Chapter 245 Incident
Shen Qingyuan defeated Xuanyuan Lang, and the emperor was very pleased. He gave Shen Qingyuan a generous reward, and even Chunxi was praised by the emperor as a good wife.
His Majesty just praised her casually, and the Queen took the opportunity to give Chunxi a lot of rewards.
In this winter hunt, Chunxi and Shen Qingyuan became the biggest winners.
Early the next morning, everyone broke camp and returned to the city.
Although the winter hunt only lasted a few days and there were so many people serving them, the nobles still felt tired and couldn't wait to go home and rest.
Wei's father was filled with anger and doubts, waiting to go home and interrogate Wei Lingze. However, before he could even have a sip of hot tea, the steward from the front yard came hurriedly reporting: "Master, it's bad! The wife of the Yunzhou governor is going to complain to the emperor about the eldest young master!"
Father Wei's eyelids twitched, and before he could ask further questions, the steward handed him another notice: "This notice appeared early this morning and is posted all over the city."
Father Wei took the notice and read it quickly. His face turned horribly pale. He took two deep breaths and ordered in a deep voice, "Send the madam to see me."
The steward left in response, and not long after, Yun came to the study.
On the way here, Yun had already heard the news that Wei Lingze had lost the competition, and also knew what had happened in Yunzhou. Before she even entered the house, she hurriedly said, "Master, there must be a misunderstanding. It is impossible for Ze'er to have an illegitimate child!"
"Then explain to me what this notice is about!"
Father Wei shouted angrily and threw the notice at Yun. After Yun opened it and read it, he was completely stunned.
The lady of the provincial capital spoke with certainty, saying that Wei Lingze had bought a house in Yunzhou and secretly kept a beautiful concubine, who also gave birth to a child. The lady's only son had merely teased the concubine a few times, and Wei Lingze sent someone to break her son's legs, leaving him disabled.
"Master, I did think about having an heir for Ze'er before, but Ze'er never touched those women, so it's impossible for him to have an illegitimate child. Besides, Yunzhou is so far away, and we don't have any property there, so how could we have a house?"
Yun tried to defend herself, but Wei's father interrupted her with a sneer, "I'm neither stupid nor crazy. If I didn't have any evidence, would I have come all the way to Hanjing and made such a big fuss? Things have come to this point, how long do you want to keep hiding this from me?"
"Master, I really didn't hide anything from you..."
Yun Shi knew that this matter was serious. She was about to make an excuse, but Wei Lingze suddenly said, "Mother really didn't hide anything from father. It was your son who lied to you."
As Wei Lingze said this, the study fell into a dead silence. Yun dismissed the others before lowering her voice and asking, "Ze'er, what do you mean by that? What did you lie to your father about?"
"I arranged for Cao Chunxi to disappear. I even bought a house in Yunzhou, hoping to keep her captive there. But I didn't expect her to not only escape, but also cause trouble in Yunzhou under the name of the Wei family, and then bite me back..."
As soon as Wei Lingze opened his mouth, Wei's father realized that something was wrong. Before Wei Lingze could finish, Wei's father could no longer suppress his anger and slapped Wei Lingze hard in the face: "Rebellious son, when I asked you, didn't you tell me categorically that you didn't do it? Cao Chunxi was indeed a servant of the Wei family before, but now she is your aunt. How dare you do such a thing?"
Wei's father was really furious. He slapped Wei Lingze so hard that he staggered back and blood came out from the corner of his lips.
Although Yun was also shocked and angry, she couldn't help but protect Wei Lingze: "Master, don't do anything yet. Let Ze'er finish what he has to say."
"He did something so shameless, what else can I say?"
Father Wei roared, the anger in his eyes almost bursting out.
Yun opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.
No matter how much she looked down on Chunxi, Chunxi was now the legitimate Mrs. Shen and an elder of Wei Lingze. If this matter were to be exposed, the entire Wei family would lose face, and Wei Lingze would be criticized.
Moreover, Shen Qingyuan had left Hanjing to meet the envoys. Wei Lingze had Chunxi kidnapped at this time. To put it mildly, it was because he was obsessed with sex. To put it more seriously, it was because he disregarded the overall situation and brought shame to Zhaoling in front of the envoys.
But if he doesn't clarify this matter, Wei Lingze will have to admit that he has an illegitimate child, and will also have to bear the crime of having the son of the governor's wife have his leg broken.
If this matter gets out, it will not bring us a good reputation.
Cao Chunxi's move is really too vicious!
Yun hated Chunxi, but she didn't have the energy to settle the score with Chunxi at the moment. She could only pull Wei Lingze aside and say, "Zer, now that you know it was Cao Chunxi who harmed you, do you have any plan to deal with it?"
Wei Lingze lowered his eyes and said, "This governor's only son is a tyrant in Yunzhou. He has committed many evil deeds, such as abducting women and forcing them into prostitution. I have had people gather evidence. Even if I admit to this, Your Majesty should not punish me too harshly."
Choose the lesser of two evils.
Wei Lingze had already made up his mind that if the assassins he sent failed to stop the mother and son, then he would have no choice but to accept the charges that Chunxi had put on him.
When the storm is over, he will have plenty of opportunities to kill that bitch Cao Chunxi.
Yun couldn't think of a better solution. Just as she was about to agree, she heard Wei's father say, "If you want to admit this, you have to admit that you raised a concubine and had an illegitimate child. The Xiao family will not tolerate you doing such a thing. If they use this as an excuse to force you to divorce He'er, what will you do?"
Yun's heart tightened. Although she felt that Xiao Qinghe was becoming more and more rebellious recently and was not the good daughter-in-law she expected, Wei Lingze had lost the competition and was involved in such a scandal. If they divorced, it would be impossible to find a girl better than Xiao Qinghe.
Wei Lingze clenched his fists and said word by word: "He'er and I will not divorce."
Yun nodded quickly: "Yes, no divorce. I can accompany Ze'er to the Xiao family to admit my mistakes, and I can also give He'er a lot of compensation. He'er won't be so cruel."
Thinking of Xiao Qinghe's reaction in the enclosure, Wei's father was not as optimistic as Yun and Wei Lingze, but no matter what, in order to preserve the in-law relationship between the two families, he had to give it a try.
The three of them discussed it together, and early the next morning, they took a carriage to the Xiao family. However, when they were one street away from the Xiao family, the carriage was blocked. Seeing that the crowd was still stuck and refused to disperse, the three of them had no choice but to get off the carriage and walk, taking their apologies.
After finally getting past the crowds of people and arriving at the Xiao family's door, a heart-wrenching cry pierced the ears of the three.
"My poor son, how will he live after his leg is broken and he becomes a cripple? He hasn't even married or had children yet. You, the Xiao family, must be responsible for him!"
In the center of the crowd, the governor's wife, Mrs. Mu, brought a group of people, carrying a betrothal gift tied with red silk, beating drums and gongs to ask for the second daughter of the Xiao family to marry her son who had a crippled leg.
So many people gathered here just to watch the fun.
As soon as the three members of the Wei family appeared, they immediately became the focus of everyone's attention.
Tsk tsk tsk, the Wei family didn't educate their son well, deceived the Xiao family, and let down the eldest daughter of the Xiao family. Not only that, they even asked the second daughter of the Xiao family to help her brother-in-law clean up the mess. It's really a sin to have such in-laws.
Father Wei: “…”
This rebellious son!
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