Chapter 116 Threatening Wei Wan
Chapter 116 Threatening Wei Wan
Although Wei Wan had long guessed that Old Madam Yun would make such a choice and come to her to ask the Wei family for help.
But when it really came to this, Wei Wan still couldn't accept it; to be precise, she felt a little disheartened.
"Madam, please forgive me, I am truly powerless to help with this matter! As you know, when I married into the Yun family, I had already severed all ties with the Wei family! Now, more than ten years have passed, so it is impossible for me to come knocking on their door for such matters!" Wei Wan clearly rejected the old lady's suggestion.
It wasn't that she really wanted to sever ties with the Wei family, but rather that she didn't want to involve her parents in the Yun family's affairs and cause them worry.
She had already wronged her father and mother because of what happened back then. If they came to her door again because of these things, she would truly become an unfilial daughter!
However, Grandma Yun did not consider her feelings and instead began to make various threats.
"Yun Juan is not yet registered in the family genealogy! She is not a member of the Yun family. If you finish this matter, I will give her an identity! I will make her a real young lady of the Yun family!" The old lady, having lived for decades, truly had Wei Wan under her thumb with these words.
Wei Wan is indeed feeling very guilty. Not only has her daughter been living away from home for so many years, but she doesn't even have an identity. She really feels sorry for her.
“If you want me to go to the Wei family to ask for help, that’s fine! Let Yun Ting come and talk to me in person!” Wei Wan said, then stood up.
Unlike his previous polite entrance, he left the old lady's house with a flick of his sleeve.
The old lady was left looking astonished, as if she hadn't expected Wei Wan to be so ungrateful.
"Look at this! Look at this! How ungrateful she is!" The old lady pointed at Wei Wan, who had already left through the door, her anger blazing and her breath coming in gasps.
Upon seeing this, Yunrong immediately stepped forward and began to soothe the old lady: "Grandmother, please don't be angry! Since my sister came back, many people in the manor have changed; they are no longer the same as they were! Could it be that my sister has learned some kind of... witchcraft?"
Upon hearing Yun Rong's words, Old Madam Yun immediately composed herself and tightly grasped Yun Rong's hand.
"You can't just say things like that! The person above is extremely wary of it! If this gets out, it won't just be you and me, the entire Yun family will be raided and nine generations of relatives will be exterminated!" Old Madam Yun stared intently at Yun Rong and warned.
Yunrong was so frightened by the old lady's expression that she immediately shrank back: "Rong... Rong'er knows she was wrong!"
Grandma Yun then composed herself, gently patted Yun Rong's hand, and revealed a loving smile.
It was as if she wasn't the fierce person from just now; her expression changed so quickly that even Yun Rong was seeing it for the first time.
"Grandmother, it seems that Father has to step in on this matter! Otherwise, Mother is afraid... she won't... care about the lives of everyone in the Yun family!" Yun Rong said, her face filled with worry, and she looked at the old lady Yun with concern.
Grandma Yun was also very troubled at this moment. In the past, Wei Wan was quite obedient to her, but she didn't know why she seemed to have changed recently!
It's become completely against me! It won't even listen to me anymore, and I can't get it to do anything!
It's really all out of control. Even Yun Ting doesn't know what he's been busy with, and there's such a large expenditure of silver, yet he's completely unaware of it.
Where did they go with all that silver? They say it's for connections in officialdom, but they're already prime ministers!
Why would I need so much money to cultivate relationships? It's not like I'm getting a promotion!
Don't think that just because she's an old woman, she doesn't understand the ways of officialdom!
After leaving Old Madam Yun's place, Wei Wan planned to go find Yun Juan, but after thinking about it, she decided not to go and went straight back to her own courtyard.
Back in the courtyard, Wei Wan paced back and forth in her room, her mind filled with conflicting emotions.
She knew that this matter was of great importance, and that if she told Yun Juan, perhaps a solution could be found.
However, fearing that she might be concerned about him, he said that status was not important and he didn't want the identity of the eldest daughter of the Yun family!
She hesitated because she was afraid that Yun Juan would consider her feelings. Given that child's personality, he would definitely do such a thing!
Just as she was hesitating, there was a soft knock on the door.
Wei Wan opened the door and saw Yun Juan standing there, her eyes filled with concern.
Yun Juan seemed to sense Wei Wan's troubles and asked softly, "Mother, is something bothering you? Why don't you tell me?"
Wei Wan bit her lip, unsure whether she should speak!
“Mother, what can’t you say? Just tell me directly!” Yun Juan smiled at Wei Wan, a warm smile that could soothe all the restlessness in one’s heart.
Wei Wan was still struggling, the handkerchief in her hand was squeezed out of shape.
Seeing this, Yun Juan stopped pressing her. If she didn't want to talk, then she wouldn't. She would tell her when she wanted to.
"Mother, I just heard Aunt Lan say that you were called away by Granny Jin, who serves the Old Madam! I was so worried, I thought something had happened!" Although Yun Juan said this, looking at Wei Wan's hesitant expression, she could guess that something must have happened.
When Wei Wan saw that Yun Juan's forehead was damp with sweat, perhaps because she was anxious, a warm feeling washed over her.
"Could it be that the Prime Minister's mansion is short of money and has remembered you?" Yun Juan thought and thought but couldn't think of any other reason why that old hag could want to see Wei Wan.
Aside from the fact that the household was out of money, and that Wei Wan, as the mistress of the house, had to find a solution, there was really nothing else to do!
Wei Wan looked surprised; she hadn't expected that her guess would be so accurate.
Seeing Wei Wan's expression, Yun Juan knew she had guessed correctly; the old hag had indeed set her sights on Wei Wan.
"Just as I thought." Yun Juan snorted coldly. "Mother, don't worry, leave this matter to me."
Yun Juan quickly stood up, but Wei Wan grabbed her sleeve.
Wei Wan stared blankly at Yun Juan, "Don't go! I've already refused them! But... they've set their sights on your maternal grandfather!"
Yun Juan frowned upon hearing this. This old hag is old, but I didn't expect her to still be so sharp!
They actually set their sights on Grand Tutor Wei's mansion!
No! Didn't she know that her mother had long since severed ties with the Wei family? Could it be that she wants her mother to beg the Wei family for help?
Yun Juan pressed on, "Mother, that old hag won't make you beg Grandfather, will she?"
Since Yun Quan had already guessed it, she decided to stop hiding it and perhaps speaking out would lead to other solutions.
Wei Wan nodded in agreement, but quickly shook her head again: "I didn't agree. I said I'd have Yun Ting come and talk to me in person!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Quan frowned, feeling that something was amiss with those words!
Why didn't Mother just refuse them outright? Why did she have Yunting come to talk to her personally?
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