Forced to be a concubine, I went to my husband's place to become a wealthy merchant

Chapter 246

Ye Xi's injuries gradually healed. During this period, she tried many times to see Wei Ye, but everyone in the mansion said that she needed Wei Jue's approval.

And Wei Jue never appeared again since that day.

However, although Ye Xi was in Furong Garden, she clearly felt that the atmosphere in the mansion had changed.

She had a hunch that something might happen, and her answer came when Wei Jue showed up again.

When Wei Jue came to see Ye Xi again, she had already gone to bed.

Wei Jue had asked the doctor about her physical condition beforehand, and knowing that she was well enough, he touched her body directly, but his movements were slower and not as reckless as before.

Ye Xi was a little annoyed when she was woken up, but when she failed to refuse, she just let the other party toss her around.

She was very sensitive and felt that Wei Jue was worried tonight. She couldn't help but think about the recent atmosphere in the mansion and was afraid that the Duke's Mansion was in trouble.

She didn't expect it to happen so soon. She had just found out the truth and she was going to be beheaded before she had time to relax.

Wei Jue tormented her twice. After the second time, his hands kept rubbing back and forth on the scar on her abdomen, as if he was pitying her. Finally, he held her in his arms and fell asleep.

Ye Xi was also exhausted by his torment and fell asleep together with him.

The next day, when Ye Xi woke up, she found Wei Jue staring at her. She didn't know how long he had been awake and how long he had been staring at her.

She guessed he had something to say.

Sure enough, when Wei Jue saw that she had woken up, he said:

"Xi Niang, the border has been unstable recently. I am afraid there will be a war. The emperor will issue an order to let me go to the battlefield with the army soon."

Ye Xi was stunned. She thought the emperor was going to sentence him to death, but instead he sent him to the battlefield?

His Majesty has many doubts about the Wei family, so why would he give them military power at this moment?

However, she recalled that he had just said "with the army", which meant that he should go to the battlefield in some capacity and should not have military power.

Ye Xi’s understanding was correct. Wei Jue was not leading troops into battle as a general, but was only participating as a staff officer.

The purpose of His Majesty's action this time is, firstly, that if a war breaks out at the border, Wei Jue, as a senior official in the Ministry of War, is an urgently needed talent, and executing him at this time is not a wise choice.

Secondly, His Majesty believed that sending Wei Jue to the battlefield, where the situation was extremely dangerous, would not only solve his worries, but also keep the old and weak in the Wei family under control.

Wei Jue naturally understood the emperor's intention. He felt that this trip was actually a chance for the Wei family's survival.

He just couldn't let Ye Xi go, which was why he hadn't come to see her recently.

"Is it dangerous?" Ye Xi was still worried.

“Yes, according to news from the border, a war is inevitable.

I may not be able to come back, and His Majesty probably wants me to die there."

At this time, Wei Jue no longer called himself "Master" in front of her, but "I" instead.

Although Ye Xi did not participate in politics, she also understood that the Duke's Mansion had made outstanding contributions and had been granted the favor of a hereditary title in the early years.

The current emperor cannot harm others without reason just because of suspicion. The best way is to let the pillars of the Wei family die quietly on the battlefield. The remaining old and weak will not be a threat.

"Then..." Ye Xi really wanted to know what she should do.

"Xi Niang, I'll let you go." Wei Jue's voice was barely audible.

Ye Xi thought she had heard wrongly, she turned her head and looked at Wei Jue without blinking.

"The day I go north, I will have someone take you south, back to Hangzhou."

Wei Jue knew what Ye Xi wanted to hear, so he raised his voice a little.

As if knowing what Ye Xi was thinking, he added, "Ye'er can't go with you. He is the eldest son now, he can't leave."

Ye Xi's eyes dimmed, but she felt relieved when she thought that she could leave.