Chapter 185 - 185 Disappointment

185 Disappointment

Today was the day Yu Niaoniao returned home. Early in the morning, the people from the Yu Residence got busy.

Yu Kangtai specially changed into a new set of clothes and dressed up energetically. Yu Sheng and Yu Pingping also prepared carefully.

Only Mrs. Jiang was unhappy.

Yu Kangtai noticed his wife’s strange expression and was afraid that she would take things too hard again, so he quickly comforted her.

“If you feel uncomfortable later, you can go back to the house to rest. Leave the matters of entertaining Niaoniao and Duke Lang to me.”

Unexpectedly, when Mrs. Jiang heard this, she felt even more uncomfortable.

“Master is in a hurry to chase me back. Do you think I’m an eyesore?”

Yu Kangtai frowned. “Why are your thoughts so extreme? I asked you to go back and rest for your own good.”

Mrs. Jiang did not say anything else, but she was still very depressed.

She had thought that as long as Yu Niaoniao was married, everything would return to normal.

However, things were not as she had expected. Even if Yu Niaoniao no longer lived at home, her family would still mention her often.

It was fine with Yu Kangtai. After all, Yu Niaoniao was his first child. It was normal for him to pay more attention to her. However, Yu Sheng and Yu Pingping had crawled out of her stomach. Logically speaking, they should be on her side.

However, these two heartless people also spoke up for Yu Niaoniao. Every time they mentioned Yu Niaoniao, they would smile. From the looks of it, they clearly liked Yu Niaoniao, their half-sister.

This made Mrs. Jiang very uncomfortable.

She felt alone in this house. In the past, she could still seek the help of her family, but now that the Jiang family had collapsed, she did not even have a place to relax and confide.

And all of this was because of Yu Niaoniao! Mrs. Jiang cursed in her heart countless times. Why didn’t the fire back then burn Yu Niaoniao to death? Why did she have to escape? The heavens were blind!

Not only did the heavens let that girl survive, but she also climbed up the high branch of Duke Lang and become the Princess Consort.

Then, Mrs. Jiang thought that with Duke Lang’s cruel personality, Yu Niaoniao would definitely not have a good life after marrying him. She might even be tortured by Duke Lang.

Mrs. Jiang had heard that many people outside did not think highly of Yu Niaoniao and Duke Lang. They felt that Duke Lang was not serious about Yu Niaoniao.

After the novelty passed, Yu Niaoniao would be despised.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Jiang couldn’t help but smile.

She spoke with the heart of a spectator.

“Master, don’t worry about me. I feel quite good now. It’s rare for Niaoniao to come back. I’ll definitely treat her and Duke Lang well later. I won’t make things difficult for you.”

Later, she would definitely admire Yu Niaoniao’s pitiful appearance after being tortured.

No matter how cunning that girl was, wouldn’t she be taught a lesson by the murderous Duke Lang?!

Yu Kangtai did not know what his wife was thinking. Seeing that Mrs. Jiang was smiling and seemed to be in a good mood, he was relieved.

“It’s good that you think that.”

The butler had been waiting at the door. When he saw the Duke Lang’s carriage, he immediately urged his servant to inform his master.

Soon, Yu Kangtai rushed over with Yu Sheng.

They bowed to Duke Lang.

“Greetings, Your Highness.”

Xiao Juan said calmly, “Father-in-law, there’s no need to be so polite.”

Yu Kangtai stepped aside and said, “Please come in.”

He sighed inwardly. In the past, he had never dreamed that the famous Duke Lang would one day become his son-in-law. This was really a matter of life and death!

Yu Niaoniao and Xiao Juan sat down in the central room. At this moment, Mrs. Jiang also brought Yu Pingping over. They bowed to Duke Lang.

When she got up, Mrs. Jiang deliberately glanced at Yu Niaoniao. She had thought that she would see Yu Niaoniao’s pale and dejected face, but she was disappointed.

Not only did Yu Niaoniao not become dejected, but her appearance became even more charming than before. Her face was red and lustrous. It was obvious that she had been living well in the Langjun Imperial Palace these few days.

Mrs. Jiang was disappointed, and she suddenly felt resentful. Why was her family suffering while Yu Niaoniao, the culprit, could live so freely?

Xiao Juan had solved countless cases and was very sensitive to negative emotions. He immediately felt Mrs. Jiang’s abnormality and glanced at her coldly.

Mrs. Jiang was frightened and hurriedly lowered her head. She gripped the handkerchief tightly and led Yu Pingping to a chair on the other side.

Yu Kangtai looked at Yu Niaoniao and asked what he was most worried about.

“Did you cause any trouble in Langjun Imperial Palace these few days?”

He was really afraid of Yu Niaoniao’s ability to cause trouble. He was afraid that she would still do whatever she wanted after marrying Duke Lang.

Yu Niaoniao said, “No, I’m very obedient.”

After saying that, she did not forget to wink at Duke Lang.

“Don’t you agree, Baby?”

Xiao Juan nodded calmly. “Yes.”

Yu Kangtai thought he had misheard and could not help but ask.

“What did you call him?”

Yu Niaoniao replied crisply, “Of course, it’s Baby.”

Even though Yu Kangtai was already the father of three children, he could not help but blush.

However, in front of his children, he had to pretend to be calm and reprimand her in a low voice.

“Nonsense! How can you be so disrespectful?”

Yu Niaoniao snorted. “What’s wrong with that? The Duke is my husband. It’s justifiable for me to call him Baby. Anyway, I’m not calling any other man. What right do you have to say that I don’t have dignity?”

Seeing that she was getting more and more out of hand, Yu Kangtai immediately raised his voice.

“How dare you talk back?!”

Mrs. Jiang hurriedly said, “Master, don’t be angry. She’s still young. It’s normal for her to be naive.”

This was undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire. Yu Kangtai was even angrier.

“She’s already married and not a child anymore. Can’t she think before she speaks and does things in the future?!”

Yu Niaoniao did not want her homecoming to become another farce.

She simply shut up and turned her head to look elsewhere.

Seeing her unconvinced look, Yu Kangtai wanted to lecture her again. Before he could say anything, he heard Duke Lang speak.

“Niaoniao is innocent and cute. That’s good. She doesn’t need to change anything.”

Yu Kangtai advised earnestly.

“This girl has been wild since she was young. If you don’t beat her up in three days, she will tear down the roof. Her mother had not disciplined her well and had raised her to be willful. You must not spoil her. You must discipline her well. Otherwise, who knows how much trouble she will cause in the future!”

Xiao Juan said calmly, “Is that so? But I think my mother-in-law raised her very well. She’s sincere, kind, smart, cheerful, casual, and open-minded. She has countless good points.”

When Mrs. Jiang heard him mention mother-in-law, she knew that he was referring to Madam. Xie and not her stepmother.

She felt even more depressed and could not help but retort.

“Since you like her, you naturally think that she’s good at everything. But that’s not the case in the eyes of outsiders. If you really want the best for her, you can’t spoil her.”