"This seems to be my manor!?"
After carefully checking, Qin Hao finally confirmed that he hadn't taken a wrong turn.
But his father-in-law, Jiang Wushuang, sat in the seat of honor in the main hall with his legs crossed. He didn't even seem inclined to get up and offer a seat when Qin Hao entered. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought he was the master of the Qin family.
"Son-in-law, please!"
The little maid who had followed him was quick on the uptake. She hurriedly wiped down a guest seat and invited Qin Hao to sit.
"Father! Mother!"
Jiang Ling couldn't take it anymore. She came out, cheeks puffed in frustration, and reminded them, "This is the Qin King Manor of Great Qin, not Wushuang City!"
"What do you mean, 'your Wushuang City'!?"
Like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, Jiang Wushuang sprang to his feet and said, "Have you forgotten, girl? You didn't marry into the Qin family. He's the live-in son-in-law we brought into Wushuang City!"
"No, he's not a live-in son-in-law!"
Like a mother hen protecting her chicks, Jiang Ling raised her little head and shouted, "He's the Qin King of Great Qin, and I'm the Qin Princess Consort of Great Qin. You two still owe me a dowry grand enough to stretch ten li!"
"It's over! It's over!"
Jiang Wushuang cried out in anguish. "I raised this precious little darling for over twenty years, and now she's favoring an outsider for the sake of a live-in son-in-law! She's going to kick out her own father and mother! We'll be left homeless!"
"Who said I was kicking you out!?"
Jiang Ling's face flushed with anxiety. She was completely at a loss.
"All right, all right!"
Jiang Xue hurried out to play the good