"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
A trace of sharpness flashed across Wen Tianyao's gentle face but was immediately belied by a faint smile. He looked as gentle as ever. "My father His Majesty will make decision about Third Younger Sister's and Fourth Younger Sister's marriages. I heard that Your Heir-apparent is not married yet. I wonder if Your Heir-apparent will want to ask for the hand of some noble young lady and bring her back?""If there is a suitable girl, I don't mind marrying her and bringing her back. However, it's not that easy to choose someone who deserves to be my wife." Yan Huaijing's fingers coincidentally landed on the territory of Yan State in the map. He tapped there gently with some leisure and contentment.Not to mention that the Yan State was the largest dukedom, Yan Huaijing's appearance alone guaranteed that it was not easy to pick a wife for him.The Crown Prince, Wen Tianyao, seemed to be intrigued. His eyes swept across the map and finally landed on
The small artificial hill was not big but it had a specially-designed platform. The towering rocks on the side ingeniously blocked the platform. If one didn't pay close attention, one wouldn't be able to see that there was anyone on the platform of the hill.Wei Yuewu's hand was injured and she was still unwell, but with the help of Jin Ling, she managed to reach the platform of the artificial hill. Hardly had they set their feet there when they saw the eunuch leading someone and hurrying over. When Wei Yuewu saw that somewhat familiar figure, her eyes flashed with a trace of hostility.Mo Huating! It was Mo Huating!She didn't expect that he had helpers in the palace. It occurred to her that Nurse Mei once said that Mo Huating held a post in the palace too. This thought lent perfect reason to the discovery!It was an accident that her hand was injured and it was even more unexpected that she came back to change clothes. She didn't
The room was silent. Only the light smoke of the burning sandalwood rose and floated in the air, emitting a reassuring fragrance. This was the scent of tranquilizing incense that could be found in many aristocratic families. It was not a special substance, but the incense used in the palace smelled better.However, Wei Yuewu was keenly aware that the nature of this fragrance was actually completely different from that in the previous room. The smell was faint, only a little different from a normal one, and the difference was marked by a faint odor. If she weren't proficient, she wouldn't have discovered it. She remembered clearly that the source of this fragrance was somewhat special!Some aphrodisiac effects could be resulted from very faint smells. Those who were not familiar with this kind of incense would not be able to notice it.Actually, such faint aphrodisiac incense wouldn't have a desirable effect. However, what if it had been burned
"Wei Yuewu, what's your story?" Since Wei Yuewu was mentioned, Empress Tu naturally had to ask her. She looked at Wei Yuewu up and down and then asked softly.'"I was injured and the Third Princess brought me back. I went to the door on the left first, but I felt that room was a little cold, so I picked another one on the right and went in. Then the palace maid brought my clothes over. After changing my clothes, I took a rest in the room and remained there until the fire broke out."Wei Yuewu also kowtowed to Empress Tu. She raised her feeble small face and answered slowly.Everyone could see that she was short of energy and mustered all her strength to keep the kneeling posture. As for the matter of her injury at that time, it was now made known to all."Wei Yan, how did you get into that room?" Empress Tu nodded and asked Wei Yan."I heard that Sixth Younger Sister was injured so I hurried to that room. I saw a strip
Wei Yuewu revealed a faint smile and casually turned her head. Whatever happened next would only concern Mo Huating and Wei Yan!When an engagement was canceled, normally either the woman or the man was the condemned party, whereas in this case, the one who was criticized was a third party, Wei Yan.Since Mo Huating was willing to accept this marriage, and Wei Yuewu generously expressed her wish to save Wei Yan's life even at the expense of relinquishing the engagement that was widely praised in the capital, their engagement was truly annulled. Empress Tu called over the Third Lady, Lady Zhang, and asked her to report to the Madam Dowager when she returned.The empress's order was to annul the engagement between Wei Yuewu and Mo Huating, let Wei Yan take the place of the would-be bride and the two families re-exchange marriage contracts.This could be considered a bizarre case of annulment. Both parties to it, the male and the fema