sbdcsierra Chapter 71 Crossed Out of the Family Tree
Chapter 71 Crossed Out of the Family Tree
Sheng Junyao met Madam Li's gaze respectfully and calmly.
He wasn't refuting, but rather stating the facts logically and with evidence.
If the previous confusion between the two was due to being misled by villains, now that the truth has been revealed, isn't it only natural that they should return to their rightful places?
Furthermore, he has already proposed to relocate Sheng Yunzhu in accordance with both moral and legal principles, which is already more than enough.
"You!" Old Madam Li was caught off guard by her most favored grandson. Her lips trembled, and it took her a long time to react. These words really came from Sheng Junyao's mouth. She was furious: "Nonsense! She's just a wild girl from the countryside, how can she compare to Yunzhu! You, you..."
“Grandmother, be careful what you say!” Sheng Junyao interrupted in a deep voice. He was always polite and would never interrupt his elders when they were speaking.
However, Madam Li's words left him extremely surprised, puzzled, and disapproving.
“Yangyang is Yangyang, and Yunzhu is Yunzhu. Why compare the two of them! Yangyang was framed by a villain. She shouldn’t have stayed in the countryside. Grandmother shouldn’t judge her in this way. Even if she weren’t Yangyang, a girl from the countryside isn’t some wild child. She has parents.” Sheng Junyao stared at Old Madam Li and said seriously, “Grandmother should apologize to Yangyang!”
"You want me to apologize to her?" Old Madam Li's eyes widened, and she felt dizzy, as if everything in front of her was blurry.
She's lived to such an old age, and has been the absolute authority for so many years, yet someone still asks her to apologize to a junior in front of her?
Should I apologize to a wild girl?
Looking at her beloved grandson whom she hadn't seen for several years, Madam Li realized that time could indeed easily blur some things. She had long been taken aback by the boy's excessive straightforwardness, thinking he would be another troublesome father-in-law. But back then, it hadn't happened to her, and she was often proud of him.
now……
Madam Li's eyelids twitched suddenly. She clutched her chest, realizing she shouldn't have rushed to see people today.
"Big brother, does Big Brother despise me? As soon as Big Brother came back, he wanted to send me away. Does he think that I'm the one who caused Yangyang's sister to be like this? But Big Brother, I was just an ignorant child back then. I didn't know anything... If this still offends Big Brother and makes him blame me, then Big Brother, please send me back!" Sheng Yunzhu was injured and looked at Sheng Junyao in pain, her face full of grievance and disbelief. She seemed unable to believe that her beloved Big Brother would treat her like this.
“I don’t despise you, nor do I find you an eyesore, nor do I blame you.” Sheng Junyao’s brow furrowed slightly. “I’m just stating the facts. Although you are not the perpetrator, you are a beneficiary. The truth has been found out. It would be unfair to Yangyang to keep you in the Duke’s mansion. But don’t worry, I will arrange something else for you. You can stay in the capital or leave if you want.”
"Brother, you're still blaming me, aren't you? Yes, it's my fault. My presence has hindered Sister Yangyang. I apologize to her..." Sheng Yunzhu swayed precariously, then suddenly steadied herself and rammed hard into the pillar!
"Zhuzhu!" "Third Miss!"
Everyone was shocked by this scene and couldn't believe that Sheng Yunzhu was going to crash into the pillar!
At the critical moment, it was Sheng Junyi who grabbed her.
"Zhuzhu! Don't do anything foolish!" Sheng Junyi quickly pulled her back.
"Waaah, second brother, don't stop me. Let me die. It'll be all over once I'm dead. I owe Yangyang sister a debt, so I'll give my life to pay for it. There's no place for me in this house anymore. What's the point of me living? I grew up here. Everyone here used to be my family. I... I... what's the point of me living now..." Sheng Yunzhu cried, tears streaming down her face, her heart breaking.
"This is your home. No one is trying to kick you out. Don't be impulsive." Sheng Junyi had no choice but to coax her gently.
Duke Sheng hadn't expected this either, and made the final decision: "Your second brother is right, this is your home, and no one can drive you away."
"It's getting late..."
Duke Sheng tried again to drive everyone away.
Unfortunately, he was interrupted by Sheng Junyao as soon as he opened his mouth: "So Father has made up his mind not to send Yunzhu away?"
Duke Sheng's face was extremely ugly: "Yes! Yunzhu is the daughter of the Duke's mansion, she is your sister, she will not go anywhere!"
Sheng Junyao remained silent for a moment, then nodded.
Then he turned to Lu Yangyang and asked, "Yangyang, would you like to be the third young lady of the Duke's mansion?"
Lu Yangyang and Sheng Yunjiao were engrossed in watching the commotion when Sheng Junyao suddenly pointed it out to them. A mocking smile appeared on her lips. "Of course not! There's no way I'd be willing in this lifetime!"
From the very first day she entered the manor, she was never there to be the Third Miss!
Nobody acknowledges her, and she doesn't care!
Sheng Junyao's eyes were full of guilt. After a long while, he turned to the Duke of Sheng and said, "Since Yangyang is unwilling to be the third daughter of the Duke of Sheng's mansion, and Father insists on keeping someone who has no relation to the Duke's mansion as the third daughter, this is against the rules. Father, please remove Yunzhu's name from the family genealogy."
"What did you say?" Duke Sheng was stunned. He looked at his eldest son, who was both his pride and his biggest headache, in disbelief.
He said that the reason why the Lan family made such a fuss to bring Junyao back was because they were waiting for him here!
Sheng Junyao solemnly repeated, "Please ask Father to remove Yunzhu's name from the Sheng family genealogy."
"Enough! What nonsense are you spouting?" Duke Sheng, who had been holding back for a while, finally couldn't hold back any longer: "This family is not your place to make decisions!"
“Father, this is not a matter of whether I can make the decision or not; it is that your actions are against the rules. If you insist on not doing so, then I will have no choice but to seek justice from the clan head and elders. If the clan head also refuses to uphold justice, then I will have no choice but to go to the Jingzhao Prefecture and have the Prefect judge this case! What is the point of establishing clan rules if a family does not act according to them? This matter must be resolved.” Sheng Junyao said firmly and respectfully.
"You!" Duke Sheng gritted his teeth in anger.
He glanced at the room full of people and found that everyone was dumbfounded.
Even Lu Yangyang stared at Sheng Junyao in shock.
She was truly shocked!
She never expected it to be like this!
It really opened up a whole new world for her!
Sheng Yunzhu lowered her eyes and shed tears, her hands clenched tightly in her sleeves, her nails digging into her palms without her noticing.
Why? Why did you do this to her?!
She has worked hard in this family for ten years, acting as their daughter and sister, but why can't she compare to Lu Yangyang?