Wanjin Lady

Chapter 476 Nervous
"I got hurt a little." Wei Zheng didn't seem to care. Instead, the corners of his lips curled up slightly when Wen Jing called him "brother-in-law". He took off his purse and handed it to Wen Jing. "Two years ago, I promised to give you a red envelope for the New Year. Now I'm giving it to you."

Wen Jing smiled sweetly and took it respectfully with both hands. "This...this...I'm so embarrassed...I'm already such a grown-up..."

Wei Zheng coughed softly, as if he saw the girl running towards him angrily on the second day of their wedding to settle the score.

"Don't fall behind in your studies." Wei Zheng recalled his days raising children in Ping County. This girl, like her sister, appeared well-behaved and quiet, but in reality, she was a troublemaker. "You must not fall behind in the martial arts I taught you. I'll let you go today, and I'll come check your studies tomorrow."

Wen Jing’s world collapsed!

She knew that her brother-in-law had two faces. He was only gentle to her elder sister, but he was like a devil to her!

She gritted her teeth, "You are really my brother-in-law!"

Wen Wan tapped Wen Jing's forehead and said, "Take the money and lead the way. Where's Daddy? Where's Mother—"

"In the backyard!"

"You go first." Wei Zheng held the wooden box in his arms, "I'll take care of my father first and then come to meet my father-in-law and mother-in-law."

Wen Jing pulled Wen Wan towards the east wing. Wen Wan looked around as they walked, and felt that the Duke's Mansion really had a pavilion every five steps and a scene every ten steps. The rockery, flowing water, bonsai flowers, and octagonal flying arch attics were all dazzling to the eyes.

The villa of the overbearing boss’s house is indeed... big.

Wen Wan saw three or four maids following Wen Jing, and thought to herself that the noble families of ancient times were indeed extravagant. Even this mere east wing courtyard was bigger than the Wen family mansion in Ping County!
The money she had for her house in Ping County was probably enough to buy a toilet in the Duke's Mansion.

Wen Wan was secretly upset. The figures were very expensive and she couldn’t afford it…she couldn’t afford it at all!

Her stepfather and Liu Yiyi were already waiting for her at the door. Wen Weiming walked slowly on his crutches, and Liu Yiyi urged him on. The two chattered for a long time but hadn't moved more than ten meters. Wen Wan had no choice but to step forward and greet them: "Dad! Mom! Your daughter is back!"

When relatives meet again, they are naturally overjoyed.

Wen Wan was supported by her adoptive father and Liu Yiyi on both sides as she entered the yard. Wen Jing attentively poured her a cup of tea. When Aunt Chen knew that she was coming back today, she hurriedly prepared a cup of milk tea.

Wen Wan drank Chen Ma's milk tea first. After she was full, she saw Wen Jing was unhappy and said, "Sister, you only drink Chen Ma's milk tea, not mine!"

"I drink!"

Wen Wan's cheeks were tense and her stomach was shaking from drinking. Then she talked about what happened after she left Bozhou.

When they talked about how Wei Zheng had injured his legs in order to protect her, and that he might even be disabled for life and unable to stand or walk again, everyone in the room fell silent.

The cheap father-in-law's beard trembled again and again, and he finally sat down with the help of crutches, "After all, it was our family that ruined him in the end."

Liu Yiyi also said: "Deceiving him into becoming a son-in-law was already unkind of our family, and now we owe this son-in-law such a huge favor..."

Liu Yiyi didn't say it out loud. If Queen Wei knew about this, wouldn't she hate the Wen family completely?

Wen Jing had a different idea. "But my brother-in-law is willing to do it. And there are imperial doctors in the palace. His leg can definitely be cured. Even if it can't be cured, we can take care of him together as a family!"

Wen Wan touched her head and said, "You are willing, and you are swept away by the word love."

"Young lady, think more positively. Your son-in-law risked his life for you. You are not allowed to bully him in the future! And you are not allowed to let him down!"

Wen Wan smiled bitterly, "How dare I bully him!"

Liu Yiyi was worried. "If what you said is true, you will have to go to the palace to meet the emperor and the queen in the next two days?"

The family felt like they'd finally been caught red-handed, and even the father, who was being taken advantage of, was apprehensive. "You...do you really have to go to the palace?" "Father, I'm a key witness in the smuggling case. For both official and personal reasons, I have to go to the palace. There's no way to avoid this."

Suddenly, the house seemed to be shrouded in dark clouds.

Wen Wan smiled and said, "Father and mother, don't worry too much. I am naturally beautiful and extremely intelligent. Perhaps Queen Wei will fall in love with me when she sees me."

The four of them remained silent.

Wen Jing held her hand and said, "Don't worry, sister. I'll ask Aunt Chen to sew you a knee pad filled with thick cotton. If the Queen punishes you by making you kneel, you won't be afraid."

Wen Wan's eyes lit up, "Wen Jing, my sister's love for you is not in vain!"

At critical moments, sisters are still reliable!

"Let's put everything else aside for now. I heard the Duke's remains have been returned. Talk to the Marquis, and let our family choose a day to go burn some incense for the Duke. And let them rest assured that the Marquis will continue to be a child of our Wen family!"

Wei Zheng hid under the archway with hanging flowers, listening to the hustle and bustle in the house from afar.

He had sharp ears and eyes, and could hear clearly even from a great distance. But when he reached the door, so close to the enemy, he inexplicably felt like retreating.

If the imperial physician couldn't cure his leg, Wen Wan might not despise him, but he would hate himself.

He hated having to be lifted in and out of the carriage.

Dislike the pity and sympathy that Wenwan inadvertently revealed.

I hate that he can't hold the person he loves in his arms even though he is clearly in love.

Without these legs, he can't even take care of himself, how can he support this family?

If he can't support this family, then what's the difference between him and the son-in-law of the Wen family in Ping County?

Wei Zheng turned the wheelchair. Meng Yuanjie immediately stepped forward to push it, but was stopped by him. The man's voice was light, but irresistible, "I'll walk alone."

The next day, Wen Wan got up early to pack up.

Liu Yiyi and Chen Ma acted as if she was going to meet her future mother-in-law, as if she was facing a great enemy. They got up earlier than her and spent half an hour just getting dressed, combing their hair, and burning incense.

Wen Wan vaguely recalled the fear of being dominated on her wedding day.

Finally, she held down Chen Ma's hand, which was about to smear two pounds of powder on her face, and said, "Don't bother. If the Queen doesn't like me, even if I'm as beautiful as a flower and as rich as five carts, she can still find fault with me."

Before leaving, her stepfather did not forget to warn her, "I know you have a stubborn temper and cannot stand being wronged. But as a person, you should be able to bend and stretch. It is our family that is in the wrong. If the queen..."

"Besides, the two children are still in the Empress's palace." Wen Weiming understood the principle that walls have ears, and spoke and acted more cautiously than before. "In short, no matter what happens, you have to endure it."

"Father, you're joking." Wen Wan knew that the Queen had many spies in the Wei Mansion, so she squeezed her father's hand and reminded him to be careful with his words. "How many people would love to be able to listen to the Queen's teachings. Don't worry, I'll be back soon."

Wen Wan, wearing a gorgeous cross-collared aquamarine long dress that trailed the ground, stumbled as she got into the carriage and almost gave Wei Zheng in the carriage a happy new year.

Fortunately, Wei Zheng pulled her back in time, preventing her from making a fool of herself in public.

Wei Zheng laughed at her: "Are you so nervous?"

Wen Wan said something but meant nothing, "I'm not nervous. Tell me more about the etiquette of meeting the Queen."