Chapter 191 – Rumor, And Wei Ziyang’S Probe
Shufei reported what she had heard truthfully.
“A senior maidservant of an aristocratic clan?” Wei Yuewu’s hand paused. A trace of deep gleam flashed through the corners of her eyes. A senior maidservant of an aristocratic clan was just like Shufei and Huamo, and it was unlikely for her to be sent out as a concubine to others, especially to someone as inconspicuous as the Third Master.
Whether it was within or outside the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang, the Third Master had always been the most inconspicuous one of the three brothers, and the third branch had always been suppressed by the first and the second branches.
“That meant Yueya had been sent here to serve Fifth Elder Sister!” Wei Yuewu pondered for a moment and smiled. This was also the difference between Yueya and other maids.
“It should be like this. As for the details, I was unable to find out anything. Qingyan said that her mother and Yueya’s mother were also distant cousins, and they seldom contacted each other. Yueya was able to enter the mansion and serve the Fifth Young Lady only because of her mother’s efforts. Her mother said she was grateful for the kindness of the old mistress. When the Fifth Young Lady’s concubine mother entered the mansion, she didn’t bring Yueya’s mother into the mansion. ”
Shufei and Huamo exchanged a glance and were puzzled. Logically speaking, if a senior maidservant of an aristocratic clan was banished, the junior maidservant waiting on her would naturally follow her. If she entered another mansion as a concubine, the junior maidservant would naturally also enter the mansion. But why was Yueya’s mother didn’t enter the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang?
“Miss, do you want me to ask Qingyan to inquire her mother for further information?” Shufei suggested.
“No need!” Wei Yuewu shook her head and raised her eyebrows slightly. “This matter is not urgent. If we go and inquire about it first, people will be alerted. We’ll talk about it after this incident is concluded!”
Since Wei Qiuju followed Wei Fengyao and plotted against her again and again, she naturally must swallow the ensuring bitter fruit herself …
“Huamo, bring the puppy over and put this collar on its neck.” Wei Yuewu’s gaze fell on the collar that the Madam Dowager had given her.
“Yes, I will go immediately!” Huamo replied. She turned around and left, and soon brought in the puppy that Prince Nan’an Mansion had sent over.
The puppy was like a small snow-white ball and had jewel-like eyes. It was really cute. Wei Yuewu put the collar on its neck. At first, the puppy was stunned but did not react. Then, it felt that something was wrong with its neck and stretched out its paws to scratch it twice. It seemed at a loss what this was. It stared at the crowd blankly and looked funnier and funnier.
Even Wei Yuewu couldn’t help but laugh. A puppy like this could really attract the attention of girls, and a puppy with such a collar would be so cute that one cannot bear to part with it.
“Miss, hug it. It is really cute!” Huamo held the puppy in her arms and giggled.
“Miss, should we take this puppy to Prince Nan’an Mansion tomorrow?” Shufei thought of something else and raised her head to ask.
“Yes, how can we not take it with us? The Madam Dowager had deliberately meant to use the collars to show our respect for Prince Nan’an Mansion that sent the gifts to us.” Wei Yuewu stretched out her hand to touch the puppy’s long curly hair and said indifferently.
Otherwise, the Madam Dowager would not have specially bestowed such a precious collar to her, especially at this time. The meaning behind it was self-evident. This meant that Wei Fengyao had promised to send these dogs into the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang long before.
Therefore, they naturally had to carry their puppies to Prince Nan’an Mansion tomorrow, which was a sign that the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang had accepted Prince Nan’an Mansion’s kindness.
However, this puppy was truly worrying her a lot! She had never raised a dog since she was a child, so she did not know anything about dogs.
After thinking for a while, she walked to the dressing table and took a hairpin from the dressing table. Then, she walked to the front of the puppy, squatted down, and stretched out the hairpin in her hand to randomly stir the long curly but tidy hair of the puppy.
Immediately, a few strands of long hair on the head and both sides of the puppy were mixed together, and the puppy appeared to be in a mess. One could tell from a glance that it was very difficult to comb its hair that was knotted.
The puppy looked at Wei Yuewu in a daze, not knowing that the curly hair on its head had been mixed together.
“Miss, why did you…” Huamo looked up at Wei Yuewu in confusion.
“Take it out and let people see it. This puppy’s curly hair is mixed up and has knots. How can these knots be loosened without hurting it?” Wei Yuewu put down the hairpin in her hand and said smilingly.
“But this…” Huamo still didn’t understand. Shufei interrupted her, “Yes, Miss. I will go and find some people in pet shops and ask them to think of a way.”
“Alright, Shufei, take it out and ask.” Seeing that Shufei understood, Wei Yuewu nodded.
Shufei replied knowingly, “Yes, Miss. If someone asks me, I will say that Miss loves the puppy and is unwilling to make it suffer. That’s why I take it out to have its hair tidied up.”
At this time, Huamo also understood. There was an expression of sudden enlightenment on her face. “Miss, I …” she murmured and lowered her head.
“Huamo, just think about things more carefully in the future!” Wei Yuewu smiled and appeased her. Of the three maids, Huamo was the slowest to react, but that didn’t mean that she wasn’t loyal enough.
“Yes, Miss, I know!” Seeing that Wei Yuewu did not blame her, Huamo’s eyes lit up and she said excitedly. She secretly made up her mind that she must use her brain more in the future and must not be a drag to Miss.
It wasn’t long before Shufei returned to Lotus Courtyard with the puppy in her arms. The puppy’s long, curly and knotted hair had been tidied up.
Wei Yuewu was playing with the writing brush on the table. It was an extremely simple brush, but it was deliberately sent by the cunning Wei Yuejiao to her.
“Miss, this puppy is fine. I went to some pet shops and asked. People there all said that this is a rare pet dog. They said that they had never seen this breed of puppy before. However, what is certain is that this puppy is just an ordinary pet.”
Shufei went to several pet shops under the pretext of grooming the puppy’s curly hair, and the answers were almost identical.
Although they said that they had never seen such a cute puppy before, one thing was certain: This was a cute puppy. There was nothing unusual about it, and it didn’t have any disease either.
“Miss, could it be that this puppy is fine and just sent over as a gift?” At this moment, Shufei was also puzzled. She had been to several pet shops and the answers she got were all so affirmative that she became a little hesitant now.
Wei Yuewu reached out and touched the puppy’s head. The puppy clicked its eyes, barked twice, and leaned its head against her palm. Its expression was gentle and cute. From whichever perspective, it was an ordinary dog.
“Put it in the yard first!” A trace of deep gleam flashed through Wei Yuewu’s eyes as she said.
This should be the natural reaction of every young unmarried lady when seeing such a cute puppy!
“Yes, I will be careful.” Shufei nodded and walked out with the puppy in her arms. She released the puppy outside the house. As soon as the puppy was released, it jumped up happily and ran to the entrance of the courtyard. Seeing that it couldn’t get out, it ran back.
With long and white curly hair coupled with the collar around its neck, the puppy looked extremely cute, and all the maids and old maidservants who saw it couldn’t help but were attracted by it.
Wei Yuewu also walked out of the house and stood under the porch. She silently looked at the puppy in the courtyard that was running and jumping with joy in the yard. Her eyes revealed a trace of contemplation. She did not believe that Wei Fengyao would do such a useless job.
The three collars were ordered long ago. At that time, Wei Fengyao should plan to send three puppies to the mansion. Of course, they were given to Wei Yan, Wei Yuejiao and Wei Qiufu. The Madam Dowager had already ordered three dog collars to show how much she valued Prince Nan’an Mansion’s gifts.
However, for some reason, these puppies could not be sent to the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang for the time being, while the collars ordered by the Madam Dowager’s had been made.
Something happened to Wei Yan and she was back, but there was still not a puppy for Wei Qiuju. However, since Wei Qiuju had intervened in this matter, Wei Fengyao had to give her face no matter what. Thus, she would send another puppy to the mansion later on.
However, even the pet shops in the capital had never seen such a dog before. Even if Wei Fengyao had agreed to send three puppies to the mansion, she had to wait a long time. Where would she be able to find another one for Wei Qiuju?
An old maidservant at the door suddenly walked to the porch and reported, “Miss, the Eldest Young Master is here.”
Wei Yuewu raised her head and saw Wei Ziyang in a plain green robe. She hurriedly went up to receive him.
“Greetings, Eldest Brother!” She walked to the gate of the courtyard and bowed.
Wei Ziyang stood at the gate of the courtyard with his hands behind his back, his gaze filled with melancholy. Then, he turned around and looked at Wei Yuewu carefully.
The girl in front of him was very thin. Although she was already a maiden with a slender body, anyone could tell that her physique was not very good. Her lips were a bit too pale and her complexion was also light. Her face had no colour at all. In addition, her exquisite facial features and childish aura showed that she was still at a young age.
Were Mother and Second Elder Sister really ruined by this girl in front of him?
“Sixth Younger Sister, there’s no need to be polite. I’m here to pass on a message from Eldest Uncle to you.” Wei Ziyang said indifferently.
“Yes!” Wei Yuewu gently answered and stood up to lead the way.
After they were seated in the room, Huamo brought tea and retreated to the side with Shufei.
“Eldest Brother, what message did my father want you to bring me?” Wei Yuewu asked softly as she watched Wei Ziyang taking a sip of the tea.
“Sixth Younger Sister, you’ve been away from home since you were a kid. Do you still remember Eldest Uncle’s appearance?” Wei Ziyang asked as he played with the teacup in his hand.
So, instead of answering Wei Yuewu’s previous question, he gave a vague response that was also a question to Wei Yuewu.
Wei Yuewu’s eyes darkened, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her lips. She asked calmly, “Eldest Brother, are you trying to say that I can’t even recognize my own father?”
Wei Ziyang didn’t expect Wei Yuewu’s expression to be so calm. He was stunned for a moment and couldn’t help but say, “Sixth Younger Sister, you were raised in your maternal grandfather’s home since childhood. I’m afraid that your feelings for Eldest Uncle have also diminished a lot. However, the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang is still your home. No matter how good your maternal grandfather’s home is, it is not your home.”
“Eldest Brother, don’t worry. I always remember that I am a young lady of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. I also remember that I am the legitimate daughter of Marquis Hua Yang. I’m just afraid that others won’t remember me.” Wei Yuewu said with a faint look in her eyes. Then, she spoke out without beating about the bush and shifted the subject to Wei Yan.
“Eldest Brother, did you hear that Second Elder Sister’s matter was related to me, so you came on a punitive expedition against me?”
Of course, the so-called message from her father was just a pretext. She had been raised in her maternal grandfather’s family for so many years without receiving any attention from this father. Now that he was about to enter the capital, how could he be so anxious as to let Wei Ziyang pass on a message to her? The moment she heard it, she knew that it was completely fake.
Wei Ziyang never expected that this extremely delicate and beautiful girl in front of him would say such sharp words. He was stunned for a moment, but a trace of inexplicable admiration flashed in his eyes. He had been at the border for a long time, and he did admire this kind of straightforward woman. He really did not like the affectation with which young unmarried ladies spoke.
“Then Sixth Younger Sister, tell me, does Second Elder Sister’s matter have anything to do with you?” Since Wei Yuewu had spoken so straightforwardly, Wei Ziyang also went straight to the point, his gaze tightly fixed on Wei Yuewu’s face.
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