Her guards

Chapter 252 The Wife's Reluctance

Wei Jiao didn't go crazy and just ran away.

Instead, he first beheaded the city garrison commander of Longxi City before fleeing outside the city.

It happened so suddenly.

When Wei Cui received the news, he chased after them, only to find that the head that Wei Jiao had hung on his horse was already congealed with blood.

Even so, Wei Qiye, hiding behind Wei Cui's personal guards, still looked fearful, thinking of the scene when Ma Qing, the city guard of Qin'an City, was suddenly killed.

When Wei Jiao returned this time, the family made thorough preparations to deal with his outburst.

But he didn't make a fuss, nor did he hit or bite anyone; he just stayed by the bride's side, speaking in a strange and sarcastic tone.

Some people speculated that he had really been cured.

Some speculate that he was pretending to be normal in front of the princess's wife.

Master Wei immediately saw through his intention to use his wife's princess status to come and watch the show.

It seems now that a madman is a madman, and he will eventually go mad himself.

"Go wherever you want. If the city garrison questions you, just tell them to leave," Wei Cui said helplessly. "How can you kill someone?"

Wei Jiao was surrounded by a dozen or so embroidered-clad guards, but this dark cloud, set against the backdrop of hundreds of Longxi soldiers in deep red robes, resembled a lone boat.

“Wei Jiao, you’ve done it again—” Seventh Master Wei shouted from behind.

The reason given for the illness served two purposes: first, it could appease the frightened public, and second, it facilitated the Wei family's subsequent control over the Wei family's correctional staff.

However, before he could finish speaking, Wei Jiao interrupted him with a shout.

His voice was loud and clear, instantly spreading throughout the surrounding area.

"General, I am not being obstructed; I am investigating a case."

As he spoke, Wei Jiao raised the person's head and raised his voice again.

"Previously, Ma Qing of Qin'an City harbored remnants of treason and was executed by the court. During the investigation of Ma Qing, his subordinates confessed that Liao Bai, the garrison commander of Longxi City, had colluded with Ma Qing."

As he spoke, several embroidered-robed men beside him took out scrolls from their robes.

"Here are letters between Liao Bai and Ma Qing, which state that they will defend their positions and await changes in the capital in order to plot their hegemony."

Hearing this, Wei Cui's expression remained calm, but Seventh Master Wei's eyes flickered, and he couldn't help but whisper behind him.

"That's utter nonsense. How could Liao Bai write a letter to Ma Qing? He was just a messenger..."

Wei Cui slightly turned her head and glared at him.

Master Wei dared not speak again, but Wei Jiao's voice continued to come from ahead.

"...Although I have returned home to get married, I am also involved in an important case. Today, when I interrogated Liao Bai, he resisted stubbornly. I have been ordered by the Emperor to wear an embroidered robe and to punish the traitor. If His Majesty were to be present, he would be executed on the spot."

"...General Wei Cui, do you have any complaints? Are you going to protect the traitor?"

……

……

Wei Cui was certainly not dissatisfied.

He smiled as he looked at his son, who was poised to charge at him with his embroidered clothes if he dared to ask another question.

He waved his hand, signaling the surrounding guards to step back slightly.

He stepped forward as well.

But they were always by his side, surrounded by close attendants.

Standing in front of Wei Jiao.

“Since the Commandant is acting under orders, then we shall obey the Commandant in everything.” He nodded and looked at Wei Jiao with gentle eyes. “So, A-Jiao, are you going back to the capital to report back?”

Wei Jiao also put away his arrogance from before, leaned forward slightly on his horse, and smiled at Wei Cui: "Yes, Father, His Majesty has been very kind to me and treats me like his own son. I want to send him this good news."

Wei Cui smiled slightly, about to say something, when the sound of horses' hooves rang out behind him, mixed with a sharp female voice.

"Wei Jiao!"

Wei Cui turned his head and saw a woman rushing towards him through the crowd. Unlike before, she wasn't dressed in elaborate makeup and surrounded by palace maids and eunuchs. Instead, her hair was unkempt, and her cloak, billowing in the wind, revealed glimpses of her nightgown underneath...

It is clear that they rushed after discovering the person was missing.

“Father, you must stop her.” Wei Jiao withdrew his gaze, looked at Wei Cui, and smiled. “You are not favored by the emperor, and you don’t have the guts to rebel. Then you should take good care of the emperor’s daughter. In this way, the emperor will have something to worry about, and our lives will be easier.”

Wei Cui remained unperturbed, only helplessly saying, "Ajiao, I only wish you a good life."

"Wei Jiao—" the woman was already close, "Get out of the way—all of you, get out of the way—"

However, the Longxi guards were stationed all around, and without Wei Cui's order, they did not move even when driven away by the eunuchs.

A princess's power can be absolute in her home, but she is helpless against heavily armed and armored figures.

"What are you shouting for!" Wei Jiao sat up straight and shouted.

He looked past the guards at the woman.

The woman looked aggrieved and anxious.

"Why didn't you take me with you! I want to go back to the capital too!" she shouted.

Wei Jiao spurred his horse a few steps toward this place, looked at the woman, and scoffed, "You're a member of the Wei family, why are you going back to the capital?"

Before she could finish speaking, the woman shouted, "I am your wife, and I will go wherever you go."

Wei Jiao raised an eyebrow and smiled: "That won't do. I'm not like my father, who takes his wife everywhere he goes."

Wei Cui smiled faintly.

Seeing that the woman was about to rush over, Wei Jiao lost his patience.

"Yang Luo," he said in a deep voice, "If you want to be a member of the Wei family and use their power, then stay in Longxi and go back to the capital. The Chai family won't treat you like a member of the Wei family. My father isn't the kind of person who would go against the Chai family for your sake."

Seemingly having her thoughts laid bare by these blunt words, the woman's face stiffened.

"You, you, I didn't go to the capital for, for..." she said angrily, but stammered and didn't say anything more about going to the capital.

The two men shouted loudly, and the crowd gathered in front of the city gate to watch the spectacle heard them, sparking a buzz of discussion.

Wei Cui coughed lightly: "Alright, let's not argue in front of others."

"If I don't say it once, she'll forget why she came to Longxi in the first place." Wei Jiao snorted coldly, turned his horse around, looked ahead, and shouted, "Get out of the way!"

This time, Wei Cui didn't say anything more, but slowly raised his hand and waved it.

The hundreds of soldiers blocking the way suddenly parted to make way.

"Thank you, Father." Wei Jiao smiled and spurred his horse forward. His embroidered attendants followed beside him.

"Wei Jiao—"

The woman's voice came from behind again.

Logically, he should have ignored it, spurred his horse and galloped away without looking back.

but……

It's all that bastard's fault for pretending so convincingly; that shout revealed his deep reluctance.

Wei Jiao clenched his fist on the reins, turned his head, and looked impatient.

He saw that the woman was clutching her cloak tightly in one hand, her back always straight, but now it was even straighter, as if she wanted to see him more clearly...

"Wei Jiao." Meeting his gaze, she called out again, "When you go to the capital, you are not allowed to speak to Princess Heisei!"

Wei Jiao couldn't help but almost burst out laughing.

This piece of shit!

Low chuckles rippled through the surrounding crowd.

Who is Princess Heisei?

"I could tell just by listening to her voice, she's a princess, a real princess."

"Tsk, I've heard that Wei Jiao was originally deeply favored by the princess."

Ignoring the woman's words and the surrounding chatter, Wei Jiao gave a cold laugh and turned away.

"Wei Jiao—" the woman's voice called out again.

That's enough, she's not done yet. Wei Jiao turned around again, annoyed, and snapped, "Shut up!"

The woman shut her mouth, looking at him from afar with a wronged expression.

"Keep looking, keep looking, keep looking, and he really won't go. He won't help you with this!" Wei Jiao forcefully withdrew his gaze and urged his horse on.

The chaotic hoofbeats kicked up dust, seemingly isolating the soldiers, the crowd, and the city behind them.

But the woman's voice broke through the noise again.

"Wei Jiao, remember to look at the starry sky."

“My husband, although we are in different places, we see the same starry sky.”

That bastard, he really knows how to lie. He even believes his own lies, as if he really is going to the capital, as if she and he are really husband and wife, as if they are truly in love.

It's just like real life; I can't bear to be separated from him.

Wei Jiao did not turn back, a smile spreading across his lips.

……

……

"Are you really going to let him go?"

"That kid is a real menace; he killed Liao Bai without any warning all of a sudden."

"He'll frame the general again when he gets to the capital, which will attract troops..."

Wei Jiao left, but he caused quite a bit of trouble. Besides settling Liao Bai's relatives and friends and comforting the frightened people, Master Wei stood outside the city gate, feeling uneasy.

"Should we ambush him on the way?"

Wei Cui smiled and said, "If he could frame me, he would have just killed me. Why would he need to go back to the capital to mobilize troops? Feng Su is waiting in Qin'an City, sharpening his knife day and night."

After saying that, he glanced at the direction where Wei Jiao had left and was already out of sight.

Moreover, he had guessed that Wei Jiao would leave.

As Wei Jiao said, since the emperor sent his daughter as a hostage, he should naturally go back and continue to be a hostage for the emperor.

With both sides having a deal, he's definitely living a more comfortable life in the capital than before.

The son regarded him as an enemy, but since he could not kill him on his own, he was determined to use the emperor's power to kill him.

How could she possibly stay at home and remain under his control?
Wei Cui laughed, his eyes filled with disdain.

"No matter how loyal he is, he is still my son, Wei Cui. No one in the world will use him; they will only treat him like a dog."

After saying that, he looked towards the city gate and saw that Miss Yang had not left. She looked listless and was still gazing in the direction where Wei Jiao had left.

It seemed as if he was genuinely in love with Wei, and Wei Cui smiled.

……

……

"It's better that Wei Jiao is gone."

No sooner had Wei Jiao left than the young prince swaggered over to the door again, even before nightfall.

“You and the emperor each have hostages. Even if the emperor becomes suspicious of you, he won’t act immediately.”

Today's events, while not entirely unexpected, were still quite sudden. He suspected that the young prince was behind it all. Wei Cui looked at the boy sitting opposite him and smiled: "So my son was tricked by Miss Yang?"

The young prince opposite him laughed: "Your son is not easily fooled. For example, no matter how kind and loving the general may seem, he will not believe him."

Wei Cui was not annoyed by the young prince's sarcasm, and laughed heartily: "My son has suffered the pain of being abandoned by his closest relatives, so he is not easy to fool, but he is also very easy to fool."

He smiled.

“Give him a little sincerity and he’ll fall for it.”

"So, Your Highness, you've taught him well. Miss Yang's sincerity has indeed won my son's heart."

……

.......
Sincerity begets sincerity, which should be a cause for celebration.

but……

Mo Zheng sighed softly to herself.

She looked up and smiled at Wei Cui.

"In that case, please keep a close eye on Miss Yang, General. She might be of use in the future."

Wei Cui smiled again: "Your Highness, rest assured." He then gestured for him to enter, "Everything in Wucheng is ready; we are just waiting for Your Highness to give the call."

Mo Zheng rose with a smile: "Please wait for good news, General."

(End of this chapter)