"My standing here is evidence." Hua Zhi said, "Since the master is unwilling to come forward, I will carry the coffin and go and invite him."
Hua Zhi said this and took a few steps forward. The servants of the Hua family all lifted up the coffin, looking like they were ready to rush in at any time.
The manager was at a loss for a moment. The strong ones are afraid of the strong ones, and the strong ones are afraid of the desperate ones. Hua Zhi showed such an attitude that both sides would suffer losses, so he was at a loss. But if he really went in to ask for help, it would be too much to undermine his prestige. While he was hesitating, someone came out and said, "Don't go too far."
The one who came out was an old lady from the Wei family, leaning on a majestic cane, with an imposing look on her face, "Young lady, you are so arrogant, are you trying to force my Wei family to take responsibility for this matter that has nothing to do with us?"
"I would like to ask first, if I say something in reply, will the old lady accuse me of disrespecting my elders? If I remain silent, will the old lady punish me for slandering her?"
The old lady paused when her heart was touched. "How could I be like this?"
"That's good. I'm here to solve the problem, not to pay my respects to the old lady." Hua Zhi sneered, "It's very easy for the Wei family to clear their suspicion. Just let the eldest son of the Wei family come out and show his face, and all the grievances will be cleared up."
"Oh, you are the one who said it all. Where do you put our Wei family?"
"Then please speak louder, Madam. Young Master Wei is at home and has not gone anywhere at this time."
The old lady opened her mouth to speak, but Hua Zhi reminded her loudly, "Old lady, please think carefully. There is a god above your head. If you lie, Young Master Wei will be punished by the five thunderbolts from heaven."
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"I am all ears!"
"The girl they raised is so sharp-tongued. The Hua family is no better than them!"
"I have a sharp tongue, old lady, please be careful, or I'll bite you off a piece of flesh." Hua Zhi pressed on, "If my third sister is fine, it's fine, but if she is injured, I will fight to the death with your Wei family!"
"What a joke, just because you are the daughter of a criminal?"
"I am just the daughter of a criminal!" Hua Zhi took another step forward, and the man with the coffin also followed. The older people get, the more they hate the sight of coffins. The old lady couldn't help but step back, and her momentum was mostly lost.
"If the Wei family doesn't hand over Young Master Wei, I will go in and look for him myself!"
"Niece, it's over." As the voice sounded, the middle-aged man who came out was Wei Chengxi's father Wei Chenze. He had a short beard and looked very elegant.
The Wei family followed the same path as the Hua family, but unfortunately, no matter how similar they looked on the surface, the foundation was far worse.
Hua Zhi bowed lightly and looked up at the man who looked superior no matter how he pretended. "I saw it with my own eyes when I followed the guards protecting my third sister. Your eldest son forcibly took my third sister away. It is reasonable for me to come to the Wei family to ask for her."
"But I don't have the person you're looking for in my house."
"Please come out and see me, Master Wei."
Wei Chenze frowned, "My niece is forcing me to do something I don't want to do. If I really do what you say, how will I save my face, and how will the Wei family save its face?"
"Your face is not as important as my third sister."
"Why do you have to talk like that, niece?" Although he said so, his tone clearly showed the pride of having pushed someone to the extreme. The Hua family, which had suppressed the Wei family for many years, was now like a dog with no way out in front of him.
Hua Zhi suddenly laughed, "Does Lord Wei think that I should just wait for news at home?"
"Maybe the girl just took the wrong path and has returned home now."
"If this happened to the Wei family, would the Wei family do this?"
"Why talk about something that never happened?"
"It has already happened in my Hua family, and this is how I will deal with it." Hua Zhi smoothed her hair and suddenly stopped being aggressive. She turned around and pointed at the twenty-four coffins, then at the twenty-four children, "All the children in the Hua family who are over six and under ten are here. If anything happens to my third sister, I will take them to lie in this coffin and live in your Wei family every day. You make my Hua family restless, so I will make your Wei family restless too. I will let the world see how your Wei family treats their former colleagues."
To put it simply, both sides will suffer losses and no one will have an easy time.
Behaving like this could be considered as throwing a tantrum, but Hua Zhi didn't care. No matter how Hua Ling was treated, as long as the Wei family still wanted to maintain their reputation, after finding the person, they would pretend that they had not done anything to Hua Ling. This was the result she wanted.
Without the rumors about Rudao, Hua Ling can live in peace in the Hua family.
This was the only way she could think of to minimize the damage. This kind of thing was not something the Hua family could do by covering up the flower spirit. She didn't know how Wei Chengxi would publicize it. If that was the case, she might as well make a big fuss and let everyone get involved.
Wei Chenze had already scolded his eldest son in his heart, but he still had to keep his composure on the surface, "Young lady, there is no need to be so anxious. Xi'er is definitely not at home. I asked him to visit his old friends this morning. This matter has nothing to do with him..."
"Bang!"
Whether those who were watching the fun or those being watched, they all looked towards the place where the noise came from. They saw a person who was thrown into the last coffin by someone, head down, with his legs kicking and mumbling something.
The others didn't recognize Wei Chenze but they recognized their own son, not to mention the old lady who doted on her eldest grandson. She was already trotting over with the help of her nanny, calling out to her eldest grandson with concern.
Zhu Ziwen, sitting on a tall horse, made eye contact with his cousin and nodded slightly to her.
Hua Zhi's heart suddenly fell back. Her heartbeat was so fast that she had to take several deep breaths before it slowed down. It's okay, it's okay.
A carriage slowly approached, and the servants carrying the coffin recognized their own carriage and quickly made way.
The carriage stopped and the curtain opened, revealing the face of the person inside.
Hua Zhi was about to step forward, but saw Hua Ling walking out supported by her personal maid. She could see her reluctance but also her strength, so she stopped. At this time, standing up herself would be more useful than her saying a thousand words.
"My little girl Hua Ling greets Lord Wei."
Wei Chenze tried to smile, but his smile was fake. "Niece, what are you doing..."
"If I hadn't met Master Wei once with my mother, I would have thought that there were bandits under the emperor's feet. No matter whether he agreed or not, he would have invited us to enjoy the flowers even after knocking down the guards. If my cousin from the Zhu family hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid my reputation would have been ruined by Master Wei. If this is the family tradition of the Wei family, it's better for everyone to avoid him in the future."
Wei Chenze's face changed. If this word got out, the reputation of the younger generation of the Wei family would be ruined!
"My niece must have misunderstood. Xi'er has always admired you, and now it seems that he is acting out of affection but not courtesy. I will apologize to you on his behalf, and you can forgive him this time."
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