Chapter 20: Kneel down in the ancestral hall

Wei Jianlang sneered, "What did Taoist Li see?"

"Of course he saw it. He said that the ghost was in Shen Shilang's courtyard." Wei Jianming rushed to say, "Brother, don't disbelieve it. You are not in the mansion so you don't know. We have encountered many strange things in the mansion recently."

Wei Jianming quickly told Wei Jianlang about the strange things that had happened in the mansion in recent days, but he accidentally let it slip.

"You also went to Shilang's yard to exorcise ghosts?" Wei Jianlang raised his voice in disbelief.

"The ghost is in his yard, so of course we have to go there to exorcise it." Wei Jianming subconsciously took two steps back, "But he won't let us in. He's staying in the mansion, and that yard originally belongs to our Wei family, so why can't we go in?"

"He wouldn't let us in and even beat us. Fine, we won't go in. We'll take a step back and exorcise the ghost in the garden." Wei Jianming felt aggrieved. "We've been tolerant enough towards him, but he actually ran into the garden and acted wild!"

“Brother, do you still think he is right?” Wei Ruyan followed.

Wei Jianlang could imagine how much torment and pain Shen Shilang must be enduring in his heart as they were exorcising ghosts onto Shen Shilang's face.

"Father has repeatedly said that people in our house are not allowed to believe in ghosts and gods. But you guys, as soon as father left, you found a Taoist priest to come into the house to exorcise ghosts!" Wei Jianlang was so angry that he felt like he was going to faint. "Mother, you actually joined them in making trouble!"

Wei Jianlang then said to Wei Jianming and Wei Ruyan: "Shilang didn't beat you all up, it's all because of his good self-cultivation!"

"Brother, the mansion is really..."

Before Wei Jianming finished speaking, Wei Jianlang took a deep breath and said, "Shut up! You and Ruyan, both of you, go to the ancestral hall and kneel down!"

“Brother!” Wei Ruyan said with tears in her eyes, looking aggrieved, “Why should we kneel? We did nothing wrong!”

"Do you want me to invite father back and personally ask you to kneel in the ancestral hall before you are willing to go?" Wei Jianlang said coldly.

When Wei Zhaoxian was mentioned, brother and sister Wei Jianming and Wei Ruyan both trembled and dared not say anything.

The two walked to the door and were about to step out when they heard Wei Jianlang calling them, "Wait."

The two of them turned around at the same time, thinking that Wei Jianlang had changed his mind.

Before she could even show a happy expression on her face, she heard Wei Jianlang say, "Jianming, you said you encountered a ghost near Shilang's yard at night. What were you and Ruyan doing in Shilang's yard at night?"

Wei Jianming could not hide his panic. He avoided Wei Jianlang's gaze and stammered, "Nothing... nothing!"

Wei Ruyan followed up by saying, "We were just walking by."

Wei Jianlang said nothing, his eyes swept back and forth between the two men's faces, "Got it, let's go to the ancestral hall."

After that, Wei Jianlang called his deputy general and said, "Zhou Cheng, you watch them in person and tell them to kneel properly and not be lazy."

"Yes." Zhou Cheng saluted and followed Wei Jianming and Wei Ruyan.

Madam Wei clenched her hands in front of her again and again, tightening them again and again, and finally mustered up the courage to say to Wei Jianlang: "Jianlang, although your brother and sister-in-law are at fault in this matter, there is no need to punish them so severely. Just let them know their mistake."

"Mother." Wei Jianlang said in a deep voice, "A son cannot be disrespectful to a mother, so I dare not say anything to her. But I hope that mother will not indulge Jianlang and Ruyan in the future, or even help them bully Shilang."

Madam Wei's face changed drastically, and she looked at Wei Jianlang in disbelief, "How am I bullying Shen Shilang? Shen Shilang doesn't know how to behave. Even if he doesn't want to bring the theory of ghosts and gods into the mansion, can't he just talk about it nicely?"

"Have you given him a chance to speak?" Wei Jianlang suppressed his anger and asked calmly on the surface.

But this kind of depressing calm made Mrs. Wei even more nervous.

"Mother, do you still want me to tell father about this?" Wei Jianlang's face was tense and his gums were almost broken.

"No!" Madam Wei hurriedly grabbed Wei Jianlang's arm, "Don't tell your father, otherwise your brothers and sisters..."

"I can keep this a secret." Wei Jianlang was disappointed when he saw Madam Wei was relieved. "But mother, don't let this happen again in the future."

"Of course." Madam Wei said hurriedly, "I will keep an eye on them and won't let them mess around again."

"Mother, and yourself." Wei Jianlang was not very satisfied that Mrs. Wei thought she had done nothing wrong, so she did not include him.

"And me." Mrs. Wei pursed her lips.

Wei Jianlang turned to leave, but was stopped by Mrs. Wei, "Jianlang, it's so late, where are you going?"

"I'll go see Shilang." Wei Jianlang said this and strode away.

Madam Wei stood at the door and stretched her head to see Wei Jianlang walk out of the courtyard and disappear into the night. She turned around and said to Madam Liu in dissatisfaction, "Look, he just came back and he didn't even sit down for a moment, didn't even drink a sip of tea, didn't even change his clothes, and he was already busy going to see Shen Shilang!"

"If you don't know, you would think Shen Shilang is his biological brother!"

"Madam!" Mother Liu reminded hurriedly, "It's not good to say that! Isn't this giving Shen Shilang a chance to confirm his identity? Now he is a side branch relative, just right!"

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

"Yes, yes..." Mrs. Wei nodded.

"Oh no!" Mother Liu suddenly shouted.

Mrs. Wei was startled by Madam Liu's sudden jumpiness. She stroked her chest and said with lingering fear, "You scared me to death. What's wrong? Why are you so jumpy?"

"Madam, the eldest young master went to Shen Shilang's courtyard, but we didn't arrange anyone to serve him! If the eldest young master saw it, he would definitely be angry! Maybe... maybe he would even tell the general!" Mother Liu looked panicked.

Mrs. Wei finally remembered this matter.

She was caught by Wei Jianlang when she was looking for a Taoist priest to exorcise the ghost. In addition, Wei Jianming and Wei Ruyan were punished to kneel in the ancestral hall. She was so nervous that she had no time to care about anything else and even forgot such an important matter.

"Hurry! Go find Butler Zhou and send someone to Shen Shilang's yard!" Mrs. Wei walked out in a panic.

"Madam, I'll go." Mother Liu held Madam Wei down and hurried out.

Wei Jianlang was walking on the small path leading to Shen Shilang's yard. The sound of cicadas chirping around him was incessant, which seemed a bit disturbing at the moment.

The cold moonlight shone on the road. Looking at his own shadow on the ground, Wei Jianlang felt even more guilty.

As I was walking, I suddenly heard a rustling sound.

Wei Jianlang did not stop, but his ears moved slightly.

I tilted my head slightly and caught a glimpse of the shadow of the bushes falling on the ground trembling.

And at this moment, there is no wind.

Wei Jianlang suddenly retreated instead of advancing, so fast that no one could react.

(End of this chapter)