Wei Xinyong said with a smile, "Any bad consequences… Apart from those you had dealt with, Old Madam pursued the Family Head to send me to the Ruiyu Hall."

Wei Changying looked different and knew what he said was that her grandma worried about her for fostering Huo Zhaoyu's marriage. Old Madam Song had been worrying about when her young oldest grandson could bear the burden of Ruiyu Hall. Now she heard her oldest granddaughter behaved so rude and confused in the capital. She had to seek an appropriate person in a hurry, even though the person could not be relied on.

So she was responsible for turning Wei Xinyong into her uncle!

Wei Xinyong looked at Wei Changying and said with a smile, "Do you really think it is definitely a trouble for me to be your uncle?"

Wei Changying came to realize suddenly and said instantly, "You misunderstand me. Stupid as I am, I know you're of great talents and knowledge. It was difficult for us to get contact across the long distance between us. Now, in the capital, I feel so excited I can ask you for advice in the days to come. I hope you don't mind to instruct me."

Wei Zhengyin was about to speak, but she stopped after thinking for a while.

Wei Xinyong continued to say, "Just as you said, I have to teach you something. On Huo Zhaoyu's marriage, it is you whom the Huo family did nothing to. Your family saved you this time. It would make you regret for a life time without the leaders in your family. Do you think it was easy to bully them? Although the Wei Family in Fengzhou has faded, the Huo Family has to treat you carefully. If you were a daughter of other ordinary families or branches of the Wei Family, you would know the Huo family's means to dealing with them."

Wei Changying signed, "You are right. After realizing it, I couldn't fall asleep and asked myself why did I do such a stupid thing. It's all my fault of getting used to elders' love and doing anything I wanted to do before I got married, so as to make such a mistake. God blessed. The Huo family didn't make a fuss with me and gave me a chance to correct it."

"You shouldn't blame yourself." Wei Xinyong comforted her in turn: "The Huo family didn't make a fuss with you, except for fearing about your family, they could also benefit from it. Sons from noble families are not willing to marry princesses. First, based on the recognition of their family, the notable families outweigh the royal family; Second, they worry that arrogant princesses would bully their husbands with the support of royal power. But now the emperor didn't care about Princess Anji and Madam Zhenyi, the support from the emperor was dismissed. For the first reason, Huo Zhaoyu lost the assistance from her wife, but it is well-known that despite her aggressiveness, Princess Anji is so smart that the ordinary daughters are not as good as her. From the choice of a wife, Huo Zhaoyu didn't lose much. They are a couple after all, and the wife's family is outside force. The power of wife's family and a virtuous wife have their own merits."

Wei Xinyong took a sip of tea and said again, "Madam Gu asked you to make her daughter, Huo Qingling, marry the sixth son of Shen Family. Your husband's career is bright. The female leader of Mingpei Hall would belong to nobody, but you. As a sister-in-law, won't you take good care of Huo Qingling? If Huo Family had continued to blame you, they wouldn’t have gotten so many benefits. In addition, and if you hadn't recommended Huo Zhaoyu to Princess Anji, Miss Huo wouldn't have married the sixth son of Shen Family. So it seems that the Huo Family was harmed by you, but nothing lost at all."

He told Wei Changying seriously, "Before you do anything, you have to think about what you have done for Huo Family."

Hearing his words, Wei Changying nodded consistently and praised, "This is why I feel so excited when hearing you would come to the capital." Then Wei Changying said to Wei Zhengyin, "Aunt spoiled me so much, and you could not bear to criticize me…"

Wei Zhengyin interrupted her with smile, "I am a woman and don't have the vision like Sixth Brother. Either you or I should ask sixth brother for advice from now on."

The three of them talked with pleasure for a while, Wei Zhengyin shifted the topic to the capital situation, "I've never heard about the big elite as you before. Your talents were buried in the Zhiben Hall. But you became one of the Ruiyu Hall for a short time, why did you hurry to the capital rather than staying in Fengzhou and connecting with father, brothers and nephews? Is there something happened in the capital…"

Wei Zhengyin stopped suddenly and looked very concerned.

Wei Xinyong said: "You have no idea that I intended to stay in Fengzhou for several days and consult Second Uncle and the leader of Zhijiao House. But Second Brother wrote a letter, mentioning that maybe he was too busy with his work and ignored his healthcare for years, so he felt so tiered recently. Second Uncle showed me the letter which revealed second brother's willing to resign."

Hearing this, both Wei Zhengyin and Wei Changying changed their facial expressions, and Wei Zhengyin hurriedly said: "It is so ridiculous. Second brother is old enough to behave like an adult. He was supposed to ask a doctor for medicine when feeling sick, rather than wrote to the old father, thus making his father worry about him." The oldest nephew was not old enough to bear the burden, Wei Shengyi could not resign now.

Once finished her words, Wei Zhengyin realized her anxiety. She took a quick breath and said with self-deprecation, "So embarrassed about my short temper. But now is just the time for Second Brother. At that time, father had no choice but to resign. It was the destiny. After father's resignation, the Ruiyu Hall started to fade. Now it's Second Brother who also want to resign, this is definitely…"

By saying so, Wei Zhengyin and her niece understood why Wei Xinyong had been sent to the Ruiyu Hall. Mrs. Duanmu was forced to die by Old Madam Song and Wei Huan made a determination to support the oldest grandson. The branch of Wei Shengyi had been given up.

It's obvious that the branch of Wei Shengyi would suffer a lot after Wei Changfeng took the charge of Ruiyu Hall, even though Wei Changfeng may not embarrass them for his goodness or considering the reputation of the family. Leaving alone Wei Shengyi's ambition to be the Family Head, Wei Shengyi never saw Wei Changfeng, who was born and raised in Fengzhou. It was only Wei Changsui in his family who was asked to live in Fengzhou for several months. But he was guarded by Old Madam Song and had no choice to say anything with his little cousin. Was there any affection between them?

Wei Shengyi was not stupid. At that time Wei Huan went to control the situation in Fengzhou in person to deal with the son of Duke Jingping, Wei Zhengya. As the favorite of the emperor, who was willing to see internal strife among noble families, Wei Huan had to adopt special means to persuade the emperor to let him go. Then Wei Huan resigned smoothly by "divinatory language" and controlled Wei Zhengya in Fengzhou, but he ended his political career completely.

Since then, the branch of Wei Huan relied on Wei Shengyi in the palace. The reason why Wei Shengyi worked hard for so many years was that he was planning to be the Family Head. Now his wife had passed away and there was no hope for the Family Head and his career…He was unable to defeat Old Madam Song, but he had to work for father's wife and his oldest nephew, waiting to be replaced. Who was willing to do it without madness?

Wei Zhengyin and Wei Changying had been thinking what Wei Shengyi would do after Mrs. Duanmu's death. Maybe he would betray Ruiyu Hall by connecting with outsiders, or he would apply for a position in remote places. They never thought he would resign directly.

If Wei Shengyi carried on the job, he would get nothing at all. Now his resignation was bad for Wei Changfeng, would Old Madam Song let him go while she was alive?

Both Wei Zhengyin and Wei Changying looked at Wei Xinyong, waiting for his explanation.

Wei Xinyong said with a smile, "Second Brother said in the letter that he felt so sorry for not taking good care of Second Uncle. Especially when Second Sister-in-law died of sickness, he was so regretful to see nieces and nephews with sadness. So he hoped to go home and attend to Second Uncle."

Significantly Wei Xinyong said, "Second Brother also recalled the past in his letter. Second uncle couldn't help sighing after reading it."

"What did father say?" Wei Zhengyin and Wei Changying got to know the meaning of Wei Xinyong's words. Wei Shengyi now was in a dilemma. He was hopeless to be the Family Head. Even he betrayed Ruiyu Hall, nobody, even the emperor, was able to prevent his branch from the possible disaster. Couldn't Wei Huan and Old Madam Song think about this?

It was his birth father and father's wife who restricted Wei Shengyi.

But Wei Shengyi couldn't wait to be replaced without any struggle. So he proposed resignation directly to threat and remind Wei Huan it was he that had been responsible for the staffs in the palace for almost two decades, worked hard to maintain the relationship between the capital and Fengzhou, and connected Ruiyu Hall with the palace to inform what happened in time.

He was a son of Wei Huan on earth. Could Wei Huan stand to see that he was forced to have no room to stay by father's wife after he contributed so much?

Wei Zhengyin and Wei Changying got nervous at once. Wei Huan definitely knew Wei Shengyi’s sadness and indignation and why he proposed resignation. But how he would treat his ambitious and painstaking son remained uncertain.

Wei Xinyong said with smile, "Second Uncle couldn't help sighing, then he sent me to the capital to visit second brother and support him."

…It was grandfather who was so determined that we were incapable.

Wei Changying thought: she could not bear to hear that Second Uncle was about to resign. As Wei Shengyi's birth father, Wei Huan just sighed for a while and sent Wei Xinyong to the capital to visit Wei Shengyi and support him. As long as Wei Xinyong stood in front of Wei Shengyi, he would realize that Wei Xinyong was about to replace him immediately.

Wei Huan's answer was that it was ok if you resigned, I had someone replace you in advance.

Wei Zhengyin sighed with relief and said with smile, "So it is. How about your talking with your Second Brother yesterday? We were daughters of Wei Family and got married with other families, so it's inconvenient for us to go out. With few messages came from Second Brother these days, I thought it ordinary for second sister-in-law's death and mourning in the house, but I didn't know Second Brother was about to resign."

Wei Xinyong underplayed, "Originally Second Brother was so astonished. Then I comforted him for a while and gave him the letter from second uncle. Second Brother was so moved by Second Uncle's words in the letter and he was about to cry…now second brother was relieved and promised not to propose resignation any more. He would work hard to solve problems for Second Uncle."

Wei Zhengyin wanted to know more about their talking details, then she said, "You are really a person of words. But as I know Second Brother is stubborn and difficult to change his mind when focusing on something. I was wondering how did you persuade him?"

But Wei Xinyong didn't want to tell them and just said with a big smile: "You overpraise me. I was so young and met Second Brother for the first time. How could I change his mind? It was the letter from Second Uncle that changed his mind. They were father and son after all. What do you think?"

Wei Zhengyin had to agree with him. She wanted to know what said in the letter, but Wei Xinyong shifted the topic again and decided not to answer her question.

Wei Zhengyin and Wei Changying had to give up talking about it and Wei Changying said: "It was said that sixth uncle brought my father-in-law some letters from my grandfather. I didn't mention it to my mother-in-law before I knew when you would come and when it was convenient for you to give it to my father-in-law in person."

Wei Xinyong hesitated for a while and told Wei Changying some days. After negotiating with Madam Su, Wei Changying could sent someone to tell him the right day. Wei Xinyong would visit in person with the letters written by Wei Huan.

After talking about some more gossips…Wei Xinyong said goodbye to them for an excuse of reading every day.