Chapter 24 The General and the Eldest Young Master Just Entered the Mansion

Mrs. Wei had already guessed it, so she was not surprised to hear Wei Jianlang say this, and even showed an expression of "as expected".

"Didn't you promise me that you wouldn't tell your father?" Although Mrs. Wei had expected this, she still felt that she had been deceived by her eldest son. "How could you go back on your word like this? Aren't you always the one who values ​​your promises? You promised me that you wouldn't tell your father!"

"Mother." Wei Jianlang saw that Madam Wei still had this attitude and did not repent. "I promised you before that I would not tell father that you had called a Taoist priest to exorcise ghosts in the mansion. But now, things are obviously not that simple. You indulged the servants in the mansion to mistreat Shi Lang, and knew that Jianming and Ruyan whipped Shi Lang but did not say a word, and even protected them. This is no longer just a matter of calling a Taoist priest to exorcise ghosts in the mansion."

"Jianlang!" Mrs. Wei grabbed Wei Jianlang's arm, "You can't tell your father!"

"I promised you, I will change. I will also keep a close eye on Jianming and Ruyan and prevent them from doing anything bad to Shen Shilang again." Madam Wei said nervously, "You can't tell your father, otherwise... otherwise he will beat your brother and sister to death!"

There were many candles burning in the house at night.

In the flickering candlelight, Mrs. Wei's face looked somewhat unfamiliar to Wei Jianlang for a moment.

"Then aren't you afraid that Shilang will be beaten to death by Jianming and Ruyan?" Wei Jianlang asked back.

Madam Wei shook her head and said, "Didn't they beat him to death? Jianming and Ruyan still know their limits."

"Mother!" Wei Jianlang seemed to not recognize Madam Wei anymore. "How could you say such a thing!"

"Shilang is also a child that other families love and care for, and they are proud of! You let your own child bully other children, mother, how can you be such a person!" Wei Jianlang said disappointedly, "He was lucky and saved his life. This does not mean that Jianming and Ruyan should do this!"

"He was whipped, and you didn't find a doctor for him. He endured it all by himself. He didn't say a word when my father came back." Wei Jianlang said in a low and trembling voice, "He didn't want any quarrels in the Wei family. That's not a reason for you to bully him recklessly!"

"If he doesn't want any conflicts in our family, he shouldn't have come!" Mrs. Wei stopped pretending and said sternly.

“Bang!”

Wei Jianlang threw the teacup to the ground with force, shocking Mrs. Wei so much that she trembled and screamed.

"It is a blessing for our family that he can come here!" The Shen family trusted him so much that they sent the orphan to the Wei family! But now, the orphan was treated harshly in the Wei family!

Mrs. Wei couldn't believe that her eldest son, whom she was so proud of, would actually say such a thing.

She shook her head slowly and unconsciously, tears in her eyes, "Do you know who he is?"

Wei Jianlang frowned. How could he not know who he was? But from what his mother said, it seemed that she knew too?

"You know?" Wei Jianlang asked puzzledly.

If you knew, how could you treat him like this?

Madam Wei said, "When your father brought him back, he refused to tell us who the concubine was. You are so protective of a concubine whose origins are unknown, as if she were your own brother!"

"For the sake of your father's image, I have never revealed a word in front of your brother and sister-in-law. But you want me to be nice to him? That's impossible!" Mrs. Wei said firmly.

"He is not my father's illegitimate son." Wei Jianlang couldn't believe what he heard. "Mother, you are insulting my father and Shilang!"

"You know nothing." Madam Wei said, "After all, you were still young when your father brought him back."

"Mother, you are the one who knows nothing!" Wei Jianlang said angrily.

Wei Zhaoxian only told Wei Jianlang about Shen Shilang's identity.

Because Wei Jianlang and Shen Shilang are the same age.

Moreover, if Shen Shilang wants to take revenge in the future, Wei Zhaoxian also hopes that Wei Jianlang can become Shen Shilang's helper.

Because he had brought Wei Jianlang up by his side since he was a child and invested all his efforts in Wei Jianlang, he was not as dissolute as Wei Jianming.

After determining that Wei Jianlang could be of great use, Wei Zhaoxian told Wei Jianlang the true identity of Shen Shilang.

"Is it because of this that you indulge Jianming and Ruyan, and the servants in the mansion to treat Shilang so harshly?" Wei Jianlang shook his head, "Mother, I can tell you very sure that father has no one besides you! He has never taken a concubine, never kept a mistress, and never had any affair with anyone else!"

Mrs. Wei pursed her lips, obviously not believing it.

Wei Jianlang turned around and was about to leave.

Mrs. Wei desperately grabbed his arm, "No, you can't tell your father!"

"If I don't tell you, I'll be putting my father in an unjust position!" Wei Jianlang shook his head in disappointment. He became calmer when he was extremely disappointed. "My father's life was spotless, but you ruined it all."

How can they be worthy of the Shen family!

Wei Jianlang hurried back to the Wei Mansion and hurriedly rode away on his horse.

This night, I'm afraid no one except Shen Shilang could rest well.

The servant who was beaten was still worried about what kind of punishment he would receive.

Wei Jianming and Wei Ruyan were kneeling in the ancestral hall and wanted to slack off, but were kept under strict surveillance by Zhou Cheng.

Zhou Cheng was not their servant, and they did not dare to order Zhou Cheng around.

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

Just as they were about to slack off, they heard Zhou Cheng's voice coming from the door, "The junior general has already rushed back to the army to report the matter to the general. If you two don't want the general to see you slacking off when he returns, you'd better kneel straighter."

After hearing Zhou Cheng's words, their faces turned pale.

"Second brother...what should I do?" Wei Ruyan started crying out of fear.

Wei Jianming didn't know what to do. His heart was pounding like thunder and he waited nervously and anxiously.

But the two of them didn't dare to be lazy at all.

In the early morning light, the sound of hurried horse hooves and urging shouts could be heard on the bluestone road outside the Wei Mansion.

"Whoa!" Wei Zhaoxian was the first to stop his horse, his voice filled with extremely suppressed and tense anger.

Wei Jianlang followed closely behind, dismounted, and the two of them threw the horses to the servants who came out to greet them.

"Madam, the general and the eldest young master have just entered the mansion." Jinxiu hurried into the room in the dim light of the sky.

It was a long time after Wei Jianlang left that Mrs. Wei remembered to ask about Mother Liu's situation.

By the time we found Mother Liu kneeling on the path, she had already been kneeling for half the night. She could no longer hold on and could not even walk.

He was helped back to his room to rest.

Therefore, the one serving Mrs. Wei now is Jinxiu.

This was the quietest time in the Wei Mansion.

It was precisely because of Wei Zhaoxian's return home that the place was filled with a solemn and murderous atmosphere.

Although everyone was awake, they huddled in their own corners, not daring to breathe.

Jinxiu's voice unconsciously became very low.

Mrs. Wei trembled and her legs were so weak that she could not walk. Jinxiu supported her and she walked to the door of the room.

(End of this chapter)