voice rang out: "What are you doing? Xiao San, you're causing trouble again? And Xiao Er, what's with that gaudy hair of yours? Did you forget to look in the mirror before you went out? What are you all doing blocking this way? Hmm?"
"Ruoxue is here. I didn't see you earlier. The play is about to start. Why don't we go to the other side? I heard that the new play that Xianyin Pavilion is putting on is very interesting. It's about a real and fake heiress. Have you heard about it, Ruoxue?" The Third Prince invited Cheng Ruoxue as soon as he saw her.
Cheng Ruoxue smiled at the Third Prince, "Alright, Your Highness, please wait a moment while I tidy up my younger siblings and I'll be right there."
Despite his large stature, Cheng Qianjun blushed instantly in front of Cheng Ruoxue, stammering, "I, I didn't, I didn't cause any trouble. It was, it was they who bullied my sister."
"Oh? You saw it? How did they bully you?" Cheng Ruoxue asked softly.
"Cheng Ruoxue, you..." Cheng Shujin had finally found someone to back her up and hadn't even had a chance to vent her anger when she heard Cheng Ruoxue's voice.
Unfortunately, Cheng Ruoxue was the person she least wanted to offend.
Outsiders all say that Cheng Ruoxue is gentle and beautiful, and they adore her. But only the Cheng siblings know what kind of devil she really is.
Cheng Shujin is a fearless person who acts arrogantly both at home and outside, but when she meets Cheng Ruoxue, she can only manage a few sharp words because she's so headstrong.
The deep-seated fear instantly extinguished her anger, which hadn't yet erupted. Her eyes reddened with frustration, and she stopped making a scene, covering her face and sobbing as she ran out.
Cheng Ruoxue gave Cheng Qianjun a look, and Cheng Qianjun immediately chased after her.
As soon as the two left, Cheng Ruoxue turned around and bowed deeply to Lu Yangyang and Li Duan. "Ruoxue apologizes to the County Princess and Sister Lu. Shujin was ignorant and offended you two. When we return to the General's Mansion, we will personally bring gifts to apologize. We hope you two will calm down for now and not let it spoil your mood."
Cheng Ruoxue was being so polite, and besides, those words weren't said by Cheng Ruoxue, and Cheng Ruoxue didn't mean to show any favoritism, so Lu Yangyang naturally wouldn't hold it against her. "This has nothing to do with Sister Ruoxue, Sister Ruoxue is too kind."
Lu Yangyang and Cheng Ruoxue were not very familiar with each other, but after several interactions, she could feel that Cheng Ruoxue was a very comfortable person, so she did not have any ill feelings towards her, and she would never put Cheng Ruoxue and Cheng Shujin together.
Princess Li Duan wasn't one to take her anger out on others indiscriminately. She only cursed in the heat of the moment, and had argued with countless people. If Cheng Shujin had simply insulted her directly, she wouldn't have cared, but Cheng Shujin's insult about not having a father was tantamount to insulting her mother, and she certainly couldn't tolerate that. And Yangyang—saying that Yangyang's entire family would die without descendants was utterly vicious!
Princess Liduan puffed out her cheeks in anger and said to Cheng Ruoxue, "Yangyang is right, this has nothing to do with you, Sister Ruoxue, but I've made up my mind, I will definitely settle accounts with Cheng Shujin. She can scold me if she wants, but why did she have to talk about my father? Whether I have a father or not is none of her business. And Yangyang, what does Yangyang's parents have to do with her? Why is she so idle, always watching other people's business!"
Cheng Ruoxue bowed to the two of them apologetically again, "I'm sorry that the county princess and Sister Lu have been wronged. I'll treat you to tea another day."
Then he got up and left with the Third Prince.
Sheng Junyi glanced at Lu Yangyang, seemingly wanting to say something, but Lu Yangyang didn't even give him a look and turned her head to sit back down.
Princess Liduan glanced at him and said with some curiosity, "I didn't expect you to be so eloquent."
Sheng Junyi's words just now completely humiliated Cheng Shujin, almost implying that her manners were worse than a three-year-old's. Cheng Shujin is currently looking for a husband, and Sheng Junyi's words were quite vicious, directly hitting her sore spot.
Sheng Junyi didn't say anything, just nodded and turned to leave, without even glancing at Sheng Yunzhu the whole time.
Sure enough, as soon as he left, a girl at the same table asked curiously, "Yunzhu, when did your second brother become so kind-hearted? Isn't he usually the most considerate of you? How come he didn't even tell you about such a big thing just now, and only cared about standing up for others? Are you two siblings going to have a fight?"
Sheng Junyi is good-looking and comes from a good family, making her very popular with the young girls in the capital. Many of them befriend Sheng Yunzhu in order to find opportunities to get close to Sheng Junyi. In the past, Sheng Junyi was very nice to Sheng Yunzhu and very enthusiastic towards her. Seeing this today, some people couldn't help but whisper among themselves.
Furthermore, Sheng Junyi's attitude towards Lu Yangyang and Princess Liduan aroused their vigilance and made them even more curious about Lu Yangyang.
"Is that Miss Lu really your cousin? Your second brother is so protective of her, could he be interested in her? What are your family's plans?"