After leaving the rock garden, Wei Changjuan looked back in fear. But she was relieved as she didn't see Princess Anji regretting she had let her go and running after her. Crying, she hid among flowers to tidy herself up. As her mirror and comb were with her maidservant, there was nothing more she could do other than straighten her skirt and pat the dust from her head.
She spent a long time settling down before she was brave enough to leave the flowers. Trying really hard to act as if nothing had happened, she returned to the corridor outside the living room. The maidservants who had been left behind by them were confronting each other. Seeing her coming, the maidservant who served her ran to her, "The Seventh Miss, you're finally back! The First Miss had sent someone here to call you back. But when she knew you went out with the Third Miss, she was extremely worried!"
"Pinglv, you should be careful about what you say!" As the maidservant had just finished
At this moment Wei Changying was being taken by Princess Anji to an open area by the lake in the garden. Within a few paces, there was a lone weeping willow that had been standing there for many years and the rest of the place was simply empty.A warm breeze was coming from the lake, carrying a hint of lotus fragrance. The water was clear and the lake was vast, cooling the summer heat. There was a gentle sound of cicadas overhead. Probably, some had been removed recently.The two of them sat down on the grass under the willow. Princess Anji took a folding fan out of her sleeve and fanned herself casually, smiling, "This is a nice place. It’s shady and cool. It’s a good place to talk. There is no need to worry about being overheard."Princess Qingxin had gotten Wei Changying into trouble today and Wei Changying had asked Wei Changjuan to come out. Guessing what time it was, Wei Changying thought that by now Infanta Chengxian probably would have
Wei Changjuan was successively lectured by Wei Changying and Princess Anji, and then she was instructed by the first sister, Wei Changwan. Therefore, she was very quiet at this banquet. She didn't look for trouble, and Wei Changying had no time to get her into trouble. She first asked some people to find the place where Song Xiyue and Song Ruxuan were, and she found that they were having a heated discussion with Deng Wanwan. There were also several girls who seemed to be at similar ages to them sitting beside them, such as Huo Qingling.Wei Changying stood by for a moment and saw that Song Xiyue and Song Ruxuan were obviously introduced by Deng Wanwan. They had quickly become familiar with the young ladies of the capital. Thus, it was not necessary for her to take them along. If she went up now, she would interrupt their conversation.She thought about it and went to find Mrs. Liu. Mrs. Liu saw her, nodded slightly, and said, "I thought you were about to co
According to Madam Su's order, the letter requesting to go to the palace hadn't left the door of Grand Preceptor's mansion until the palace gates were about to close. The servant who delivered the letter walked slowly all the way to the palace gates. Unsurprisingly, he saw the gates were closed, so he sighed, turned around, and went back.The next morning, Madam Su ordered a servant to deliver the letter to the palace again, while she took the womenfolk of the Shen Family to the mansion of the Su Family to continue enjoying the wedding banquet.But the people from the Shen Family couldn't really enjoy the wedding banquet on the day. Only Shen Cangning, who was carefree, was having a good time. She even took a girl in fancy clothes to Wei Changying to introduce her, "This is Rouzhang from the Gu Family."While Wei Changying was worried about going to the palace to plead guilty, she was thinking about what she should do when meeting her second un
Seeing that this really annoyed Old Madam Deng, Madam Su dared not to snub and hurriedly stayed to have a long talk with her mother to explain, lest Shen Cangning was kept in the Su Family's mansion by Old Madam Deng. Shen Xuan had always been favoring this daughter. How could he not ask? The words of her coaxing her mother could not be heard by others, so she sent her daughters-in-law back to their seats.Wei Changying walked outside while holding her forehead, and even Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Duanmu couldn't bear it. They sighed and said, "The third sister-in-law, why don't you go to the next room and have a rest?" There were three weddings in two months, and there was some kind of trouble during all weddings. Each trouble had something to do with Wei Changying. Although they all knew that Wei Changying was treated unjustly, people could not stand the sign that if there would be more weddings in the future, no one would dare to invite her."Thanks to the two si
Wei Shengyi raised his hand calmly and said, "You don't have to be too polite." He then ordered his daughters-in-law to leave and let Wei Changying sit down.Wei Changying said faintly, "I don't dare to sit down. I am here to apologize to my uncle and aunt. If I didn't plead my fault, how dare I would sit down first?""What is your fault?" Wei Shengyi smiled when he heard the words and said, "It is because I was so busy with the work that I neglected regulating the rear courtyard so that your aunt indulged and spoiled Changjuan excessively. Now that we are busy discussing comforting you, how can I ask you to apologize in turn?"Wei Changying said calmly, "My uncle says so, but I am absolutely unworthy of it. Previously, the seventh sister vexed me, and I was indeed a little aggrieved. However, yesterday, my mother-in-law reminded me that I had not come to visit my uncle and aunt for various reasons since I married here. I was indeed extremely u
When she returned to the Jintong Courtyard, Wei Changying stopped smiling the way she had been today when she had told her mother-in-law about her visit to the second uncle of her old family. She waved her hand, telling other servants to go. She only kept Mrs. Huang there to speak with, saying attentively, "Granny Huang, what do you think about what my second uncle has said? Is it true or false?"Mrs. Huang squinted, saying, "Although the Second Master doesn't indulge and spoil the children as much as the Second Madam, he loves them very much as well, especially Wei Changjuan, the youngest daughter. From what I could tell when I was there, it seems that she has been spoiled by everyone in the second branch since she was small.""So, it was the fifth branch of the Liu Family?" Wei Changying pondered, saying, "Wei Changjuan caused trouble for me because Liu Ruoye was using her and she didn't notice it. Wei Changjuan is too young and stupid to realize it, but
"I think that the Family Head speaks highly of the Second Master, so the Second Master wouldn't have done that. So, the second young master, is that what the Second Madam has taught you in private while you were growing up?" Mrs. Huang looked contemptuously at Wei Changyun, loading stress on him and saying, "Please tell me, the second young master, if it was the second young madam who behaved like the Second Madam... But of course, the second young madam is gentle and quiet. She would never be like the Second Madam. I don't mean to be disrespectful to the second young madam, but I just hope you can put yourself in our place. If the second young madam treated the Second Madam this way, would you only laugh at it and let it go? If you say yes, I will have nothing to say. I will try to persuade our young madam to apologize to you! I will also be at your disposal!"Wei Changying sneered, saying, "Granny Huang, you are right. If I hadn't heard it myself today, I wouldn't hav
"We saw Liu Ruoyu last time." Wei Changying frowned, saying, "Although she is the daughter of Liu Hai's first wife, Zhang Shaoguang brought her up. So she has been so bullied that she must have lost all hope. She doesn't seem like a person I can use."Mrs. Huang said, "This Miss has always been with Mrs. Zhang ever since she was a child. As Liu Hai doesn't love her and Mrs. Zhang is her stepmother, Mrs. Zhang can bully her as she wishes! But she has been promised to the Crown Prince. Perhaps it will be different when she becomes the Crown Princess, won't it? After all, she has a lot of grudges against Mrs. Zhang and her daughter. I think as Liu Hai loves his later wife and her daughter but he doesn't care about Liu Ruoyu, Liu Ruoyu might not have a strong bond with her father. Even though she is used to being bullied, she grew up with Liu Hai and Zhang Shaoguang. So she must know more than we do even if it's nothing important. If we could get her help, she might be usef