Chapter 423 – No Pointless Struggle

Because of that incident, Wei Yi Lin hadn’t given Wei Qingwan a good look for a while.

“Big brother’s time was an accident, big sister’s time was an accident, how can it be an accident every time, I’m young not stupid!”

Wei Yi Lin beamed and planked his little face.

Wei Qingwan’s face was ugly and she was about to open her mouth to explain some more, when she saw the Second Lady Bai sitting opposite her looking towards her, obviously noticing the whispering between her and Wei Yi Lin.

Wei Qingwan hastily silenced her voice, not daring to say anything more.

Now was not the time to argue with Yi Lin about that matter, she just needed to wait and see what happened, waiting for Wei Qingruo to clash with the second old man.

Wei Qingwan didn’t believe that Wei Qingru, who was used to being high and mighty in the General’s Mansion, would calmly accept such an arrangement from the Second Elder.

Old Master Wei looked at Wei Ruo, seeing her natural calm demeanor, he asked, “How does Ruo’er feel about this marriage?”

“Pretty good.” Wei Ruo said with a calm face.

She actually said yes? Wei Ruo’s answer shocked both Yun and Wei Qingwan.

This arrangement by the old master and old madam was something that even Yun could not accept! She actually accepted it?

The old master also revealed an unexpected look, he had been prepared to say something to this granddaughter.

“Do you really think it’s quite good?” The old master confirmed to Wei Ruo.

“Hasn’t Grandfather told the party what’s at stake? I think what was said was justified.” Wei Ruo replied.

At this moment, everyone sized up and scrutinized Wei Ruo with curious gazes.

“Ruo’er, have you really thought it through?” Yun looked at Wei Ruo with a worried gaze.

“What does it matter if I think clearly or not, didn’t my mother say that marriage is a matter of parents’ orders and matchmakers’ words, and now that my grandparents are making the decision, what do I have to have a problem with?” Wei Ruo frankly said.

It would be strange if there were no objections, if Marquis Xuanping already had one foot in the coffin and he didn’t have an adult heir she could consider marrying him, but alas, it was not to be.

But if she wants to destroy this marriage and make it impossible for the Wei family to use her as a bargaining chip for the Wei family’s benefit, she has to get them to let their guard down against her first.

Being in the ancient times and such a strict rules of the Lord’s family, it is not wise to directly confront the family head-on without leverage.

This kind of thing Wei Ruo had suffered once and would not suffer a second time.

Seeing Wei Ruo accept it so openly, Yun’s frown tightened.

Wei Qingwan had a look of suspicion on her face, this was completely inconsistent with Wei Qingruo’s style of acting, what was she playing at?

Elder Master Wei was very happy and said, “Ruo’er you are really smart and sensible, you deserve to be the daughter of my Wei family.”

Bai came up very enthusiastically and grabbed Wei Ruo’s hand and said, “Great niece, you really know too much. Your grandparents carefully chose this marriage for you, so feel free to marry in peace, and you’ll be able to enjoy glory and wealth.”

Wei Ruo looked at her with a calm face and didn’t respond.

Wei Minghong, on the other hand, laughed nervously and said, “Don’t worry, great niece, Marquis Xuanping has prepared a generous bride price for you, and will definitely let you get married in style.”

Mo followed with a warm concurrence, “You don’t need to worry about anything else, everything will be arranged for you at home.”

Wei Ruo nodded slightly, looking genuinely fine with the arrangement.

Wei Ruo’s reaction was unexpected but also what everyone wanted to see.

Her willingness to cooperate obediently would save them a lot of trouble.

After talking about Wei Ruo’s matter, the old master and the old madam focused their attention on Wei Yi Chen.

Wei Yichen is the only one of the three generations of the Wei family to have been successful in the examination.

Wei old master and Wei old lady since is very important, the family daughter can marry high although it can bring some honor to the family, but this and the family man into the imperial examination hall into the court as an official is not the same.

A woman brings more help to the family ultimately, the men in the family have to support it.

In the face of the elders’ inquiries, Wei Yi Chen answered them one by one, his face calm, not sad or happy.

Elder Master Wei was very satisfied with this kind of temperament and talk of his, and the revival of their Wei family was expected!

After Elder Master Wei finished his questioning, Elder Lady Wei inquired about the things that had happened to several people on their way here.

“Right, I just heard from Lao Er that you created thieves on your way here?” Old Lady Wei was concerned.

“Yes.” Wei Yi Chen said.

“None of you guys are hurt, right?” Old Lady Wei asked again.

“Grandmother, don’t worry, we are all fine. Ruo’er’s resourcefulness made it possible for us to turn the danger around.” Wei Yi Chen replied.

“It’s good that it’s all right, it’s good that it’s all right. This journey has suffered a lot right it’s really hard for you guys.” Old Lady Wei said with concern, “The outside world has not been peaceful in the past two years, it’s best for you guys to come back to the capital, and I’m relieved to have some peace of mind. Only Lao San is still fighting outside, making me very worried.”

Saying this, the old madam added to Yun: “Lao San daughter-in-law, when you have the chance, you should also persuade Lao San to try to transfer back to the capital when he finds the chance.”

“Yes, daughter-in-law will.” Yun was a bit distracted, still immersed in the marriage arranged for Wei Ruo by the Second Elder.

After an hour, because it was getting late, the old madam let everyone go back to rest.

Wei Ruo walked out of Shou’an Hall without a word, and just as she walked out the door, Yun pulled her back.

“Ruo’er, tell mother the truth, are you really agreeing to this marriage arranged by your grandparents?” Yun inquired again.

Wei Ruo asked rhetorically, “Isn’t this what you expect to see, Mother?”

With that, Wei Ruo pulled her hand out of Yun’s.

“When did I say I wanted you to marry an older man as a second wife, what do you take my mother for? Selling your daughter for honor?”

“So let me ask you what is going to happen if I say inside this room today that I don’t want to get married? Can it change their minds?” Wei Ruo asked Yun rhetorically.

Yun was silent.

Wei Ruo let out a light laugh, “I’m here today to say that I’m not willing, but just to listen to them give me a reprimand, and in the end nothing will change, so why would I want to do such a laborious and unappealing thing?”

After saying that Wei Ruo walked away without looking back.

Yun looked at Wei Ruo’s distant back with a complicated expression.

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Another part of the capital.

Under the moonlight, in the courtyard, the man sat in front of a stone table.

His face was cold, and his eyes were as cool as the moonlight above his head.

A long and solitary figure with a look of a stranger.

“Master, Missy and the others have arrived in the capital.” Xiao Bei came over to report to the man.

And this man was no one else but Wei Jin Yi, who had disappeared for a long time after faking his death.

“It’s a little later than expected.”

“Yes, just poked around and found out that Missy and the others encountered some accidents on their way here, so they were delayed for some time.” Xiao Bei reported.

“What kind of accident?” There was a change in Wei Jin Yi’s cool face.