#28 - It's just near dusk
Chapter 28: Just Near Dusk
As dusk approached, Wei Changtian's carriage departed from the Li residence.
Unlike his arrival, this time Li Kan personally escorted him to the main gate.
Li Yang was extremely surprised by his father's change in attitude, and even more curious about what the two had discussed after he left.
However, Li Kan naturally wouldn't tell him, only looking at his son and sighing deeply.
For officials, the higher they climb, the more dangerous it becomes.
He originally wanted to remain neutral and protect himself, but who would have thought that he would be manipulated by a junior.
At this point, thinking too much is useless, he can only hope that the notorious troublemaker of the Wei family will be somewhat reliable and not lead him into a ditch.
"Sigh..."
While Li Kan was worrying about his fate, Wei Changtian in the carriage was also shaking his head and sighing while looking at the two pieces of paper in his hand.
One was a list of witnesses, and the other was a "treasonous letter" that Li Kan had just written himself.
With these two things, he could be considered to have Li Kan by the throat, not afraid that he wouldn't listen to him in the future.
Although this result basically met his expectations before coming, Wei Changtian still felt that the process wasn't too smooth.
In fact, he didn't intend to threaten Li Kan at first, originally wanting to save the "huge corruption" card for later use.
But at that time, Li Kan was hesitant, obviously not trusting him, and in the end, he had no choice but to play the card in advance.
Putting the two pieces of paper into his chest, he once again thought of Xiao Feng in his mind.
He didn't know what he was doing now, or what bad ideas he was pondering.
If it had been Xiao Feng just now, it's estimated that Li Kan would have defected and surrendered with just a few words.
Damn it, the protagonist's halo!
Wei Changtian angrily pulled open the carriage curtain and looked out.
At this time, they were traveling to the bustling city, with pedestrians jostling shoulder to shoulder, and colorful banners hanging from roadside shops fluttering in the wind.
Since the nationwide war with the Great Feng in the west two hundred years ago, the Great Ning had never experienced a major war again, and even the poisonous demons and monsters had been almost completely killed by tens of thousands of "willows" in recent years.
In such a peaceful and prosperous world, the people naturally lived a prosperous life, and even forgot how long this tranquility had lasted.
At the end of the line of sight, the last ray of gentle orange-red twilight remained above the crab shell blue sky.
Looking at this beautiful and peaceful sunset scene, Wei Changtian suddenly muttered in a low voice for no reason.
The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it's just near dusk.
...
Wei Changtian returned to the Wei residence just in time for dinner.
He hadn't returned all this time, nor had he sent anyone back with a message, so Lu Jingyao and the others naturally didn't dare to eat first, and were all waiting in the courtyard.
"Two." Lu Jingyao covered the paper slips in her hand and replied with a smile.
"Then..."
Yuan'er was overjoyed and gently placed a five on the table.
"Madam, I play a five."
"Ten!"
Lu Jingyao instantly discarded the only card in her hand, happily spreading her hands: "I won!"
"Ah?"
Yuan'er was stunned for a long time, and after understanding, she immediately complained dissatisfiedly: "Madam! You're cheating!"
"I, I call this strategic deception."
Lu Jingyao's face was a little red, but the slightly upturned corners of her mouth still revealed the joy in her heart.
"The young master always uses this trick to deceive me, I didn't expect Madam to have learned it too..."
Yuan'er pursed her small mouth and wanted to continue condemning Lu Jingyao, but was suddenly hit on the head by Qiu Yun.
"Losing is losing, why are you talking so much!"
When Yuan'er heard that even Qiu Yun wasn't standing on her side, she felt even more aggrieved: "The young master also says this every time! You, you're bullying me!"
"You..."
Qiu Yun felt a headache looking at Yuan'er who was about to cry, while Lu Jingyao was even more guilty at this time, and hurriedly grabbed Yuan'er's hand to comfort her:
"It's my fault, I won't cheat you when playing cards in the future, don't cry."
"Ma, Madam, is this true?"
"True!"
"...Hehe! I knew Madam was the most reasonable!"
Yuan'er instantly smiled, no longer looking aggrieved at all.
Lu Jingyao then realized that she had been tricked by this girl, and let go of her hand in amusement and no longer cared about her, and only called out after putting the cards together:
"Hurry up, let's play another round!"
"Okay, Madam!"
"..."
"Call the devil!"
"I grab it!"
"..."
A gentle breeze blew through the pavilion, and beneath the slightly swaying blue silk were three delicate faces, each with its own characteristics.
Such an alternative master-servant relationship would be simply unbelievable in other wealthy families, but it was already the norm for Wei Changtian.
Lu Jingyao, who had once again successfully grabbed the "devil", was very happy, especially when she saw Yuan'er frowning again because her cards were not good, she almost laughed out loud.
And just as she pursed her lips and happily sorted out the cards in her hand, a slightly sad thought suddenly flashed through her mind.
How long has it been since I laughed like this...
"Madam, what are you thinking about? Play your card!"
"...What are you rushing me for! I'm just about to play!"
...
During dinner, Wei Changtian always felt that something was wrong with Lu Jingyao.
She usually never said a word during dinner, but this time she actually took the initiative to ask about visiting Li Kan, and even threatened to go to the street in a few days to buy some fabric and personally sew him a piece of clothing.
Isn't it a shroud...
Wei Changtian was startled by his own thoughts, and hurriedly refused this "kindness".
And swallowed several mouthfuls of rice to calm his nerves.
Lu Jingyao seemed a little disappointed by this, and returned to her usual state of eating in silence.
Wei Changtian was too lazy to care about what she was thinking, and after quickly eating dinner, he changed his clothes and went to discuss the matter of the Li residence today with Wei Xianzhe.
The whole process went smoothly, and Wei Xianzhe was naturally very shocked.
However, Wei Changtian didn't tell him all the details, only selectively talking about Zhang Hongwen raising demons and the joint trial by the three divisions.
As for Li Kan's "treasonous letter", he never took it out from beginning to end.
This was not because he didn't trust Wei Xianzhe.
But because Wei Changtian felt that it was time to start building a force that only he was loyal to.
"Wang Er."
On the way back, he suddenly asked Wang Er, who was carrying the lantern: "How long have you been in the Wei family?"
"Young master, I entered the Wei family when I was five years old," Wang Er replied truthfully. "It has been thirty years now."
"Hmm."
Wei Changtian nodded, and very bluntly asked again: "Will you betray the Wei family one day?"
"Absolutely impossible!"
Although this question was a bit nonsensical, Wang Er replied in a deep voice without even thinking about it:
"Young master, although I am not very capable, I am a member of the Wei family in life, and a ghost of the Wei family in death! Even if you ask me to kill the emperor now, I will never frown!"
Wei Changtian nodded: "Hmm, I believe in your loyalty to the Wei family, but..."
"What if I want you to only be loyal to me in the future?"
"..."
Loyal to the Wei family, loyal to the only son of the Wei family.
At first glance, it seems that there is no difference between the two.
But Wang Er understood the difference.
The fire in the lantern suddenly flickered, and the surroundings fell into dead silence.
It wasn't known how long it had been before a sentence suddenly sounded in the darkness.
"Yes, young master."
