In fact, his actions were much faster than his reasoning.
By the time he reacted, he had already hugged his wife in his arms and kissed her hard on the face.
Shen Xinyan pushed him away, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. She touched the wet and hot spot on her face and glared at him: "Why are you going crazy? The girls saw you and made a fool of yourself."
Wei Junhang looked at her with sparkling eyes and a happy smile, but said nothing.
If there is no denial, it means it is accepted by default?
Shen Xinyan understood and did not ask any more questions.
It seemed that her husband had indeed kept it a secret from the world. But there was nothing strange about it. He had kept it a secret from the people closest to him, so what would it matter to outsiders?
After getting the answer indirectly, she stopped worrying about these things, and even developed a strange sense of superiority in her heart, as if "everyone else is drunk but I am sober", especially when she thought that even the Duke of England and the Grand Princess did not know about it, but she actually knew it.
Thinking of this, she pursed her lips and put on a somewhat smug smile.
Oh my, it comes again, it comes again, just this kind of naughty feeling, like a child's little pride when he did something bad without being noticed by the adults, which makes people feel itchy in their hearts, as if a feather is constantly brushing against his heart.
He tried to hold back, but finally couldn't hold it back anymore. He suddenly stretched out his hand and poked at the shallow pear swirl. It was soft and warm, and felt so good!
Shen Xinyan slapped his evil hand away, her eyes rolling as she said angrily, "You are becoming more and more frivolous. If mother sees this, she will spit at you again."
Wei Junhang smiled and was not annoyed at all. He followed her with his hands behind his back, watching her assign the tasks one by one in an orderly manner, and reminded Xia He to pay attention to the situation of her son.
Wei Chenglin was injured, and the Duke's Mansion was the only person still walking around in the palace. This made the mansion even more isolated from the disputes outside.
When the news came that Lady Jing'an was seriously ill, Shen Xinyan was shocked, her legs went weak, and she almost fell down. Fortunately, Wei Junhang was quick to hug her.
"How could this be? How could he get sick when he was perfectly fine?" Her lips trembled, unable to believe what she heard.
Mingming's mother had been fine all her life, until she suffered the double blow of the death of her granddaughter and granddaughter, and fell ill in bed. She finally passed away half a year later.
"Prepare the car to go to the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion!" Wei Junhang made a prompt decision and ordered loudly.
Instead of worrying about it here, it is better to see it with your own eyes.
After a while, the couple got on the carriage to the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion.
"What happened? How could my mother suddenly fall ill?" Looking at the old lady lying on the hospital bed who seemed to have aged several years in an instant, Shen Xinyan's heart wrenched. She wiped her tears and walked out, pulling Earl Jing'an to ask.
Jing'an Bo's face was dejected, and he murmured: "It is me who has implicated my mother..."
"What happened? Brother-in-law, please tell me directly. If there is anything I can do to help, my wife and I will do our best to help you." Wei Junhang patted the back of his wife's hand comfortingly and asked calmly.
Jing'an Earl's face turned pale. He looked at his anxious sister, then at his brother-in-law who was rarely calm, and finally spoke slowly: "The evil that Liang had done in the past has now come back to haunt us. A few days ago, Jingzhao Yin Huang invited me to the government office, saying that he had received a report that someone in my family had lent money at interest, and he also produced some evidence. Because I had some friendship with him, he privately allowed me to find evidence to prove my innocence, otherwise he would report the matter to the emperor."
"You and I both know that this is absolutely true. Although Liang is no longer a member of my family, she was still the wife of the Earl's family when she lent the money at interest. How can I find evidence to prove my innocence? When mother learned about this, she was so angry that she fell ill. If anything happens to her, I will be a great sinner and will never be forgiven!" Earl Jing'an burst into tears.
Marrying an unvirtuous wife has brought disaster to the whole family. Poor old mother still has to suffer because of this unfilial son in her old age!
Wei Junhang frowned in confusion.
He had already ordered people to clean up the mess, could there be someone who slipped through the net? Besides, this matter sounded so strange. Since there was evidence, he could just arrest the person and interrogate him. At the very least, he could report the case to the emperor. Given his cousin's hatred of loan sharks, he would definitely punish him severely.
Although Shen Xinyan didn't understand the affairs of the government, she felt that something was wrong. However, she couldn't figure out what was wrong at the moment. She was also worried about her mother's condition, so she didn't care much and asked hurriedly, "What did the doctor say?"
"The anger has triggered an old illness. If I take good care of myself and get through this, my life will not be in danger. Otherwise..." Earl Jing'an closed his eyes in pain.
Shen Xinyan's body swayed, and the color on her face instantly faded.
It's so serious?!
"Madam, the lady has woken up and is calling you!" Chunliu walked over hurriedly and said.
When Shen Xinyan heard this, she immediately lifted her skirt and walked quickly inside.
Wei Junhang did not follow him in, but instead pulled Jing'an Earl aside and asked him in detail about how he was summoned by Jingzhao Yin, not leaving out any clues.
Jing'an Marquis was completely hopeless, and didn't care about his face anymore. He answered all the questions, no matter how big or small. At the end, he even held his hand and said, "My sister has always been a good person. It's my fault that I'm useless as a brother and can't give her support. I just hope that the prince will not blame her or hate her because of the series of troubles in the Marquis's house."
Wei Junhang nodded and promised solemnly: "Don't worry, she is my wife, the wife of the prince of the Duke's Mansion. How could I blame her or hate her!"
After a pause, he continued, "Don't worry, my dear uncle. The situation may not be irreversible yet. You don't have to worry too much. Just focus on waiting for the old lady to recover."
Earl Jing'an smiled bitterly and nodded weakly to indicate his agreement.
How could he be safe if he had made such a mistake? Now he just hoped that his brothers from the other two houses would not be implicated. He had committed a sin himself, and the consequences should not be borne by an innocent person.
Inside the house, the old lady held her daughter's hand tightly and said weakly, "I'm afraid mother is not going to make it. Xinyan, your eldest brother... forget it. Since he took all the blame for Liang's mistakes that day, he should have expected this outcome."
"I have lived to this age and have nothing to regret. The only thing that worries me is Feng Ge'er, Hui'er and the others. Your brother is such a person. When the building is about to be completed, they are afraid that..."
"Mother has never asked you for anything in her life. Now I only ask you to treat them well in the future. I don't ask for wealth and glory in the future, but I just ask that they can live in peace in this life."
Listening to the lady's words that sounded like she was entrusting her son to her care, Shen Xinyan burst into tears and could not speak. She could only nod repeatedly.
Seeing her agree, the old lady finally breathed a sigh of relief. She turned around with difficulty, but did not see her grandchildren. She murmured, "Feng'er, Hui'er, Yu'er..."
"Go and call for help!" A maid immediately ran out, and a moment later, Shen Feng and his two siblings rushed in at a trot.
"grandmother!!"
The three siblings fell down crying in front of the bed.
The old lady looked at the children, forced a smile, and asked them to greet Shen Xinyan one by one. Finally, she took Shen Huiran's hand and handed it to Shen Xinyan, panting and saying: "The brothers Feng'er and Yu'er will have to support the family in the future. It won't be a big deal for them to struggle outside. Hui'er is the only one without a mother to take care of her. Now the family has fallen into such a state. She, a girl..."
"Don't worry, mother. I know everything. Hui'er is my biological niece. She is my biological daughter. Whatever Ying'er has, Hui'er will also have." Shen Xinyan knew what she was thinking and agreed with a sob.
"Grandma..." Shen Huiran cried until she was out of breath. Shen Feng was older and his eyes were red but he didn't shed a single tear. The youngest, Shen Yu, looked at his brothers and sisters, then at his grandmother who loved him the most, and burst into tears.
Wei Junhang, who was outside, heard the crying and became extremely anxious. He wanted to come in, but due to his identity, he was unable to come in and was in a state of panic.
The crying finally stopped, and a moment later, Shen Xinyan came out wiping her tears. He hurried over to her and saw that her eyes were swollen from crying. He said distressedly, "Mother-in-law is not in good health and cannot stand crying. But you guys are crying even harder."
"I didn't think it through." Shen Xinyan sniffed and replied in a muffled voice.
Wei Junhang sighed, looked at the three siblings behind her, patted the oldest Shen Feng with pity, and hugged the sobbing Shen Yu, then asked: "How is mother-in-law?"
"I feel a little tired now, so I fell asleep."
After Wei Junhang accompanied her back home and settled her down, he told his children and Pingfu to take good care of her. Then he returned to his study and gave a few instructions to a thin servant, who nodded in response and left quietly.
The next day, when he got the detailed information about the Jingzhao Yin and looked through the post he received unexpectedly, he suddenly realized it.
It turns out that all this was directed at me.
He has been able to sit on the position of Prime Minister for so many years, and even his cousin the Emperor has to be tolerant of him. He is indeed quite resourceful. I don't know when he guessed my identity.
Since the other party invited him sincerely, he naturally couldn't refuse.
***
"I didn't expect that the famous dandy prince in the capital was so secretive!" Zhou Shoufu, who was supposed to be home on sick leave, stared at the young man who came as scheduled and sneered.
Wei Jun smiled at him and sat down in front of him.
"The fact that the Prime Minister was able to guess my identity shows that I am still a little inferior."
Zhou Shoufu didn't want to play tricks on him, so he asked directly: "How about we make a deal?"
Wei Junhang was surprised by the other party's decisiveness. "Prime Minister, please speak!"
"I will no longer pursue the matter of Jing'an Bo's private loan. You guarantee the safety of my Zhou family. One mansion for another, it's fair, isn't it?"
Chief Zhou pursed his lips. If it wasn't absolutely necessary, he would never give up the power in his hands.
However, after Prince Cheng fell from power, His Majesty spared his life under the will of the late Emperor, but he would not show mercy to anyone who had any connection with him. Although he had tried hard to cut off his connection with Prince Cheng's palace over the years, he could not deny that without Prince Cheng's support, he might not have been able to become the Prime Minister.
Wei Junhang wanted to laugh.
The other party went through so much trouble just for such a completely unnecessary request!
Although the emperor's cousin hated Prince Cheng, he would not implicate an innocent person. Although Prime Minister Zhou had attempted to control the government in recent years, he had nothing to do with the Zhao Quanzhong case. Even if the emperor's cousin wanted to punish him, it was because he was annoyed that he had been trying to usurp the imperial power for so many years.
To ensure the safety of everyone in the Zhou family?
This is really... He just praised him for his great means, but he didn't expect that until now, he still didn't realize that there was a talisman in his house. Considering Zhou Mao's loyalty over the years, the emperor cousin would definitely show leniency to his biological father.