How did such immense wealth fall into my family?

Chapter 224 It seems you won't shed tears until you see the coffin.
Wei Liefeng thought it was enough and looked over to Wei Jiu's side. "Aunt Jiu, stop pretending to be asleep. If you keep pretending, you'll look like a widow."

Wei Jiu's wife was extremely annoyed. "Why do you always come when he's in my room?"

"Because you are his wife. If he commits a heinous crime that leads to the confiscation of his property and the extermination of his entire family, the concubines may escape, but you will not be able to."

Wei Jiu's wife was even more depressed.

"You should give your husband some advice. If he thinks his buddies will go easy on him, he'll be bullied. Your son isn't as capable as I am."

“Uncle Jiu, if you voluntarily tell what happened back then, I will let you and your wife and children off the hook. If you insist on going down this dark path, I will hold your wife and children accountable.”

After saying that, Wei Liefeng left. Before leaving, he wished them sweet dreams.

Dream my ass!
Wei Jiu wiped his face. "Do you think my older brother and the others will really do what that little brat said?"

"Possibly. They only care about money. How good was Sixth Brother to them when he was alive?"

"..."

Why did you agree to their offer?

“I…I want to leave more inheritance for our son.”

Wei Jiu's wife didn't believe it. "You must have heard a few nice words and then thought you knew your place. Now look at you, on one hand, you want to ensure there's no way to prove anything, and on the other hand, you want me to confess."

"I...I'll go out and hide for a while."

Wei Jiu's wife glared at him. "Where can you hide? Do you think your older brother and that little brat will let you hide? No, your older brother and the others will let you hide. It'll be easier for them to make their move if you hide."

Wei Jiu scratched his head in frustration. "So what do we do now?"

"Go and apologize to the old man."

Wei Jiu didn't want to go. "Grandpa will kill me. My older brothers... maybe they won't be like that little brat said."

Wei Jiu's wife curled her lip. "Come on. Just the fact that they ganged up on Sixth Sister-in-law shows they're no good people. Besides, that little brat acts like he's in his own room. If you don't do what that little brat says, he could stab you and you wouldn't be able to do anything about it."

Wei Jiu's neck felt a little cold. "How did that little brat get in? I've already sent extra people."

"How would I know? He can pass the imperial examination quietly and also secretly learn martial arts."

“If I tell them what happened back then, my older brother and the others will definitely not let me off the hook.”

"Then take the gamble. Bet they'll go easy on you."

Wei Jiu neither wanted to gamble nor wanted to bring it up himself.

Wei Liefeng didn't urge him.

Before we knew it, the day for the imperial examination for the title of Xiucai arrived.

Wei Liefeng got first place again.

Wei Da and his group couldn't sit still any longer. They even tried to use underhanded tactics, but all their attempts failed. They were now pretty certain that Old Master Wei was protecting Wei Liefeng. They also tried to attack Old Master Wei, but that also failed.

During this time, Wei Jiu stayed hidden in his own courtyard.

Just as Wei Jiu was wondering if Wei Liefeng would come to urge him, Wei Da's attendant arrived. "Greetings, Ninth Master. The eldest master requests your presence."

Wei Jiu didn't want to go. "What does the old man want with me?"

"I don't know about the younger one."

Wei Jiu hesitated for a while before saying, "I'll change my clothes and then I'll go."

"Yes. I'll go back and report to you now."

"Ah."

As soon as Wei Da's attendant left, Wei Jiu went to find his wife. "My elder brother asked me to come over."

"Then go ahead and go. Don't you think your older brother and the others won't do anything to you?"

"I...I'll take a dagger and go again."

Wei Jiu's wife rolled her eyes. "They wouldn't do it at home."

"I'll take one," Wei Jiu's wife rolled her eyes again. "Now you're scared?"

"Stop making sarcastic remarks. If something happens to me, you won't benefit either."

Wei Jiu's wife pursed her lips. "Go see what your good brother wants to see you about."

Wei Jiu picked up the dagger and hesitated for a while before going.

When he arrived, he found Wei Er and the others already there. Wei Jiu's eyelids twitched. Wei Jiu nervously sat down at the end. "Big brother, what do you need me for?"

Wei Da looked at Wei Jiu and said, "Qian Gousheng is almost here."

"What do you mean, brother?"

"Several officials have fallen from grace and several local gentry have been punished in the places Qian Gousheng has passed through. Given that brat's relationship with Qian Gousheng, Qian Gousheng will likely find a reason to lock you up in jail. Once you're in jail, if Qian Gousheng tortures you, can you withstand it?"

"I can't hold on." "Brother, what do you mean?"

"I think you'd better fake your death."

Snapped!
The last string in Wei Jiu's heart snapped. "Does he really have to fake his death?"

"Faking your death is the safest option. Don't worry, we'll find you a beautiful place with clear waters and green mountains, and we'll take care of your wife and children."

Wei Er: "We will help you redeem Miss Shangguan. Haven't you always wanted to elope with Miss Shangguan?"

Wei San: "We will send you the silver on time."

Wei Si: "If you have a child with Miss Shangguan, we will bring the child back."

Wei Wu: "Then it will be registered under my name."

……

Wei Da and his group promised a bunch of benefits.

Wei Jiu gripped the dagger hidden in his sleeve. "I'll think about it."

Wei Da: "Okay. But we need to hurry. Qian Gousheng will be here soon."

"Okay." Wei Jiu stood up from his chair. "You guys chat, I'll head back first."

Wei Jiu walked back dejectedly. His wife, seeing his expression, knew Wei Liefeng had guessed correctly. "They made you fake your death?"

"Yeah. They say Qian Gousheng is coming soon. They say that with that brat's relationship with Qian Gousheng, Qian Gousheng will definitely stand up for that brat."

Wei Jiu's wife pursed her lips. "They're quite good at making excuses. But what they said isn't entirely unreasonable. It seems that the little brat started challenging us after he met Qian Gousheng."

"Yes. That little brat is also an orphan of a fallen soldier."

"Then Qian Gousheng has even more reason to stand up for him. I heard that several of the people Qian Gousheng punished were for bullying the families of fallen soldiers."

That night, after everyone in the mansion had gone to sleep, Wei Jiu secretly went to Old Master Wei's courtyard.

Old Master Wei was surprised when he learned why Wei Jiu had come. "How come you've suddenly become so shrewd?"

"Where did he become more cunning?" "Feng'er reminded me. Feng'er said that my older brother and his men would make me fake my death, and then turn the fake death into a real one."

Old Master Wei's lips curled up.

The next day, before Wei Da and the others even got out of bed, they were stopped in their house by government officials. They thought Xiao Gou Sheng had arrived early. Unexpectedly, it turned out that Wei Jiu had gone to see Old Master Wei.

Wei Da and the others wished they could skin Wei Jiu alive.

Wei Da knelt at Old Master Wei's feet, looking at him with a wronged expression, and said, "Old Master, Wei Jiu did this all by himself. We had no idea."

"Yes. We were fooled by him too."

"Grandpa, he just wants to drag us down with him."

……

After they finished speaking, Old Master Wei slowly said, "It seems you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin."