Yu Zhi was annoyed by Wei Pingxi's constant torment, and because of their months of close companionship, she had gotten used to acting coquettishly towards Wei Pingxi. For a moment, she forgot that there were other people around and shook the Fourth Miss's arm, saying, "Sleepy."
The tender, delicate beauty of the scene captivated Wei Er, making him stare with longing.
Suddenly, a scream was heard.
Exclamations immediately followed.
Upon hearing the sound, they looked over and saw blood splattered all over Peacock Street.
Young Master Sun stared incredulously at the sharp longsword in his hand, momentarily stunned: "Hiss! Is this young master really that fierce?"
He actually severed Young Master Wei's manhood with a single sword strike.
Wei Er suddenly stood up, staring intently at the man lying on the ground, groaning in pain, his eyes almost bulging out of their sockets: "Big Brother!!"
Qin flicked his finger and vanished, concealing his achievements and fame.
Late autumn, wind blows. A fishy wind blows.
The rightful heir to the Yiyang Marquis's mansion was reduced to a cripple after a ridiculous martial arts contest.
And this is only the beginning of the chaos.
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Chapter 28 Just for Fun
"Big brother!"
Wei Er swiftly led his men downstairs, his eyes blazing with fury, pointing his sword at Sun Jingming and his entourage: "Those who dared to attack my Wei family's eldest son in Lingnan Prefecture, arrest them all!"
A pool of blood appeared beneath Young Master Wei, his face deathly pale. The pain made him want to faint, but his dignity compelled him to keep his eyes wide open.
His pupils constricted when he saw his second brother, who should have been enjoying himself in the mansion, appear here!
Given the timing and location, how could he not have many thoughts?
He's a useless person now.
The second brother, however, was full of energy.
Seeing the growing gloom in his eyes, Wei Pingxi patted the railing and asked the beauty beside him, "Are you still sleepy?"
After such a huge incident, Yu Zhi didn't know how she could still laugh. She slowly lowered her blindfold, her heart pounding with fear, and stammered, "Yes, yes..."
With a finger pressed against her lips, the Fourth Miss leaned closer, her voice melodious: "What does it matter to me, Wei Pingxi, that the man surnamed Wei has become a eunuch? Tell me, is that right or wrong?"
She put her arm around Yuzhi, and the two went downstairs intimately.
The eldest son of the Marquis's family was castrated after a street fight with his brother-in-law. His manhood was completely severed, leaving him covered in blood. The sight was both heartbreaking and horrifying.
The news spread throughout Lingnan Prefecture within half an hour. Dark clouds gathered over the Wei family. Old Master Wei was furious and almost crippled Sun Jingming's meridians in his anger.
Sun Jingming was injured and almost fell victim to the old thief's poisonous hand. He rolled his eyes in anger: "So what if he's crippled? He's not of much use keeping that thing around. In all these years, has it been able to get my sister to have a son or daughter?"
"If you can't win an argument, you resort to violence; if you can't win a fight, you risk your life. Is this the family tradition of the Wei family? I think it's nothing special!"
"Furthermore, Wei brought this upon himself. He had been relentlessly attacking my lower body, and when that failed, he tried to cripple my sword-wielding hand. My arm was unharmed, so how could I have accidentally injured his vitals?"
"Given what he has done to my sister, I have already shown mercy by sparing his life. If you know what's good for you, quickly write a divorce agreement and let my sister go home!"
Mrs. Sun was shocked at how he knew about her misfortunes over the years.
Old Master Wei's anger surged: "How dare you!"
Sun Jingming was incredibly brave. Even though a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake, he still had to speak up for his sister. He stood there not just representing himself, but the Sun family!
Facing the old man's imposing manner, he neither backed down nor avoided it: "Am I being presumptuous, or is it your Wei family that is abusing your power and being rude first?"
"If you looked down on the Sun family in the first place, why did you marry the eldest daughter of the Sun family? If you don't treat her well after marrying her, and Young Master Wei's thing is no good, and you didn't explain this before the engagement, this is a marriage fraud!"
"Just because the old man has a loud voice doesn't mean he's right. I would say the same thing even before His Majesty. It's not that my Sun family is ruthless; it's that your Wei family insulted my Sun family first!"
A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger. Sun Jingming is eighteen at most, and is the eldest son of the Sun family, but he is a few years younger than Sun Shi.
Despite the age difference, the elder sister was like a mother to him. His words shocked everyone present.
When Wei Pingxi arrived, there wasn't even a seat available. He casually pulled over a chair, sat down calmly, and sighed that Minister Sun had raised a good son and that the Sun family had a good younger brother.
Everyone present was a master, so Yu Zhi naturally had no right to sit. She stood next to the fourth young lady, watching the show with trepidation.
"Relax."
Yu Zhi looked at her and softly hummed in agreement.
She suspected that the castration of Young Master Wei was a setup by the Fourth Miss. Following this line of thought, if it wasn't, that would be fine. But if it was, how deep must the Fourth Miss's scheming be?
Old Master Wei was too old to argue with the younger generation of the Sun family, so he closed his eyes and let his subordinates handle it.
The eldest son was deposed, and the Marquis of Yiyang was filled with resentment. He left Sun Jingming aside and angrily said, "Tell me! Was it an accident or intentional? Tell me in detail what happened!"
Wei Er knelt on the ground, trembling: "Reporting to Grandfather and Father, at that time, my fourth sister and I were both present..."
The old man opened his cloudy eyes and stared straight at his granddaughter.
Wei Pingxi was not afraid of being looked at; in fact, he openly met his gaze with clear, frank eyes.
"I know you're skilled in martial arts. You're the one who harmed your elder brother, aren't you?!"
The old man spoke out out of the blue, and Sun Jingming was stunned: Is there something wrong with this old man's head? He doesn't suspect outsiders, but suspects his own family first?
It's clear that the Wei family is a murky and chaotic place.
No one dared to speak.
Wei Er shut his mouth and watched the confrontation between grandfather and grandson.
Yu Zhi was extremely nervous, repeatedly reminding herself that "the Fourth Miss is innocent," before she could calm herself down and not show any abnormality.
Wei Pingxi played with his favorite concubine's hand: "Grandfather, you've gone too far with those words. I'm more heartbroken than anyone else when my elder brother suffered this misfortune. How is it that I'm the one who harmed him?"
"If you don't believe me, Grandfather, please let Second Brother finish speaking."
"My second brother and his servants were watching me like I was a thief, how could I have a chance to make a move? Besides, I'm not a god, how would I know when Young Master Sun would come to Lingnan Prefecture?"
“I don’t even know why he came to Lingnan Prefecture, so how did I come to say that I harmed my elder brother?”
She couldn't hide her sadness: "My grandfather disliked me and deliberately embarrassed me in front of my in-laws. I also want to ask: Am I my grandfather's granddaughter? Am I a member of the Wei family?"
If he is not of the Wei family bloodline, doesn't that mean that Marquis Yiyang is raising someone else's child?
The old man retorted, "Nonsense! Of course you are a descendant of the Wei family!"
As long-forgotten memories surfaced, he felt weary and asked Wei Er, "Is what she said true?"
“Yes! I was worried that my fourth sister would act recklessly, so I kept a close eye on her. When my eldest brother was murdered, I was arguing with my fourth sister, so she didn’t have a chance to do it.”
"You all saw it too?"
The servants guarding the door reported back one after another: "We saw it, it wasn't Fourth Miss who did it."
In truth, it was more like an accident.
Even Young Master Sun probably didn't expect the sword to be so crooked.
The Marquis of Yiyang felt a surge of blood in his throat: So his eldest son was simply destined to be a eunuch due to bad luck?
"Lock him up first. If you want your son, let Sun Qianye come and ransom him himself!"
He pointed to Sun Jingming.
Sun Jingming, cursing and swearing, along with all the people he brought, were locked in the Wei family's woodshed.
The fourth young lady successfully cleared herself of suspicion and looked meaningfully at her good second brother.
When they met eyes, Wei Er still glared at her fiercely. Wei Pingxi stood up, smiling broadly, patted his sleeves, and, having no intention of staying any longer, took Yu Zhi's hand and returned to Jingzhe Courtyard.
The entire household was anxious and worried about the eldest son's situation. She calmly went out with her beautiful concubine. Marquis Yiyang was furious, but ultimately, because of his wife, he did not punish his daughter too harshly.
"Are we just going to leave like this?" Yu Zhi asked in surprise.
"Otherwise? You think you're not tired of standing there?" Wei Pingxi glanced at her with a smile: "Go back and massage my legs, they're tired."
Yu Zhi remained silent for a long time.
Shouldn't she be the one who's tired?
The fourth young lady entered the main hall, pulled up a chair and sat down. She had been standing the whole time without complaining of being tired. How could she have the audacity to say that she was "tired" so innocently?
Upon entering the Jingzhe Courtyard, Jade and Agate brewed mugwort leaves to welcome the Fourth Miss.
The eldest son was castrated in the street; this is too unlucky. He needs to be properly cleansed.
Not only did she need to wash, but Yuzhi also needed to wash.
Let's see if the fourth young lady wants to bathe with her. Yu Zhi was exhausted from being tormented by her last night, and her back was aching. She barely managed to go out with her. Now, all she could see when she closed her eyes was the eldest young master's miserable state covered in blood.
She was timid and thin-skinned, lacking the inexhaustible energy and stamina of the Fourth Miss. She managed to coax Wei Pingxi into letting her go, and the two of them took separate baths in the tubs.
What kind of screen should be placed?
Two bathtubs, each about half a person's height, were filled with steam. A screen embroidered with flowers and birds was placed between them. Miss Wei found the screen an eyesore and said it interfered with her appreciation of the beauty, so she ordered Agate to move it away.
"That's good. The view is unobstructed, and we can chat while we shower. Let's go downstairs."
She waved her hand, and a stream of jade, agate, gold, and silver ingots, their faces flushed, filed out.
At the same time, a thought popped into my mind—my aunt has had it so tough.
"You've washed up, what's there to be shy about?"
Yu Zhi felt a heat rising from the top of her head. With a determined heart, she closed her eyes, quickly untied her belt, and plunged into the water, barely revealing her fair shoulders.
A pair of willow-leaf eyes stared intently at the Fourth Miss, her face filled with anticipation.
She looked both innocent and alluring, with a hint of lust hanging between her brows. Her shoulders were slender, and the colors of water and snow surrounded her rounded, white figure, which was damp and misty.
For the first time ever, Wei Pingxi's usually unwavering heart stirred.
It moves inexplicably.
She raised her lips: "You enjoy looking at me that much?"
Yu Zhi boldly retorted, "Why are you allowed to look at me, but I'm not allowed to look at you?"