Female-to-male: I live on farming

Chapter 263 Memorial Tablet

Sheng Baichuan did not feel any gratitude for the things Sheng Tang sent him.

He had never thought that when the Sheng family fell into trouble, everyone else would avoid them, fearing that they would be implicated. Only Sheng Tang still took care of things for them. According to his previous attitude towards Sheng Tang, this was already a sufficiently benevolent act.

Until the day of their exile, it was already the end of November, and the weather was getting colder. Moreover, they were exiled to the north, and the further north they went, the colder it became.

He had never suffered such a punishment before. The escorting officers beat and scolded them. Wearing heavy shackles, the skin on his wrists and ankles was rubbed raw in just one day. He was wearing the thick cotton coat that Shengtang had sent him that day, and he began to regret it.

Thinking that if I saw Sheng Tang again, I would just want to hug her thighs and cry bitterly, begging her to save them, even if it means going to jail in the Ministry of Justice.

Unfortunately, in Sheng Tang's heart, he had long forgotten him and the people of the Sheng family, and he would never even think of them again.

Because Lu Youqing and Lu Sijing were busy rebuilding the Lu clan ancestral hall and choosing a suitable day to enter her into the Lu family tree.

For Lu Youqing, there was one thing she wanted to do when she returned to Beijing.

Cheng Liben was surprised that Lu Youqing would suddenly come to his house. After all, she had always ignored him when she met him before. Since his last attempt failed and Lu Youqing took advantage of him, he had become quiet and rarely visited Lu Youqing.

Moreover, Lu Youqing did not come alone and in a low-key manner. The scene was grand and magnificent. There was no need to mention the specifications of the carriage. It was pulled by two tall, top-quality black horses. The frame was made of thousand-year-old golden nanmu ebony, with carved beams and painted rafters. Exquisite silk curtains were hung all around the interior of the carriage. The air was filled with fragrance and the stove was emitting heat.

When Cheng Li heard the servant's report and arrived at the mansion gate, he saw the curtain of the carriage being slowly opened by slender white hands.

His now more majestic daughter was being helped down from the carriage by her maid.

Cheng Li couldn't help but frown. Although he wanted to get closer to Lu Youqing, he also knew that she now had a deep resentment towards him. Her sudden visit today was not necessarily a good thing.

The servants and attendants of the Cheng Mansion all knelt on the ground, while Cheng Li stood there with a stiff face.

Although his official position was much lower than Lu Youqing's, he should have bowed to her. But he was her father, so it was wrong for him to bow to his daughter, especially in front of so many people at the gate of Cheng Mansion.

He couldn't bring himself to do this anyway.

Lu Youqing didn't care about this and walked straight to Cheng Li.

"What a distinguished guest."

Cheng Li had sent visiting cards to Lu Youqing in the past but received no response. Now that he saw her coming to the Cheng Mansion on her own initiative, he couldn't help but sound a little sarcastic.

Lu Youqing stood there expressionlessly, her eyes cold. She stared straight at Cheng Li, her tone calm but with an undeniable majesty, and directly pointed out the purpose of her visit: "I am here to bring back my mother's tablet, and I hope Lord Cheng will cooperate."

Cheng Li was stunned at first, then his face showed anger and he shouted angrily: "Absurd!"

After he finished speaking, he seemed to feel that these two words were not enough to express his anger, and then he pointed his finger at Lu Youqing and scolded: "Your mother was married into my Cheng family in a sedan chair carried by eight people. Since I have not divorced her, she will always be a member of the Cheng family. You, a married woman, want to take away her tablet. There is no such thing in this world!"

Obey your father at home and obey your husband after marriage. It has been like this since ancient times.

"If I remember correctly, my mother's name is not in the Cheng family tree, and her tablet is not in the Cheng family ancestral hall. So why can't I take her tablet away?"

Although Lu Youqing's tone was calm, she had been in a high position for a long time, and now even a look from her was enough to scare people.

The other party's loud rebuke and shouting were not as intimidating as her look.

In the past, women had a low status, and even after getting married, they were usually not recorded in the family tree of their husband’s family.

Even if recorded, very little information is recorded in the family tree, usually only her surname but not her first name.

Lu Youqing estimated that his mother did not give birth to a baby boy during her lifetime, leaving only a daughter who married out, and was not qualified to be recorded in the family tree.

Even if it was recorded, in the Cheng family genealogy she would just be a casual mention of Cheng Lu. But there could be thousands or millions of people named Cheng Lu, so who would know who Lu Si Ning was.

After she passed away, her name was still not on the tablet. There were only three cold words "Cheng Lushi". She was a vassal of Cheng Li, and could never be herself.

"Then I won't allow it! Don't think that you can do whatever you want just because you are in a high position and have great power! If you want to use your power to oppress others, I will impeach you for not respecting etiquette, filial piety and brotherhood, and see how the civil and military officials in the court judge you. By then, even if His Majesty wants to protect you, he won't be able to do so!"

"Without my permission, your mother will stay in the Cheng family forever, both in life and after death."

Lu Youqing had already expected that Cheng Li would not compromise so easily. He glanced at him indifferently and slowly stood up.

"In that case, if the Cheng family is gone, I guess no one will stop me."

She spoke this slowly and calmly, as if she was just talking about today's weather casually.

But the person who heard this was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and stood frozen in place.

"I hope my good father will not regret his remarks and refusal today. I failed to come in person to receive my mother's tablet today. I am afraid that in the future I will have to ask my father to deliver my mother's tablet to the Lu Mansion in person." After saying that, Lu Youqing didn't care about his expression and started to walk out.

This was the first time she met Cheng Li after returning to Beijing and called him father, but her words were full of threats.

When Lu Youqing reached the door, he suddenly stopped and reminded, "Come to think of it, the Sheng family has been exiled for many days, and they should have arrived in Beishuo by now."

Cheng Li heard that Lu Youqing was reminding him that if he did not agree to her request, then the Sheng family of today would become the Cheng family of the future.

He stood there for a long time without moving, his face was ashen and looked extremely ugly.

"Father, what does he mean?" Cheng Heng watched the whole process. This was the first time he saw Lu Youqing after he returned to Beijing.

But his sister didn't even give her a glance the whole time, and standing in front of her, he didn't even dare to breathe.

I just feel that she is more terrifying than my father.

"Hmph!" Cheng Li ignored Cheng Heng's words, snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves and angrily returned to the study.

He wanted to ignore Lu Youqing's words, but he didn't want to admit that deep down he was afraid. He was afraid of his daughter.

This realization made Cheng Li even more depressed, because he knew how Lu Youqing had framed Sheng Huai and threatened him to sign the divorce agreement in order to help Lu Sijing get a divorce.

Thinking of the Sheng family's current fate, and thinking of the fact that Lu Youqing is now more powerful than before, Cheng Li couldn't help but shudder.