Xiaocao was somewhat surprised. The people who returned to the imperial city yesterday should have told them that she was safe and sound. However, when she thought about it carefully, considering Zhen Muyao's personality, it was rather strange that she just "turned a deaf ear" to it.
Zhen Muyao jumped off the carriage and ran straight to Xiaocao. He pulled Xiaocao to check again and again. Only then did he feel relieved that she was unharmed. "Sister Xuan, I was really scared yesterday."
Xiao Cao patted her hand soothingly, "Don't worry, I'm fine, nothing happened."
Zhen Muyao's eyes fell on Wei Tingyu beside him. He was not familiar with him at all. It was unknown what he would look like when he grew up. However, even if he hadn't known it was him yesterday, his identity was easy to recognize. However, his appearance and demeanor were really unexpected. He couldn't help but feel regret in his heart. If he didn't have a father like Pingyang Hou, he would definitely have a place among the young talents in the imperial city, and this position would definitely not be small.
Zhen Muyao sighed halfway when he realized something was wrong. What happened yesterday was obviously wrong. Could a "useless person" like him easily resolve it? So it was just his body that was disabled? ! Zhen Muyao's thoughts turned around several times in a short period of time, but he didn't show it on his face. "Thank you, Prince Wei, for saving Sister Xuan. If Prince Wei needs anything in the future, the Zhen family and the Jian family will help within our capabilities."
Wei Tingyu was silent, speechless. He saved his wife, it was only natural, why did he need others to thank him
Xiaocao could sense Wei Tingyu's mood and couldn't help but smile.
Wei Tingyu's eyes fell on her silently. She was really a little bit naughty. He couldn't help laughing, "Mrs. Jian is in a serious state. That is what I should do. After all, I can only be safe if she is safe."
Zhen Muyao was a little confused. No, what was going on? It took him a while to come up with a reasonable excuse, "Sister Xuan, are you treating Prince Wei? Is there a chance that he will recover?"
So my imagination is indeed not rich enough. However, if I were to explain Prince Wei's words in this way, it does make sense, but it is a little ambiguous.
"But Prince Wei, just treat the illness. It's better not to be ambiguous about some things. People who don't know will inevitably misunderstand, and it will be bad to ruin Sister Xuan's reputation."
What Prince Wei wanted to express was originally "wrong", and Zhen Muyao's original intention was also for Xuan'er, so Wei Tingyu naturally would not be angry with her. In fact, to be honest, he had already decided to get married again, so it didn't matter if they knew. However, given the current situation in Pingyang Marquis' Mansion, it was not easy to expose the matter, for fear that they would cause trouble again.
Just because of this marriage, Wei Tingyu cannot move to Pingyang Marquis Mansion for the time being. Although Wei Tingyu does not care about the title and those people, but people in the world care about these things. He needs his current identity and Pingyang Marquis Mansion. He is a short-lived useless man. If he loses even this status, then he doesn't know how people will portray his Xuan'er. If possible, he wants to give her the best and not let her suffer any grievances. But, obviously, it is difficult to do this now, unless he can stand up, unless he can live well, unless he can turn from secret to light and become a trusted minister of the emperor.
—None of these will work!
Wei Tingyu suppressed the pain in his heart, and didn't show it on his face, but he was thinking about how to make this marriage more glorious as much as possible. Maybe he could ask the emperor for an imperial decree to grant the marriage. But he thought again, it was not right. If the emperor granted the marriage, then after he died, Xuan'er would not be able to marry again. No matter how unwilling he was in his heart, he still hoped that she could have someone to accompany her.
Jianshu was more than a step slower. The process of getting off the car was very elegant. He followed all the necessary etiquette and rules to perfection. He was unhurried and even a little bit lukewarm.
Wei Tingyu returned the gift. Other men might look down on Jian Shu, but Wei Tingyu would not be like that. As the saying goes, there are many different kinds of people in life, and each has their own temperament. No matter if they are men with a woman's heart or women with a man's heart, it has nothing to do with him.
"Xuan... Miss, please talk to Madam Jian and the others. They still need to inquire about what happened yesterday." He is in a better mental state now, so it is not a problem for him to do some things. If he delays for too long, some clues may be lost.
Xiaocao nodded but did not stop him.
Speaking of which, we spent some time checking on the wounded yesterday, and the situation was under control, including the survivor under Bai Qingchuan's command. As a prisoner, his treatment was naturally not good, and Xiaocao did not ask too much.
"If Prince Wei needs anything, I might be able to help." Apart from anything else, she thought she had some skills in things like "forcing a confession". Although she had never done it full-time, she did know the weaknesses of the human body.
Wei Tingyu naturally understood and would not refuse. After all, ordinary torture might be very bloody, and he did not want Xiaocao to be contaminated. If his Xuan'er did it, it would not even cause bleeding. The pain inflicted on the body would make people live a life worse than death. Wei Jincheng was the best example.
After Wei Tingyu left, Xiaocao's maid came forward to pay her respects. Based on the rules of respect and inferiority, they would not act excessively, and they were relieved to see it. Although the sudden incident had nothing to do with them, if something happened to the fourth girl, they would certainly not escape the blame.
Not only them, but other servants in the Wen family are the same.
Xiao Cao pulled Zhen Muyao and asked, "Did you stay at the previous post station last night?"
"Yes. Not long after we turned back yesterday, we met Prince Wei and his men. We were worried that we would be too late to get back to the Imperial City, so we asked them for help. Prince Wei had a lot of people around him, and they looked like they were not ordinary people. Prince Wei asked us to leave and he would take care of the matter, but I was still worried that staying would hinder us, so we returned to the previous post station. Prince Wei's men told us about the matter when they turned back from the Imperial City. It was already late at that time, and according to our pace, it would be very late to get here, so we set out early this morning."
Xiao Cao nodded and didn't say anything like they should go back to the imperial city.
"Sister Xuan, this Prince Wei, why do I feel that..." Zhen Muyao was thinking about how to best approach him.
In fact, Xiao Cao already understood what Zhen Muyao meant. After hesitating for a moment, he moved closer and spoke in a low voice, "He is in the Supervisory Department, you know that, right? The Supervisory Department should be hiding behind the Kaiping Guards, but I guess it's only a part of the people."
The Supervisory Office is known as the office where good-for-nothings and playboys gather. Most of them are really good-for-nothings and playboys. Because of family reasons, they just hang their names there and receive a salary, but they may not report for work once every ten days or half a month.
However, because it was set up in the imperial palace and was called the emperor's close ministers, it was also slowly ironic.
Therefore, in Xiaocao's opinion, there should be very few people like Tingyu. There are not many people who need to use the title of a waste to hide themselves. According to the situation of those high-ranking families, even if their children and grandchildren have only 30% ability, they must package themselves to be 70% or 80% capable. After all, even if it is just some relatively small real power, it is better than holding a relatively high position in the Supervisory Office, but being called a real waste is better. Therefore, 99% of the people who enter the Supervisory Office are forced by their families. Although the reputation is not good, it is better than being a complete white person.
In fact, for most bastards who have some ability but don't seem to be very good, the Supervisory Office is actually a place they yearn for. After all, if they are asked to work hard on their own, they may never be able to climb to such a high position in their lifetime. You should know that in the Supervisory Office, the lowest position is from the fifth rank. Unfortunately, not everyone can enter the Supervisory Office. The first condition is to be a "legitimate son". This alone has blocked all the hopes of those bastards.
Upon hearing this, Zhen Muyao showed an expression of enlightenment, "Regarding the Inspectorate, I heard my mother mention it vaguely that we should try not to get involved with the people inside if possible, because who knows if they are lions, tigers or rats. I didn't understand it at all at the time. Now that you said it, I think everything is clear." Therefore, it is not surprising at all what Master Wei did yesterday.
"Before, when I asked you about Prince Wei, didn't I say that there are some things I will tell you later? Now I can tell you." In Xiaocao's opinion, compared with Wei Tingyu's work for Kaiping Guard, the relationship between them is actually nothing. The former has been told, and there is nothing to hide about the latter.
The relationship between them can't really be considered a secret. From Wei Tingyu's perspective, it is at most a family affair of the Pingyang Marquis' Mansion. From Xiaocao's perspective, there is nothing secret. She tried to conceal it in the past because she was worried that the things she wanted to investigate would alert the enemy. In fact, it was all a false alarm. She would not marry anyone else, so there was no need for her to pretend to be a girl anymore.
The only people who still need to keep it secret are those in Pingyang Marquis Mansion. Xiaocao believes that even if she tells Zhen Muyao, and she tells her mother and Jian Shu, it will never reach the ears of those people in Pingyang Marquis Mansion.
Zhen Muyao listened attentively; she was really curious.
"He is actually my husband. I married him when I was eight years old."
Zhen Muyao's eyes widened in shock, "How, how is it possible?"
Xiaocao smiled, "Didn't I tell you that when I was little, I lived with my adoptive father, and later I was adopted. In fact, I married Tingyu, and we lived in this house today. We lived here for seven years, and later..." Xiaocao told the story slowly, without much emotion on her face.
Zhen Muyao took a while to digest it, "This is even more exciting than the storybook."
Xiaocao was a little amused and confused to come to such a conclusion.
Therefore, the correct way to interpret Wei Shizi's words just now is to "misinterpret". "Although he lied to you, from the starting point, it is not to be blamed. Compared with those lustful, romantic, and uncaring men, he is much better. However, deception is deception. His deception has made you sad for three years, and you must never forgive him easily."
Xiaocao laughed, "What can we do to him in his current condition?" She wanted to add more coptis root to his medicine, but since he might vomit it out after taking it, Xiaocao wanted to give him some fruit-flavored pills like she did for her grandmother, so how could she add more coptis root? There was nothing she could do. This patient had privileges.
"So now, you..."
"Tingyu's health is very bad now and he needs daily treatment, so after he returns, he will probably discuss the marriage."
"No!" Zhen Muyao immediately raised her voice to a higher level and objected, "How can you marry him when he may die at any time? You haven't even consummated your marriage with him, and considering your situation, even if his previous identity existed, it was not the current Prince of Pingyang Marquis, and the one he married was Lin Xuan, not Wenren Xuan. I say that you should cut him apart and see what happened before. None of the previous ones count. You know he won't live long, so why should you be a widow to him?"
Xiao Cao smiled helplessly and said, "Tingyu's treatment time will not be short every day. It is best to settle the status. Besides, I will not marry anyone else except him, so no matter what, it doesn't matter. Muyao, you can also think on the bright side. What if I can cure him? Then you won't be a widow anymore, right?"
"You're just talking about what if. I've never heard you say such words before. So, you yourself are not sure at all. Therefore, I totally disagree. I believe your mother and other people in your family must have the same idea. If the marriage is really discussed, I will ruin it." Zhen Muyao said rather capriciously.
"I can't just leave Tingyu alone. Without a legitimate status, according to what you said, Muyao, I will just let others frame me? There will be rumors everywhere I go."
Zhen Muyao was speechless for a moment. If she were to stand in Sister Xuan's perspective, she would definitely not ignore it. So, getting married was indeed the best choice. However, from her own perspective, she felt that Sister Xuan was at a loss and it was not worth it. Suddenly, an idea flashed in her mind, "Then just get engaged, and postpone the wedding date indefinitely. You can be an engaged couple, and you are curing his illness, so it doesn't matter if you spend more time together. If Sister Xuan really cures him, then we can get married. And if he doesn't have such luck and dies, then the marriage will naturally be cancelled." Zhen Muyao clapped her hands and felt that her idea was brilliant, "Yes, that's it. Your family will definitely think the same way."
Xiaocao was a little amused, but when she thought about it carefully, it was possible that her family members had the same idea as Mu Yao.
So, is it really just an engagement? In Xiaocao's opinion, it doesn't really matter. Whether it's just an engagement or a marriage, the purpose is to better treat Tingyu. "I'll stay here for another day or two, and we'll talk about it when I get back."
Prince Wei couldn't stop sneezing at this moment, and he always felt a little cold on his back, which didn't feel good.