Chapter 102: Arrogant and Overbearing

  He knew from a very young age that he wasn't an Iron Family member.

  Although he was called Tie Wei Yang, others also knew that he was the third young master of the Tie family, but at the same time, others also knew that he was just a adopted son picked up by the Marquis.

  He had been entangled for a long time, always wanting to ask his biological parents, why did you abandon me? He also wanted to ask Master Hou, where was he abandoned, but couldn't ask.

  He slowly buried the knot in the deepest part of his heart, and Hou Ye treated him like one of his own, while Madame regarded him as her own child. The brothers were harmonious and courteous to each other, so what was there for him to be dissatisfied with?

  He worked hard to repay the Hou Lord's upbringing, to prove that his original decision was correct. After enlightenment, he spent most of his time reading books, hoping to become a person who would make the Hou Lord proud. In terms of martial arts, he also refused to be inferior to others. No matter how bitter and tired he was, he persisted with gritted teeth and never admitted defeat. People only saw his glory in front of him, but no one saw the hardships behind him. Everyone knew that Iron Justice Hou had a son who excelled in both literature and martial arts, but who knew how much blood and sweat he paid for it?

  If it wasn't for that day when he met a monk who revealed his true identity, he wouldn't have brought up the past and thought about finding his biological parents. Perhaps what he wanted was just an explanation.

  "Brother, Third Brother?" Tie Hanyi looked at Tie Weiyang who was lost in thought, unsure of what to say.

  She scared herself, didn't she?

  "Oh, it's okay, let's eat quickly! I'm starving!" Tie Wenyang forced a smile to comfort his spoiled little sister, if she knew about this matter, she would definitely make a big fuss.

  When she saw San Ge's face, his familiar smile reappeared. Tie Han Yi put down her guard and let the vendor bring over some snacks. She started eating with her head down, she was starving too.

  He thought he had hidden it well, but who would have thought that the Marquis had already seen through his thoughts. The father and son talked for a long time in the study, and he could see that the Marquis was somewhat concerned about his desire to find his biological parents, but ultimately didn't say anything. He simply handed him a black-and-white pendant made of neither gold nor jade, saying it had been hung on his body back then, perhaps as proof.

  He was moved by this, Lord Hou had lived a life without shame to heaven and earth, bright and upright, a true husband. But at this moment, in his eyes, the wise and powerful Iron Righteous Marquis was just a father who was about to lose his son.

  Alas, I'm too self-willed. But in his heart, he will always be the third son of Marquis Hou, and that will never change.

  With a flash of insight, Tie Yunyang suddenly remembered the monk who had revealed the secrets of heaven back then.

  Twenty years have passed since he was a baby, and this year he is twenty-one years old. When the young master adopted him, he was only a month old. The Four-Square Mountain outside the city wall, he was fifteen that year, had been a deputy general in Jinan Prefecture for two years, guarding the city. At the border of Jinan Prefecture and Taizhou, there is a Four-Square Mountain, could this platform be referring to Taizhou City? The candlelight shines on the cloud swallow, is it not the sparrow lamp that little sister has been thinking about? Which family's little sister brings the lamp, which family's little sister brings the lamp...

  That lantern-carrying girl? Does she have any relation to herself, and why did her performance stop at Chapter 102? Fang Wanru led the Qin family's female entourage back to the Qin estate in a horse-drawn carriage.

  Qin Dai Xin took four maids and two women with her and went to Fang Wanru's place without even washing up.

  Fang Wanru was drinking tea in the warm pavilion when she saw Qin Daihe arrive, not feeling surprised at all, and had someone move a three-legged stool for her to sit on.

  Qin Dai Xin made a curtsy and said: "I don't dare sit down, I came specifically to ask Mother for punishment."

  At this moment, a little girl outside the door whispered to Haitang that the second young lady had arrived and was just outside the hall.

  I'm afraid she's here to eavesdrop. Such things are always hidden from superiors but not from inferiors, so why did this little girl report it? I'm afraid she was just assigned recently, but how could such an unruly little girl be arranged in front of Fang Wanru? This is strange. Qin Dai's heart only thought about this matter and didn't think carefully about why that little girl told Haitang something that others couldn't hear clearly, but she herself heard it clearly.

  Miss Qin's discerning eyes did not miss Fang Wanru's unusual expression. She pretended to be unaware and said, "My daughter took four maidservants to the night market to have some fun and bought some new trinkets. Who knew that a young lady also had her eye on the flower lantern I bought? She threatened me with a whip, demanding that I hand it over to her. My daughter was inexperienced in such matters and was taken aback. Fortunately, the four maidservants protected her, so she wasn't hurt. Later, the woman's relatives came and persuaded her to leave, and they also apologized before leaving."

  Two old women secretly thought it was bad, how did Third Miss bring this matter up?

  Fang Wanru understood, however, that her own people were not present at the time, what a mistake!

  “……The daughter returned to the snack stall and saw that the two women were in a sorry state, their bodies covered in soup water. It was unclear what had happened, but they didn't dare to speak out or ask for compensation from the stall owner. They only begged the daughter to take them away. The daughter felt that it would be embarrassing to make a scene in front of so many people, so she didn't investigate further.” She spoke half-truths, and there was some credibility to her words. Many people had seen her arguing with the woman in red, and after asking around, they knew what really happened. As for the two women, it could be said that they were getting their just deserts, using Fang Wenyu's hands to exact revenge rather than doing it themselves. After all, the two women had been injured, which was a fitting punishment.

  "Madam, it's not like that." The two servant women argued: "We were following Third Miss all along, but when she wanted to go and choose some trinkets, she told us to wait at the stall. I thought, since we were only a few steps away, how could we not keep an eye on her? But then the stall owner deliberately splashed hot water on our backs, that's why we got hurt. Third Miss said they're just small vendors who have it hard, so she secretly gave us some of her own money to buy medicine for our burns. I didn't think much of it and agreed."

  Qin Daiying scolded: "How dare you, a mere woman, to lie in front of my mother! I'll ask you, if we were just a few steps away from each other, why didn't you come out and protect me when you saw me trapped in this dispute? I don't even know that shopkeeper, he's the one who hurt you, so it's only right for him to pay compensation. Why should I be the one to compensate?"

  Fang Wanru's eyes were like a sharp knife, staring tightly at the two women. Although she treated several concubines not as well as her own children, she couldn't let them bully and disrespect her, especially when they didn't listen to or follow her orders.

  "Madam......this......" The two women didn't know how to start speaking and were in a flurry for a moment.

  Fang Wanru's voice came coldly, "Pass down the order, each person will be beaten twenty times, and then sell their teeth!"

  The two old women were stunned, and they couldn't care about anything else. They hurriedly knelt down to beg for mercy: "Madam, spare our lives! This old body of mine can't withstand these twenty slaps. Madam, it was all ordered by the second young lady."

  What a character explosion! Consider it a welfare, I suppose!