Started as a poor little girl

Wei Deliang gently stroked Jing Meixue's back. He didn't know what to say. He had said a lot in the past few days. He didn't know whether Jing Meixue had let it go or not, but he did think that what he said had made him let it go.

It was all because Wei Nanxi was so clever. She was moved by Jing Meixue's deception and reminded her of her poor son. They were about the same age, but Wei Nanxi was much more sensible. She actually liked this child very much. She had always loved Wei Nanxi very much.

The old marquis began to feel very tired. These people started quarreling again. The marquisate was just an empty shell now. Why were they fighting for the position?

Now the title of Marquis of Loyalty is just an empty title, without any real power. He is now in retirement and the court no longer needs him, but he still has the superficial benefits and has to be given some face in the outside world.

A new round of quarrels broke out again, and each one was arguing endlessly.

The old marquis had already begun to secretly investigate these matters, and he discovered Wei Yancheng's conspiracy.

He knew that Wei Yancheng was secretly manipulating assassins to hunt down Wei Lingheng. In order to quickly resolve the matter, he decided to take action to strike against Wei Yancheng's forces.

Wei Xinyan came in with some things, but the people were arguing and didn't notice it at all. Only Wei Nanxi who was standing nearby noticed it. But he was not afraid because he was very careful.

"Ahem~ Everyone be quiet. I, old man, need to take care of some things first and come over later. Yancheng, come with me." Wei Zhonglin had a serious expression.

Wei Yancheng thought something good was going to happen, so he followed happily.

Wei Zhonglin walked to a quiet courtyard and sat down, tapping lightly on the stone table with his fingers slightly bent, while he was looking at something in his other hand.

Wei Zhonglin asked Wei Yancheng to sit opposite him and handed him the thing in his hand to look at.

When Wei Yancheng saw the thing in his hand, his pupils dilated with fright. His heart beat so fast that it seemed like it would jump out of his chest at any time. He clenched his hands nervously, and a layer of cold sweat seeped out of his palms.

The uneasy feeling burned in his chest like a fire, making him unable to calm down. He looked around with flickering eyes, not knowing what to do.

"Do you have anything to say to me?" Wei Zhonglin asked in a calm tone with no expression on his face, but it made Wei Yancheng feel even more guilty and scared.

Wei Yancheng's face was pale, his forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he looked panicked. "Uncle, no...it's not like that."

"Oh? So what? The evidence is conclusive. What are you still trying to argue about?" Even at this moment, Wei Zhonglin's tone was still as calm as water.

"I...I..." Wei Yancheng's lips turned pale due to nervousness.

His psychological defenses were broken down inch by inch. He fell to his knees, shaking like a sieve. Although the Marquis' Mansion did not have any real power now, the title was still there, and he could be given some face everywhere.

If the charge of murdering the prince is proven, he will probably be imprisoned for life, and since the prince is already dead, he may even be executed.

"Uncle, please spare my life, please spare me, I beg you." Wei Yancheng lay on the ground and begged for mercy. He couldn't die yet. He was still young and he didn't want to die.

He prostrated himself on the ground and kowtowed, one after another, not caring about the bruises on his forehead.

"Xiao Wei, take him to reflect on his actions." Wei Zhonglin raised his hand.

Wei Yancheng was carried away like a chicken and deliberately passed through the meeting room.

"Uncle Wei, no, I didn't do it alone. They were all involved. Can you tell my uncle? I'll tell him everything. Please let me go, okay?"

Wei Yancheng kept begging for mercy. Face was not important anymore. What was the point of having face when his life was about to be lost!

"Oh!? Okay! Just identify your accomplices one by one here," Wei Zhonglin walked slowly from the yard, his voice loud and majestic.

"He, he, he, and she, they all participated in the hunt for Ling Heng."

Wei Yancheng pointed at the crowd, and pointed at several people in a row, all of whom were their own people. He looked at his two good brothers, with no expression on his face, he was numb.

At the same time, I was amazed that Wei Yancheng could even betray his own father. I really don’t know what to say.

Wei Jinghan stared at his grandfather with wide eyes in disbelief, then looked at his father with a confused look on his face.

"You rebellious son, what are you talking about? You did such a heartless thing and you want to drag your father into it. I really shouldn't have brought you back from the mountain." Wei Pingguang was about to explode with anger. What a disgusting thing!

Wei Yancheng is Wei Pingguang's illegitimate son. In the early years, because his wife's family was powerful, he did not dare to bring his mistress home openly, so he secretly gave birth to Wei Yancheng outside.

One time, for no apparent reason, his wife suddenly died. He happily went to the countryside to bring his mistress back, but he found out that she had abandoned the child and ran off with some strange man. Only a wet nurse was left in the house to take care of the young Wei Yancheng.

"Dad, Dad, I didn't want to do this either, but Ling Heng was killed by the assassin we sent. Now we all have to pay with our lives. Uncle gave me a chance to live, and I have to seize it."

Wei Yancheng lowered his head timidly, not daring to look at his old father. After all, he got involved just to help him, and he also wanted his grandson to take the throne of the Crown Prince, and then he would be a marquis in the future, and they could enjoy a peaceful life.

Wei Zhonglin didn't say anything, just sat there leisurely drinking tea and watching them fight each other. Although he had almost finished his investigation, he was angry and sad to learn that his second and third brothers were also involved, but he had already thought of it and was not very surprised.

"Wei Yancheng, I'm telling you, it's fine if you told me about me, but you also told my father about me, what do you want to do? Well, now we've got you all!"

Wei Leqing was so angry that she was about to die. This brother was really... She didn't even have the adjectives to describe the anger in her heart. This was how a child born from a concubine was. He had no brains at all.

"Nephew, don't talk nonsense!" Wei Binyong turned his face away, not wanting to look at Wei Yancheng who was crying on the ground and seemed to have wet his pants.

"That's right, Brother Cheng, I didn't provoke you, so please don't slander our family!" Wei Chenfeng pinched his nose. He smelled a strong smell of urine.

"Come here! Take them all to the government, and bring all the evidence over!" Wei Zhonglin thought for a moment and said, "Oh, Xiao Wei, you should go with us! I'm relieved if you go, so that the adults won't have to give a light sentence for my sake."

"Okay." Wei Xinyan walked forward and took the evidence, then followed the guards away, leaving everyone in the room looking at each other in confusion.

"Uncle, please don't go back on your word when you said you would spare my life!" Wei Yancheng shouted, fearing that he would lose his life.

He struggled, and the smell of urine on his body, oh wow! It made his head hurt and his eyes almost fainted. The two guards holding him groaned in pain.

"I say, you're such an adult and you still wet your pants, so forget it, but please don't move around, okay?" The guard frowned, looking annoyed.

"Brother, do you think he just peed in his pants? Why do I feel like he pooped in his trouser pocket? The smell - oh my god, it's even worse than those stinky socks that have been covered for a few days." The second guard felt that Wei Yancheng must have both peed and pooped in his trouser pocket, otherwise why would the smell be so strong.

"Oh! Now that you mention it, I really feel that way. The smell, tsk tsk tsk..." The guard's face was full of disgust. If the old marquis hadn't wanted to take this person to the government, he would have wanted to kick his ass.

"I really don't understand these people. Their families have no worries about food and drink and even have extra money, but why do they all want the position of the prince?" The second guard didn't understand the thoughts of these rich people.

"I don't understand either. Maybe for them, power is better than money. Our old marquis lives in seclusion and has no money to pass on to the prince. He has nothing except the title." The guards thought, what is there to fight for a title that is useless.

Wei Yancheng turned his head numbly and looked at the guard. "What... did you say? Is the Marquis' Mansion just an empty shell besides a name?"

"What do you think? If he is so rich, why did the second master go into business instead of taking over this huge mansion?" The second guard looked at Wei Yancheng as if he was a fool.

"Where does the Marquis's Mansion's huge expenses come from?"

"Brother, do I think this guy is stupid?"

"I think he must be stupid. Our second master is the richest man in the capital. Where does the money for the Marquis' Mansion come from? Even the eldest lady's money comes from our second master's money." The guard didn't want to pay any attention to this idiot. Isn't this an obvious thing, yet he still asked.

Because they are the guards of the Marquis' Mansion, they usually call Wei Deliang that way. Because Wei Deliang is married, he is called the Second Master instead of the Young Master. Wei Jingjing calls her the Eldest Miss because she is not married.