Chapter 21: Pushing a Subordinate to Take the Blame

Qingqing, Wang Baochuan’s maid, was very clever. She immediately saw that her mistress had no interest in Wei Bao, and was even deliberately trying to anger him.

Qingqing supported Wang Baochuan and echoed, “How can you say such things, Second Master Wei! You don’t know that since my mistress returned, she has been sending people to search for the whereabouts of Bai En Gong day and night. She couldn’t find him, and she has been losing weight from worry, unable to eat or sleep.”

“My mistress said that you, Second Master Wei, are powerful and influential. If you were to help, you would surely be able to find Bai En Gong. How can you be like those people in the capital, who don’t understand my mistress’s heart?”

Wang Baochuan looked at Qingqing with approval, surprised and delighted. She hadn’t expected to have such a clever girl by her side. It seemed that no matter where she went, she would have to bring this girl with her.

Wei Bao was already filled with anger, and when he heard Qingqing say this, he raised his hand to strike her.

Wang Baochuan pulled Qingqing behind her, her chest puffed out as she glared at Wei Bao.

Wei Bao’s heart ached. He had thought that Wang Baochuan had finally come to her senses and wanted to be with him…

But it turned out that this woman had gone to the Wei Mansion to ask him to help find her adulterer!

If he found the whereabouts of this man named Bai, he would have to tear him to pieces!

Humph! Wei Bao flicked his sleeve and stormed out of the Prime Minister’s mansion.

The Minister of Justice had been investigating cases for many years, and when he heard that it was a murder case in the capital, he became even more attentive. He led his men in a relentless pursuit, tracing the footprints at the crime scene to the discarded short sword, gradually narrowing down the target to the Wei family army.

Wei Bao saw that he could no longer conceal it, and could only confess to his elder brother, Wei Hu. Wei Hu was about to be driven mad by his foolish younger brother.

The two of them discussed it, and they couldn’t let their father-in-law know about the murder. They had to handle it themselves.

Since the old man from the Ministry of Justice was fixated on the Wei family army, they might as well push one of their subordinates out to take the blame, so that they could avoid danger.

Wei Bao agreed.

“You! All day long, you only think about women, what else can you think about!”

“You killed someone, and you even kept the woman in your house. Aren’t you afraid that she will find out and kill you one day?” Wei Hu was exasperated.

Wei Bao had repeatedly thought about getting rid of Xue Qi, but every time he saw her, he felt reluctant.

Such a gentle and beautiful woman, to kill her would be a pity!

The Wei family pushed forward a loyal subordinate to take the blame. The man said that he had had a verbal altercation with Xue’s father on the street, and he couldn’t swallow his pride, so he chased after him and committed the crime.

He described the details of the crime in great detail. Although the Ministry of Justice had some suspicions, they couldn’t produce any stronger evidence to prove that the mastermind behind it was someone else.

In addition, Wei Hu played the victim in front of Prime Minister Wang, saying that although Wei Bao was at fault for not managing his subordinates properly, this incident would inevitably affect the Wei family’s reputation if it became public.

If the Wei family was criticized, the Prime Minister would also be implicated.

Wang Yun valued his reputation most of all, so he instructed the Ministry of Justice to quickly investigate the case and bring it to a close.

Wei Bao’s subordinate was sentenced to death. Xue Qi learned that the murderer was actually Wei Bao’s subordinate, and she cried and scolded him for his negligence.

Why was it his man who killed her father?

When she became emotional, she even questioned whether Wei Bao had ordered the murder!

Wei Bao initially tried to comfort her, but when she asked this question, his face immediately changed.

“Xue Qi! Since you moved into the Wei family, I have taken care of you in every way, and treated you with the utmost care! Now you actually suspect that I killed your father!”

“I have never even met your father, how can you slander me like this!” He retorted angrily.

Xue Qi was stunned by his roar, and collapsed onto the ground in despair. It was all her fault, why didn’t she go to the underworld with her father.

She cried harder and harder, and Wei Bao sat down beside her in concern. Xue Qi, with tear-filled eyes, threw herself into his arms.