The Blessed

By noon, a lot of people had already been gathering out of Yuehua Manor for fun. Even the old patriarch who always had a good opinion of himself also came. The broad front yard now instantly became a bit crowded. Not just people of this village, even the village head and the patriarch of the nearby villages also came. In a short half an hour, no one knew how they spread the news, now they not only came themselves, they even brought the gifts. Everyone was wearing new clothes, looking quite spirited.

Seeing that more and more were coming, Ling Jingxuan told Zheng Da to ask other servants in the yard to help. At about half past two, two fine horses ran all the way here. Two yamen runners jumped off the horse, “Eunuch Zhao who is here to announce the imperial edict and the magistrate are off the boat. They’d be here half an hour later. The magistrate sent us here in advance to ask if Childe Ling has made everything prepared.”

Having been to the yamen for a few times, those yamen runners all knew him. So the directly went before him and said so. And the crowd had turmoil, and it became noisier. Everyone subconsciously lowered the head to flatten their clothes and their hair that had been blown messy by the wind, nervously and expectantly waiting for the magistrate and Eunuch Zhao to come.

"Sorry to trouble you then. We’ll check things out again.”

Ling Jingxuan turned and told Old Zhou, Old Zhou’s son and Zheng Da to check everyone and see if there was anything missing. Yuan Shaoqi then moved forward and felt out two pouches and stuffed them into the hands of the two yamen runners secretly, “Sorry to trouble you.”

Weighing the heavy pouches, the two yamen runners showed a smile, and said ‘that’s our job, that’s our job.’

"What are you doing here? Shengrui won’t come out, right?”

Seeing Yan Si among the crowd with the corner of his eyes, Ling Jingxuan moved over quietly without anyone noticing. In case that the eunuch might recognize Yan Shengrui and then got him and the kids exposed, they had already made a deal in advance that Yan Shengrui shouldn’t show up today.

“No, the master is afraid that someone might hurt you and the little masters by accident since there are so many people today, so he asks me to protect you. Master Xuan, don’t worry. I am good at concealing myself. As long as I want, no one can find me.”

Speaking of his professional, Yan Si wore a face of pride. But he had made a huge mistake before. But Ling Jingxuan ignored his peacock-like proud appearance, and ordered in whispers, “Just watch from afar. I don’t want Wen and Wu to get exposed now.”

"Yes, my lord!"

Knowing his concern, Yan Si prudently nodded and disappeared in a flash among the crowd.

"Why is he here? What is wrong with the village head? Why did he bring him over?”

"Yeah, no one doesn’t know the hatred between Yuehua Manor and the old Ling family. Why does the village head bring Ling Chengcai here for? Isn’t he trying to disgust Ling Chenglong?”

"It's not like that. After all, they share the same bloodline, and the village head did nothing wrong to bring someone from his big brother’s family. Now Ling Chenglong has been rich. Isn’t he supposed to do something for his family?”

"Bullsh*t! How did Ling Chenglong move out of that family? No one in our village doesn’t know that it was the old couple who let their daughter make Lady Wang lose her unborn baby! And not long before, Ling Chenglong and his wife dropped the old grudge and went to visit the old couple. But what did they get? Only swearing words from them! That damn xiucai’s wife even said Ling Chenghua’s death is because Ling Jingxuan bribed the yamen. Ling Jingxuan is rich and that is true. But is the yamen so easy to be bribed? They are just a bunch of as*holes! How could they still say they share the same bloodline?”

"Yes, I agree…"

In the direction of the gate, the village head led Ling Chengcai and his wife to walk in. Ling Chengcai who was in the front was holding his head high, like they were the masters here, making the village head quite embarrassed. Those people who came to congratulate started to gossip. The old patriarch and others who now knew who was the one they couldn’t afford to offend instantly darkened their face.

"Chengcai, what are you doing here?"

Before Ling Jingxuan and others who were still busy found them, the old patriarch let those elders to move over, wearing super awkward smile. If possible, they really didn’t want to talk to this couple. Even they felt ashamed to come, while they…really had no shame! How could Ling Qiyun raise this kind of shameless thing?

"This is my second brother's home, as his elder brother, why can’t I come?”

Even the village head did not dare to speak to the old patriarch that way, while Ling Chengcai said it so arrogantly.

"You, you, you..."

The old patriarch nearly spat out a mouthful of blood. If it hadn’t been it was Yuehua Manor here and the imperial edict was coming, he already swayed his crane on him. Ling Chengcai, who still held some awe before the old patriarch, now already held his nose up into the sky. As his eyes captured Ling Chenglong and his wife, without even thinking, he ditched the old patriarch and walked to them.

"Chenglong, I want to speak to you alone."

Casting a glance at Ling Jinghan and Yuan Shaoqi who were saying something to others, Ling Chengcai instantly postured as his elder brother, while meaningfully glancing at Yuan Shaoqi and Ling Jinghan, apparently signaling them to walk away. But pity that here was the Yuehua Major. Ling Jinghan was the master. How would he ever take order from him? Forget about Yuan Shaoqi. He even didn’t put Duke Yuan in his eyes. Let alone a rustic?

At the same time, the old Wang couple and Zhang juren who found something not right also came over. Instead, more people came. Ling Chengcai nearly spat out some blood, throwing a hard stare at Ling Chenglong.

"If Uncle Ling has anything to say, please tell me straight away. The imperial decree will arrive soon. We’d be beheaded if we delay it.”

Although Ling Chenglong and his wife were super mad, they were not that shameless like him and even forgot to react. At this time, Ling Jinghan strode over and said so with a faint smile on the face.

Hearing the word beheaded, Ling Chengcai and his wife were slightly startled, but soon they said, “Your elders are talking. When is it your turn to cut in?”

Speaking of which, Ling Chengcai turned to Ling Chenglong and his wife, “Chenglong, let me ask you. For something so huge, why didn’t you inform us earlier?”

“Why should I inform you?”

As his words just fell, a crisp sound fell from the sky. The crowd slowly made a way, and then Ling Jingxuan who was wearing pomposo robes walked over with the three little buns, followed by his little disciple Zhao Shan and Zhao&Han couple. Ling Jingpeng also brought Zhang Qing and his brother to walk over from another direction. A crowd of people slowly moved before them.

"You..."

For what Ling Jingxuan was capable of, Ling Chengcai was kind of feared. In an angle that no one could see, Lady Li secretly pulled the lower hem of his robes, then Ling Chengcai held his chest out, “I am your big uncle! I can let it how you are unfilial to us. But for such a huge thing, you even didn’t send someone to let our parents and also the ancestors know, this is outrageous!”

Look at him with such a face of righteousness, someone who had no idea what was happening would really believe what he said. If it had been Ling Chenglong and his wife, they might have also been intimidated. Pity that he was facing Ling Jingxuan. Had he ever been afraid of anything? Like the way Yan Shengrui thought of him, if giving him a chance, he even had the balls to jump over and throw his kicks at the emperor.

“Hehe…Uncle Ling, you must be kidding. The imperial edict is for me. And I have been thrown out of the house of old Ling family five years ago. On the family tree in the ancestral hall, there aren’t even me and my two sons’ names. What makes you think you are still my big uncle?”

Ling Jingxuan was so speechless. He thought that after Ling Chenghua died, no one of the old Ling family would dare make trouble for him. Never expected that usually quiet Ling Chengcai and his wife were even more unbelievable. What? Did they really think he dare not touch them? Big uncle? So funny! He was only his big uncle under the condition he admitted him? But if he didn’t, he was just a pile of poops!

“Yes, you are not in the family tree, but aren’t your parents, Jinghan and Jingpeng also not in it? If it weren’t that you had such a shameless thing that year, how would we have thrown you out of the family? Now you even have the face to…”

"Shut up!"

On hearing that he brought that part of pain up again, Lady Wang suddenly moved forward and stood before Ling Jingxuan, with a hand held on her waist, she shouted with the other hand pointing at his nose, “is my Jingxuan more shameless than your Jingwei? He even raped his own aunt. Such kind of person is like a beast! Ling Chengcai, we have already divided up from the old Ling family and moved out. We are no longer family. So, don’t posture as our big brother to lesson us anymore! Pah! It’s never your position to tell me what I should do! Our family is receiving the imperial edict. Does it have anything to do with you? If you are here as some onlooker, we welcome you. But if you are here to find some trouble, don’t blame me for throwing you out of here!”

She was so mad that she had already forgotten about the former nervousness. Now Jingxuan finally got rid of that ill fame, and because of building free school thing, he even accumulated some good name for himself. Anyway, she would never allow them to ruin it again. She didn’t mind getting herself the name of a shrew, as long as her husband and sons didn’t mind.

How would they ever mind? Seeing that their mom was behaving like a shrew, her three sons felt so thrilled in the heart. This way, they would feel eased when they were far away.

"You, you, you b*tch. Chenglong, say something!”

Ling Chengcai was so mad. But Ling Chenglong who had always respected him now came forward, held his wife and asked concernedly, “Don’t get mad with those people. It’s not worth it.”

Lady Wang had just felt a bit better. Seeing that he cared about Lady Wang so much, the old Wang couple and Wang Jinhua all nodded with satisfaction.

"Ling Chenglong…"

But Ling Chengcai was so angry that his voice also rose for several degrees. Just when he was going to say something, all of a sudden, the drums and gongs sounded outside.

"The imperial edict is here, all miscellaneous people should avoid it! The imperial edict is here, tall miscellaneous people should avoid it!"

At the same time, high voice was also heard. Ling Jingxuan, Ling Jinghan and Ling Jingpeng hurriedly led the whole family to greet it. No one had paid any attention to that couple. Ling Chengcai had no choice. After having an eye contact with his wife, they elbowed to the front most of the crowd. The village head was afraid that they’d have a fight before the magistrate and the eunuch, so he could only watch it.

Pipa~ Pipa~

After the blasting sound of firecrackers, several meters long team was approaching, two rows of rumen runners were opening the way in the front. And the magistrate Hu Lizhi was riding on a jujube red horse, with a magnificent carriage behind, around of which was following by the guards with knives around their waist. They should be the so-called imperial edict guarders. And some yamen runners behind the carriage were carrying a plaque covered by a red silk cloth, and what was followed were big and small boxes. Without even thinking, one would know it should be the emperor’s rewards. Everyone looked nervous now, with cold sweating oozing out of the forehead. Ling Jingxuan and his two younger brothers were in the front, with a shallow smile at the corner of the mouth. The little buns who were standing behind showed no sign of scare or what at all, but looking quite curious. Especially Ling Wu, his big round eyes were trying looking into the carriage, like he was expecting something.