Looking at Tai'an from the full moon

"Flowers bloom all year round in Wangyan City, and a flower viewing banquet is held every summer. Each mansion brings flowers that it has cultivated or planted to the City Lord's Mansion for viewing. As for my sister's story, it all started at the flower viewing banquet three months ago.

It was a nice day, a good day for a party. Not only the daughters of the government officials came to enjoy the flowers, but also the young men. Although they were there to enjoy the flowers, they also took this opportunity to give the young talents in the city a chance to show themselves.

That day, there was an ignorant young man who had a grudge against a girl before and wanted to play a trick on her. He bought a pack of laxatives on the advice of his friend and put them in her tea when she was not paying attention. But somehow, the tea was drunk by the girl, and the laxatives turned into drugs. Later... Later..."

"What happened next?!"

"Later, my father found my sister in the woodshed with a man... Fortunately, only my father, I and the man's parents were present at the time. In order to suppress the situation, my father had to marry my sister off in a hurry..."

The more Wei Chaoyue spoke, the more guilty he felt, and he glanced at Xiao Zuochen from time to time. Xiao Zuochen noticed something and asked with a cold face.

"So that ignorant young man is you?"

Wei Chao knew that he couldn't keep this secret, so he closed his eyes, made up his mind, and nodded.

"You! You hurt my sister just because of a fight with a woman! You are really..."

Xiao Zuochen was so angry that he didn't know what words to use to describe him, and he wished he could slap him to death right now.

"I didn't expect things to turn out like this. It was clearly a laxative, so even if Sister drank it, she shouldn't be in any trouble!"

Xiao Zuochen didn't want to listen to his explanation. In Tai'an, a woman's chastity is more important than her life. My sister must be very sad because she was forced to marry him.

"Sister, do you know that this happened because of you?"

"Know..."

Wei Chao's voice was pitifully small, and Xiao Zuochen pretended to raise his hand and hit him.

"Stop hitting me, stop hitting me, my father has already hit me!"

Wei Chao hugged himself, looked at his father's coffin again, knelt over there, and swore solemnly.

"Father, this is all my fault. I will take good care of my sister in the remaining days and will not let her suffer any injustice again!"

After saying that, Wei Chao kowtowed three times towards the coffin.

Xiao Zuochen sighed, walked to him helplessly and patted his shoulder.

"Now that things have come to this, it's useless for me to hit you. You've grown up and become a man. You'll have to get married in the future. When your wife gets married and sees that my sister is still living here, she will definitely be dissatisfied."

"Why are you dissatisfied? She is my sister. Are you afraid that something will happen between us?"

Wei Chao became anxious and asked in confusion.

"There can only be one mistress in a mansion. When you get married, will your elder sister be the head of the household, or will your wife be the head of the household?"

"this..."

Wei Chao was speechless for a moment, he had forgotten such a thing happened, but he couldn't possibly let his sister move out by herself.

"So you have to know that what you will face in the future is not just about making sure that Sister has something to eat."

Wei Chao nodded, indicating that he understood, but knowing didn't mean he would deal with it.

The two continued to talk, but they didn't notice that at the back of the mourning hall, there was a person in mourning clothes eavesdropping. When he heard the two talking about Wei Yang, he couldn't help but hold his clothes tightly with both hands, as if he was holding back something.

"Are you clear about Uncle Wei's matter?"

Xiao Zuochen continued to ask, but Wei Chao shook his head in frustration.

"In fact, my father was murdered."

"What? Uncle Wei is an upright person, and he rarely hears conflicts between people. But he actually killed someone else. I think he violated someone else's interests. Have you investigated this matter carefully?"

Wei Chao sighed and nodded helplessly.

"My elder sister and I investigated this matter together. My father died of poisoning, but he was on leave that day and had been at home, so only the servants had the opportunity to poison him. We questioned everyone who had been in and out of my father's study that day, including those who cleaned, served tea and water, and cooked, but we didn't find anything suspicious. The coroner and the doctor said that he died of poisoning after checking, but no poisonous container was found around my father at the time, so we really don't know who to target."

"It's so flawless, it must be a serious one... Could it be a spy sent by Emperor Mingren? After all, Emperor Mingren suspected Uncle Wei many years ago. Although he cleared out the people around him at that time, there is no guarantee that there won't be spies infiltrating over the years. In addition, this time I fled to Wangyan City with my mother, and Uncle Wei closed the city and disobeyed the emperor's order. It is still treason. Emperor Mingren will definitely kill the City Lord's Mansion. If the murderer is really someone in the mansion, you must be more careful in your actions in the future. This person must be hiding around you with ulterior motives!"

"Well, I understand. I will also remind my elder sister... But, brother, you are married now, why do you do this? After all, Concubine Yun has been in the palace for so many years. To put it bluntly, how many women in the palace can leave the palace in their lifetime? It is not worthwhile to exchange the future of Prince Yun's Mansion for her freedom."

Xiao Zuochen was a little surprised that Wei Chao would say this, and looked at him in surprise. Wei Chao thought he had said something wrong, and quickly added.

"Maybe it's because I didn't have a mother when I was young, so I don't really understand the relationship between mother and child."

Xiao Zuochen smiled bitterly. Was there a mother-son relationship between him and Concubine Yun? The answer was definitely no. It was just his passionate pursuit, but he lost everything and got nothing in return.

"I wish I didn't understand. That way, even if I didn't gain anything, I wouldn't lose anything either."

"..."

Wei Chao looked at his brother's worried back, thinking that his relationship with Concubine Yun must not be good, so he changed the subject.

"Are the two sisters-in-law getting along well? I heard from others that women have the most trouble getting along with each other. If things go wrong, the family may suffer."

This topic is the only one that can make Xiao Zuochen happier.

"They both get along so well that I am the superfluous person in the mansion."

"real or fake?"

"Yeah, they were talking and laughing when I wasn't around, but when I showed up, no one spoke."

"Ah, it sounds like you, brother, are not welcome~"

"Don't talk nonsense, brat. Don't you know how charming I am?"

Xiao Zuochen hit Wei Chao on the head, and Wei Chao held his head and tried to pretend to cry.

"Don't pretend. You are so old. City Lord Wei is still watching you. From now on, no matter how hard, tired or wronged you are, you can't cry."

Wei Chao turned his head to look at the spirit tablet and restrained his expression.

“I know I’m far from it, but I’m going to try.”

Xiao Zuochen nodded. He believed that Wei Chao could do it. After all, he was the son of Wei City Lord. The two of them burned paper money in silence again.

The dark shadow who was hiding nearby and eavesdropping on the conversation scratched his palms until they were raw from listening to their conversation. After confirming that the two would not talk about anything else, he turned around and left.