The Husband I Snatched Is Not Right!-Chapter 161: That Fire... Came Under Strange Circumstances

Chapter 161: Chapter 161: That Fire... Came Under Strange Circumstances

He Xuran walked out of the Wei Family with a face as dark as thunder.

What kind of people are they!

It feels like except for Yu Tingwan, none of them are normal!

No, Yu Tingwan isn’t quite normal either.

Seeing Wei Zhao genuinely struggling to breathe, veins bulging on his hands, and almost suffocating, Yu Tingwan hurriedly drove them out.

The reason was simple.

She said He Xuran scared her husband.

He Xuran: ...

How could she lie through her teeth like that?

Don’t you know what your own man is like!

He tied himself up!

And couldn’t untie it!

Absolutely useless!

The utterly useless Wei Zhao felt utterly despondent at that moment.

Because he tied it into a dead knot.

Yu Tingwan, flustered, couldn’t cut it open, and with no one else around, hurriedly found the scissors.

Someone tugged at her dress.

Yu Tingwan reassured, "Wait a little, it’ll be okay soon."

It was tugged again.

Wei Zhao: "I..."

His voice was barely audible.

"I never thought..."

"...someday."

"Would...be like this..."

He panted.

Yu Tingwan was afraid of hurting him, so she acted very carefully.

Soon, the bandage was cut into pieces.

"So...embarrassing."

Wei Zhao’s pale, broken face appeared, evidently pained from near asphyxiation, with the corners of his eyes tinged with a damp blush.

He spent several attempts to painfully finish saying a single sentence.

Yu Tingwan knelt in front of the bed, lowering her head in guilt.

She was someone who buckled to soft rather than hard treatment.

If Wei Zhao blamed her for the lousy idea, she would definitely retaliate by blaming Wei Zhao’s stupidity.

But Wei Zhao didn’t.

Still presented himself so weak and pitiful.

Yu Tingwan: "It’s my fault."

She clearly knew what kind of person Wei Zhao was!

Why didn’t she think he’d meddle with the bandage!

She! Reflect!

"Are you still uncomfortable, dear husband?"

"Do you want me to get Doctor Ge to have a look?"

Wei Zhao was soothed by the girl’s gentle back rubs and some water, and after a short while, he felt much better.

He half-lay, with drooping eyelids.

"I won’t let this go..."

Yu Tingwan: ???

The girl frowned, her heart in her throat.

Hopefully not her?

Wei Zhao cast a glance at the instigator.

Forget it, can’t bear to blame his own wife.

After pondering for a moment, Wei Zhao said, "It’s He Xuran."

If he hadn’t shown up, none of this would have happened.

Why not Yang Weiweng?

Because he’s miserable enough already.

"That should be the case."

Yu Tingwan pressed her lips, "From the time he stepped in, he’s been acting quite unusually."

Giving Yu Tingwan the illusion that He Xuran cared a lot about her origins and her parents.

But with Yang Weiweng causing trouble.

He spoke so earnestly and sincerely.

The girl was successfully led astray by him.

It’s true.

Her parents were just ordinary people, how could they possibly know any nobles from Shangjing.

"Why would Mr. He, who has seen all sorts of ladies, take a liking to me?"

Yu Tingwan was troubled by this, giving Wei Zhao a pat.

"But your wife is just too sought after."

However, she promised.

"Don’t worry, no matter how good or bad others are, I’m not interested."

The girl didn’t forget to pledge loyalty while raising her likability.

"My heart is full of only you, dear husband."

Wei Zhao seemed to hear only the last sentence, softly asked, "Only me?"

Yu Tingwan: "Of course!"

A dark glint flickered in the man’s eyes.

He wanted so much to say.

——Yu Tingwan.

——Next time you say such things, look into my eyes.

But he didn’t.

Wei Zhao sighed, "Indeed."

"After all, I almost died for you once."

Yu Tingwan: ...

Death by suffocation?

Said as if he climbed mountains and crossed seas of fire for her.

Alright, alright.

Now Wei Zhao is following her in talking nonsense.

Very soon, Yu Tingwan began to worry again.

"What if He Xuran comes back?"

With Qingya looking like that, it’s hard to keep surveillance.

With no defenses, today’s situation might repeat.

Wei Zhao: "He won’t."

He smiled, his voice steady, "He Xuran will be very busy."

————

Post Station.

No sooner had He Xuran returned than he summoned his confidant.

"Investigate the Wei Family."

The confidant was baffled.

Weren’t you just there visiting Wei Shen? Why investigate them?

He Xuran emphasized, "Focus on investigating Mrs. Wei and her parents."

"Any information you can find, get it to me as soon as possible."

Confidant: "Understood."

The confidant didn’t think much of this order.

After all, ordinary folks are easy to investigate.

An hour later.

He sought out He Xuran.

He Xuran was brewing tea, "Tell me."

Confidant: "The Wei Family is from Xilin Village, with Wei Shen being a son of the second house, forced to replace his cousin on the conscription list."

He Xuran furrowed his brow, "Forced?"

At this point, the confidant was indignant.

"Wei Shen isn’t even of age for conscription!"

He Xuran: "According to the Court’s laws, paying the militia tax exempts you from conscription."

However, the tax has always been high.

After all, everyone fears death; if everyone evaded conscription, the army would lack personnel, and in case of war, there wouldn’t be enough troops.

"Offering some liquor as bribes, greasing the officials, and substituting avoids paying; the headcount from the Wei Family has already been tallied."

"During the investigation, I found that this isn’t uncommon. It’s probably not just within the four cities."

He Xuran: ??

Confidant: "Indeed, sir, you’ve got another case on your hands."

He Xuran: ...

He brought this onto himself.

Feeling something’s not quite right.

"You better sort this out,"

He Xuran: "And what else?"

"Upon investigation, the Wei Family is an authentic farming family; buying that courtyard was indeed not coincidental but arranged before Chi Yu left the capital."

He Xuran became enlightened.

Seems to make sense.

After all, the Wei Family Army values emotions.

"I incidentally looked into the Wei Family’s relatives."

Hmm, he ended up tracing to the Zhao Family.

"Wei Shen has a cousin by the name of Zhao Yu, who studies in town."

"He started schooling late, and his family didn’t curry favor with the schoolmaster..."

"He’s never received careful nurturing."

He Xuran coldly remarked, "Favoritism in social contexts is common."

Not just in little schoolhouses, the court’s favoritism is quite pronounced, as He Xuran has seen.

"Which schoolmaster? You better tap him on the shoulder."

Confidant hesitated, "It’s that Mr. Chu."

"The one the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice often praises in front of you."

Confidant: "I incidentally checked on him too."

This investigation turned out quite significant!

Indeed!

The necessary details he couldn’t discover.

The unnecessary, quite a lot.

"Sir! This schoolmaster intends to marry his daughter to his favorite pupil, who happens to be Mrs. Wei’s cousin."

Whether he’s a cousin or not isn’t important.

"Even the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice has praised him."

Confidant: "This Mr. Chu spares no effort in networking for that pupil. Right now, he hardly cares for other academy students, solely focused on his future son-in-law, hosting dinners, adeptly mingling in prestigious circles, and even contacting exam proctors from the last provincial exam in Ze County."

Is this bribery?

He Xuran: ...

"Sir, sorry. It looks like...you’ve inexplicably stumbled upon another case."

He Xuran felt like he was being manipulated.

It was somewhat exhausting.

"Tell me about the Yu Family."

The confidant met his eyes, now tinged with guilt.

"Yu Family’s parents died in a fire."

"And that fire...came under suspicious circumstances."