Chapter 152 – Quite Unexpected, My Younger Sister Also Liked Her
Wei Yuewu wasn’t asleep either. She kept thinking about the Crown Prince Wen Tianyao and the Third Prince. She felt that there was some kind of connection between the two of them. This connection wasn’t just the brotherhood she had seen on the surface, but she couldn’t give any reason.
She put her hand into her collar. There was a thumb ring hanging there. It was the red jade thumb ring that appeared on Wei Yuewu’s windowsill that day.
She used a string of red thread and hung it around her neck.
Of course, it was impossible for such a thumb ring to appear on her windowsill for no reason. It must have been placed there by someone intentionally. What did that person want her to know? Or did that person want to send some message to her?
Wei Yuewu didn’t know anything, and she didn’t know how to find out the answer. The only thing she could think of was that it should have something to do with her birth mother. But why would a daughter of a noble family in a small place have countless connections with the royal family? Moreover, it was related to the Crown Prince who was much younger than her. This was truly too strange.
She was extremely puzzled!
Or perhaps, tomorrow’s meeting with the Third Prince would allow her to know something!
That night, Wei Yuewu went to bed a little late, but she woke up early the next day. After washing her face and getting properly dressed, she brought only Huamo with her to the Buddha hall in the front.
It was just dawn. There was no one else at the entrance of the hall. The chubby eunuch was already there. Seeing Wei Yuewu coming over, he hurriedly and respectfully bowed to her. Then, he leaned sideways and bowed his head, asking Wei Yuewu to enter.
Wei Yuewu nodded slightly and brought Huamo with her into the Buddha hall.
At the corner of the temple, a blurry figure stood with his hands behind his back. There was only a young eunuch standing beside him. Wei Yuewu suddenly felt that Crown Prince Wen Tianyao and the Third Prince were indeed worthy of being blood brothers. If she didn’t look closely, she probably would take this figure for the Crown Prince.
Hearing the sound behind him, the Third Prince turned around and looked at Wei Yuewu.
That kind of gaze was so complicated that one couldn’t guess the meaning behind it, which might be sadness, anger, heartache, hatred or…
He watched as Wei Yuewu walked over and then he slowly restrained his emotions. When Wei Yuewu approached near him, she could no longer find anything in his eyes. They were as calm as water, just like what people had always known about the Third Prince: he was aloof from worldly affairs and carefree like a hermit.
Wei Yuewu stood still and bowed.
The Third Prince raised his hand and gestured to support her. He said with a clear voice, “Sixth Miss Wei! Offer Marquise Hua Yang an incense stick first!”
Wei Yuewu nodded and looked at the eternal lamp blocked by the Third Prince. She took a few incense sticks from Huamo and knelt respectfully on the prayer mat in front of her to offer incense to her mother.
“Marquise Hua Yang was a gentle woman. I have never seen such a gentle lady like her.” The voice of the Third Prince came to her ears. It was gentle, slow and steady. Wei Yuewu’s hand paused for a moment, but she did not answer. She knew that she only needed to play the role of a listener.
“At the first glimpse of her, I felt that she was like my own mother, who was also gentle like her in my memory.” The Third Prince did not pause and he continued. “Not only I liked her, my younger sister also liked her, very much!”
Upon hearing these words, Wei Yuewu almost felt the blood in her body rushing upwards, bringing with it a shivering chill. The incense stick in her hand was almost uncontrollable, and she trembled slightly. She took a deep breath before restraining her actions and told herself that the so-called younger sister of the Third Prince could not be her!
Otherwise, it was impossible for everything to be in their current situation like now!
Sure enough, the Third Prince’s next sentence shattered her doubts. “At that time, Sixth Young Lady was just born. You looked small and cute. Even though my younger sister was weak, she liked to tease you. A gentle madam and a lovely baby. Alas, that was the happiest period of time for my younger sister…”
The Third Prince’s words came to a halt, as if he had deliberately stopped speaking without expressing all that was on his mind.
The hall suddenly quieted down, and the noise of the wind whistling through the hall was the only sound that could be heard.
The young eunuch and Huamo looked at their own nose and mouth. They stood motionlessly beside them, not daring to utter a single word.
Wei Yuewu steadied the incense stick in her hand and inserted it into the incense burner without turning her head, “Was she born by the same mother as Your Highness?”
“Yes!”
“May I know which princess she is?” Even though Wei Yuewu had already guessed, she was still shocked. She had never heard of the Third Prince having any biological younger sister. Even though there were also other princesses besides the Third Princess and the Fourth Princess in the Palace, none of them matched the description of the younger sister by the Third Prince.
“She’s not a princess!” The Third Prince said indifferently.
The Third Prince’s younger sister was actually not a princess? Wei Yuewu was almost shocked by such a message. She did not know what the reason was, so she had to carefully ask, “Where is she now?”
“She’s dead!” The Third Prince’s voice was no longer emotionless, it was filled with deep sorrow. Wei Yuewu could even hear the inexplicable grief and indignation in it.
Wei Yuewu bit her lips and didn’t know what to say. She clenched her hands tightly at the bottom of her sleeves and then opened them. The Third Prince in front of her was too strange. Not only had his sister never been mentioned before, she wasn’t even a princess. There must be some secret that couldn’t be revealed.
However, Wei Yuewu did not know what this matter had to do with her. Why did the Third Prince ask her to come here specifically to talk about his younger sister?
“My mom…” She hesitated for a moment, then suddenly calmed down. She held Huamo’s hand and stood up. She looked at the Third Prince and asked, “Your Highness, what do you want to tell me?”
Since the Third Prince had called her here, Wei Yuewu believed that he would give her some substantive words rather than speaking those words that made her puzzled.
No matter what this Third Prince wanted to say, Wei Yuewu felt that she could accept it. Everything she knew now was hidden in the fog, as if she had always been guided by someone, but she could not find a direction. If she could find a bright path for herself from the Third Prince’s words, Wei Yuewu felt that it would be faster and more convenient by speaking to him in a straightforward manner.
She straightened her back, not dodging, and looked at the Third Prince with a firm expression.
The Third Prince was also looking down at her, but he did not say anything. The hall was deathly silent. In the end, Wei Yuewu heard the Third Prince sigh softly. After a hesitation flashed in his eyes, he reached out and touched her hair. At this moment, it had nothing to do with being intimate. There was not the slightest trace of other meaning in it.
“You looked like her! Exactly!” The Third Prince’s voice was soft and mournful. “She was having the same expression at that time!”
“Does Your Highness’ younger sister have anything to do with me?” Wei Yuewu asked softly. Her eyes were filled with doubt. Even though her mother looked somewhat similar to the mother of the Third Prince, it was impossible for them to even have daughters that looked similar to each other! After all, it was impossible for the two of them to be related by blood.
It’s a coincidence to be similar once, but what about being similar twice? However, the Third Prince’s next sentence left Wei Yuewu dumbfounded, and she involuntarily pressed her hands down on her neck.
“My younger sister had a thumb ring, a red jade thumb ring.” The Third Prince’s words were very gentle, but when they landed in Wei Yuewu’s ears, they were like a thunder. After that, she could hardly hear what the Third Prince was saying. She only saw the Third Prince’s mouth opening and closing. She didn’t regain her hearing until after a while.
“A red jade thumb ring. Is it this one?” Wei Yuewu didn’t care about anything else. She pulled out the jade thumb ring hanging on her chest and asked anxiously. She had already guessed that this thumb ring was the key, but because it was secretly placed on her windowsill, there wasn’t even a single person whom she could ask for an answer. How could she not be excited when she heard the Third Prince mention it?
“Not this one. It is kept by me now.” The Third Prince’s gaze did not fall on her. Instead, he turned to look at Marquise Hua Yang’s eternal lantern.
“Can I have a look at it?” Wei Yuewu lowered her eyes and asked in a calm tone.
“I didn’t bring it here. If there is a chance next time, I can let you see it. The two thumb rings should be very similar. They were carved out of the same piece of jade, and at the same time. How can they be different?” The Third Prince’s gaze once again fell on Wei Yuewu’s face. He sighed softly and walked out with large strides.
“Your Highness, is there any relation between us?”
Wei Yuewu raised her eyes and looked at the Third Prince who was walking away. She asked word by word, her eyes flashing with a trace of serenity. She now clearly knew that there must be a connection between her and the Third Prince who stayed out of worldly affairs.
The Third Prince stopped and slowly turned around. “If you encounter any difficulty in the future, you can look for me. I will help you!”
“Why?” Wei Yuewu took a step forward and asked, staring blankly at his expression.
What she needed to know was why a prince would help her so unreservedly. Even if she looked similar to his deceased younger sister, it was impossible for him to make such a promise, especially for a member of the royal family.
She was not a divine immortal, so she could only try to dig out the truth from the clues. However, there were too few clues for her now, so she could not find a clear path.
“It doesn’t matter why. I just have some kind of affinity with you, just like I did with Marquise Hua Yang. She and I had some kind of affinity, so I asked His Majesty to let me live in the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. I just didn’t expect that this would cost my sister’s life.” The Third Prince said with a gloomy expression.
“So my mother and Your Highness’ younger sister both died just because of that affinity?” Wei Yuewu said coldly.
“You…” The Third Prince looked at Wei Yuewu in shock, almost speechless.
“Then, it’s my turn next, isn’t it?” Wei Yuewu continued.
“It’s not like what you think!” The Third Prince frowned and stopped Wei Yuewu’s words. He let out a long sigh of relief, “You only need to know that I’m on your side! You will slowly find out the rest in the future.”
After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave.
Wei Yuewu wouldn’t allow him to leave just like that and she asked anxiously, “How long will it take? Your Highness…”
However, before she could finish her sentence, a woman’s voice sounded in her ears. It wasn’t loud, but it was enough for Wei Yuewu to stop her words and turn her head.
“Your Highness, the Crown Prince invites you over!”
It was an elderly nun, and Wei Yuewu was certain that she had never seen this nun before. But now, she appeared at the small side door of the hall. Wei Yuewu clearly remembered that the nun she saw last time was taken away from here.
The Third Prince invited her to this place and told her such a secret with deep meaning. It was impossible for him not to search this hall beforehand. But now, this nun suddenly appeared…
“Eldest Royal Brother?” The Third Prince looked at the nun and frowned. Wei Yuewu keenly sensed a trace of mockery in his eyes. It was an expression that she hadn’t seen before at the banquet!
“Yes, Your Highness. You had better…” The nun said respectfully.
“There’s no need. I will go and see Eldest Royal Brother by myself, so I won’t bother you! As a nun, you had better not interfere with such worldly affairs!” The Third Prince snorted coldly and interrupted the nun. Then, he left with a flick of his sleeve.
This kind of behavior could be considered rude, completely different from the way he had spoken to Wei Yuewu before the nun appeared!
“Your Highness, Your Highness…” The nun cried out and hurriedly took two steps. Her face revealed a trace of anxiety, but the Third Prince strode away without turning his head.
Wei Yuewu retreated to the side and quietly watched the scene in front of her. Her eyes flashed with a trace of serenity. This scene in front of her really shocked her.
“Sixth Young Lady,” Seeing that she couldn’t catch up with the Third Prince, the nun stopped and sighed helplessly. Then, she turned around and clasped her hands together at Wei Yuewu.
Wei Yuewu bowed slightly to greet her. Then, she raised her head and did not say anything.
“The Third Prince is straightforward, but he has some kind of affinity with you. In the future, if you are in a difficult situation, you can ask His Highness for help.” The nun said gently. After saying that, she made another bow to Wei Yuewu with her hands and left quietly.
And just like that, she disappeared as silent as she had appeared…
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