Chapter 39: Wei Hu Interrogates Baochuan

Wang Yun couldn’t calm down for a long time. He had always thought that Wei Hu was a man of integrity and was extremely respectful to him. He never imagined that the Wei brothers would dare to do such a ridiculous thing behind his back!

“Rest well.” Wang Yun comforted Baochuan in a gentle voice. He felt guilty towards her. At the same time, a thought flashed through his mind: Could it be that Baochuan had been asking him to be wary of the Wei brothers, but he had refused, so she had deliberately designed this?

No! It was impossible. Baochuan was raised by him. Besides, apart from Wei Bao’s desire to marry her, the Wei family hadn’t offended her in any other way. How could she possibly have deliberately designed this and even killed someone!

“Don’t worry, Father will get justice for you this time!”

Wang Baochuan looked up at him. Wrinkles were visible on his face, his hair was gray, and he looked old.

“Thank you, Father.” She felt wronged in her heart. Thinking about how she had actually caused her parents to be heartbroken for a man in her previous life, she felt foolish.

After Wang Yun left, he immediately sent for Wei Hu. Wei Hu was still immersed in grief. He couldn’t accept the news of Wei Bao’s death.

He had been attacked in the forest. He shouldn’t have hidden, he shouldn’t have gone to find Su Long, he should have rushed over and fought side by side with Wei Bao. Even if they died, they should have died together.

“Father-in-law.” Wei Hu’s hair was messy, his beard was unshaven, and he looked haggard, as if he had aged ten years.

“Wei Hu! Do you know your crime?” Wang Yun slammed his fist on the table and roared.

Wei Hu was startled and quickly knelt down to plead guilty, “Father-in-law, what crime has your son-in-law committed?”

“How did Wei Bao die?”

“He… he was trying to save Third Miss…”

“Don’t try to argue! If he was really trying to save her, why didn’t he bring anyone with him?” Wang Yun sat down with a dark face, his voice cold.

“Wei Hu, you have been by my side for many years. I appreciate your loyalty and even married my daughter to you. Now this is how you repay me!”

“Father-in-law…” Wei Hu was completely sobered up.

He knew that Wang Yun usually looked kind and gentle, and he was also very smooth in dealing with people in the court. But he knew that Wang Yun had risen from the imperial examinations to his current position, and it was definitely not through kindness. His methods were so ruthless that anyone who had experienced them would be terrified.

“Speak!”

“It’s… it’s that Wei Bao was momentarily confused, but he was also infatuated with Third Miss, so he…”

“So you admit that you and Wei Bao arranged to kidnap Baochuan?”

“No, no! Absolutely not.” Wei Hu crawled forward on his knees. He cried and said, “Third Miss was indeed kidnapped by the remnants of Xiliang. Wei Bao rushed to rescue her, and seeing that Third Miss had been poisoned, he lost his mind…”

“He was also worried about Third Miss.”

“Father-in-law! Father-in-law, Father, I really didn’t know about this beforehand. Please investigate this matter clearly.”

Seeing his sincere attitude, Wang Yun believed him a little.

“You really didn’t know?”

“Father, I really didn’t know. If I have even a single lie, may I die a horrible death.” He swore repeatedly.

“Get up.” Wang Yun softened his expression.

“Your son-in-law dares not.” Wei Hu still knelt respectfully.

“How is the investigation into the murderer of Wei Bao going?”

Wei Hu truthfully said, “I fought with two of them in the forest. They were skilled in martial arts, not ordinary people. They must be well-trained assassins from Xiliang.”

“Now that we have a truce with Xiliang, you can investigate the murderer, but don’t provoke another war.” Wang Yun warned.

“Yes, Father-in-law.”

“The army will return to the capital in three days.”

Wei Hu hesitated, “Then Wei Bao…”

“If you want to stay and investigate the murderer, you can. But Xiliang is very secretive, and it won’t be easy to catch the murderer. In my opinion, although Wei Bao wronged Baochuan, he was also raised by me. You should send him back to the capital as soon as possible and let him rest in peace.”

“Yes, Father-in-law.”

Wei Hu hesitated for a moment, but he couldn’t help but ask, “Father-in-law, Baochuan and her maid, Qingqing, seem to have seen the murderer. Can I ask them? Before I leave, I still want to investigate.”

“Hmm.” Wang Yun was displeased, but he didn’t stop him.

Wei Hu immediately went to find Wang Baochuan. Wang Baochuan said directly that she had been poisoned and was unconscious, so she didn’t see the murderer clearly.

“Wang! Third Miss.” He tried to suppress the anger in his heart, “Wei Bao was devoted to you. Now that he’s dead, can’t you even do this last thing for him?”

Wang Baochuan sneered, refusing to give an inch, “If he hadn’t been so lustful, how could he have given the murderer a chance?”

“Wei Hu, you can deceive my father, but you can’t deceive me. You think I don’t know that you were in the forest when he wanted to molest me?”

Wei Hu was flustered by her gaze and asked with a lack of confidence, “Then you admit that those people killed Wei Bao to save you!”

“I don’t even know what happened, how could I know why those people killed him?” Wang Baochuan asked back.

Wei Hu was helpless against her, “I want to take Qingqing away. She wasn’t unconscious, was she?”

“Qingqing was scared silly. You can’t take her away.” Wang Baochuan directly refused.