Chapter 1414 - 1379: Lives Gone Off-Course 26
Chapter 1414: Chapter 1379: Lives Gone Off-Course 26
Mr. Wei returned to the room, and Xin Lan was still sobbing.
Mr. Wei was somewhat impatient.
He waited for the servants to leave before sternly saying, "Enough, why are you crying? You know very well why Yuan’er’s wife hit you, don’t you?"
Xin Lan hesitated for a moment, "I don’t understand, I was beaten by my daughter-in-law, and instead of standing up for me, you... my life is truly bitter."
She covered her face and started crying again.
Mr. Wei was both frustrated and confused, "Back then you kept chasing after Yuan’er, wanting to marry him, Yuan’er’s wife knew about this long ago. As soon as you entered the door, you targeted her, she understood why."
Xin Lan was taken aback.
She didn’t expect Xiao Yuan to tell Anning, nor did she expect Anning to inform the Old Madam and thus let Mr. Wei know.
Now she wasn’t even concerned with Anning, but needed to defend herself first.
Xin Lan knelt down suddenly before Mr. Wei, tearfully crying, "Master, don’t you understand what kind of person I am? Previously, I did want to marry the Master, as indeed he’s both well-born and handsome, and a young girl like me couldn’t help but be moved. But after knowing the Master was engaged, I had long given up on this idea. I originally wanted my father to find me a good family, but then my father fell seriously ill... That day I just wanted to take a shortcut to get medicine for my father, unexpectedly falling into the lake with the Master. Before the Master proposed marriage, I thought of serving my father until his hundredth day then cutting my hair to become a nun. But as the Master sent people to propose, thinking he’s a good man, I married. Since marrying the Master, I’ve hardly seen the Master face, and my previous thoughts have long gone, wishing to live only with the Master wholeheartedly. I never thought Granny would bring this up and hold a grudge against me."
Xin Lan cried and talked, then finally stood up to try to hit the wall, "If even the Master does not believe me, why should I live, I might as well die, at least keeping my innocence."
Mr. Wei was startled.
In truth, he couldn’t bear to part with Xin Lan.
After all, she’s his little darling wife, moreover, Xin Lan is gentle and submissive, with thorough care, and also literate and knowledgeable in painting, very capable of conversing with Mr. Wei. Such a charming and beautiful wife, Mr. Wei indeed couldn’t bear to lose.
He quickly held Xin Lan, "Alright, I didn’t say anything. I just mentioned why Yuan’er’s wife would hit you, why do you have such a big temper, willing to look for death when angry."
Xin Lan held onto Mr. Wei, sobbing softly, "I... I’m afraid the Master will not want me."
Mr. Wei felt much better inside.
He pulled Xin Lan to sit down, "From now on, be a bit more tolerant of Yuan’er’s wife, don’t always quarrel with her."
"Okay."
Xin Lan nodded obediently.
Mr. Wei chuckled, "Yuan’er’s wife’s father is Chief Bai, who holds the power of life and death. If we upset him, our whole family would suffer. Look at the Miao family, what became of them."
Xin Lan’s heart was pounding intensely, entirely out of fright.
Anning’s father is Chief Bai, how could this be?
Then Xin Lan remembered something.
In her previous life, initially, the Wei family treated Anning poorly. But later, from Old Mrs. Wei to the two children treated Anning exceptionally well, could it truly be because Anning was understanding and kind-hearted? This doesn’t make sense, there are many understanding and kind-hearted people, a power-thirsty family like the Wei family wouldn’t tolerate a daughter-in-law just because of kindness and understanding.
Therefore, all of this is because of Anning’s identity.
Xin Lan bit her lip secretly.
How did she never think of this, if she had realized earlier, she wouldn’t have deliberately targeted Anning.
After all, Xin Lan is a housewife, with a narrow vision and not very courageous.
If Anning was just a concubine of the Miao family, she dared to confront Anning, but Anning being Chief Bai’s biological daughter, she dare not.
Who in the world doesn’t know the ruthlessness of eunuchs, provoking them means trouble, Chief Bai is the Chief Steward and controls the Emperor’s Hidden Guards, who would recklessly provoke him.
Thinking of the Miao family’s fate, Xin Lan retreated in fear.
Anning returned to the room, Xiao Yuan smiled at her, "So, are you satisfied?"
"Not too satisfied." Anning clenched her fist, "But take it slow, there’s plenty of time."
Just as these words fell, a commotion was heard outside.
"Get out of the way, I want to see father, I want to see father."
It was Wei Xing’s voice.
"Father, are you inside? It’s Susu, Father, these wretches are bullying me..." It was Wei Susu’s voice.
Xiao Yuan frowned deeply.
He did not let the two children in but went out by himself.
"What’s going on."
Xiao Yuan stood under the corridor, looking at the two children blocked by the maids.
Wei Susu cried when she saw Xiao Yuan, "Father, don’t you love your daughter anymore?"
Wei Xing asked with hatred, "Father, why did you dismiss mother? Why did we become illegitimate? Father, did that woman say something to you? Father, mother was your legitimate wife, how can you be so eager to dismiss her after her family’s misfortune and while she’s deceased? What would others say about you?"
Xiao Yuan’s face turned even darker, "This is between your mother and me, and dismissing your mother wasn’t just due to her family affairs; she committed many mistakes before. I wanted to be lenient for your sake, but didn’t realize it made you even more reckless. Both of you bear the Wei name, eat and live in the Wei family. I’ve arranged good teaching for both of you, your great-great-grandmother cares for you two, yet you refuse to listen, preferring to believe the Miao family’s words. Tell me, how can I love you two? The legitimate son and daughter of the Wei family must not be ignorant like this."
After saying this, Xiao Yuan coldly returned indoors, "Find a few people to send the Eldest Young Master and Miss back."
Wei Xing, somehow, burst into tears the moment Xiao Yuan turned to enter the room.
Wei Susu was also dumbfounded.
She initially planned to make a scene, then beg Xiao Yuan not to leave her as an illegitimate daughter, but didn’t expect her efforts were in vain, and instead heard such heartless words.
Wei Susu realized she was finished.
Now being an illegitimate daughter, arranging her marriage would be difficult, especially with Anning as her legitimate mother, what future could she have as an illegitimate daughter detested by her legitimate mother?
Wei Xing and Wei Susu were sent back, and the two children stayed listlessly in the room afterwards.
That night, Wei Xing had a dream, a particularly vivid dream.
In the dream, everything was different from now.
In the dream, Anning had a low status in the Wei family; he and Susu often bullied Anning, and Xin Lan also bullied Anning as a mother-in-law. Anning’s days were particularly miserable while he and Susu, believing Xin Lan’s words, conspired to frame Anning, ultimately causing her death.
After Anning’s death, Wei Xing realized Xin Lan wasn’t good at all.
She used Anning’s death to make Mr. Wei completely abandon Wei Yuan, then she bore a son for Mr. Wei, who began to favor the younger son, eventually leading Wei Yuan, Wei Xing, and Wei Susu to be driven out, living in misery.
Wei Xing believed Xin Lan would thrive based on Mr. Wei’s love and her son.
But the dream’s path differed.
In the end, Chief Bai found out Anning was his biological daughter and discovered she died at the Wei family’s.
He began a mad revenge.
Chief Bai not only avenged Wei and Miao families but also incited strife among the Princes of the Emperor.
Ultimately, the members of Wei and Miao families died tragically, while the realm fell into endless disputes. Princes self-proclaimed as Kings, and Chief Bai supported the Emperor’s youngest Prince ascending the throne, holding sway over the vassals.
Finally, Chief Bai’s madness plunged the entire realm into disaster.
He found a special person skilled in poisoning, employed that person to create various poisons, leading to epidemics and continuous wars, turning the land into a grave, nearly dragging the whole world to ruin with him.