Villain Lady

"Come inside. I want to talk with you."

"Yes?"

Wei Yijun followed his mother, Concubine Xie, and took a seat in the guest room. He could see that his mother's face was pale. Even though Concubine Xie had lived in this residence for a long time and managed to keep her position by staying low most of the time, she still often acted here and there.

Concubine Xie looked at Wei Yijun with loving gaze yet there was sadness deep within her pupil that she tried hard to hide. "Yijun, I want you to never involve yourself with Wei Xiao Hua no matter what happened."

"Mother? Why are you talking about this? Your son know that he can't mess around with her, so your son had never interacted that much with her," Wei Yijun tried to reassure his mother.

However, Concubine Xie shook her head. "It'll be my turn soon."

Wei Yijun's face turned pale. "In that case…."

"I want you to stay away."

"But Mother!"

Raising her hand, Concubine Xie knocked Wei Yijun's forehead. "I might not fall into trap that easily, but your first sister is hard to read, even more so than you and your father. So, no matter what happened to me, you have to promise me that you won't get involved with her in the slightest bit."

"But Mother…!"

"Yijun, promise me!"

Wei Yijun could see the despairing expression of his mother. He spent most of his time to study outside, but it didn't mean that he was blind with what happened in the residence. There were many times when his mother had schemed against Wei Xiao Hua in the past but kept quiet about it.

After all, to be able to gain the power to be in control of the household for so long, there were several tactics that Concubine Xie employed. And pushing down the main daughter was also something included.

She was not a person without faults.

Battles within the residence was as fierce as the battles occurred outside. 

A drop of tear fell from the corner of Wei Yijun's eyes. He gnashed his teeth, "…I understand, Mother. Yijun promised that Yijun will never get involved with Wei Xiao Hua in the slightest bit no matter what happened."

"Good boy."

Concubine Xie patted his son's eyes, yet her eyes were also watery. Whose mother didn't want to protect their children? Unfortunately, she had already done so many wrong things in the past just to be able to in power and it would be her turn to pay the price soon.

Wei Yijun didn't say anything else. He only lowered his eyes as he understood that being born in this low position, it just meant that his future prospect was limited. And there were many times when those at lower position could do nothing to those with higher position.

And this time, he couldn't help his mother.

…

Meanwhile.

In the prison, Wei Hong Zheng was staying at the edge of his room. He couldn't understand why it could happen so fast and why? Why would his uncle frame his mother?

He couldn't understand.

And time passed in that fashion. Days passed with Wei Hong Zheng gotten no news of the situation outside. The only thing that help him kept tab of the word outside was the meal that the guards sent three times a day.

At least, he wouldn't die out of starving in this place.

From the conversation of the guards outside, he came to find out that his mother and uncle were banished from their family. Feng Family might not be that big and prestigious, but it still had its honor. They would not allow to let those who brought so much shame to be inside their family.

And naturally, they also didn't acknowledge Wei Hong Zheng to be their descendant and chose to leave him be in this prison. Not even a single person came to visit him in this cold and dark prison.

It also gave Wei Hong Zheng a long time to think.

'If I'm truly not Wei Hong's son, would it be possible for that Feng Bo to be my father?'

Thinking about his uncle, Wei Hong Zheng didn't think that it was possible. His countenance different greatly from Feng Bo. And even though he was quite stupid, he was good at martial arts. From what he knew, there was no Feng Family's descendant who was good at martial arts so far.

And after several days, Feng Bo came.

"Uncle!" Wei Hong Zheng called out. He could see his uncle was looked beat up, but his eyes were shining as if he was happy.

"Hong Zheng, you're still alive."

"What do you mean by that, Uncle?" Wei Hong Zheng frowned. With the guards didn't mistreat him at all and allowing him to have enough food, he didn't fare that bad in this place.

Feng Bo smiled sheepishly and then looked at Wei Hong Zheng. "Hong Zheng, if you acknowledge me as your father, I'll bring you out of the prison."

"Uncle, you better tell me what happened first."

The cold tone that Wei Hong Zheng used seemed so different from the tone that the soft and useless Wei Hong Zheng usually used. It seemed as if Feng Bo was facing against someone different.

For a moment, the figure of Wei Hong appeared in front of Feng Bo.

However, he quickly pushed the thoughts behind his mind. He couldn't possibly let anyone knew the truth or it would be his neck that was on the line. 

"You know it's the truth. I'm your father."

"That's not possible." Wei Hong Zheng's gaze turned even colder. "I don't have any similarities with you at all, Uncle."

"Even if you want to deny it your entire life, the truth will never change," Feng Bo said with a sneer. He glanced at the guards and waved his hand, asking them to stay away. "Anyway, I'll be living outside the capital city, so if you want to come out and…"

"Why Father let you out?"

"He didn't. Someone else did."

"What?" Wei Hong Zheng was looking at Feng Bo in disbelief. There was actually someone who wanted to help them?