When the female supporting role has a beauty system

Chapter 1429 Jin Yue 30
Cheng Sui smiled maliciously: "But his beloved Lin Ge'er is dead."

"He hired a great scholar to teach Lin Ge'er martial arts to improve his health. Although he was an illegitimate eldest son who did not follow proper etiquette, he acted like the eldest legitimate son of the Duke's mansion."

"But he was unlucky, he died."

"It was a good thing he died."

Cheng Qian gripped the lychee shell tightly, listening to Cheng Sui's vicious words. He wasn't angry; instead, he looked at Tan You: "He's so shady, and you still think he's a good person?"

Tan You: "Everyone has a dark side, as long as they don't hurt others."

“You named Cheng Lin ‘Lin Ge’er’ because you wanted to slap Lin Jin Yue in the face. Yun Ge’er is speaking out for his mother, which is a good thing.”

“Cheng Lin was unlucky and failed to establish himself, so he can’t blame anyone else.”

"Under your and Wei's tutelage, Yun-ge'er and Cheng Lin have naturally become adversaries. You're plotting to kill Lin Jin-yue without anyone knowing before Cheng Sui-zhi takes office."

"If Wei Ruoyu is then made the official wife, Cheng Lin will become the eldest legitimate son of the Duke's mansion. And what about Yun Ge'er? Without his mother's protection, how will he survive in this cannibalistic Duke's mansion?"

Cheng Qian looked embarrassed: "I didn't think that way."

Tan You said gently, "That's your own mother. You didn't think about it, but your own mother thought about it for you."

"Why do you think I came here? It's because your mother has the lives of Lin Jinyue and Cheng Sui on her hands. If Lin Jinyue hadn't died, she wouldn't have met me."

Cheng Sui lay on Tan You's lap: "Mother, am I dead?"

Tan You stroked his head, her eyes filled with sadness: "Brother Yun, you're alive and well now."

“If I hadn’t come, your mother and you would both have died because of Wei Ruoyu’s framing. Her own son, Lin Ge’er, didn’t survive smallpox, so she simply used that to frame you.”

"And she did it."

"But what did Lin Jinyue do wrong? It's not her fault that she was born a concubine's daughter; it's Lin Yuan's fault for not being a decent human being."

"In order to pave the way for her family and not hinder your future, Wei carefully selected Lin Jinyue, who is easy to manipulate. You dare not openly resist Wei and vent your anger on her, so she has no choice."

"Just because she has no family to support her, just because she is isolated and helpless, you all want to bully her, and now you even want to kill her. Of course, you did succeed in your past life."

Cheng Qian felt a bitter taste in his mouth, his heart heavy: "I...I don't know...I never intended to harm her."

Tan You stopped looking at him: "When I do things, I only look at the results, never the reasons. The result is that Lin Jinyue did not have a good life in the Duke's mansion, and she was only 20 years old when she passed away."

“She’s too young, she’s still a child, her life shouldn’t be like this.”

"Yun-ge'er shouldn't have ended up like this."

“Cheng Qian, keep being heartless. Even if you regret and are in pain, don’t cry in front of me. I think those are crocodile tears and don’t deserve any sympathy.”

Cheng Qian's eyes reddened, and he felt a churning in his throat, as if he had swallowed a thousand needles that he could neither swallow nor spit out.

"What...what do you plan to do to my mother?"

Tan You chuckled: "That's not something you should be concerned about."

Cheng Qian fell silent for a long time before finally speaking in a hoarse voice, "Whether you believe it or not, I never intended to harm her. I just... I just didn't expect..."

Tan You, impatient with his explanation, said, "Yun-ge'er, if anyone says these things to you in the future, never believe them." Cheng Sui held Tan You's hand and said, "Mother, I understand. You told me that a gentleman judges by actions, not intentions."

“Don’t look at what he thinks, look at what he does.”

“My mother and I didn’t have a good life before, that’s a fact.”

Tan You tossed the chubby little boy aside: "He's truly my good son, he understands everything so quickly."

Cheng Sui opened his arms wide: "Mother!"

The two were having so much fun that they didn't care about Cheng Qian at all.

Cheng Qian understood that in their hearts, his death, as the heir apparent, would be the greatest benefit to them. But he was unwilling to accept it. It wasn't him who harmed Lin Jinyue, so why should he bear all this?
But she is his own mother. If his own mother did these things, could he, as her son, really remain impartial and incorruptible?

He wouldn't do that; he would only care about his mother and keep these things to himself for the sake of his future.

So, his mother owes Lin Jinyue and Cheng Sui two lives?
Cheng Qian dared not imagine this outcome, yet he had no choice but to consider it. From childhood to adulthood, the maids and servants who disappeared from the Duke's mansion, and the children the concubines could not bear…

If you really think about it, the number of lives on Wei's hands is not small.

Cheng Qian swayed as he sat down on the low couch by the window, propping his head up weakly, feeling a chill in his heart. He had always been proud of his status as the heir of the Duke's mansion, but he had never considered how much blood and tears had been shed behind that glory.

Did Madam Wei do all this for her son, or for the Wei family?
Cheng Qian didn't want to think of Wei Shi in such a dark light, but at this moment his mind was particularly clear. Wei Shi had always favored her own family, and from a young age she had instilled in him how much her maternal grandparents loved him.

She never considered herself a member of the Cheng family; everything she did was for the benefit of the Wei family.

She brought Wei Ruoyu into the mansion as a concubine, and even had Wei Ruoyu give birth to the eldest son of the legitimate wife. But what about herself? She thought herself to be exceptionally skilled in both literature and martial arts, but she never imagined that she was just a pawn in Wei's hands.

I do whatever she says.

That's so stupid.

As he pondered this, Cheng Qian felt his blood rush to his head, and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. Then, Cheng Qian's head lolled to the side, and he collapsed unconscious onto the low couch.

Tan You went over and checked his pulse. "He just fainted from anger. That bastard has quite a temper."

She wrote out a prescription, but did Cheng Qian deserve to eat her good food? He should be drinking bitter medicine.

Cheng Qian was awakened by the strong smell of Chinese medicine. He propped himself up and sat up, only to see Gu Yu standing in front of the low couch with a bowl of Chinese medicine in her hand: "Young Master, it's time for you to drink your medicine."

"The prescription the young lady gave you says that your blood and qi are attacking your heart."

Cheng Qian took the medicine and drank it all in one gulp, then pursed his lips and said, "Why is it so bitter?"

Gu Yu said softly, "The young lady said that only by enduring the bitterest of hardships can one rise above others."

Cheng Qian waved helplessly: "Go down."

Needless to say, he knew Tan You had ulterior motives. She was an open and honest person; if she were to actually make a move, she wouldn't do it in a sneaky way. Since he was still useful to her, she would definitely spare his life.

What's this called? Collecting some interest first?
Cheng Qian wanted the Jade Complexion Cream, and after lunch, a palace eunuch delivered it to him. He had barely received the cream when the Lin family found out.

Sitting in front of her dressing mirror, Madam Qi felt both happy and heartbroken upon hearing the news.