Chapter 62 Chapter 62 Pregnancy means she had had sex with another man...
Fang Zhongyue was very "surprised" that Wei Ruzhuo would appear here. She choked with shock and said, "No...no one is here."
"Sir, you pinched me and it hurt..." Fang Zhongyue quickly changed the subject, saying that her hand hurt so much and she cried out in pain very loudly.
The sound even reached the inner room, and was not only heard by Wei Qingsi who was feeding Pang Shi medicine.
Even Pang Shi, who had been crying out in pain, heard it. He frowned and asked with a bitter face what was happening outside.
Wei Ruzhuo was completely unaware and was still pinching Fang Zhongyue's wrist with such force that it seemed as if he would break her hand bones.
"Say!" Unable to pry any words out of Fang Zhongyue's mouth, he began to interrogate the little maid who followed her.
"Slave, slave..." The other party was trembling with fear and dared not say a word. She just looked at Fang Zhongyue, not daring to say a word.
"Speak!" Wei Ruzhuo had no patience.
His little bit of rationality and restraint disappeared the moment he heard that Zhu Yinluan was pregnant.
He totally ignored the fact that there was Ponzi who was bedridden and could not stand any stimulation.
He wanted to confirm that the news was not just hallucination or that the servants were wrong.
If Wei Ruzhuo didn't let go, her wrist would be broken. Fang Zhongyue calmly glanced at the little maid, who trembled and said, "Yes... the wife of the young master of the Shen family in the Marquis's Mansion is pregnant."
"Where did you get the information? How long have you been pregnant?" Wei Ruzhuo gritted his teeth.
Pang Shi didn't know what was happening outside the screen. She had a headache so much that she couldn't get up, so she sent Wei Qingsi to check.
"I heard from the maid who went out to buy in the backyard that the Shen family of the Marquis' Mansion wanted black chickens. They bought the best and freshest ones in the capital and brought them back to make soup for the wife of the Crown Prince. I, this servant, do not know exactly how long she has been pregnant."
After the little maid finished speaking, Wei Ruzhuo suddenly shook off Fang Zhongyue's hand. Seeing her face that resembled Zhu Chentan, but her delicate and timid demeanor was more like Zhu Yinluan, he was so angry that he could not get up.
He didn't know if the medicine he had been taking recently was effective. Anyway, he felt a tightness in his chest. He reached out to cover it, but it still couldn't go away. He suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood, his eyes went black, and he fainted.
"Brother!" Wei Qingsi turned pale with fright. She stepped forward to support him and asked someone to find a doctor outside.
Pang Shi was already suffering from a weak body and now seeing the pillar of the family fall down, she was so frightened that she kept crying out "Ah, my child!"
The Wei family, which was already in chaos, was now even more chaotic. "......"
When the news reached the Shen family, Zhu Yinluan had already rested.
Shen Jingzhan sneered and burned the letter in his hand, then looked through the study to the curtains in the inner room.
His gaze was even quieter and darker than the night.
Although the Zhu family received the news later than the Wei family, they eventually found out.
It was Pang Shi who sent someone to ask for verification, whether Zhu Yinluan was a member of the Shi family and married to Shen Jingzhan?
The Zhu family had not responded, so Pang asked the maid to spread the word that if the Zhu family did not admit it, she would visit them in person.
The Wei family was on the verge of collapse, and what Pang Shi said could not have any deterrent effect. The Zhu family was just afraid of losing face, so they simply brought people to visit Wei Ruzhuo.
However, they didn't expect that after arriving at the door, Pang Shi actually gave them the cold shoulder, saying that the people from their Zhu family had harmed the Wei family so much, and they still had the nerve to come to the door. Not only did they come to the door, but they actually came empty-handed.
Madam Zhu, who also looked haggard, tried to hold back her anger, but still couldn't. "It's already this late, Madam Wei, and you still want to say such things. You really don't know what it means to be on the verge of death."
"What do you mean by imminent death? Isn't it just a conspiracy of your Zhu family?"
Pang Shi took two bowls of medicine and forced herself to sit in the outer room. When she saw the Zhu family members coming, she seemed to have found an outlet for her anger. She ignored Mrs. Zhu's words and retorted.
When his eyes swept over Zhu Chentan, he cursed her as an unlucky person!
Zhu Chentan's eyes widened, "What did you say!?"
"Didn't you hear what I said?" At this moment, Pang Shi no longer cared about acting like a noble lady.
She pointed at Zhu Chentan and said, "If you hadn't married into the Luo family and offended them, and divorced them, and brought bad luck to our Wei family, would the Luo family have been able to impeach the Wei family?"
"It's all because of you! Vixen! Unlucky spirit!" Pang Shi glared at Zhu Chentan. Even though she had no strength left and could hardly stand, she still supported herself with the help of the maid beside her, stood up and angrily scolded Zhu Chentan.
She denounced Zhu Chentan's bad luck, saying that it was all because of her. If she hadn't wanted to marry him, the Wei family would not have suddenly encountered an accident, leading to Wei Ruzhuo's father being demoted to a remote place.
Now, it is because she is going to marry into the family that the Wei family has encountered such a disaster. Now, Wei Ruzhuo is inexplicably carrying a death. What is the reason?
It was all because of Zhu Chentan, the unlucky spirit! She was told to die quickly and get out of here quickly. She also asked the maid to get willow branches and clean water to drive this unlucky spirit out quickly.
From childhood to adulthood, Zhu Chentan had never been scolded in the face like this.
Since they had already fallen out, what was there for her to worry about? She lost her mind and stood up and angrily scolded Madam Pang, asking her how she had the nerve to yell here. She had eaten the meat and drank the blood of the Zhu family in the past, but now she was repaying kindness with enmity?
"If it weren't for my father and brother's support, would Wei Ruzhuo have been able to become a Dianshi and enter the Imperial Academy? If it weren't for our family, would he have been able to run for the position of Minister of Rites? Would he have been able to make peace with the Minister? I'm afraid your Wei family would have perished long ago!"
Zhu Chentan quarreled with Pang Shi with red eyes and was shaking all over.
She had given Pang Shi a lot of good things before. "You said I was unlucky, but why didn't you say that you, the Wei family, were too weak to bear such great wealth and power!"
"You!" Seeing Zhu Chentan revealing his unruly nature, Pang was about to scold him back, but he got so angry that he started coughing repeatedly, and he was out of breath due to the rapid coughing.
Lord Zhu, who had remained silent all the way, had to stand up and take charge of the situation. Although he was dissatisfied with Pang Shi, he could not argue with a woman, so he scolded Zhu Chentan and asked her to shut up and apologize to Pang Shi.
Zhu Chentan felt very aggrieved at the moment and refused to do anything no matter what. She threw herself into Madam Zhu's arms and cried breathlessly. Pang Shi was still coughing. Fang Zhongyue brought the Heart-Protecting Pill that Wei Qingsi had asked her to find.
As soon as she saw her face, Wei Qingsi took the medicine and angrily drove her out, telling her not to cause trouble here!
Fang Zhongyue could only walk out with his head down.
Wei Ruzhuo in the inner room had been woken up long ago. His heart ached as if someone was scraping his flesh with a knife. He listened to the noise outside and wanted to speak, but every breath was painful.
It was the little maid who noticed that he had woken up and quickly passed the message to the people outside.
Upon hearing this, the people in the outer room all swarmed in.
Wei Ruzhuo felt that he couldn't breathe. The little maid helped him sit up, and after he drank a sip of medicine, he felt better.
"Why is Lord Zhu here?" Wei Ruzhuo's tone was not good.
Since the day he got into trouble and the Zhu family delayed breaking up the marriage and wanted to completely sever ties, the two families had not had any contact for almost half a month.
Now seeing Zhu Chentan crying and leaning in Madam Zhu's arms, he just glanced at her and thought that her tears were just pretense.
Before, he always thought that Zhu Chentan was favored by the Luo family and had to marry them out of fear of power. He had been shaken and doubtful, but they were all covered up by years of affection. He didn't expect that it was just an illusion.
Luo Xuan told him personally that it was Zhu Chentan who took the initiative between him and him. Otherwise, how could the Luo family possibly marry into the Zhu family?
Even after hearing this, Wei Ruzhuo still thought that it was all in the past and there was no point in bringing it up again, not to mention that he still needed the Zhu family.
But he didn't expect that after the Wei family got into trouble, the Zhu family avoided them, broke off the engagement, and Zhu Chentan's attitude changed. She blamed him for dragging down the Zhu family, and her words between the lines said that he was useless and asked her to sympathize with him?
But who will understand him now? If the Zhu family hadn't instigated him, why would he help the Shangshu to do so many shameful things?
What made him most uncomfortable was that during this month when he was looked down upon by everyone, became a prisoner, and had no one to turn to, he actually thought of and even dreamed about Zhu Yinluan, the woman who had remarried less than a month after his divorce, several times.
He hated her for being ruthless, for conspiring with outsiders and drugging him, making it very likely that he would never have children in his lifetime.
When I first learned the truth, I thought about how I would cut her into pieces when we met to relieve the hatred in my heart, but I didn't expect that the hatred would gradually dissipate.
He didn't know when he would be able to meet Zhu Yinluan. The social classes in the capital were extremely clear-cut, and she didn't like to go out. Would he be able to meet her again?
He actually missed her so much and wanted to see her in the dead of night.
In fact, during the two years after Zhu Yinluan got married, he was working as a miscellaneous official in the officialdom, and he felt very aggrieved, depressed and frustrated.
At night, he would talk to her, and she would listen patiently, never interrupting him, and she would comfort him with soft words, clumsily boasting about his strengths, saying that in her heart, he was the best.
Poor him, he still remembers it after so many years. Does she still remember it?
After she left, few family members mentioned Zhu Yinluan again.
Unexpectedly, the next time I heard from her, I found out that she was pregnant.
What does pregnancy mean?
It means her betrayal, it means she has done the most intimate thing with another man.
When he thought of Shen Jingzhan kissing her lips, seeing her shy and trembling appearance, and tasting her beautiful fragrance and sweetness, he couldn't control himself and was about to go crazy.
How long had she and Shen Jingzhan been married? They must have had sex many times, so she got pregnant so quickly. She didn't even know the month. She must have been having sex day and night!
The more he thought about it, the more he could no longer control himself from spitting out blood from that place, and now he felt dizzy all over.
After taking the medicine, he managed to calm down, and his anger was replaced by jealousy. He wanted to kill Shen Jingzhan.
Zhu Yinluan would not have the courage to betray him like this. It must have been his idea and had something to do with him. He seduced Zhu Yinluan a long time ago, when no one noticed.
"Of course I have something to say." Lord Zhu and Zhu Mingsheng waited until Wei Ruzhuo took the medicine before speaking. They also glanced at the people around them, and the meaning of clearing the area was quite clear.
Wei Ruzhuo wiped his mouth and hadn't said anything yet, but Pang Shi had already leaned on her cane and angrily scolded, "There is really nothing to say between our Wei family and your Zhu family. Who is harming whom? My master will arrive in the capital in a few days and report to the emperor. Everything will be decided in the court!"
Pang Shi has already written a letter to Lord Wei, and he has won grace and is finally able to return to the capital, but it is not appropriate to show off at the moment. The power of the Zhu family is unknown, and Lord Zhu and Zhu Mingsheng were a little surprised to hear the news.
What is surprising is that Lord Wei was able to return to the capital after being demoted. How did he get this grace? Could it be that the Wei family received some forgiveness and opportunities during this time?
Thinking of this, Lord Zhu was even more grateful that he had visited the Wei family today, otherwise he would never have known the news.
The more he thought about it, the better his expression became. "Madam, please talk to me nicely. My daughter has been spoiled since she was young and doesn't know etiquette. She just offended you. I will discipline her after I get back. Your Excellency, please don't bear grudges. The friendship between our two families for so many years cannot be severed because of the current predicament."
"What kind of friendship are you talking about? Wasn't all this caused by your good daughter?"
It was only the day before yesterday that Pang Shi found out that Zhu Yinluan had married into a wealthy family. That little bitch was so determined when she left the Wei family. She must have been the one behind Wei Ruzhuo's promotion and impeachment!
"The Wei family has fallen on hard times, and a small temple cannot accommodate a big Buddha. Lord Zhu and Madam Zhu should go back!" Pang Shi stomped her cane again to drive them away.
"Mother." Wei Ruzhuo frowned, "You are not in good health, please go back first."
"Instead of driving away the outsiders, you drive away your mother?" Pang Shi's eyes widened.
"I'll handle the things here myself. You go back to the yard first. I'll come to see you later." Wei Ruzhuo coughed.
"You——" Pang Shi wanted to say something else, but Wei Qingsi quickly persuaded her, "Mother... Brother is extremely anxious right now, and he needs to rest after just waking up. Let's listen to brother and go back first."
Wei Qingsi was also much quieter than usual. If it were before, she would definitely help Pang Shi to scold the people of Zhu Family, but at this moment, she really didn't dare to say a word.
I also hope that the Zhu family will not become enemies with the Wei family, otherwise, considering the past when she made things difficult for Zhu Yinluan, I really don’t know what will happen!
Pang Shi was right, this matter must be related to Zhu Yinluan, but Zhu Yinluan is now the Crown Prince's wife, who dares to offend her!
Wei Qingsi went back to her parents' home these two days, and her husband's family was very unhappy. If Zhu Yinluan really took action, I'm afraid her husband's family would also be implicated.
The day Wei Qingsi learned about Zhu Yinluan's new identity, she was filled with anxiety. It felt like there was a sharp blade hanging over her head and she didn't know when it would fall.
"Okay! You continue to interact with the unlucky spirit, and I'll see what good things our family can get!"
After saying that, Pang glared at Zhu Chentan and then went out.
Zhu Chentan was so angry that her hair was about to explode. She was so angry that Pang Shi called her an unlucky person in front of everyone.
But before she could open her mouth, she was sent away by Lord Zhu. Mrs. Zhu knew that Lord Zhu had something to say to Wei Ruzhuo, so she took her away.
The Wei family didn't even prepare a sip of tea, nor did they have any maids to serve them. It was obviously Pang's order, so the mother and daughter had to go out and wait in the carriage to avoid the embarrassment of standing in the Wei family's yard.
After the people left, Wei Ruzhuo told Lord Zhu to just speak directly if he had something to say, as there was no point beating around the bush now.
Lord Zhu was not polite with him and said that the Wei family and the Zhu family were now grasshoppers on the same rope, and it would be better to unite than to fall apart.
"Falling apart? Didn't the Zhu family say that they were investigated because of the involvement of the Wei family? If they are clean, why would they join forces with me?"
Who among the officials in the court can be clean?
Who doesn’t have something on their hands?
Seeing Lord Zhu and Zhu Mingsheng's faces changing again and again, Wei Ruzhuo couldn't help but sneer.
Lord Zhu didn't say anything, but Zhu Mingsheng couldn't help but speak, "Ruzhuo, think about it carefully. Although the Zhu family didn't do a good job this time, our family has helped you a lot over the years."
"Now that my father has come to ask for peace, you should at least give him some face."
"Perhaps the Zhu family is indeed a difficult problem right now, but...it's always better to have one more friend than one more enemy, right?"
Wei Ruzhuo looked at Zhu Mingsheng and said, "Uncle, you are so firm in your words. It seems that the case you committed has been solved, right?"
When it comes to forming cliques for personal gain and committing favoritism and corruption, the three provinces have the most. When Zhu Mingsheng didn't have power in the three provinces in the past, he did a lot of things for others. Although no lives were involved, it accumulated a lot.
Especially since he had just taken office as a scholar in the Jixian Hall, he had already accepted several bribes, which was not false.
"You!" Zhu Mingsheng was older than Wei Ruzhuo, and Wei Ruzhuo had always complimented him in the past. But he suddenly turned hostile and said some unpleasant things, and Wei Ruzhuo couldn't help but flatter him.
Wei Ruzhuo sneered.
Lord Zhu acted as a peacemaker and asked Zhu Mingsheng to go out as well.
Knowing that his father came here to make peace, and looking at Wei Ruzhuo's expression, Zhu Mingsheng thought that if he stayed, there would probably be a quarrel, so he simply left.
"Ruzhuo, since you still call Mingsheng your uncle, you must still recognize the Zhu family."
"I know you are not a stingy person and you won't care about the past. The Zhu family will not do this again in the future."
Wei Ruzhuo's expression eased a little, and he just asked Master Zhu, "I wonder how you can work with me to solve the current dilemma?"
Could it be that the Zhu family already knew that Shen Jingzhan was involved in this?
He did hear some time ago that Lord Zhu and Zhu Mingsheng had been going to the Secretariat to ask to see Shen Jingzhan, but they seemed to have hit a wall.
It is unclear whether the Zhu family has established contact with Shen Jingzhan, but Wei Ruzhuo is very clear that the current situation of the Zhu family is definitely the work of Shen Jingzhan. It is unclear whether the people in the Zhu family know about it.
"I want to know who gave your father the grace to return to the capital?"
As expected, he came to ask questions. He just wanted to see if there is anyone in the Wei family who can help support them, right?
In fact, Wei Ruzhuo didn't know how his father got the grace to return to the capital. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be possible.
Even if he had entered the Ministry of Rites and become a minister of Rites, and was able to participate in the election for the position of Shangshu, he had no way to plead for his father in front of the emperor and be transferred back to the capital.
His father was able to return to the capital because Pang Shi suddenly told him today that he had come some time ago. However, because he was too busy these days and had no time to take care of this, he did not tell him. Now it only takes one or two days for him to arrive in the capital.
So, Wei Ruzhuo had no idea who was responsible for this?
"Could it be the Minister?" Lord Zhu saw that Wei Ruzhuo refused to speak, so he simply kept probing his words to observe his reaction.
But he didn't expect that Wei Ruzhuo's expression moved slightly, and it was really hard to tell whether it was true or not.
Lord Zhu continued to probe, "Your current predicament is all because of Lord Shangshu. Even though you begged him to see you, he wouldn't really abandon you, right?"
Lord Zhu knew very well that Wei Ruzhuo’s previous mistakes were nothing.
Something had happened in the Wei family before, and Wei Ruzhuo was afraid of following in his father's footsteps, so he was always very cautious in doing things. He had not made any mistakes before, let alone major mistakes, even minor ones.
This is also the reason why he was able to leap from an unknown historian to the Hanlin Academy.
It’s all because his background is so clean, not because of the support from the Zhu family.
Nowadays, all the things he has on his hands are caused by the fact that he has been clinging to the Shangshu to help him handle too many things, which is why he has gotten into so much trouble.
It is impossible for the Minister not to be afraid that Wei Ruzhuo would be doomed to failure, so Lord Zhu speculated that the Minister was still helping the Wei family secretly.
"I'm not sure about that." He said meaningfully.
I haven't seen the Shangshu for a few days. The last time we had a quarrel, it wasn't pleasant, but...
If it were before, Wei Ruzhuo would have told Lord Zhu very clearly and assured him. But now Wei Ruzhuo is hiding it, leaving Lord Zhu to guess the truth in private.
It was precisely because of these words that Wei Ruzhuo was certain that the people of the Zhu family might not even know that Shen Jingzhan was a smiling tiger.
If they really knew that the Zhu family's troubles were caused by Shen Jingzhan, even if they didn't dare to mention Shen Jingzhan's name directly, they must have hinted at it behind his back.
So, I had no idea at all and was kept in the dark.
The Zhu family is really stupid.
The reason why Shen Jingzhan treated him like this must be to support Zhu Yinluan. How has the Zhu family treated Zhu Yinluan over the years? When Zhu Yinluan was divorced, the people of the Zhu family were not just fanning the flames.
After thinking about it, Wei Ruzhuo's eyes darkened.
It would be better to drag the Zhu family here as a scapegoat. With the help of the Zhu family, maybe we can suppress Shen Jingzhan.
If the Wei family really makes a comeback, he will never let the Shen family have an easy time. Even if he cannot destroy himself and the Shen family together, he will at least make the Shen family suffer.
Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "I agree to join forces with my father-in-law."
Seeing that Wei Ruzhuo had resumed his usual address, Lord Zhu nodded with satisfaction, thinking that this trip was not in vain.
“.......”
Zhu Yinluan naturally didn't know that the Wei family and the Zhu family were fighting each other. She was awakened by the heat when she turned over.
While struggling, she accidentally opened the moon-white shirt of the man holding her, revealing his delicate and cold white collarbone.
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