Chapter 61 You're Bad Too
"Get out! Don't talk nonsense! No one is allowed to let my wife leave! Get out of here and never come to the Prince's mansion again!"
Wen Zhiming had just been coaxed to sit down by Wen Kehao, but now he was so angry that he stood up and lunged at Zhong Shensuan, ready to drive him out of the palace.
He and his wife are doing just fine. What kind of scoundrel fortune teller is spouting nonsense, trying to make up bad things about his wife and preventing her from seeing him? He's utterly wicked.
If I had known he would talk nonsense, I should have chased him away when I saw my third brother leading him in at the door, so that my wife wouldn't get angry.
Wen Kehao stood in front of Zhong Shensuan, his face sincere.
“Brother, Zhong Shensuan was just telling fortunes and had no ill intentions. Please don’t be angry. I know you and sister-in-law have a deep relationship, but even the deepest relationship shouldn’t be risked with your life.”
Wen Kehao and others have been waiting for almost a month.
The eldest brother relied on and trusted Meng Lingge very much, and Meng Lingge was a woman with almost no flaws. She rarely left the mansion, had no bad habits, and on the surface, she was sincere to the eldest brother.
Since she hasn't taken over the management of the household affairs yet, it's difficult to find a way to frame her.
The previous incident where Wen Weizhu slandered Meng Lingge's innocence had already made Princess Wenshun feel guilty and trust Meng Lingge even more. Therefore, Wen Kehao dared not act rashly without thorough preparation.
He coldly watched as Meng Lingge took up all of his elder brother's time, and even when they went to the military camp together, his elder brother kept talking about his wife.
As his elder brother and Meng Lingge grew closer each day, his distress and heartache also increased.
He's going crazy.
Fortunately, Zhong Shensuan returned to the capital at this time.
Zhong Shensuan was highly renowned in the capital, specializing in Bazi (Four Pillars of Destiny) marriage matching. He could predict good and bad fortune from birth dates and times. It was said that he could predict the fortune, marriage path, and destiny of the coming year without ever missing a single one in more than ten years.
He was also a frequent visitor to the Prince of Anshun's residence, making a trip there almost every year, and was highly trusted by the Princess of Anshun.
Ke Wenkehao knew that this fortune teller was not as powerful as the outside world claimed. Last year, he accidentally discovered that this person disguised himself to inquire about information, and then went to a wealthy family as a fortune teller. He used the information he had inquired about to gain the trust of the family, and pointed out what disasters the family was facing and how to resolve them. He successfully swindled several hundred taels of silver from them.
When Wen Kehao apprehended Zhong the fortune teller, he learned that this charlatan had only read one book on fortune telling before swindling people everywhere. Besides gathering information beforehand, he had also bribed a group of people skilled in gossip. Whenever his predictions were inaccurate, they would spread rumors that the family hadn't heeded his advice or that a benefactor had helped them resolve the problem. His predictions about the coming year's fortune, marriage prospects, and destiny, which he hadn't missed once in over ten years, were naturally spread by these same people.
Wen Kehao found it quite laughable.
He wasn't a good person. Apart from his elder brother, he didn't care about other people's affairs. On the contrary, he found it quite amusing that so many nobles in the capital had been deceived by such a low-class trick.
He warned Zhong Shensuan that when he went to the Prince of Anshun’s mansion next year, he should tell the princess that his elder brother and he were not suitable to marry in the next few years. Zhong Shensuan did not dare to ask why, and readily agreed as long as he could get away.
Unfortunately, before Zhong Shensuan could even visit, his elder brother married Meng Lingge. Therefore, he had to change his story with Zhong Shensuan.
Unfortunately, this guy went out of town some time ago, and Wen Kehao waited a month before the charlatan returned.
To deal with Taoist priests who make money by using false reputations, Wen Kehao didn't even need to spend any money. He only needed to threaten to expose their tricks to frighten them into agreeing.
The plan is proceeding smoothly, but his older brother's reaction is more agitated and uncontrollable than he expected.
He shielded Zhong Shensuan behind him, and the fist that his elder brother was about to throw at Zhong Shensuan ended up hitting him instead.
It hurts a lot.
But my resolve only grew stronger.
Meng Lingge must leave. Her brother's distress is only temporary. With more comfort and companionship, things will return to normal.
Seeing that Wen Kehao wouldn't move aside, Wen Zhiming couldn't drive Zhong Shensuan away, and he was sweating profusely with anxiety: "That damned liar is a bad person, and my third brother is bad too. They've all bullied my wife. Get out of the way, all of you get out..."
Seeing the situation spiraling out of control, Princess Anshun quickly ordered her servants to separate the two brothers. She then tried to soothe Wen Zhiming, whose face was flushed with anger and who was kicking and thrashing about, saying, "Mo'er... I know you're reluctant to part with Lingge, but your third brother is right. No matter how deep the feelings, you can't risk your life. If Lingge truly loved you, she wouldn't agree to this. I have a compromise for you: no divorce, no separation. Lingge will stay in another courtyard in the mansion for a while, and we won't see each other for a short time. Is that alright?"
Meng Lingge was a good daughter-in-law, and Princess Anshun was reluctant to use divorce or separation as a way to deal with her, which would damage her reputation once again.
However, she couldn't disregard her only son's life, so she thought of having Meng Lingge stay in another courtyard in the mansion first, and in the meantime she would find a few more fortune tellers to take a look and find other ways to resolve the issue.
"No, you can't!" Wen Zhiming shouted back, "You're bad too! You're all bullying my wife! You liar, Third Brother, and Mother Consort, you're all bad! I've said it before, no one is allowed to bully her. Wherever my wife goes, I'll go. Don't even think about separating us!"
Wen Zhiming shouted at the top of his lungs, and several servants almost couldn't hold him back. Although he spoke with determination, his eyes were filled with panic and helplessness, and he was so anxious that he was about to cry.
He knew that his mother was always in charge of the Prince's mansion, and if she said he wouldn't see his wife, she really meant it.
Since his wife married him, he has been happy every day. He doesn't understand or want to understand things like unhappy marriages or untimely deaths. He just wants to be with his wife, forever.
Why did this wicked Taoist priest come in and spout nonsense? Why are my third brother and mother both siding with this wicked Taoist priest?
How can there be so many bad people?
"Wife, Little Ling'er, come behind me quickly! Hide behind me so they can't chase you away! Come here, wife..."
He was so afraid, so afraid that he couldn't protect his wife, so afraid that his mother would separate his wife from him.
Princess Anshun was heartbroken to see him so flustered. She rushed over to hug him, but he pushed her away.
"My mother is wicked too! I want my wife back, give me back my wife..."
Princess Anshun looked helplessly at Meng Lingge and said softly.
“Lingge, good child, please persuade Mo’er. There must be a way. Trust your mother, I will find a way. You'll have to endure this for a while, but it won't be long. Mo’er only listens to you, please persuade him…”
Meng Lingge hesitated for a moment before walking towards Wen Zhiming.
Wen Zhiming immediately reached out to pull her, but kept shaking his head, "Don't try to persuade me, my wife, don't try to persuade me. Don't listen to your mother, just stay by my side, I won't allow them to bully you."
After reaching Meng Lingge with both hands, he hugged her tightly and wouldn't let go, looking warily at the group of people around him.
These are all bad people, bad people who want to separate him and his wife.
The servants surrounding the area, noticing Princess Anshun's signal, each stepped back a short distance.
Wen Zhiming immediately patted Meng Lingge, "Don't be afraid, my wife, I will protect you."
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