Chapter 298 – Wei Yi Chen Questioned Wei Qing Wan

Looking at Wei Qingwan, who stood in front of him, dignified and euphemistic, Wei Yi Chen didn’t know where to start asking.

“Wanwan, what have you been doing these past few days?” Wei Yi Chen inquired.

“Taking classes at the Tongzhi Mansion.” Wei Qingwan replied.

“Other than going to class, has Wanwan been anywhere else in the past few days?” Wei Yi Chen asked again.

“I went to the market today and walked around, I was going to take a look at the jewelry store, but I didn’t see anything to my liking, so I ended up only buying two silk scarves.” Wei Qingwan replied,, followed by a puzzled face asking Wei Yi Chen back, “Why did big brother suddenly ask this?”

Wei Yi Chen looked at Wei Qingwan’s crystal clear eyes, and the doubts he had had for many days shook.

But just to be on the safe side, Wei Yichen continued to ask, “Has Wanwan ever been near the An Zhou Academy? A few days ago, a fellow student of mine told me that it seemed like he had seen you near the academy.”

“Why would I go there? An Zhou Academy is outside the city, far from the city, not to mention that women are not allowed to enter or leave the academy, so I won’t be able to get in even if I go there. Even if I miss my big brother, I won’t rashly go to An Zhou Academy to disturb him.” Wei Qingwan replied.

Wei Qingwan spoke with reason and sincerity, dispelling the last vestiges of Wei Yichen’s doubts.

Wan Wan has been obedient since she was a child, and has never done anything out of the ordinary. Not to mention and men hanging out with such shocking things, even disobedience to parents and elder brother things have never done.

How could such a well-behaved sister be the woman he had seen meeting with a strange man in the forest that day?

There is a resemblance in people, and he should be the one who is mistaken.

After thinking clearly, a big stone in Wei Yichen’s heart finally fell down, and then said to Wei Qingwan, “It’s good that it’s not you. Recently, there are more stragglers in the city, and I heard that there was a robbery of a grain store, so I want to urge Wanwan not to run around, it’s not safe for you to be a woman.”

“Big brother don’t worry, I won’t run around, I’m a woman, besides going to the academy to study, where else can I go. Not to mention …… that I am not as comfortable as my sister, I can walk around.” Wei Qingwan said.

Speaking of Wei Ruo, Wei Yi Chen’s face couldn’t help but sink, thinking of what Mr. Lu said today.

“Well, if Wanwan goes out, she’ll still need to find sisters to accompany her, like she did today, to make sure she has enough people around her.” Wei Yichen continued to exhort.

“Big brother don’t worry, I will be careful, big brother should also pay attention to safety, the road from home to Anzhou Academy will inevitably pass through some cold areas, big brother remember to bring the house will be some boxing kung fu guards, it is best to travel with fellow students.”

Wei Qingwan’s words were filled with concern for Wei Yi Chen.

“Uh, I will.” Wei Yi Chen didn’t exchange more pleasantries with Wei Qingwan when he had something on his mind, and left after saying a few words of concern.

After Wei Yi Chen left, Wei Qingwan’s complexion changed and her hands became quite sweaty.

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Wei Ruo came back quite a bit later than Wei Qingwan.

Wei Ruo didn’t come back until dinner time.

Now that men and women were at separate tables, Wei Yi Chen not only didn’t have a chance to talk to Wei Ruo when he finished his meal, he didn’t even see her face.

It wasn’t until the tea tasting time after the evening meal that Wei Yi-chen saw Wei Ruo, but because his parents were present, Wei Yi-chen had to keep his questioning of Wei Ruo to himself.

Wei Mingting talked about the recent rise of stragglers and the people’s lack of food.

He was a military officer, and these things were not under his jurisdiction, but with all that was happening today, it was no longer a question of whose jurisdiction it was.

But no one with a conscience can remain indifferent.

Yun also spoke frankly with the crowd about the situation at home today, and then left a bottom in advance for the crowd’s heart: “Today’s situation, I’m afraid that the government will have to cut back on expenses, and it is possible that your monthly money will be reduced to what it was before we came to the capital city.”

Upon hearing this, Wei Qingwan took the lead in stating, “Mother doesn’t need to worry, my daughter is willing to take the initiative to cut back on expenses and tide over the difficult times with her family**.”

Wei Yi Chen said in a deep voice, “Mother, let’s halve my monthly money from this month onwards, I can’t use so much, and today I won the Four Treasure Zhai competition, and got a month’s supply of white paper for their store.”

Wei Yi Lin thought about it and followed suit, “I don’t need any monthly money, I’ll just have enough to eat.”

Of the four children, three had opened their mouths, leaving Wei Ruo, who was the eldest daughter, still sitting quietly on the sidelines.

When Wei Ruo realized that everyone was looking at her, she put down the tea cup in her hand without slowing down and said, “I don’t need to pay my monthly money.”

The moment Wei Ruo said this, she in turn put Wei Qingwan, who was the first to state her position, on the fire.

Wei Yi Chen as the first son of the family, the monthly money is the most, Yun’s weekdays will also subsidize him some extra to facilitate his weekdays and students to go out to spend money. If he halves it, the rest of the money will be enough to cover his expenses, but he’ll just be a little more frugal in his daily life.

Wei Yi Lin is still young, the servants in his yard’s monthly payment is directly given by Yun, food and clothing are also mostly directly purchased by Yun, whether he has a monthly payment or not does not have much impact.

As for Wei Ruo, she dared to say such words because she has money in her hand, the family is rich, do not give the public in the monthly money still live well.

Wei Qingwan was the first to state her position, but she didn’t want to start from Wei Yi-chen all directly stated how much she wanted to reduce the monthly money, but it seemed that she was very passive.

Her monthly money will be enough, and there is no Wei Qingruo so much private money, not to mention do not want the monthly money, or cut in half she is also difficult to support the daily expenses.

Wei Mingting opened his mouth and said, “There is no need to do so, the reward I got last year are taken to pawn should be able to maintain some days.”

Hearing this Yun’s busy saying, “Husband, that can be the court reward down ……”

“Rewarded to me is mine, and it’s not something that can’t be pawned, it’s definitely more important for the daily expenses of the people in the house.”

Wei Mingting didn’t mind those things, in contrast he felt that he shouldn’t shortchange his children.

“But this kind of spread out ……” Yun’s still want face, if let people know Wei family pawn court reward objects, even if the court has no opinion, will also be laughed at.

“There is nothing to be afraid of being laughed at, my Wei family is such a situation, how many industries and family background is not hidden from others. Now everyone’s life is not very good, sell some of the family is a very common thing, I heard that some days ago Fei Tongjian sold a farm in the north of the city, people do not think there is anything.”

Wei Mingting does not care about the eyes of the onlookers, there is no need to harden the facade if you don’t have the ability to do this.

Yun didn’t know how to answer for a moment, her brows furrowed, then subconsciously looked in Wei Ruo’s direction.

The eldest daughter has a large amount of money in her hand is something everyone knows, borrowing money from her daughter’s hand is not a decent thing, but compared to pawning the court’s bounty, at least you can not let outsiders know, as long as outsiders don’t know, it doesn’t matter if it’s decent or not.