Greetings, Ninth Uncle

Ch.5 - To Complain Her Grievances

Cheng Yujin lowered her head even more. As if she couldn't hold back her tears yet didn't want to be seen by others, so she simply bowed her head and refused to show her sorrow. Cheng Yuanjing was smiling, but said nothing. He quietly watched Cheng Yujin's tearful complaint, as if she genuinely cried.

Old Master Cheng became more worried, and asked, "What did he say?"

"He said, no reason, he simply didn't want to marry this granddaughter. He later said that I was a hypocrite who was angling for fame and that after this engagement failed, no other man would be willing to marry me."

Cheng Yuanjing raised his eyebrows, glancing at Cheng Yujin with half a smile. This sentence was aimed at him. He had just returned to the capital and wanted to visit the ailing old Master Cheng. As a result, he saw a couple quarreling in the walkway. Cheng Yuanjing was highly sensitive to his surrounding, so he stopped and planned to wait until the young couple finished their quarrel.

Although actually Cheng Yuanjing arrived there first.

Yet he never thought that he would see such a wonderful play.

Even now, this Cheng family's eldest young miss was still scheming. Huo Changyuan indeed called her 'hypocrite' and 'angling for fame'. But after Cheng Yujin rearranged his words, the whole meaning was changed completely. Cheng Yujin wanted to conveniently gain some pity from her grandfather, but afraid that Cheng Yuanjing might expose her, so she deliberately played with her words.

Of course, Cheng Yuanjing wasn't that idle either.

Old Master Cheng was completely furious after he heard Cheng Yujin's 'grievances' and loudly scolding Huo Changyuan. Cheng Yujin happily listening, adding some oil from time to time. Her pupils, as bright as lacquer, moved around lightly, like two dazzling gems. Finally she looked at Cheng Yuanjing and said, "Marquis Huo had military merit, and the emperor personally helped him taking back his marquis title. His future is limitless, so it is normal for him to look down on me. However, although him humiliating me is nothing, but he has no reason to disgrace our Cheng family. Ninth uncle, don't you agree?"

Old Master Cheng glanced at Cheng Yuanjing nervously. The crown prince was always in the position to give the command, who would dare to speak to him in this tone? Old Master Cheng expression sank and he scolded Cheng Yujin, "Eldest child's daughter, don't be impudent."

Impudent? How did she act impudently? Cheng Yujin was completely baffled. When having a conversation, one would tit and the other would tat. Didn't everyone was like this? But old Master Cheng scolded her for being impudent!

No wonder old Madam Cheng hated little Xue-shi to the bone, old Master Cheng's favoritism was too obvious.

Cheng Yuanjing clearly felt that this Cheng eldest miss now seeing him unpleasant. Although she didn't show it outward, inward she obviously rolled her eyes. Cheng Yuanjing didn't take care and directly asked, "Huo Changyuan's marquis title was bestowed by the emperor?"

"Oh, this." Old Master Cheng explained, "This was the matter I told you before. At the celebration feast, when the emperor saw that Huo Changyuan and the crown prince were of similar age, the emperor asked him a few things, and not long after the people below quickly gave back Huo family's marquis title."

Old Master Cheng said this actually was for Cheng Yuanjing, but unfortunately, Cheng Yujin didn't know, so she replied, "In the final analysis, Huo Changyuan was merely basked on the crown prince's light. Because the emperor missed the crown prince, his favor spilled into the Huo family. Don't know why that family still feel so proud."

Old Master Cheng did not expect this kind of remark. He looked at Cheng Yujin in surprise, his jaw agape. This girl dared to speak about the crown prince in such a casual tone, as if he was just a common passerby, her guts were too big!