Chapter 128 – Fourth Miss Wei Came In A Threatening Manner
“Miss, I knocked into Jing Ling and succeeded in knocking open her food box. I detected the smell of braised deep-fried bean curd. The smell was very strong. After she left, I looked at the ground. There was indeed traces of sauce and oil used for making braised and deep-fried dishes. To be absolutely sure, I also went to the kitchen again and asked around. As expected, most of the dishes Jin Ling took away were braised and deep-fried and she also took away a big bowl of cooked rice.”
Ming Yan was reporting the information she had collected to Wei Qiufu.
Wei Qiufu’s face was faintly visible by the light, and it looked a bit colder and more bizarre than usual.
“Let’s go to the Third Princess’ courtyard.” At this time, Wei Qiufu was completely sure that Wei Yuewu was pretending to be sick. How could she allow her to have her way? In her eyes, this was a rare opportunity in a thousand years. Previously, she thought that she had made a big mistake this time: Wei Yuewu didn’t fall under the sword, while she herself became a suspect in the eyes of others.
Who would have thought that there was such a way out for her?
Yang Yuyan thought that the commitment was made by the Third Princess. Actually, it was Wei Qiufu who sent someone to say those words to her. She knew that Yang Yuyan was in a difficult situation in the mansion of Assistant Minister Yang, so she asked someone to send a message to her in the name of the Third Princess. She asked Yang Yuyan to make friends with Wei Yuewu and to push Wei Yuewu out to block the sword when the assassin appeared.
At that time, it was very chaotic. Who would have noticed that Wei Yuewu’s “good friend” would push her to the brink of death at the most critical moment?
From Wei Qiufu’s point of view, with her efforts and the “help” of Yang Yuyan on the other side, Wei Yuewu could hardly survive.
Who would have thought that Wei Yuewu would respond with such agility that she managed to dodge the sword? She wasn’t even seriously injured. As a result, Wei Qiufu’s original plan was put on hold. It turned out that the original plan of killing two birds with one stone didn’t achieve the desired goal because of Wei Yuewu’s amazing performance.
Her original plan was like this: Wei Yuewu died and she fainted in the Crown Prince’s arms. Because the assassination happened all of a sudden, Wei Yuewu could be considered to die blocking the sword for the Crown Prince. In addition, she fell into the Crown Prince’s arms and had her reputation tainted. As a result, the Emperor and the Crown Prince would absolutely compensate the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. In that case, the position of Crown Princess could be considered within easy reach for her. There was no need to compete with anyone.
“Miss, then…that place…” Ming Yan asked timidly.
“We are not going there yet!” Wei Qiufu gritted her teeth. Once she ruined Wei Yuewu’s reputation tomorrow, she would be able to make up for her failure today. Ruining Wei Yuewu was extremely beneficial to her. Even if it was dangerous, she had to expose Wei Yuewu’s true face.
Moreover, now that she had investigated the issue thoroughly, it could be considered a matter of utmost certainty!
“Yes… I know!” Ming Yan didn’t dare to mention it any more. Thinking of that cold figure in the darkness, she shivered inexplicably. She didn’t dare to say anything else. She picked up a lantern and headed towards the Third Princess’ courtyard.
Because Wei Yuewu was injured and had a lingering low fever, she was still sound asleep before being awakened by the noise of a quarrel.
She opened her eyes and saw through the translucent edge of the tent that there were quite a few people at the door, but they were all blocked by Jin Ling and Shufei.
“What’s going on with you two maids? Could it be that something has happened to my Sixth Younger Sister?” Wei Qiufu’s gentle voice carried a hint of impatience and anger.
Behind her were two imperial doctors. One was from the Third Princess, and the other was from the Crown Prince, who was sent here at the solicitation of the Third Princess on her behalf.
There were also a few young ladies who happened to pass by and stayed to watch the show. Jin Ling and Shufei had tried to stop Wei Qiufu at the entrance of the courtyard, and succeeded in alarming the young ladies who got up early in the morning to admire the scenery.
“Fourth Young Lady, our Miss is really fine. Didn’t we tell you yesterday that nothing happened? Fourth Young Lady, why don’t you believe us? Our Miss is really seriously injured. It’s inconvenient for her to see anyone. She didn’t avoid you on purpose!” Jin Ling and Shufei stood in the way, refusing to let Wei Qiufu enter.
“Since your Miss is injured so badly, I have brought with me two imperial doctors who serve the Third Princess and the Crown Prince. Do you think that they will harm Sixth Younger Sister? Quickly move aside. Otherwise, you will not be spared!” Wei Qiufu had been stuck in a stalemate for some time, and despite her remarkable patience, she couldn’t help but lose her temper.
The daughter of the dignified mansion of Marquis Hua Yang was actually stopped by two maids!
Wei Qiufu stealthily glanced sideways at Ming Yan who was standing beside her. Ming Yan got her message and went forward. She fiercely slapped Jin Ling who was standing in the front. “You two maids actually dared to block our Miss’ path. Quickly get out of the way.”
The slap was nothing to Jin Ling, but she was just waiting for this moment. How could she let go of this opportunity? The moment Ming Yan’s hand touched her face, she took advantage of the opportunity and fiercely fell to one side, even dragging Shufei down to the ground.
The medicine pot used by Wei Yuewu last night was there. It was swept by Jin Ling’s foot and immediately knocked over, sending the smell of the medicine into the air, and the room was in chaos.
“Fourth Young Lady, our Miss is really seriously injured. She’s not faking it!” Shufei cried out in alarm as she was dragged down by Jin Ling.
“Fourth Young Lady, what exactly do you want? Our Miss is really injured!” Jin Ling covered her face and said loudly.
The cries of the two maids, accompanied by the sound of the medicine pot breaking, could in no way be ignored! The few ladies who followed here couldn’t help but peep at each other. The words of the two maids were really referring to something. Did they mean that the Fourth Young Lady had brought the imperial doctors to treat the Sixth Young Lady today because she thought that the Sixth Young Lady was deliberately pretending to be seriously injured?
But even if the Sixth Young Lady was pretending, what Fourth Miss Wei did was still not suitable!
After all, they were sisters, so there was no need to make such a fuss. The courtyard was in such a mess that it looked as if they were here to plunder the house. Many of the young ladies frowned slightly.
What was this Fourth Miss Wei trying to do? Moreover, the Sixth Young Lady inside was injured!
Wei Qiufu did not expect that the two maids dared to shout in front of so many people. Her face turned pale with anger and she shouted sternly, “Shut up, I just wanted to see how serious Sixth Younger Sister’s injury was. You two slut maids actually did everything you could to stop me. Don’t tell me you want to harm Sixth Younger Sister!”
As she spoke, she lifted her foot and intended to go inside. Now, she had to let people know that Wei Yuewu was pretending to be seriously injured. Otherwise, how would other people think of her in the future?
She had only moved a few steps when she felt her legs being pulled by someone. She turned around and saw that Shufei had actually pounced over and held her legs.
“Fourth Young Lady, didn’t our Miss tell you that she was fine. She just wanted to have a good rest. Although she didn’t let you see her injury, she’s really seriously injured.”
Shufei cried out, holding Wei Qiufu’s legs tightly.
Wei Qiufu was unable to move for a while. When Ming Yan who was following behind her saw that Shufei actually dared to hold her Miss by the legs, she was so angry and indignant that she did not pay attention to what Shufei meant. She came over and fiercely raised her leg, saying angrily, “Let go of our Miss.”
Shufei had already let go of her hands when Ming Yan tried to tread on her. At this time, she pretended that her hand was treaded and fell backwards. She covered one of the hands with the other and cried out loudly in pain.
Jin Ling also rushed over at this time. She gave Ming Yan a fierce push, causing her to stagger back a few steps and knock over the table at the side. A set of teacups on the table fell off. The crisp sound of porcelain shattering came from the room. The young ladies standing outside covered their mouths with handkerchiefs in shock and looked at each other.
They were all young ladies from aristocratic families. Naturally, they couldn’t act like ordinary and uneducated people. Therefore, they couldn’t gather at the door to watch, but they could still hear the sound. At this moment, they couldn’t help but be curious, and sent servants over to the door.
In no time, many maids and old maidservants swarmed at the door of the room. Even though they didn’t say anything, the way everyone enjoyed the show was noticed by Wei Qiufu.
Wei Qiufu was willing to see more pleasure-seekers if there weren’t so many unexpected things that caused her to be in such an awkward state. However, the current situation was totally different from what she had expected. She was extremely embarrassed and her face flushed.
Wei Yuewu was not the only one who was embarrassed in this situation. At this thought, Wei Qiufu grew even angrier.
Wei Qiufu had brought imperial doctors with her to see how Wei Yuewu’s injury was, but she didn’t expect the situation would actually end up like this. The room was in a mess, and three maids fell to the ground one by one. No matter how well Wei Qiufu was able to keep up her image, she lost her composure at this time, and the elegant temperament she had strived to maintain almost collapsed.
She took two deep breaths before suppressing the anger in her heart. Just as she was about to say a few words to ease the situation, she heard a weak voice coming from the bed.
“Fourth Elder Sister, why are you making a scene here again? I was really hurt. I didn’t lie to you!”
The voice was very weak, but coincidentally, everyone was strangely silent because of Ming Yan’s fall. As a result, Wei Yuewu’s voice came out. Anyone who heard her would feel that this Sixth Miss Wei was extremely weak.
The maids and old maidservants at the door stuck her heads out and looked inside. A few of them even looked at Wei Qiufu suspiciously.
For some reason, Wei Qiufu’s heart was burning with rage. With a long face, she said angrily, “Sixth Younger Sister, I just invited two imperial doctors to check on your injury, but you refused to be treated. Could it be that you don’t want your injury to heal faster?”
These words were extremely aggressive. She was almost directly saying that Wei Yuewu was suspected of pretending to be seriously injured.
Originally, Wei Qiufu would never say such things on normal days, but now that she had encountered such a series of unexpected things, she was so distracted that she blurted out. When she realized that it was not good for her to say such things and was just about to make up for it, she heard Wei Yuewu sighing slowly in the tent.
“Thank you for your kindness, Fourth Elder Sister. Please go back!” The words were extremely polite, but they also sounded extremely distant. Moreover, they carried a bit of grievance, reminding people of the incident yesterday when Wei Qiufu accused Wei Yuewu.
The more she refused to see the doctors, the more suspicious she was. Besides, she saw with her own eyes how Wei Yuewu hid in the quilt pretending to be asleep. All these made Wei Qiufu firmly believe that Wei Yuewu was definitely not seriously injured. Of course, she would not let Wei Yuewu off the hook at this time. She tried her best to put on a gentle smile and said to the person in the tent, “Sixth Younger Sister, what are you saying? If you don’t let doctors check on your injury, how can you recover? These two imperial doctors are from the Crown Prince and Third Princess. Their status is noble and their medical skills are also excellent. Sixth Younger Sister, just let them check on you!”
The implication was clear: with the Crown Prince and the Third Princess as her supporters, Wei Yuewu couldn’t refuse to be treated with whatever reason!
These words were extremely forceful. Wei Yuewu, who was in the tent, seemed to be speechless, and the room was strangely quiet.
“Fourth Elder Sister, I’m dizzy. Can you let them go out first?” Wei Yuewu seemed to give in and said softly.
“Sixth Younger Sister, the imperial doctors are here. It’s fine. Let the doctors take a look first!” How could Wei Qiufu give in at this moment? She took two steps forward and was about to lift the gauze curtain on the bed.
Jin Ling had just stood up and she gestured to stop her. However, Wei Qiufu’s hand had already been tucked into the gauze curtain. It followed that Jin Ling’s hand cleverly brushed past Wei Qiufu’s hand and pulled down the curtain. A crisp sound was immediately heard.
The entire gauze tent was actually torn off, and Wei Yuewu, who was wrapped in the gauze tent, could only let out a muffled shout. She did not even struggle twice before she became silent.
The two imperial doctors in the room and the few young ladies from aristocratic families who were standing at the door were stunned for a moment. They were amazed to see that this quiet and gentle Fourth Miss Wei had actually exerted such a great amount of force and pulled off the curtain. Was she…really here just to visit a patient?
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