The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Chapter 1714 Shang Xi's interference

"It was my mother arguing with everyone!" This was the first time Cheng Youning had seen her mother so sharp-tongued and unyielding, and the first time she had seen her mother directly confronting her grandmother and arguing with her great-uncle. And the whole thing started because of him. Yesterday, everyone in this room was sitting here happily, but today they're all at loggerheads, arguing about him getting married!

Qiao Rong looked worried. "Of course, the Crown Princess is doing this for His Highness's own good. But what if the Emperor punishes the Crown Princess for such disrespect!"

"Punish my mother? I won't allow it." Cheng Youning grabbed a handful of wall and grass, then slammed them to the ground, and stood up aggressively. "My mother is fighting against a whole room of people by herself. They are clearly bullying my mother! Come on, let's go inside and see."

Cheng Youning was outnumbered but shrewd. He entered the room, grinned at everyone, and then greeted them one by one.

His arrival silenced everyone in the room, and the atmosphere became awkward. Cheng Youning was going to be involved, so how could they all keep quiet and exclude him? He asked with a grin, "What are you all talking about?"

It would have been better if he hadn't spoken, because the moment he did, the atmosphere in the room became even more awkward. Yu Hua gave Cheng Youning several meaningful glances, but Cheng Youning pretended not to understand. He wasn't leaving; he had to stay and help his mother.

Suddenly, Madam Wan said, "Grandson, for your grandfather's sake, we want you to get married to bring him good luck!"

Shang Xi's face fell again. "Mother, do you really have to say this in front of You Ning? Are you even trying to seduce your grandson to bring good luck to my father?"

Madam Wan's eyes widened in anger. She was convinced that Shang Xi was unfilial. She pointed at Shang Xi and said, "Shut up! If you try to interfere, I will call for family discipline right now!"

Cheng Youning asked Madam Wan, "My grandfather's health will improve after I get married!"

Madam Wan's angry face turned into a smile, and her voice carried a hint of seduction as she said, "When you're able to get married, your grandfather will be so happy that his illness will be cured."

Shang Xi could no longer bear it. She sneered, "I never imagined that the dignified Crown Prince wasn't raised through proper education, but rather through coaxing and deception. How absurd and laughable."

Madam Wan flew into a rage, "This is outrageous! I'm not even dead yet, and you're already speaking with such veiled barbs. When did this family become a place where you can boss people around? Guards, lock Shang Xi in the ancestral hall and punish her by making her copy the family rules a hundred times. She is not allowed to leave the ancestral hall until she finishes copying them."

At this moment, two servants came up, but seeing Shang Xi sitting there calmly, no one dared to make a move. Madam Wan had long wanted to drive Shang Xi, who was obstructing her, out, and urged, "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and take her away!"

The servant, emboldened, said, "Princess Consort, please forgive me."

Cheng Youning swatted away a fan from each of the two servants' outstretched hands. The force wasn't great, but it was enough to scare away their clutches. "You bastards, you dare touch my mother!"

Shang Xi was already hindering the wedding for good luck, and now Cheng Youning has become her little helper. If this continues, the situation will get out of control in no time.

Wan Lianxing, whose face had long since darkened, finally spoke: "Is the Crown Prince planning a rebellion? He's not even listening to his grandmother anymore!"

Cheng Youning found everything she said wrong. “Disobeying Grandma is rebellion? I think Grandma is senile. I’m only ten years old and she wants me to get married? That ‘marriage to ward off bad luck’ is superstition. I’m just a child and I don’t believe in it. How can you adults argue about this? And punishing my mother is even more wrong. My mother is virtuous, kind, and reasonable. How can you lock her in the ancestral hall just because of a disagreement? Does my mother not have the right to speak in this house?”

"You good-for-nothing! Your mother exposed my shortcomings, and you've gone against the Emperor's will! I was the one who proposed this marriage to bring good luck! Your mother objected, so are you going to object too?!"

Cheng Youning swallowed hard, then looked at his mother. He was afraid that his great-uncle would be angry and punish him, but he was also afraid that his mother would be punished. After weighing the options in his mind, he said, "How about this? I will kneel in the ancestral hall for my mother. The ancestral hall has a lot of yin energy, and my mother is timid. I will kneel in place of my mother! What do you think, Great-uncle?"

"Why haven't I seen you show such filial piety to me before! When your mother was criticizing your great-uncle, why didn't you stand up for him?"

Cheng Youning grinned. His great-uncle could stomp his foot and the whole world would tremble. Did his great-uncle need him to stand up for him? His great-uncle was really arrogant!

Cheng Youning deliberately feigned great regret, saying, "Grandson missed it! Besides... that's impossible! What shortcomings could my great-uncle possibly have! My great-uncle is a celestial being, without any flaws, and no one has the opportunity to expose his shortcomings. However, great-uncle, my filial piety towards you is witnessed by heaven and earth, proven by the universe, as clear as day, and seen by all. So, next time my grandmother disciplines you, I will take the punishment for you. How does that sound, great-uncle?"

"What's so good about it! You've started joking around with your great-uncle just to save your mother. I see you've stood up for your mother and shown loyalty and righteousness. I can put in charge for your grandmother and spare your mother from punishment. However, the marriage to bring good luck is still necessary. For your grandfather's sake, I'll have to make the sacrifice!"

"Grandpa, your grandson hasn't even grown up yet, so getting a wife won't help him!"

"It doesn't matter whether it's useful or not, just put it in the Crown Prince's residence."

One was abusing his age and the other was abusing his power for personal gain. Shang Xi's heart had long since turned cold. She was weak and powerless, and her voice carried little weight. She had no chance of turning the tide. Seeing that the matter was settled, she stood up and bowed to Wan Lian: "I am not feeling well, so I will not spoil the mood here."

Cheng Youning gently shook Shang Xi's hand, "Mother, they want to find a wife for your son, won't you listen in?"

"I am but a humble woman, so I will not disturb you any further."

“Mother, you are the Crown Prince’s consort, and your child is the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince is the foundation of the nation. How can you be of such low status and have little influence?”

Shang Xi laughed, but it was a mocking laugh. She patted Cheng Youning's head and said, "My silly son, I don't know if you are the foundation of the nation. I only know that you are the tool for the Wan family to continue their lineage. Where you go in the future depends on yourself. I am powerless to protect you."

At this moment, Cheng Feng, who was so angry that he lost his mind, also stood up. His face was just as ugly as Shang Xi's. "Since the child has been adopted by my uncle, then his affairs no longer need to be discussed with me and Shang Xi. Everything will be decided by my uncle. I am not feeling well today, so I will not bother everyone here!"

Cheng Feng is as strong as an ox, and he's unwell? Humph! You're kidding me!

Wan Lianxing slammed his fist on the table in anger: "What's wrong with you? Your wife just escaped a disaster, are you going to face it head-on?"

Wan Lianxing was just looking for a way to vent his anger when Cheng Feng walked right into his trap, so he wasn't going to hold back.