Chapter 485: Rebellion
"Yes, women have always been confined to the inner chambers. How can a woman like me interfere in men's affairs?"
Wei Lao Er cried, "If we really need to blame someone for this, we can't blame Cheng Ren entirely. If it weren't for my father's refusal to promote him, and if it weren't for the third brother seriously injuring him, he might not have served Lin Wan Zhi.
It was the Wei family who hurt his heart first, and if Lin Wanzhi promises him huge benefits, anyone would be tempted."
"So, you think he did the right thing?"
Wei Qingyan asked.
Wei Lao Er looked up and saw that the faces of Wei Qingyan and her sister were as cold as ice. He knew that telling the truth would make them furious, so he could only evade responsibility and said, "I am a woman. A woman should regard her husband as her God. Whatever choice my husband makes, I can only obey."
"So, he helped Marquis Enhua create a series of bizarre incidents against me, allowing the rebels to spread rumors about me and disrupt the people's morale. You knew it was wrong, but because he was your husband, you had no choice but to let it happen, right?"
"I have advised you, Fifth Sister. I never intended to harm you. I was just thinking about the sisterly bond between us.
But he didn't listen. Although my surname is Wei, I am already a member of the Lu family since I married into the family.
I still have two sons. If I go against him and he divorces me or kills me, what good will happen to my sons in the future if they fall into the hands of their stepmother? I can’t do anything about it.”
Wei Lao Er wiped away his tears and said pitifully to Wei Qingyan, "Fifth sister, I am different from you.
My eldest sister has been taught as a daughter of an aristocratic family since she was young, and you were trained as the heir to the general's mansion. You are the third child, raised by my grandmother and spoiled by her. You can learn whatever you want. Only I am not outstanding in anything.
My mother came from an ordinary family and had limited knowledge. Since I was young, she taught me to be a good wife and mother and to live in harmony with my husband.
You see, my mother always puts my father first in everything, and that’s what I’m learning from her.”
"Are you comparing that bad guy Lu Chengren to your father?"
Wei Shiran couldn't bear it any longer, she stood up from the chair and walked to Wei Laoer in two steps.
He growled, “Mother taught you to be a good wife and mother, not to make you ignorant. What is the character of your father, and what is the character of Lu Chengren?
You are stupid. You believe in the sweet words of men, but you blame your mother. I am also your mother's child. I grew up with her. How could your mother, who is such a wise and intelligent woman, teach you those ridiculous words?
It is obvious that you are making excuses for your selfishness. You feel that your father is unwilling to show favoritism and promote Lu Chengren. Seeing that he has a better job, you want to follow her to seek a better future.
But don't you think about this: if he wasn't your father's son-in-law and hadn't been in the Protectorate General's Mansion, how could his career have gone so smoothly? How could his Lu family, a family on the verge of decline, have achieved what it has today? "
When they hurt Shijun, their father and Qingyan were still alive. How could the Lu family dare to divorce the second son? What's more, it was Lu Chengren who was wrong first, but the second son could actually say that it was the Wei family who hurt Lu Chengren first.
Wei Shiran felt that Wei Lao Er was really unfamiliar like this. It was obvious that he was not like this before she got married.
But Wei Qingyan laughed out of anger.
Wei Lao Er really knew everything, even the rumors. It can be seen that Lu Chengren still trusted her.
Why did Lu Chengren trust her? Wasn't it because Wei Laoer was obedient enough to Lu, and wasn't it because Wei Laoer and Lu had the same idea?
Wei Qingyan was too lazy to listen to her excuses and said bluntly, "I understand that you are not satisfied with your current achievements and want to help Lin Wanzhi succeed and seek a higher position.
But I am telling you clearly today that Cao Yizhao and those under his command are dead. The rebels led by Marquis Enhua will not be able to succeed. Your Lu family has chosen the wrong path and is doomed to end in a miserable defeat.
This palace only asks you, are you willing to expose Lu Chengren? If you are willing, this palace can give you a way out. If you are not willing..."
A hint of sarcasm appeared at the corner of her lips, "Lu Yongyan robbed the prisoner, and you asked me to release him for personal reasons. When I refused, you tried to die with me.
"You have murdered the crown prince. I will send you to be reunited with Lu Yongyan. When the emperor punishes Lu Chengren, I will send you and your son on the road with him."
"You are framing me..."
Wei Lao Er was furious, then he understood something and asked, "Yong Yan didn't rob the prisoner. He was also framed by you, right?"
"Yes, he didn't kidnap the prisoner, but he wanted to kill Cao Yizhao.
Because he was worried that Cao Yizhao would expose you, and because I didn't help him when he bullied my apprentice, he hated me and wanted to kill Cao Yizhao to ruin my plans."
"How could you, a princess of the royal family, frame a junior like you? How could you be so despicable?"
Wei Laoer's swollen face was twisted with anger.
Wei Qingyan smiled, "Lin Wanzhi and her son are both dead. There's no need for me to waste time dealing with pawns like you.
As for being mean, I always treat people the way they treat me. Didn't you treat Third Sister in the same despicable way back then? "
She pointed to the half-burned incense beside her and said, "Madam Lu, you don't have much time to choose. If you haven't made a decision by the time the incense burns out, I will assume that you have tacitly agreed to accompany Lu Chengren through life and death."
Die with Lu Chengren?
Wei Lao Er shook his head.
No no no!
Didn't she agree to Lu Chengren joining Lin Wanzhi just to gain greater honor?
Now that Lin Wanzhi and her son are both dead, Wei Qingyan looked calm and composed when talking about the rebels. That day they even had the leisure to hold a palace banquet to welcome the Pu people. I'm afraid they had already made up their minds and the possibility of the rebels succeeding was slim.
Since she couldn't become a superior person by following the Lu family, she would just go back to being a daughter of the Wei family, at least she could save her life.
As long as she is alive, with the Wei family's blood flowing in her body, and Wei Qingyan and the Wei family having an inseparable relationship, she will have her day sooner or later if she takes her time.
There is no need for half an incense stick in the world. In just a moment, Wei Lao Er made a decision, "I agree to identify Lu Chengren, but you must keep your promise to me."
Wei Qingyan nodded, "Okay, but if you dare to play tricks, I will still send you on your way."
As if she thought of something, she paused, "By the way, the poisonous insect Cao Yizhao used to control you is now in my hands.
If you regret it at the last minute, that's fine. I'll crush that mother Gu to death. Even if your deaths are bizarre, for me, the disaster is gone."
Wei Lao Er felt that Wei Qingyan was just teasing her. She was holding back a lot of anger, but she didn't dare to express it. She could only bow her head and promise, "I won't regret it."
Since she made the choice, she hoped to leave a good impression on Wei Qingyan and had never thought of regretting it.
However, she didn't know that this made the sisters Wei Qingyan and Wei Shiran despise her. If she was really doing this for the love between husband and wife, they would still look up to her.
Obviously she is not. She can abandon everyone, including her children, for her own benefit.
She exposed Lu Chengren, and the Lu family was convicted of treason, with the entire family being executed. She didn't even try to fight for a chance of survival for her children.
Wei Shiran was filled with disappointment and finally turned into indifference.
"You treated Third Sister like that back then, was it really just because it had already happened and there was nothing you could do?
Or is it good for you that Third Sister is in such a situation? Second Brother, now that it has come to this, I hope you can tell the truth."
Wei Lao Er was slightly stunned.
She said it was a last resort, which was naturally not true.
What is the truth?
It's jealousy.
"Sister, do you know why I favor my second son over my second son?
As we are both the second child in the family, I don't want him to be ignored like me since childhood. When my eldest sister married my eldest brother-in-law, I was also very happy to choose my future husband from the many outstanding men in the capital.
But I was taken back to my hometown. How could the small Tongzhou compare with the capital? I could only pick the tallest among the short ones and finally chose the Lu family.
I was clearly marrying down, but the Lu family looked down on me in every way. I could only please my husband and hope that he would be my support in the Lu family. Even so, I still didn't live a happy life.
But every letter from the eldest sister was full of good news. She had just entered the Gong family and was already in charge. Her parents-in-law were satisfied, her husband was considerate, and even the third child could live freely.
Wei Laoer said this to gain sympathy. She always felt that her life was hard, so she thought that everyone else felt that she was also hard-working.
But Wei Shiran felt that Wei Lao Er was stupid and vicious. She had the General's Mansion and her Gong family behind her, so she could have stood up straight and lived in the Lu family.
But she voluntarily lowered herself to please the Lu family, but attributed all this to fate or the injustice of her family, and took revenge on her sister.
She originally wanted to pray for a glimmer of hope for Lu Yongyan, but now she has completely given up the idea. Isn't Lu Yongyan's temperament exactly like the second brother's?
"So, you can't bear to see us living better than you. I'm far away in the capital, and you can't reach me.
But the third sister is right in front of you. Seeing her destroyed by Lu Chengren and seeing that she is no longer alive, the injustice in your heart finally dissipated, right? "
Wei Lao Er said nothing.
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