bestfiction Chapter 358 The Young Prince
Chapter 358 The Young Prince
When Li Taohua and Tang Dafu rushed over after hearing the news, Xue Weifeng had just woken up and was eating the rice porridge fed by Chen Yu.
"What should we do now?" Tang Dafu asked, "If others find out, it will be a disaster for our entire family!"
Li Taohua slapped Tang Dafu on the head: "Yeah, say it louder, it's better to go out and shout so that everyone knows it."
Tang Dafu touched his aching head and shut up in grievance.
Li Taohua looked at Xue Weifeng and said gently, "I've been trying to guess your identity, but I never thought you were the young master of the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion. But this makes sense. The Zhenguo Duke guarded the border for many years, and his children grew up in the border area, only returning to the capital in recent years. I also heard that the young master of the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion is frail and sickly, and has been raised at home all year round. Few people have seen what he looks like."
Xue Weifeng said weakly, "It's not that I'm weak and sickly, but I don't like staying in the capital. I often disguise myself as my grandfather's cousin to go out and play, leaving a substitute at home. I didn't mean to hide it from you, please forgive me. Now that the Wei family is in great trouble, I wouldn't blame you even if you handed me over to the government, but you kept me. I'm afraid I will never be able to repay the Tang family for their kindness in this lifetime."
"So what's your name?" Tang Yi asked with a smile.
"Wei Zhaoyan."
"What are your plans next?" Tang Yichen asked, "If you want to escape from the capital, I can help you find a way and lend you a hand."
Xue Weifeng, no, he should be called Wei Zhaoyan.
After hearing what Tang Yichen said, Wei Zhaoyan's eyes were filled with emotion.
"Those noble families who were friendly with my family before wished they had never met us. They dared not have anything to do with us for fear of being implicated. Why are you still rushing to help me?" Wei Zhaoyan said, "I was naive before, thinking that as long as I arrived in the capital, I would give you protection and let you walk all over the capital. But I didn't keep my promise. As soon as I returned to the capital, my family fell into trouble. I was not able to help you at all. You can just think of me as someone who breaks his promise and shouldn't be so friendly to me anymore."
"Have you been locked up and gone stupid?" Qin Huiyin asked, "Are we friends with you because we're waiting for your protection? Did we know who you were before? In our eyes, you're just a second-generation rich kid who squanders his money. You have money, but we're not poor either! Instead of wondering about this, why not answer my brother's question? What are your plans next? What can we do for you?"
Wei Zhaoyan was confused after being scolded.
"If you help me, you will be an enemy of the imperial court. If you are discovered, it will be a capital crime."
"So, you have to be careful and don't implicate us. People in our family are kind-hearted, but they are also afraid of death!" Qin Huiyin said as a matter of course.
"I heard from the death row that something happened to my mother and sisters. I want to see them first." Wei Zhaoyan looked at Tang Yichen pleadingly, "Brother Jinzhi, please help me."
"Someone told you that something happened to them, so you escaped from prison?" Tang Yichen frowned. "Who told you that?"
"A prison guard on death row said he admired our Wei family's achievements in defending our country and couldn't bear to see us kept in the dark."
Zhang Zhen strode in and said to Tang Yichen, "Sir, I have something to report."
Tang Yichen followed Zhang Zhen out and came back soon. He said to Wei Zhaoyan, "You fell into someone else's trap."
"Brother Jinzhi, has something happened that is related to our Wei family? Please tell me quickly." Wei Zhaoyan said anxiously.
"After you left, the death row caught fire and turned into a sea of inferno. The military patrol station was short-staffed, so the soldiers from the military department were transferred to help put out the fire. After the fire was suppressed, not a single male member of the Wei family was left alive." Tang Yichen said, "From the moment you escaped from the prison, this has been a massacre targeting your Wei family. Now you are wanted by the whole city. If you are caught, you will be killed by the sword."
The atmosphere in the room became more solemn.
Wei Zhaoyan struggled to get up: "I'm going to kill them!"
Tang Yichen held Wei Zhaoyan's shoulders and said, "You are the only male left in the Wei family. If you want to die, don't drag us down with you."
"This was a trap set for our family. They didn't want us to live from the beginning," Wei Zhaoyan said. "No wonder my father wouldn't give it to us even though we have a golden medal of immunity from death. He knows that if he gives it to him now, he won't even have a chance to speak. Brother Jinzhi, what happened to my mother and sisters?"
"Your mother died on the spot. Your sisters were rescued, and the ladies of the other branches were only injured. I heard that the third lady injured her throat and can no longer speak."
"From the current situation, it seems someone wants your Wei family to have no male heirs left. If you remain alive, you will be hunted endlessly. For the sake of your sisters, you must die."
"Brother." Tang Luwu was shocked. "Are you going to hand over Master Wei?"
"Only if he dies will his sisters and aunts have a chance to survive. That golden medal of immunity from death can no longer protect the men of the Wei family, but it can certainly protect the women of the Wei family."
"Brother Wei has been tortured for so long. It's not easy to find someone with a similar build and who has suffered similar torture to fake his death. The only way is to die in public." Qin Huiyin said, "That way, Brother Wei can stay away from everyone's sight and secretly protect his family from leaving the capital."
"Let me perform this fake death escape plan myself!" Wei Zhaoyan said, "It just so happens that the Wei family still has a few loyal subordinates. We can complete this drama by ourselves and not implicate you."
"Even if you want to sing, you have to take care of your body first, otherwise you won't be able to finish this play." Tang Yichen said, "You stay here to recuperate. I won't stay overnight at the Imperial Hospital. I'll come back every day to help him with his follow-up visits. Lu Wu and Yin Yin will rest for a few days. I'll arrange for a few people to watch over Brother Zhao Yan at night."
"I will definitely repay the Tang family for their kindness to me. However, the Wei family is now destitute, and I don't know when I will be able to repay their kindness."
"I still prefer your heartless side." Li Taohua looked at Wei Zhaoyan with a complicated expression. "You suddenly became so serious that I feel a little uncomfortable. Okay, stop talking and keep you! My Tang family wouldn't sell out friends for fame. At least we will protect you. But don't be too touched. If you bring trouble to our family, we can sell you off right away."
"That's as it should be. If the Tang family is really implicated, I will say that I held you hostage and forced you to obey me. I will make sure to get you out."