Chapter 37 On the way back from the new house, ...

On the way back from the new house, Wenzhu accompanied Weiyin. Wenzhu was worried that Weiyin would be upset after witnessing what had just happened, so she comforted her, "Cousin Jinnian, your brother was forced to marry your sister-in-law. Don't blame him..."

Wei Yin ignored her. She and Lu Hun must have entered the illusion created by Wen Xuan. Wen Xuan was so powerful that he had even erased Lu Hun's memories.

How can she possibly make Lu Hun remember?

Seeing that she remained silent, Wenzhu assumed that she was too sad to speak. After thinking for a while, she changed the subject, "Cousin Jinnian, Second Brother was beaten yesterday, and his back was all bruised. We haven't visited him yet. Why don't we go to see him and tell him that Sister-in-law gave birth to a son?"

So, Wei Yin followed Wen Zhu and turned back halfway, heading towards the place where her second brother was staying, as she had mentioned.

On the way, Wei Yin learned from Wen Zhu that her second brother was named Wen Lang. He was the most reckless and disobedient person in the family, and he was also the one who was punished the most by the old master of the Wen family. Every time he was punished by the old master, Wen Xuan would always be scolded by the old master for not disciplining his younger brother.

In this family, the old patriarch of the Wen family was the only one who had the final say and was the sole authority.

Even Wenxuan's grandmother, Old Madam Wen, had to be mindful of his mood. Once, Old Madam Wen objected to marrying her daughter, Jin Nian's mother, to Old Master Wen's old student. She was publicly scolded by Old Master Wen and lost face. She could only secretly cry in her room all night.

The second son, Wenlang, lived in a small, detached courtyard. It was spacious and bright, with several ancient pine trees in front of the courtyard, their shapes messy yet full of vitality. Just like him, they were the complete opposite of the stubborn and decadent atmosphere of the Wen family.

When Wenlang's servant saw them coming, he quickly bowed and said, "Miss, Third Miss."

"Where is Second Brother?" Wenzhu asked.

"He was called for half a day before finally falling asleep," the servant replied.

Wenzhu asked anxiously, "How badly are you injured this time?"

"The flesh on his back was a bit rotten, but fortunately the old man was merciful and didn't hurt the inside."

Wenzhu nodded, "You go ahead, Jin Nian and I will go in and see him ourselves."

Wenlang's residence had no partitions; it was all one large, open room. Wei Yin followed Wenzhu to the innermost, clean and tidy room. Against the south wall was a large couch, where a young man was sleeping, his back covered with a thin blanket.

He didn't seem to be fully asleep; he immediately recognized Wenzhu's voice.

"Third sister, you've finally remembered to come see me."

Upon hearing this familiar male voice, Wei Yin was stunned and stood there in a daze.

Wenzhu didn't notice her absent-mindedness and walked straight towards Wenlang. "I wanted to see you a long time ago, but my sister-in-law suddenly went into labor, so we all had to go there first."

"My sister-in-law gave birth?" Wenlang sneered upon hearing this. "With my sister-in-law in this state, Grandfather still made her have a child. Isn't he afraid of giving birth to an idiot!"

Wenzhu immediately stopped him, "Second brother, you can't say that. It will upset eldest brother if he hears it."

"Brother, you're really foolish!" Wenlang sneered. "How could you agree to such a marriage? Even if Grandfather beats you to death, you shouldn't agree!"

“Grandfather didn’t do anything to my eldest brother this time,” Wenzhu sighed. “Grandfather pleaded with my eldest brother this time, saying that she was his teacher’s only daughter and had this problem, so he wouldn’t feel comfortable letting her marry anyone else, fearing she would be wronged. Only our family knew her well, and my eldest brother is a kind-hearted man, ultimately soft-hearted. He couldn’t resist Grandfather’s pleas and agreed without much thought…”

“Brother, you’re even more confused now.” Wenlang disagreed. “What kind of person is Grandfather? Doesn’t he understand? Grandfather did this on purpose to show you, brother! Didn’t he ever think about what would happen to Cousin Jinnian if he had agreed?”

"Don't say anything, my cousin Jin Nian came with me," Wen Zhu said hurriedly.

Wenlang was taken aback and slowly turned around.

Wei Yin then saw the face of her husband, He Wenqing.

Wei Yin's expression was complicated for a moment.

How come He Wenqing is here too?

He even became Wenlang?

Looking at He Wenqing's expression, Wei Yin realized that, like Lu Hun, he had completely lost his memories.

Then why does she still remember?

Wei Yin frowned, absentmindedly touching the amulet around her neck.

Oh, and a peace charm.

Perhaps the amulet helped her retain her memories.

At this moment, He Wenqing completely put himself in Wenlang's shoes. He felt a little embarrassed when he saw that he had said those words to his face and lowered his head.

Seeing this, Wenzhu coughed and said, "I see your medicine is still being decocted outside. I'll go check on it for you."

Only Wei Yin and He Wenqing were left in the room. He Wenqing wanted to turn to the side so that his back was facing inwards, but as soon as he moved, the wound on his back pulled and made him gasp. He didn't dare to move again for a long time.

Wei Yin walked over to check the injury on his back. "How are you?"

When He Wenqing saw her reaching out her hand, he quickly stopped her, saying, "Cousin Jin Nian, please don't. It wouldn't be good if my brother saw it."

Wei Yin was stunned for a moment before realizing what was happening, and found it somewhat amusing.

He Wenqing forgot that he was her husband.

And they forgot that Lu Hun is not Wen Xuan.

She was at a loss for words. Fortunately, Wenzhu quickly brought back the brewed medicine from outside and fed it to He Wenqing spoonful by spoonful.

Wenzhu then added, "By the way, Second Brother, Sister-in-law gave birth to a son safely."

He Wenqing ignored him and focused on drinking her medicine.

"Speaking of which," Wenzhu suddenly said, "Today, we are very grateful to Cousin Jinnian for insisting that my cousin bring a doctor back. Otherwise, they actually wanted my sister-in-law to give birth on the old ox, which is absurd."

Upon hearing this, He Wenqing finally looked up at Wei Yin.

Somewhat unexpected.

My cousin Jin Nian never dares to do anything out of line, so why is she being so bold today?

When He Wenqing looked over, Wei Yin habitually gave him a reproachful look.

He Wenqing felt a chill run down her spine.

A familiar feeling came to mind, as if she used to do this to him often, but he couldn't quite remember.

In his memory, his cousin Jin Nian was quiet and gentle, and she acted with propriety. Although she was kind to her cousins, she was not as close to them as she was to her eldest brother, Wen Xuan.

Wenzhu fed him a couple of mouthfuls, then suddenly remembered something, quickly put down the bowl, and said to Wei Yin, "I forgot, I just poured out the medicine and left the medicine pot on the stove. Cousin Jin Nian, could you feed my second brother for me? I'll go get the pot down."

Wei Yin responded and picked up the medicine bowl.

He Wenqing was still thinking about the strange feeling from earlier, frowning as she drank one sip after another.

After he finished drinking, Wei Yin subconsciously picked up a candied date and stuffed it into his mouth.

He Wenqing also subconsciously took it in her mouth.

But a moment later, he immediately realized that this behavior was a bit intimate, and stared at Wei Yin with wide eyes.

However, neither of them noticed.

A figure approached from outside.

Lu Hun came in from outside carrying a brocade box of medicine. From a distance, he saw Wen Zhu taking a jar under the eaves on the left. He didn't call out to her, afraid of disturbing his sleeping younger brother, Wen Lang. He tiptoed in, and when he got close to the inner room, he vaguely heard that there seemed to be another person in the room besides Wen Lang.

Upon closer inspection, he saw it was Jin Nian's cousin.

Jin Nian, it's so late, are you still here to watch Wen Lang with Wen Zhu?

But the next moment, he watched as Jin Nian intimately and familiarly picked up a jujube and put it into Wen Lang's mouth.

His eyes narrowed.

He abruptly stopped in his tracks.

When did Jin Nian become so close to her second brother?

Wenzhu walked over. "Big brother, what are you doing here?"

"I'll get some ointment for my second brother," Lu Hun said, regaining his senses.

Wenzhu smiled and said, "Then brother, please go in."

"No, thank you." Lu Hun glanced at the two people inside and shook his head slightly. "I have something to do, so I won't go in. Please give this to my second brother for me."

Wenzhu paused for a moment, the medicine box already in her hand. She looked at her elder brother's thin back with a puzzled expression for a moment before going into the house and saying to Wei Yin and He Wenqing, "My elder brother just came to deliver the medicine."

Wei Yin looked towards the door, but Lu Hun was already gone. "Did he just arrive?"

“Yes.” Wenzhu waved the medicine box, “but my brother had something to do, so he gave me the medicine and left.”

He Wenqing stared silently at the medicine box in Wenzhu's hand, and was taken aback.

In the new house.

Lu Hun walked back with his head down, and ran into the Second Madam who hadn't returned yet. She was holding her newborn child and trying to soothe him. When she saw him come back, she said unhappily, "Wenxuan, where have you been so late? Lühe is stupid and can't soothe the child. Didn't you know to keep an eye on things?"

Lu Hun said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Second Aunt, I've troubled you. I just went to deliver medicine to Second Brother."

"Wenlang?" The second madam shook her head. "Wenlang has been ignorant since he was a child, and the older he gets, the more unruly he becomes. It's no wonder your grandfather beat him this time. The Chen family is the same; how can they let girls study with boys? Isn't that absurd? How could Wenlang go? As the eldest brother, with your parents gone, you should discipline your younger brother more. You can't be so soft-hearted and let Wenlang run wild outside."

Lu Hun had heard Wen Lang say that nowadays many families let their daughters study with their sons, which was nothing unusual. However, in the eyes of Old Master Wen and his second wife, it was absurd and terrible.

He wanted to say it, but seeing the second wife's accusing expression, he lost the courage to speak.

Once it's mentioned, the second wife will definitely tell Old Master Wen.

He would inevitably be summoned by Old Master Wen and given a long lecture.

Lu Hun simply stopped talking and nodded, "I understand, Second Aunt, I will say Wenlang's name."

"That's more like it." The second wife was pleased that her reasoning had worked on the younger generation.

Inside, on the bed, Green Lotus was calling for the child.

The second wife laughed, "Wenxuan, Luhe may be simple-minded, but she is a mother after all, and she still cares about her son."

Lu Hun said in a deep voice, "I'll take the child over and let her hold her for a while."

The second wife gave him the child and went with him.

Green Lotus had just given birth and was still very weak, but she stared at her child with her big eyes wide open.

Lu Hun placed the child next to her pillow.

Green Lotus's eyes widened even more. Curious, she stretched out her index finger and gently poked the child's face. Then, she excitedly said to Lu Hun, "He's so soft!"

Lu Hun remained expressionless and gave a soft "hmm".

The second madam chuckled and teased Green Lotus for a couple of minutes. Then, remembering something, she turned to Lu Hun and asked, "By the way, Wenxuan, have you heard that your grandfather is planning to betroth your cousin Jin Nian to Wen Lang?"

Lu Hun suddenly looked up.