Chapter 180 – Assassin In The Mansion Of Marquis Hua Yang
There were many speculations in Wei Fengyao’s heart, but she didn’t expect to see such a scene. For a moment, she froze at the door in horror.
Jin Ling came over and stuck her head in. Then, she shouted in shock, “Miss!”
Wei Yuewu lay in a spacious armchair in the study. She did not exhibit any sign of life. The book she had been reading fell to the ground, and there was a dagger stuck on the desk, shining with cold light. There was nothing else, but upon seeing this scene, anyone would immediately know what had happened.
At this time, the old maidservant who guarded the door with Jin Ling also entered the study and cast a look out of curiosity. She immediately ran out as she shouted in a shrill voice, “Help! The Sixth Young Lady has been assassinated, she has been killed!”
Because of fear, the old maidservant’s voice was particularly sharp and hoarse, and it shocked the servants who were passing by the courtyard entrance. Someone hurriedly went to report to the Second Master who was now in the outer courtyard.
At the door of the study, Jin Ling pushed Wei Fengyao away from her and rushed in. She held Wei Yuewu in her arms and touched her nose. When she felt the warm air coming out of Wei Yuewu’s nose, she breathed a sigh of relief.
“How’s Sixth Younger Sister? Is she alright?” Wei Fengyao calmed down and walked in with a pale face. She asked Jin Ling as she trembled slightly.
“I… don’t know, but… but she is still breathing!” Jin Ling held Wei Yuewu in her arms and cried. “When I was at the door of the study, I didn’t hear any noise from inside. I thought that Miss was reading. But who would expect to see such a scene. Who was it that wanted to kill our Miss!”
“This… what is this?” Wei Fengyao’s gaze fell on the dagger stuck on the desk beside Wei Yuewu and she asked in horror.
When they got closer, they discovered that there was actually a folded piece of paper stuck under the dagger. It seemed that some characters were written on it.
However, the color of the characters was faintly blood red. Wei Fengyao was also scared. She took two steps back and signaled for Jin Ling to step forward.
“I… I don’t… I don’t know. Can… this be a warning letter written in blood?” Jin Ling didn’t dare to come forward. She took two steps back with Wei Yuewu in her arms and said with a trembling voice.
Seeing that she couldn’t command Wei Yuewu’s maid, Wei Fengyao pointed at a maid behind her and said, “You… you go and take a look…”
The maid was also frightened out of her wits. She hesitated and took a step forward. Then she turned around to look at Wei Fengyao wretchedly. However, Wei Fengyao glared at her fiercely and she could only move forward.
Wei Yuewu lay in Jin Ling’s arms with her eyes slightly closed. Her long eyelids flashed and she opened her eyes slightly. She looked at Wei Fengyao’s pale face and gently pulled on Jin Ling’s sleeve.
Jin Ling understood, and her voice trembled as she said to Wei Fengyao, “Eldest Young Lady… this… why is this dagger stuck in Second Master’s writing desk? It seemed that our Miss was knocked unconscious but not harmed, so the target shouldn’t be our Miss. Could it be that someone wanted to assassinate the Second Master? This dagger must have been used to kill people before, right?”
This dagger had been used to kill people? The maid was already extremely frightened before Jing Ling uttered those words. She fell to the ground with a plop and cried uncontrollably, “Eldest Young Lady, this is a dagger that has killed people. I don’t dare, I… I am scared!”
“Useless idiot!” Wei Fengyao stamped her foot and said hatefully. She turned to look at the other maid, who was already scared to death and directly retreated before Wei Fengyao opened her mouth. She heavily crashed into a large armchair behind her. She got up in panic and accidentally overthrew another chair.
Even the desk on the side fell down.
For a moment, the room was thrown into chaos.
“What’s going on?” Wei Luowu hurriedly came over with a few people. Seeing that the study was in a mess, he shouted angrily.
He had been keeping the several heirs-apparent and the Fourth Prince company in the garden, which was quite close to this place, so he came in time.
“Father, when I came here, I saw Sixth Younger Sister lying in the armchair unconscious and a dagger was stabbed into the desk.” Seeing Wei Luowu, Wei Fengyao immediately restored her composure. With a pale face, she took two steps and came to Wei Luowu’s side.
Wei Luowu looked at Jin Ling, who was holding Wei Yuewu in her arms and calling her in a low voice. He then looked at the chair and desk before finally landing his sight at the dagger on the desk. He unfurled his robe and walked over.
Seeing that there was actually a dagger stabbed into his desk, he forgot to wonder why his niece and daughter had both come to his study.
“Pull it out!” Wei Luowu said coldly. A guard immediately came out from behind him. He reached out and pulled out the dagger. Then, he took off the paper and respectfully handed it to Wei Luowu.
The paper wasn’t big, and it was the size of a palm after being unfolded. However, there was something written on it. At a glimpse of the characters on the paper, Wei Luowu’s expression changed greatly. He pressed down on the paper with his hand and his face alternated between green and white.
“I… What happened to me?” Wei Yuewu slowly woke up at the right moment.
“Yuewu, why are you here?” Hearing that Wei Yuewu woke up, Wei Luowu asked rudely with a gloomy face.
“Second Uncle, I came here with Concubine Huang to look for you. But later, Concubine Huang had to attend to something. She asked me to read here before she came back later. But, how come I fainted?” Wei Yuewu touched her own head with a blank face.
“Didn’t you see anyone enter?” Wei Luowu frowned and directly ignored the first part of Wei Yuewu’s account.
“I… didn’t see anyone. Wasn’t I the only one in this room? What… happened?” Wei Yuewu apparently sensed the strange atmosphere in the room, and she blinked and shook her head.
It might be like this: That person noticed Wei Yuewu as soon as he entered the room. He knocked her unconscious and then stabbed the dagger into the desk. Looking at Wei Yuewu’s thin and slender body, Wei Luowu thought to himself that it was normal for this niece to faint after receiving a single blow because she was so weak.
“There’s nothing else. You two go back now. Remember to stay in the inner courtyard and don’t come to the outer courtyard again!” Wei Luowu scolded severely.
“Yes!” Wei Yuewu and Wei Fengyao answered.
“Both of you, go back and tell Concubine Huang not to come here even if she has something for me. I’ll deal with the matters here first. After you return to your own courtyard, don’t talk nonsense, lest you would scare your grandmother.” Wei Luowu warned.
The two of them answered again and then retreated.
In the study, Wei Luowu opened the paper in his hand again, which read “Mo Huating plotted a rebellion!” His expression grew heavier and heavier.
He was confident that he and Mo Huating had kept their plan quite confidential and it was impossible for anyone to discover it. But now someone had stabbed a dagger into the desk in his study.
Was this a warning or something else?
But anyway, it seemed that someone had noticed what he and Mo Huating were plotting.
There were many guests today, and most of them were uninvited guests. The most significant ones of these uninvited guests were the four heirs-apparent and the Fourth Prince. However, he did not think that they would know what he and Mo Huating were doing secretly. He was only discussing privately with Mo Huating and did not take any substantive measures.
It seemed that he and Mo Huating should have less contact during this period of time!
After making up his mind, he tore the paper into pieces and burned it before going out to accompany the guests.
Those noble guests hadn’t left yet, so that he, the host, must come out to accompany them.
“Sixth Younger Sister, are you alright?” At the flower gate, Wei Fengyao asked with concern.
Wei Yuewu was supported by Jin Ling and walking very slowly. Hearing the question, she shook her head. “Thank you, Eldest Sister. I’m fine.”
“That’s good. Remember what my father said just now and don’t disturb Grandmother!” Wei Fengyao warned again.
“Don’t worry, Eldest Sister. Second Uncle has made it clear and I won’t say anything in front of Grandmother.” Wei Yuewu nodded. Of course, she knew that Wei Luowu didn’t want the Madam Dowager to interfere in his affairs. Or to put it another way, he didn’t want the Madam Dowager to know what Yan Huaijing had written on the paper.
That was right. Anyway, it was not the time to talk about this matter!
“Sixth Younger Sister, why did you and Concubine Huang look for my father?” At this time, Wei Fengyao had returned to normal. She looked at Wei Yuewu and asked suspiciously. She did not think that Wei Yuewu had a reason to look for her father.
“Eldest Sister, did you forget that at the banquet, a maid and an old maidservant said in front of the guests that they saw me hanging out with a lad servant? Since someone smeared me, of course I must investigate. But Concubine Huang said that this matter was not her responsibility. I just want to ask Second Uncle who is in charge of these two people.”
As she mentioned this matter, Wei Yuewu’s face was filled with anger.
Wei Fengyao’s heart skipped a beat, but her face was still full of smiles. “Why didn’t Sixth Younger Sister turn to Grandmother? Shouldn’t such matters of the inner courtyard be decided by Grandmother?”
“Grandmother is old. She can’t take care of everything. Third Aunt is so busy that I can’t find her. Besides, today is Second Uncle’s birthday. I have to ask Second Uncle.” Wei Yuewu said indifferently. Her long eyelids flickered twice, revealing a somewhat harsh expression. “I wonder how Second Uncle will punish those servants who ruined the reputation of the young ladies of our mansion!”
Did she mean that this matter had something to do with the second branch so that she went straight to Concubine Huang and Father?
“Sixth Younger Sister, this matter has nothing to do with my father. Think about it. The one who ruined your reputation was someone from the inner courtyard. Father was in the outer court at that time, so he didn’t have time to look into this. Perhaps he is still ignorant of what has happened to you. Why don’t you investigate in the inner courtyard? The person who doesn’t like you the most in the inner courtyard and will benefit the most is probably the one who did it.”
Wei Fengyao kindly suggested.
“Thank you, Eldest Sister. You are quite right.” Wei Yuewu thought for a moment and accepted her suggestion.
“Sixth Younger Sister, I will host a small banquet in a few days. I invite the sisters of our mansion to have a party. Sixth Younger Sister, remember to come.” Wei Fengyao invited.
“Alright, since Eldest Sister has invited me, I dare not refuse.” Wei Yuewu nodded and said kindly.
Just like that, the two of them parted ways at the flower gate in an extremely friendly manner and walked towards their own courtyard.
Before she could reach her own courtyard, Wei Yuewu saw a maid anxiously walking around the gate. Seeing that Wei Yuewu appeared at the intersection, the maid cried out in surprise, “Sixth Young Lady!”
However, she did not come over. Instead, she hurriedly turned around and ran into the courtyard, causing Jin Ling to be completely confused and wondering what had happened.
“Miss” Jin Ling pulled Wei Yuewu’s sleeve.
“It’s fine!” Wei Yuewu smiled slightly and blinked her eyes. She walked towards the courtyard gate. Her gaze was good and she could see who that maid was from a distance.
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