Chapter 246 Miss Xiao II commits suicide
As soon as the lady of the provincial government saw the Wei family, she immediately rushed over excitedly, and the servants behind her also swarmed over.
The other family's only son had a lame leg, and the Wei family was in the wrong after all. Under the watchful eyes of the public, the Wei family could not afford to give them any more evidence. Wei's father ordered everyone not to fight back. When the Xiao family sent people to rescue them into the mansion, the three of them were already in a miserable state, with no trace of nobility at all.
In the front hall, Xiao's father and mother sat with solemn faces. When they saw Wei's father and Yun coming in person, their expressions did not improve at all.
As soon as he stepped into the hall, Wei Lingze knelt down and said, "I know I'm wrong. I beg my father-in-law and mother-in-law to forgive me!"
After Wei Lingze finished speaking, Wei's father immediately took out a whip and handed it to Xiao's father: "Father-in-law, it is my family's fault for not teaching He'er well, and He'er has suffered injustice. Even if you beat this rebellious son to death today, I will not say a word."
Father Xiao didn't take the whip, but said sarcastically, "You are willing to do anything for your son's happiness. How dare I hit your son in front of you? You are really embarrassing me."
Father Wei had been the head of the family for so many years, and he had never been humiliated like this. His old face froze, and Yun quickly stepped forward to take the blame: "Please calm down, my dear in-laws. It's all my fault for being so confused. I doted on Ze'er too much, which led to this. The master knew nothing. I made all the decisions on my own. If you have any complaints, please come to me."
Madam Xiao was extremely resentful of Yun's drugging of Xiao Qinghe. Seeing Yun step forward, she immediately shouted angrily, "It's fine for a mother-in-law to love her own son, but why do you treat He'er so badly? Your Wei family already has a successor, yet you still drug He'er and force her to sleep with your son. What do you think of He'er?"
Wei's father still didn't know about Yun's drugging. Upon hearing this, he looked at Yun in surprise. Yun's face was burning. She forced herself to say, "The Wei family has no intention of recognizing that child. The child born by He'er is the legitimate one..."
"You don't plan on recognizing him?" Madam Xiao interrupted Yun with a sneer. "If the Wei family really didn't want to recognize the child, why did they let another woman give birth to him and send him to Yunzhou to be raised secretly? I think you want to guard against He'er and the Xiao family. When the child grows up, you will take him back and force He'er to recognize him."
Almost every aristocratic family has such secrets in the backyard, and Mrs. Xiao's guess is not unreasonable. This is the first time that Yun has tasted the unspeakable feeling.
If Wei Lingze really had an illegitimate child, she wouldn't be so anxious for He'er to give birth to the child, let alone do something like drugging her.
Yun felt a bitter taste in her mouth. Before she could explain, Wei's father picked up the whip and beat Wei Lingze hard.
He asked why He'er was so cold in the paddock before, and it turned out that the mother and son had done something like drugging her.
How could the Xiao family tolerate such despicable means?
Wei's father was furious and used all his strength. After just a few hits, blood began to seep out of Wei Lingze's back.
Yun was heartbroken, but she didn't dare to stop him. She could only softly apologize to Father Xiao and Madam Xiao, hoping they would forgive Wei Lingze. The front hall was bustling with activity when Mo Yun suddenly ran in, crying, "Master, Madam, this is terrible! The Second Miss is desperate and wants to commit suicide!"
Father Wei's hand trembled, and Yun's eyelids also twitched wildly.
Mrs. Xiao's face changed, and she didn't bother to argue anymore. She rushed to see Xiao Qingyue in a hurry. The servants also became anxious. The whole Xiao family seemed to be in chaos all of a sudden.
Father Xiao didn't go with Madam Xiao, but he didn't want to see Father Wei pretending to lecture his son. He said coldly, "The Wei family has already harmed He'er, and now it has also implicated Yue'er. If the Wei family still cares about the long-standing friendship between the two families, it's better to deal with the trouble they caused first."
This trouble was caused by Wei Lingze, but it caused unrest in the Xiao family. Wei's father and Yun had prepared a lot of words to persuade them to reconcile, but they couldn't open their mouths. They just felt embarrassed.
But seeing the blood all over Wei Lingze's back, Yun still said with a stiff upper lip: "In-laws, can you let Ze'er see He'er? After all, the two children are still husband and wife. Some things should always be explained face to face."
Yun's words were like a firecracker. Father Xiao, who had been maintaining his moral composure, instantly exploded. "You haven't even cleaned up your own mess yet and you want to meet He'er. What can you say when you meet? Tell her to be magnanimous and pretend nothing happened? My Yue'er was driven to suicide, and you want to force He'er to die too, don't you?"
Father Xiao's voice grew louder and louder. Yun felt guilty and was about to say something when a servant came running in to report, "Master, something bad has happened. The old lady is so angry about the second young lady's suicide plan that she's having a headache!"
"What?"
Father Xiao was shocked and immediately ordered them to leave, then hurried to see Old Madam Xiao.
The Xiao family was in chaos. Father Wei and Madam Yun were too embarrassed to stay any longer and had no choice but to leave. After the three of them left the Xiao family's gate, the steward brought out the gifts they had brought today and said, "The master and the mistress are still angry. I dare not accept these gifts. Please take them back, master."
The steward's tone was respectful, but the people outside who were watching the excitement had not yet dispersed. If the steward sent the things out at this time, it would be a complete slap in the face of the Wei family.
Although Wei's father and Yun personally accompanied Wei Lingze to apologize, the Xiao family did not appreciate it at all and refused to accept even the apology gift.
Father Wei's face darkened. He was about to force the steward to accept the things, but before he could open his mouth, Mo Yun came out crying with two maids.
The steward immediately shouted, "What are you doing in such a hurry? Can't you see there are guests here? If you bump into a guest, can you bear the responsibility?"
The steward's tone was stern, and Mo Yun cried even harder. "Please forgive me, steward, but the second young lady has committed suicide, and the old lady has fainted from anger. I must hurry to Huichun Hall to get a doctor. I also beg you to punish me later."
"Yes, the mansion is in chaos now. I beg the steward to be magnanimous and spare Miss Mo Yun first. If anything happens to the masters, we won't be able to survive."
The two maids followed suit and tried to persuade them, their voices were loud enough for the people watching around to hear clearly.
Everyone sighed.
Not only did the Wei family keep a concubine secret from the Xiao family, they also caused trouble and implicated the Second Miss Xiao, causing the old lady to faint from anger. How could they have the nerve to come to their house when they were so deceiving?
Everyone pointed at the three of them, Wei's father's face turned completely black, and Yun tightened the silk handkerchief in her hand.
The Xiao family clearly didn't want the Wei family to have an easy time, so they sent the steward and the maids out to put on a show for others to see.
Unfortunately, they have no way to express their suffering and can only swallow this loss in silence.
Yun was gritting her teeth when she caught a glimpse of Chunxi walking through the crowd under the protection of Shen Qingyuan.
The two of them were in high spirits, their eyes expressing affection, which formed a sharp contrast with Wei Lingze.
Yun was glaring at Chunxi angrily. Chunxi suddenly looked over and exclaimed, "Nephew-in-law, how did you become like this? Who hit you?"
Wei Lingze: “…”
Cao Chunxi, no one will think you are dumb if you don’t speak!
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