Ximen Qing knew that Wu Erlang would take revenge, but he just thought that Wu Erlang would go to the Yamen to sue him. He did not expect that Wu Erlang would kill him directly.
First, Ximen Qing was rich and powerful
Before he murdered Wu Dalang, Ximen Qing knew that Wu Dalang's younger brother Wu Song was very powerful and was famous for his ability to fight. But Ximen Qing was rich and powerful. In that society at that time, rich people were not afraid of a martial artist.
He thought that after killing Wu Dalang, he could use money to clear up the relationships in the yamen. Even if Wu Erlang found out that he was the one who killed Wu Dalang, he would have nothing to do with him.
And he didn’t do it himself, he just asked Pan Jinlian and Mama Wang to cover Wu Dalang to death. At that time, Ximen Qing's idea was that even if the incident happened, it had nothing to do with him, and he could push himself away completely.
Second, Ximen Qing was carried away by love
As a businessman, Ximen Qing has a very clear mind and will analyze things rationally when he encounters them. But he was very ill-considered in hurting Wu Dalang. This was mainly because he was very eager to get Pan Jinlian and wanted to marry Pan Jinlian.
And he believed that Wu Dalang was not worthy of Pan Jinlian at all, and he was helping Pan Jinlian by doing this. He was carried away by love at the time, so he did very irrational things.
Thirdly, Wu Erlang did not play according to common sense
No matter how thoughtful Ximen Qing and Wang’s mother were, they did not expect that Wu Erlang was a person who was not afraid of anything. . Wu Dalang is Wu Erlang's only relative. He was very angry after the death of his brother, and Erlang was not a martial artist. After seeing his brother's body, he began to conduct a gradual investigation, and finally learned the true cause of his brother's death.
Wu Song has a very deep relationship with his brother, and of course he must avenge his brother.
Summary: Ximen Qing knew that Wu Erlang would definitely take revenge, but he thought that Wu Erlang would go to court against him. Ximen Qing thought that he could win the lawsuit by spending some money, but he did not expect that Wu Erlang would win the lawsuit. His feelings for Wu Dalang were so deep that he went directly to Yuanyang Tower to kill himself.