In his opinion, he had a concubine at home who was relatively well-behaved and obedient, and he would soon have a concubine with a decent family background, so he couldn't have anything to do with these women.
He breathed a sigh of relief, looking at Old Madam Wei and Wei An, and asked in confusion and anger: "But are they so unscrupulous? They don't even have any scruples. First they come to instigate me, and then gossip at the Marquis of Ping'an's mansion!"
Old Mrs. Wei herself was still a little confused.
It is said that those people wanted to harm Wei Yangqing, but the facts are clear here. Wei Yangqing is fine now, and he has not been deceived or done anything out of line.
Moreover, to say that he led Wei Yangqing to Yunxiufang, and then turned around and went to Ping'an Marquis Mansion to gossip, just to ruin this marriage, isn't this a bit too childish
She looked at Wei An hesitantly and said, "An An, could it be that we are overthinking it? In fact, they just said a few extra words?"
Wei An did not respond immediately. He went over what Wei Yangqing had said before in his mind, and then he said cautiously, "I can't come to a conclusion now and say that someone must have deliberately wanted to harm my father, but it's always right to be more careful about everything. As the saying goes, there must be something wrong when things are abnormal. This matter cannot be said to be strange..."
There's something weird about it.
At least the three words "Yunxiufang" are enough to give Wei An goosebumps all over his body.
Old Madam Wei paused in thought and said, "Then wait a while, wait until the wife of Marquis Ping'an sends the news to see who said those words in front of Marquis Ping'an, and then we can make plans."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Wei Yangqing and warned him, "You must be careful all the time recently, don't fall into other people's traps, and do your job well."
Wei Yangqing hurriedly stood up and agreed respectfully.
He always felt that if there was something wrong with this matter, it would probably be Zhang Weixun. After thinking about it, he said to Old Lady Wei and Wei An, "Otherwise, that Zhang Weixun..." He paused before saying, "I'd better stay away from him."
"No need." Before Mrs. Wei could speak, Wei An shook his head. "If this matter is really related to him, or if he wants to plot against you, then you are alerting him by staying away from him now... If their plan fails, they will have a second or third plan, or even worse, they will find someone else to approach you. If that's the case, it will be more trouble than gain. Just pretend you know nothing and just deal with them perfunctorily for now."
Old Madam Wei followed suit and nodded, "That's right. There's only thieves who can't guard against thieves. Since they've set their sights on you and are determined to torment you and plot against you, you can't hide away... just let it be. Just like An An said, deal with them first. A fox will always show its tail. Wait a little longer, and they'll eventually reveal their flaws. Once we know what they're going to do, we can respond."
Wei Yangqing thought about it and agreed: "They also invited my son to go out of the city to eat game tomorrow, so my son still went with them?"
"Let him follow you." Mrs. Wei thought for a moment and said, "Let Wei Rui follow you. He has martial arts skills. Anyway, I feel more at ease if he follows you."
It had been a long time since Old Madam Wei had spoken to him in such a kind way. Wei Yangqing suddenly felt a little flattered and stood up quickly: "Yes, Old Madam, don't worry, my son knows everything in his heart, and there will definitely be no trouble."
This is starting to make sense, and Mrs. Wei nodded.
As night fell, the lights in the houses went out one by one, but the lights in the Zhang family's house on Chang'an Street were still brightly lit. Zhang Weixun, wearing a coat, sat on the kang in the study, looking at the pawn ticket in front of him, and suddenly he reached out and smashed the things at hand.
The fragments splashed all over the ground, making a crisp sound. A figure walked out from the dark shadows nearby and smiled at him: "Sir, I'm afraid it's not easy to live like this when you have to sell your belongings to pay off your debts, right?"
Zhang Weixun stared at him, his face ashen and the veins on the back of his hands bulged out.
The man relied on the darkness to ignore his murderous gaze and said sinisterly, "Alas, it is really difficult for you, sir. From the outside, you are a fourth-rank minister, a minister of the Ministry of Works, which is a lucrative position. But who would have known that despite your high position, your life is so miserable?"
Zhang Weixun's family used to be well off, but it was after Jiang Zining fell that his family fell into decline.
He had no choice but to go bankrupt. He used to be dependent on that man named Lu, and he had done a lot of things for him. When Lu Yuanrong got into trouble and went bankrupt, although he stopped early, all the money he had invested was lost, and all the family property was gone. But their family was a noble family, with so many people. If they only relied on his salary, how could they have enough to eat
Later, Jiang Zining also fell. He was standing far away and had a clear mind, so he had never been pulled in and felt relieved.
But life became more and more difficult, until later, when he found out that someone was holding the letters he had exchanged with Lu Yuanrong and asking him for money, he realized that the matter was far from over.
The family could not afford to pay the money one by one. They could still rely on pawning some household items for support, and also hoped to get some kickbacks from taking over the distribution of the river embankment this year. But who knew that even this job was assigned to Wei Yangqing.
He didn't miss anything, but now he is always forced by those people and doesn't know what to do.
He sneered: "Isn't this all thanks to you?!"
The man didn't respond, "How could it be us who caused this? Sir, we wise people don't need to say those foolish words. Sir, you also have the desire to climb up the ladder, it's not that you don't want to make progress, otherwise you wouldn't have left these handles to others, right? Besides, that Wei Yangqing, just relied on his good relationship with the Linjiang Palace now, and his mother used to have a close relationship with the palace, so he was able to bypass you, the left minister, and get such a lucrative job as the river embankment. Think about it, don't you feel aggrieved?"
How could he not feel aggrieved? The situation at Wei Yangqing's home was like a raging fire. He was the heir of the Dingbei Marquisate, so he didn't have to worry about his future, nor about money. He had everything he needed, yet people offered him these lucrative jobs, as if they were afraid he wouldn't accept them.
People like this are born into a good family and have such a good life, which really makes people feel uncomfortable no matter how they think about it.
He had a gloomy face and did not answer. (To be continued)