Chapter 173 – Chaos Broke Out, Stunning Dance
Wei Yuewu was already dancing on the stage. When she was at her maternal grandparents’ house, she had always been quiet. Her granny was afraid that she would get sick, so she had asked someone to teach her how to dance. She learned this popular Seven Spin Dance just before she entered the capital. The female teacher who taught her was once a dancer in the imperial palace.
She moved her dancing steps gracefully. Her soft and flexible lower waist was wrapped up in a beautiful belt. Her peerless appearance revealed a mysterious sense of beauty under the veil. She was extremely charming. Everyone’s gaze was attracted to her.
While she danced, Wei Yuewu observed the scene below. From her position, she actually had the best view of the audience and people below the stage.
She saw Lady Zhang was called to one side by an old maidservant and then hurriedly left. She also saw Wei Fengyao, wife of the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an, sat by the Madam Dowager’s side and talked with the Madam Dowager. On the other side of the Madam Dowager was Wei Qiufu, who would occasionally say something that caused the Madam Dowager to reveal a smile on her face.
The corners of her lips under the veil curled silently. They really had a precisely calculated plan!
Lady Zhang, the only person who knew that she had left with Wei Yuejiao to help make flower dew, was now gone…
Farther away, Wei Yuejiao was hurriedly walking over in a gorgeous dress, her face filled with joy.
Her body spun and her watery eyes silently slid past the crowd below. However, when she met a pair of handsome and dustless eyes, she couldn’t help but be stunned. She almost stepped on her own long skirt and fell down. Fortunately, she adjusted her dance steps and made a lower waist movement, so that she wasn’t shocked on the spot.
Why was Yan Huaijing staring at her?
Although his eyes were as gentle as ever, Wei Yuewu sensed coldness in them. Those eyes were as sharp as a sword, causing her heart to go cold for no reason…
“Madam Dowager, bad news. Sixth Young Lady and a lad servant entered the empty courtyard.” An old maidservant shouted and ran in.
At the same time, Wei Yuejiao, who was still some distance away, suddenly stepped on something and fell. Her maid Jinzhu hurriedly helped her up. However, the dress that she had just changed into was already dirty and could no longer be worn anymore. Wei Yuejiao angrily stomped her foot.
Just as Wei Yuejiao was about to turn around and leave, she heard the old maidservant’s voice, which was intentionally raised several times higher than necessary. Her eyes revealed a hint of complacency. She wanted to stand there and listen, but on second thought, she was confident that everything had been carefully planned and it was impossible for anything to go wrong. So she turned around again and went to her own courtyard to change her dress.
There were many noble young masters here today, and this was Wei Yuejiao’s first appearance in front of so many outsiders, so she would not allow herself to look inferior.
Wei Yuejiao even felt that it would be a good choice if she didn’t go out at this time. Just let that Wei Yuewu lose her face first, and then she would appear in a dignified manner to make her mark and impress others.
“What’s going on?” The Madam Dowager glared fiercely at the old maidservant in front of her, the corner of her eyes twitching as she shouted sternly.
The old maidservant was shocked by the stare and was speechless for a moment, “Ma… Madam Dowager…”
“Is it possible that you made a mistake? How could Sixth Younger Sister be so disgraceful as to hang around with a lad servant…” Wei Fengyao frowned and coldly repeated what the old maidservant had said. After saying that, she felt that it was inappropriate and immediately covered her lips with a handkerchief and smiled dryly. “How is that possible? Grandmother, do you want to club this cheap slave who talked nonsense to death?”
After hearing those words by Wei Fengyao, the old maidservant knelt down with a plop. She hugged the Madam Dowager by the leg and cried loudly.
“Madam Dowager, I really didn’t mean it. I saw that Sixth Young Lady and a lad servant were heading over there. That courtyard is usually empty, and Sixth Young Lady doesn’t have a maid by her side. I was panicked and came to report to you. Madam Dowager, please spare me!”
Her previous loud shout had already alarmed everyone, and now she cried even louder. Everyone’s attention was attracted to their side, and the others clearly heard the old maidservant’s words.
“Sixth Young Lady? Could it be that Sixth Young Lady who just returned to the mansion?” Someone asked the nearby person in surprise.
“It seems so. As expected, she grew up in the countryside and doesn’t even understand this rule.” Someone shook head and sighed.
“This Sixth Young Lady is really defying the etiquette for ladies. She took a fancy to a lad servant? What kind of thing is this? A dignified young lady of a marquis’ mansion actually likes a lad servant and is willing to degrade herself!” Someone said sarcastically…
All of a sudden, all sorts of unpleasant words were spoken.
Wei Yuewu also stopped dancing and coldly watched the chaotic scene below. Under the hanging veil, she sneered silently.
Private meeting with a lad servant? As long as she didn’t appear in front of the crowd, even if this was just a rumor, it would become true!
Actually, this kind of thing was the most inexplicable, and the Madam Dowager could not really bring these people with her to investigate.
Wei Yuejiao’s performance was quite wonderful. On occasions like this, it was the easiest to spread rumors. Today it was even more coincidental in that there were a lot of people coming, and they were all distinguished guests.
If she lost her reputation on such an occasion, her entire life would be ruined.
This Wei Yuejiao had really come up with a sinister and vicious plan. In the case of a young lady from another family, no one would believe such a story. But in the eyes of everyone, she was just an uneducated bumpkin from the countryside and did not understand etiquette or rules. It was very possible for her to do such a shameless thing.
“Madam Dowager… it really… really is the Sixth Young Lady!” Another maid ran in breathlessly and reported. “I… I also saw it. They are right over there. Madam Dowager, if you don’t believe me, you can go and take a look!”
These words were almost a final verdict that Wei Yuewu did have an affair with a lad servant.
Wei Yuejiao was really vicious!
“Shut up! Don’t talk nonsense!” Wei Qiufu stood up and berated.
“If you keep talking nonsense, I’ll have both of you sold out!” Wei Fengyao said coldly.
The Madam Dowager’s face was deathly pale at this moment due to anger. Her lips trembled as she pressed her hand against the chair railing. She stared sharply at old maidservant and the maid kneeling in front of her. She raised her leg and fiercely kicked the old maidservant, who was holding her leg, to the ground.
Jin Ling ran out of nowhere. She grabbed the maid by the wrist and asked angrily, “Did you see our Miss just now? How long has it been?”
“Yes…I saw her a moment ago, just when I ran over here!” The maid said loudly in order to enhance the credibility of her words.
“Which direction, which courtyard?” Jin Ling continued to question closely.
“It’s in that direction and several courtyards away, where the masters of our mansion usually admire plum blossoms. It was the most deserted place when no one went there.” The maid gritted her teeth and replied, even though her hand hurt from Jin Ling’s pinch.
“Sixth Younger Sister, she won’t really…” Wei Fengyao’s face was filled with shock, as if she had also believed the maid’s words. She turned around to the Madam Dowager and anxiously said, “Grandmother… what, what should we do?”
Her question was almost the same as a recognition of the maid’s words.
“Shut up!”
The Madam Dowager’s face was gloomy as she scolded coldly. Her eyes revealed a trace of dissatisfaction with this eldest granddaughter of hers. She was also a person who had fought her way up the ladder in the backyard. How could she not understand this kind of thing? This eldest granddaughter was the wife of the heir-apparent of a prince. If she was really stupid like this, how could she have a foothold in the Nan’an Prince Mansion?
“Eldest Sister, are you talking about me?” Wei Yuewu replied coldly from the platform. “Haven’t I been here on the platform? Why did they say I went to the desolate courtyard in the back?”
Wei Yuewu’s voice wasn’t loud, but spoke at the right moment, just as the Madam Dowager berated Wei Fengyao and the female seats fell silent strangely.
She flicked her hand under the gauze and the gauze was removed, revealing her delicate and tender face. Her exquisite and extremely beautiful face carried a trace of coldness, but she was also dressed in a charming dancing dress, which added to her enchantment and made her inexplicably attractive.
At this moment, the blank and beautiful girl on the high platform became the focus of everyone’s eyes.
Yan Huaijing picked up the teacup in his hand and shook it. After taking a sip, he gracefully rubbed his tall nose and casually put the teacup aside. Perhaps he was a little careless, so the teacup was directly placed on the table in front of Lu Yeli and knocked over Lu Yeli’s teacup.
Lu Yeli’s reaction was not slow. He quickly stood up and knocked over the chair behind him. Also affected was Chu Fangnan, the Heir-apparent of Chu, who was narrowing his eyes and staring at Wei Yuewu. He did not notice the situation here and was directly knocked over by Lu Yeli.
The guard behind Chu Fangnan was quick to respond and immediately pulled him up. After he was on his feet again, Chu Fangnan angrily kicked his foot, which happened to land on Qi Yunhao’s foot. After receiving a hit in the foot for no reason, Qi Yunhao flew into a fury and he threw the teacup to the side without turning his head. This time, he actually hit the Fourth Prince…
However, Yan Huaijing did not seem to know that he had started this state of chaos. His gaze landed on the miserable heirs-apparent and Fourth Prince with a spurious smile as he lightly said, “Guys, if there is something between you, you can settle the score later. After all, we are in the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang.”
Lu Yeli was so angry that he almost lost his temper, but he still forcefully suppressed it. He sat down with a cold face and didn’t say a word. The Fourth Prince smiled bitterly as he shook off the water stains on his robe. He didn’t know what to say. Fortunately, his guard pulled him back in time so that he wasn’t hit in the face by that cup of tea.
While they quieted down, the female area became noisy again. Wei Fengyao’s expression was as if she had seen a ghost. She was shocked. She never expected that the Wei Yuewu would be on the high platform. Didn’t Wei Yuejiao say that it was definitely impossible for Wei Yuewu to appear in front of everyone?
The Madam Dowager heaved a sigh of relief when she saw Wei Yuewu appeared safe and sound on the platform. She trembled slightly and Nanny Hong hurriedly reached out to support her. Nanny Hong felt the Madam Dowager’s palms were wet and she hurriedly helped her sit down in the chair.
“Madam Dowager, the Sixth Young Lady is fine!” Nanny Hong whispered. Only she understood the Madam Dowager’s complicated thoughts.
“Didn’t you say that Sixth Miss was hanging out with a servant in the backyard just now?”
“Hasn’t the Sixth Young Lady been dancing here?”
“Someone is trying to frame this Sixth Young Lady who just entered the mansion!”…
All of a sudden, people started to discuss below the stage, but with the appearance of Wei Yuewu, the previous rumor had already proved false. Wei Yuewu had been dancing on the platform all along.
“Sixth Younger Sister… you… why did you go on stage to dance? Isn’t this… something that only dancing girls would do?” At this time, Wei Fengyao had already recovered and asked Wei Yuewu who was on the stage.
Wei Yuewu sneered in her heart. So, this Wei Fengyao was insinuating that she did not understand the rules and did not have the dignity that a young lady of the Marquis’ mansion was supposed to have?
No wonder Wei Fengyao was able to become the wife of the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an. She was indeed much more sophisticated than Wei Yuejiao.
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