Zhu Fang was beaten out by Wei Kun. Wei Yumin's case was not a glorious one, so it was not reasonable to tell the younger generation. But even if he didn't know what happened, Wei Kun knew that it was not a trivial matter that could be easily tolerated, as it could make the Duke of Yansheng and the Marquis of Pingyang lower their status and apologize repeatedly, and also made the old lady and the elder sister so sad and angry. Therefore, he showed no mercy and led the guards to beat Zhu Fang severely.
The second and third masters came back from court and went to the old lady's room to pay their respects. When they heard the news, they all frowned.
"They spread the news too quickly. Didn't Zhu Fang always hide his head like a turtle? I'm afraid he knew that the wife of Marquis Pingyang would not be of any use, and he saw that you were going to Tongzhou to recuperate, so he panicked and wanted to stop you at all costs." The second master touched his beard: "Shameful!"
It was really shameful, but Mrs. Wei's anger had disappeared. People who only know how to get angry are the most useless people. What's the point of being angry? You may get so angry that you kill yourself, and you won't feel guilty or have any influence on others. Making others angry is a real skill.
She leaned back in the armchair, with an ambiguous smugness on her lips: "It's good to panic, this is just the beginning, they will panic again..." She glanced at her two sons, her tone became serious: "The lips and teeth are cold, the skin is gone and the hair will not stay... I don't need to teach you this principle, I'm sure you already understand it. What I talked to you all night last night, I'm sure you have figured it out now... You can't write two Wei characters with one stroke. Although you didn't come out of my belly, I believe I have done you justice. No matter when something happens to the Wei family, you can't escape..."
The second master and the third master looked at each other, and they still felt a chill down their spines when they thought of the old lady’s words last night. They stood up and responded respectfully in unison.
Old Madam Wei waved her hand and said, "Go down, be careful with your words and actions. These four words are easier said than done. Now we don't know who will be the fish on the chopping board, and we don't know when we will be slashed to death on the chopping board... For the time being, put away all other thoughts."
The second and third masters dared not say anything more and only responded timidly. The third master could not help but ask Mrs. Wei: "How long do you plan to stay in Tongzhou? Why not bring Xiaowu and Xiaoliu with you so that they can chat with you and relieve your boredom..."
What Old Lady Wei said was that no legitimate mother in the world could be as thorough as she was. The Third Master knew the pros and cons very well, and said to Old Lady Wei sincerely: "With more people around you, your sons will feel more at ease."
Just as Mrs. Wei shook her head, the third lady came over in person to report that the old lady from Duke Yansheng's mansion had come in person.
There has never been such a rule. He is a super-ranking official, but he came to the palace without a post...
Master Kong Da and Master Kong Er came in person to accompany the guests. Mrs. Wei thought for a moment, and told the Second and Third Masters to go out to entertain the guests, and asked the Third Lady to lead Mrs. Kong to the flower hall.
Old Mrs. Kong was not in good health and looked very bad. When she saw Old Mrs. Wei, she hurriedly took a few trembling steps forward and grasped her hand.
"I know that the two of us did something really bad!" Mrs. Kong was so angry that she didn't bother to say hello and went straight to the point: "But the relationship between us is not fake. I won't say those things to you. They also fell into someone else's trap."
Old Mrs. Wei was naturally very clear about this, but she did not respond at this moment.
Old Mrs. Kong coughed twice: "They worked together to open a medicine store and hired a doctor. They have been fine for so many years. But a while ago, wasn't there a locust plague in the suburbs of Beijing? Many wealthy families in Beijing gave away clothes, medicine and porridge, so they followed suit and asked the doctor to provide free medical treatment. Who knew that a lawsuit involving a murder would result..."
Seeing that Mrs. Wei frowned, she hurriedly said, "You know, someone died, and that family refused to let it go. They made a big fuss, saying that we were hypocritical and used fake medicine to harm people..." She closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, her expression inevitably turned cold: "My two daughters-in-law have never experienced anything... They got hot-headed when someone said that, and just wanted to suppress the matter. In addition, some people kept instigating trouble, so they made such a huge mistake..."
She sat in front of Old Lady Wei and whispered, "I am too embarrassed to ask for your forgiveness. No matter what the reason, a mistake is a mistake. But my elder sister, both of them are mothers of children. It is really too eye-catching for our Kong family to deal with two daughters-in-law at once."
It turns out that everything is connected, there is no coincidence at all in this matter.
How could a murder case easily happen in the medicine shop run by the Kong family's wife? If there wasn't someone behind the scenes fanning the flames, how could the Zhu family get the news by chance? No one would believe it.
But the Zhu family was really bold, they even dared to approach the Kong family.
It would be fine if this matter succeeded. The Wei family didn't know the trick behind it, and for the sake of Wei Yumin's reputation, they were the one in the wrong. They could only hope that this matter would not be discovered. There was no time to cover it up, and the Zhu family naturally would not go out and talk nonsense in order to continue to threaten the Kong family.
But the bad thing is that this plan failed. Now the Zhu family's plan has fallen through. In order to calm the Wei family's anger, the Kong family got to the bottom of the matter and finally found out that the Zhu family was involved.
Plus the Fang family...
The Zhu family has now deeply offended the Kong family, the Wei family, and the Fang family.
The Wei family naturally didn't care, they didn't take it seriously, but what about the Kong family and the Fang family? Neither of these two families was easy to mess with.
As long as the Kong family avoids the Zhu family in their posts in the future, as long as they reveal even the slightest bit of information outside, the Zhu family will be infamous. I'm afraid no family will be willing to associate with such a family again.
And the Fang family
They have plenty of ways to make the Zhu family sick to death.
Mrs. Wei knew what Mrs. Kong meant, and her expression softened. She finally stopped looking so cold and stern: "So what do you mean..."
Old Madam Kong breathed a sigh of relief and said hastily, "They will no longer be involved in the affairs of the Kong family. It would be embarrassing to divorce two wives at once... But this time, there was an incident of fake medicine in our house, and they cannot escape responsibility. Please go to Puci Temple to chant sutras for the deceased citizen..."
When Mrs. Kong heard that Mrs. Wei was going to Tongzhou for recuperation, she could not take care of anything else, so she came to give Mrs. Wei an explanation. She only hoped that this explanation would satisfy Mrs. Wei... ...
Mrs. Wei was silent for a while, then nodded and said, "I have something else to trouble you with. I wonder if you are willing to agree to it."
Mrs. Kong breathed a sigh of relief and quickly agreed: "As long as our family can do it, we will do it even if it means death!"