Song Ziwei followed Chen Nan away from the Leng family and couldn't help but ask, "Young Master, aren't we going to visit Madam first?"
Chen Nan's mother was not married into the Chen family.
Therefore, she did not have the right to live in the Chen family mansion.
Currently, she resided in a small courtyard in the west city.
"I won't be going to Mother's place for now."
It wasn't that Chen Nan didn't want to see his mother.
He wished he could grow wings and fly to her side right now.
However,
the assassins from the Fan Tian Cult who attempted to assassinate Yuan Zun had escaped.
He had to be cautious.
He couldn't let the other party know that his mother lived alone.
What if they sought revenge?
Wouldn't that give the enemy an opportunity?
Although he didn't know if the enemy would seek revenge,
it was always better to be cautious.
"Tell me what happened after you saw Mother," Chen Nan said expressionlessly, exuding an aura of coldness that warned others to stay away.
Song Ziwei felt a sense of unease.
In her sixteen years of memory, this was the first time she had sensed such anger and coldness from the young master.
Song Ziwei said, "After I went to Madam's residence, I met Yu Hong, the maid of the First Madam."
"At first, I didn't think much of it, assuming she was just delivering something."
"But when I went inside, I discovered that the First Madam had scratch marks on her face and bruises on her arm."
"Upon inquiry, I learned that these were inflicted by the First Wife when she was trying to snatch Madam's gold bracelet."
Yesterday, she had visited Madam Wang Mengqing.
And had returned Madam's gold bracelet to her.
But shortly after she had left,
the First Wife, Guan Yanyue, the legal wife of Chen Bohan, had gone there.
In fact, Madam Wang Mengqing could have lived in the Chen family.
Even without a wedding ceremony.
But the moment Chen Nan returned to the Chen family and acknowledged his ancestors,
the Chen family had implicitly accepted Madam Wang Mengqing's status.
However,
the legal wife, Guan Yanyue, was completely different from Wang Mengqing's entry into the Chen family.
Chen Bohan was also henpecked.
So, he arranged a house for Wang Mengqing in the west city.
But even so,
Guan Yanyue disliked Wang Mengqing's presence.
For over a year, whenever she was in a bad mood, she would go to Wang Mengqing.
She would humiliate her in every way, withhold her allowance, and vent all her unhappiness onto her.
Yesterday, when Guan Yanyue visited, she saw Wang Mengqing's gold bracelet.
Her greed was immediately aroused.
A ten-tael gold bracelet was not a small sum for her.
For anything else, even if Wang Mengqing had cursed her, she would not have resisted.
But that gold bracelet was a memento from her mother.
Naturally, she refused to hand it over.
She struggled with Guan Yanyue.
But she was no match for Guan Yanyue and her two maids.
Not only was she injured,
but the gold bracelet was also snatched away.
Moreover, she had her maid, Hong Yu, guard the place to prevent Wang Mengqing from desperately reporting to the authorities.
So,
this morning, when Song Ziwei went to Wang Mengqing's place,
and saw her injured, Hong Yu started scuffling with her.
She wanted to beat her until she begged for mercy, to prevent her from reporting to the authorities.
However, Song Ziwei managed to escape.
After learning the events,
Chen Nan's killing intent surged.
Guan Yanyue had always looked down on them, mother and son.
Who would have thought that this time she would snatch her mother's memento and even lay hands on his mother.
To not avenge this would be a failure to be a son!
At the same time,
Chen Nan also understood something.
Why the Chen family had not come to the Leng family to show him favor like the Liang family.
It was because they were guilty!
They dared not let him discover the truth!
Walking slowly and stopping intermittently,
it took about forty minutes.
Chen Nan, with a somber expression, arrived at the Chen mansion.
As one of the six prominent families in Tongcheng, the Chen mansion occupied a vast area, with two lifelike stone lions at the entrance.
In addition, six guards stood at the gate with indifferent expressions.
Upon seeing Chen Nan's arrival,
one of the guards directly blocked his path and said expressionlessly, "Young Master, you shouldn't come this way. You should use the back door!"
"I'll use your mother's back door!" Chen Nan roared in anger and kicked the guard, sending him staggering back several steps.
In the past,
he would have definitely used the back door.
Even after he had returned to the Chen family and acknowledged his ancestors,
he had always been a laughingstock in the Chen family.
He never dared to enter through the main gate.
But now,
the soul of this body was completely different.
The guard was dazed by the kick.
Previously, Chen Nan would cower before them.
But now,
his eyes were filled with rage.
This made them feel uneasy and even hesitant to stop him.
Just as Chen Nan entered the Chen mansion,
a slender figure approached him. His face looked somewhat haggard, but his eyes held a playful smile, "My brother, have you forgotten what I told you back then?"
"You are only fit to use the back door, or crawl through the dog hole!"
"If you violate this, I'll break your dog legs."
He was Chen Fan.
The eldest son of Chen Bohan.
When Chen Nan had returned, he had taken several servants and severely beaten Chen Nan.
And warned him that from then on, he could only use the back door.
Or crawl through the dog hole.
"Chen Fan, do you think I'm still afraid of you?" Chen Nan's eyes were cold.
He and Guan Yanyue, mother and son, were not good people.
"What, do you think because you've become Leng family's son-in-law, you no longer respect me, your elder brother?" Chen Fan didn't hide his disdain. "In fact, you know better than anyone that you're just a dog raised by Leng Qingmei."
"Even if I beat you, this dog, would she fall out with me, her elder brother?"
Chen Nan retorted, "If I am a dog, then what are you?"
Chen Fan angrily said, "You ungrateful wretch, who gave you the guts to talk back to me?"
"Guards, teach this disrespectful bastard a lesson!"
"Yes!"
Two well-trained servants behind Chen Fan clenched their fists and grinned as they advanced towards Chen Nan.
"Stop!"
Suddenly,
a stern shout echoed.
Chen Bohan, dressed in a black brocade robe, walked over expressionlessly.
Seeing the clan leader appear, Chen Fan's two servants quickly retreated to the side.
Seeing this, Chen Fan immediately complained to Chen Nan, "Father, this fellow is arrogant because he has become the Leng family's son-in-law and doesn't respect me, his elder brother."
"Moreover, he entered through the main gate, disregarding our Chen family's rules. He must be taught a lesson!"
He was furious, his eyes full of anger.
He wished he could skin Chen Nan alive.
His animosity towards Chen Nan stemmed from the fact that while his mother was pregnant with him, his father had gone out, found Wang Mengqing, and spent some time with her, which resulted in Chen Nan's conception.
Secondly, Chen Nan was more handsome than him.
And healthier than him.
Yes, he suffered from a congenital illness and had a very difficult time every winter.
Therefore, he often wondered why he, the eldest son of the Chen family, was inferior to a bastard son.
It was because of this that he harbored such animosity towards Chen Nan.
Chen Bohan's cold voice rang out, "He is your half-brother!"
"He is the son of Chen Bohan!"
"He is a member of my Chen family!"
"Why can't he enter through the main gate?"
Chen Fan said nervously, "Father, it was you who personally ordered that he not use the main gate."
Chen Bohan let out a heavy snort, "Then I am now allowing him to use the main gate. Do you have any objections?"
Chen Fan looked incredulous.
Why did his father care so much about this good-for-nothing?