Wen Lancheng did not recognize Pei Wanyue. When he saw that the girl had hit the pillar so violently, he frowned and quickly sent her to the medicine hall.
Fortunately, it was nothing big. It was just a skin wound.
However, the pillar was uneven. If there was an open wound on her head, there would be some scars.
âUncle Xie, who is this girl?â Wen Lancheng felt weak all over and his eyes were deep in thought.
âSheâs the daughter Ms. Lu that I divorced before. A child she had with the man before me.â Xie Niushan was upset.
âI see that you donât like her very much, but whatâs the reason?â Wen Lancheng asked again.
Xie Niushan directly told him about Pei Wanyue stealing and scheming against Xie Qiao. He did not hide anything from him.
Wen Lancheng was very shocked. He did not expect this girl to be so narrow-minded despite her young age.
She had no relations with the Xie family and they were willing to send her to the academy. This was a huge favor, yet she was still so greedy.
âItâs a fact that I was a little rude today. This young lady even rammed into a pillar. There will definitely be many people out there who would say that you and I have forced her to do this. Young Master Xie is now the Crown Princeâs favorite. You guys are father and sonâ¦
âIâm just afraid that someone will target you because of this and complain about you to the imperial court. When that time comes, Iâm afraid that your newly promoted official position will be taken down againâ¦â
Wen Lancheng thought about it carefully and looked at Pei Wanyue. His brows furrowed even more.
âIâm not afraid of anything! Itâs just a lousy official position. Whoever wants to it can take it!â Xie Niushan did not want to be sullied.
âDonât say that, Uncle Xie. If you donât think about yourself, shouldnât you think about Young Master Xie and Young Lady Xie?â Wen Lancheng quickly tried to persuade him.
Now was the best time for the Xie family to advance step by step.
With the relationship between Xie Pinggang and the Crown Prince, many people in the capital wanted to make the Xie family suffer.
âI just donât like this girlâs character. She didnât do anything serious, but she did many vicious things. Her skin is thicker than the city walls outside. She didnât die when she stole earlier and when she was chased out of the academy. Now she wants to kill herself just because youâve seen her skin?!â Xie Niushan was not a fool. He thought there was something fishy about this matter.
Wen Lancheng thought for a while and said, âYouâre right.â
This Young Lady Pei must have wanted to kill herself to threaten him.
However, he did not know if she did it on purpose or not. If she did it on purposeâ¦
There were two more situations. One was that she had plotted against him, and the other was that she had been ordered by someone.
Wen Lanchengâs brain was working fast. Ever since he became the top scorer, he knew that his future was not going to be easy.
He was the person that the Crown Prince had saved.
This matter could be serious.
If it was minor, even if he married Pei Wanyue, his actions would definitely be monitored.
If it was serious, it would mean that⦠someone would use this matter to create rumors, saying that he and Xie Niushan were in cahoots to humiliate a virtuous womanâ¦
Between him and Xie Niushan, one was the newly appointed top scorer, while the other was a bandit general who had just been promoted. They were already in the limelight.
Furthermore, they had forced this girl to beg for deathâ¦
If this matter was made public, even if the Crown Prince were to protect them, the two of them would definitely be punishedâ¦
They could kill two birds with one stone.
Thinking of this, Wen Lancheng heaved a sigh of relief and said, âMaster Xie, this junior initially wanted to marry Young Lady Xie⦠Since Young Lady Xie doesnât have any intentions to do that, I will not pester her anymore. Today, I ruined Young Lady Peiâs innocence. Itâs reasonable that I take the responsibility.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âResponsibility? This girl has such a vicious heart. Should you marry her?!â Xie Niushan was a little upset. âA terrible wife will make three generations suffer!â
âThatâs right, but as for the concubine⦠Thereâs no need to worry too much. Iâ¦â Wen Lancheng paused, âI have a childhood sweetheart in my hometown. We had an arranged marriage when we were young. She said that she would marry me when I became a scholar. Iâll send someone to send her a message and bring her over.â