Chapter 333 Bad Daddy

Cheng Yunshuo looked down and saw Cheng Suying's face, which was becoming more and more like her mother's.

It's not that Cheng Yunshuo dislikes Cheng Suying.

On the contrary, among his five children, his favorites were Cheng Suying and Cheng Binghao.

Because he loved them so much, he avoided getting close to them.

He kept a distant relationship with them in daily life.

He feared that if he got too attached, he might lose them.

After a moment of bewilderment, Cheng Yunshuo quickly took his helmet under Cheng Suying's growing irritation.

"Father, don't be so scatterbrained." Cheng Suying said calmly.

"Mm-hmm." Cheng Yunshuo responded.

"Well, I'm going back."

Cheng Yunshuo nodded to her as she was about to leave. "Tell your mom goodnight and get some rest, don't stay out too late in the cold."

"Got it." Cheng Suying turned and went back.

Cheng Yunshuo stood still watching her back as she walked away. At this time, another voice came from behind him.

"Dad!"

This time, the word 'Dad' dripped with envy.

Before Cheng Yunshuo turned around, Cheng Lanying ran up to him full of jealousy and berated him harshly, "What are you staring at? Spacing out or what? I've been calling you forever and you didn't even respond!"

After Cheng Lanying let loose all her frustration, Cheng Yunshuo immediately frowned.

At this moment, Cheng Lanying's jealous fury became even stronger. "Your mom and I have been waiting for you inside, we skipped dinner, but here you are mooning over someone else. Do we mean nothing to you compared to her?"

If it were other concubines blocking Cheng Yunshuo or tripping him up here, Cheng Lanying wouldn't care, she'd just drive away those hateful fox spirits. But just now, she saw Cheng Suying coming to give something to Cheng Yunshuo!

Cheng Yunshuo actually spoke to her kindly, and after she left, he kept staring at her!

This couldn't be allowed!

Immediately, she let loose all her frustration accumulated in the courtyard and her jealous fury on her father, berating him harshly.

"I know it, Cheng Suying must've cast some spell on you! She's such a homewrecker!"

"That's enough!" Cheng Yunshuo angrily shouted coldly, reprimanding her sharply, "Where are your manners? Did your aunt teach you no better than this?"

Cheng Yunshuo's reprimand made Cheng Lanying dumbfounded, as she looked at her father who normally indulged her every whim with great surprise.

Is Cheng Yunshuo scolding her?

Yelling at her?

"Father..." Cheng Lanying's eyes instantly reddened.

"Stop your crying!" Cheng Yunshuo glanced at her impatiently, "Your aunt clearly hasn't taught you proper respect, you need to spend more time learning proper behavior from your mom!"

"I’m not going anywhere near that woman!" Cheng Lanying shouted loudly, "She’s no good!"

Cheng Yunshuo became even angrier upon hearing this, "Looks like your momma's spoiled you rotten. Servants, take Miss Two back and make her copy the family rules for three days straight!"

Qingfeng and some servants dragged Cheng Lanying off.

As she was being pulled, Cheng Lanying yelled at her dad, "Dad, you're no good either! You're a bad father! Bad father! I hate you!"

"Make her copy the family rules for a whole month! No one pleads for her!"

When she heard about Dad’s punishment, Cheng Lanying burst into tears, "Bad father! Bad father! I hate you!"

Cheng Yunshuo, watching Cheng Lanying being dragged away, stormed off, fuming.

Li Bihan was waiting in the Bi Shui courtyard for Cheng Yunshuo to arrive with Cheng Lanying but instead waited for Cheng Lanying to be brought back by Qingfeng.

Cheng Lanying sobbed uncontrollably, with her face streaked with tears and snot.

Seeing this, Li Bihan snapped, "Qingfeng, what happened?"

"You need to keep that girl in line, Concubine Li," Qingfeng glanced at her with an ambiguous look, leaving only these words before walking away.

She turned beet red with rage when she found out Cheng Lanying had publicly scolded Cheng Yunshuo, insulted and hit him, and was punished by being ordered to copy the family rules a hundred times.

"What the heck were you thinking?!" Li Bihan grabbed the incessantly crying Cheng Lanying and asked.

"Dad’s a jerk! A total jerk!" Cheng Lanying seethed with indignation.

As far back as she could remember, Dad had always spoiled her rotten.

Among the five children of the Marquis's Mansion, only she was often held by Cheng Yunshuo. If she batted her eyelashes, Dad bought her whatever she wanted. He would also fly kites with her, something he had never done with any other child.

But today, he’d gotten mad at her because of Cheng Suying.

There was no way Cheng Lanying was accepting that.

"You stupid girl! So stupid you have no brain! Didn’t I tell you to act according to your father's preferences? How dare you scold him! And call him a bad father, are you out of your mind?!" Li Bihan angrily pulled her over and beat her.

After the beating, Cheng Lanying sobbed and cursed, "You're a bad mother too! Bad mother! I hate you!"

The more she swore, the worse the beatings got.

Lu Lingyun found out what happened the next day. After hearing that Cheng Lanying had wailed for half the night, she had someone bring over some soothing tea and healing salve.

Li Bihan thanked profusely for the tea and salve, but the second the messenger left, she dumped the tea out.

Cheng Lanying, copying books inside the room, saw this and for the first time felt that Lu Lingyun wasn't so bad. Everyone else had beaten and scolded her, but only Lu Lingyun had sent someone with items. On the contrary, her own mother seemed quite hypocritical.

When she called her mother hypocritical for throwing away what others had given her, she was beaten severely again.

After being beaten, Cheng Lanying cursed both her father and mother as bad people while copying the family rules in her room.

Meanwhile, Nanny Wan returned after delivering the items and brought back a package for Lu Lingyun.

"Young Mistress, I've found out what you asked me to investigate." Nanny Wan unfolded the bundle in her hand, revealing a pack of dried tea leaves.

"They said Concubine Li always served this tea whenever the Young Master came by."

Lu Lingyun looked at the peculiar dried tea leaves in front of her, gestured, kept half, and handed the rest to Nanny Wan, "Take this to the doctor, find three different places to check, and see what's in it."

"Yes."

"Remember, don't disturb anyone."

"Young mistress, you can rest assured. I will not alarm anyone when I handle things," Nanny Wan promised.

Nanny Wan was extremely cautious when she did things, especially bad things.

Even the maids and nannies in Bi Shui Garden, when she secretly interrogated them, no matter how much they kept their mouths shut or paid attention, they all confessed to her after a few moves. Once she applied pressure, not a single one dared to utter a word.

This tea must be verified with utmost secrecy; no news must leak out.

Nanny Wan quietly left the mansion with the tea.

As the mansion buzzed with activity, meanwhile, Lu Kuan was also about to take the imperial exam.