"Well, enough of the bickering. Sixth Younger Sister, come here. Let me introduce those young ladies to you." Wei Yan had a bright smile on her face, and she even came over to pull Wei Yuewu's sleeve, as if she didn't have any grudges against her.
Her affectionate behavior made people think that the Wei sisters were actually on very good terms.
Wei Yuewu didn't expect that the irascible Wei Yan was so good at acting in front of people. She sneered in her heart: no wonder Wei Yan had a good reputation—partly because Lady Li had helped her and partly due to her own excellent performance in front of people.
"Sixth Younger Sister, let's go together. It's such a good opportunity to know so many young ladies. Strangers at the first meeting, friends at the second. These young ladies misunderstood you because they heard those rumors about you." Wei Qiuju was still beside Wei Yuewu holding her arm.
The current situation was that Wei Yuewu's
"Ye... yes?" Nurse Mei subconsciously replied as she was intimidated by Wei Yuewu's impressive coldness. Her answer was actually true. She had sent someone to the Madam Dowager as soon as the accident occurred. At this time, the Madam Dowager should be on her way here.In fact, what happened was very simple. Everyone could see that this man in front of them had nothing to do with the Sixth Miss Wei. It was obvious that someone had deliberately set up the Sixth Miss Wei. Looking at the Fifth Miss Wei who was tightly held by the man, all the guests felt that the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang indeed was going through a turbulent time.Shortly ago the Second Miss Wei fell into trouble, and now the Fifth Miss Wei encountered an accident."Bring this man down and rescue the Fifth Young Lady. He is an evil man. Ask grandmother to punish him severely. If she can't deal with him, just send him to the local authorities!" Wei Yuewu instructed indifferently.
Nurse Mei stood at the side, looking panicked from the very beginning. She had been following Wei Yuewu all that time. Although she was a little far away from Wei Yuewu later, she had rushed to her immediately after the accident occurred. She witnessed how Wei Yuewu tricked that ruffian and even heard those soft and gentle words of hers.Yet it was precisely because of those words that the Second Young Lady blurted out her underhand move and almost admitted that she had a hand in the accident.It was to Nurse Mei's great surprise that such a thirteen-year-old little girl could make the Second Young Lady lose her composure to let the cat out of the bag in that situation. Furthermore, Wei Yuewu even managed to control the situation and reveal nearly all the truth before the Madam Dowager arrived. Was this young lady in front of her really only thirteen years old? Was she really an ignorant girl who just came back from the countryside?Nurse Mei h
Nurse Mei used to be the Madam Dowager's confidant, but after today's incident, she was conscious that she would no longer be trusted by the Madam Dowager. Therefore, Wei Yuewu was the only person she could cling to now.Wei Yuewu took the tea handed over by Shufei and took a sip of it gracefully. She raised her head and asked softly, "Nurse Mei, you’re grandmother's confidant, right?""Yes, I am. Her Ladyship asked me to report everything that happened here to her." Nurse Mei kowtowed to Wei Yuewu and uttered those words honestly without the slightest hesitation.Actually, they were already well aware of this fact. However, when it came from Nurse Mei's mouth, it carried significant implication—Nurse Mei's allegiance to Wei Yuewu."Nurse Mei, aren't you afraid that grandmother will get angry with you? I heard that no one in this mansion dares to disobey the Second Lady and Second Young Lady." Wei Yuewu looked coolly at Nurse Mei w
Layers of curtains were raised high in a tall building,Inside the curtains was the extremely handsome Yan Huaijing, who was dressed in a snow-white fur cloak. He leisurely sat on a couch, reaching out languidly to take a pile of pictures from a table and casually flipping it through. Then, he said without lifting his head, "These young ladies from famous families in the capital are indeed charming. They are much more beautiful than those in the Yan State.""Yes." The eunuch who had brought the scrolls over didn't dare to say anything more but only answered so with his head down."Is that all?" Yan Huaijing flipped through the scrolls in his hand. The corners of his handsome lips curled up, showing some dissatisfaction, but his tone was still warm and gentle.The eunuch trembled in fright. He had taken two beautiful palace maids with him here. No doubt, the maids were sent to the heir-apparent of the Duke of Yan State as a gift. Wh
"Mother-in-law, then I'll leave with the two girls!" Lady Zhang saw that it was about the time and bid farewell to the Madam Dowager with a smile. The Madam Dowager agreed.When the group arrived at the parking place, two carriages were already parked there. Lady Zhang looked at Wei Yan and Wei Yuewu and was about to let Wei Yuewu take the same carriage with her, when she heard Wei Yan saying, "Third Aunt, how about Sixth Younger Sister and I sharing a carriage and you riding the other one?"Lady Zhang was surprised. The two of them fought like sworn enemies yesterday and now they were going to sit in the same carriage like friends. This seemed too strange to her. Nevertheless, she would not speak out such a thought. She smiled and nodded in agreement.Wei Yuewu and Wei Yan got into the second carriage."Sixth Younger Sister, have a look at my hairpins. Are there any you think dazzling and beautiful? When we go to the palace, all t
Wei Yan followed Wei Yuewu down from the sedan chair. She had a surprised expression on her face too. As they were in the palace, none of the guests said anything but only smiled respectfully and waited for the subsequent arrangement."Her Majesty the Empress decrees that the ladies will go to the Imperial Garden to enjoy flowers first." A seemingly high-ranking eunuch came out. He pointed to the door on the right and announced the order smilingly. Wei Yuewu noticed the three slashes on his sleeve. She understood that this eunuch was a general supervisor, a high position among eunuchs."Young ladies will go to the left. There are carriages there. Several young ladies can take one carriage to watch the heir-apparent of the Duke of Yan State offer captives outside of the city."All the young ladies watching the offering of captives?Wei Yuewu frowned in secret and looked around. There were at least five or six young ladies around her
Wei Yuewu was helped to the qin stand.The stove was on the left of the stand, so Wei Yuewu walked to the right side to avoid the stove. On the other side of the stand were the curtains. Now she was getting close to the curtain at the corner. An accident occurred. Nobody knew whether the curtain tripped up Wei Yuewu or Wei Yuewu accidentally got caught by the curtain outside the tent.Just as she was about to walk around the stand, she suddenly staggered. Jin Ling, who was supporting her, gritted her teeth under Wei Yuewu's gaze and forcefully pushed Wei Yuewu to the side. Although it looked like Jin Ling was helping Wei Yuewu, she was dragged along and fell forward.The jade bracelets on Wei Yuewu's wrist coincidentally hit the stand. The clear jade looked very translucent. The bracelets were especially put on her wrist by the Madam Dowager for the occasion of entering the palace. However, they were broken immediately when she knocked them har
Even though the young ladies present were all weak girls, their families were closely related to the Imperial Court. The implication of this ceremony might not strike them at first, but under such a heavy atmosphere, how would they fail to realize it?It was actually very humiliating for the Third Princess to play the qin to welcome the heir-apparent.She was a most distinguished princess, yet she had to play a welcoming tune to Yan Huaijing.However, Wei Yuewu was thinking of another prospect: the Third Princess, with her status, would at most feel aggrieved at playing the qin here, but what if she was the one who had to play the qin?She silently pressed the wound on her wrist, her eyes dark and cold. It was very painful there, so painful that it felt as if the wound had been burning with fire. The pain strongly reminded Wei Yuewu that she was only one step away from sitting there playing the qin.If she had played t