After dinner, Ye Jiayao still decided to make a trip down to the Wei Residence and Xia Chunyu naturally accompanied her.
The Wei Residence is bustling with life at the moment.
Qi hates Wei Liujiang to the core. This nephew whom she genuinely cares for from the bottom of her heart actually harmed her husband, her entire family.
Now, Assistant Minister Mu’s charge has been set and it was said to be a major punishment and now it is unknown whether he is alive or dead. The Mu family has been seized and she has turned from a distinguished wife of the Assistant Minister to a mere commoner in dire straits. Her few sons’ futures are destroyed and the entire Mu family is done for.
If she had not used someone else’s name to purchase a few acres of land in the countryside and a small courtyard, their entire family would have to beg on the streets.
How can she not hate Wei Liujiang? How can she take this lying down? She could only wish that she can strangle this ingrate personally.
Therefore, once she found out that Wei Liujiang got released, she rushed back from the countryside to settle scores with him.
At this moment, she is screaming and shouting at Wei Liujiang at the top of her lungs, bawling out at her sister and brother-in-law.
“What has the Mu family done to let down the Wei family, you have caused us so much harm, Wei Liujiang, did your conscience get eaten up by a dog?”
Wei Liujiang hides behind his mother, afraid to talk.
Although Wei-Qi pities the situation her sister’s family got into, Liujiang is her son after all and she would naturally have to protect her son.
“Sister, how can you blame our Liujiang? It is a fact that brother-in-law is corrupt and accepted bribes, don’t tell me it is our Liujiang who made him do it?”
Mu-Qi almost vomited blood, laughing hysterically “Sis, so it is like mother like son, Liujiang has gotten all your genes! To think Mu Tong loves Liujiang so much, who knew he would die in his hands in the end, if it wasn’t Liujiang who refused to let Mu Tong off, would our Mu family have ended up in such dire straits?”
Mu Qinchu accompanied his mother here today and also hates Wei Liujiang to the core. He can’t wait to drink his blood and gnaw on his meat.
How dare they actually say such cynical remarks, if such things can be tolerated, then there would be nothing that is intolerable. Mu Qinchu immediately rolls up his sleeves and grabs Wei Liujiang by the collar, his anger reaching the limit, shouting “WEI LIUJIANG, YOU ARE A MOTHERF*CKING BASTARD, I AM GOING TO BEAT YOU TO DEATH.”
Saying that, he waves his fist towards Wei Liujiang’s face.
The Old Master Wei was initially filled with guilt. No matter what, it is Liujiang who let them down. However, seeing that his son is going to suffer a beating, he could not care less and went up quickly to mediate.
“Let’s talk nicely, there is no need to get into a brawl, we are all a family.”
“Family my foot, is there a family like this? I am indeed stupid and foolish. Seeing the kind of underhanded means he used to deal with his unwedded wife in the past, I should have known and seen clearly for myself how ruthless he actually is. I must be blind, even begging with Mu Tong to take care of him. Now, I am suffering the consequences of my own actions…” Mu-Qi accuses mournfully, after which, she continues “If Mu Tong does not survive, I want the whole lot of you to be buried together.”
Wei-Qi feels sorry for her son, taking her handkerchief out to wipe the fresh blood flowing out from the wound at the corner of his mouth. Neither she nor the Old Master has ever laid a finger on Liujiang, now he has to go through all these charges and get locked up in the cell, enduring all the sufferings and even have to get beaten up now. Thinking about it makes her heart ache.
The Old Master Wei is in the end, guilty. He is still afraid of Qi’s threats because he has gained some dishonest property with this brother-in-law. If Qi exposes him, he would have to squat in jail.
He still has to coax them.
Old Master Wei says kindly “Don’t be so agitated first, Liujiang did do some things that he shouldn’t, it is also negligence on our part, we are also responsible. However, Liujiang does not wish for it to happen too, Liujiang has told us that he was threatened and if he does not confess and change his testimony, they will punish him and there will be a heavy sentence…”
Old Master Wei gives his wife a meaningful glance while saying that and Wei-Qi can only abandon her son and console her sister first.
Old Master Wei continues “We also feel bad that brother-in-law has to go through such a distressed situation, however, to be honest, even without Liujiang’s testimony, brother-in-law would be unable to escape this calamity unharmed. Now that the imperial court is clamping down on the government official’s discipline, brother-in-law just got unlucky.”
Mu-Qi replies coldly “You mean to say, it is Mu Tong getting his just desserts?”
“Don’t be so agitated first and listen to me.” Old Master Wei quickly comforts “Since the matter has resulted in such consequences, there is no use trying to push the blame. We should all get together to solve the problem, I will be staying in Jin Lin for a while and use all my connections and relationships to help brother-in-law fight for a lighter sentence. Where there is life, there is hope. Even if it is not because of Liujiang, we are still a family and I would not stand by and watch. In the future, your family would be the responsibility of the Wei family. When brother-in-law’s matter is settled, you will follow us to Ji Nan and I would treat Qinchu as my own…”
Standing outside, Ye Jiayao and Xia Chunyu can hear all the din going on in the house distinctively.
Ye Jiayao feels like it was a mistake making this trip here, such a shameless family, why should she bother?
“Chunyu, let’s go!”
Xia Chunyu doesn’t have a favourable impression towards the people inside as well, he is only willing to come because of Yaoyao.
Just when they left, they coincidentally ran into Ah Lian and she cried in happiness “Second Young Mistress, you are here.”
Ye Jiayao asks casually “Is the second young lady alright?”
Ah Lian is shocked “Second Young Mistress, didn’t you see the second young lady?”
Ye Jiayao replies “I still have something on my hands, I have to go now, tell the second young lady to take care of her body and the baby.”
Ah Lian watches as Second Young Mistress and the Heir-son Lord leaves, feeling perplexed, why did Second Young Mistress leave before visiting Second Young Lady?
Ye Jinrong is in her room at that moment, playing with her baby merrily. Since Liujiang is alright, she seems alive again.
Aunt came but Liujiang refused to let her go out and told her to take care of the baby in the room. Liujiang must be afraid that she would hear something nasty! Aunt must have hate Liujiang to the core but she couldn’t care about so much, she only wants Liujiang to be well.
Ah Lian pushes the door and enters, holding a bowl of rice gruel in her hands. Since Second Young Lady does not have any milk, the poor little miss can only have rice gruel.
“Second Young Lady, just now I saw the First Young Lady.”
Ye Jinrong is shocked “She came? Why didn’t she look for me?”
Ah Lian replies “I saw her coming out from the main courtyard with the Heir-son Lord and she didn’t look very good. The First Young Lady even got me to tell you to take care of your body and little miss.”
Ye Jinrong seems to be in deep thoughts, they came from the main courtyard… aren’t Aunt and mother-in-law talking in the main courtyard?
Back in the horse carriage, Ye Jiayao says depressingly “In the future, I am not going to bother myself with this family’s matters. They are birds of a feather, seeing them makes me pent up with anger.”
Xia Chunyu holds on to her hands, caressing her palm with his fingers. Her hands are cold.
“Since this is what you feel, then there is no need to feel unhappy because of them. Since Wei Liujiang is out, Ye Jinrong would not bother you again in the future.”
Ye Jiayao remains silent, who can be certain about the future?
Xia Chunyu continues “Tomorrow is my off-day, do you want to go to the farmlands with me to take a look? I heard the frame of the house has been completed.”
Xia Chunyu feels that she has been made unhappy by all these frustrating matters and wants to take this chance to bring her out to relax.
Ye Jiayao is about to agree when she suddenly remembered that she has a class a morning class tomorrow, hence, she replies “Can we go a little later? I still have to teach at the training class tomorrow morning.”
Xia Chunyu is curious at what she looks like when she is teaching “Sure, but I want to sit in.”
“No, I will be affected with you there.” Ye Jiayao rejects resolutely.
Xia Chunyu smiles “Just pretend that I don’t exist.”
Ye Jiayao is annoyed “Your presence is too strong, I cannot pretend that you don’t exist.”
Xia Chunyu laughs out loud, pressing her face and giving her a ferocious kiss.
The next day, Xia Chunyu didn’t sit in in the end, waiting for her at home before they set off for the farmlands.
Since he has nothing to do, Xia Chunyu stays in the study to read. He hears footsteps and didn’t even lift his head, thinking that it is Xue Ye who is coming to pour him some tea.
“Brother-in-law…” A gentle voice starts.
Only then did Xia Chunyu lift his head up, stunned, laughing awkwardly “It’s you, I thought it was Xue Ye! You should let the servants do things like this.
Jinyao smiles “It is only right that I am serving brother-in-law, sister and brother-in-law have been treating me very well.”
Xia Chunyu replies “You have had a difficult time too, now that you are back, take a good rest!” after saying that, he focuses his attention back on the book. Moments later, he realises that she is still not leaving and begins to feel a little weird.
“Is anything else the matter?” Xia Chunyu asks.
Jinyao hesitates, gritting her teeth and finally takes out a spice pouch from her sleeve pocket, saying cautiously “I made this especially for brother-in-law, I hope you don’t despise it.”
Xia Chunyu takes a look at the spice pouch. It is a green, satin pouch with the pattern of lotus embroidered on it. The needlework is exquisite and the spice pouch is very delicate. Only, her giving him a spice pouch out of the blue makes him feel that something is amiss.
“Does your sister have one?”
Xia Chunyu asks, not receiving the gift.
Jinyao blushes as she replies “I am still embroidering sister’s I made one for you first.”
Xia Chunyu smiles lightly “Then you can pass it to us together after you are done!”
Jinyao bites her teeth together “Is there a difference?”
Of course there is a difference, if she made two and gift one to Yaoyao, he would accept it even though he wouldn’t bring it around but if only he has it, he can never accept it.
He is not afraid that Yaoyao would think too much, but afraid that Jinyao would overthink.
Jinyao lets out a sign of disappointment, saying a little resentfully “Brother-in-law, are you despising my embroidery?”
Xia Chunyu smiles lightly “Gift it together, wouldn’t it seem that you are more sincere?”
He does not wish to continue this topic with her and says “If there is nothing else, I am going to read.”
This is an obvious sign that he is turning her away and it makes the disappointment in Jinyao’s eyes turn into awkwardness. After hesitating for a while, she leaves sadly.
Brother-in-law only has Sister in his eyes, is Sister that good?
Xia Chunyu heaves a sigh of relief, he hopes that it is him who has read too much into it, otherwise, there would be real trouble!
