Chapter 81 Uncle Shen asked me to look after my aunt
As soon as the news of Shen Qingyuan's departure from Beijing came, Wei Lingze sent people to closely monitor the movements of the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion. He also went to the Yun clan school during his break and made friends with Shen Qingyue and Shen Qingyu.
Shen Qingyue is talented and writes very well. Although he is of the same age as Wei Lingze, he admires Wei Lingze very much. Shen Qingyu's qualifications are much worse than Shen Qingyue's, but he also compliments Wei Lingze in words and deeds.
Looking at the two people's fawning and trying to please him, Wei Lingze felt a sense of superiority.
The Marquis of Qingyuan is an illiterate and reckless warrior. Ever since the empire was stabilized, His Majesty no longer uses him. The entire Marquis of Qingyuan's Mansion is nothing but an empty shell with a mere name.
What's so noble about Shen Qingyuan? He should be like Shen Qingyue and Shen Qingyu, keeping his head down and his tail between his legs.
Wei Lingze expressed his desire to make friends, so Shen Qingyue immediately extended an invitation: "My third brother's coming-of-age ceremony is at the end of this month. I wonder if Brother Wei has time to come to the Marquis' Mansion to watch the ceremony?"
"I'm not sure yet, but as long as I have time, I will go."
Wei Lingze did not give a positive answer, but the next day, Shen Qingyue personally delivered the invitation to the Wei family.
After Wei Lingze got off duty, he saw the invitation on the desk and a sneer appeared on his lips.
He was looking forward to Chunxi's reaction when she found out that he was in the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion.
You'd probably be surprised.
Does she dare to call for help to arrest him again?
Her newlywed husband had just left, and she was left alone in her empty room, yet she was secretly meeting with a male guest at home. If this news got out, how could she possibly survive?
If he calls her auntie then, will she still dare to agree?
Wei Lingze pictured Chunxi in his mind, frightened and angry, yet forced to compromise. When the title of "little aunt" came out, his blood began to boil involuntarily.
There is a sense of excitement of incest taboo.
Wei Lingze did not tell Xiao Qinghe that he was going to the Qingyuan Marquis' Mansion for a banquet. He waited until the day Shen Qingyu came of age, picked up a wolf-hair brush from the warehouse, and slowly got on the carriage and set off.
He did not go directly to the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion, but instead made a long circle in the city. It was not until near noon that he asked the coachman to go to the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion.
Shen Qingyue had been guarding the gate. As soon as Wei Lingze's carriage stopped, he came forward with an excited look on his face: "I thought Brother Wei couldn't come today because of something. I didn't expect that Brother Wei still found time despite his busy schedule."
Shen Qingyue didn't mind that Wei Lingze came late. As long as Wei Lingze could come, he felt honored.
Wei Lingze was quite pleased with the flattery. He responded indifferently, explaining without much sincerity, "Something happened that delayed me for a bit. Is the ceremony over already?"
"It hasn't started yet."
Shen Qingyue said as he led Wei Lingze inside.
The Marquis of Qingyuan's Mansion had no foundation. This house was given by the previous emperor after he raided the house of a corrupt official. After so many years, there were signs of renovations everywhere. It might be ok to appease country bumpkins, but in the eyes of a nobleman like Wei Lingze, it was really dilapidated.
Walking and strolling along the way, Wei Lingze's sense of superiority reached its peak.
The Qingyuan Marquis' Mansion is not as wealthy as the Wei family, and the old man Shen Qingyuan is not as young and handsome as him. Chunxi has no reason not to choose him.
In the past, Mrs. Mo used dishonorable means to get into the bed of Marquis Qingyuan. Although she has worked hard to get ahead in recent years, she has not been able to get to know many powerful families because of the pressure from the Xiao family. When she heard that Wei Lingze was coming today, in order to show her importance, Mrs. Mo did not invite outsiders, but only invited several uncles and nephews of the Mo family.
However, Wu stayed in the Marquis' Mansion and insisted on calling her grandchildren and her great-grandson to come.
Since they were all family members and there weren't many of them, there was no separation between men and women, and everyone gathered together.
The banquet was held in the garden. In order to show off her elegance, Mrs. Mo spent money to buy some bonsai and asked her servants to build a pavilion in the garden with bamboo curtains.
As Wei Lingze followed Shen Qingyue to the garden entrance, a group of people started chattering.
"Here he comes, Master Wei is here."
"It really is Master Wei. Yue'er and Yu'er are becoming more and more promising. They have even become friends with Master Wei."
"Grandma, this is Master Wei. He's so handsome."
The noisy discussions greatly satisfied Mrs. Mo's vanity. She had endured so much contempt and abuse over the years just to make her son successful.
She had misjudged the old pervert, Marquis Qingyuan, but as long as her son was promising and could earn her an imperial title in the future, who would dare to look down on her?
Thinking of this, Madam Mo came forward with a smile on her face: "Master Wei, please take a seat."
Wei Lingze didn't hesitate and sat down in the best seat.
Shen Qingyue and Shen Qingyu immediately helped to serve tea and water, as if today's coming-of-age ceremony was not held for Shen Qingyu, but for him.
Wei Lingze enjoyed the service of the two people with peace of mind. He glanced around casually but did not see Chunxi.
The banquet was about to begin, so why hadn't she shown up yet? Was she not interested in interacting with the Shen family, or was she being confined by her mother-in-law, Mrs. Mo, so she couldn't embarrass herself in front of outsiders?
Wei Lingze was thinking secretly, and the girls present couldn't help blushing when he glanced at them so casually.
Young Master Wei is not only handsome, but also a talented young man. Although he is already married, it would not be a loss if I could be a concubine to such a handsome man.
Wasn’t the position of mistress of the Marquis of Qingyuan obtained in an ignominious way?
The girls wanted to follow the old path of the Mo family, while the boys wanted to make friends with Wei Lingze and get the help of the Wei family. For a moment, Wei Lingze was like a piece of meat thrown into a wolf's den, and everyone wanted to pounce on him and take a bite.
Wei Lingze suppressed his anger and pretended not to understand the looks from these people. He waited until Mrs. Mo had the dishes served and the banquet was about to begin before he casually asked, "Why don't I see my little aunt?"
Wei Lingze said this so suddenly that no one could react for a moment to who the "little aunt" he was talking about was.
Seeing this, Wei Lingze added: "Uncle Shen asked me to take good care of my aunt before he left. Since I promised, I must do what I said."
Wei Lingze spoke in a calm tone, with a perfect smile on his face, as if he really just asked this question because of Shen Qingyuan's instructions.
Mrs. Mo's expression was a little strange. She hesitated for a moment and then said, "Axi went to Xuzhou with Yuan'er. Didn't Yuan'er tell Master Wei?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole room fell into dead silence.
Chunxi followed Shen Qingyuan to Xuzhou. How could Shen Qingyuan ask Wei Lingze to take care of Chunxi?
But if it wasn't Shen Qingyuan who said that, why would Wei Lingze lie and mention Chunxi?
Everyone had different expressions, and they all felt that they had discovered some incredible secret. Wei Lingze clenched his fists tightly, and was completely immersed in the rage of being fooled.
Shen Qingyuan, Cao Chunxi, well done!
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