Chapter 60 Leaving

"It's just a marriage!" Mrs. Wei still didn't understand, "And it hasn't happened yet!"

"I have no right to decide his marriage, and neither do you." Wei Zhaoxian said bluntly, "Who do you think you are to decide his marriage?"

Madam Wei looked at Wei Zhaoxian in disbelief, and said with a bit of dismay, "Wei Zhaoxian, for the sake of Shen Shilang, you made me lose face in the mansion. Today, the housekeeper Ning you found dared to challenge me directly in front of outsiders and trample on my face."

"And now you want to divorce me." Madam Wei said coldly, "Where do you put my Yongning Marquis's Mansion? Who do you want me to give up my position to? Just tell me straight out!"

Wei Zhaoxian was extremely tired.

Until now, Mrs. Wei still thought that he had replaced her with someone else.

"General Wei." Shen Shilang shouted outside the door.

When Mrs. Wei heard Shen Shilang's voice, her face was full of disgust.

Wei Zhaoxian had certainly seen it, but now he didn't bother to talk about Mrs. Wei. He hurried to open the door and saw Shen Shilang standing at the door with a bag on his back.

"Shi Lang, what are you doing?" Wei Zhaoxian asked in surprise, "Are you really going to leave?"

"General, can I talk to you alone?" Shen Shilang asked.

"Okay." Wei Zhaoxian nodded, walked out of the room, and went to the study with Shen Shilang.

After closing the door, Wei Zhaoxian said, "Shilang, do you really have to leave?"

Shen Shilang bowed deeply to Wei Zhaoxian, and then said, "In fact, I have been planning to leave the Wei Mansion for a long time, but I just couldn't find a suitable opportunity. This time, Madam Wei gave me a good opportunity."

"General, you don't have to blame Madam Wei. She misunderstood and did something stupid. It's because she loves you that she won't tolerate any sand in your eyes." Shen Shilang said, "This time Madam Wei is proposing marriage to me. I can take this opportunity to pretend that I was forced by Madam Wei and I don't want to be tricked. I will just leave the Wei Mansion."

"But if this happens, the reputation of the general and his wife will be damaged," Shen Shilang said.

Upon hearing that Shen Shilang had already planned to leave, Wei Zhaoxian's first reaction was that Shen Shilang was really annoyed by Madam Wei and was impatient to live in the mansion any longer.

But then, I figured out the reason.

"You are still worried about getting me into trouble." Wei Zhaoxian understood, "You want to use this opportunity to tell outsiders that you broke up with the Wei family and that it was my wife who drove you away. Whatever happens to you in the future, it will have nothing to do with the Wei family."

"The general risked his entire family's ruin to save me and take me in. Once this matter is investigated, the Wei family will not be able to escape. I can't do anything, I just hope that this matter will not be discovered before I succeed in my revenge. As for other suspicions and calculations against me, at least because of today's incident, it will not implicate the Wei family."

"And I will definitely succeed in revenge as soon as possible and prevent the Wei family from falling into danger." Shen Shilang said, "General, there is not much I can do now. The only thing I can do for the Wei family is this. Please help me! Otherwise, I will be uneasy!"

"You..." Seeing Shen Shilang's attitude, Wei Zhaoxian knew that it was impossible to persuade Shen Shilang.

Shen Shilang is now preparing for his upcoming revenge.

"Have you found a place to live?" Wei Zhaoxian asked.

"The imperial examination will be held in March. Calculating the time, we should set off now." Shen Shilang said, "I have rented a carriage, packed my luggage, and will leave for the capital today."

Chong'an is a long way from the capital, so it's just the right time to set off now.

After going to the capital, I had to rent another place to prepare for the exam.

"You've already prepared it." Wei Zhaoxian sighed, "Have you prepared a place to stay in the capital? When the time for the imperial examination comes, candidates from all over the country will come to the capital, and it will be difficult to find a place to stay."

Shen Shilang shook his head. "I haven't found one yet, so we should leave now. When we get to the capital, there is still some time before the imperial examination, so there should be enough time to find a place to live."

"I have a house in the capital, why don't you live there when you go to the capital?" Wei Zhaoxian suggested.

Shen Shilang shook his head and refused. "Since you have already made a gesture of being forced out of the mansion by Madam Wei and breaking with the Wei Mansion, if you go to the capital and still live in the general's residence, won't all your previous efforts be wasted?"

"There is no secret about the general's residence in Beijing. It must have been investigated clearly long ago." Shen Shilang said.

Even though the courtyard seems secluded and low-key, it is probably no longer a secret to those who are interested.

"Then I will secretly send someone to buy a small courtyard in Beijing and then rent it to you." Wei Zhaoxian said again.

Shen Shilang smiled and said, "It would be more convincing if I could make it more difficult. General, you don't have to do anything. If I can't even overcome this little difficulty, how can I talk about revenge?"

Wei Zhaoxian had no choice but to know that what Shen Shilang said made sense, so he said, "Then I'll give you some money. When you go to the capital, you'll need a lot of money to rent a house."

But Shen Shilang refused again, saying, "Since you are pretending to leave the Wei family, you can't be well-off. You have to appear to be in a difficult situation."

"I have copied books and letters for others, and painted paintings and sold them in bookstores over the years, and I have saved some money." Shen Shilang knew Wei Zhaoxian's intentions, so he explained to Wei Zhaoxian with a helpless smile, "General, only if you don't care about anything can people avoid suspicion. Let me do the future."

Wei Zhaoxian looked at Shen Shilang for a long time before he reluctantly agreed.

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

Shen Shilang added: "Don't pursue Madam Wei's case. Earl Yongning... is also your helper. Over the years, she knew nothing, and the whole family took risks because of me. I feel guilty towards her."

Shen Shilang's last words really hit Wei Zhaoxian's heart.

Mrs. Wei acted out of line several times, and although Wei Zhaoxian reprimanded her, he never took any real action.

Only this time did he say divorce because he was forced into a corner.

It was because he had gone through life and death on the battlefield and was grateful to Madam Wei for her hard work.

Without her knowledge, the entire mansion was dragged into a death crisis.

Wei Zhaoxian also felt guilty towards Mrs. Wei.

"After I leave, Madam Wei should return to being the mistress of the Wei family." Shen Shilang advised.

"That being said, she has become more and more confused in recent years. It's not just because of you." Wei Zhaoxian said in a deep voice, "Even if we don't want to divorce, she should be punished severely."

As long as they didn't want a divorce, Shen Shilang wouldn't ask too much about what Wei Zhaoxian was going to do.

Shen Shilang slowly knelt down towards Wei Zhaoxian, which startled Wei Zhaoxian. "Shilang, what are you doing? Get up quickly!"

Wei Zhaoxian had made Shen Shilang kneel when he punished him before.

But the ones kneeling were the dead souls of the Shen family, not him.

"General." Shen Shilang looked up at Wei Zhaoxian, "Shilang's life was saved by you. I am where I am today because of you. I am afraid that for a long time to come, I will not be able to be so close to you. General, please accept my greeting."

(End of this chapter)