Chapter 174 – Danger, High Platform Collapsed
By those words, Wei Fengyao was disparaging her as a clown or a dancing girl.
“Eldest Sister, today is Second Uncle’s birthday. Originally, guests were also relatives of our mansion. It’s rare for grandmother to be here as well. Therefore, I put on a colorful dancing dress to amuse grandmother and make her happy. But I didn’t know why I was said to hang out with a lad servant and go to a desolate courtyard with him.” Wei Yuewu said generously.
Her clear eyes shone brightly. They were extremely attractive, but they also looked very innocent.
“Did you mistake someone else for the Sixth Young Lady?” Jin Ling exerted some strength and fiercely pinched the maid’s wrist.
The maid was frightened out of her wits by Wei Yuewu’s sudden appearance. Feeling the sharp pain in her wrist, she subconsciously replied, “Yes… I made a mistake. That person looked kind of like the Sixth Young Lady.”
“Where’s Third Elder Sister?” Wei Qiuju looked around and asked timidly.
“Did you mistake the Third Young Lady for the Sixth Young Lady?”
“Sisters are always like each other to some extent. Besides, it is really hard to distinguish two similar people simply by looking at their backs!”
“Could it be the Third Young Lady?”
Wei Qiuju’s words could be considered a reminder to everyone. For a moment, everyone started discussing. However, because of the previous incident, everyone only suspected that it was most likely this Third Young Lady who had just returned to the capital.
“Go, ask the Third Young Lady to come here.” The Madam Dowager said with a long face. Of course, she did not think that the arrogant and self-conceited Wei Yuejiao would take a fancy to a lad servant.
“Yes, I will immediately send for the Third Young Lady.” Nanny Hong answered. She immediately sent someone to inform Wei Yuejiao; meanwhile, she pulled the old maidservant and the maid down who had come to report the incident.
The two of them were also dumbfounded. They were clearly here to smear the Sixth Young Lady. Why was the Sixth Young Lady on the stage? On the contrary, the Third Young Lady, who should be here, had disappeared.
Seeing the two of them being dragged away, Jin Ling turned around. However, when she saw the high platform tilting downwards, she was so shocked that she almost jumped up. She pressed her hand against the table on one side and wanted to jump up. However, the next moment, when she saw a handsome figure flying from the male area, she heaved a sigh of relief.
Wei Yuewu had kept an eye on what happened below the stage. After seeing the Madam Dowager’s relieved expression, she became even more suspicious.
The Madam Dowager acted as if she cared about her very much. This was really suspicious!
As for Wei Yuejiao, when she changed her clothes and appeared in front of everyone, it was actually impossible for her to explain it clearly. Although no one could reach a conclusion, Wei Yuejiao’s reputation had been damaged.
However, the extent of this damage was really insignificant considering how vicious Wei Yuejiao had been in framing her!
However, this was only the beginning of an official declaration of war…
Concubine Dong and her daughter owed her mother and her, and they must pay back in the end…
It was at this moment that something unexpected occurred. The pillar on the left side of the high platform actually loosened.
With one corner becoming loosened, the entire platform collapsed. Wei Yuewu fell down along with the platform. Her violet dancing dress floated in the air as she fell straight to the ground.
To a weak unmarried girl, falling from such a height meant either death or disability.
Everyone’s eyes widened as they looked at Wei Yuewu, who was falling down along with a large pile of pillars. They cried out in alarm. This stunning young lady was about to die in front of them.
“Quick… save…” The Madam Dowager stood up abruptly. Because she got up too fiercely, she knocked over the table in front of her. However, at this moment, she no longer cared about it. She pointed at the high platform and shouted loudly.
However, at this time, nobody could stop the platform from collapsing. The Madam Dowager’s eyes flashed with a trace of ashen desperation, and her body kept trembling, as if she was the one on the platform.
Wei Qiufu quietly observed the Madam Dowager. A trace of doubt flashed through the corners of her eyes. When did the Madam Dowager start to attach such importance to Wei Yuewu?
Someone escaped, someone came up, and someone cried out repeatedly. Everyone was in a mess, only Wei Fengyao had a look of complacency on her face. When she discovered that something unexpected had occurred and that Wei Yuewu turned out to be on the platform, she instructed her most trusted servant to cut the rope that was used to stabilize one of the high pillars.
When the platform collapsed, Wei Yuewu was shocked. Not only did she lack anything that she could use to support herself, she also felt a pain in her heart. She subconsciously covered her chest and her body fell down sharply.
She smiled bitterly in her heart. She survived the assassination plotted by Mo Huating and Wei Yan, but in the end, she was going to be killed by Wei Fengyao’s plot. Just now, she saw the undisguised complacency on Wei Fengyao’s face.
This wife of the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an finally made her move!
The sharp pain in her chest made her feel like she couldn’t breathe. It was as if she had been stabbed by a sword that day when the assassination took place. But she knew that it wasn’t. It wasn’t that position. She closed her eyes due to the pain.
Suddenly, her body seemed to be caught by something. Although she was still falling, the momentum had decreased. She even kind of felt as if she was floating in the air.
After landing lightly on the ground, she subconsciously opened her eyes. She was facing a pair of handsome eyes that glowed with tenderness. Not knowing what had happened, she blankly looked at that handsome face that looked a piece of jade that had been carefully carved.
“Yuewu, are you scared to death?” The clear smiling voice beside her ear was somewhat calm, and it inexplicably made her feel at ease, as if something had slipped through her heart.
Yan Huaijing? But in the next moment, Wei Yuewu suddenly woke up and realized what had happened. After standing firm on her own feet, she retreated from Yan Huaijing and leaned against Jin Ling. “Thank you for saving me, Heir-apparent of Yan.”
The pure, gentle and charming girl bent her body delicately, causing many noble young masters on the side to regret that they hadn’t reacted faster. Otherwise, they would be the ones who were thanked by the beauty.
However, when these noble young masters saw Yan Huaijing, who looked like an exiled immortal, they lowered their heads one by one. Compared with this handsome Heir-apparent of the Duke of Yan State, they were much inferior.
“Your Heir-apparent, thank you for saving Yuewu. Please accept my gratitude.” The Madam Dowager finally squeezed her way here with Nanny Hong.
As the Madam Dowager curtsied, Yan Huaijing tilted his body as a sign of modesty and said smilingly, “It’s just a lift of the finger. Madam Dowager, you don’t have to be so polite.”
“Yuewu, are you alright?” The Madam Dowager kindly turned to Wei Yuewu and asked with concern.
“I’m fine. Thank you, grandmother.” The stinging pain in her chest had subsided like a tide, causing Wei Yuewu to even feel that the pain she felt a moment ago was illusory.
However, the coldness in her back made her realize that her chest was really hurting! That was not an illusion!
A moment ago, something seemed to have broken free in her mind. A few chaotic scenes appeared, but they disappeared without a trace now.
The Madam Dowager instructed, “Someone, take Yuewu down to have a rest.”
Wei Fengyao stood outside the crowd and saw that Wei Yuewu was safe and sound. Her heart was filled with disappointment, and her face revealed a gloomy expression. She had promised Lady Li that she would definitely help her and Second Younger Sister Wei Yan vent their anger.
“Eldest Sister, how is Second Aunt’s illness? When will she be able to return to the mansion? Look at the mess in the mansion now. Grandmother is old, and my mother doesn’t have the ability to manage the mansion. I really hope Second Aunt can come back soon!”
Wei Qiufu stood beside Wei Fengyao and asked softly.
This question was like a knife stabbing into Wei Fengyao’s heart. She couldn’t help but have a ferocious expression on her face. Her mother wasn’t sick at all. That was just an excuse to save face for her and her elder brother. In fact, Lady Li was now no different from being abandoned. How could she have the right to decide when to return to the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang?
“Fourth Younger Sister, I heard that you had aimed for the position of Crown Princess, but now it is even impossible for you to secure the position of a Side Concubine or Junior Concubine!” Wei Fengyao was not Wei Yan, who would be easily provoked and made a fool by Wei Qiufu. She glanced sideways at Wei Qiufu, and her expression calmed down as she said coldly.
The smile on Wei Qiufu’s face stiffened, but she immediately put on a gentle expression. “Eldest Sister is right, but there isn’t a final decision yet, is it?”
Wei Fengyao’s eyes lit up and she suddenly laughed. “Indeed, there is still a chance. Fourth Younger Sister, if you need any help, you can tell me. In my current position, I can help you deal with many things.”
Wei Qiufu bowed and replied, “Thank you, Eldest Sister. In the future, if I can be of any use to you, please let me know.”
The two of them were both smart people. After reaching an agreement, they tacitly looked at each other and smiled. Then, they squeezed into the crowd to show concern for Wei Yuewu.
As a result, Wei Yuewu was accompanied by others and walked towards the backyard. Everyone sighed with admiration, saying this frail-looking Sixth Young Lady was indeed very filial in that she danced on the platform to amuse the Madam Dowager in her capacity as the first daughter of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang.
“Hey, Sixth Younger Sister, what’s wrong with you?” Wei Yuewu had walked only a few steps before she met Wei Yuejiao, who had just changed her clothes. She had washed and dressed up again, but the clothes she was wearing earlier weren’t the ones she was wearing now, and many people noticed the difference.
This Third Young Lady suddenly disappeared, and when she returned, she had changed her clothes. Thinking back to the words said by the old maidservant and the maid, everyone looked at Wei Yuejiao with disdain and contempt. This Third Miss Wei was probably the one who had reportedly hung around with the lad servant.
Sure enough, she was a perfect example of a daughter born and educated by a concubine!
“I’m fine.” Wei Yuewu smiled faintly and continued to walk along with the support of Jin Ling.
Wei Yuejiao wanted to catch up, but she didn’t chase after Wei Yuewu in the end. She obediently followed the Madam Dowager and wanted to return to the female area.
“Yuejiao, you’re tired today. Go back to your courtyard now.” The Madam Dowager stopped and said with concern to Wei Yuejiao, who was confused upon hearing these words.
She wanted to ask some questions, but the Madam Dowager’s face turned cold. She could only reply, “Grandmother, thank you for your concern. I was so busy that I got confused. I found that there wasn’t enough flower dew for the pastry. I just left to make some flower dew.”
Then, she realized she hadn’t made any flower dew yet. Therefore, she said with a pitiful tone, “I was in a hurry and didn’t finish making the flower dew. I will come back after making it.”
“Alright, then you can go back first!” Seeing that Wei Yuejiao was quick-minded, the Madam Dowager heaved a sigh of relief and nodded.
With that excuse, Wei Yuejiao retreated.
Just as they were speaking, the servants had started serving pastry. Each table was served with two plates of pastry. There were so many tables, but there were actually enough pastry for every table.
Some guests had picked up and tasted the pastry. Everyone said the pastry was really delicious. However, the several female guests who were near the Madam Dowager did not say anything. They clearly heard Third Miss Wei saying that there was not enough flower dew. She had left to make flower dew, but a moment ago, she said she hadn’t finished making the flower dew. But right now, each table was served two plates of pastry. So how had the pastry been made without enough flower dew?
This Third Miss Wei was lying. She was trying to conceal the scandal she had committed…
At this time, news came from the front yard that the banquet had started. Everyone stood up and headed towards the banquet hall in groups. Of course, the focus of everyone’s attention was on Wei Yuejiao and Wei Yuewu. However, although the two of them both won the attention of others, one was despised, whereas the other was praised.
At this moment, Wei Yuewu did not have the mood to care about what others said. Somehow, her mind was filled with unclear scenes…
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