Chapter 199: Deep Schemes

He went all the way unimpeded to the rear courtyard gate, then Wei Shen led a group of burly men to block there.

What else? Zhou Jing subconsciously looked for Wei Ke's silhouette, but Wei Ke had already disappeared into the crowd, and he really felt overwhelmed.

Both sides exchanged polite greetings, and just as he thought there was a chance, Wei Shen asked him: 'You came empty-handed to marry my sister?'

Big King repeat machine: 'Empty-handed come?'

Zhou Jing subconsciously looked at his own hand, and the person beside him was about to stuff a red envelope, but this time Da Wang didn't want it.

Zhou Jing thought it over, recalling Da Wang's recent threat, and hesitated: '... Not empty-handed either. Bringing the determination to treat your sister well?'

Wei Shen nodded, then turned his head to see Da Wang pursing his lips.

Da Wang: 'Do you think we're three-year-olds, believing such empty talk?'

Zhou Jing: 'Please, young master, make it clear.'

Wei Shen also looked down on his brother-in-law, tsking: 'Sure enough, a scholar, a blockhead!'

After chatting a few more sentences with him, Zhou Huang felt familiar with Da Wang and probed: 'How about we write it down? Empty words lack proof, right?'

Da Wang threw him a 'promising youngster' glance; Zhou Huang is more nimble than his brother-in-law, with a bright future ahead.

Wei Shen said: 'That works too. This is what you guys proposed, right? Wei Tai Ping and I didn't force you, did we?'

Wei Ke, who had come in by another route, wiped sweat from his forehead; each time he heard the name Wei Tai Ping he didn't know what expression to make, yet the two got along fine. hearing the second brother say, the Prince You is called that when going out in Youzhou.... Well, hard to evaluate.

Zhou Jing, even stupid as he was now, knew to deny: 'No, no, I volunteered.'

Wei Shen smiled, reached into his pocket, pulled out a red folded slip, shook it in front of Zhou Jing, and said: 'No need for trouble, Wei Tai Ping and I have already written it; you just need to sign.'

Tai Ping nodded along, and we're really thoughtful!

Wei Ke: ……

Zhou Jing glanced at it; the unfolded red paper was filled with characters, the top line reading three large characters: 'Guarantee'.

He had just seen the front, which read:

Groom: Zhou Jing

Bride: Wei Yi

The two parties became husband and wife in the 13th year of Ningde; to promote harmonious relations between the two sides and ensure the families get along, they specially drafted the following agreement to be jointly observed.

The groom shall not engage in the following: one, ……

He hadn't finished reading when Da Wang shoved a pen into his hand, 'Sign here!' Da Wang snapped the folder shut, leaving only the lower half exposed, pointing to where he needed to sign.

Zhou Jing noticed that there were also two signatures on the upper side: witnesses, Wei Tai Ping and Wei Shen.

He was completely confused at the groom's line: ——

There he was to sign his full name.

No, where did this Wei Tai Ping come from, putting his name ahead of his younger brother's?

Da Wang waited for him to finish signing, then without a word snatched it away, closed it, and shoved it into Wei Shen's hands: 'Keep it safe; if he violates it, we'll strike their home!'

Zhou Jing himself being clueless doesn't count; later Zhou Huang stared in shock, tugged his cousin's sleeve, and asked: 'What did you sign? Did you read the content?' That speed was pretty cheeky……

Zhou Jing looked puzzled: 'I didn't see it clearly, only caught the first few lines.'

Zhou Huang exclaimed in horror: 'You dare sign this? What if it's a deed of sale? I don't even want to get married!'

Wei Shen heard and gave him a sideways glance: 'Stop dreaming; you talk as if you could marry a Wei family daughter.'

Da Wang chimed in: 'Exactly! Stop dreaming; the Wei family has only one daughter!'

Wei Ke: ……

With you two like that, even another one wouldn't get married off.

Da Wang saw his new brother-in-law still at a loss, and kindly comforted him: 'Don't worry; as long as you treat my sister well, everything will be fine.'

Zhou Jing: '... Definitely, definitely.'

Who the hell are you!

Adding to his confusion, after receiving the bride and seeing her off from the hall, he discovered that Wei Tai Ping was actually sitting beside Marquis Wei Ting!

Even his father-in-law and mother-in-law were seated below, while this young man sat above, next to Marquis Wei Ting!

Marquis Wei Ting, guarding a region as a general, still gave off a strong oppressive presence; Zhou Jing felt nervous every time he saw him and his father-in-law.

After leaving the Wei family gate amid firecrackers, Zhou Jing mounted his horse and his wits finally returned. He ran through the Wei family's relations, wondering what status could surpass that of Wei Yi's parents on this day.

The answer was on the tip of his tongue.

It was the Prince You!

He still called Wei Yi sister; the Prince You was the one left behind by Wei Yi's aunt and hadn't run away.

The Prince You, he actually came to Changzhou? He then recalled the recent proclamation by Emperor Ningde celebrating his longevity. That made sense: compared to Youzhou, Changzhou isn't far from Chang'an.

The Prince You had even come to Chang'an, then went further south to see his maternal grandfather, which really didn't amount to much.

He somewhat understood why the wedding date had been changed once, then suddenly changed again for no reason.

He glanced back and saw the Wei brothers and the Prince You behind the bridal sedan, heading to the Zhou family to escort the bride.

The Prince You rode a tall horse, and this didn't stop him from joking around with Wei Shen beside him. He couldn't help thinking of the signature of the Prince You on that guarantee whose content he didn't know, and his head swelled.

After arriving at the Zhou family and seeing the bride into the wedding chamber, his first act was to swap the Prince You's seat at the evening banquet to the place of honor.

He took down an elder, and his mother asked if he was crazy; the bridal escort of Wei Ke and Wei Shen was appropriate, but why did the collateral branches still let the Fifth Senior give up his seat?

Zhou Jing had a hard time putting it into words: 'Listen to me, just sit like this for now, and I'll tell you the reason later.'

At the Zhou family, after eating a meal with several people he didn't know, on the way back Da Wang felt a bit disappointed.

Alas!

Wei Shen was also vexed, but: 'How come you look even more depressed than me?'

Da Wang: 'My older sister just got married off like that, not coming back with us—who could be happy? Thinking of my sister having this day makes it even more vexing; this trip to Chang'an we only met three times. After she marries, she might be even harder to see than in the deep palace.'

Wei Ke laughed and said, "You're so young, where does all this sentimentality come from? As long as the Wei family's Southwest Army is in our hands for a day, the Zhou clan won't dare mistreat my sister; they'll have to fawn over her—what's there to worry about? The same goes for you: when His Highness Prince You gains fame abroad, the future in-laws of the Fifth Princess will have to fawn over her. She's different from your sister; she's still a princess."

The Great King foolishly had an epiphany: "Exactly~!"

"I'll work hard! But..." After the Great King had his epiphany, he looked back and forth at the Wei brothers.

Wei Shen asked him, "What are you looking at? Only now noticing your cousin's handsome appearance?"

The Great King: "Yue! I'm looking at you two, it's such a pity!"

Wei Shen wasn't stupid at all; he immediately realized, "What a pity? This young master doesn't want to get married, nor does he want to marry a ten-year-old brat!"

The Great King declared domineeringly, "You don't want to be useful? If it weren't for the fact that I only learned this year that cousins are too closely related to marry—otherwise they'd produce idiots—do you think you can escape? I will definitely put you first on the list of prince consorts!"

Wei Shen grew angry; for the first time he didn't want to be first, "How come my older brother isn't first?"

The Great King: "Wait until my older sister grows up, my older cousin will already be old~"

Wei Ke: "... You're not bad; you know how to offend two people at once."

Wei Shen instantly revived: "Hahahaha………"

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