Chapter 331: Wei Qingwan Begs for rcy and Admits Her Mistake_l
“There’s no need to seek out the owner of the embroidery shop. I am the most suitable witness.” Wei Yichen stated.
Wei Qingwan’s knees softened at Wei Yichen’s words, her face pale.
“What do you an by that, Yichen?” Madam Yun asked nervously.
“What I an is that what Ruoruo said is true. Our younger sister indeed had a clandestine eting with a man and consequently got entangled in a dispute. I ended up in the thieves’ den while rescuing her.” Wei Yichen responded.
These few words made Madam Yun’s head spin and her vision blur.
“This… this…” Madam Yun gazed at Wei Yichen, then at Wei Qingwan, unable to digest the reality.
“Impossible. Wanwan wouldn’t do such a thing!” Madam Yun denied impulsively.
“I saw it with my own eyes and there isn’t a shred of falsehood. Or does Mother think I am lying about wronging my younger sister?”
Wei Yichen’s face was calm, his eyes devoid of ripples as he calmly refuted the panicked Madam Yun.
“Yichen…” Madam Yun was at a loss for words. If soone like her eldest daughter had said these things, she would have doubted it. But these words ca from her legitimate eldest son.
Wanwan wouldn’t lie to her, and Yichen certainly wouldn’t lie to her!
After pondering for a while, Madam Yun asked, “But…if that’s the case, why did Wanwan return long before you, and you were only rescued yesterday?”
Wei Yichen showed no emotion, “Because that night, my sister’s beau was saved and they both fled together. She feared that if I were to get out, I would expose their affair and so she chose to abandon .”
Wei Yichen said this very calmly, his expression devoid of any emotion, as if stating soone else’s business.
This calmness surprised even Wei Ruo, as it was not the Wei Yichen she knew.
Wei Yichen’s words were another blow to Madam Yun.
Her sweet and sensible daughter, not only secretly t a man but also left her brother’s life hanging in the balance?
It was more than just failing to uphold female virtues, it was downright inhuman!
Madam Yun looked at Wei Qingwan in disbelief.
Wei Qingwan had collapsed on the ground sobbing, “Mother, elder brother, that’s not the case. It really isn’t. I was scared out of my wits that day and was taken away in a daze. I didn’t an to hurt my elder brother!”
“So…you indeed t a man in secret and got your elder brother caught by bandits while rescuing you? You managed to escape but left your elder brother in that dangerous place?”
Madam Yun stumbled a couple of steps, nearly falling, but was supported by Wei Mingting.
“Cuiping, help Madam back to her room to rest.” said Wei Mingting.
“My lord…” Madam Yun looked at Wei Mingting in surprise.
“Madam, you’ve tired yourself today. Let handle the rest.” said Wei Mingting.
Madam Yun shook her head. She did not want to just walk away like this. She needed to clarify what had happened!
Madam Yun asked Wei Mingting, “My lord, what do you intend to do?”
Wei Mingting glanced at Wei Qingwan, the cold gaze made her shudder.
Unable to help herself, she curled up and pleaded, “Father, believe . I truly didn’t do it on purpose! I’ve been timid since childhood and never dared to harm anyone. How could I harm my elder brother?”
With that, Wei Qingwan turned to Wei Yichen, gripped the hem of his clothing, crying, “Elder brother, you know what that dungeon was like. I was really scared that day. I’ve never had such experiences before. Later, when young master Qi pulled away, my mind was totally blank…I genuinely didn’t an to abandon you…”
At this mont, Wei Ruo coldly interrupted Wei Qingwan’s plea, “And yet you didn’t report it to the authorities for three days after returning ho? Knowing that your elder brother was in that terrifying dungeon, you could still wait calmly at ho for three days?”
Wei Ruo’s words confronted Wei Qingwan’s defense.
Wei Qingwan was at a loss of words, “No, I didn’t report it because I didn’t know how to say it… I also didn’t know where the bandits were…”
“After we returned ho, you didn’t ntion anything when we asked you then.” Wei Ruo further confronted her.
Wei Qingwan had many opportunities to show “regret”, but she didn’t seize any of them.
Until this mont, when the truth was laid bare, she thought of “regret”. But wasn’t it a bit too late?
Wei Qingwan bit her lip, shaking her head, tears continuing to fall.
Wei Mingting walked over to Wei Qingwan and said, “Although you’re not our biological daughter, I always considered that the Wei family never treated you unfairly. Why have you harbored such a damaging intent towards your siblings?”
“That’s not it, it’s not like that…” Wei Qingwan shook her head vigorously, “It’s true that I had a few private etings with young master Qi, but apart from that, I never intended to harm anyone, especially not my elder brother! Everything after that was because of my fear. I made a mistake, but I would never harm my elder brother!”
At this point, Wei Qingwan had no choice but to admit so of the truth, but she maintained that she had not intentionally hard Wei Yichen.
However, Wei Mingting’s face remained cold. Her explanation was feeble and powerless in his eyes.
To Wei Mingting, Wei Qingwan’s misconduct of seeing a man in private was not an unforgivable cri. But abandoning her elder brother was a different matter.
No matter what the reason, harm to one’s siblings was inexcusable.
That was sothing Wei Mingting could not tolerate. How could his children of the Wei Family be so cruel?
Wei Qingwan could feel the chill emanating from Wei Mingting. She was extrely terrified.
Wei Qingwan crawled towards Madam Yun, held on to her legs, and sobbed, “Mother, please believe . I was just confused for a mont, I didn’t think it through, I never intended to harm elder brother.”
She knew that if anyone at ho would still believe her, it would only be her mother.
“Wanwan, you’ve disappointed greatly!” Madam Yun had to face reality.
Her daughter, whom she had raised since a child, had changed unrecognizably, not only brazenly eting a man privately but also disregarding her brother’s life.
“Mother, I’ve realized my mistake. I truly have!” Wei Qingwan sobbed and admitted her mistake.
Overco with grief, Madam Yun turned to her husband again, “My lord…”
Wei Yichen interrupted, “Father, younger sister has violated the sixth family rule — siblings should respect, love, and help one another. If anyone hurts a sibling, they should be whipped thirty tis before the ancestral tablet as punishnt. If the consequences are serious, they should receive a hundred lashes..”
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