Chapter 155 – Fourth Princess Came To Look For Trouble
Standing at the door of the room was the aggressive Fourth Princess, followed by a few palace maids and eunuchs. They all looked at Wei Yuewu in the room with hostile gazes.
Wei Yuewu supported herself by Huamo’s shoulder. She took a few steps forward as she panted, and mustered all her strength to salute the Fourth Princess.
“Greetings, Fourth Princess.” Wei Yuewu almost fell down when she was still halfway through the ceremony. Fortunately, Huamo responded quickly and supported her.
“What’s wrong with you?” The Fourth Princess looked at Wei Yuewu from head to toe. Her eyes were filled with rage. Anyone could tell that the Fourth Princess was here on a punitive expedition. However, upon seeing Wei Yuewu’s current appearance, she was still surprised.
“I… Because of my previous injuries, I fainted after having a walk in the plum forest. Fortunately, I ran into Heir-apparent of Yan’s staff. The heir-apparent asked an imperial doctor to treat me. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to survive.” Wei Yuewu smiled bitterly and looked helplessly at the table. There was a bowl of medicine on the table and there was still some brown medicinal liquid at the bottom of the bowl.
Wei Yuewu’s gaze successfully attracted the Fourth Princess’ attention. She looked at the medicinal liquid on the table. Although the Fourth Princess’ expression was still a little cold, she slightly eased up.
Speaking of which, Wei Yuewu was injured because of the Crown Prince Wen Tianyao.
“Didn’t you know that this was the place where the Heir-apparent of Yan rested?” The Fourth Princess walked in. Although her voice was a bit gentle, there was still a hint of looking for trouble in it.
“I seldom came out since I was injured. Today, I went out for a walk and was attracted by the beautiful scenery of the plum forest and walked a little farther than usual. I didn’t expect to bump into the Heir-apparent of Yan’s place.” A bitter smile appeared on Wei Yuewu’s face. As she walked into the room after the Fourth Princess, she specifically mentioned that it was rare for her to come out. “I fainted and my maid helped me find this place. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have entered the room.”
Yan Huaijing had his own courtyard. This was obviously an extra place for him to rest. Seeing how quiet the surroundings were, Wei Yuewu could guess that there weren’t many people who knew about this place. Otherwise, the young ladies of the aristocratic families would race to appear around this room with the pretense that they happened to walk here.
Since other young ladies didn’t know about such a place, it was more impossible for her, an injured person, to know about it and to know that Yan Huaijing would appear here.
Wei Yuewu’s words successfully dispelled the Fourth Princess’ final bit of anger. The Fourth Princess calmed down and sat down on a chair at the side. She raised her eyes to look at Wei Yuewu and said, “Has the Heir-apparent of Yan been with you in the room?”
“I don’t know!” Wei Yuewu knitted her eyebrows and shook her head sincerely.
“How could you not know?” The Fourth Princess’ expression darkened as she asked in displeasure.
“I just woke up, and when I woke up, there was only Huamo in the room. However, Huamo had only just returned. She went out to boil water for me before I woke up. She said that she came across a guard who told her that this was Heir-apparent of Yan’s place. The guard also said that the heir-apparent had instructed him to fetch an imperial doctor to treat me. Huamo cooked some medicine for me, but she did not encounter the heir-apparent during that time! When I woke up, I didn’t dare to bother too much. I hurriedly picked up a cloak on one side and intended to put it on and go back. My body was weak and I couldn’t withstand the wind. ”
Wei Yuewu explained.
Her words were reasonable. Although she was standing here sound and safe, anyone could tell that her face was pale. From whichever perspective, her condition wasn’t good. It was normal for her to casually take a cloak and wrap herself up warmly before leaving.
The Fourth Princess’ gaze flashed across Wei Yuewu’s delicate little face. Her eyes were deep and unfathomable. Suddenly, she waved her hand and all the palace maids and eunuch retreated, except one maid who stood behind her. Then, she suddenly changed to another topic, “Wei Yuewu, don’t you want to marry out along with my Third Elder Sister?”
Her words were actually extremely rude. Therefore, even though the Fourth Princess did not care about the feelings of others, she still ordered her own staff to retreat.
“I… I wonder why Your Highness said those words. A person’s marriage has always depended on parents’ order and match-maker’s word. Why did Your Highness say those words?” Wei Yuewu was shocked and raised her head with an astounded look. Her pale cherry lips trembled slightly. Obviously, she was truly frightened.
Anyone who suddenly heard those words would be frightened.
“I just want to ask you, have you ever thought of marrying to the State of Yan along with my Third Elder Sister?” The Fourth Princess stared at Wei Yuewu with her sharp icy eyes as she bluntly said those words one by one.
She looked as if she must get an answer from Wei Yuewu today.
Wei Yuewu sighed deeply. She raised her watery eyes and after a moment of hesitation, she looked at the Fourth Princess with a serious expression and sad, “Your Highness, you also know that I was engaged before. Although the engagement with Marquis Jing Yuan now only exists in name and Her Majesty also knows about it, we have been engaged for so many years and the engagement documentation hasn’t been returned yet. I have to wait for my father to return to the capital and make the final decision. Before that, I dare not think about my own marriage.”
“How about I asking Her Majesty to help you get back your engagement documentation?” The Fourth Princess asked tentatively.
Wei Yuewu smiled bitterly and remained speechless.
The Fourth Princess couldn’t help but feel a little anxious when she saw that Wei Yuewu didn’t say anything. Her originally gentle tone also became a little anxious. “Wei Yuewu, you must think about it carefully. Your engagement with Marquis Jing Yuan can be terminated only after Her Majesty helps you get back your engagement documentation. Otherwise, the relations between you two won’t be cut off completely and your marriage will be affected.”
Wei Yuewu sighed and said meaningfully, “Your Highness, there’s no hurry. We’ll talk about this after my father enters the capital. Besides…”
“Besides what? Are you still thinking about Marquis Jing Yuan? I heard that Marquis Jing Yuan brought a new concubine into his mansion recently. It was said that she looked pretty good.” When the Fourth Princess said those words, she felt rather pleased with this opportunity to mock Wei Yuewu.
In the eyes of the others, Mo Huating had always had a good image. So why did he bring a new concubine into his mansion at this moment? The answer was actually not so hard to guess. It seemed that Wei Yan was trying to disappear by playing dead.
Wei Yuewu sneered in her heart. At this moment, besides Wei Yan, who else could force Mo Huating to ignore his reputation?
Well, her Second Uncle was truly a capable person. Under such circumstances, it was really not a simple act to think of such a plan. However, she had also expected that Wei Yan would be secretly carried into the Marquis Jing Yuan’s mansion.
With Wei Yan’s temperament, how could that poor Imperial Academician Xie catch her eye?
“Your Highness, my engagement with Marquis Jing Yuan will definitely end when my father returns. However, I don’t want to think about this issue when my father is still away.” Wei Yuewu understood in her heart, but she put a bitter smile on her face, as if she had nothing to do with Marquis Jing Yuan’s mansion anymore.
A trace of darkness flashed through the Fourth Princess’ eyes. However, her expression became more relaxed. “Your marriage with Marquis Jing Yuan was arranged by your mother and the previous Marquise Jing Yuan. Who would have thought that you two would have to separate because of Second Miss Wei? Speaking of which, Her Majesty hadn’t thought about the issue carefully before making a decision. If I were allowed to make the decision, I wouldn’t care about the life and death of a disrespectful woman at all. A person like Wei Yan should have been bestowed with a band of white silk and ordered to commit suicide.”
Wei Yuewu looked as if she didn’t want to talk about the sad matter anymore. With slight traces of sadness in her eyebrows, she calmly changed the topic. “Your Highness, let’s not talk about this. You came here so coincidentally. I wonder if the Heir-apparent of Yan is outside. Since this is his resting place, then it is possible for you to run into him.”
So coincidentally? These words reminded the Fourth Princess. She seemed to think of something and her expression suddenly turned cold.
Wei Yuewu didn’t seem to notice the Fourth Princess’ stiff expression. She smiled gently and said, “Your Highness, I have to leave first. This time, it was the Heir-apparent of Yan’s staff who saved me. Speaking of which, the Heir-apparent of Yan saved me more than once. He even asked an imperial doctor to treat me here. When my father enters the capital, I must ask him to thank His Heir-apparent with a generous gift.”
She was reminding the Fourth Princess that Yan Huaijing should have been here before. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to ask someone to fetch an imperial doctor here. However, the two of them did not stay alone in the room. The reason why Yan Huaijing allowed her to stay in the room was because she had fainted and needed to be diagnosed. With her status as the first daughter of Marquis Hua Yang, Yan Huaijing could not just stand aside when she was in peril.
“Let’s go together!” Seeing Wei Yuewu asking to leave, the Fourth Princess suddenly stood up and smiled coldly.
“Your Highness, wouldn’t you wait here a little longer? I really didn’t see the Heir-apparent of Yan. Perhaps he just left because he happened to have something to do. He might come back later. How about Your Highness waiting for him for a while longer?” Wei Yuewu asked in surprise.
“There’s no need. Actually, I don’t have anything important. I just heard that the Heir-apparent of Yan’s place has an elegant environment, so I came here to take a look. Since I have seen the place, it’s not suitable to disturb the Heir-apparent of Yan.” The Fourth Princess looked at Wei Yuewu and said in a gentle tone. Then, she walked out first.
Wei Yuewu followed behind the Fourth Princess and walked out of the room. She said with a smile, “So many people know that the Heir-apparent of Yan’s resting place is here! I had wondered why this place was so quiet. Huamo told me that not a single young lady had passed by. I thought that the Heir-apparent of Yan didn’t want others to disturb him, so that he purposely didn’t let anyone know about this place.”
Outside, the setting sun shone on the west as the evening approached, making the sky look cold!
However, what was even colder was the Fourth Princess’ expression. She seemed to have thought of something. She suddenly stopped and her gaze turned cold. Instead of looking at Wei Yuewu, she looked at the untrod path in front of her. “Wei Yuewu, you’re not in good health. Just go back slowly. I have something to do and will leave first.”
Without waiting for Wei Yuewu to reply, she angrily left in a hurry with a group of palace maids and eunuchs.
“Miss…” Huamo was still confused at this time. She didn’t know why this Fourth Princess had come and left in such a hurry.
“She went to settle the score with the person who schemed against her.” Wei Yuewu smiled coldly as she watched the Fourth Princess leaving.
The Fourth Princess had rushed over just as Wei Yuewu was about to leave and blocked her path. Yan Huaijing was coveted by both the Third Princess and the Fourth Princess. How could they allow anyone else to spy on him? With the Fourth Princess’ temperament, she would definitely explode upon seeing Wei Yuewu together with Yan Huaijing. She might even punish Wei Yuewu in her capacity as a princess.
It would not do Wei Yuewu any good if things got big, and it would also make people feel that she had a tainted reputation!
As for the Fourth Princess, her brutal and impulsive behaviors would definitely not be pleasing to Yan Huaijing’s eyes. To her, wasn’t today’s event a defeat?
Wei Yuewu believed it was a secret that Yan Huaijing rested in the wooden house here. The Crown Prince and the other three heirs-apparent who kept an eye on him knew about it, but the Fourth Princess definitely did not know about it. Otherwise, it would be impossible for her to come over without careful consideration. She must have been incited by someone and therefore angrily rushed over to settle the score with her.
Actually, it was very simple for Wei Yuewu to figure out who was plotting against her and the Fourth Princess. Who else in the Plum Blossom Nunnery was on par with the Fourth Princess? In fact, that person even vaguely enjoyed advantage against the Fourth Princess. Other than the Third Princess who always looked gentle, who else could it be?
The Third Princess and Wei Qiufu were actually on the same boat. If the two of them joined forces, it would be the most difficult situation to deal with. But now, of course, the two of them could no longer collaborate. Wei Qiufu’s scheme was destined to suffer in front of the Third Princess. However, letting the two of them play the dog-eat-dog game was originally something Wei Yuewu had planned.
And this Third Princess had apparently blamed Wei Yuewu for suffering a hidden loss.
However, now that the Fourth Princess was also involved, it was impossible for the Third Princess to be completely unharmed even if she wanted to get today’s situation under control.
Moreover, with the Fourth Princess speaking on her behalf, the rumors about her and Yan Huaijing could be considered ill-founded and incredulous!
However, Wei Yuewu did not expect that this Fourth Princess would have such a violent temper and that things would happen so quickly! She was only halfway back to her courtyard when the matter between the two princesses broke out!
Halfway down the road, Huamo saw several young ladies hurriedly walking past them over a path in front of them. She stopped to ask Wei Yuewu in surprise, “Miss, what are they doing?”
One, two, three… In just a while, seven or eight young ladies had passed by, and all of them had panicked expressions on their faces, as if they were shocked.
Wei Yuewu even saw a young lady walking so fast that she accidentally lost her balance. When she fell, she stepped on another young lady’s dress. Thus, the two of them fell together. The maids and nurses beside them cried out anxiously as they anxiously helped their young ladies up.
The ladies who were coming from behind just bypassed the two of them without any intention of stopping…
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