Chapter 250: Asking Qing (Two chapters in one)

Wei Yaer's head was buzzing, and the excitement of regaining her freedom turned into fear in an instant. She finally realized that there were many things in this world that were far more terrifying than seeing a mouse.

A pitiful face suddenly appeared in her mind: "Miss, please, let us go, or just let my brother go, my brother is still a child, please!"

Who is this?

I remembered now. It was the older sister of the brother and sister pair on Porcelain Street. Yes, that bitch. She thought that Wei Wubing had deflowered her, yet she dared to beg her for mercy?

Who does she think she is? She and her brother were born lowly. Wei Wubing is also lowly. He always likes to choose his targets among the common people. His vision is as bad as ever.

The face in my mind was still begging, but the voice was getting louder and louder, blending with the sounds around me, like the roaring wind, deafening.

Wei Yaer's body shook, but the light in front of her eyes was blindingly bright and she couldn't see anything clearly.

......

When Wei Yaer woke up, she found herself back in the cell, but there was no hard bedding, no squeaking of mice, and only deathly silence all around.

A faint light came in from a small window high up, and Wei Yaer finally saw clearly the environment she was in.

She recognized that this was the dungeon of the Wei Mansion in the capital!

It is called a dungeon, but in fact it was just an ice cellar used to store ice. In the past few years, there was no master in the mansion, so the ice cellar was not used and was left empty.

After she and Wei Wubing came to the capital this year, Wei Wubing met a woman dressed as a man on his first day at the Imperial College. Wei Wubing's old habit came back and he was determined to get the woman at all costs, but he only caught a glimpse of the woman and no matter how hard Wei Wubing looked, he couldn't find her.

Although he did not find the real culprit, Wei Wubing found a girl with the same almond-shaped eyes.

After all, this is the capital, and the girl is a good family who was born and raised in the capital. She is also a newly appointed county lord. She doesn't want to be implicated because of Wei Wubing. What if the girl's family files a lawsuit with the government and the government comes to ask for her release?

Of course the government office in his hometown didn’t dare to do that, but it was different in the capital. Wasn’t Zhu Yu still arrested in a place like the Baoqing Marquis’ Mansion?

Wei Yaer hated Wei Wubing, and of course she couldn't let Wei Wubing's willfulness bring trouble to herself.

So she remembered the cellar, cleaned it up, and let Wei Wubing live in darkness here.

From then on, the cellar became a dungeon, and eight people, including the brother and sister from China Street, lived here in just a few months.

As an elder sister, Wei Yaer would never persuade Wei Wubing on such matters.

Wei Wubing is in poor health and will die from this kind of thing sooner or later.

She couldn't ask for more.

She hoped that Wei Wubing would die sooner, but she didn't expect that Wei Wubing did die very early, but not from that kind of thing, but from her hands.

Wei Yaer's whole body was shaking and her teeth were chattering uncontrollably.

Why is she here in this disgusting place?

Wei Yaer shouted loudly, and soon a maid came in.

This is Wei Yaer's own maid, named Wenqing.

Two days before Wei Wubing's death, Wen Qing made a mistake and was burned on the face by her with the incense stick. She found it annoying, so she demoted Wen Qing from the third rank to a rough servant and sent him to the kitchen to make fire.

Therefore, when Wei Wubing was poisoned, Wen Qing was not with her and thus escaped.

Before Wen Qing appeared, Wei Yaer had almost forgotten about this person. When she saw Wen Qing, she was stunned and subconsciously asked, "Why you?"

Shouldn't she be working as a fire-making girl in the kitchen?

A girl like her with a ruined appearance is not worthy of staying and serving the county lord.

The burns on Wen Qing's face had already scabbed off, and the newly grown bright red flesh was uneven, looking particularly strange in this gloomy dungeon.

Seeing the surprise on Wei Yaer's face, Wen Qing grinned, revealing his mouth which was missing two front teeth.

Wei Yaer remembered that day when Wen Qing screamed in pain after being burned on the face with the incense stick. She was annoyed and asked someone to slap her in the face. Could it be that the slap knocked out Wen Qing's two front teeth?

She didn't care, so she didn't know.

This girl had brought this upon herself. The master had punished her, so she had to swallow her anger and accept it. Would shouting and screaming help? The pain wouldn't be alleviated, so why bother? If she hadn't screamed so shrilly, she wouldn't have been slapped in the face. Her disfigurement was already ugly enough, and now she had lost even her front teeth. She was afraid she wouldn't be able to get married in this lifetime.

Wei Yaer's gaze towards Wen Qing changed from surprise to disgust. The next moment, she looked away. That face was disgusting to look at.

Wen Qing was still laughing, but Wei Yaer didn't know what she was laughing at.

"County Lady, you're curious about why I'm here, aren't you? Haha, Meng Qing, Xiu Qing, Yun Qing, they're all dead, beaten to death by your order. And Bai Tao, Xia Rui, Xiao Lu, they didn't die, but after they were released from prison, they didn't come back, they just ran away, hahaha, they ran away, ran away!"

Wei Yaer was stunned, then flew into a rage: "These lowly slaves are so bold! Have they forgotten that being a fugitive is a more serious crime and should be punished by being beaten to death!"

Wen Qing laughed out loud, as if he had heard the most ridiculous thing in the world: "Runaway slave? Beat him to death?

Meng Qing and the other two did not become runaway slaves. They stayed by your side obediently and were loyal to you, but weren't they beaten to death?

And me, I just used Baihuixiang rouge, and you said I was a foxy woman with bad intentions, and you ruined my face. I served you since I was eight years old, seven years, I followed you for seven whole years, and I never thought of betraying you, and the result was... Haha, but I want to thank you. If you hadn't chased me off to burn the fire, I would have let you beat me to death, hahaha. Didn't you ask why I was here? Because those who served you either died or ran away, only I, only I will never leave you, haha, never leave you!"

Wei Yaer's face changed drastically: "Who asked you to serve me? Get out, get out right now, you ugly thing, the sight of you makes me sick!"

Wen Qing shook her head, looked around, hissed, and said in a low voice: "This servant cannot leave. It was the master who asked this servant to serve the county lady. This servant will not go anywhere. I will serve you here."

"Master? You mean father? Father is here?" As soon as the words came out, Wei Yaer understood. Wei Wubing was her father's only legitimate son. After he died, her father would of course come in person.

Thinking of her father, Wei Yaer panicked. No wonder she was locked up here, because it was her father who came, and this must be her father's order.

Master Wei is a handsome man. Even in middle age, he still has rosy lips, white teeth and an elegant demeanor. Wei Yaer and Wei Wubing both inherited his good looks.

But Wei Yaer knew that hidden beneath her father's gorgeous appearance was a violent and cruel soul.

Her mother came from a prominent family and was once a noble lady, but she was forced to succumb to her father's iron fist. From childhood to adulthood, because she failed to give birth to a healthy son, her mother was often beaten by her father.

For a family like theirs, even being beaten would be a joke.

Therefore, even when facing her family, the mother never admitted the fact that she was beaten. She even felt that her father was right to beat her and that she deserved to be beaten because she failed to give birth to a healthy son for the Wei family. Moreover, she only gave birth to one son, who could not support the family alone. It was she who caused her son to be unable to support the family. She was sorry for her husband and the Wei family.

She was more respectful to her husband, obeyed his orders, and spoiled Wei Wubing even more. If she could exchange her life for Wei Wubing's health, she would do it without hesitation.

In sharp contrast to this is her attitude towards Wei Yaer. The more guilty she feels towards the Wei family, the more she dislikes Wei Yaer.

Once, she was beaten so badly by Master Wei that she couldn't get out of bed. Wei Ya'er was tending to her, but she raised her hand and slapped Wei Ya'er in the face: "Why did I give birth to a debt collector like you? The Wei family has never wronged you, why are you trying to harm Wubing?"

And what Madam Wei said about Wei Yaer harming Wei Wubing was actually because they were twins, and Wei Wubing was born with a defective fetus, while Wei Yaer was healthy and beautiful.

Thinking of Master Wei and Madam Wei, Wei Yaer fell weakly on the bed.

When Master Wei came to the capital, he locked her up in the dungeon. She couldn't even enter the palace to ask her great-aunt to support her.

She took a deep breath and said to Wen Qing, "Did my great aunt send anyone over?"

Wen Qing sneered: "County Lady, are you confused? Madam Wei has never loved you the most, but the eldest young master!

The eldest young master died at your hands, and Madam Wei hates you to death!"

Wei Yaer panicked. Yes, Zhu Yu died, and her great-aunt mistook Wei Wubing for Zhu Yu. Both of them had unrestrained and unruly personalities, both had good looks, and both could please the old lady.

"What should I do? What should I do? My great aunt doesn't care about me anymore. My father will kill me. He will kill me!"

Wei Yaer was at a loss. Even in the prison, she was not like this. When she was in the prison, she was hopeful. She did not kill Wei Wubing. She was the county lord. Her great-aunt would support her. She would walk out of the Ministry of Justice openly and with a swagger.

But now, she was afraid, very afraid. This fear came from the suppression of her bloodline and the brutality she had witnessed since she was a child.

"What should I do? What should I do?"

Wei Yaer suddenly realized that apart from Wen Qing, she now had no one else to use.

But Wen Qing was just a lowly ugly girl and could not enter the palace, let alone plead for her in front of Concubine Li and Madam Wei.

"You can go and ask for help from the Liang Palace. You have already been betrothed to the second son of the Liang Palace. You belong to the Liang Palace. As long as the Liang Palace intervenes, the master will not dare to make things difficult for you."

There was no emotion in Wen Qing's voice, but to Wei Yaer, it sounded like the sound of nature!

"Yes, how could I forget? I'm already engaged. I belong to the Liang Palace! I belong to the Liang Palace! I'm not only the county lady, I'm also the second wife of the Liang Palace!"

She subconsciously touched her head and felt a handful of oil.

From the time she was taken into the Ministry of Justice's prison until now, she had not washed her hair or even her face.

She couldn't remember where her hair, covered with jewels, had gone. Did she lose it when she struggled on the way to the Ministry of Justice? Or did it fall into the hay on the floor in prison?

Wei Yaer was too lazy to think about these unimportant things. She said to Wen Qing, "When I leave here, I will reward you with a pearl hairpin."

Wen Qingxiao looked at her without saying anything.

Wei Yaer continued, "Leave the palace now and go to the Liang Palace in the capital. Tell the chief official of the Liang Palace about my situation and ask him to take me from here to the Liang Palace in the name of the Liang Palace."

Wen Qing nodded: "Okay, I can go, but I can't go with only one pearl hairpin."

Wei Yaer looked helpless: "A pearl hairpin is not enough? What do you want?"

Wen Qing: "I want the golden hairpin inlaid with red and blue sapphires that the Empress gave you, and I want it now. I will go to Prince Liang's mansion as soon as I get it."

Wei Yaer frowned. This bitch was so bold that she actually coveted the golden hairpin.

Her face is so ugly that she still looks ugly even with the golden hairpin on.

"I'm locked up here now, how can I get it for you?" Wei Yaer said.

Wen Qing had obviously planned this long ago. She said, "Madame Guan is still in the mansion. I know she has a key."

"Madame Guan is still in the mansion. Ask her to come and serve this county lady!" Wei Yaer was overjoyed. Madame Guan was her wet nurse and had come to the capital with her.

Moreover, Nanny Guan is cowardly and never dares to act on her own. She is even more loyal to her. If she lets Nanny Guan come over, she will definitely be able to serve her well.

Wen Qing sighed, "That day, the Ministry of Justice came to arrest someone. Nanny Guan was so frightened that she fell down the stairs and broke her leg. She couldn't get out of bed, let alone serve you."

Wei Yaer was very disappointed. Nanny Guan was so useless that she was scared to the point of falling down the stairs.

"Forget it, just talk to her and ask her to give you the golden hairpin."

Wei Yaer took a piece of burnt branch from Wen Qing's hand. Wen Qing tore off a piece of cloth from her clothes. Wei Yaer reluctantly wrote two lines of words on the cloth with the burnt branch.

Nanny Guan knew her handwriting, even if it was written with a twig, Nanny Guan could recognize it.

Wen Qing successfully got the golden hairpin from Nanny Guan. She did not waste time and quietly slipped out through the back door. She did not go to Prince Liang's Mansion, but went to a remote small courtyard.

Wei Ren was sitting in the yard washing clothes. He didn't know how to do housework, so he did all the housework. After having a child, he had to do it from morning to night. Fortunately, the child was growing up and he didn't have to wash diapers anymore, but the child became more naughty, and because of his naughtiness, Wei Ren had to do a lot more housework.

For example, this basin of clothes was soiled by children.

While washing clothes, Wei Ren regretted getting married for the hundredth time.

Without marriage, there would be no children, and without children, he would not have endless housework to do.

Why get married?

He and Jiandeng are senior and junior brothers and sisters. They have been together since childhood and will be together whether they get married or not.

He must have been out of his mind back then, as he begged Jiandeng to marry him. Jiandeng originally wanted to be single like Murong Linlang, but he begged her so hard that Jiandeng softened her heart and married him.

Wei Ren wiped his tears with one hand and pulled out a sharp spike from under the wooden basin with the other hand. When he wiped his tears for the second time, the spike in his hand had already been thrown. With a scream, the unlucky guy who had just climbed up the wall fell down.

Wei Ren cried, he had one more chore to do: burying the body!