Chapter 193 – The Woman Who Was Engaged To Marquis Hua Yang
“Well… I’m not clear about it either. But at that time, Marquis Hua Yang would occasionally send people over to deliver gifts to Miss. He heard that Young Miss loved reading books, so he especially found some rare books for her, and he would occasionally come to Eldest Master and the others. But because of his own unsolved matters, Eldest Master and the others did not want him to see Miss, but he would still sneak in. ”
Yucai’s mother said as she recalled.
The so-called Eldest Master was Wei Yuewu’s Eldest Uncle.
“At that time, I was in charge of the courtyard affairs. Eldest Master instructed me not to let Marquis Hua Yang see Miss. However, Young Miss also wanted to see Marquis Hua Yang. So I could only pretend not to see them meeting each other. On one occasion, when Marquis Hua Yang sneaked in again, I heard him talk about the young lady from the Tu family…”
Yucai’s mother hesitated for a moment.
The young lady from the Tu family? Those famous young ladies of the Tu family? Wei Yuewu was surprised, “Did you really hear him mention young lady of the Tu family?”
“I think I did. Young Miss was sitting under the window and reading at that moment. Marquis Hua Yang sneaked into the courtyard, but he still stood on ceremony and talked to the Young Miss from outside. I was afraid that if anyone saw him, they would inform Eldest Master. So I warned the servants in the courtyard and told them to leave. After that, I was still worried about the Young Miss and went back to stay with her. Then I heard Marquis Hua Yang say that he would dissolve the engagement with the young lady of the Tu family immediately. He said he would do it in a few days.”
“But seeing me walk over, Marquis Hua Yang and Young Miss didn’t say anything more!” Yucai’s mother thought for a moment and answered in the affirmative.
At that time, it was actually a young lady from the Tu family who was engaged to her father. Wei Yuewu’s long eyelashes flickered, and her eyes deepened.
It was actually a young lady from the Tu family. Or it should be a young lady from the Tu family when she thought about it now. Otherwise, who else would be able not to leave any trace of withdrawing the engagement.
The mansion of Marquis Hua Yang was very sensitive about whom her father had broken off an engagement with. Almost no one dared to discuss it. At that time, since the two families had already started planning the wedding ceremony, it meant that many people knew about it. However, no one discussed it. This was also protecting the involved woman.
Or it could be said that the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang knew they did something wrong, so they tried their best to conceal the identity of the woman.
But even so, how could no servant mention it? The moment she asked Nurse Mei about it, the latter knelt down and begged her not to ask. She said that she had sworn an oath in front of Madam Dowager and would never mention it.
It could be seen how much Madam Dowager cared about this matter at that time!
“Where is Yucai now?” Looking at the respectful look on the face of Yucai’s mother, Wei Yuewu suddenly had a thought and asked.
“Yucai is very well now. It’s just she has married someone who lives a little far away. A while ago, she sent a message to me saying that everything is going well for her. This is all because of Miss’s great kindness. Otherwise, how could she still be alive?” Yucai’s mother said with tears in her eyes.
“Is she alright?” Wei Yuewu continued to ask.
“Nothing much. Fortunately, Young Miss saved her and secretly sent her away. Otherwise, her life would not have been saved. I heard that when Young Miss was having a difficult labor, Marquis Hua Yang replaced all the servants in the courtyard. Some died and some were sold.” Yucai’s mother thought of the scene when she had just heard this news and was so anxious that she almost fainted. There was still lingering fear in her heart.
Fortunately, Young Miss secretly sent a letter to tell her that Yucai was fine. Otherwise, she almost lost her life. She only had one daughter, Yucai, and her husband had died before Yucai was born. So Yucai was the only one she had in this world!
“Did she marry someone good?” Wei Yuewu asked quietly. She believed that this maid named Yucai knew a lot about what happened back then. Her mother managed to save her and secretly sent her away.
“She married a scholar who is said to have earned a job in government. She gave birth to a son and a daughter. She is living a happy life now. If it weren’t for the kindness of the Young Miss back then, how could she be so blessed as she is now?”
When Yucai’s mother mentioned Wei Yuewu’s birth mother, tears fell down her cheeks. Such a kind and beautiful Young Miss did not end well in the end. Even the Young Miss’s daughter was disliked by others now. If Young Miss was still alive, how could such a situation happen? Thinking of this made her sad.
“Did she ever return?” said Wei Yuewu.
“No. Because she lives far away, she only sent letters every year for so many years to tell me about her situation. She even had to be careful when sending things to me. She said that Young Miss had warned her back then that if there was no letter for her, she would never come back. Otherwise, there would be a big disaster. But then Young Miss was gone…”
Yucai’s mother was already sobbing at this point, and Huamo, who was standing beside her, also wiped away her tears with a handkerchief.
Seeing them crying like this, Wei Yuewu also felt an irritating sensation in her own nose. She stood up and supported a corner of the table. A tear slowly rolled down from the corner of her eyes. She took the handkerchief and secretly wiped it away. A harsh expression flashed across her face.
Who would want one’s birth mother to die young? Who would want to be abandoned by one’s birth father from childhood? If all of this tragedy was really caused by someone, she would definitely not let anyone off…
When she returned to the hall, Wei Ziyang was already sitting there, drinking tea and waiting for her. Nurse Qian had already been taken away.
“Eldest Brother, can we go now?” Wei Yuewu walked in and smiled brightly. She didn’t ask about the result, but swept a gaze across Wei Ziyang’s thoughtful face.
“Let’s go!” Wei Ziyang nodded and stood up with a calm expression.
“Do you want to take her away?” Wei Yuewu looked at the old butler who was waiting on the side.
“No need. I’ll send someone to send her back to her hometown later. She has after all served my mother loyally,” said Wei Ziyang.
“Alright. Just send people to do it later, Eldest Brother.” Wei Yuewu didn’t seem to be interested in Wei Ziyang’s interrogation at all. She smiled gently and agreed.
Madam Li was after all Wei Ziyang’s birth mother. Moreover, Wei Ziyang was often away from the capital, so he felt guilty for Madam Li. He would naturally stick up for Madam Li. It was only natural that he would send this Nurse Qian away.
Wei Yuewu couldn’t ask Wei Ziyang to stand on her side with a clear-cut stand. She only wanted Wei Ziyang not to help her opponent. Now, it seemed that her Eldest Brother was a reliable person.
When they returned to the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang, the two of them separated at the intersection. Today was Wei Ziyang’s first day back at the mansion. Dinner had already been set at Madam Dowager’s place. They would have to freshen up again before they could go there.
Just as she entered the courtyard, Wei Yuewu saw the snow-white puppy jumping and running towards her. It hadn’t been long since she had raised the pet, but it was as if the puppy could recognize her as its master and pounced straight at her.
Wei Yuewu squatted down and petted the puppy’s head.
“Miss, you’re back. This little puppy is really so naughty and smart. It ran into your room and knocked over the pen rack on the table.”
Shufei chased after the puppy and came out. Seeing Wei Yuewu return, she could not help but stomp her feet and complain.
Wei Yuewu stood up and walked into the room. The puppy lingered at her feet and followed her into the room.
“Miss, you have no idea how messy this place was just now. No one knows how it ran into the room. If it wasn’t for the noise of things falling down that startled me, I wouldn’t know that this little thing actually ran so fast.”
Shufei smiled and carried the puppy that was closely following Wei Yuewu to prevent it from running around by Wei Yuewu’s feet all the time.
Huamo brought the tea. Wei Yuewu took the tea and took a sip of it as she landed her gaze on her table. She had the same habit as her mother. They both liked to sit sideways in front of the table and read books, so the chair had always been placed sideways, but it was now placed right in the middle.
It was also very clean on the table. Clearly, someone had already tidied it up. The pen container that had been flipped over was neatly sorted out.
Wei Yuewu fell her gaze on one of the pens inside. It was completely different from the other pens she had and was secretly given to her by Wei Qiuju.
This was definitely a man’s pen.
Was it Xie Qingzhao? He hadn’t appeared in a long time! From the looks of it, this matter had something to do with Xie Qingzhao…
There was a small and inconspicuous courtyard at the end of a small alley. Normally, there weren’t many people who came to visit this family. Only a deaf and dumb old man was in charge of the courtyard affairs. The neighbors had long lost their initial curiosity about this courtyard.
At this moment, a very ordinary carriage of green surface stopped at the courtyard’s back door. A heavily wrapped woman got off the carriage, followed by a maid with her head lowered. They did not stop outside the door at all and directly entered the courtyard.
A servant at the door then hurriedly closed the door.
In the room, Xie Qingzhao, who was sitting in the chair and reading, looked at the woman in front of him with a complicated expression. The latter took off her veil, revealing a pretty face.
“Young Master Xie!” Wei Qiufu smiled slightly, appearing to be very calm and magnanimous. It seemed meeting a man privately like this wasn’t a disgrace to her reputation.
“Fourth Young Lady, please take a seat!” Xie Qingzhao stood up and pointed to the chair to invite Wei Qiufu to sit down.
After thanking him politely, Wei Qiufu sat down. The attendant served tea and retreated to the door. Ming Yan did not dare to listen to their conversation either, also retreated and stood outside with her head lowered.
“Young Master Xie, I wasn’t the one who wrote to you last time.” Wei Qiufu took a sip of the tea before raising her head and saying with a serious expression.
“How could it not be you? Although the maid in your mansion isn’t the same as the one you sent last time, what she said is right for your maid.” Xie Qingzhao frowned. Recently, he had been repeatedly gossipped because of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. Although the gossip hadn’t been spread far, there were already people who doubted his reputation.
Especially the few colleagues who had always competed with him, they would occasionally say something specious to make him extremely annoyed.
“It really wasn’t my maid. Young Master Xie, you know that I have always been cautious. How would I write such a letter to you? Besides, I’m not the only unmarried young lady who knows how to write in that typeface.” Wei Qiufu shook her head. It was only recently that she realized that the reason why Xie Qingzhao had failed repeatedly was because of a letter sent under her name.
She had also beaten about the bush and inquired about it from Wei Qiuju before. The reason in the first place why Wei Qiuju had objections to her was because of Xie Qingzhao’s return letter.
“Fourth Young Lady, are you saying that other young ladies in your mansion who knew about us had deliberately pretended to be you and written the letter to me?” Xie Qingzhao rubbed his forehead somewhat impatiently. He had lived a peaceful life, but now, because of these things, he was very annoyed.
“The young ladies of your mansion who were present at that time included Second Young Lady, Fifth Young Lady, and Sixth Young Lady. Apart from that arrogant Second Young Lady, and the Sixth Young Lady had only just entered the mansion who didn’t know anything; also, Fifth Young Lady couldn’t harm herself in the end. Then, could it be that the arrogant Second Young Lady would do such a scheming thing?”
“It can’t be Fifth Younger Sister!” Wei Qiufu said with certainty. The matter had finally come to Wei Qiuju, so much so that Wei Qiuju and she became enemies, so Wei Qiuju was directly ruled out by her.
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