MTL - My Stepmother is Soft and Charming-Chapter 104 Battle for favor

Chapter 104: Competition for Favor

This time, the servants of Yunjinyuan finally behaved themselves and shouted loudly as soon as they saw them coming.

“The general has arrived, the young lady has arrived, the eldest young lady has arrived, the eighth young lady has arrived, and young master Ping has arrived.”

The people of Dongyuan have not received such attention for a long time, so not only the masters, but also the maids and women who followed behind also felt a little tougher.

 Enter the main room, naturally sitting high are the Duke of the State and Mrs. Wei.

 The two of them were dressed grandly today, especially the protagonist, the Duke of Guo, who looked several years younger.

 It doesn’t look like he’s celebrating his fifty-fifth birthday at all.

Mrs. Wei next to her was still smiling as kindly as before, but there was something more hypocritical in her eyes that looked like a smile but not a smile.

 “The son has seen his father, and wishes his father a prosperous spring and a prosperous sun and moon.”

 “My daughter-in-law has met her father-in-law and wishes her father-in-law a prosperous spring with pine trees and cranes, and a prosperous sun and moon.”

 Shang Ji and Du Jingyi took a step forward and spoke first.

Sister-in-law Liu, Ping'er and Xue Niang who were following behind also spoke.

 “My daughter-in-law has met her father-in-law and wishes him long life and good health.”

“My daughter has met her father, and wishes her father long life and good health.”

“My grandson has met his grandfather, and I wish him long life and good health.”

As he spoke, he also saluted. His respectful attitude made the Duke Shang Yukuan feel comforted, and he quickly raised his hand and said.

　　"Okay, everyone, get up, get up, you are all good children."

 Hands and eyebrows can’t even open wide when smiling.

Then everyone stood up and looked at Mrs. Wei, just saying something.

 “I’ve met Mrs. Wei.”

 There is nothing more.

She has become accustomed to Dongyuan's attitude over the years, so she didn't react much.

 Instead, he was a little more affectionate towards Shang Zhiping, waving to him and saying.

 “I haven’t seen Ping’er for a few days, come here and take a look.”

Shang Zhiping has always been wary of Mrs. Wei, which is closely related to his sister-in-law Liu's advice.

 But given the circumstances, it seemed impossible for him not to step forward.

So I had no choice but to go there, but I felt a little uncomfortable.

Seeing this scene, Mrs. Wei smiled even more purely.

“Look, I’ve grown a lot taller, sir, don’t you think so?”

What she said was like a loving grandmother caring for her grandson.

 But no one in Dongyuan really believed that she was sincere.

 Shang Yukuan was good to everyone, and naturally he was also good to his own grandson.

 But the job is not bad, and it is not too special. After all, he has more than one grandson.

 “Well, it’s a little higher.”

This was said dryly, and he himself felt a little pale.

 The atmosphere fell into a bit of embarrassment, but it was quickly broken by the arrival.

The voice sounded like that of a child, and Shang Zhiping knew without turning around that it must be his younger siblings.

 The children of the fourth uncle's family, Shang Zhihe and Shang Zhiyin.

Sure enough, the two of them ran in like a whirlwind, quickly grabbed Shang Zhiping's seat, and "accidentally" pushed him away.

Shang Zhiping's face showed some helplessness and embarrassment, so he had to retreat silently to his sister-in-law Liu.

 This situation has been going on for many years, so everyone is not surprised.

 But Shang Ji was not used to it and immediately scolded him.

"Where did you learn the rules to be so rude? Is this a place where you can yell?" He was tall and serious, so he still frightened the two of them when he opened his mouth.

 But they had never liked Shang Ji, so they stiffened their necks and turned their heads to look at him.

 Either there is impatience in his eyes, or he is pretending to cry.

“Grandpa, my sixth uncle is so cruel. My brother and I have done nothing. Why are you scolding us?”

Shang Zhiyin is now a girl of eight or nine years old, and she has put a lot of thought into her dressing up today.

 She is pink and delicate.

But in Du Jingyi's eyes, he felt that this child was full of treachery. Even at such an old age, he knew how to rely on weakness and strength. It was obvious that his parents taught him a lot.

 When she opened her mouth, she pretended to cry. If someone who didn't know why saw it, they might think that Shang Ji had bullied her.

 The children and grandchildren born to Shang Yukuan and Mrs. Wei were supposed to be closer.

 Seeing her like this now, naturally I feel very distressed.

 But he couldn't defeat his son head-on, so he had no choice but to speak consolingly.

"Yin'er, don't cry. This is just a joke between your sixth uncle and You. Today is my grandfather's birthday, so you should be happy."

These words are like a grandfather cherishing his granddaughter.

Shang Zhiping heard this, and there was not much emotion in his eyes. He just lowered his head, making it difficult to tell his emotions.

The sister-in-law was a little indignant and dissatisfied. She looked quite angry at the two children in front of her.

If the mother-in-law and husband were still alive, such family happiness and family happiness would have been available to the son.

 But now, Shang Zhiping has even become accustomed to not quarreling with these two younger siblings, because he knows that he can't fight, so he won't bring trouble to himself.

The more this happened, the more emotions accumulated in the heart of sister-in-law Liu, Du Jingyi could naturally feel it standing beside him.

So he pulled her sleeves, trying to make her relax.

 Then I heard a clear voice and some tiny footsteps coming from behind.

 Listen carefully, there are many people coming.

 Sure enough, it was Shang Silang who came in, and his wife Qilang.

They are all the sons of Mrs. Wei, and now they live in Xiyuan. There is not much superficial conflict with Dongyuan.

 But in private, there was no stumbling block.

“Hey, Yin’er, why are you crying? Who bullied you?”

 Her opening made Shang Ji's expression even worse.

The Wei family is quite good at producing such women, Mrs. Wei is one, and Silang's wife is another.

Hearing that his backer was coming, Shang Zhiyin ran over without hesitation, pretending to be innocent, pointed at Shang Ji and said.

“Mother, I was scolded by my sixth uncle as soon as I came here. He said that my brother and I had no rules.”

As soon as these words came out of her mouth, Snow Lady couldn’t bear it anymore.

 Seeing that her niece, who was only a few years younger than herself, had no good temper at all, she spoke.

“Why did you file a complaint first? As soon as you entered the door, you knocked Ping’er away, and you didn’t even apologize. Sixth Brother just asked you where you learned the rules, so why did it become a scolding?”

 As soon as she opened her mouth, Shang Zhiyin started crying on purpose.

That look is really hard to explain.

Silang's wife squatted on the ground and wiped her tears, complaining while wiping them back.

“Eight sisters are now relying on their power, so are they going to bully even their own nieces?”

 In one sentence, two people were scolded.

 Shang Ji stood with his hands behind his hands, his face already gloomy.

But she never thought that the first one to speak was Du Jingyi, she said with a smile.

"Fourth sister-in-law, please don't be angry. Eighth sister-in-law is just a quick talker. Just like Yin'er, they are both half-grown children. As adults, we will never embarrass children."

 (End of this chapter)