Chapter 269 So what if it’s dealt with?
Chunxi roared, and all the followers of the Xiao family rushed up. Wei Lingze had no chance to explain and could only endure the punches and kicks of everyone.
Xiao Qingyue and Xiao Qingyang came to Xiao Qinghe's side immediately, and after checking carefully, they were relieved to make sure that she was fine.
Xiao Qingyue had been a little frightened earlier, and held a deep grudge against the person who had kidnapped Xiao Qinghe. She gritted her teeth and said angrily, "Who is so bold as to deliberately cause trouble and kidnap my sister? I will tear him into pieces!"
Xiao Qingyang also had a dark face and was ready to punish the culprit, but the next moment he heard Xiao Qinghe say: "Yue'er, second brother, the one who took me away was not someone else, but Wei Lingze."
“…”???
Xiao Qingyang ordered his followers to step back and picked up Wei Lingze, who was curled up on the ground. Xiao Qingyue moved closer with a lantern to illuminate Wei Lingze's face.
Although he was beaten black and blue, one could still tell from his facial features that this was Wei Lingze.
"It really is my nephew-in-law," Chunxi exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Why didn't my nephew-in-law say anything just now? The alley was so dark, I thought he was an assassin. I hope he didn't do anything bad to you?"
Chunxi's tone was full of gloating, and he wished he could take advantage of the chaos to kill Wei Lingze.
Xiao Qingyue was also very angry and started to scold Wei Lingze: "Wei Lingze, are you sick? Why did you secretly kidnap my sister? Are you going to use such dirty means to harm my sister because my sister won't forgive you?"
Wei Lingze felt pain all over his body and was filled with anger, but since there were so many people around, he couldn't lose his temper. He could only feign innocence and said, "You misunderstood me. I just saw He'er leaving and followed her all the way, wanting to see her from a distance. I didn't expect a commotion to break out. I saw that He'er was unprotected, so I rescued her."
"With so many followers sent by the Xiao family, how could He'er be left unprotected? Nephew, you must be seeing things wrong," Chunxi retorted. Before Wei Lingze could explain, he added, "And wasn't the commotion just now caused by your personal servant? The man has already been caught by the Night Patrol. Do you still want to keep lying?"
Xingzhou was caught?
Wei Lingze clenched his fists and suddenly turned his head to look at Chunxi.
According to common sense, they should be unable to take care of themselves in such a commotion. Even if they calmed the crowd and found that Xiao Qinghe was missing, they should have looked for Xiao Qinghe everywhere first. How could they have caught Xingzhou so quickly?
Wei Lingze couldn't tell whether Chunxi was deceiving him or whether coming to the temple fair today was a trap set by Chunxi to lure him into making a mistake.
Wei Lingze's eyes were a little scary, and Chunxi looked at him calmly: "Why are you staring at me like that, nephew? You've forgotten everything that happened in the past three years, but you can't forget what just happened, right?"
Wei Lingze pursed his lips and said nothing. Soon, the people from the Night Patrol arrived.
The prosecutor rushed over and felt his scalp tingling when he saw so many huge Buddha statues gathered in this ordinary narrow alley.
It's already the twelfth lunar month, and he was still looking forward to a peaceful and happy New Year. How could something happen again?
Outside was not a place to talk, so everyone followed the prosecutor back to the Night Patrol.
Xingzhou and several of the Wei family's followers were indeed caught, and there was also witnesses who proved that it was they who took down the lanterns, causing a commotion in the crowd.
Xingzhou naturally did not dare to blame Wei Lingze and took all the responsibility, but he was Wei Lingze's personal servant after all. Xiao Qingyun and Xiao Qingyang did not believe that Wei Lingze was really unaware of the matter and asked the prosecutor to punish him severely.
The prosecutor did not dare to make a judgment easily and could only send people to inform the Wei and Xiao families.
Soon, Yun and Wei's father arrived first.
Seeing Wei Lingze's face bruised and swollen, with sword wounds on his arms, Yun suddenly cried out in shock: "Ze'er, what happened? Who beat you like this?"
The prosecutor recounted the incident in broad strokes: "The alley was dark and we couldn't see anything. The Xiao family's attendants were anxious to find Miss Xiao and mistook Young Master Wei for the assassin, which is why they attacked."
The relationship between the two parties seemed to be very bad, and the prosecutor changed the way he addressed Xiao Qinghe from Madam Wei to Miss Xiao.
Yun was so angry that she couldn't help but point at the wound on Wei Lingze's arm and ask, "My son is injured like this, and you say you admitted your mistake? Even if he is really a kidnapper, the Xiao family can't just do whatever they want, right?"
The Yun family was furious, and the prosecutor didn't dare to offend her. He looked to the Xiao family for help. Xiao Qingyun stepped forward and said, "Wei Lingze ordered his servants to create chaos and take He'er away. If we hadn't arrived in time, who knows what would have happened. He was the one who acted so shady first. Why can't the Xiao family punish him?"
Xiao Qingyun is only two years younger than Shen Qingyuan. He has already entered the officialdom and works in the Hanlin Academy. He has a calm and noble demeanor. Although he is not as imposing as his father, he can still stand on his own.
He was not afraid of falling out with the Wei family. His tone was cold and hard, implying that Wei Lingze had asked for the beating he received tonight.
Before, these younger generations of the Xiao family were very respectful to Yun. Suddenly, they were contradicted by Xiao Qingyun. Yun was very angry. However, before she could refute, Xiao Qingyang's voice sounded faintly.
"Tonight, many innocent people were injured in the stampede during the chaos. Many of them were from humble backgrounds traveling to Beijing to take the imperial examinations. Your Majesty and the Crown Prince both value talent. It's okay for He'er and me to be frightened, but it would be disastrous if this injured the pillars of our nation."
Xiao Qingyang's last words "pillar of the country" made Wei's father change his expression.
Because of Wei Lingze, His Majesty has reminded Wei's father several times to strictly teach and admonish the men in the clan, obviously because he thinks he is not strict in managing the family.
If today's incident was just a quarrel between the young couple, it would be nothing, but those children from poor families love to write articles criticizing the powerful families. If it is not handled properly, the Wei family will be accused of taking human life lightly, and it will be disastrous if His Majesty hears it.
Father Wei quickly considered the pros and cons and sternly rebuked Yun: "I've long said that loving mothers often spoil their children. You haven't even figured out the whole story, yet you're blindly protecting this rebellious son. Who knows how many shameful things he'll do in the future."
Father Wei's tone was harsh and full of intimidation. Yun was shocked by the roar and lost her momentum. She didn't dare to refute and could only grit her teeth viciously.
The Xiao family really doesn't care about their friendship with the Wei family at all now!
Father Wei didn't bother trying to exonerate Wei Lingze. He first asked the prosecutor how many poor children were injured and how serious their injuries were. The answer he got was, "Please rest assured, Master Wei. The Xiao family has sent people to send the injured civilians and students to Huichun Hall for treatment. All expenses will be covered by the Xiao family. The doctors at Huichun Hall will do their best to treat the injured, and there will definitely be no deaths."
Father Wei was silent.
With the doctors from Huichuntang treating the injured, no one will be killed, but the Xiao family has seized the initiative and I am afraid they will not give up.
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