Chapter 300: Bishuo’s Two Kids

Chapter 300: Bishuo's Two Kids

"Madam, Lan Ying and Bing Zhi have been spoiled rotten by me, they are wild and unruly. Yesterday, they even dared to snatch Miss's kite. I have already scolded them severely, please punish them, Madam!"

Li Bihan, with a humble and submissive demeanor, apologized humbly before Lu Lingyun.

Six years had gone by, and Lu Lingyun hadn't changed much, only becoming more mature and reserved. However, Li Bihan had changed significantly.

She was already older, now well into her thirties. Women tend to age quickly after thirty, especially since she had been trying hard to have sons in recent years, giving birth to two in quick succession and insisting on raising them herself. She had aged noticeably.

Fortunately, the Marquis's Mansion had plenty of food and clothing, and she was well-loved, dressed richly and appropriately, allowing her to keep up the look of a middle-aged noblewoman.

Lu Lingyun looked at the aging yet respectful and restrained Li Bihan before her, "It's just kids being kids, but how come I didn't hear about it?"

"Yesterday, the Crown Prince came back and saw it, he brought it up a couple of times."

Bishuo didn't mention Cheng Yunshuo's bias, nor did she say her daughter lied. She simply said Cheng Yunshuo saw it and mentioned it a couple of times, suggesting that Cheng Yunshuo had already handled it, and the matter was settled.

Although she brought her two children to apologize, Lu Lingyun couldn't really punish them!

She was just putting on a show.

Lu Lingyun could clearly hear the underlying message in her words. Over the past six years, whenever something happened, she would bring up Cheng Yunshuo.

Cheng Yunshuo was heavily biased; he clearly favored Li Bihan, not allowing anyone to harm her. Fortunately, Li Bihan wasn't one to overstep; she would quickly back off after gaining a little advantage, knowing that if she truly angered Lu Lingyun, even Cheng Yunshuo would find it difficult to protect her.

In her relatively obedient and subtle manipulations, Lu Lingyun looked the other way, allowing her to gain some advantages.

Now, she was bringing up Cheng Yunshuo again, using this trick to get Lu Lingyun to drop it.

Lu Lingyun looked at her, "Since the Crown Prince has already spoken, why is Concubine Li still bringing the children to kneel here?"

"I thought they really messed up and must have upset Miss, so it's better to come and seek Miss's forgiveness."

Li Bihan, bowing low, had already placed herself in a very low position. If Lu Lingyun were to be aggressive, it would make Lu Lingyun look bad.

Her children were also watching, and they would surely feel resentment towards Lu Lingyun.

This was the image Li Bihan had been cultivating. She wanted her children to see her difficulties in the Marquis's Mansion, the hardships of protecting them, and the mistress who seemed kind but was actually cruel and ruthless above.

Lu Lingyun looked at the kneeling children. Cheng Lanying was already five, and Cheng Bingzhi was four, both old enough to remember things. Listening to their mother's words, they started to look at Lu Lingyun with resentment and dissatisfaction.

Lu Lingyun narrowed her eyes, "Concubine Li, you're quite the reasonable one. Since you, as their mother, say they are wrong, well, you two, tell me, what did you do wrong?"

Lu Lingyun's light words immediately made the two children look at their mother.

The hatred they had just directed at themselves turned into confusion towards their mother.

Right, it was their mother who told them to come and apologize, not Lu Lingyun who called them here. What did we even do wrong? Why did their mother insist on them coming to apologize!

Cheng Lanying frowned, and Cheng Bingzhi directly asked, "Mother, we didn't do anything wrong!"

"Quiet!" Bishuo, hearing this, quickly scolded him, "Have you forgotten that you are here today to apologize to your elder sister!"

"But Dad said yesterday that she should let us have our way..." Cheng Lanying muttered discontentedly.

Cheng Yunshuo didn't say anything about them, so why did their mother insist on them coming to Lu Lingyun to apologize?

Lu Lingyun looked at the two children who were estranged from Li Bihan and smiled lightly. Li Bihan's best trick was to play the weak and pitiful card, which was very effective against outsiders but also wore down the hearts of her own people over time.

Constantly playing the victim for too long made her own children feel inferior and resentful.

Seeing that the two children were disobedient, Li Bihan glared at them, "Is this what I've taught you? If you're wrong, admit it!"

"Alright," Lu Lingyun interrupted them at the right moment, her gaze falling on the two children again, "I don't know the ins and outs of what happened yesterday. You said you came to apologize to Sù Yīng, so I'll call her over to ask."

Hearing this, the two children pouted.

Soon, Cheng Suying came out.

She immediately saw the two kneeling in the courtyard. Seeing Cheng Lanying and Cheng Bingzhi, Cheng Suying's face hardened, her lips pressed together, and her brows knitted in displeasure, but she remained silent.

Lu Lingyun looked at her and thought it strange. Suying's temperament was not as flamboyant as Xing Dairong's, nor as straightforward as Cheng Yunshuo's, but rather somewhat like her own. Despite her young age, she had a mature air about her.

Perhaps because Suying had always been the weakest and most attached to Lu Lingyun, who had cared for her the most.

"Suying, come here," Lu Lingyun beckoned, and little Suying walked over gracefully.

"Mother."

"What happened yesterday?"

Cheng Suying shook her head, hiding the matter, "Nothing."

"Then why do they say they broke your things and came to apologize?"

Cheng Suying glanced at them, "No need, they're not sincere."

"Miss, please forgive Lanying and Bingzhi. They're young and don't understand. I'll make sure to teach them better in the future," Li Bihan pleaded.

"Mother, why are you apologizing to her?" Cheng Lanying was immediately dissatisfied when she saw her mother bowing and scraping to Cheng Suying.

After all, they only bowed to Lu Lingyun because she was the mistress, the second most powerful in the household after their father. But what rank was Cheng Suying?

Don't think she didn't know; Cheng Suying was also a concubine's daughter, just registered under Lu Lingyun's name as the Marquis's Mansion's legitimate daughter. In reality, her background was exactly the same as hers, and their father didn't favor her at all.

Every time their father appeared, she just had to act a little spoiled, and Cheng Suying would get scolded.

Children are the best at ranking and comparing. In the Marquis's Mansion, their grandparents were rarely around, so their father was the boss, the mistress of the main courtyard was second, her two 'legitimate brothers' barely ranked third, she was fourth, and Cheng Suying was behind her.

How could she deserve her mother's apology like this!

"Be quiet and apologize to your sister."

"No! Yesterday, Daddy said she's the older sister and should give way to us! She even fought with us over things, she's the one in the wrong!" Cheng Lanying refused to apologize.

Hearing this, Cheng Suying's sullen face finally flared up, "I knew you weren't sincere in apologizing. You ruined my kite and said I was wrong, what logic is that!"

"Are you saying Daddy is wrong?" Cheng Lanying tilted her head, fearless.

"You!" Bringing up Cheng Yunshuo's name, Cheng Suying immediately fell silent, especially when she thought of her extremely biased father, she felt a surge of grievance.

He was wrong, he was wrong.

But how could she dare say he was wrong.