Have You Written Your Will Today?-Chapter 495 - 489: Forcing Others to Taste the Pain One Has Suffered
The sky was already dark, with the last light of the sun dimly scattered.
Shen Hua lifted her skirt, just disembarking from the carriage, her gaze fixed on one spot, only to see the veil of a girl in plain clothes fluttering at one corner, briefly revealing a familiar face. However, by the time the girl was ready to look closely, she disappeared.
"What are you looking for?" Cui Yun noticed her stopping suddenly and asked from the side.
"Ji Shimin."
Shen Hua entered First-tier Sky, amid the noise, she stepped onto the stairs and went to the elegant room upstairs.
"Maybe you saw it wrong."
Following the incident with the Zou Family, Ji Shimin was caught in bed with Wei Xiheng, and the late Emperor hastily married them off, not in grand style as it was merely to cover the humiliation.
It was because of this that Ji Shimin escaped disaster when the Crown Prince committed patricide.
But her days were far from easy.
At first, the Wei Family had to be wary of Ji Shimin’s background, but now her backing had completely collapsed.
Cui Yun made tea, his movements smooth and unhurried.
"Maybe you didn’t see it wrong."
Shen Hua widened her almond eyes in disbelief, "But I just saw her getting very intimate with a strange young man."
Cui Yun was usually cold and indifferent, but he was patient with her.
"In the case of examination fraud, the Wei Family was also not clean. It was when the situation had settled that Wei Ce, a clear-headed person, decided to save himself before the full investigation. He entered the Imperial Palace to see the Emperor, presented a list of involved officials, and also handed over the Imperial Sword left behind by the Grand Ancestor Emperor as a sign of loyalty, begging Ji Teng to show mercy, thus saving his entire family’s lives."
The lives were spared. But the fall and decline of Duke Wei Mansion happened in the blink of an eye.
All official titles and noble ranks of Duke Wei were revoked. The men of the Wei Family no longer had a say in court.
After the downfall of the Wei Family, it was inevitable that their anger would fall entirely upon Ji Shimin.
Seeing Shen Hua listening intently, he spoke a few more words.
"While the late Emperor was alive, after Ji Shimin married and lived always at the Princess Mansion, not cohabiting with her in-laws. She was excessively critical and made it difficult for Wei Xiheng, blatantly disregarding public opinion. She never held her in-laws in any regard."
Even on the day of her marriage, during the kneeling rituals, she showed the Wei family their place.
"A monarch is a monarch, a subject is a subject, I am noble, Wei family is humble. I kneel to mother-in-law, can you bear it? If really, you mother-in-law should be the one to greet me."
It was controversial, yet previously when a princess was demoted, there were precedents of making in-laws and spouse kneel to present rewards. So, it was not entirely erroneous.
Mrs. Wei, a woman of strong character, was actually angered to the point of fainting multiple times.
As a princess of esteemed status, the Wei Family had no choice but to serve her carefully, yet Ji Shimin showed no restraint whatsoever.
Could this not lead to a backlash?
With the Princess mansion confiscated, she had nowhere to go but to the Wei Family. The Wei Family could not expel her, but they continually set rules to restrict her, wasting her days.
In a large mansion, there were many hidden troubles. There were plenty of ways to make someone’s life unbearable without leaving any visible scars, like the long, thin needles that pricked her body causing her pain.
Ji Shimin, who had been noble for many years, only used to being looked up to by others, how could she tolerate such humiliation now.
Shen Hua pondered, "So, she stepped out of line!"
Shen Hua was joyful, "Wow."
"Does the Wei Family know?"
Cui Yun tugged at his lips slightly, "They know."
Shen Hua moved a stool closer to where Cui Yun was.
"And Wei Xiheng can actually bear it?"
No matter what, this was someone he married, even if not favored, it’s hard for anyone in the world to accept being cuckolded.
Seeing the girl drawing closer, Cui Yun pulled her away. Letting her sit properly.
"Just now, the person with Ji Shimin was the Heir of Chengbo Marquis Mansion."
Upon hearing this, Shen Hua’s delicate white hand again rested on his shoulder, her dark and bright eyes filled with stars.
Cui Yun knitted his brows, just about to ask her to behave properly, but the girl reluctantly slapped his hand away.
"Heir of Duke Chengbo!!"
She still remembered how the Duchess of Chengbo often came to find fault with Madam Cui Xuan.
Later, after Cui Bai married Qiao Si, who had no background, the Duchess of Chengbo proudly entered the Imperial Palace to marry Princess You Ning, who was raised by the Empress Dowager.
"Was it that Heir who had just married the Commandery Princess, wasn’t proud for long, and saw the Commandery Princess carrying on shamelessly with another man right in front of him?"
When Emperor He died, the Empress became the Empress Dowager.
Cui Yun had never thought that one day he would discuss such disgraceful dirty matters with others, he reluctantly said.
"Yes, it’s that Heir who furiously scolded her for being shameless, upset the Commandery Princess enough to return to the palace to complain, and finally forced the Empress Dowager herself to personally apologize and ask the whole family to invite people back."
Shen Hua laughed heartily, finally trembling as she leaned into Cui Yun’s embrace.
"This Heir of Duke Chengbo really is something else, making others taste the bitterness he himself has tasted."
The girl quickly changed the topic: "Or should we say—happiness shared is happiness squared?"
Her thoughts always made people cry and laugh.
"With such a big loss previously suffered by Chengbo Marquis Mansion, why haven’t we heard any news about Princess You Ning being divorced?"
His slender fingertips circled the girl’s smooth long hair, he softly said: "The official family is filial."
Shen Hua: ...
Give me a break.
She had just heard Wei Yingying cursing not long ago.
"That old lady, she just didn’t like me, and after I entered the palace, she still found faults in everything. She just wanted to torment me, reprimanded me saying my virtue did not match my position. Ji Teng also found her annoying, so he sent her to a villa under the pretext of her ill health for reflection and recuperation."
However, with many Imperial Physicians sent there, and Ji Teng thoughtfully finding trustworthy people to take care of her diet and lodging. Except for Empress Dowager’s dissatisfaction, everyone else was satisfied.
Seeing Ji Teng’s attitude towards the Empress Dowager, Chengbo Marquis Mansion naturally would not make trouble.
Because of this understanding of the times, Ji Teng also rarely showed a pleasant face towards Duke Chengbo.
As for the matter with Ji Shimin.
"Currently, Wei Xiheng dares not offend Chengbo Marquis Mansion."
Clearly, this matter came out, and as an Emperor’s brother, Ji Teng should intervene, but the Wei Family did not, presumably they also received benefits from this.
So while they find Ji Shimin despicable on one hand, on the other hand, they eagerly hope for the support of the Heir of Duke Chengbo.
Playing both sides.
Ji Teng also knows this, but turns a blind eye.
That is his brilliance.
Since his accession, he has settled all that needed settling. He left no one alive. But people like the foolish Ji Cong, the married Ji Shimin, weren’t troubled much.
Scholars and literati all praise him for valuing brotherly affection.
Cui Yun suddenly asked.
"Do you still remember Yuan Shaqing?"
Shen Hua did think for a moment.
"Ji Teng’s staff. His younger sister was harmed by Ji Shimin when she was a child."
"Hmm, the Chen County Yuan Family has always been a prestigious clan, Brother Yuan’s grandfather once served as the Grand Commandant."
Shen Hua knew this.
Now Yuan Shaqing has become the youngest Grand Commandant."
Cui Yun: "A few days ago, Yuan Shaqing proposed something, and the official family agreed."
"What did he say?"
"The Wei Family’s disturbance of the Lady’s peace is unforgivable, and since Wei Zhuzhu is a concubine daughter of the Wei Family, now that the Wei Family has fallen, why not give her to Wei Xiheng as a concubine to complete the official family’s benevolence toward the Wei Family?"
