Chapter 313 You're going to the North too? I'm afraid thieves will have their eyes on you.
"Why don't you go to the North?"
Ji Qingwu never expected that Old Madam Wei would say such a thing.
Wei Ting went to the northern border to fight a war, so what was she doing at the military camp? Was she going to go back to her old profession and become a military doctor again?
Ji Qingwu initially appeared at the border for a mission related to the "Childbirth System," but now, under the system's "coercion and enticement," he has been given a new mission.
She would never return to the North.
But Ji Qingwu still wanted to know the reason, so he asked, "Why does the old lady want me to go to the border as well?"
With a serious expression, Madam Wei said, "Ting'er is worried about you, and I don't want to cause conflict with other prominent families because of you."
Yesterday, Ma Pozi came to cause trouble, and Su Xiang appeared in front of the Wei family's door, which still made the old lady uneasy.
Ji Qingwu said casually, "This matter has nothing to do with me. It's the Song family that's being aggressive. They can't even sort out their own affairs, and they insist on dragging me and the clinic into it."
Madam Wei's face was serious as she said, "I don't want to hear the whole story. I'm not a judge. I just hope that your matter won't disrupt the hard-won peace of the Wei family."
Ji Qingwu chuckled and said, "Everything in the Wei family is as usual, so how can there be any talk of unrest?"
Looking at the woman before her, whose beauty was like the first rays of dawn, Old Madam Wei's eyes were moist and watery, making her unforgettable at first glance.
"It's not the theft itself that's scary, it's the thief's eye on it," said Old Madam Wei meaningfully.
Ji Qingwu rubbed her little fingers, wondering if Old Madam Wei had discovered something.
The old lady continued, "Yesterday, you came back from the Song family unharmed. Did you really think it was all thanks to your own abilities?"
Ji Qingwu said, "Otherwise what? Do you think it was because of the Wei family's influence, Madam?"
Madam Wei's lips were tightly pursed, making her face appear even longer.
"You must never appear in front of that old man Su Fengyue again."
Ji Qingwu said, "You mean, Prime Minister Su is unhappy that his son-in-law apologized to me in public and lost face, so he might retaliate."
If that's the reason, then it's somewhat plausible.
Madam Wei couldn't help but say, "How could that old hag Ji have raised such an overly naive granddaughter like you?"
Ji Qingwu's right eyebrow rose first; she had been scolded.
Then, her left eyebrow also rose, realizing that her grandmother had also been scolded.
It seems that the deep-seated grudge between the Ji and Wei families is not untrue. My grandmother even got the nickname "old witch" from Madam Wei, which is quite fitting.
A hint of a smile flickered in Ji Qingwu's eyes, but she quickly suppressed it.
Madam Wei realized she had spoken out of turn and coughed lightly to cover her embarrassment.
"What I mean is, you should stay away from Su Fengyue. Even if he's old, he's still a man."
Ji Qingwu: "......"
Old Madam Wei left it at that, but Ji Qingwu still understood, and her complexion changed from peach pink to jade white.
Upon seeing the young woman, his face instantly drained of color, as if he were so frightened that he lost his speech.
Madam Wei's expression softened.
"I know it's not your fault, but who made you so beautiful that you attract so much attention?"
Ji Qingwu wasn't so frightened that she lost her speech; she was so disgusted that she didn't want to talk.
The man, half-buried and exuding the air of an old man, harbored wicked thoughts towards her. All her previous discomfort now had a clear cause.
Seeing her expression, Old Madam Wei slowly took a sip of tea.
“I’m not trying to get rid of you. I know your situation. After you married Ting’er, you were disliked by your aunt, the Empress Dowager. The other day when you returned to your parents’ home, you were wearing a mask. I guess you were also scolded by your mother.”
"What I'm showing you now is the right path."
Ji Qingwu's mood, which had calmed down a little, was stirred up again by Old Madam Wei's words.
She thought that since Old Mrs. Wei hadn't caused her any trouble these days, they could live in peace.
It turned out that Old Madam Wei had already grasped her situation quite well, and was waiting for her here today.
If she had realized Su Fengyue's intentions yesterday, or if that old man had really done something to her, then in the "situation" that Madam Wei had mentioned, she would have had no choice but to take the "open path" that she had spoken of.
Ji Qingwu's lips curled into an emotionless smile.
Madam Wei said, "You should go with the army. You've been there before, so you won't have any trouble adjusting. Ting'er will have more people to take care of him in the military camp, which will put our minds at ease."
"But I feel very safe here now."
Ji Qingwu maintained a faint smile and said, "You may have misunderstood the relationship between Wei Ting and me."
Madam Wei stopped touching her teacup and stared back at her with sharp eyes.
Ji Qingwu said, word by word, "Madam, my marriage to your grandson was hasty. The ceremony was completed in just two days, while I was unconscious. I will explain everything to Wei Ting when he returns."
She was so helpless before, and Emperor Wusu was on the verge of death. For Yuan Heng's sake, she had no choice but to seek help from Wei Ting.
But now the situation has reversed.
The border war is unpredictable, but the chaos in the capital is about to end.
She still held the divorce papers written by the emperor in his own hand. She had hoped to wait until the border fighting subsided to reduce innocent casualties.
But now, with the national fortune boost from the system's forced buying and selling... perhaps the conflict between the two countries can be resolved as soon as possible.
If it weren't for the old lady's desire to "package" her and send her to the border, she wouldn't have wanted to confront the Wei family so soon.
Grandma Wei questioned him forcefully, "Judging from your tone, are you going to back out? Then why did you agree to Wei Ting's request in the first place!"
Ji Qingwu remained calm and said, "Why doesn't the old lady ask her grandson why he insists on marrying me?"
It wasn't that she wanted to get married, but that he insisted on marrying her.
Madam Wei was furious at her lack of self-respect and said angrily, "He would even take on other people's children for you, and you still don't appreciate it? Is being a general's wife a disservice to you?"
To be honest, Ji Qingwu felt wronged.
She had never suffered the injustice of being forced into marriage before the emperor, but Wei Ting, who always found a way to take advantage of her, left her no other choice.
Ji Qingwu instead questioned the old lady, saying, "Since you knew the child wasn't Wei Ting's, you should have stopped it even more thoroughly."
"Do you think I didn't try to stop him? He's just as stupid as his father." The wrinkles around Madam Wei's eyes deepened with her agitation.
She had seen that girl before, and she could tell at a glance that she wasn't Wei Ting's child; there wasn't a single resemblance in her eyes, nose, or other features.
Moreover, judging from the child's age, Wei Ting certainly didn't have any other women in his heart at that time, plus...
Old Madam Wei frowned and said, "If I could, I wouldn't want you to enter the Wei family. It would have been better if you had just..."
He stopped mid-sentence and asked, "What happened back then?"
Madam Wei was furious with her for saying too many things she shouldn't have. She turned her face away and said, "If you don't want to be a member of the Wei family, then don't go asking around."
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