The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 279 Is this another attempt at suicide?

The aroma of tea wafted through the private room.

As the weather warms up, the windows are open in the bright sunlight, and the breeze blowing in is only slightly cool.

For no apparent reason, Ning Yunling shivered from the cold.

There were footsteps behind me.

He turned around, but through the screen, he couldn't see the scene outside clearly; he could only vaguely make out an outline.

"Who?"

Ning Yunling's displeasure was written all over her face.

"Lying around suspiciously outside, you actually eavesdropped on my speech!"

The voice sounded so much like his deceased cousin!

Is this intentional imitation?

Isn't this just hitting his sore spot?

Ning Yunling, oblivious to the danger, roared, "You blind fool! Get inside now!"

Very powerful.

He has the air of a young master from the Ning family.

Yu Tingwan looked at Ning Yunling with a newfound tenderness that she hadn't shown before.

Among the nobles and marquises of the capital, the Marquis of Ningguo possessed a level of strategy and courage that, while not the highest, was certainly above average. These two cousins, only a year apart in age, were completely devoted to Wei Zhao.

The footsteps grew closer.

The man was tall and elegant, dressed in a black robe, his hair held up with a jade crown, his exquisitely sculpted face revealing sharp features, and his nose was high and straight.

His eyes were dark and devoid of any ripples, utterly desolate, and filled with a bone-chilling coldness.

Wei Jiazi has always been exceptionally handsome.

However, he was sickly.

His face was pale and bloodless.

In Yu Tingwan's eyes, even Xi Shi was three parts weaker.

In Ning Yunling's eyes, however, he was like a demon.

He was the only son of the Ning family and was spoiled since childhood. He was fearless, except for his cousin Wei Zhao.

When trouble was caused outside, the father was only punished by kneeling in the ancestral hall, but Wei Zhao thought that the Marquis of Ningguo was too kind and directly used family law.

He lay on the couch for almost half a month.

After getting out of bed, he behaved himself for a while.

The whole family found it strange.

He won't listen to reason, and he won't listen to kind advice to avoid causing trouble. He just deserves a beating.

It wasn't until Wei Zhao went on a campaign and there was no one to keep him in check that his true colors were revealed.

Marquis Ningguo imitated the family rules by copying the gourd.

Can……

But I'm also afraid of beating this bastard to a pulp.

Ning Yunling was not afraid at all.

So much so that every time Wei Zhao returned, the first thing he did after meeting the emperor was to see him.

Ok……

I'll deal with him myself.

Despite being only a year older than him, Ning Yunling often didn't dare to breathe loudly in his presence.

But he admired his cousin.

He wasn't very bright, and once he was used as a pawn by a spoiled brat, getting involved in a rape and murder case. He ended up in jail without even realizing it.

All the evidence pointed to him. But he had no way to defend himself, and whatever he said was seen as bluff by outsiders.

The victim was of high status; she was from the Empress's maternal family.

Ning Yunling was unaware that the true mastermind behind this was actually the Crown Prince.

The Duke of Shunguo's mansion never participates in factional disputes. The Crown Prince tried to win him over but failed. Wei Zhao, however, was unyielding to both soft and hard tactics, so he used Ning Yunling as a hostage.

Ning Yunling is backed by the Ning family.

The Ning family and the Duke of Shunguo's mansion are also related by marriage.

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However, Ning Yunling knew that the Ning family was helpless and extremely anxious.

The seemingly kind and gentle Crown Prince only wanted to make Wei Zhao submit; he had no intention of going too far. Therefore, he did not let Ning Yunling suffer in prison.

But Ning Yunling felt she was suffering.

Although he was never tortured or whipped.

Can……

The cell was filled with an unbearable stench.

The smell of blood mingled with the sour odor of the prisoners who hadn't bathed in a long time.

The food was inedible, and rats were running around everywhere.

He had never experienced hardship, and suffered both physically and mentally.

The more I think about it, the more aggrieved.

They all cried!!!
After staying for two days, Wei Zhao arrived.

His face was gloomy, and it only got worse when he saw how disheveled he looked. Without saying a word, he pulled him out.

The guards tried to stop him, but he kicked them away. The eunuch beside the crown prince rushed over.

"Oh dear, General, you're in such a hurry, but you can't..."

Wei Zhao interrupted him coldly.

"Go back and tell your master that I am not afraid of trouble, but I also do not want to cause trouble. It would be better to suffer losses than gains."

"I have taken him away. My younger brother is still young and cannot withstand the storms of life. I hope Your Highness will not joke with him."

Just two sentences silenced her father-in-law.

Wei Zhao certainly had the confidence to do so.

If the person is taken out, they will be innocent. This case can be framed on Ning Yunling, and she can be exonerated. It's all up to the Crown Prince's whim.

Wei Zhao's meaning was clear: this could be taken as a joke.

He didn't care.

This is a matter for whoever started it; they should handle it.

If there is a next time, it will only make the Crown Prince lose face.

The crown prince was furious.

But it is true...

If you really offend someone, and Wei Zhao turns around and becomes a member of the Fifth Prince's faction, then it will be a loss for you.

In the end, this matter was minimized and resolved peacefully.

It was handled very smoothly.

Everyone knew Ning Yunling had been wronged, and those spoiled brats had all "confessed and submitted to the law."

Wei Zhao and Crown Prince Ying Yi seemed to have no barriers between them, turning hostility into friendship, and could still chat and laugh when they met again.

Ning Yunling felt her blood boil whenever she thought of this.

But now, my blood isn't warming up.

He stared intently at the person in front of him.

It was as if they were afraid of misreading it.

I'm also afraid of having dreams.

Ning Yunling rolled off the chair and sat down on the ground with a thud.

"It's over."

"I think about it day and night, but it hasn't entered my dreams."

He exclaimed in horror, "In broad daylight, I saw a ghost!"

Shen Zhiyi: ...

Goodness, she saw it too.

Wei Zhao stopped and stood at a distance, his lips twitching slightly: "Is he trying to kill himself again?"

Ning Yunling had heard these chilling words far too many times.

If you cause trouble again, I will not let you off easily.

"You've fallen into my hands again. Can't you learn something new?"

"Ning Yunling, stop making me punish you."

"In the Imperial Academy's preliminary exam, you and Xiao Huaiyan were competing for last place? He doesn't want to use his brain, you just don't have one. Is your head just for show? If you're going to keep it, you might as well kick it out. You've been sold out, and you're still stupidly helping him count the money?"

"Who did you fight with this time? Fine, you fought, but you lost? Can't you be a little more dignified?"

And... his last two sentences.

"Yunling, you need to be more sensible. I can't protect you forever."

He naively asked why he couldn't.

Wei Zhao merely looked up at the moonlight, his expression lonely.

"I get tired too."

So, he died.

Ning Yunling stared blankly, as if she couldn't get enough of looking at him.

With a thud, the fan in Shen Zhiyi's hand fell to the ground once again.

But she forgot to pick it up.

How could Shen Zhiyi not be afraid when she saw the person who should have been in a coffin standing in front of her?
Not to mention her time in prison, which made her afraid of Wei Zhao.

They dared not speak, nor move.

He only glanced at Yu Tingwan with his eyes.

The girl rested her chin on her hand and smiled.

It's true, ignorance is bliss.

She was trembling and wanted to run to Yu Tingwan's side.

For some reason, I always felt that her "dead pig doesn't fear boiling water" personality was a talisman against evil spirits.

The sound was not loud, but it made Ning Yunling shudder violently, abruptly waking her from her reverie.

His eyes reddened, and he suddenly got up from the ground, rushed over, and shouted sadly.

"cousin!"

He approached Wei Zhao, and before he could speak, tears streamed down his face.

"Why did you die so sickly! You looked so thin, did you not have a good time in the underworld?"