There was a moment of silence.
Wei Jinxuan was nailed to the spot. She couldn't believe that the people stuck to the bed were her husband and her half-sister who had been missing for a long time!
"Husband... Madam, there must be some misunderstanding here. You have to trust me..."
The old woman behind him hurried over to stop them. She winked at the two maids beside her and prepared to take the person back to the main courtyard as soon as possible.
Who would have thought that Wei Xianglian, who was lying on the bed opposite, would burst into laughter upon seeing Wei Jinxuan, and his whole body would shake wildly like a madman.
"Hahaha! My dear sister, did you see that? Your beloved husband lied to me at night and said he had something to do and stayed in the study, but he actually met me in the bedroom."
"I wanted to keep it a secret for a while before telling you. It's okay if you see it. In the Wei family, everyone said that you were superior to me. We were born of the same father, but you were the apple of his eye, and I was an unpopular little girl? Why?!"
"Hahaha! I've tolerated you for so long, and now I finally get the upper hand!"
Wei Xianglian tore off the clothes that had just been put on her again, revealing the red marks on her body, with a smug look on her face.
"Wei Jinxuan, your husband always just goes about his business every time he comes to see you, right? Take a good look at how he sympathizes with me!"
"Hahaha! You never imagined it, did you? The husband who keeps saying he loves you has actually been secretly dating your half-sister whom you have always looked down upon. He was so passionate when he was with me, and even promised that when the Wei family is no longer needed, he will just kick you out and make room for me!"
The woman was extremely excited and kept rocking where she sat.
Previously, she had deliberately tortured Li Bingwen, causing him to have a minor fracture somewhere. Now, she had caused a second injury, causing him to turn pale in pain, and he was half-supported and gasping for air. He wanted to scold her but couldn't even utter a complete sentence.
"You bastard... you bastard, shut up. What truth are you telling here... You guys, why don't you call the court doctor to separate me from her!"
Wei Xianglian heard the middle of the sentence, and this time he became even more excited. His body shook more violently, and he laughed even louder:
"Hahaha! Listen to this, Wei Jinxuan. Your beloved husband has admitted it himself. Hahaha! You never thought that the high and mighty eldest daughter of the Wei family would have such a thing!"
The figures around her were swaying, but Wei Jinxuan felt that she could not see anything clearly. After the violent blow, her brain buzzed and everything went blank.
She felt a slight pain in her palm, and when she came to her senses she realized her nails had sunk deeply into her flesh.
Just as he was about to say something, the old woman beside him hurried forward to persuade him:
"Madam, harmony brings wealth! You are the county magistrate's wife, so you should put the overall situation first. This matter should not be made public. Let's quickly have someone settle the adults and the guests first before we talk."
When she reached out to comb Wei Jinxuan's hair, she shook her sleeves naturally. The light yellow powder in her sleeves flew away with the wind, and Wei Jinxuan instantly felt a strong fragrance filling her nose, and she subconsciously did what she said.
But in the next moment, a cold wind with a faint fragrance suddenly blew around, carrying hundreds of thousands of pages of paper and floating in front of her.
Wei Jinxuan gradually regained consciousness, and at a glance she saw several love letters between Li Bingwen and Wei Xianglian, as well as many dirty deeds this guy had done as an official!
From collecting taxes privately to using the extra money to honor King Kang, to secretly taking the relief money and disaster relief money issued by the court; to privately promoting his cronies and secretly protecting the many illegal activities of the Xianyuan sect members...
Even when Li Bingwen ran to her and cried a few days ago, saying that the weather was so cold and he felt sorry for the people who were displaced, the money he asked his father to donate was not given to the people at all. Instead, he gave it to King Kang in his personal name!
If the public sentiment is bad, no one can do business well, and the Wei family's business has also shrunk a lot.
When my father heard that his son-in-law was so caring, he was deeply moved. He would rather save money and donate 30,000 taels of silver to the county governor's office to help the hungry people. Who would have thought that this guy would embezzle the money!
Countless little things that had happened flashed wildly through Wei Jinxuan's mind.
Many years ago, Wei Xianglian disappeared in the manor, she met Li Bingwen again and again before she got married, and this man's repeated requests and demands on her natal family...
All the clues are connected together to form a huge conspiracy, just to trap her tightly inside!
What lifelong love for two people... what true love... it's all fake! It's all a trap set up to cheat her family out of money!
Wei Jinxuan felt so painful that she could hardly breathe, and her hands holding the paper were shaking uncontrollably.
Suddenly, a breeze blew past and blew a piece of paper into her palm. She knew that there was always a master helping her in secret, and she felt more at ease.
When I lowered my eyes, I saw a yellowed piece of paper with the following words written on it:
"Since ancient times, men are unreliable, and women should cherish the memory of Magnolia. Instead of supporting him to reach his lofty ambitions, it is better to earn ten thousand taels of gold yourself."
It was her favorite sentence when she was a child reading picture books, so she wrote it down and kept it at the bottom of the box.
Yes, she used to be such a carefree person. When did she become so self-deprecating that she couldn't live without a man?!
"Bang——"
Somehow, the fire in Wutong Courtyard, which was gradually dying out, suddenly raged. The bright flames danced freely in the dark night like a phoenix reborn from the ashes, as if she had finally gotten rid of her willful soul that had been brainwashed and deceived by others.
The sudden change threw the county magistrate's mansion into complete chaos.
"Help! How come the fire is getting bigger and bigger?! Someone come and put it out!"
"Damn it! All the snow around here has melted! All the water in the big water tanks and wells is gone!"
"Why are so many guards suddenly down? Guards! Hurry up and call the guards on the street to put out the fire! What? The guards on the other side were also knocked down?!"
“…”
Many people had been alarmed by the explosion in Ping An Building and had quietly come out to check the situation.
Seeing the fire coming from this side, the attention was drawn to the county capital. Many people living nearby were afraid of being affected by the fire in the county capital, so they all watched the situation here nervously.
The mansion was in chaos, but Wei Jinxuan was surprisingly calm, with a mocking arc at the corner of her lips.
"There's no water in the mansion, and no one is left? Why don't you open the door and let the people outside come in to help with the rescue?!"
The woman next to him was startled and hurriedly tried to stop him:
"Madam, no. There are many valuables and documents in the house. These ruffians are disorderly and it would be a small matter if they came in and stole things, but it would be bad if they stole documents. Besides...it is not appropriate to spread what happened yesterday."
The old woman was wondering why Wei didn't fall for it, and was about to wave her sleeves in front of her again, but was suddenly kicked to the ground by Wei Jinxuan.
"Who is the mistress, me or you? How dare a slave girl yell at me?!"
"Chunxiang, take someone to open the gate! Spread the word that a fire broke out in the county governor's mansion and it has not been extinguished for a long time. The water in the mansion has been used up. This lady kindly asks the neighbors to help put out the fire. Anyone who brings in a bucket of water will be charged ten cents, and all the money will be put into my account!"
"yes!"
Chunxiang is Wei Jinxuan's personal maid. She was also drugged during this period and her mind was in a trance.
Now that he was suddenly awakened, he reacted quickly and immediately led a team to the mansion. The other guards who obeyed Wei Jinxuan's orders also surrounded Li Junshou and a dozen Xianyuan believers.
This is clearly a show of not letting them leave, waiting for the people to see the joke.
Seeing that Ma Xiao was about to be ruined, Magistrate Li started to curse at the top of his voice, regardless of the pain in some parts of his body.
"Wei! What do you want to do?! Just let the people fetch water and cook noodles, why do you need to let people in? It would be fine if you let people in, but why are you blocking us here?!"
"You bastard! You are obviously jealous of Wen Lang's love and want to take revenge on me! Let me go quickly, or I will make you die!"
Wei Xianglian was also frightened now and his face turned pale, and he started to curse.
The other two palace ladies who were also frozen in time thought that day was really weird. Not only were they stuck to the floor for unknown reasons, but the Xianyuan believers nearby also disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Seeing hundreds and thousands of people rushing towards this place, and feeling that their way was blocked, he also cursed in desperation:
"Wei, you vicious woman! It was Wei Xianglian and Li Bingwen who betrayed you. What does it have to do with us?!"
"I advise you to take care of yourself. After releasing us, kill all the nearby guards and servants. Otherwise, when we go back and tell the young master about this, your Wei family will be exterminated!"
Wei Jinxuan looked at the people who were shouting wildly without saying a word, then retreated into the shadow of the eaves with a faint smile.
It's really funny, these Xianyuan believers actually think they have a chance to go back alive? !
Since you have done something that has harmed tens of thousands of people, you must be prepared to bear the consequences of being torn to pieces by the people after the truth is revealed!
She had been blinded by the lard and had unintentionally helped them do many immoral things. Today she would do a good deed and let everyone see the true faces of these hypocrites!