The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

Chapter 717

"Father, has Wang Zhi really become the Commander-in-Chief?"

Wei Shu'er said with a face full of resentment.

When Wei Shu'er first heard the news, her emotions were incredibly complex. Regret, annoyance, fear, and resentment surged into her heart. For Wei Shu'er, if she hadn't broken off the engagement back then, she would probably be a general's wife now.

How could she be willing to accept this?

Wei Shuer even harbored some resentment towards Wei Zhengxian. She felt that if her father hadn't insisted on breaking off the engagement back then, wouldn't she and Wang Zhi have gotten married?

"How could it be false? I called you here so that you could accompany your father to the Wang family to apologize and beg for Lord Wang's forgiveness."

Wei Zhengxian said with a face full of anxiety.

Upon hearing this, Wei Shu'er took a deep breath and suppressed her emotions.

"I won't go. If you want to go, Father, you go. I was young back then, and breaking off the engagement was your idea alone. Why blame me?"

Wei Shu'er was never a well-educated or reasonable person. She was selfish and petty from a young age, so she naturally didn't want to go to the Wang family with Wei Zhengxian.

"Nonsense! What time is it? You have to go today, whether you like it or not, or our Wei family will be finished."

Wei Zhengxian rebuked angrily.

If Wei Zhengxian's past actions were investigated thoroughly, he would be severely punished, if not killed. Moreover, Dong Shuer's elder brother, the eldest son of the Wei family, had killed someone a couple of years ago. The county magistrate's claim that he accidentally killed someone was merely an attempt to cover up his own actions.

If this is investigated, the Wei family will be completely finished.

Wei Zhengxian was furious at Wei Shuer's lack of consideration for the bigger picture.

"What does the downfall of the Wei family have to do with me? I'm already married and no longer a member of the Wei family."

Wei Shu'er said angrily.

Snapped!

Wei Zhengxian slapped Wei Shu'er hard across the face.

"How dare you! You think you can escape? Not only you, but your in-laws will also be implicated and die because of you."

Wei Zhengxian said with a face full of anger at his son's lack of ambition.

Just as Wei Zhengxian and his daughter were arguing, the county magistrate of Shexian County arrived at the Wei family home with his yamen runners.

"You two don't need to argue anymore. Come with me. Men, arrest everyone from the Wei family. Don't let a single one escape."

The magistrate announced loudly.

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhengxian's face turned extremely ugly.

"My lord, I have served you faithfully over the years, and now you're discarding me after I've served my purpose? Aren't you afraid...?"

Wei Zhengxian only said half of what he meant, but the meaning was already very clear: he was threatening the county magistrate that if he were arrested, he would definitely implicate the magistrate as well.

However, such words cannot be said outright. After all, Wei Zhengxian was just a businessman, and he didn't have the guts to openly threaten the county magistrate.

Are you threatening me?

The magistrate looked at Wei Zhengxian and sneered.

"I dare not, I only beg Your Excellency to show leniency and allow me to go and apologize to Lord Wang."

Wei Zhengxian bowed and said.

"Do you think apologizing will do any good for what you've done?"

The magistrate glanced at Wei Zhengxian and said with a disdainful expression.

"To tell you the truth, the biggest issue in the entire Huizhou Prefecture right now is Lord Wang's matter. You can talk until the sky falls, but I won't be bothered at all. Not to mention here in Shexian County, even if I go to Huizhou Prefecture or Southern Zhili, I won't be afraid in the slightest."

The magistrate of Shexian County spoke with great confidence.

He was naturally confident, after all, the arrest of Wei Zhengxian was an order from the prefect. The county magistrate had already revealed his true identity beforehand, so he was not afraid of Wei Zhengxian talking nonsense.

In fact, the county magistrate knew very well that Wei Zhengxian had no chance to speak, so he was not afraid at all.

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhengxian's face instantly fell. Since the magistrate had put it this way, it meant that nothing he said would make a difference.

Soon, the constables arrested all the members of the Wei family.

The biggest event for the Wang family in recent days has been building a cenotaph for Wang Zhi's father. Wang Zhi gave his uncle Wang Zhen tens of thousands of taels of silver to preside over the funeral.