Wei Yi had originally been carrying several silver ingots to find Ji Yunshu, never expecting to witness this scene.

His feet retreated several steps backward, his back colliding straight into a large red pillar outside the door.

It made a muffled sound!

Immediately followed by Lang Bo’s curious voice. “Young Master Wei, why are you here?”

He bit his lip, eyes brimming with tears, saying nothing.

Wei Yi?

Hearing the voice, Ji Yunshu immediately sprang up from the bed and rushed out the door to see Wei Yi’s face twisted with distress.

“Wei Yi?”

“Why did you lie to me?”

“I…”

“Shu’er, you’re my wife, not someone else’s. Why did you lie to me?”

His indignant tone also carried pain!

Heavy and thick.

Without waiting for Ji Yunshu to explain, he turned and rushed out of the courtyard.

Ji Yunshu chased after him.

Lang Bo was left standing dumbfounded in place, scratching his head in confusion.

By the time Jingrong came out dressed, their figures had long disappeared.

“Where are they?”

Lang Bo replied, “Master Ji went to chase after Young Master Wei.”

“Why did that kid come here?”

“Not entirely clear!”

Lang Bo glanced at the silver scattered on the ground, bent down, and picked them up one by one. “Your Highness, look, this was dropped by Young Master Wei. A full fifty-some taels! Who would have thought Young Master Wei was quite wealthy.”

Envious!

Jingrong gave him a sideways glance. “Why are you turning green with envy?”

“This subordinate…” Lost for words.

“Send a few discreet people separately to the Chang residence and the Li residence to see if the inkstones in their homes contain a medicinal herb called False Daisy. Remember, when investigating, make no fanfare. Go quickly and return quickly.”

“Yes, this subordinate will send people right away.” Lang Bo asked while clutching the silver, “Then what about this silver?”

Jingrong snatched it away and directly pocketed it in his sleeve. “For now, this prince will keep it for him.”

Lang Bo watched helplessly as he collected the silver and turned to enter the room.

I say, Your Highness, couldn’t you leave me even one tael of silver?

Please don’t pocket it all yourself!

On the other side!

Wei Yi had locked himself in his room, his entire body huddled on the bed, tightly covering himself with the quilt.

Bang bang bang—

Ji Yunshu kept knocking outside the door.

But even after a long time, there was no sound from inside. Instead, she attracted Constable Zhang who was passing by.

Thinking some major incident had occurred, he rushed in hurriedly.

He almost drew his blade.

“Master Ji, what’s wrong?”

Her eyes flickered slightly as she shook her head. “Nothing, no need to trouble Constable Zhang.”

Constable Zhang peered through the door crack into the room.

He asked worriedly, “Did something happen to Young Master Wei?”

“No.”

“Then what’s the situation?”

“I just want Wei Yi to open the door.”

“That’s simple!” As Constable Zhang spoke, he pulled her aside. “Master Ji, stand to the side, let me handle this.”

“Wait…”

Before the two words “wait, wait” could be shouted out, Constable Zhang had already lifted his foot and forcefully kicked the door open.

With a bang!

Ji Yunshu was immediately dumbstruck!

Big brother, how many times have I told you, don’t be impulsive, don’t be impulsive—impulsiveness is the devil.

Have you forgotten everything I told you before at that inn outside Yuzhou City?

Alas!

As soon as the door was kicked open!

Constable Zhang rushed in with a nervous expression, ran to the bedside, and quickly tugged at the quilt.

“Young Master Wei, are you alright? Did something happen?”

But Wei Yi clutched the quilt tightly and refused to poke his head out.

Constable Zhang was at his wit’s end in his anxiety!

After Ji Yunshu entered, she pushed him. “Constable Zhang, please go about your business. I’ll handle this.”

“But Young Master Wei…”

He pointed at that bundle on the bed!

Before he could finish speaking, Ji Yunshu had already pushed him out. The kicked-in door closed again, blocking him outside.

He scratched his head, unable to figure out what had happened, and could only shrug and go find someone to repair the door.

Inside the room!

Ji Yunshu sat down by the bed.

Faintly, she could still hear sobbing sounds from within the quilt.

Her heart trembled as if pierced by a needle.

Her pale fingers lightly touched the bedding as she softly called out “Wei Yi.”

No response!

“Wei Yi, I’ve never wanted to hurt you. Not before, not now, and not in the future. I promised your parents I would take good care of you. No matter what happens, I’ll keep you by my side. These past six months, I couldn’t bear to let you suffer the slightest harm. Toward you, apart from guilt, I also feel reluctance to hurt you. I’ve long considered you my family, my younger brother. What I can do for you is use every ability to protect you.”

The rims of her eyes reddened, and the hand touching the bedding trembled faintly!

How many times had she swallowed these words back through gritted teeth, just not wanting to hurt Wei Yi?

Between them, they were family—they couldn’t have the relationship of husband and wife.

But now, if she didn’t come clean, as things developed, they would only get worse and worse.

After a short while, a voice came from within the quilt. “I don’t want to be Shu’er’s younger brother. Shu’er is my wife.”

The voice was muffled and choked with sobs!

Yet carried stubbornness!

“Wei Yi, I know there’s a marriage agreement between us, and I know you’ve always hoped I would become your wife, but…”

Before she could finish, the quilt was suddenly thrown off. Wei Yi sat up, those eyes filled with tears and bloodshot staring at her.

He wrinkled his red nose. “Shu’er said she would never leave me in this lifetime, but now you don’t want me anymore.”

“How could I not want you?”

“Are you going to become Brother Jingrong’s wife? That way you won’t want me anymore.”

“Silly, I won’t stop wanting you. I’ll always take care of you.”

She reached out to touch him, but Wei Yi dodged again.

“I don’t believe it. I know I’m stupid, so you despise me, Shu’er, don’t you?”

His voice was hoarse!

At that moment, Ji Yunshu finally couldn’t help but cry. Whatever thoughts were in her heart, the person before her didn’t understand. That feeling was like broken teeth that had to be swallowed into one’s own stomach—the same principle.

Moreover, she had never despised Wei Yi for being foolish!

Grievance, helplessness, and guilt tangled at her chest all at once, almost making it hard for her to breathe.

“Wei Yi, how could I despise you? I said you’re my family. From the day I brought you into the capital, I vowed to always take care of you, even for a lifetime.”

“Then why don’t you want me? Mother said after we got married, we would always be together. You’re my wife. We’re going to have lots and lots of little Wei Yis. But now you’re with Brother Jingrong. Does that mean you’re going to have lots of little Jingrongs? I won’t allow it, Shu’er. I won’t allow it.”

Wei Yi looked at her, wanting to hear her response.

Ji Yunshu said, “Wei Yi, we are family. I cannot place the love between man and woman upon you. Can you understand?”

“I don’t understand. In any case, Shu’er just doesn’t want me anymore.”

With that, he jumped down from the bed and dashed out in a flash.

Worried something would happen to him, Ji Yunshu chased after him again.

Wei Yi ran out of the yamen, running madly through the streets.

Ji Yunshu called his name while chasing.

Along the way, Wei Yi stumbled and bumped into quite a few people.

“What’s going on? Don’t you have eyes?”

“Who’s that?”

“Why are you running? Don’t you know you bumped into someone?”

“Really, what a thing without eyes.”

…

The street erupted in complaints, people pointing fingers in accusation.