Dong Chengqi was relieved. Looking at the prey that had obviously been caught in the trap, he said calmly, "That's right. As the old saying goes, if a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. It is perfectly normal for people to think about themselves. Are you really waiting for your family to be deserted and become like everyone else?"
Zhang Weixun hung his head and said nothing. He was still feeling uneasy. He sighed deeply while sitting beside him. Then he looked up at Dong Chengqi in front of him and asked him with a bit of reluctance but humility: "Sir, please tell me the truth. What do you want me to do?"
Dong Chengqi is a relative of the Jiang family. He was raised in the Jiang family as a member of the Jiang family. Not to mention how deep his relationship with the Jiang family is, the losses he suffered from the collapse of the Jiang family alone are enough for him to exploit the Wei family.
Zhang Weixun knew what was going on, and he had been unwilling to get involved in this matter before because he was afraid that Dong Chengqi would make too much noise and do things too harshly, which would cause Shen Chen and the Lin family to notice something was wrong.
He can't afford to offend Shen Chen.
But he had to do it now, otherwise Dong Chengqi would not let him go. He would die anyway, so he might as well choose one that would not die so quickly and give it a try, maybe there would be a way out.
He risked his life, thought it through, and naturally made up his mind. He looked at Dong Chengqi firmly and asked him, "My Lord, just tell me what you want me to do. As you said, we are now in the same boat. If the boat sinks, I will suffer the consequences. I understand this principle. Don't worry, I will do whatever you want me to do. I will never let you down."
Dong Chengqi smiled with satisfaction, very satisfied with Zhang Weixun's understanding of the situation. He sat on the chair and closed his eyes for a while. When he opened them again, he was full of murderous intent: "It's not difficult. Isn't there a great job that has fallen on his head? Building a river embankment, writing a note to get money, what a great thing..."
Zhang Weixun tasted something and frowned with some worry: "Master Dong, this is a good thing, you want to make a move on it? But Wei Yangqing is not smart enough, but he is very cautious. In addition, his family has no shortage of money, so he never gets involved in things that he shouldn't get involved in. Do you want to think of another way?"
Dong Chengqi was unmoved, his face was cold but he was confident: "No need, nothing can happen faster than this. Just do as I say, and try to coax him for the time being. Ping'an Marquis Mansion is close to the Wei family and wants to cling to the Wei family. I'm afraid they have already leaked the information to the Wei family to test it. You might as well..."
Zhang Weixun understood what Dong Chengqi meant. He originally wanted Ping'an Marquis Mansion and Wei family to think that Zhang Weixun was seducing Wei Yangqing to go to a brothel to learn bad things, so as to cover up the real purpose.
He nodded and agreed: "I know what you mean. Tomorrow I will invite a few more people from the courtyard to play music and sing, so that Wei Yangqing will think about this and think that I am just trying to ruin his marriage."
Although this kind of villain is a villain, he has no other major harm. Moreover, he only gave Wei Yangqing a few more girls and instigated Wei Yangqing to socialize. It is not a big crime. Even Shen Chen can't do anything to him. At most, he can only teach him a lesson.
Compared to what Dong Chengqi was thinking, using the river embankment incident to frame Wei Yangqing, this was nothing.
But it's also an excellent hiding target.
Dong Chengqi hummed, put on his hat and stood up to leave, while reminding Zhang Weixun who was following him: "You don't have to be too obvious, just let it go, complain more, Wei Yangqing will naturally think that you are just jealous of him, so you only dare to use such cheap tricks behind his back to make him fall."
This way, the Wei family can get by for a while, and this period of time is enough for them to plan and do things.
Zhang Weixun agreed, feeling a little embarrassed.
He had very little silver left in his hand. All the money for his family these days was scraped from the pawnshop. Tomorrow he was going to invite Wei Yangqing, and it would be a grand occasion, so he would probably have to spend at least a hundred taels.
But he is really stretched to the limit now.
He wanted to mention it to Dong Chengqi, but thinking of Dong Chengqi's temper and his own status, and the fact that he had all the power in the other person's hands, he did not dare to mention it. He still hung his head and prepared to send the person away.
Dong Chengqi suddenly seemed to remember something, so he stopped and looked back at him. He said, "You are short of money right now, maybe you don't have enough money to spend?"
Zhang Weixun didn't react for a moment, and looked at Dong Chengqi, not knowing how to start.
"Here are two thousand taels of silver notes, not much, you can use them first." Dong Chengqi smiled, took out a hundred taels of silver notes totaling twenty from his sleeve pocket, put it on the table, and patted Zhang Weixun on the shoulder: "This is just pocket money for you. It's not easy to give a large amount of money. You have to think of a reason. You can spend it first. If it's not enough, just ask me for more. I won't treat you unfairly for doing things for me."
Zhang Weixun was a little stunned.
Now it can be seen how wealthy the Jiang family was in the past. Dong Chengqi actually still has such financial resources now. Zhang Weixun was a little surprised, but he quickly reacted, responded with a "yes", and sent Dong Chengqi out the door.
As soon as Dong Chengqi left, a maid from the backyard came over with a message saying that the lady inside asked him whether he had finished his work.
He asked someone to agree, took the banknote himself, and went to the main courtyard, where he saw his anxious wife and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
His wife and he were young married and had been together all their lives. She had mourned for his grandparents and grandfather, so he had always respected her, not to mention that his wife had even spent all her dowry on him.
Now I have to worry about the financial transactions at home all day long.
With guilt in his eyes, he called out "Madam". When he saw his wife turn around and greet him with surprise, he also smiled.
Mrs. Zhang smiled and relaxed when she saw him: "You're back? It's so cold, why do you have to discuss things with others in the study so late at night? Are you hungry? I'll ask someone to prepare a midnight snack..."
This chattering is also pleasing to the eye. Zhang Weixun's face is full of gentle smiles: "Madam, you don't have to be busy. I'm not hungry. I have something to tell you. Please ask the waiters to go down first."
When Mrs. Zhang heard him say this, she quickly agreed and waved to the wives and mothers. After they left, she looked at him and asked, "Master, what's wrong? What's the matter?" (To be continued)