The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 160 Do you really want to be someone's son-in-law?

The room fell into a deathly silence.

Yang Weiwen broke out in a cold sweat.

He Xuran has been eating and living with them for the past few days, without taking advantage of his status to do anything special, but his background is still what it is.

If they were to attack Wei Shen, he wouldn't be able to stop them.

Ke He Xu Ran did not.

He lowered his gaze, knowing he couldn't really argue with the half-dead person on the bed.

He Xuran chose to ignore it.

His sharp, probing gaze remained unchanged. He put down the simple teacup in his hand, his eyes darkening as he stared at Yu Tingwan: "What did you call me?"

Yu Tingwan: ? ? ?

Weren't you here to visit a patient?
Why do we keep steer the conversation toward her?

Those unaware of the situation might think that He Xuran came for her.

While she was wondering, Yang Weiwen helped her out, saying, "Sir, her surname is Yu, and her given name is Tingwan."

That's quite a name.

He Xuran narrowed his eyes: "Nice name, did your parents choose it?"

He asked, "Are they... scholars?"

His probing was all too obvious.

It can be said that He Xuran never intended to hide it.

However, there was no malice in it, and Yu Tingwan was not offended, but she was unwilling to talk about it with outsiders.

Yu Tingwan: "No."

She planned to go to a corner to brew the medicine.

But He Xuran still stopped her.

"Would it be convenient to ask them what kind of business they do?"

The girl's tone softened: "My father was an ordinary bodyguard, and my mother was just an ordinary woman."

He Xuran murmured to himself.

"The bodyguard..."

"Escorts travel all over the country."

He stared intently at Yu Tingwan, observing her expression: "May I ask, Madam Wei, did you come to Ze County from elsewhere with your parents, or have you lived within the jurisdiction of Ze County since childhood?"

He Xuran had no further questions.

Wei Zhao was a little hot, so he pushed the blankets down a bit, his voice revealing neither joy nor anger: "Is the Imperial Censor interrogating a prisoner?"

“My father-in-law and mother-in-law are both honest and law-abiding people.”

"Your Excellency, under the guise of visiting me, are relentlessly pursuing and attacking my wife right in front of me. Isn't that inappropriate?"

Even the slow-witted Yang Weiwen noticed something was wrong.

!!!

No wonder!
From the moment he entered, He Xuran stared at everyone else.

Later, he asked to meet Yu Tingwan's parents.

how!

Do you really want to be someone's son-in-law?

Yes, Yu Tingwan is beautiful.

But she was already a member of the Wei family.

Wei Shen is already in this state. Does Your Excellency intend to anger him to death and then take his wife for yourself?

Yang Weiwen originally respected He Xuran very much, but now his opinion has changed.

The Imperial Censor is somewhat... of questionable character.

"grown ups!"

Yang Weiwen took a deep breath, not knowing where he got the courage.

"Wei Shen is not in good health."

He frantically implied, "It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Lady Wei's love for Wei Shen is unwavering, even unto death."

He Xuran: ?
What does it have to do with him?

wrong.

If Yu Tingwan's identity is really...

That is indeed his business.

He Xuran finally took a serious look at Wei Shen.

Before coming, I felt it was a pity about this person.

The men in Wei's army are all quite capable.

He didn't think Wei Shen had a particularly strange temper; there were several of that man's subordinates with normal tempers.

Chi Yu, Rong Di, and others are the best examples.

But now...

A little disgusted.

Wei Zhao tugged at the gauze.

It's uncomfortable because it's tied a bit too tightly.

Noticing his scrutiny, Wei Zhao lifted his eyelids and glanced at He Xuran. Wei Zhao still remembered the scene of his last meeting with He Xuran.

It was a chrysanthemum banquet held by Princess Jiashan nine months ago.

It was ostensibly a flower-viewing event, but in reality, it was a banquet for He Xuran to find a suitable woman.

The ladies attending the banquet brought their unmarried daughters, all of whom were fully aware of the situation.

Wei Zhao, who had not yet gone to the border, was also among those invited.

He certainly wasn't going to meet He Xuran.

Rather, Princess Jiashan wanted to take this opportunity to resolve his life's most important matter at the same time.

Princess Jiashan was the wife of the Grand Tutor, who also had a teacher-student relationship with Wei Zhao. It was difficult to refute this, so Wei Zhao had no choice but to go through the motions.

Then he saw He Xuran.

At that time, He Xuran was sitting in the pavilion, and he had already made more than a dozen girls cry.

Wei Zhao stepped closer.

"Princess Jiashan has worried about your marriage even more than your mother. Aren't you afraid she'll blame you later?"

He Xuran has offended Princess Jiashan more than once or twice, so he's really not afraid.

He poured Wei Zhao a cup of tea: "Freshly arrived Qingcheng Snow Bud tea, have a taste."

Wei Zhao picked up the white jade teacup, and just by looking at the color of the tea, he knew it was good tea.

He Xuran: [“When are you leaving?”]

"Half a month later."

Wei Zhao: [“I begged the Emperor for permission, and he granted me permission to set off after celebrating my mother’s birthday.”]

He Xuran recalled something: ["My niece's feelings for you..."]

He was the youngest son of the Earl of Qingyuan, making him of extremely high seniority. The niece he mentioned was only three years younger than Wei Zhao.

He Xuran: [“Anyway, your mother is extremely satisfied with my niece, and our two families are of similar social standing, so I…”]

Wei Zhao: [“Trying to take advantage of me?”]

He Xuran admitted: "I do indeed want to be your elder, to hear General Wei call me 'uncle'."

then.

I don’t know what happened.

He Xuran was sitting peacefully on the stone bench when he suddenly saw a dark shadow flash past his eyes. The next moment, he was kicked into the water.

It was Wei Zhao who kicked it.

It was Wei Zhao who pulled him out of the water.

Wei Zhao humbly stated, "There's no need for thanks between us."

He Xuran was furious at the time.

Even so, He Xuran came to see him off when he set off.

He Xuran's face was cold.

Wei Zhao, clad in full armor, wiped his Cloud-Piercing Spear and said solemnly, "The Crown Prince suffers from a weak constitution, and the Fifth Prince has enjoyed the Emperor's favor these past few years. The power dynamics in the court are deeply entrenched. Now that you've entered officialdom, there are some things I don't need to advise you on; just be cautious in everything you do."

He Xuran: [“Wei Zhao.”]

He said irritably, "Remember to return safely and triumphantly."

Thinking of the past, Wei Zhao smiled slightly.

He tugged at the gauze again.

Yang Weiwen continued, "You don't know, the young couple has an incredibly strong relationship, and no one can break them up!"

Wei Zhao continued to pull at the gauze.

He didn't have much strength and struggled to pry it open.

Seeing him like this, He Xuran felt terrible.

Yang Weiwen even went so far as to expose his own scars.

"I have never regretted offending the princess for my fiancée. A gentleman knows what to do and what not to do."

"But to be honest, I went through a lot of trouble to find my betrothed, and she..."

Yang Weiwen gritted his teeth and hardened his heart: "But she said that the marriage agreement of the older generation does not count."

"So what if I became the third-ranked scholar in the imperial examination? I'm not destined for wealth and status."

“She’s not going to suffer with me if I send her to a poor, remote place to be a lowly county magistrate who will never rise in rank.”

"She also said... she also said that she already had someone she loved, and told me not to be delusional."

By the end, Yang Weiwen's voice was trembling.

Yu Tingwan felt like he was about to shatter.

Even so, Yang Weiwen still said with a heavy heart, "Madam Wei is different. She has never abandoned Wei Shen, which shows how deep and pure her feelings are!"

"Such integrity is something I admire greatly!"

Yu Tingwan: ...

When it came to expressing his feelings for Wei Zhao, Yang Weiwen was even more invested than she was.

Wei Zhao, who was slowly pulling at the gauze, was so surprised that his hands trembled and he pulled the gauze even tighter.

He weakly uttered, "Hmm."

Startled, Yu Tingwan rushed forward: "What happened? What's wrong?"

Wei Zhao said slowly, "Breathing... is difficult."