A Blessed Daughter

by Usui Takumii

not mine, Moonlight Teatime until chapter 43, after that is MTL from novel cool. 583 chapters and ongoing.

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Chapter 321 Letting go of his brother and running away alone

The Wei family deserves to be a family of military generals. Although the eldest son of the Wei family has no martial arts attainments, he still inherited his father Wei Mingting's observation and insight. Otherwise, he would not have found the place where they were detained so quickly.

It's a pity that Young Master Wei still underestimated the enemy. He didn't expect what kind of enemy he was facing, so he became a prisoner with them.

But this is no wonder to him. Mr. Wei, who is in Taizhou, probably never dreamed of how powerful the forces involved in this kidnapping were.

Wei Yichen is not in any mood to listen to any praise for him at the moment.

He just wants to know why that simple Wanwan got together with a man.

"Wanwan, tell the eldest brother, what is going on? Why are you so close to this man?"

At this moment, Wei Qingwan's body was still tightly attached to Qi Zhen's, and the intimacy between the two was self-evident.

Realizing this, Wei Qingwan hurriedly distanced herself from Qi Zhen, and then tried to explain: "Brother, don't be angry, I'm just afraid of the cold, so I get closer to Mr. Qi to keep out the cold..."

"The woman I saw having a tryst with this person on the back hill of Anzhou Academy that day was you, and you still lied to me that you had never been to Anzhou Academy!" Wei Yichen accused again.

Wei Qingwan bit her lip, she couldn't defend herself this time.

She did go that day, because she had something to do with the magistrate that day, and everyone had half a day off, so she went out for a walk with Mr. Qi in the name of learning embroidery from the embroiderer during that half day.

Wei Qingwan's silence shattered Wei Yichen's last hope.

No matter what the owner of the shop said before, no matter how some signs explained the problem, Wei Yichen was unwilling to believe that the younger sister he watched and grew up would do such an outrageous behavior.

"How could you do such a shameless thing?" Wei Yichen was very angry, not only angry at Wei Qingwan's outrageous behavior, but also angry at her deceiving herself.

"Brother, don't be angry, Mr. Qi and I are in love with each other. We have never done anything beyond the rules!" Wei Qingwan quickly explained to Wei Yichen.

"Are you still saying that you have not violated the rules? Did you teach you this way when you were young?! After studying for so many years, you have learned to be as frivolous as a girl in a hook?!" Wei Yichen was heartbroken.

"Brother, I really didn't do anything beyond the rules! Mr. Qi is Mr. Qianqian, and nothing else happened between the two of us. We just admire each other. Brother, you have to trust me!" Wei Qingwan Tried to defend himself.

Wei Yichen didn't want to hear any more excuses from Wei Qingwan, he closed his eyes in pain, if possible, he even wanted to close his ears.

Seeing Wei Yichen like this, Wei Qingwan was scared and sad, and couldn't help crying again.

Qi Zhen watched quietly from the side, and did not express his opinion on the dispute between the siblings.

At this moment, there was another commotion outside, and the movement was even bigger than the previous one.

After a while, the door opened again, and a few men in casual clothes came in with torches in their hands, illuminating the small room at once.

"Young master!" The visitor saluted Qi Zhen.

Immediately afterwards, he came forward and untied Qi Zhen.

"How's the situation outside?" Qi Zhen asked.

The sound of fighting outside has not yet ended.

"My lord, the opponent has a large number of people, and it is difficult for us to settle down in a short time. We are afraid that the opponent will have reinforcements, so we can only choose to break through first to rescue the son. Please also leave with us as soon as possible, sir."

Qi Zhen nodded his head, and then ordered someone to untie Wei Qingwan beside him.

After gaining freedom, Wei Qingwan wanted to untie Wei Yichen, but was held back by Qi Zhen.

"If you save him, you won't be able to live. He already knows about you. If he spreads the word, there will be no place for you in this world." Qi Zhen reminded Wei Qingwan.

Wei Qingwan was stunned.

Qi Zhen continued to remind Wei Qingwan: "Think clearly, even if you and I talk about marriage in the future, if the news of your private tryst gets out, my family will not agree to me marrying you."

"But...he is my elder brother, he probably won't..." Wei Qingwan lowered her voice, and then looked at Wei Yichen.

Wei Yichen has opened his eyes at this moment, and his eyes met Wei Qingwan's.

"You said this, which means that you are not sure whether he will say it. Looking at him like this, it is hard to say whether he can forgive you for deceiving him. How can you guarantee that he will keep his mouth shut for you? Or do you want to Gambling your own future and life? Once the news gets out, have you thought about what kind of situation you will face?"

Wei Qingwan's face was waxy white.

She is not the biological daughter of the Wei family, if this happens again, she will definitely be kicked out by the Wei family!

Without her identity and her reputation, the only thing waiting for her is death!

No! Can't! She doesn't want to die! She doesn't want to be kicked out either!

"Let's go." Qi Zhen urged.

"But..." Wei Qingwan hesitated, looking at Qi Zhen and Wei Yichen.

Seeing that Wei Qingwan couldn't make a decision, Qi Zhen pulled her away with him.

Wei Qingwan took two steps and turned her head, her gaze refused to move away from Wei Yichen's body, with hesitation in her eyes.

But her feet still kept pace with Qi Zhen, and she left the cell where they were held step by step...

Wei Yichen watched Wei Qingwan leave helplessly, watched the light in the room dissipate little by little, and returned to the original darkness, and watched the door close again.

He didn't reprimand loudly, let alone ask for help.

Just watching calmly, his once most trusted and beloved sister left him to escape alone.

After a long time, Wei Yichen suddenly laughed.

At the beginning, it was a low-pitched laugh, laughing and laughing, the voice became louder and louder, until the end of the laugh, the voice became shrill...

After an unknown amount of time, the commotion outside stopped.

Someone entered the room where Wei Yichen was locked up again, and the other party was a little surprised when he found that there was only one person left in the room.

"I didn't expect to leave one, but it is probably useless. Forget it, let's report to the master first, and see if we still want to save this person's life."

Wei Yichen didn't know who the master he was talking about was, nor did he know what kind of dispute he was involved in.

The answers to these questions don't seem to matter so much to him today.

He knew that he would most likely die, and there was a high probability that he would never be able to get out of this cell again.

He leaned against the yellow muddy wall, looking at the only small window, feeling the chill that should not have been in July.

The coldness in the prison cell can't match the bone-chilling coldness of being betrayed by the sister who I trusted and grew up with.

Chapter 322 Looking for Wei Yichen

It will be three days before Wei Ruo and Yun Shi returned to Xiaowei's Mansion.

The two who had just returned home did not find anything unusual until Jing Hu reported to Yun that Wei Yichen had not returned home for three days.

Yun's complexion changed suddenly, and he immediately summoned his family members to Cangyun Garden to inquire about the situation.

In addition to Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan, there were guards Jing Hu, two nuns in charge, Nanny Li and Nanny Zhang, and the cook.

Wei Ruo, Madam Zhang and Cuiping were in the provincial capital with Yun these few days, so they knew nothing about it.

Yun first confirmed with the guard Jing Hu and the servants in the mansion that Wei Yichen had indeed not been at home these few days.

After confirming, Yun's complexion paled visibly to the naked eye.

"Madam..." Cuiping stepped forward worriedly.

Ms. Yun raised her hand to stop Cuiping from moving. She must clarify this matter first. Her Chen'er must be fine!

Immediately afterwards, Yun's eyes fell on Wei Qingwan: "Your elder brother hasn't come back for a few days, why didn't you report to the authorities?"

Wei Qingwan's eyes flashed a bit of panic, then she quickly lowered her head and replied, "Shouldn't elder brother go back to the academy?"

"Your elder brother won't be going to the academy for the time being. He should have been waiting for news from me at home." Yun said.

"Daughter doesn't know. My daughter has been attending classes at the prefect for the past few days, so she doesn't know about my brother's itinerary for the past few days, and I haven't heard anyone mention that my brother's next arrangement is to go to the provincial capital instead of going back to the academy." Wei Qingwan explained road.

"But just now, Jing Hu told me that the day Brother Ni disappeared, he took someone out to find you! Then he disappeared with the person who went to look for you! Could it be that this matter has nothing to do with you?"

Speaking of this, Yun's body and voice trembled.

Wei Qingwan explained: "That day my daughter took a detour to a classmate's house on the way back, so she came home late, but my elder brother knew about the fact that I had already returned home, and my elder brother told the people in the house not to look for me. of."

Mr. Yun asked the people in the mansion, and got an affirmative answer from the servants.

"That's right, the young master sent Xiao Nan to notify that day, saying that the second young lady had found her, and she was just taking a detour to send her classmates off. There was nothing wrong with it. Let everyone go back and rest. The servants are now They all went back to the house."

"Since the person has been found, why is Chen'er still missing?" Yun didn't understand.

Wei Qingwan burst into tears, and knelt down on the ground with a "plop".

"It's my daughter's fault, my daughter should figure it out! It's my daughter's fault that she didn't even know that her elder brother was missing for three days!" Wei Qingwan apologized repeatedly, blaming herself for the fault.

"Okay, okay, since you don't know, I don't have anything to blame you for." Yun waved her hand, and then motioned for Nanny Li to help Wei Qingwan up.

Wei Ruo looked at Wei Qingwan from the side, and intuitively told her that this matter was not that simple, and Wei Qingwan was not as innocent and ignorant as she showed.

But what is the problem, Wei Ruo couldn't tell for a while.

After asking the servants at home, Yun did not get any useful information, so he immediately arranged for someone to report the case to the government, and then ordered Jing Hu to go to the military camp to deliver a letter to her husband.

Normally, Yun would never disturb her husband with trivial matters at home, but now that such a big thing happened, she really didn't know what to do.

Immediately afterwards, Yun looked at Wei Ruo, and subconsciously asked Wei Ruo: "What good idea does Ruoer have?"

"First call all the people who went out to look for people that day and ask them one by one, maybe we can get some clues from them." Wei Ruo said.

According to what Jing Hu said, everyone in the mansion went out to look for it at the beginning of that day. Later, Wei Yichen said that someone had been found, so everyone went back to the mansion, leaving only six guards who signed a death contract with the Wei family by his side.

Now that Wei Yichen and the six guards are gone, we can only look for clues from the guards who returned home.

"Okay, I'll leave it to Ruo'er." Yun immediately handed over the matter to Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo didn't refuse, because she also wanted to know what Wei Qingwan was hiding from them.

So Wei Ruo called the family members in the mansion who went out to find Wei Qingwan that day one by one to his residence, and asked them one by one what happened three days ago.

After some inquiries, there was nothing to gain.

"Why didn't there be another person?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Miss who is talking about?" Xiumei asked.

"Wei Qingwan's personal maid, Cui He."

"That's right, she didn't come." Xiumei suddenly realized.

"Let Nanny Zhang find Cui He." Wei Ruo wanted to see Cui He.

"good."

Xiumei immediately went to find Madam Zhang, planning to go to Wangmeiyuan together.

However, it didn't take long for Xiumei and Nanny Zhang to come back.

"Miss, Cui He is on leave. She said that she came back late that night and caught a cold from the night wind." Xiumei brought back the news.

"Didn't she have a baby at home? Her old mother, Nanny Li, is at the house. Even if she is sick, she should rest at the house, right?"

"Nurse Li said that she was afraid that it was the wind and cold that would infect other people in the mansion, so she sent it to Zhuangzi. I also think this statement is suspicious, but I can't find the problem." Xiumei said.

Speaking, Xiumei asked: "Miss, how about I go to Zhuangzi to see if she is really sick, and if she is not sick, I will catch her."

"I guess it's difficult. Nanny Li, Cui He, and Wei Qingwan are on the same boat. They have this time to arrange people in the Zhuangzi. After a few days of delay, I guess they have already made up their confession." Wei Ruo didn't agree with this. Very hopeful.

"Then what should we do? We obviously feel that there is something wrong with the second lady, but we can't find a clue." Xiumei was a little worried.

Although the relationship between the eldest young master and their young lady is not very good, she still feels very unwilling to let the second young lady get away with it like this!

At this time, the maid in the front yard came to report, and Mother Qin came.

Why did Mother Qin come to Wei Ruo at this time?

"Please come in."

Whether it's about land reclamation or disaster relief, Wei Ruo couldn't see Nanny Qin, and the people in the Captain's Mansion didn't have the guts to shut out the Seventh Prince's people.

After a while, Nanny Qin walked into Tingsongyuan.

"Big girl."

"But what happened to the land reclamation and disaster relief?" Wei Ruo asked.

"No, Miss, don't worry, Miss has made a very comprehensive plan, and now everything is developing according to Miss' expectations, and there is no problem."

"The reason why the nanny came today is to..."

"It's my highness who wants to see the eldest girl, so I'm specially ordered to invite you."

Hearing this, Wei Ruo frowned, subconsciously disgusted with the contact with Chu Lan.

During the land reclamation and disaster relief activities during this period, she communicated with Mother Qin. If she didn't meet with Chu Lan, the corresponding feeling of resistance would be much lighter.

Wei Ruo was still thinking about it, and Mother Qin said again: "Miss, my Highness said that he has a gift for Miss, she will like it."

Chapter 323 I can tell where he is

Gift?

What gift can Chu Lan prepare for herself?

If you want to give a reward, just send it over. Why do you have to make it so mysterious?

What's more, he is the prince, and she is a virgin who has not left the court. It would be inappropriate for him to summon her in private.

Although he was suspicious, Wei Ruo had no choice but to agree.

Chu Lan invited her, but there was no option for her to refuse.

"Then Madam Lao will lead the way." Wei Ruo said.

"Don't be polite, young lady, please come with this old slave." Mother Qin said.

Wei Ruo took Xiumei, followed Mother Qin into the carriage sent by Chu Lan to pick her up.

The carriage brought Wei Ruo to Yu Sheng Tea House, and then led by Mother Qin, into a tea room.

Chu Lan was the only one in the tea room.

Wearing a dark green brocade robe with tufted flowers and a jade crown, she is sitting at the tea table by the window, sipping tea leisurely.

Outside the window is the East Lake with the same color of water and sky. The lake surface is sparkling, and the breeze blows from the lake surface into the tea room, stirring the green plants on the tea table.

The picture is very beautiful. If it is placed in front of Wei Qingruo in the original work, it will definitely be a burst of chest bumps.

It's a pity that in Wei Ruo's view, it was a jackal that ruined the beauty of this beautiful day.

"The daughter of the people has met His Highness the Seventh Highness." Wei Ruo saluted Chu Lan.

Chu Lan didn't reveal her real identity before, so Wei Ruo didn't need to salute when she saw him. Since he officially came to Taizhou Mansion as a military governor, Wei Ruo couldn't pretend not to know who he was when he saw him again.

"Miss Wei, please sit down." Chu Lan took a look at Wei Ruo and invited her to sit on the seat opposite her.

Wei Ruo knew that he couldn't refuse, so he walked over gracefully and sat down.

The last time I sat down to drink tea with Chu Lan was Xu Heyou, and there was a third person present at that time.

It was the first time to sit with Chu Lan as the prostitute of the Wei family, and this time there were only the two of them in the tea room.

"The last time I was in Xingshan County, I didn't tell Ms. Wei my real identity. Ms. Wei won't hold grudges, right?" Chu Lan said.

"Ministers don't dare." Wei Ruo lowered his head slightly, not looking into Chu Lan's eyes.

Wei Ruo slandered: If you really want to hold grudges, it's not because you don't have to reveal your identity. There are so many things I can hold grudges about with your big trotters in the original book.

"I heard from Nanny Qin that Miss Wei is as vigorous as a man, so why is she so timid in front of me?" Chu Lan asked.

"The women of the people are terrified. Your Highness is an aristocrat. The women of the people are just ordinary people. It is human nature to feel fear when seeing them." Wei Ruo replied.

Chu Lan smiled: "Forget it, no matter what, Ms. Wei's ingenuity is remarkable. This time, it is thanks to Ms. Wei that the Taizhou government has become a government envoy of Zhejiang Province to control the refugees and disasters." The best prefecture."

"This matter is not due to me alone. It is due to His Royal Highness and the County Lord understanding the common people. It is due to the government's love for the people like children. It is due to the unity of the Taizhou government." Wei Ruo said.

"To thank Ms. Wei, I have a gift for Ms. Wei." Chu Lan said.

"It's an honor for a girl to share His Highness' worries, and I dare not ask for credit or accept gifts." Wei Ruo said.

If you really want to give it away, just reward me with a pile of gold. Why bother so much, let's see if you want to give it away on purpose.

"No, this gift should be what you need right now, about the whereabouts of your eldest brother." Chu Lan said.

Wei Ruo paused, and then asked: "Your Highness, do you know where my elder brother is now?"

"Not only do I know, I also know what happened during this period." Chu Lan gave an affirmative answer.

Chu Lan observed Wei Ruo's expression while talking, and seemed very interested in Wei Ruo's reaction.

But Wei Ruo kept the expression on his face well controlled.

"Then thank you, Your Highness, my family is worried about finding the whereabouts of my brother." Wei Ruo said.

"Miss Wei, don't you want to hear what happened?" Chu Lan looked at Wei Ruo with great interest.

Wei Ruo didn't know what Chu Lan was planning, but felt that he was a hunter who was hunting, and she was the prey being targeted. This feeling made her very unhappy.

"Ministers don't dare to ask more questions. If His Highness is willing to tell you, the daughters will be very grateful." Wei Ruo replied, the content of the answer was very in line with the status of a cautious official lady.

"Miss Wei, do you know about the Qi family in the capital?"

Chu Lan began to explain Wei Ruo's doubts, but asked a question that seemed to have nothing to do with this conversation.

"I heard a little bit." Wei Ruo replied.

The Qi family is the natal family of the concubine Qi, the birth mother of the sixth prince. The current head of the Qi family is Qi Zhengsong, the uncle of the sixth prince, who is also the chief assistant of the current cabinet.

This shows the current power and status of the Qi family.

Even if Wei Ruo doesn't care about the court affairs anymore, she still has heard about such a prominent family, not to mention she is also someone who knows the plot of the original book, so she naturally knows something about the hero's powerful rival in the original book.

"Master Qi, the chief assistant, has three sons under his knees. The eldest son died young, and the second son died in the Anti-Japanese War, leaving only the youngest son, Qi Zhen. Qi Zhen is known as a romantic in the capital. road.

"I heard some people in the family mentioned it." Wei Ruo replied.

Wei Ruo didn't know why Chu Lan suddenly brought up the matter of the Qi family. The Qi family was an upstart in the court, and the Wei family had long been powerless, and the two families had no intersection on weekdays.

Chu Lan continued: "Although this young master Qi is romantic, his ability to handle affairs is not bad. He helped his father and cousin with many things. I heard that he has come to Taizhou Mansion in recent days."

Qizhen people are in Taizhou Prefecture? That was probably aimed at Chu Lan, right?

But what does it have to do with the Wei family? A bad guess flashed in Wei Ruo's mind, Qi Zhen is so romantic and beautiful, could it be...

"Why did Mr. Qi come to Taizhou Mansion?" Wei Ruo followed Chu Lan's words and asked.

"I don't know what he came to Taizhou to do, but his nature of loving beauties makes him unable to move his legs when he sees the beauties in Taizhou. In Taizhou, if you want to count beauties, you must count your sisters from the Wei family Yes, especially Lingmei, who has the appearance of a lotus emerging from the water, and the color of a flower that is ashamed of a closed moon." Chu Lan said.

Chu Lan's words confirmed the bad guesses that flashed in Wei Ruo's mind just now.

Wei Ruo laughed a little in his heart, and the words that commented on Qi Zhen and Wei Qingwan came out of Chu Lan's mouth a little more funny.

You must know that if you follow the direction of the original book, it is not Qi Zhen but Chu Lan who is attracted by Wei Qingwan when he comes to Taizhou.

"Miss Wei is so smart, she should already understand what I mean." Chu Lan said.

"Your Highness, you mean that there is contact between sister She and Young Master Qi?" Wei Ruo said.

"The relationship may be deeper than what Miss Wei thought." Chu Lan said, picking up the teacup in front of him and playing with it, and continued to observe Wei Ruo's reaction from the corner of his eyes.

Chapter 324 Very satisfied with her

"I really didn't know there was such a thing." Wei Ruo replied with a relatively calm voice and expression.

"Miss Wei doesn't look very surprised."

"I don't have a close relationship with my sister, and I don't know much about her temperament. It's probably because I don't understand and have no expectations, so I won't be surprised." Wei Ruo replied.

After finishing the foreshadowing, Chu Lan finally started to get to the point: "Three days ago, the young master of the Qi family and the second young lady of the Wei family were taken into captivity when they were having a tryst, and then he was discovered by the eldest son of the Wei family. After being tracked down by the eldest son of the Wei family, he also disappeared ."

"It was night, the young master of the Qi family found the place where several people were detained, and rescued the young master of the Qi family and the second lady of the Wei family, but left the eldest son of the Wei family alone."

Chu Lan described the matter very simply, and all details were skipped.

After listening to Chu Lan's description, Wei Ruo knew the whole story.

Wei Qingwan's heart sprouted, and she met her lover privately, but was involved in the struggle between the sixth prince and the seventh prince.

Now she is fine, but Wei Yichen was imprisoned.

It is clear what happened, but there is another key factor that Chu Lan didn't say, that is who the kidnapper is.

After thinking about it, Wei Ruosi found that the most likely person was Chu Lan herself or someone related to Chu Lan.

As soon as you come, there are not many people in Taizhou who have the courage and ability to kidnap Young Master Qi.

Secondly, if Chu Lan hadn't participated in it, why would he know the ins and outs of the whole thing so clearly? He even knew the details that Qi Zhen and Wei Qingwan were only rescued by the servants of the Qi family and Wei Yichen was left behind.

But Wei Ruo couldn't ask Chu Lan for confirmation on this question, and she might not believe it if she got a negative answer, and she would cause trouble for herself if she got an affirmative answer. This is not something she, a little Wei family girl, can know.

It is related to the struggle in the court, and it is related to the crown prince battle between the sixth prince and the seventh prince. The less she knows, the safer she is.

Thinking of this, Wei Ruo couldn't help cursing Wei Qingwan from the bottom of her heart, she was always thinking of spring when she was thinking of spring, why did she involve the whole Wei family!

If the entire Wei family is involved in the vortex of the crown prince dispute, then she, who is the eldest daughter of the Wei family, will inevitably fall into the vortex of trouble!

If Wei doesn't want the Wei family to be prosperous, but she can't let the Wei family have an accident. If she really suffers the crime of punishing the nine clans, then she will marry to the end of the world, and she will die with her!

After thinking about it, Wei Ruo said to Chu Lan: "Thank you, Your Highness, for letting me know the ins and outs of this matter, but I don't know where my brother is now, is there still time to rescue him?"

Hearing the words, Chu Lan showed an appreciative and satisfied smile: "Although Miss Wei is a little timid when facing me, her thinking is still clear, and she is not surprised at all, which is admirable."

"Your Highness is admirable, but it's just that it's useless for me to get angry no matter how anxious I am. Only by calmly responding can I win life for my brother." Wei Ruo explained.

Chu Lan said: "I chose to inform Miss Wei of the whereabouts of the young master of the Wei family because I believe that Miss Wei is more capable of handling this matter than other people in the house. Will Miss Wei live up to my expectations of you?"

Wei Ruo was startled for a moment, and then guessed Chu Lan's meaning like a mirror.

According to her guess just now, the person behind the kidnapping is Chu Lan or someone related to Chu Lan, so it is useless for the kidnapper to keep Wei Yichen in his hand.

But if we want to let Wei Yichen come back, it is not so easy to let him go, because now the Wei family has reported to the government, and they may also alarm the anti-Japanese army in Taizhou.

Even though the Zhongyi House is weak now, Wei Mingting has a lot of influence in the anti-Japanese army in Taizhou Prefecture. The disappearance of Wei Yichen can cause waves in Taizhou Prefecture.

Chu Lan naturally didn't want the matter to get worse, so he needed a suitable way to end it, and she was the one he chose to help him end it.

After thinking about it, Wei Ruo replied: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, but the kidnappers are dangerous. My family confirmed that the daughter of the people boldly begged His Highness to lend me some people to help me save people."

Hearing Wei Ruo's answer, Chu Lan showed a satisfied and appreciative smile again: "No problem, I'll let someone go with you."

Wei Ruo's answer shows that she has understood Chu Lan's meaning and the desired result.

So Chu Lan is satisfied with Wei Ruo.

To be honest, he really didn't pay much attention to the eldest daughter of the Wei family at the beginning, but after contacting her again and again, he found that this woman has a wisdom and restraint that ordinary women don't have.

After Wei Ruo left Yu Sheng Tea House, he returned to the Colonel's Mansion, and summoned all the available personnel in the Colonel's Mansion.

"Ruo'er, what are you doing?" Yun asked hurriedly.

"I have the whereabouts of my eldest brother, and now I am going to take someone to find him." Wei Ruo replied.

When Wei Ruo answered Yunshi, his eyes fell on Wei Qingwan who was beside Yunshi.

Sure enough, Wei Ruo saw that Wei Qingwan pursed her lips unnaturally, then lowered her head lower, looking a little nervous.

Wei Ruo turned his eyes back to Yun Shi: "It's urgent, does mother still need time to think about it?"

"No, no, if you have a clue, go find it quickly! Take everyone you can bring from the mansion! You must bring your elder brother back safely!" Yun said eagerly.

Now the only thing left in her mind is to want her son to come back safely, no matter who it is, as long as she brings her son back safely!

At this time, Wei Yilin also ran over and grabbed Wei Ruo's arm.

"I'll go with you!" Wei Yilin said with firm eyes.

Yun couldn't hide things on his face, so he couldn't hide it from Wei Yilin. After learning that his eldest brother was missing, he has been waiting for news in Cangyun Garden.

He wanted to go out to find someone, but Yun didn't agree, so he could only wait.

Wei Ruo looked down at Wei Yichen, but didn't respond right away.

"Big sister, take me with you!" Wei Yilin frowned into the word "Chuan", eagerly praying.

"You must listen to me when you go out, you are not allowed to run around, and you are not allowed to act without authorization." Wei Ruo said.

Wei Yilin nodded heavily: "I will listen to you like Dad's subordinates listen to Dad!"

"Then let's go." Wei Ruo agreed to let Wei Yilin go with him.

Yun didn't stop him either. The youngest son is much more obedient and sensible now, and has improved a lot in martial arts. It shouldn't be a problem if he is accompanied by the eldest daughter and accompanied by the guards in the house.

The only person who is worried is Wei Qingwan.

Wei Qingruo said that she had news about her elder brother, but she didn't know if it was true or not.

Master Qi said that the people who arrested them were very powerful, and the people in Taizhou Mansion couldn't deal with them, so she didn't have to worry about her elder brother being found.

Chapter 325 Rescue

She believed in Mr. Qi, but Wei Qingruo's appearance just now didn't seem like he was talking big.

The feeling of uneasiness in her heart was constantly magnified for some reason, making her restless.

Wei Ruo took Wei Yilin and the guards in the mansion and set off. Jing Hu originally stayed at the mansion and didn't go out easily. He didn't go out when Wei Yichen went out to find someone that day, but when Wei Ruo said that he would take someone to rescue Wei Yichen himself, he went followed.

When the guards of the Wei family led by Wei Ruo were about to leave the city, people sent by Chu Lan rushed to join them.

Wei Yilin couldn't help showing surprise when he saw that there were additional people joining their team.

"Big sister, who are they? Why are you with me?" Wei Yilin was riding a horse and asked Wei Ruo who was also riding a horse beside him.

"They were sent by His Highness the Seventh Prince to help." Wei Ruo replied.

"Oh." Wei Yilin nodded. Although he was young, he also knew that His Highness the Seventh Prince was in the barracks with their father, and he also heard that the eldest sister was busy with the Seventh Highness, so it was reasonable for the Seventh Highness to send someone to help them.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Yilin noticed that Wei Ruo looked uneasy, and asked, "What's wrong with you? Doesn't it look very comfortable?"

"I'm fine." Wei Ruo didn't want to say that it was because he was not used to riding a horse.

She wanted to take a carriage, but the destination of this trip was not suitable for a carriage, she could only ride a horse.

Wei Yilin didn't believe it, he stared at Wei Ruo for a long time, and suddenly seemed to understand something.

"Aren't you used to riding a horse?" Wei Yilin asked in a loud voice that everyone in front and back could hear.

Many people cast their eyes on Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo glared at Wei Yilin: "Riding your horse, what are you doing talking so much?"

"I guessed right! You just aren't used to riding a horse, so your **** hurts, right? Last time you rode a horse, your **** hurt too!" Wei Yilin said firmly.

The sound of "butt" followed by "butt", made Wei Ruo just want to cover Wei Yilin's mouth.

Wei Ruo suddenly stuffed a cowhide water bag to Wei Yilin: "Aren't you thirsty? Drink water!"

Wei Yilin took the cowhide water bag handed over by Wei Ruo, thought about it carefully, and then asked Wei Ruo: "Big sister, are you embarrassed?"

Wei Yilin stared at Wei Ruo as if he had discovered a new continent.

"It seems that you don't care about big brother so much, and you still have the intention to tease me." Wei Ruo said.

"Of course I care about my elder brother, I wish I could rush over to save him now, but I also care about your...your body." Wei Yilin explained.

Speaking of this, Wei Yilin felt a little shy for some reason, and turned his gaze away.

But Wei Ruo could still see that one side of his ear was red, like a boiled shrimp.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Yilin added an explanation in a low voice: "Besides, isn't it too fast now? It's the horse that's on the way and not me. Talking to you won't affect my speed to save my brother."

"Talk less and drink more water. When you get out of the city, you have to speed up. There may be fights during the rescue process, so you should save more energy." Wei Ruo said.

There is a rule in the city that you can't ride horses fast, and you can go fast when you get out of the city gate. They are about to hurry, and try to find Wei Yichen as soon as possible.

Wei Yilin nodded, he was ready.

After leaving the city, they drove for more than half an hour, and everyone came to the deep mountains and old forests.

There is only one long and narrow path in this forest, with lush greenery on both sides of the road.

With the increase in altitude and the influence of the environment in the mountains and forests, the temperature began to drop, much cooler than in the city.

Sometimes when the mountain wind blows, you can feel a little coolness.

Immediately afterwards, everyone saw a house hidden in the forest.

Looking from a distance, you can see seven or eight houses, all made of yellow clay.

In front of the house there is a small yard surrounded by fences, and the gate of the yard is empty.

It looks like this is a very ordinary abandoned hut.

Wei Ruo ordered the people sent by Chu Lan to rush towards the hut.

Wei Yilin hurriedly stopped: "Wait, big sister, what if there is an ambush here?"

Wei Ruo glanced at him, but he was a little surprised. Wei Yilin, who seemed the most impulsive, seemed very cautious.

She knew that Wei Yilin's worry was reasonable, but things were a little different today.

Wei Ruodao: "Don't worry, His Royal Highness's subordinates are all well-trained people, so there is no problem in entrusting them."

After finishing speaking, Wei Ruo asked Chu Lan's people to follow the original instructions.

Wei Ruo himself stayed in place with the guards brought out by the Wei family, euphemistically called: support and prevention of being caught in the urn.

Immediately after that, there was the noise of weapons clashing in the yellow mud house, and then people who looked like kidnappers could be seen being thrown out from windows and gates.

Wei Yilin looked a little anxious and wanted to go up in person, but because Wei Ruo didn't speak, he could only hold back his temper and wait.

"Big sister, let's go help!" Wei Yilin said.

"Wait a little longer." Wei Ruo said.

There was a reason why Wei Ruo refused to let the guards of the Wei Mansion move, because she still couldn't fully trust Chu Lan.

Although in this matter, Wei Ruo's intuition judged that it was unlikely that Chu Lan would set up a trap for herself, but she was always right to be more careful about him.

So she let Chu Lan's own people break into this hut. She can occupy a relatively safe position here. If something goes wrong, she can just turn around and run away.

She also wanted to observe by the way whether this was a good show arranged by Chu Lan.

It's just that the people there fought so realistically that she couldn't tell whether it was acting or real.

After a while, seeing that the battle was almost in progress, and most of the "kidnappers" had been subdued, Wei Ruo finally ordered the guards of the Wei residence to be dispatched.

Wei Yilin, who had been holding back for a long time, heard that Wei Ruorang made a move, and immediately jumped out like a bow and arrow from the string.

Wei Ruo didn't stop him when he saw this, Wei Yilin has also practiced martial arts for a long time, it's time to test his ability.

Wei Ruo himself followed slowly. She didn't know martial arts, so she didn't rush forward.

Xiumei followed Wei Ruo, protecting her personally.

Jing Hu didn't rush in like the others, but stayed by Wei Ruo's side like Xiumei.

After everyone was dealt with, Wei Ruo dismounted and walked into one of the rooms under the leadership of Chu Lan's subordinates.

After entering the door, what I saw was an ordinary room, with tables, chairs and furniture of ordinary people placed in the room.

There is another door at the back of the house, and entering through this door is a darker and narrower room.

Because it is located in the deep mountains, and the back of the house is close to the big rock wall with water seepage, this house looks even colder outside.

Although it is daytime, the light in the house is still not strong, only a narrow skylight can penetrate some light.

Now that the door is open, the light is slightly better.

Wei Ruo saw Wei Yichen in the corner of the room...

Chapter 326 You're okay

His half body was leaning on the straw pile, and half of his body was on the ground.

Wei Ruo walked towards him, there was some water on the ground, Wei Ruo's embroidered shoes were wet, and a slight coolness came from the soles of his feet.

Fortunately, it is now July, if it is December, the chill can be imagined.

came to Wei Yichen, but saw that his eyes were closed tightly, unconscious.

Wei Ruo reached out and touched his neck to confirm his pulse.

It's okay, I still have a pulse, and I'm still alive, but my body is very hot and I'm running a high fever.

Just as Wei Ruo withdrew his hand, Wei Yichen suddenly opened his eyes, and without knowing where the strength came from, he suddenly grabbed Wei Ruo's hand that was about to be retracted.

At this moment, Wei Yichen's eyes showed a fierceness that Wei Ruo had never seen before.

"You're fine, we found you." Wei Ruo said to Wei Yichen.

After Wei Yichen paused for a few seconds, as if confirming something, he closed his eyes again, let go of his hands, and lost consciousness again.

The moment just now was like the flashback of a dying person.

Wei Ruo ordered someone to carry Wei Yichen out, leave this place first.

Wei Yilin also ran over, seeing Wei Yichen being carried out by people, Wei Yilin's eyes turned red instantly.

"Big brother! Big brother! What's wrong with big brother..." Wei Yilin rushed forward eagerly, but was held back by Wei Ruo.

"He is still alive, but he has a fever. Don't block them. We will go back immediately and take him home for medical treatment." Wei Ruo said to Wei Yilin.

Wei Yilin nodded quickly: "Okay, let's go back quickly! Go back and find a doctor for Big Brother!"

When Wei Ruo and the others found Wei Yichen, the others also found the five guards who followed Wei Yichen.

The few of them were locked in the shed at the back. They were all a little weak at the moment, but their condition was better than that of Wei Yichen.

Wei Ruo handed over the surrendered "kidnappers" to Chu Lan's subordinates, and led the guards of the Wei family back to the city with Wei Yichen.

An hour later, everyone arrived at Xiaowei's Mansion.

Yun Shi rushed over and saw Wei Yichen who was rescued but unconscious, his face was as white as paper.

"Chen'er, what's wrong with Chen'er?" Yun Shi started to cry, her voice trembling, her body was weak and she couldn't stand upright.

"Nurse Zhang, go and invite Dr. Cheng from Zhengyu Hall; Cuiping asks the kitchen to boil hot water and cook a pot of **** soup; Xiao Nan, you change the clothes on Big Brother and wipe his body with a hot towel ."

Wei Ruo couldn't count on Yun's ability to calm down at this time, so he arranged it himself.

The servants in the mansion had to be ordered to do so quickly.

"Ruo'er, what happened to Chen'er?" Yun asked Wei Ruo with tears all over his face.

"He's still alive, but he just has a fever. The room where he was kept was cold and damp. He should have suffered from a cold." Wei Ruo replied.

Wei Ruo had already checked Wei Yichen's pulse, and knew that he was suffering from a cold.

Asking Nanny Zhang to invite Dr. Cheng is just for the convenience of prescribing medicine.

"Who the **** locked up my Chen'er, he has been studying in Anzhou Academy, and he hasn't offended anyone!" Yun cried and cursed.

Wei Ruo didn't answer this, and she couldn't say for sure who did it.

Wei Ruo glanced at the people in Wei Yichen's room, but did not see Wei Qingwan.

So he asked Nanny Li: "Where is Wei Qingwan?"

Nanny Li was unhappy seeing Wei Ruo, but at this time she had to answer Wei Ruo's question respectfully: "Back to the eldest lady, the second lady prayed for the eldest young master in the room, and prayed for the safe return of the eldest young master. Now it seems that the two The lady's prayer has been answered, the Bodhisattva blesses, the young master has really returned."

What Li Nanny said made Xiumei want to roll her eyes, and she couldn't help saying: "Li Nanny, you can see clearly, it was our young lady who went to look for the young master and brought the young master back. How could the young master come back?" Is it thanks to your lady that she returned safely?"

Nurse Li said: "Miss Xiumei, that's not what you said. You don't have to believe in gods, but you can't blaspheme them."

Xiumei said: "Since your lady's prayers are so useful, then please ask your lady to pray again so that the eldest and young master will wake up immediately; then pray for the death of all the Japanese pirates; finally pray for good weather and a good harvest this year. "

Nurse Li is not to be outdone: "Miss Xiumei, you should pay attention to your words. Although you belong to the eldest lady, it is disrespectful to the master to arrange the second lady in this way."

Wei Ruo glared at Nanny Li coldly, "Just say one more word, and I'll send you to Zhuangzi right away."

Nurse Li wanted to seek justice from Mr. Yun, but when she looked at Mrs. Yun, she saw that Mr. Yun was at a loss. He seemed to listen to Wei Ruo for everything, and swallowed all the words that came to his lips.

After a while, Wei Qingwan came over.

"Brother..." Wei Qingwan walked towards the bed, but was stopped by Wei Ruo.

"Sister?" Wei Qingwan looked at Wei Ruo in surprise, with a hint of guilt hidden in her eyes.

"Get out of the irrelevant people, and now the eldest brother needs to rest." Wei Ruo said.

"Sister, let me see big brother..." Wei Qingwan said.

"Xiumei, invite everyone out." Wei Ruo gave the order.

"Yes, miss." Xiumei stepped forward, grabbed Wei Qingwan's arm, and then pulled her out.

Xiumei had great strength and was dragged by her. Wei Qingwan wanted to break free but had no choice but to be dragged out of the room by her.

The other servants left obediently, and Nanny Li could only follow.

After being dragged out of the room, Wei Qingwan did not leave, her eyes were fixed on the door, thinking about how to get back in.

Her heart is fluctuating now, and she is very disturbed. She doesn't know what her elder brother will say when he wakes up, and she is very afraid of what will happen next.

Wei Ruo came out of the room and saw Wei Qingwan still standing in the corridor at the door of the room, and asked, "What are you waiting for, sister?"

"Brother is unconscious, I'm worried." Wei Qingwan explained.

"Worry is nothing to worry about, but it's better not to stay here. There are people coming and going here. Not only can you stand here to help them, but it will also affect them."

"But I'm worried, sister let me go in and take care of elder brother?"

"Brother doesn't need you to take care of him. Doctor Cheng will come here in a while. He will prescribe medicine for him and guide people how to take good care of him. Besides, my sister is not young now, so we should avoid suspicion with my brother. How can it be convenient for you to bathe, change and wipe your body?" Wei Ruo said.

"But isn't my sister here too?" Wei Qingwan bit her lip and said.

"Aren't I planning to leave now? Sister, let's go back first. If there is anything wrong with elder brother, Nanny Zhang will report to us." Wei Ruo said.

Chapter 327 Keep Wei Qingwan from contacting Wei Yichen

"I'm not going in right now, I'll go in and serve the soup after the elder brother has changed his clothes." Wei Qingwan retorted.

"The soup and medicine servant girl will take care of herself. If my sister really wants to do something, she can go and accompany her mother. Mother's face is ugly right now, and it's time for comfort." Wei Ruo suggested.

In the past, Wei Qingwan was the one who actively stayed by Yun's side at times like this.

After Wei Ruo finished speaking, a pair of sharp eyes looked at Wei Qingwan.

"I see…"

Wei Qingwan hesitated for a while, seeing Wei Ruo looking at her, and then walked out slowly.

It can be seen that she really doesn't want to leave.

I just don't know whether this reluctance stems from caring for my brother or something else.

Wei Qingwan did not follow Wei Ruo's order to go to Cangyun Garden to accompany Yun, but returned to her residence.

Later, she sent Nanny Li to Wei Yichen to inquire about the news.

Nanny Li came back and told: "Second Miss, I can't get in. The Eldest Miss and Dr. Cheng have both left, but the Eldest Miss left behind her personal servant girl, Xiumei, and Nanny Zhang, who took turns guarding the Eldest Young Master's room." The door, except for Xiao Nan who is serving the young master, no one is allowed to enter."

Wei Qingwan's mood sank. If Wei Qingruo was so guarded, she would never have any chance to get close to her elder brother.

She didn't know if Wei Qingruo did this unintentionally, or if she knew something.

Anyway, she knew that if she didn't do something, her situation would become very dangerous.

"Nurse, what did Doctor Cheng say after seeing the doctor? How long will it take for the eldest brother to wake up?" Wei Qingwan asked.

"Miss, don't worry. Doctor Cheng said that the young master just contracted a cold, and his life is not in danger. He will wake up after taking the medicine and resting." Nanny Li said.

That is, it is possible to wake up at any time...

Seeing that Wei Qingwan was worried, Nanny Li thought she was worried: "Miss, don't be so worried, Dr. Cheng is very skilled in medicine, the master has been rescued from such a serious injury, the young master is just infected with the wind and cold, there must be no problem. "

Wei Qingwan watched Nanny Li ponder for a while, then made up her mind and said, "Mammy, you have to help me."

Nanny Li was stunned: "Miss, what's wrong?"

Wei Qingwan has been worried for the past three days, but she has never dared to tell Nanny Li what happened. Now that things have evolved to this point, she needs someone to help her.

She told Nanny Li what happened that day.

After hearing Wei Qingwan's words, Nanny Li was surprised.

But soon Nanny Li came back to her senses: "Miss, don't worry, you said that you and Mr. Qi's family are in love with each other, right? Is it really Qi Zhen, the only son of Qi Shoufu?"

"Mommy, I won't lie about this matter. That day I went out with everyone on a youth tour, and I was framed by Xu Yaojun and others. It was Young Master Qi who saved me." Wei Qingwan said.

Hearing the affirmative answer, Nanny Li couldn't help but feel a little more joy in her heart.

What kind of family is Qi Shoufu? It is many times better for their young lady to marry into the Qi family than the Xu family!

"Miss, what do you want this old slave to do? No matter what you tell me, this old slave will always stand by your side. As long as it is for the good of your miss, this old slave will do it without hesitation!" Nanny Li hurriedly road.

"Mother Li, send a letter for me." Wei Qingwan said.

It is inconvenient for her to go out now, so she can only rely on Nanny Li.

"Okay, leave it to the old slave."

Wei Qingwan wrote the letter and handed it to Nanny Li, who then went out with the letter.

After dinner, Wei Ruo went to Wei Yichen's room to check on his condition. He hasn't woken up yet, but his condition has gradually stabilized. If there is no accident, the fever will subside tonight.

Wei Ruo came out of Wei Yichen's room, and Wei Yilin was also at the door of the room besides Zhang Nanny arranged by her.

"What are you doing here?" Wei Ruo asked.

"I want to guard Big Brother." Wei Yilin replied, then looked at Wei Ruo with a pair of eyes, and whispered, "Big Sister, Big Brother, has he suffered a lot?"

"Probably not, there is no wound on his body, and he should not have suffered any torture during the two days of being locked up." Wei Ruo said.

"But the eldest brother is a scholar, he can't bear hardships, unlike me, who has rough skin and thick flesh to resist falling. If only those bad guys tied me up, I'm sure I'll be fine." Wei Yilin muttered.

Although the little kid is annoying sometimes, he is really kind to the people he cares about.

"If you want to guard it, you can guard it, but since you want to guard the big brother, you should show the attitude of guarding the big brother." Wei Ruo said.

"What attitude?" Wei Yilin asked.

"You have to be as meticulous as Madam Zhang and the others. No matter who comes, you can't let it in because of soft-heartedness." Wei Ruo said.

"That's natural!"

"I think you are talking big, right? You promised well, but in the end, just come to someone to say a few nice things to you, and you will soften your heart."

"You are talking nonsense! How could I do this!" Wei Yilin puffed up his cheeks.

"Isn't it? Then what if your sister Wanwan came? She said softly to you: 'Yilin, I'm worried about big brother, can you let me go in and see big brother? I just want to see , I'm relieved to make sure he's okay.' Then you'll let her in, right?"

"You nonsense! I won't be persuaded so easily! Although I don't know why you don't let sister Wanwan in, but since I promised you to guard Big Brother like everyone else, then I will definitely abide by the rules! "Wei Yilin replied firmly.

"Really?" Wei Ruo looked suspicious.

"Of course! You are not allowed to question me again!"

"Okay, I'll trust you for now. I'm a little tired, so I'll go back first." Wei Ruo said.

"Well, you go back to rest first, just leave it to me!" Wei Yilin nodded, looking like a little adult.

When Wei Ruo returned to Tingsongyuan, Xiumei hurriedly asked Wei Ruo: "Miss, I heard that Nanny Li went out before dinner and came back an hour later. I'm worried that Second Miss is playing something wrong." Idea? I'm afraid of the young master..."

"No matter what, the Wei family is a family of military generals. The thieves will not come to the captain's mansion to use force if they really want to do anything. Therefore, if someone wants to harm the elder brother at home, they can only use dirty tricks. You let Zhang Momo and the others look after the elder brother Just make sure no one else enters his room." Wei Ruo said.

"Then I will explain to Nanny Zhang and the others, let them guard the eldest young master, and I will guard you, miss!" Xiumei said.

Xiumei was worried about Wei Yichen, but she was even more worried about her own lady. Who knows who Wei Qingwan's idea hit.

What if the target is not the young master but their young lady? So it's better for her to guard their young lady!

Chapter 328 It's time to make the mansion lively

Si time.

At the door of Wei Yichen's room, Nanny Zhang was dozing off, and Wei Yilin was in high spirits.

When he was a little sleepy, he got up and punched himself to refresh himself.

He can't sleep, he has to watch all the time.

At this moment, the courtyard door opened, and Wei Qingwan walked through the courtyard to the door of Wei Yichen's room.

"Sister Wanwan." Wei Yilin stood up to greet her.

"Yilin, why haven't you gone to bed yet?" Wei Qingwan asked.

"I'm here to guard the elder brother!" Wei Yilin replied.

"You go back and rest for a while, I'll take care of your eldest brother." Wei Qingwan said.

"No, I'm a man, sister Wanwan, you are a girl, you should go back to rest, I will stay and watch the night for elder brother!" Wei Yilin said firmly.

"But you are still young, and my sister is an adult."

"No, I'm not a child anymore, I'm already eight years old! And I practice martial arts, so those who practice martial arts should be responsible!" Wei Yilin retorted.

Wei Qingwan was at a loss for words, looking at Wei Yilin in front of her, she couldn't help feeling strange.

Obviously a year ago, my younger brother was nestling in her arms and acting like a baby, saying that she was the best sister. Now he doesn't agree with what she said.

Wei Qingwan felt a gap in her heart, and Wei Qingruo managed to destroy the relationship between her and her younger brother in such a short time.

"Sister Wanwan, what's wrong with you? Are you uncomfortable? Did you catch a cold from the wind at night?" Wei Yilin asked.

"I'm fine, it's July, and the night is not cold." Wei Qingwan explained.

Wei Qingwan thought for a while, and then said: "My sister won't argue with Yilin anymore, my sister will go in to see my elder brother and then go back."

"Sister Wanwan can't, you can't go in." Wei Yilin blocked.

"Why?" Wei Qingwan thought that she was facing Wei Yilin, so she shouldn't need to say anything, but she didn't expect that even Wei Yilin would stop her.

"Big sister said, you can't go in." Wei Yilin said.

"Did Big Sister say why I wasn't allowed in?" Wei Qingwan asked.

"Uh...it seems to be because of sister Wanwan, you are a woman and elder brother is a man." Wei Yilin replied.

"But didn't my sister also go in and out of the eldest brother's room? Now that the elder brother is in a coma, it is a special period. Besides, I just sent some ginseng tea in, and I will come out soon. You can watch me from the side." Wei Qingwan said.

"Is that so..." Wei Yilin wavered.

Wei Qingwan breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to continue walking, but Wei Yilin stopped her again.

"It still doesn't work, I have already promised big sister that I will not let sister Wanwan in."

Wei Yilin remembered what Wei Ruolin had said to him before he left, he didn't want to be looked down upon by his big sister!

A manly man should keep his word. If he doesn't keep his promise, how can he be a good soldier in the future, how can he stand up to the sky?

"Yilin..." Wei Qingwan looked at Wei Yilin in disbelief.

Never thought that the younger brother who once put himself first, now listens to Wei Qingruo who has been home for less than a year.

"Sister Wanwan, don't worry, brother will wake up tomorrow, come and see him when he wakes up." Wei Yilin comforted.

After all, he is a little boy with rough nerves. He didn't notice the change of Wei Qingwan's expression at all. He only felt that his sister Wanwan was a little unhappy, but he thought it was his sister Wanwan who was worried about his elder brother.

"Yilin, don't you also think that sister can't visit elder brother?" Wei Qingwan asked.

"I think Sister Wanwan can go in and see Big Brother." Wei Yilin replied.

"Then let my sister go in once."

"No, no, no, military orders are like mountains, and the soldiers who execute the orders must fully abide by the rules, without any flexibility, no matter whether there is a problem with the order or not!" Wei Yilin said firmly.

He was more persistent and determined than Wei Qingwan imagined.

Wei Qingwan was completely stunned, looking at Wei Yilin, she felt extremely strange.

Nurse Zhang on the side was ready to stop Wei Qingwan, but when she found that their young master was enough to block Wei Qingwan back, she happily continued to sleep with her eyes closed.

Wei Qingwan failed to convince Wei Yilin in the end, so she could only return the same way with her ginseng tea.

In the middle of the night, Wei Mingting rushed home.

People can't help themselves in the military camp, even if something happens to his son, he can't come back immediately.

Before he came back, he had already received the news that his son was fine, so Wei Mingting just came back by himself and didn't bring any more people.

After returning to the mansion, Wei Mingting went to see Wei Yichen for the first time. Seeing that the person's life was not in danger, and he only needed time to recuperate and recover, his hanging heart fell.

Then he went back to Cangyun Garden and comforted his wife.

Yun's family has not fully recovered yet, and it was only after seeing her husband that she felt a little more at ease.

"Fortunately, there is Ruoer this time." Yun said with emotion.

She has to admit that the eldest daughter really has the shadow of her husband. When dealing with major issues, she is calm and calm, and does not panic.

Although she didn't have much mother-daughter relationship with this daughter, and she didn't hit it off, but when an emergency happened, Yun felt that this daughter was very reliable and made people feel at ease.

"Yes, Ruo'er is indeed a very capable child. This time Chen'er can return safely thanks to Ruo'er." Wei Mingting agreed very much.

Mrs. Yun nodded, and then said: "I don't know which **** it is, but he did such an unconscionable thing to our Chen'er! Chen'er is the most gentle and friendly person on weekdays. He doesn't make enemies except for studying. Why is it so difficult?"

"I don't know about this matter."

Wei Mingting was also full of confusion. Their Wei family had never made enemies in Taizhou Mansion, and the Zhongyi Bo Mansion was in decline and did not participate in the power struggle of all parties. Why did they suffer such a catastrophe.

Thinking for a while, Wei Mingting said: "Tomorrow I will chat with Ruo'er, she is smart and thoughtful, and may find some clues in the process of rescuing Chen'er."

Mr. Yun nodded.

They lived together peacefully all night, and early the next morning, Mrs. Yun came to visit Wei Yichen.

Wei Yichen's fever subsided, but he didn't wake up. Yun was so anxious that he sent someone to invite Dr. Cheng over again.

At the same time, Wei Ruo, who was listening to Songyuan, received the news from Cangyunyuan that Wei Mingting returned home in the middle of the night last night.

"Father has returned to the mansion, it seems that I have to make the mansion lively." Wei Ruo said while dressing neatly.

She didn't say anything yesterday, just to make people guard against Wei Qingwan. Apart from Wei Yichen's fever, part of the reason was that she was waiting for Wei Mingting.

"Let's go, Meimei, follow me to Meiyuan." Wei Ruo walked outside after finishing speaking.

"Miss, what are we going to Wangmeiyuan for?" Xiumei quickly followed.

"Arrest people and question them."

Wei Ruo took Xiumei to the gate of Wangmei Garden with strides.

Chapter 329 Confronting Father

Without knocking on the door or asking for instructions, Wei Ruo directly broke into Wangmei Garden.

Nurse Li, who originally wanted to block the door, was thrown away by Xiumei.

"Miss, what are you doing?" Nanny Li was so angry that her nose was almost crooked.

Wei Ruo ignored her, but went straight to the room where Wei Qingwan lived.

Wei Qingwan had no sleep last night, and now she is sitting in front of the dressing table with a haggard look, thinking about what happened today.

Wei Ruo's intrusion was beyond her expectation, she got up in astonishment: "Sister...sister, what are you doing?"

"Please come with me to my father." Wei Ruo said.

"Father is back home, I will go to pay my respects to my father later, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for my sister to break into my Wangmei Garden like this?" Wei Qingwan asked.

"Is it right? Let's talk about it later." Wei Ruo replied, and then gave Xiumei a wink.

Immediately afterwards, Xiumei came forward directly, caught Wei Qingwan and wanted to take her away.

Wei Qingwan tried to break free, but it was still the same as last night, being dragged by Xiumei with no room for resistance.

Nanny Li who rushed in tried to stop her, but was stopped by Wei Ruo.

"Miss, you can't go too far! You came here early in the morning to make troubles in Meiyuan, and ordered your servant girl to attack the second lady. You are too arrogant! I'm going to tell the madam, let the madam decide!" Nanny Li accused Wei Ruo angrily.

"You don't need to tell me, I will take Wei Qingwan to see my parents right now!"

Wei Ruo pushed Nanny Li away.

"Ouch—"

Nanny Li fell to the ground with her buttocks, and the wrinkles on her already wrinkled face became more obvious due to the pain.

While she was struggling, Wei Ruo and Xiumei had already taken Wei Qingwan away.

Nanny Li got up angrily, and ran out in a hurry.

In Cangyun Garden.

Wei Mingting got up early like Yun Shi. After Yun Shi sent someone to invite a doctor, he kept guarding Wei Yichen and hadn't come back yet.

Wei Mingting returned to Cangyun Garden after visiting Wei Yichen, and discussed some matters with the general who rushed over to him early in the morning.

Recently, there have been many incidents in the army, and the Japanese pirates showed signs of coming again, so he was not able to get away, which is why he didn't come back until midnight yesterday.

When Wei Ruo brought Wei Qingwan to Cangyun Garden, the generals in the army just left.

Seeing Wei Ruo appear with Wei Qingwan, Wei Mingting also showed surprise.

"Ruo'er, what's going on?" Wei Mingting asked suspiciously.

"There are some things I want to discuss with my father, about the disappearance of my eldest brother." Wei Ruo said.

"I was just looking for you to talk about this matter, and I still have a lot of details I want to ask you as a father. It's just why you treat Wanwan like this?" Wei Mingting asked.

Wei Qingwan, who was forcibly captured, had red eyes, and looked at Wei Mingting brightly, eyes full of grievances.

She bit her lower lip and said nothing, but it was more pitiful than a thousand words.

"Because the elder brother's arrest has a huge connection with the second younger sister, it can be said that the elder brother will suffer from this, and the second younger sister 'indispensible'." Wei Ruo looked at Wei Qingwan's various innocent behaviors with cold eyes.

Wei Qingwan's heart trembled, what did Wei Qingruo mean by saying this? Does she already know what happened?

But the eldest brother has not woken up yet, Wei Qing will know if he has no reason!

Wei Mingting frowned, his face solemn and solemn, and then asked Wei Ruo to continue: "Go on."

Just as Wei Ruo was about to speak, Mrs. Yun stepped in from outside, followed by Nanny Li.

Needless to think about it, Madam Li, who knew something was wrong, went to invite Mrs. Yun over.

As soon as Yun entered the door, she saw Wei Qingwan lying on the ground in a mess, and immediately became angry, and asked Wei Ruo, "I still don't believe Li Nanny said that you went to visit Meiyuan early in the morning to pick up someone. It's so messy, I didn't expect it to be true! Wanwan is your sister, is there anything you can't talk about? What do you want to do with such a big fight?"

"Some things are useless to talk about." Wei Ruo said.

Yun Shi stepped forward to help Wei Qingwan, and at the same time asked Wei Ruo: "Is there anything you can't talk about?"

Wei Qingwan had already burst into tears, and her body was trembling, which made Yun's heart ache.

"It's about elder brother being injured and almost dying, can we talk about it well?" Wei Ruo asked rhetorically.

Yun's expression froze: "What about Yichen's injury, Guan Wanwan?"

"Big brother went out that day to find sister Qingwan, mother should know this." Wei Ruo said.

"Chen'er came here to find Wanwan, but how can we blame Wanwan for his misfortune? It was just an accident!" Yun retorted.

"Accident? My mother would say it was an accident because Sister Qingwan wasn't telling the truth. She didn't return home early that night as she said, but didn't arrive home until midnight."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Yichen found Wanwan before letting other people in the mansion return to the mansion early! Everyone in the mansion knows it. Are you saying that they all lied?" Yun retorted again.

"Big brother said that to protect the reputation of sister Qingwan, not because he really found someone. If he really found someone, big brother should let everyone come back, not just some people back to the house, and he brought a lottery with him." The guards with death contracts are still looking outside." Wei Ruo pointed out.

"What do you mean?" Yun asked.

When Yun Shi went back to Cangyun Garden and argued with Wei Ruo, Wei Yichen woke up.

Xiao Nan, who had been guarding Wei Yichen all the time, was very excited when he saw Wei Yichen wake up.

"Master, you finally woke up!"

"Help me up." Wei Yichen straightened his upper body with Xiaonan's support, leaning his back against the head of the bed.

"Master, how do you feel?" Xiao Nan asked.

"Who saved me? I remember seeing Ruo'er."

"The young master read that right, it was the eldest lady who rescued us back! The eldest lady is really amazing, she found us so quickly. If she hadn't followed his wife to the provincial capital for a few days, you wouldn't have had to suffer so much, young master." It's a crime!" Xiao Nan said with emotion.

Wei Yichen didn't answer, and looked in the direction of the window with deep eyes. After a while, he asked Xiaonan again: "How long have I been in a coma?"

"We went back to the mansion yesterday afternoon, and the young master slept all day and all night."

"You change my clothes for me." Wei Yichen said.

"Huh?" Xiao Nan asked in surprise, "Master, you are not in good health yet, you should rest on the bed more."

"No need, it's just typhoid, and my fever is gone now, so it won't be a serious problem."

Xiaonan had no choice but to obey.

While Xiao Nan was changing his clothes, Wei Yichen ordered again: "After you give me better clothes, you can do something for me."

"What does the young master want to do?" Xiao Nan asked.

Chapter 330 I feel that the young master has changed

"Go outside and spread the news that Wei Qingwan, the second young lady of the Wei family, is undisciplined and has a private tryst with a man when she is not married, but remember not to spread who the man is."

"Wh... what? Young master... you want to spread rumors about the second lady?" Xiao Nan looked at Wei Yichen in astonishment.

In the place of detention, only Wei Yichen saw Wei Qingwan, and Xiaonan and others were locked up in another place, so they still don't know anything about Wei Qingwan.

"It's not a rumor, this is what she, Wei Qingwan, really did. In order to have a basis, you give the address of the embroidery shop, and how Wei Qingwan finds time to have a private meeting with the man every day on the way home from school. Spread the word." Wei Yichen said.

It took Xiaonan a while to react.

It turned out that the second young lady really did such a thing, and caused those who were looking for her to be captured by thieves.

Even knowing the reason, Xiao Nan was still very surprised, because things like spreading rumors and destroying people's reputation behind their backs were not what their young masters would do in the past.

"But young master, if such rumors are spread outside, I'm afraid it will affect the reputation of the eldest lady. In the future, even the marriage with the eldest lady will be hindered, but what should we do? The eldest lady saved us..." Xiao Nan said with some concerns .

Women in the Wei family are both prosperous and all are lost.

"It doesn't matter. Ruo'er is not willing to marry prematurely, and the damage to her reputation can just dissuade those people in Fucheng who are eager to try to marry the Wei family."

Wei Yichen has a clear attitude, and there is no hesitation or indecision on this matter.

Xiao Nan felt that the young master in front of him was a little strange, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

After getting dressed, Wei Yichen asked Xiao Nan to go out to do errands, and he called another servant to ask about the current situation in the mansion.

After learning that Wei Ruozheng was holding Wei Qingwan to confront her parents at this moment, Wei Yichen ordered someone to help him go to Cangyun Garden.

In Cangyun Garden, Wei Ruo gave an answer that shocked Wei Mingting and Yun Shi:

"What I mean is that the second sister did something that damaged her boudoir's reputation and had a private meeting with a man. In order to preserve the second sister's boudoir reputation, the eldest brother chose to hide it, and asked the other servants to go back to the house first, and said that they had found her." ."

Such an answer, Yun's naturally cannot accept it.

"Don't talk nonsense, Wanwan knows the rules and the general principles best, how could she have a private meeting with a man? It's just nonsense!"

In Yun's mind, this is absolutely impossible for a well-behaved, sensible, gentle and obedient adopted daughter to do.

Wei Qingwan also opened her mouth to defend herself at this moment, she looked at Wei Ruo with tears in her eyes, and burst into tears: "Sister, I know you don't like me all the time, if you want to blame me and hate me, I can accept it, but why did you make such a thing?" Such rumors to damage my reputation?"

"Rumor? The shopkeeper of that embroidery shop remembers you." Wei Ruo said.

Wei Qingwan's face turned pale, she didn't know why Wei Qingruo could know so much.

Could it be that elder brother woke up last night?

"What embroidery shop? Sister, what are you talking about?" Wei Qingwan looked bewildered and innocent.

"Do you need me to invite the owner of the embroidery shop to confront you?" Wei Ruo said.

It is naturally impossible for Wei Ruo to drag Wei Qingwan into a confrontation without any preparation. Since she can know the whole story of the kidnapping case from Chu Lan, she can naturally know the location and related information of Wei Qingwan's tryst.

Yesterday afternoon, Wei Qingwan was not the only one who had the time to deliver the letter, she also had the time to send the letter, asking someone to help her find witnesses.

Wei Qingwan's face turned pale again, but she still insisted that she hadn't done it: "I don't know what my sister is talking about, what is the owner of the embroidery shop, what is the tryst with a man. The elder brother really went out to find me that day, so it counts. Come on, it is indeed because of my troubles, my sister wants to blame me for it, I have nothing to say, and I am willing to be punished. But I absolutely dare not admit to the crime of having a tryst with a man..."

Wei Qingwan's words were sincere, and every sentence of grievance made Yun's heart ache.

She couldn't help but said to Wei Ruo: "Ruo'er, you deserve credit for rescuing your elder brother, and mother is very grateful to you. If your intention is for your elder brother's benefit, then mother doesn't blame you, but you are so slanderous, mother really I can't indulge you anymore!"

Wei Ruo was not in a hurry, she looked at Wei Mingting and said, "What does father think, do you want to meet the embroidery shop owner that my daughter mentioned?"

Wei Mingting didn't say a word from just now, but his face was stern and solemn, and there was a bitterness between his brows, and he heard everyone's words clearly.

"Bring someone here, I'll ask in person." Wei Mingting said.

"Okay." Wei Ruo turned around and was about to order someone to invite the embroidery shop owner over.

"No need."

Wei Yichen came in from the outside.

After Wei Yichen entered, the four people in the room all looked at him.

Mr. Yun hurried forward: "Chen'er, why are you here? Are you feeling better? You should lie on the bed and have a good rest after recovering from a serious illness. You can't get out of bed and walk around at will. What should you do if you catch a cold again?"

"I'm fine." Wei Yichen said, his eyes swept over the people in the room, and finally fell on Wei Qingwan.

Seeing Wei Yichen who was awake, Wei Qingwan's eyes flashed with panic, and then quickly walked towards Wei Yichen.

"Brother, are you okay? That's great!" Wei Qingwan's eyes were full of concern.

Wei Yichen looked at her without saying a word, then looked up in Wei Ruo's direction.

I saw Wei Ruo standing there, motionless, looking at everyone, including Wei Yichen, calmly.

Judging from Wei Ruo's performance, she doesn't care about her family and her brother like Wei Qingwan, a good sister.

Wei Qingwan found that Wei Yichen was looking at Wei Ruo, and continued: "Brother, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have come home late that day. This kind of thing happened by accident. I didn't think about it. I don't want to drag brother out to look for it." , I shouldn't let my elder brother suffer for me!"

On the surface, Wei Qingwan was saying that she dragged Wei Yichen out to find her that day, but in fact only she and Wei Yichen knew what she said.

Wei Qingwan continued: "Brother, I'm really very, very worried about you. If you have something good or bad, I really don't regret dying! I was really scared at the time, terribly scared, my brain went blank, and I had no thoughts..."

Wei Qingwan held Wei Yichen's sleeve tightly with one hand, stared at Wei Yichen with a pair of teary eyes, and prayed to him at a position that only she and Wei Yichen noticed.

She knew that her elder brother had always loved her and pitied her. In the past, when she made a small mistake, her elder brother would gently tell her that it was okay and would never be angry with her.

Now she only hopes for this time, just this time, the eldest brother can protect her again.

At this time, Wei Ruo asked Wei Yichen: "What does it mean that brother just said no need?"

Chapter 331 Wei Qingwan begs for mercy and admits mistakes

"There is no need to go to the owner of the embroidery shop. I am the most suitable witness." Wei Yichen said.

As soon as Wei Yichen said this, Wei Qingwan's knees became weak and her face turned pale.

"Chen'er, what do you mean by that?" Yun asked nervously.

"It means that what sister Ruo'er said is true, the second sister did have a tryst with a man, and she was involved in disputes because of this, and I fell into a den of thieves because of saving her." Wei Yichen replied.

Just a few words made Yun feel dizzy and dizzy.

"This... this..." Yun looked at Wei Yichen and then at Wei Qingwan, unable to digest this fact for a while.

"Impossible, it is impossible for Wanwan to do such a thing!" Yun subconsciously denied.

"I saw this incident with my own eyes, and there is no falsehood. Or does my mother think I am lying and wronging my second sister?"

Wei Yichen's face was calm, and there was no wave in his eyes, and he calmly asked the flustered Yun.

"Chen'er..."

Ms. Yun was at a loss for words for a moment. If the person who said this was her eldest daughter, she would have questioned it, but now these words are spoken by her eldest son.

It is impossible for Wanwan to lie to her, and it is even more impossible for Chen'er to lie to her!

After thinking about it for a long time, Yun raised a question: "But... if that's the case, why did Wanwan come back long ago, and Chen'er, you were not rescued until yesterday?"

Wei Yichen said expressionlessly: "Because the second sister's lover was rescued that night, and escaped to heaven together with the second sister. The second sister was worried that I would announce the two of them after saving me, so she chose ignore me."

Wei Yichen was very calm when he said these words, without any waves in his tone, as if he was stating something about someone else.

His calmness surprised even Wei Ruo, because this was not the reaction that Wei Yichen she knew should have.

Wei Yichen's words once again dealt Yun a critical blow.

The well-behaved and sensible daughter she loves not only meets men secretly, but also disregards her brother's life?

This is no longer just a matter of disobedience to women's virtues, it is simply inhumane!

Yun looked at Wei Qingwan in disbelief.

Wei Qingwan was already paralyzed on the ground at this time, and she was full of tears: "Mother, big brother, it's not like this, it's really not like this, I was scared out of my wits that day, and was taken away in a daze, I really I didn't want to hurt my brother!"

"So... you really had a tryst with a man, and your eldest brother was caught by thieves in order to save you? In the end, you escaped and ascended to heaven by yourself, but left your elder brother in that dangerous place?"

Yun's standing was unstable, she staggered two steps, almost fell down, but fortunately Wei Mingting supported her.

"Cuiping, help Madam back to her room to rest." Wei Mingting said.

"Husband..." Yun looked at Wei Mingting in surprise.

"Ma'am, you are already tired today, leave the rest to my husband." Wei Mingting.

Yun shook her head, she didn't want to just leave, she wanted to figure this out! She has to figure it out!

Yun Shi asked Wei Mingting: "Husband, what are your plans?"

Wei Mingting glanced at Wei Qingwan, the coldness in his eyes frightened Wei Qingwan.

She shrank involuntarily, and then begged for mercy: "Father, you believe in my daughter, she really didn't do it on purpose! My daughter has been timid since she was a child, and she never dared to kill, so how dare she harm her elder brother?"

Speaking of which, Wei Qingwan turned his head, pulled Wei Yichen's clothes, and burst into tears: "Brother, you know what the cell looks like. I was really scared that day. I have never encountered such a thing. Later, Mr. Qi will My mind went blank when I pulled away... I really didn't mean to leave you..."

At this time, Wei Ruo interrupted Wei Qingwan's crying abruptly: "Then you didn't report to the police for three days after you returned to the mansion? Knowing that your eldest brother is in a terrible cell, how could you wait at home for three days with peace of mind? "

Wei Ruo's words completely defeated Wei Qingwan's defense.

Wei Qingwan was at a loss: "No, it's not that I don't want to report to the police, but I don't know what to say about this matter... I don't know where those people are..."

"After we returned home, you didn't mention anything when we asked you again." Wei Ruo said again.

Wei Qingwan had many chances to "regret", but she was never sure of it.

It wasn't until this moment, when the matter was exposed, that she realized that she wanted to "regret". Isn't it too late?

Wei Qingwan bit her lip and shook her head, tears still streaming down one by one.

Wei Mingting walked up to Wei Qingwan: "Although you are not our own, but I think the Wei family has never treated you badly, why did you have such a heart to hurt brothers and sisters?"

"No, it's not like that..." Wei Qingwan shook her head hard, "Daughter did have private meetings with Mr. Qi a few times, but other than that, she never thought of harming anyone, let alone Big Brother! All these things are caused by the daughter's fear, the daughter is at fault, but she has absolutely no intention of harming the elder brother!"

Now, Wei Qingwan has to admit part of the truth, but she insists on denying that she intentionally harmed Wei Yichen.

However, Wei Mingting's face was cold, and her explanation was weak to Wei Mingting.

In Wei Mingting's place, it is not an unforgivable crime for Wei Qingwan to have a tryst with a man by doing something out of character, but it is not the same to ignore her elder brother.

No matter what the reason is, you can't do things that hurt your siblings.

This is absolutely intolerable to Wei Mingting. How can a child of his Wei family be so cruel?

Wei Qingwan felt the coldness on Wei Mingting's body, she was terrified.

Wei Qingwan knelt and crawled in front of Yun, hugged Yun's leg, and cried to defend herself: "Mother, do you believe in my daughter, she is really just confused for a while, she didn't think it through, and it doesn't hurt my brother's heart." ."

She knew that if anyone in this family believed that she would defend her at this moment, it was only the mother left.

"Wanwan, you let mother down so much!" Yun Shi finally had to accept the reality.

The daughter she watched and grew up with did not know when she changed into an appearance she didn't know. Not only was she so audacious that she had private meetings with men, she even put her brother's life and death at risk.

"Mother, my daughter knows she's wrong, she really knows she's wrong!" Wei Qingwan cried and admitted her mistake.

Mr. Yun was in great pain, and looked at her husband again: "Husband..."

Wei Yichen interrupted the Yun family: "Father, the second sister violated the sixth rule of the family rules. Brothers and sisters in the family should respect and love each other, help each other, and if there is any harm to siblings, according to the family law, they should kneel in front of the ancestor's spiritual throne and whip them." Thirty; if the consequences are serious, one hundred lashes."

Chapter 332 Family law disposal

Wei Yichen continued: "Nowadays, there is no ancestral hall in the school captain's mansion, so kneeling in front of the ancestor's spiritual throne is omitted, but the penalty of whipping is indispensable."

Wei Yichen's words were like pouring a basin of ice water on Wei Qingwan's head.

Thirty lashes, how can she stand it?

Wei Qingwan looked at Wei Yichen who said this, and couldn't believe that such a gentle elder brother would say such cruel words.

Hearing this, Yun was also shocked. Since she married into the Wei family, she has never seen anyone in the family who has been punished like this.

Don't say a hundred blows, even an ordinary woman can't stand thirty blows.

Yun Shi looked at Wei Mingting: "Husband, this whipping punishment...is it a bit too severe, it will kill people."

Wei Mingting asked rhetorically, "If Ruo'er hadn't been rescued in time, can you guarantee that Yichen is still alive?"

Yun's language is blocked.

"According to Yichen's advice, the penalty of thirty lashes." Wei Mingting made a decision.

"Father..." Wei Qingwan's eyes were full of panic and despair.

However, Wei Mingting's face was as cold as ice, with a determined expression that could not be questioned, only his eyes were filled with pain and reluctance.

Yes, he is also reluctant and painful. Wei Qingwan has always been his daughter, the daughter who has grown up watching him.

But he is also decisive, as a general, as the head of the family, he knows when to soften his heart and when not to soften his heart.

Mr. Yun hurriedly said: "Then let Nanny Li carry it out. She is an old man from the uncle's residence."

Mr. Yun already understood what she was thinking. Who in the mansion didn't know that Nanny Li belonged to Wei Qingwan? If Nanny Li were to carry it out, the punishment of thirty lashes would definitely be watered down.

Wei Ruozheng was going to refute Yun, but Wei Yichen took a step ahead.

"Nurse Li has been punished and has a history of deceiving her master. She is not suitable for enforcing the family law. Someone else should carry out this matter." Wei Yichen said.

"Who does Chen'er think should carry it out?" Wei Mingting asked.

"My son thinks Fuzhongjing guards are very suitable." Wei Yichen replied.

Jinghu? That is the number one master in the mansion, his martial arts are extremely high, and his strength is not a problem.

If he was to execute the thirty lashes, Wei Qingwan would have no way out!

Hearing this, Wei Qingwan was already trembling with fear.

Mr. Yun hurriedly said: "Wanwan is a woman, so it is more appropriate for the mother-in-law at home to do it. If mother-in-law Li can't do it, then let mother-in-law Zhang do it."

"Then let Nanny Zhang come." Wei Yichen didn't insist either.

Nurse Zhang was resting in her own room. Last night, she and the young master Wei Yilin kept vigil together until morning. After the master and wife came, she and the young master went back to rest.

At this moment, I hadn't slept for two hours when I was suddenly called up.

Hearing that she was going to enforce the family law for Wei Qingwan, Nanny Zhang thought for a moment that she had fallen asleep.

It wasn't until after repeated confirmation that I finally believed that I was going to enforce the family law for Wei Qingwan this trip.

After Nanny Zhang came to Cangyun Garden, she saw Wei Qingwan kneeling in the middle of the room, and there were Wei Mingting, Yunshi, Wei Yichen and Wei Ruo in the room, as well as the accompanying maids.

"Mother Zhang, according to the family law, the second young lady should be subject to 30 family laws, so I will trouble you."

Cuiping handed over a cane.

The rattan pouch is more than two feet long, slightly longer than Nanny Zhang's index finger.

The rattan itself is not smooth. Although it has been painted with a layer of paint, you can still feel the bumps on it when you touch it with your fingers.

That is the place where the side branches of the cane originally grew. When the cane was cut, it was deliberately not cut clean, and these protrusions were left, so that the tortured person could feel more pain during the punishment, so as to serve as a warning for punishment. use.

Although Nanny Zhang didn't come from the uncle's house, she was also an old man of the Wei family. She knew that this was the special rattan used by the Wei family to enforce the family law. It had been hung on the wall for many years and had never been used.

Didn't expect to use it this time, it was actually in her hands.

Nanny Zhang was holding the cane, not sure how much strength to use, so she looked up at Wei Mingting and Yun Shi.

I saw Wei Mingting's face was icy cold, which made people feel cold; while Yun's eyes were red, and he kept wiping away tears.

Nanny Zhang failed to see anything from the two of them, so she turned to look at Wei Ruo again.

Wei Ruo sat aside, his expression was indifferent, and he didn't express anything.

As a result, Madam Zhang didn't know what to do.

At this time, Wei Yichen said: "Nurse Zhang, today my father ordered you to enforce the family law, but you just need to follow the rules of the mansion."

"Yes, the old slave knows."

With Wei Yichen's instructions, Madam Zhang has a bottom line in her heart, knowing how much strength she should use.

Nurse Zhang walked up behind Wei Qingwan with the cane, and just as soon as she raised her hand, before the cane fell, Wei Qingwan's eyes turned white and she fainted from fright, and she collapsed on the ground like a lump of mud.

Looking at Nanny Zhang who fell to the ground without being beaten, holding the cane, she didn't know what to do. Should she still enforce this law?

Seeing this, Yun almost went forward to help her in distress, but after thinking about it, she held back, and then pleaded with Wei Mingting: "Husband, Wanwan has passed out, why not take this punishment next time?"

Wei Mingting said: "Today's punishment will be imposed today, it cannot be postponed."

Wei Yichen gave an order to Cuiping and another maid in the house: "Go and help the second lady up, and help her complete this punishment."

Cuiping hesitated for a moment, but seeing that Yun did not speak, he followed Wei Yichen's order and another person stepped forward to help the fainted Wei Qingwan.

Immediately afterwards, Nanny Zhang swung the cane and hit Wei Qingwan on the back.

"ah-"

A mournful cry came from Wei Qingwan's mouth, her facial features were distorted and her expression was extremely painful.

Although Nanny Zhang's strength is not as strong as Jing Hu's guards, she is also a person who works all year round, and her hand strength is not small among women.

The whip directly tore the clothes on Wei Qingwan's back, so it's no wonder Wei Qingwan made such a shrill cry.

Mr. Yun hurriedly stopped talking, unable to look directly at this scene.

Nurse Zhang didn't pause, and quickly dropped the second and third lashes...

Wei Qingwan's cry became weaker and weaker, cold sweat covered her head and face, and even her lips lost color.

In the end, she really lost her strength and was supported by two servant girls.

When the fifteenth whip was hit, Wei Qingwan completely fainted.

It's hard to say whether the first time he passed out was true or not, but this time he should have passed out for real.

Yun couldn't bear it anymore, she pleaded with Wei Mingting: "Husband, don't beat me any more, Wanwan will die if you keep beating me! Although she is not yours and mine, she was brought up by us little by little. Your child! Husband, you have always loved Wanwan very much, do you really want to beat her to death like this?"

"Husband, Wanwan made a mistake, but the crime is not worthy of death! Please give her a chance to reform! I promise I will discipline her well in the future!"

Chapter 333 Dead friends never die poor

Yun knelt on the ground, pleading with tears.

After so many years of marriage, this is the first time that the Yun family begged Wei Mingting like this.

Wei Mingting closed his eyes in pain.

While he was thinking, the cane in Madam Zhang's hand didn't stop.

Sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty...

At the twentieth stroke, Wei Mingting finally said, "It's up to you, give her a chance to correct herself."

Hearing this, Yun hurriedly shouted to stop: "Stop, stop, stop hitting, stop hitting!"

Nurse Zhang also stopped in good time.

At this time, Wei Qingwan was hit twenty times, no more, no less, and her back was already covered in blood. From the torn clothes, one can clearly see the bloodstains on the original fair skin.

Yunshi rushed over and hugged Wei Qingwan. Her Wanwan had never been injured so badly since she was a child.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Wei Yichen got up expressionlessly: "Father, mother, son is going back to rest first."

Wei Mingting nodded.

Then Wei Yichen left without showing too much expression from the beginning to the end.

"Then I will go back first."

Wei Ruo asked to resign, and he didn't plan to stay for a long time. The play was almost done at this level, and there would be nothing interesting if it went on.

Wei Mingting also did not keep Wei Ruo.

Not only the children, but even Wei Mingting himself felt extremely tired. What happened at home made him feel far more tired than fighting the enemy on the battlefield.

After returning to Tingsongyuan, Wei Ruo told Xiumei: "Meimei, you will go out with me in a while, we will spend some money to find someone to spread some rumors outside, and let everyone know that the Second Miss of the Wei family has not left the cabinet. A private tryst with a man."

"Miss, why do you suddenly want to spread scandal about Second Miss?" Xiumei asked.

"Because Wei Qingwan and I are both Miss Wei's family. After her reputation is ruined, I, as a sister, will also be implicated and affect my future marriage. Since discrediting her reputation can achieve the same effect, why should I Why do you want to tarnish my own reputation?" Wei Ruo said.

Dead friends are not dead poor, Wei Qingwan gave her this opportunity herself, she doesn't use it for nothing!

At first, she had already planned it out, and planned to do something to ruin her reputation during the land reclamation and disaster relief operations, so as to fend off her peach blossoms, but now it saves trouble.

"Then dare to be kind! Let's do it like this!"

Xiumei was very happy. She was worried that the lady would be criticized by others. She didn't want the lady to be the talk of everyone after dinner.

At this time, Wei Ruo didn't know that someone had already done the exact same thing as she thought before her.

On the way back, Wei Yichen met Wei Yilin who was running towards Cangyunyuan, and stopped him.

"Brother, I heard that sister Wanwan was beaten and punished! Is it true?"

Wei Yilin went back to sleep in his own room in the morning, and has been sleeping until now. When he was hungry and eating, he heard about Wei Qingwan being beaten. He was so anxious that he ran to Cangyun Garden without thinking about eating.

"It's true." Wei Yichen replied with a calm expression.

"Huh? Brother, don't stop me, I'm going to find Sister Wanwan! I can't let people beat Sister Wanwan!" Wei Yilin said hurriedly.

"You can't go to her now." Wei Yichen said.

"Brother?" Wei Yilin was puzzled.

"She deserves to be punished for doing something wrong."

"But...but... that's Sister Wanwan! I want to protect her!"

"Now she made a mistake and is dealt with by the family law. If you want to protect her, are you trying to fight against the rest of us?" Wei Yichen asked.

"It's not... Sister Wanwan, she..."

"Yilin, you have grown up, you can no longer be emotional, you have to be rational, if you can't do it, not only can't protect your family, but you can't even protect yourself." Wei Yichen said to Wei Yilin.

"Brother?" Wei Yilin looked at Wei Yichen inexplicably.

Wei Yichen patted Wei Yilin's head: "Go back, the adults in the mansion will take care of it, you should learn your martial arts well, and when you grow up, you must protect yourself and your family."

Wei Yilin was still a little hesitant. He didn't understand. Could it be that sister Wanwan really did something terrible, so that her parents and elder brother supported her in punishing her?

But Sister Wanwan has always been the most gentle and kind person in the family. If she makes a mistake, it must be because of carelessness. It stands to reason that there will be no such serious consequences.

"Xiaodong, bring the young master back to Aoju Garden. There are a lot of things going on in the house recently, don't let him run around. Don't go to Cangyun Garden and Wangmei Garden." Wei Yichen told Wei Yilin's personal servant.

Then Wei Yichen himself went back to the house to rest.

Looking at his figure and pace, he also knows that he has not fully recovered.

Wei Yilin thought for a long time, and finally reluctantly followed his personal servant back to his residence.

Wei Qingwan was sent back to Wangwangmeiyuan. This time, Yun did not invite her trusted doctor Cheng, because Wei Qingwan hurt her back and should not be easily seen by men, so she could only invite the female maid doctor in Fucheng.

After seeing it, the female waitress doctor wrote a prescription for her.

Yun asked: "Can my daughter's back heal?"

If a woman's back is left with dense scars, she may not be able to have a good marriage in the future.

The female waitress replied: "As for Madam, my medical skills are limited and I have no such ability. I heard that there is a young doctor surnamed Xu who is very skilled in medicine. He can heal wounds without leaving scars. Madam, if you want, you can send someone to do it." Find him."

"Where can I find that Doctor Xu?" Yun asked.

"It's hard to say. Dr. Xu is very skilled in medicine, but people are also elusive. It is not easy to find him." The female waiter replied.

Mr. Yun sighed, and asked for the female maid to leave.

Yun Shi who stayed behind looked at Wei Qingwan who was lying on the bed, Yun Shi was in a complicated mood.

It is impossible to say that there is no resentment or anger. Wanwan did such a ridiculous thing and almost killed her Chen'er, she really deserves to be punished.

Wanwan deserves this suffering.

But if she sees her die, she will never let it go!

She watched her grow from a baby who was waiting to be fed to a slim figure. Fourteen years of time, fourteen years of mother-daughter love, how could she be able to watch her lose her life?

Yun muttered to Wei Qingwan who was still awake: "Now that you have suffered all this, let's take it as repayment for the mistakes you made this time. Mother only hopes that you can learn well in the future. Mo If you do it again, even if you do it again, Mother will not tolerate you."

Mr. Yun took care of Wei Qingwan until the afternoon. In the evening, Mrs. Yun was about to return to Cangyun Garden when Cuiping hurried over.

"Ma'am, something happened."

"What's the matter?" Yun said powerlessly.

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Too many things have happened in the past few days, and she is exhausted physically and mentally.

"I don't know where the wind leaked out, and it was rumored that the second lady had a private tryst with a man." Cuiping said.

"Where did you hear about it?" Yun asked.

"I heard about it just now when the people in the mansion went out to buy medicine." Cuiping replied.

"Didn't I order that people in the government not to spread the news of today's events?" Yun said angrily.

"I don't know about the slaves either." Cuiping said cautiously.

"How is it spread outside now?"

"It basically means that the second young lady doesn't know how to behave. Every day on the way home, she gathers with the man in the embroidery shop, and leaves after about a stick of incense. The lonely man and the widow are in the same room. I don't know what happened."

Hearing this, Yun only felt a headache. She originally thought that if the matter could be kept secret and she taught her second daughter well in the future, there was still room for things to turn around.

Now that this is the case, even if the second daughter wants to change her ways, her reputation will be ruined.

Not only that, but it is also very likely to affect the marriage of the eldest daughter.

Now the eldest daughter has a very good reputation in Taizhou Prefecture. Even if the Xu family is gone, there are still many wealthy families who want to marry their family.

If the second daughter is convicted of having private meetings with others, then the eldest daughter will become a dream if she wants to marry a high-ranking woman. No decent family would marry a woman who has such a scandal in her family as her wife!

Just thinking about it, Yun felt dizzy and his eyes turned black.

"Madam, don't worry." Cuiping quickly supported Yun.

"What kind of evil did you do to make such a situation happen!"

"Ma'am, don't worry, people outside are just spreading rumors and there is no conclusive evidence."

"Even if it's just a rumor, it's enough. With such rumors, who would dare to marry a girl from my Wei family?"

"You can only think about the good things now. It can only be said that the second lady has suffered all this on her own. As for the eldest lady, she has also been implicated." Cuiping comforted Yun.

"How could I not know that there is nothing I can do at this point, I'm just heartbroken! I was worried about the child Ruo'er, but now I find that it's Wanwan, who I've always been relieved of, who is doing things muddle-headed!"

"I don't know what I did wrong. Although she is not rich and powerful in my Wei family, she has no worries about food and clothing. I taught her to study and learn etiquette since she was a child. She is not as good as Ruo'er who was trained by the He family. After staying in the country for more than ten years, I learned the general idea!"

"Is it really because the blood in her bones is the same as that of the He family who is shameless, and no amount of my acquired teachings can make it up?"

Mr. Yun said a lot of words to Cuiping, explaining her hesitation and helplessness in her heart at the moment.

Cuiping didn't know how to comfort her, so she could only say: "Madam, you are tired, this servant will help you back to your room to rest."

Yun Shi nodded weakly, and returned to Cangyun Garden with the help of Cuiping.

Wei Qingwan was in a coma for two days and two nights, and it was already noon on the third day when she woke up again.

When she moved her body a little, a piercing pain distorted her face.

"Miss, are you awake?" Nanny Li hurried forward to stop Wei Qingwan from moving, "Miss, don't move, your wound hasn't healed yet, and it will be troublesome if you drag it on."

"My back, how is my back? Sister, you go get the mirror, I want to see my back."

Wei Qingwan was lying on the bed, only feeling a burning pain in her back. This pain made Wei Qingwan soberly aware that her back wound was very serious.

"Miss, you should rest first, and look at the wound later." Nanny Li comforted, not daring to let Wei Qingwan look at her own wound right now, for fear of irritating her.

"Go get the mirror!" Wei Qingwan insisted.

"Miss…"

"I'll let you go get the mirror!" Wei Qingwan's voice was weak, but her tone was firm.

There was no other way, Nanny Li brought two bronze dressing mirrors and adjusted the angles so that Wei Qingwan could see the condition of her back.

It is not very clear in the bronze mirror, but the ferocious back can still be seen.

Wei Qingwan felt ashamed for a moment, this was her back!

"No...no..." Wei Qingwan pushed away the mirror in front of her with one hand, then buried her head in the pillow and wept.

Nurse Li continued to comfort her: "Miss, don't be sad, it will be fine when the wound heals in a few days."

"What's the use of healing, it will also leave ugly scars."

"No, the female doctor who saw the lady today said that there are experts in Taizhou Mansion who can make wounds leave no trace." Nanny Li hurriedly told Wei Qingwan what she heard today.

"Really?"

"Seriously!"

Nurse Li's determined tone gave Wei Qingwan hope.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Qingwan asked Nanny Li again: "Have your parents visited me in the past few days?"

"The madam comes every day. According to the master, the lady hurts her back. It is inconvenient for the master to come. In addition, the master is busy with military affairs, so he returned to the barracks early yesterday morning."

Nanny Li was afraid that Wei Qingwan would be too sad after listening to it and affect her physical recovery, so she chose nice things to say to Wei Qingwan.

In fact, even the Yun family only visited her on the first day, and after that, they only sent their maid Cuiping to inquire about the situation.

"What about the others? Have Big Brother and Yi Lin been here?" Wei Qingwan asked again.

"This...Eldest Young Master and Young Master have never been here. But Miss, don't be sad. The Eldest Young Master is still angry. If the Young Master is busy going to classes and practicing martial arts these days, he may not be free." Mammy Li comforted.

"Brother is not just out of anger, he really hates me and wants my life." Wei Qingwan said desperately.

Nanny Li didn't know how to respond to this.

Wei Qingwan said again: "Yilin doesn't depend on me anymore, he used to like me the most, but now..."

"Miss, don't think about these things, the most important thing for you now is to take good care of your body." Li Nanny comforted.

"It's come to this point, what else can I think about? I'm afraid there is no room for me in this mansion."

"Miss, don't forget that you still have Mr. Qi, Mr. Qi is the only son of Lord Shoufu, as long as you and Mr. Qi's affairs can be accomplished, and the family will shine brightly in the future, why worry that the people of the Wei family will not treat you well or support you? "

Thinking of Qi Zhen, a gleam of light flashed in Wei Qingwan's gloomy eyes again.

Yes, she still has Mr. Qi.

Wei Qingwan pursed her lips: "Is there a reply from Mr. Qi?"

She asked Mother Li to send a letter to Mr. Qi the day before yesterday. She wanted to ask Mr. Qi to give her advice, but she never received a reply.

He was beaten the day before yesterday and fell into a coma for two days. Thinking about the time, Mr. Qi should give himself a reply.

"This..." Nanny Li didn't know how to answer.

"What's the matter?" Madam Li's expression made Wei Qingwan very worried.

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"Miss, Mr. Qi hasn't replied yet." Nanny Li can only tell the truth.

"Is it because the security in the mansion is so strict these days that no news from outside can be sent in?" Wei Qingwan asked.

"It is estimated that this is the case. Even Mr. Qi must be more careful when doing things in Taizhou Mansion. The mansion is like this, and the news really cannot be sent in. But Miss, don't worry, I will let Cuihe go to you every day. If there is any news, I must report to Miss as soon as possible."

"He will come looking for me, he will definitely come looking for me." Wei Qingwan murmured.

Thinking of Qi Zhen, Wei Qingwan thought of her back again, she couldn't let her back be left with such a hideous wound.

"Mother Li, in the past two days, you can help me inquire about the medicine that can remove the scars. I am willing to pay no matter how much money it is." Wei Qingwan said.

"Miss, don't worry, the old slave will send someone to find out." Nanny Li agreed.

Nanny Li comforted Wei Qingwan and left the room.

When she came outside the door, Nanny Li's expression sank.

There is one more thing she kept from the young lady, and that was the rumors outside.

Now that the rumors are flourishing, I don't know if it will affect the consideration of Young Master Qi.

Even if the object of the miss' tryst is the son of the Qi family, there is no guarantee that the Qi family will not mind the situation of the miss.

Nanny Li naturally hoped that Wei Qingwan would marry into the Qi family, because she and her daughter Cui He would most likely be dowry mothers and maidservants. Whether Wei Qingwan marries is directly related to her and her daughter's future.

But right now, she still needs to let Wei Qingwan heal her injury with peace of mind, and plan other things later.

Wei Ruo started to go to the magistrate's mansion again in the past two days. She was delayed for three days when she went to the provincial capital, and two days after returning to the mansion. She has not worried about land reclamation and disaster relief for five or six days.

Although everything is now on the right track, Wei Ruo can't always be the shopkeeper, and Wei Ruolai still has to make up his mind on staged affairs.

Wei Ruo started to get busy when he arrived at Xianqiu Pavilion. The process went smoothly, but the eyes of several people looked at her slightly differently, and they gave her caring eyes from time to time.

After working for a while, Wei Ruo sat down and took a sip of water. Nanny Qin came to her side, as if she had something to say.

"Mammy, what do you want to say?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Miss, don't worry. Although you have said such things to some extent, it will affect you to some extent, but you are extremely intelligent and have a good reputation. After the land reclamation is completed, there must be someone from the family of Zanying Dingshi to propose marriage to the Wei family."

"So Mammy wanted to talk to me about this matter, Mammy don't worry, I wasn't affected by it." Wei Ruo said in a relaxed tone.

This was the result she wanted, and it was too late for her to be happy.

But now these rumors outside are not spread by herself. She originally planned to spend some money and let people go to restaurants and teahouses to promote it, but before she could use this trick, she found that someone had already done it before her. up.

Up to now, she still hasn't figured out who did it, and it happened to coincide with her.

"It's the best for a big girl to be so cheerful." Seeing that the smile on Wei Ruo's face didn't seem to be forced up, Mother Qin was relieved a lot.

Then Mrs. Yuan also came, and as soon as she entered, she dragged Wei Ruo to the next room.

Madam Yuan held Wei Ruo's hand, sat on the imperial concubine's couch, and said softly, "Sister Ruo'er, don't be sad, it's all your sister's fault and has nothing to do with you!"

"I'm fine." Wei Ruo said with a smile on his face.

"If you want me to say that your parents should be ruthless and deal with your unruly younger sister, to preserve the reputation of your Wei family girl!"

"Ma'am, I'm really fine, I didn't take those things to heart at all."

"Then the Xu family is really real. How could they change their minds because of such a small matter? They were going to discuss marriage with your family, but they changed their minds like this!" Mrs. Yuan was indignant on Wei Ruo's behalf.

"The Xu family?"

"That's right, what happened to the Xu family made me very angry. I saw that Mrs. Xu was also a shrewd person, but I didn't expect to be as stupid as other people in this kind of matter!"

"Madam, did you hear about it from outside?" Wei Ruo asked.

The Xu family did have the idea of asking Xu Fengyuan to discuss marriage with her, and then changed their minds, but this matter has nothing to do with the scandal about Wei Qingwan.

"Yes, Madam Liu told me about this yesterday, saying that her youngest daughter told her." Madam Yuan said.

After saying this, Wei Ruo seems to have guessed the reason.

Miss Liu Jiasi is currently attending classes at Tongzhifu, and is with Xu Yaojun.

The fact that the Xu family deliberately asked Xu Fengyuan to discuss marriage with her is the most popular rumor among Xu Yaojun, and she hates her and Wei Qingwan.

After Wei Qingwan's scandal, can Xu Yaojun try to discredit her?

Wei Ruo didn't care much and said: "It's okay, it's just some gossip, it doesn't hurt me."

The things that have been reported so far are mostly facts, and they will not cause any slander or harm to her character.

"Sister Ruo'er, if you think like this, I'll be more at ease, but even if you don't care, I have to say, you don't have to worry about your future marriage, as long as you want to marry, you can choose any man from the Yuan family." Mrs. Yuan said to Wei Ruo promised.

The Xu family doesn't want such a good daughter-in-law, but the Yuan family is rushing to get it!

Wei Ruo smiled and said, "Ma'am, you know me, I don't want to get married so early."

When Madam Yuan saw Wei Ruo like this, she gradually felt relieved. : "Okay, listen to you. But what I said is true, I miss you. If my brother Sheng is not young, I would want you to be my daughter-in-law."

This made Wei Ruo laugh. Brother Sheng was the one who delivered the baby. Fortunately, Mrs. Yuan can still think in this direction.

Wei Ruo went back to Xiaowei's Mansion after dinner in Zhifu's Mansion. When he arrived at Xiaowei's Mansion, it was already close to Xu time. Fortunately, it was a July day, and the genius was still bright.

When they came to the gate of Tingsong Garden, Wei Ruo and Xiumei found a wooden box at the gate.

"Miss, let me do it." Afraid that there was something bad in the wooden box, Xiumei protected Wei Ruo behind her, and went to check by herself.

Xiumei carefully opened the wooden box, but found some dried herbs inside.

"Miss, look at this..." Xiumei looked back at Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruo carefully identified it: "These are uncommon rare herbs, good things that cannot be bought in ordinary pharmacies."

"Ah? Then why did they appear here?" Xiumei asked in surprise.

Wei Ruo thought for a while, then turned to look in the direction of Yingzhu Garden.

At this moment, there were footsteps approaching Wei Ruo, Wei Ruo turned his head abruptly, facing Wei Jinyi who was dressed in white and looked as cold as jade.

"Second brother?"

Chapter 336 Funny Second Brother

Wei Ruo thought of Wei Jinyi just now, but he didn't expect him to come back!

"Yes." Wei Jin also responded.

"Did my second brother give me these herbs?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Well, I met on the road, so I picked it up." Wei Jin also replied.

Wei Ruo let out a "puchi" laugh, it was really the second brother's lie that was too clumsy.

First of all, the reason why these herbs are rare is because they are hard to find, and they are definitely not found everywhere. It would be a bit too much to say that we saw a Wei Ruoxin plant occasionally, but it was so full that it was picked by the way. fake.

Furthermore, her second brother is not a doctor. If he didn't pick them deliberately, he wouldn't know these herbs at all. Even if they grow in front of him, they will be regarded as ordinary weeds.

Seeing Wei Ruoxiao, Wei Jin also knew that his lie had been seen through, and his face turned slightly red.

"Thank you, second brother, I like your gift very much!" Wei Ruohuan said happily.

This gift is not only precious in itself, but more importantly, it is the heart of the second brother.

In order to find these herbs, you need to know about these herbs in advance, you need to spend time looking for them, and you have to take risks to pick them.

"As long as you like it." Wei Jin also said.

Wei Ruo looked around, it was getting late, and it was not a problem for them to just stand at the gate of the courtyard like this.

So Wei Ruo went to Wei Jinyi's side: "Second brother, come to my yard tonight, let's have supper together!"

"After nightfall, the central gate will be closed, and the male and female small courtyards will not communicate with each other." Wei Jin also said.

"Second brother, stop teasing me, it's not like you haven't climbed over the wall." Wei Ruo laughed.

Seeing the gentleman on his face, the second brother almost believed him.

His observance of etiquette is true, but there are many times when he does not observe etiquette.

"Yes." Wei Jin also responded, not only acknowledging his past behavior of climbing the wall, but also agreeing to Wei Ruo's invitation.

"Then it's settled, you will come over after the signal from my yard." Wei Ruo smiled wickedly.

"Yes." Wei Jin also agreed.

After returning to Tingsongyuan, Wei Ruo and Xiumei brought a bunch of ingredients over. Most of the ingredients were taken by Xiumei from the big kitchen. With Wei Ruo's status in the Wei family, the cook would not dare to embarrass Xiumei. .

There is also a small part of the ingredients that Wei Ruo took out from his own space.

She stores a lot of grains such as rice and wheat in her space, and also puts some fresh meat, fruits and vegetables in it.

The storage space in the space is the same as the area of her cultivated land, and it also increases with the improvement of the space level.

Now Wei Ruo's space level has been raised to level 5, and the storage grid has also been raised to level 5, which is enough for her to store the food produced in the space, so a lot of other fruits, vegetables and meat are stored in the remaining space.

One of the great advantages of storing things in space is that things will not be damaged and will remain in the state they were stored in.

For Wei Ruo, food is her sense of security. Looking at the busy ingredients in the warehouse, Wei Ruo feels inexplicably at ease.

After Wei Ruo and Xiumei processed the ingredients together, they started a charcoal fire in the yard. It happened that there was a lot of silver bone charcoal left over from last winter, so it came in handy now.

Then put the processed ingredients on a charcoal-fired rack for grilling.

Xiumei roasted, Wei Ruo climbed up the ladder against the wall, holding a thin bamboo pole in his hand, tied a piece of red silk on the top, and stretched it out to the Yingzhuyuan to shake.

Just after a few shakes, a white figure passed by the wall in the middle and came to Wei Ruo.

Wei Ruoxiao: "Second brother's skill is really good."

Wei Jin also looked at the bright smile on Wei Ruo's face. Although she never felt that her lightness work was something worthy of praise, she was also happy when she saw that she liked it.

Xiao Bei also flipped over neatly, and his movements were also very light, although he was still a little worse than Wei Jinyi.

Xiumei called Xiao Bei over: "Xiao Bei is here to help."

Xiaobei hurried over: "Miss Xiumei, just tell me!"

Xiaobei was very happy to help Xiumei, and even looked at Xiumei's face unconsciously with a smile.

Wei Ruo invited Wei Jin to sit on the rattan chair beside him.

Wei Ruo specially introduced: "My set of rattan tables and rattan chairs has been placed in this yard for a long time, and today is the first time to welcome guests."

Wei Ruo would never have anyone come in this yard on weekdays, and even if they did, they wouldn't be able to sit in the yard with her and chat and drink tea leisurely.

Wei Jin also paused for a moment, listening to what Wei Ruo said.

There are no other guests in her yard, but she still specially bought a set of rattan tables and chairs in the yard, just to wait for him.

Wei Ruo prepared milk tea for Wei Jinyi: "This is taro ball milk tea, second brother, try it."

"Taro ball milk tea?"

"Well. Taro **** are made of taro, and milk tea is made with fresh milk and black tea. The milk must be very fresh, and it will easily go bad if left for a long time. The process of boiling with black tea can also effectively eliminate Harmful substances. Nowadays, there are also milk teas sold in teahouses outside, but this taro ball milk tea is only available to me, and it is the only one!" Wei Ruo explained.

After listening to Wei Ruo's explanation, Wei Jin also picked up the spoon, took a spoonful, and slowly put it into his mouth.

Taro **** and milk tea are tasted for the first time, but Wei Jin has long been used to Wei Ruo making some unusual foods.

"Is it delicious?" Wei Ruo asked.

"It's very sweet, has a milky scent, and also has a tea flavor, but the taste of this tea is a little different from ordinary tea, and the taste is softer and softer." Wei Jin also said.

"Like it?"

"Ruo'er is doing well." Wei Jin also replied.

"Second brother, you can flatter me now, and say that I do everything well." Wei Ruo laughed.

"Yes." Wei Jin didn't deny it either.

"If you stay for a long time this time, I will give you a taste of my other tricks, so that I can be worthy of your praise of me."

"Well, I will stay longer this time." Wei Jin also replied.

"That's kind, let me try the drunk crab I made for you?" Wei Ruo said, with crooked eyebrows and a sly smile.

"Second brother, if you don't like drunk crabs, there are also drunk shrimps, which are freshly caught river prawns from the East Lake. They are tender and delicious."

"Second brother, you actually look cute when you're drunk, and you talk more than usual."

"Second Brother..."

"Ruo'er, I don't drink." Wei Jin also interrupted.

"Hahaha, okay, okay, I won't let you drink."

Wei Ruo found that he still likes teasing the second brother, maybe because the second brother looks too serious and cold on weekdays.

Wei Ruo smiled brightly, and the warm-toned oil lamp light hit her face, making her whole body warm, and Wei Jin felt a little lost for a moment.

"Second brother, why are you blushing?"

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Wei Jinyi's blush made Wei Ruo wonder if he had taken it by mistake.

"This is taro ball milk tea, that's right, not Jiuniang Yuanzi."

After taking a closer look, Wei Ruo made sure that he took the right thing.

Wei Jin also came back to his senses, and hurriedly lowered his head and continued to eat taro ball milk tea.

"Second brother, don't eat so fast. If you are full with taro ball milk tea, you won't be able to eat barbecue. I have prepared a lot of delicious barbecue ingredients."

"Yeah." Wei Jin also stopped, but he didn't dare to look at Wei Ruo anymore, and turned to the side.

On the other side, Xiumei and Xiaobei are very busy.

Looking at the seafood on the grill, Xiaobei couldn't help asking Xiumei curiously: "Miss Xiumei, where did Missy get these seafood? I heard that the Japanese pirates have changed recently, and the government has banned fishermen from going out to sea." , and your seafood is fresh, it looks like it was just picked up in the past two days."

Xiumei smiled mysteriously: "I won't tell you, this is my lady's secret!"

Immediately afterwards, Xiumei asked Xiaobei back: "What is the young master of the Ni family busy with? He finally got the opportunity to study with Lay Buddhists in the Tibetan forest. He has been busy for more than half a year."

Xiaobei smiled: "This is also my young master's secret!"

Xiumei snorted softly, and didn't ask any further questions. In fact, she just asked casually. She didn't expect to find anything out of the question. Naturally, she didn't ask too much since her lady didn't have anything she needed to know.

"Miss Xiumei, is your lady in a bad mood recently?" Xiao Bei continued to ask.

"Why is my lady in a bad mood?" Xiumei asked back.

"Aren't there all kinds of gossip going on outside, saying that your young lady was divorced by the Xu family?"

"What is it all about? My lady and Xu's family have no engagement, so where did the talk of divorce come from? I don't know who is talking nonsense." Xiumei said angrily.

Xiaobei echoed: "That's right, they really know how to make things up. What does the Xu family's repentance have to do with this incident? It's obviously our young master who repented..."

"What about your young master?" Xiumei turned her head and looked at Xiao Bei with a puzzled expression.

"I mean, our young master is quite happy for the young lady when they regret it, because she knows that the young lady doesn't want to discuss marriage with them." Xiaobei hurriedly explained.

"That's natural."

"My young master came back early this time because of the eldest lady's matter." Xiaobei said again.

"Second young master still cares about our young lady, but this time his worry is unnecessary, my young lady is not sad."

"That's good."

The two talked while baking, and after baking some, they brought them to the table.

Garlic scallops, garlic oysters, grilled fish, grilled chicken wings, grilled chicken legs, grilled chicken gizzards, grilled eggplant, and grilled sweet potatoes.

The meat is full of fragrance and smells very appetizing.

Xiumei specially introduced: "Miss has prepared different sauces for different ingredients, and they are all marinated to taste. Second young master, try it quickly. We don't have this kind of treatment when others come here. Only you, second young master, can taste it." There are so many different flavors of barbecue prepared by the lady herself."

"Yeah." Wei Jinyi had a warm smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he had already tasted the deliciousness of the barbecue before he even put it in his mouth.

Wei Ruo asked Xiumei and Xiaobei to sit down, and it was the same as before. Everyone ate together and had a lot of fun.

Eating barbecue should be so lively.

On the second day, Wei Ruo was going to go out to the wasteland in the suburbs early in the morning. When she got to the door, she saw Wei Jinyi was already there.

"Second brother?"

"Last night, you said you were going to open up wasteland today. I happen to have nothing to do, so I will go with you." Wei Jin also said.

"Okay!" Wei Ruo was very happy to have Wei Jin accompany him.

It happens that the distance is quite far, and if there is a second brother with him, there is still someone on the road who can talk to him.

Wei Ruo got into the carriage, and Wei Jin also rode the horse and walked alongside the carriage.

Wei Ruo was in the carriage, leaning against the carriage, chatting with Wei Jin.

It was the same as in Yingzhu Garden in Xingshan County before, Wei Ruo chanted, Wei Jin also listened carefully, Wei Ruo talked a lot, Wei Jin also talked less, but they all responded to what Wei Ruo said.

The two talked for a long time, and the carriage arrived at the destination.

When Wei Ruo got out of the car, he found that Wei Jin had also changed his appearance. After changing his appearance, he changed into a very ordinary face, except for his eyes, which were as deep as the stars of the vast sea, which is unmistakable.

"Second brother, why is he disguised?" Wei Ruo asked curiously.

"To avoid some trouble." Wei Jin also explained.

"Oh." Although Wei Ruo felt that the answer was a bit vague, he didn't ask further.

After more than a month of digging and plowing, this wasteland has changed from the previous desolation, and has been artificially reclaimed into pieces of flat land.

The fields are separated by ridges, and the weeds and stones have been cleared away.

As he got closer, a not-so-pleasant smell hit his face. Not only did Wei Ruo not show any disgust, but he smiled a little more.

This unpleasant smell is fermented farmyard manure, which can make the land unsuitable for crops suitable, and make the barren land fertile. It is the hope for the survival of thousands of pioneers today. , is a taste that farmers can't hate.

Not far away, there is a row of newly built simple shacks, which are temporary residences for pioneers. Although simple, they can at least shelter some wind and rain.

Wei Ruo, Wei Jinyi, Xiumei and Xiaobei walked around the newly reclaimed field ridge.

During the period, Wei Ruo squatted down several times to check the condition of the soil. During this process, her clothes and skirts would inevitably be stained, even though she had specially worn more convenient and simple clothes today.

"How is Miss?" Xiumei asked concerned.

"Very good, it has achieved the effect I expected. In one more month, the soil can be irrigated." Wei Ruo said.

"That would be great!" Xiumei said.

"Let's go there again to see if the water problem has been solved." Wei Ruo continued.

When Wei Ruo originally planned this area, he had considered the issue of irrigation in the future. Whether it is wheat, rice, or other crops, irrigation is a must.

What's more, the soil improvement process in the early stage also requires water infiltration.

So while opening up wasteland, they also had to solve the water source problem.

Fortunately, there is a river not far from here. Just dig a channel to connect it, and then use a water truck to drive water into the channel to introduce water into the newly reclaimed fields for irrigation.

Several people came to the river together, Wei Ruo saw the government servants and workers who were digging the canal, and also saw a person she hated—Chu Lan.

When Wei Ruo saw Chu Lan, Chu Lan also saw Wei Ruo.

Chu Lan took the initiative to walk towards Wei Ruo...

Chapter 338 Must inspect with them

"I have met His Royal Highness Seven." Wei Ruo saluted.

Xindao, are you so idle as a warlord? Didn't you say that the Japanese pirates have changed again recently? Why do you still have the leisure time to take care of your side business here, why don't you take good care of your main task?

"Miss Wei has worked hard." Chu Lan said.

"The duty of a civil woman is not to speak of hard work." Wei Ruo replied.

Chu Lan looked at Wei Ruo's pleasing expression, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then his eyes fell on Wei Jinyi, who was dressed as a servant behind Wei Ruo.

For some reason, Chu Lan felt that this attendant gave people an unusual feeling.

"Who is this person behind Miss Wei?" Chu Lan asked.

"This is my family's guards. My eldest brother just had an accident recently. The mansion was afraid that I would be in danger, so they sent two guards to accompany him." Wei Ruo explained.

"I see." Chu Lan looked away from Wei Jinyi.

Then asked Wei Ruo: "Miss Wei, what do you think of the current progress?"

"Everything is within the plan. Don't worry, Your Highness, it should be able to keep up with the planting of winter wheat." Wei Ruo replied.

"I trust Miss Wei." Chu Lan smiled and looked at Wei Ruo after speaking.

His gaze made Wei Ruo uncomfortable. She didn't like talking to him very much. Every time she talked to him, she felt tired and always felt that he was digging a hole for herself.

"Miss Wei, do you know why I come here to follow the progress of land reclamation when Japanese pirates may come at any time?" Chu Lan asked Wei Ruo.

"Minutes don't know."

Wei Ruoxin said, who knows you, if you want to say it, you can say it, if you don't say it, you will be dragged down.

"Because the military rations promised by the imperial court have not been delivered yet." Chu Lan said.

Hearing this, Wei Ruocai raised his head and looked at Chu Lan squarely.

Chu Lan couldn't help laughing, "It seems that Miss Wei still cares about the soldiers fighting on the front line."

"Why didn't the military rations arrive as scheduled?" Wei Ruo asked.

"Miss Wei has heard about the situation in various places in the past two years. Disasters continue to occur in various places, and the treasury is now short of food. In addition, refugees are everywhere, and the transportation process has become extremely difficult." Chu Lan explained.

One is the lack of food, and the other is the problem of food transportation.

"But the soldiers should not be without food for a day to protect their homes and the country," Wei Ruo said.

"Does Miss Wei think there is any good way now?" Chu Lan asked Wei Ruo.

"His Royal Highness has promoted the people's daughters. How can the people's daughters know about the problems that the court cannot solve."

"I don't think so. Isn't Miss Wei the one who came up with the idea of working for relief?"

"Relief from work is a long-term solution, but food shortage in the army is a problem that needs to be solved immediately. The two are different." Wei Ruo explained.

"Indeed." Chu Lan turned around and looked at the large area of newly reclaimed land in front of her, "If this land can really grow crops as scheduled, even if it can't solve the urgent need, at least it can give people some hope. "

Wei Ruo didn't answer this, she had an idea in her mind, but she didn't plan to negotiate with Chu Lan about this matter.

Seeing that Wei Ruo was silent, Chu Lan didn't continue to ask her this question, but sent her an invitation: "Miss Wei is here to inspect the progress of land reclamation, I will accompany you."

"The daughters of the people are terrified, Your Highness, I will be fine with my maid and guards, so I don't want to trouble Your Highness anymore, Your Highness is a noble man with a lot of work to do every day, so you shouldn't waste time for the daughters of the people."

"What Miss Wei is doing is for the people of Taizhou Prefecture. It is the most urgent matter right now. How can it be said that it is a waste of time?"

In Wei Ruo's mind, 10,000 mud horses galloped past.

After being scolded, I had to pretend to be very honored and panicked to agree.

"Then I will thank Your Highness."

"Um."

"Where does Miss Wei plan to go now?" Chu Lan asked.

"Walk along the river." Wei Ruo planned to inspect the situation upstream and downstream of the river.

She has the idea of building a reservoir, because the precipitation in Taizhou Prefecture is sufficient, but at the same time it is uneven. When it is dry, it is dry and when it is flooded, it is very unfavorable to the growth of crops and agricultural development.

The construction of reservoirs can effectively regulate and provide better conditions for the growth of crops.

"Okay." Chu Lan agreed, and then led Wei Ruo down the river.

Chu Lan walked in front, Wei Ruo followed.

With Chu Lan by his side, Wei Ruo became cautious.

She tried to keep a distance from Chu Lan, and walked with Wei Jin. At the same time, she also focused her attention on inspecting the progress of land reclamation, ignoring Chu Lan's existence as much as possible.

After walking for a while, the surrounding area became desolate, with weeds and rocks everywhere.

It is close to the river, but because the terrain is complex, there are many hills, and they are all rocky mountains with shallow soil layers, which are not suitable for reclamation.

So Wei Ruo gave up this area first when planning, and then considered planning these hilly areas after the planned part was successfully reclaimed.

"Be careful." Wei Jin also said to Wei Ruo.

They walked on the hills by the river. There was no road under their feet, the gravel was easy to slide, and there was a cliff washed out by the river on one side.

"Yes." Wei Ruo nodded.

The terrain here is not suitable for reclamation, but it is suitable for building reservoirs. As long as dykes are built in the gaps between several hills, it is possible to build a reservoir.

Walking while walking, suddenly a giant snake jumped out of the grass next to it, and rushed towards Wei Ruo.

Almost at the same time, both Chu Lan and Wei Jin came to their senses.

The two made a move, but Chu Lan was a step too late, and Wei Jinyi held the snake seven inches away with one hand.

Before the snake could struggle, Wei Jinyi broke the bone.

Seeing this scene, Chu Lan's eyes froze, and the way he looked at Wei Jinyi changed again and again.

Just now, he and the guard of the captain's mansion were about the same distance from Wei Qingruo, and they also shot at the same time, but he was a beat slower than this person.

This kind of skill was the first time he had seen it in the past 20 years. He can be sure that this person's martial arts is extremely high.

This made Chu Lan couldn't help thinking that one of the people who attacked him that day was also a top expert.

Experts of this level are rare, and he met two in the small Taizhou mansion. Is it really just a coincidence?

Wei Jin also killed the snake and wanted to throw it away, but Wei Ruo hurriedly stopped him: "Don't throw it away, it's a viper, it's a good thing! Whether it's boiled, eaten or used as medicine, it's excellent! It's so big, it can be boiled. It's a big pot!"

Wei Ruo looked at the big viper in Wei Jinyi's hand, and had already conceived the method of cooking it in his mind.

"Yes." Wei Jinyi was not surprised by Wei Ruo's behavior.

In fact, during the current food shortage, the mice in the fields have been eaten up by everyone, and the snakes are naturally eaten by people.

Xiumei hurriedly took out a cloth bag and asked Wei Jin to put the dead Viper in it.

This snake is indeed big enough, thicker than Xiumei's arm, if you make snake soup, you can make a big pot.

Chu Lan looked at Wei Jin and said, "This guard is very skillful, where did he come from?"

Chapter 339 My name is Wang Jin

"Self-study." Wei Jin also replied.

"Can you have such a good ability by self-study?" Chu Lan asked.

"I have been gifted since childhood." Wei Jin also replied.

Hearing this, Chu Lan turned to ask Wei Ruo: "Miss Wei, I'm very interested in your guard, can you let me compete with him?"

"The daughters of the people are terrified, Your Highness is rich in gold, what should I do if my guard accidentally hurts His Highness?" Wei Ruo replied.

"Since it's my discussion, if I get hurt, I will never blame anyone."

"It's absolutely impossible. Your Highness is now in charge of the post. If you are injured, the impact will be far-reaching. The Wei family cannot bear the responsibility." Wei Ruo said.

"Miss Wei is right. How about this? I'll let my guards compete with yours, so you don't have to worry about it." Chu Lan changed her mind.

Chu Lan talked about this point, Wei Ruo couldn't refuse anymore, she turned to look at Wei Jinyi.

Wei Jin also nodded to Wei Ruo, indicating that he could handle it.

Received Wei Jinyi's response, Wei Ruo accepted Chu Lan's proposal: "Then the girl can only obey her orders, but it's better to wait until she returns to a safer place before discussing. The terrain here is complicated and steep, which is not conducive to action."

"Okay." Chu Lan agreed.

Then several people continued to inspect the environment along the river.

After walking around and returning to the wasteland, it was already an hour later.

"Miss Wei, may I have the honor to taste your snake soup?" Chu Lan asked.

Wei Ruo originally planned to take this viper back to Wei's house and eat it with Wei Jin in his yard, but Chu Lan, a shameless person, asked her.

"Menwomen dare not, vipers are poisonous, and if not handled properly, the snake soup will be poisonous." Wei Ruo explained.

"I believe in Ms. Wei's craftsmanship. If Ms. Wei still has concerns, I can let the people under my hands try it first. I will taste it after I am sure there is no problem." Chu Lan said.

Chu Lan directly blocked Wei Ruo's retreat.

"The women of the people have to be respectful rather than obedient."

Wei Ruo had no choice but to agree.

Then everyone went to the nearby camp where the land reclamation people rested. It was time for work, and the wasteland reclamation refugees and disaster victims were all in the field, and the camp was very empty.

Chu Lan planned to have a meal here, and the servants on duty here immediately vacated a clean room.

Although it is already a relatively clean house, it is still very simple, and the cooking place is in the open space in front of the door.

A temporary stove, a large iron pot, and only a little salt for seasoning.

Wei Ruo arranged for Xiaobei to process the ingredients, lit a fire to boil water, and arranged for Xiumei to go back to her carriage to get spices and seasonings. If there was only salt, this snake soup would not taste good.

At the same time, Chu Lan asked the guards around him to fight Wei Jin also.

The two fought in the open space next to them, and with just ten moves, Wei Jin defeated Chu Lan's subordinates.

Chu Lan's subordinates fell to the ground, and Wei Jin was not at all in a panic, which showed the huge difference in strength.

Chu Lan frowned and then stretched her brows. Frowning was because she was surprised by the martial arts attainments of the person in front of her, and when she stretched her brows, the stone in her heart fell down.

After watching the discussion, Chu Lan felt that this person was not the same as the one who attacked him that day.

This person seems to be stronger than that person! If it was this person who attacked him that day, he probably wouldn't have been able to wait to be rescued by Xu Heyou.

Chu Lan walked up to Wei Jinyi and asked, "What's your name?"

"Wang Jin." Wei Jin also replied.

"Are you interested in working by my side?" Chu Lan asked.

"Thank you for your appreciation, Your Highness, but the Wei family has the grace of saving my life and nurturing me." Wei Jin also replied.

"I can't force it like this, but when you have an idea, I welcome talents like you here at any time." Chu Lan said.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your love." Wei Jin also replied.

Chu Lan now looks at Wei Jinyi much more comfortably than at the beginning. His appearance is ordinary, but his posture and eyes give people an outstanding feeling, which is very consistent with his status as a master.

By the end of the conversation between the two, the snake soup and snake stew that Wei Ruo made here already smelled like meat.

Wei Ruo didn't do the cooking himself, but assisted from the side, and Xiumei was the chef.

After the viper is peeled and viscera removed, use cooking wine and **** to remove the fishy smell, then take half of it and put it into the pot to cook snake soup, and use the remaining half to make snake soup. The seasoning of snake soup is relatively simple, salt and some pepper are ready Can.

The method of this snake stew is similar to that of eel stew. The snake meat is stir-fried with onion, ginger, garlic, cooking wine, soy sauce and other seasonings; the bottom of the casserole is covered with garlic, and the fried snake meat is transferred to the casserole and simmered until the snake meat is soft.

There is no casserole here, so Wei Ruo found another iron pot to replace it.

If it was in his own home, Wei Ruo would definitely have the time to cook a few side dishes to go with it, so he wouldn't be so greasy eating snake meat.

But as soon as he saw Chu Lan, Wei Ruo lost his leisure and asked Xiumei to make the snake and it was over.

After the snake soup and snake pot were ready, Wei Ruo asked Chu Lan's entourage to serve some to try first, and the entourage filled a bowl of snake soup and a plate of snake pot for Chu Lan after they had eaten it and confirmed that it was not poisonous.

Then Wei Ruo was able to serve snake soup and snake meat to himself, Wei Jinyi, Xiumei and Xiaobei.

Wei Ruo had already said that he had a very good relationship with the servants at home, and he would not distinguish between master and servant when dining outside, and would taste and share food together, so Wei Ruo's move did not arouse Chu Lan's suspicion.

After tasting, Chu Lan praised: "Miss Wei's craftsmanship is as amazing as Miss Wei's farming knowledge."

Different from before, this time Chu Lan did not hesitate to praise Wei Ruo's cooking skills.

His attitude towards Wei Ruo has changed a lot from before. Although he thought she had a pair of skillful hands before, he didn't appreciate her so much.

Now his appreciation and interest in her is second only to Xu Heyou.

"Your Highness, you are praising the wrong person. Today's snake soup and snake pot are all made by my personal maid, Xiumei." Wei Ruo said.

Chu Lan curled her lips into a smile, and said, "Miss Wei is really lucky, and there are so many talents around her."

"The women of the people are terrified, and the hidden dragon and the crouching tiger are beside His Highness." Wei Ruo replied.

After everyone finished using up the snake soup and snake pot, Wei Ruo asked Chu Lan to resign on the grounds that it was getting late.

Chu Lan agreed, and personally sent Wei Ruo into the carriage, and then watched her and her party leave.

After walking a little further, Wei Ruo let out a long sigh of relief in the car: "I'm so exhausted, I feel like I can't breathe in front of him! I'm tired of talking, I'm tired of doing things, and I have to constantly guess what he's saying. , really exhausted me!"

"Don't worry, he won't be able to threaten you in the future." Wei Jin also said to Wei Ruo.

"Second brother, you will comfort me." Wei Ruo smiled, leaning his back against the carriage, "Second brother's disguise is really right today, and it really saved a lot of trouble."

Wei Jin didn't answer the question, but said to Wei Ruo: "Ruo'er, if you hear some rumors about my misfortune in the future, don't believe it."

Wei Ruo: My name is Heyou

Wei Jinyi: Well, my name is Wang Jin

Chapter 340 The credit goes to Brother Xiaoyong

Wei Ruo couldn't help wondering: "Why did the second brother say this suddenly?"

"I'm just worried that I don't have any news with you when I'm away all year round. Occasionally, rumors will come back and make you worry for nothing." Wei Jin also replied.

"Second brother, don't worry, I won't believe in gossip casually. You just need to take care of yourself and don't worry about me." Wei Ruo said.

"Um."

After entering the city, Wei Ruo didn't go directly to Xiaowei's Mansion, but let the carriage detour to Sibaozhai.

Same as the last time I went to Sibaozhai, Wei Ruo did not avoid Wei Jinyi this time either. He took Wei Jinyi directly and went in.

Wei Ruo found the nanny, and said to the nanny, "Nanny, send me a letter to Brother Xiaoyong, just put it in your family book."

One of the advantages of being close to the army is that every once in a while, the army will send the letters from the soldiers' families to their homes, and at the same time, they will also take the letters from their families to the soldiers in the barracks.

"Okay, it's the end of the month soon, and the military camp should deliver the letter. When the time comes, I will put Miss's letter in our letter and hand it to them." The nanny said.

"Um."

Wei Ruo nodded, then sat down and wrote down on paper what he wanted to tell Xu Zhengyong.

Wei Jin also took the initiative to avoid it, and did not read what Wei Ruo wrote.

After finishing the work, Wei Ruocai and Wei Jinyi went back to Xiaowei's mansion together.

After the two returned to the mansion, they found that Wei Mingting was also in the mansion today.

This is unusual, because he just came back a few days ago. If there is no urgent matter, he will not return home at this time. After all, the situation on the front line is very tense.

At dinner time, everyone in the Wei family was present except Wei Qingwan, who was still recuperating.

After dinner, Wei Mingting told his family the reason why he would come back today—to prepare military rations.

Seeing that they were about to confront the Japanese pirates again, but the army rations could not be replenished in time, which shook the morale of the army.

Not to mention that after a few days, the army's granary will bottom out, and the soldiers will be hungry. Before the battle is fought, more than half of them will be lost.

Wei Mingting has no good solution now, he can only go back to the city and seek help from the magistrate Yuan Zhengqin.

But Yuan Zhengqin is also a clever woman who can't cook without rice. Now the government government has indeed brought in a lot of food, but this food was provided by Wei Ruo with the method of labor relief to attract all the rich and powerful gentry in Taizhou Prefecture for the purpose of profit, and it does not return to the government. It is owned by the Yamen, and the government Yamen cannot be used casually.

After listening to Wei Mingting's description, Yun asked Wei Ruo: "Ruo'er, you are in charge of land reclamation and disaster relief, and you are allocating the food, so you can help your father find a way to send a batch to the military camp first." Go to the rescue."

Wei Ruo replied: "Mother, didn't my father just say that he has already discussed with Master Yuan, and Master Yuan can't use this batch of grain to go to the military camp at will, so how can I? The dissatisfaction of the gentry has made them lose confidence in the government and the land reclamation and disaster relief operation, what will happen to the mother, have you ever thought about it?"

"Then you can't just watch the soldiers who are fighting **** for the country, family and people go hungry?" Yun said worriedly.

Wei Mingting interrupted Yun and said, "Ruo'er is right. These grains cannot be moved casually. Don't make things difficult for Ruo'er. The military rations need to find another way."

"I know." Yun said with a bow.

Wei Yichen and Wei Jinyi were silent the whole time and did not express their opinions.

After Wei Ruo returned to Tingsongyuan, Xiumei asked Wei Ruo: "Miss, didn't you say before that if the army lacks food, would you be willing to give the food to the barracks? Why didn't you tell the master just now?"

The granary in Wei Ruo's village is full. Wei Ruo said before that the grain will not be sold, it is for emergencies, unless there is a shortage of food in the army.

"Meimei, you forgot that I went to Sibaozhai today?"

"Well, Miss wrote to Brother Xiaoyong." After Xiumei answered, she froze for a moment, then seemed to think of something, "Miss, do you want Brother Xiaoyong to come forward?"

"Well, it should be considered a credit for being able to solve the urgent need of the military camp?" Wei Ruo said.

Xiumei nodded: "The Seventh Prince and the master are both very anxious. If it is resolved, it must be a great achievement!"

"Since this is the case, I can't give out food for nothing. No matter what, I have to help Brother Xiaoyong earn military merits."

"Yes, yes, yes, let Brother Xiaoyong make some military achievements!" Xiumei raised her hands and feet in agreement.

Wang Meiyuan.

Wei Qingwan, who was recovering from illness, also heard the news that Wei Mingting had returned, and she looked forward to her father coming to visit her once or twice.

If it was before, she was injured, no matter how small the injury was, even if she accidentally fell or bumped in the courtyard, her father would come to visit her after returning home, and even if she couldn't survive, she would die. People come to care.

However, today she waited until late at night and did not wait for Wei Mingting to visit her.

Hopes were in vain, Wei Qingwan couldn't help feeling disappointed and sad.

In the past two days, Wei Qingwan was able to get out of bed. With the support of Nanny Li, Wei Qingwan stood in front of the window, looking sadly at the crescent moon outside the window.

"Mommy, what should I do now? Now my father is really tired of me, can I still gain a foothold in this family?" Wei Qingwan asked Li Nanny.

Nanny Li was also anxious, she was no less worried about this matter than Wei Qingwan.

But she still had to be patient and comfort Wei Qingwan: "Miss, don't worry, the master is still angry now, and when his anger subsides, he will be able to remember the old father-daughter relationship again."

Wei Qingwan didn't answer. Looking outside, she just felt that she was like the remaining flowers that bloomed in the yard, swaying with the wind, helpless, and crumbling.

"Miss, you are still weak now, let me help you back to bed and rest first." Nanny Li persuaded.

Wei Qingwan nodded, and with the help of Nanny Li, she slowly moved back to the bed.

After sitting down, Wei Qingwan asked: "Mother, why hasn't the medicine for tonight been delivered yet?"

Wei Qingwan takes medicine once a day in the morning and evening, divided into internal and external application.

But neither the internal medicine nor the external medicine has been delivered tonight.

"This..." Nanny Li didn't know how to explain it.

She actually asked her daughter Cui He to rush to the kitchen, but the kitchen said that the medicine was used up and they hadn't bought it yet, so they couldn't do anything about it.

"What's going on?" Wei Qingwan realized that Nanny Li had something to hide from her.

"Miss, the medicine is used up..."

"But I haven't recovered yet, why don't they go to grab the medicine anymore?" Wei Qingwan couldn't believe what she heard.

She hasn't recovered yet, why didn't the government go to buy medicine for herself?

"This..." Nanny Li didn't know what to say.

"So now they don't even care about my life?" Wei Qingwan was shocked, her eyes were red, and tears filled her eyes.