The sickly boss always wants to get close to her

"Rebellious son! Rebellious son!" Duke Wen whipped him again, "Marry Madam Wei? Where do you get the courage? You are gritting your teeth to marry her, but you don't even check whether Madam Wei is willing to marry you!"

Mrs. Wen stood beside Wen Yan's wife in a daze. It was obvious that she still hadn't reacted to what had happened.

"Mrs. Wei is more than ten years older than you! You grew up with Wei Shubai. Does Wei Shubai know that you have such feelings for his mother? Your mother has had a private relationship with Mrs. Wei for many years. Have you ever considered how they should get along?"

"How do you want the people in the capital to view our Duke's Mansion and the General's Mansion?"

Wen Yan frowned and advised: "Xiao Huai, stop making trouble. I want to ask you whether you really got the imperial edict or not."

Wen Huai knelt on the ground and trembled because of the severe pain in his back. The whip in Duke Wen's hand was the Wen family's whip, made of top-quality fur, with barbs on the end. When it was swung, it made a series of breaking sounds.

The pain from being beaten was so excruciating that the skin and flesh were torn apart.

"I really got it," Wen Huai said with big beads of sweat sliding down his forehead, straightening his back and gritting his teeth, "The imperial edict has been drafted and the seal has been stamped. I saw it with my own eyes."

Duke Wen was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, "Didn't you say you liked Madam Wei? You asked for permission without telling Madam Wei. Have you ever considered her? Where do you put her?"

"I like Madam Wei."

Wen Huai's eyes couldn't help but turn red when he thought of Chu Bainiao.

He never got angry when he was tired and exhausted, and he never got angry when he was beaten by his father.

But whenever he thought of his aunt, he couldn't help feeling sad.

That woman is completely heartless and never speaks a word of truth. She doesn't want to marry him at all. She wants to dump him!

"But she didn't want to marry me, so I had to ask for an imperial decree. Once the imperial decree came, she had to marry me whether she wanted to or not! This was something I had discussed with His Majesty in advance."

"It was me who had dirty thoughts about Madam Wei. If you are afraid of bringing trouble to the reputation of the Duke's Mansion, just separate from me. I must marry her. She can only be mine...only mine!"

Seeing his youngest son's stubborn attitude, Duke Wen was so angry that he kicked Wen Huai to the ground and said, "Someone, lock the second son in the woodshed!"

Wen Huai was grabbed by the hands of two servants. As they dragged him away, he shouted, "Dad and Mom, I must marry her. If I can't marry her, I would rather die!"

The shouting faded away.

Duke Wen sat on the stool with a vicissitudes of life on his face, "Madam, Yan'er, what do you think about this matter?"

Wen Yan frowned, "The late emperor just passed away, and the aftermath has not yet been dealt with. Your Majesty has not yet ascended the throne. This imperial decree granting marriage is most likely drafted in the name of the late emperor, and it should not be announced in the next two days."

"Xiao Huai has made up his mind to marry. We should go ask Madam Wei for her opinion."

Duke Wen nodded and said, "Madam Wei saved Xiao Huai's life and is our mansion's benefactor. If she doesn't want to marry, then our mansion must ask His Majesty to withdraw his order no matter what."

The two men looked sad and remained silent.

It is easier said than done to withdraw an imperial decree. Since ancient times, how could an imperial decree issued by an emperor be withdrawn? What's more, it was drafted in the name of the previous emperor. The previous emperor had already passed away, so how could they disobey the decree?

Madam Wen stood up with a gloomy look and whispered, "I'll go ask Xiao Huai."

She walked to the woodshed where Wen Huai was imprisoned. There was a layer of cloth on the straw and Wen Huai was lying on it, with a grim face as he waited for the doctor to apply medicine to him.

There were crisscross marks on his back, his skin and flesh were beaten out, and there was blood all over his back.

When the wound medicine was applied to the red flesh, it was so painful that it made people's eyes burst and veins throbbed.

If it was before, Mrs. Wen would have coaxed him gently, but now, she just calmly asked the doctor to go down first.

"Wen Huai, let me ask you," Madam Wen looked down at her son, who was gasping for breath in pain, "who was the male lover you gave to Madam Wei?"

Wen Huai was shaking with pain, his face was as pale as paper, his hands were tightly tearing at the silk cloth beneath him, his eyes were red, but he didn't shed a single tear.

"I gave it to her myself. I drugged my aunt and forced her to do it," Wen Huai said through gritted teeth. "Although my aunt forgave me afterwards, she refused to marry me. I was unwilling to accept that."

really.

Ever since Mrs. Wen knew that Wen Huai wanted to marry Chu Bainiao, she has been thinking about what Wen Huai had done.

"Asshole!" For the first time, Mrs. Wen wondered why she had such a son. She squatted down and slapped Wen Huai in the face. "Do you know how important this kind of thing is to a woman? How could you do such a thing? I ask you, how could you do such a thing?"

Wen Huai felt the pain coming from his left face and smiled, "Mom, it's all my fault, but I love my aunt too much."

"I have liked her since I was a child. I would feel uncomfortable and uneasy if I couldn't see her. If she was a little cold to me, I would get flustered and wonder if I had done something wrong or if I had displeased her. I would feel sad if she was sad and happy if she was happy. Mom, you don't know how much I like her and love her."

"If she doesn't want to marry me, I will be so sad that I will die, mother," Wen Huai grabbed Madam Wen's hand with a pale face. The sweat drops from the severe pain stuck his hair to his face. He looked haggard and embarrassed, but his skin was still delicate and handsome.

"Mother, please help me, help my child. I will really die if I can't marry my aunt. If I see my aunt with other men..." Wen Huai gritted his teeth and couldn't say anything. He found it hard to accept just thinking about it and could only keep begging.

"Mother, please ask my aunt for me, please persuade my aunt for me, please, please..."

Wen Huai looked like neither a human nor a ghost, and Madam Wen felt distressed for him. However, Chu Bainiao had been her good friend for so many years and had saved Wen Huai's life. He was the benefactor of the Duke's Mansion. How could she force him because of her son's selfish desires?

"What if Madam Wei is unwilling to marry you? What if Wei Shubai, your father and your elder brother go to His Majesty to revoke his order? Don't forget that not only you have made contributions, but Wei Shubai has also made contributions."

Wen Huai bit his lips until they bled. How could he not know that Wei Shubai also made a contribution?

But my aunt is the type who tends to evade and procrastinate. If he doesn't act tough on her part, when will she be willing to marry him?

I'm just betting on myself that she'll feel bad.

Wen Huai refused to give in, his eyes full of determination, "Mom, please help me ask..."

The next morning, Mrs. Wen, who had been communicating with Duke Wen all night, came to the general's mansion in a carriage.

Chu Bainiao was still wondering why her senior brother didn't come to see her, and she was holding the embroidered purse and squeezing it unconsciously.

It was not until the servant came to report that Mrs. Wen had arrived that she put down her purse and walked out.

Seeing that Madam Wen looked haggard and dazed, she dismissed the servants and asked, "Sister Yi, what's wrong with you? Why do you look like this?"

Madam Wen's wooden eyes moved and focused on Chu Bainiao, "Niao Niao..."

"what happened?"

Madam Wen seemed to find it difficult to speak: "Wen Huai asked His Majesty for an imperial decree to grant marriage, and he wants to marry you. I want to ask you, you..."

"Are you willing to marry Wen Huai?"

"Imperial edict?" Chu Bainiao's pupils widened slightly. She was still in the general's mansion, wondering why her senior brother had done such a big thing without saying anything?

Seeing that she was shocked, Madam Wen lowered her head and gritted her teeth and said, "I know that our Duke's Mansion is really sorry for you. Wen Huai told this matter in the mansion yesterday. His father beat and scolded him. Now he is still locked up in the woodshed to reflect on his mistakes, but the imperial edict has been drafted..."

She whispered, "I heard from Xiao Huai that he forced you once before. I know you must be very upset and resentful of him, but,"

Mrs. Wen was too embarrassed to speak any more after saying this, but thinking of her son's desperate look, she closed her eyes and said, "You didn't report to the police or cause trouble for him. Does that mean that you still feel for Wen Huai and are willing to marry him?"

Wait, there was too much information for her to react.

Chu Bainiao was completely stunned.