Wei Jing remained silent, only glancing at Jiang Mingwei from head to toe.
Jiang Mingwei's heart was pounding. Although she had played her part perfectly, she couldn't see through Wei Jing's thoughts.
“Madam Wei, Wei Lang’s body is barely cold, and you haven’t even left the Wei family yet. How could you do such a thing with a man during Wei Lang’s mourning period? I saw Madam Wei pulling and tugging at a man earlier, very intimately.” Lu Yun looked at Jiang Mingwei reproachfully, as if she couldn’t accept it, and her eyes quickly reddened.
"So you came here to catch someone cheating?" Jiang Mingwei looked at Wei Jing, her eyes quickly reddening. She stepped aside, revealing Zhao Xuan, who was bound hand and foot. To make it look realistic, the cloth she had tied around his forehead was still used to bind him.
She pointed at Zhao Xuan on the ground, her voice trembling with tears: "This thief followed me here, intending to do something to me. If I hadn't been vigilant and tied him up, I'm afraid... my second brother didn't stand up for me and actually listened to Miss Lu's words, suspecting me?"
Jiang Mingwei steeled her resolve, wiped away the tears from her face, and stared directly into Wei Jing's eyes, her own eyes red and swollen.
She was gambling, gambling that Wei Jing would believe her.
Wei Jing's gaze slowly swept across her face and then landed on Lu Yun, as if asking her: What's going on?
Lu Yun was stunned for a moment, and after stammering for a long time, she finally found the loophole, "Madam Wei said she tied him up? I see that Madam Wei is small and thin, how could she have the strength to deal with a big man?"
"Does Miss Lu mean it's normal for me to be humiliated by him? Or does she mean I'm conspiring with him to deceive everyone?"
Jiang Mingwei sneered, "What does a woman's reputation matter? Besides, my Jiang family has strict family rules, and we can't raise a daughter who is shameless and engages in illicit sexual relations!"
Her words were clearly pointed, and Lu Yun blushed, unable to utter a word.
Wei Jing's eyes flashed with anger as he looked at Zhao Xuan and asked with suppressed rage, "Is it really as my sister-in-law says, that you tried to take advantage of her?"
Zhao Xuan was very angry, helpless and annoyed, and struggled to let out two "woof woof" sounds.
It was obvious that Jiang Mingwei couldn't stand being alone and deliberately seduced him before, but today she suddenly turned her back on him!
They even tied him up!
He was the second son of the Yongning Marquis's family, when had he ever been so humiliated? He was so angry that he started to sob again.
"Tear it off."
Upon hearing Wei Jing's voice, Jiang Mingwei choked back tears and squatted down, using her body to thrust the embroidery needle toward Zhao Xuan's neck, her eyes revealing murderous intent.
Zhao Xuan was just short of letting out a shout to attract all the guests, but when he looked up, he saw Wei Jing's expressionless face, and his heart sank again.
He was an uneducated and troublesome man who lacked the integrity and courage of a noble family. Now, facing Wei Jing, a bloodthirsty general who had fought on the battlefield, he was trembling all over.
He knew that Wei Jing respected his elder brother Wei Zhi very much, and if Wei Jing found out that he had an affair with Jiang Mingwei, Wei Jing would definitely not let him off easily.
You should know that there was a time when someone was gossiping about Wei Zhi behind his back and Wei Jing caught him doing so. Wei Jing cut off that person's tongue on the spot!
Zhao Xuan was terrified and stammered, repeating Jiang Mingwei's words: "...Yes, it was me...I drank some wine at the restaurant today, I...I...I was overcome by lust and acted rashly...I offended Madam Wei..."
After saying that, he bent down and kowtowed.
"I have offended Madam Wei; it was my fault. Please forgive me, Madam! Please forgive me, General Wei!"
"Please, General Wei, spare my life—"
Before he could finish speaking, Wei Jing kicked him.
Although he didn't like Jiang Mingwei, she was still his elder brother's widow no matter what. To bully her was to bully his elder brother. How could Wei Jing accept that? He punched her again and again, each punch landing hard.
Zhao Xuan wailed and begged for mercy repeatedly.
When Wei Jing stopped, he was already bruised and swollen, lying unconscious on the ground. Jiang Mingwei was horrified, but the matter was resolved, and both she and Zhao Xuan were safe.
Wei Jing's face was gloomy as he glanced at Zhao Xuan and said coldly, "If anyone tells anyone about what happened today, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Zhao Xuan hurriedly agreed, and Wei Jing then looked at Lu Yun, who nodded with a pale face.
Jiang Mingwei's eyes flickered, and she said, "Miss Lu, the thief has already confessed, what else do you have to say?"
Lu Yun looked embarrassed. When she saw Wei Jing's gaze sweep over her, she stammered, "I saw this scoundrel holding Madam earlier... I misunderstood. Please forgive me, Madam."
"Misunderstand?"
Jiang Mingwei sneered, "What a misunderstanding. How important is a woman's reputation? Can Miss Lu just let a misunderstanding go like this? It was clearly this scoundrel who made improper advances towards me. Since you saw it, you didn't call for help, but instead you slander me for having an affair? What kind of logic is that?"
"Fortunately, it's just you and Wei Jing here today. If you had misunderstood something and attracted other people, not only would I have lost face, but the entire Wei family would have been disgraced."
Lu Yun blushed after being rebuked by her words and turned to Wei Jing for help.
Wei Jing frowned, his face showing displeasure, clearly dissatisfied with her previous behavior.
Lu Yun had no choice but to lower her head: "It's my fault, please punish me, Madam."
"How could I dare?"
Jiang Mingwei, however, was an exceptionally vengeful person. She held a grudge against Wei Jing's words from yesterday, and having finally seized the opportunity, she naturally had to retaliate sarcastically, "Miss Lu has someone protecting her, how could I dare to lay a finger on you?"
Her words were pointed, and Wei Jing immediately understood, leaving him somewhat amused and bewildered.
His sister-in-law seemed a little different from what he remembered.
——
Wei Zhi's funeral lasted for seven days, and Jiang Mingwei also pretended to mourn for seven days, her eyes aching from crying.
Sitting in the hall, his eyes were still red and swollen. He rubbed his ears as he looked at Zhou Shi's aggressive attitude.
Zhou's words, spittle flying everywhere, boiled down to just one thing—making Lu Yun a secondary wife.
That's absolutely impossible. Besides, Lu Yun had previously informed on Wei Jing. If it weren't for her prior planning, she would probably already be a dead soul under Wei Jing's sword.
“Mother, I have said before that I do not agree to Lu Yun entering the family as a secondary wife. If you insist on this, then give me a divorce agreement. Lu Yun will then be the legal wife. Wouldn’t that be the best of both worlds?”
Upon hearing this, Zhou's expression changed drastically, and she angrily retorted, "What do you mean by 'the best of both worlds'? You wish!"
Jiang Mingwei chuckled.
“If you don’t agree, then Lu Yun and her son can forget about entering the Wei family.”
Zhou pointed at Jiang Mingwei, trembling with anger, unable to speak for a long time.
Jiang Mingwei looked at the two of them with a smile in her eyes.
The night before, Lu Yun went to see Zhou Shi. What they talked about is unknown, but although Lu Yun was a doctor, she was proud and unwilling to be a concubine.
Moreover, Wei Zhi is dead, and Lu Yun is only interested in profit. How could she be willing to be the wife of a dead man?
Adding to the fact that she had accidentally stumbled upon an unofficial history book, she knew that Lu Yun had more tricks up her sleeve and was just putting on an act.
As expected, seeing that Jiang Mingwei wouldn't budge, Lu Yun knelt down before Zhou Shi.
"Madam, I don't really care about marrying into the Wei family. I just want Heng'er to be protected by the Wei family, to be able to study, and to have enough to eat and wear. That would be enough for me."
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